Just Grow Something: Evidence-Based Home Gardening

Heat Stress vs Drought Stress in the Vegetable Garden - Ep. 308

Heat Stress vs Drought Stress in the Vegetable Garden - Ep. 308

It's two o'clock on a July afternoon. You walk out to check the garden, and your squash leaves are drooping so low they're nearly touching the mulch. Your tomato plants look like they've given up on t...

How to Time Your Brassicas for Fall Harvest - Ep. 307

How to Time Your Brassicas for Fall Harvest - Ep. 307

Fall gardening doesn't start in September. For the crops that take a long time to produce, like your broccoli, your cauliflower, your cabbage, your Brussels sprouts, it starts right now in late June a...

Mid-Season Fertilizing: How to Know What Your Vegetable Plants Actually Need - Ep. 306

Mid-Season Fertilizing: How to Know What Your Vegetable Plants Actually Need - Ep. 306

It’s June, your tomatoes are climbing, your corn is waist-high, and the internet is full of fertilizing advice, most of it missing the most important variable: timing. In this episode, we dig into wha...

Early Blight Versus Late Blight in Tomatoes: Don't Make This Mistake! - Ep.  305

Early Blight Versus Late Blight in Tomatoes: Don't Make This Mistake! - Ep. 305

Every June, one of the most common questions that floods gardening groups, emails, and extension offices is some version of: “My tomato leaves are turning brown — do I have blight?” The confusion is c...