Volunteer Gardener Episodes featuring Jeff Poppen

Jeff Poppen pays a visit to Hootin’ Hollow Farm where there’s always something growing and something ready to be harvested on this organic farm.

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In Tennessee, Jeff Poppen has learned through experience that Chinese cabbage and bok choy simply don’t do well in the spring garden. So, in mid-July, he transplants starts, and direct sows in field rows for a high-yielding fall harvest.

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Jeff Poppen, the barefoot farmer, enjoys growing okra because it produces so well in the heat and humidity of the South. Jeff gives advice as to the soil temperature for optimum planting, and techniques to get the seeds primed before putting in the soil.

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Jeff Poppen discusses how rainfall in the spring decided when he should plant Taylor’s Dwarf Horticulture bean. Putting seeds in the ground at the end of July proved wise. He shares his organic best practices for farming this beautiful bean.

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Hootin’ Hollow is an organic farm that produces year round thanks to the early starts and the lingering late season crops that a hoop house makes possible.

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Jeff Poppen shares Long Hungry Creek Farms key to success, compost.

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Weed suppression and moisture retention are two benefits of mulch in the vegetable garden. Jeff Poppen shares his insights about what type of mulch he uses, and how much.

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Turnip and mustard crops are closely related. Jeff Poppen shares his insights on growing these two crops in an organic garden.

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