Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening

In this episode I'm walking you through why perennial weeds keep coming back, and what the research says about the popular fixes, including vinegar sprays, cardboard and mulch, tilling, and counting o...

In this episode I'm walking you through why it's worth making room for native plants in the garden, including what researchers are finding about the decline of butterflies, bumble bees, and the insect...

Peppers, rosemary, and geraniums are all perennials somewhere in the world, and basil will keep going for a while on a windowsill if you start it right. But whether a plant makes it to spring gets dec...

Whether saved seed grows into the plant you loved is decided at pollination and protected or lost in storage. This episode covers hybrids versus open-pollinated and heirloom varieties, the easiest cro...