Just Grow Something: Evidence-Based Home Gardening

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...

How to Manage Squash Vine Borer - Ep. 304

How to Manage Squash Vine Borer - Ep. 304

Every year, gardeners across the country watch their squash plants collapse overnight and have absolutely no idea why until it’s too late. The culprit is the squash vine borer, and it is one of the mo...

How to Identify and Manage Perennial Weeds (Without the Viral Sprays) - Ep. 303

How to Identify and Manage Perennial Weeds (Without the Viral Sprays) - Ep. 303

Perennial weeds are in a different category than annuals. They don’t just re-seed, they regrow from the ground up, season after season, from root systems that can run three feet deep or spread fifteen...