Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening
Cover Crops in the Home Garden - Ep. 318
In this episode, we get into why cover crops work in both in-ground beds and raised planters, which ones perform best when you sow them in fall, and which ones are worth a spot in your rotation come s...
Fall-Planted vs. Spring-Planted Onions: Choosing the Right System for Your Garden - Ep. 317
In this episode, I'm breaking down the day-length science that controls when an onion decides to bulb, the separate cold-exposure trigger that can send it to flower instead, and why those two mechanis...
Choosing a Garlic Variety Based on the Science - Ep. 316
In this episode, I'm breaking down the real difference between hardneck and softneck garlic: the cold-exposure requirement called vernalization that actually decides which type will bulb properly in y...
How to Know When Winter Squash is Ready to Harvest (and How to Store Them) - Ep. 315
In this episode, we're breaking down exactly how to read maturity on butternut, acorn, spaghetti, delicata, and storage pumpkins. Then we'll cover what to do with a squash patch when frost is bearing ...