Volunteer Gardener Episodes featuring Jeff Poppen
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Nitrogen: An Important Nutrient for Plant Life
Nature has effective methods for getting nitrogen from the air and into plants. We can create the right conditions for that to happen, thus avoiding chemical fertilizers.
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Couples and Threesomes in the Garden | Volunteer Gardener
There’s a rhythm to the growing seasons at Long Hungry Creek Farm, with pairs of crops going in and out of the fields together. Jeff Poppen explains that it’s all in getting the timing right.
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Kale and Collards | Volunteer Gardener
Kale is one of the most nutritious plant foods in existence. Jeff Poppen explains how he achieves optimum yields.
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Doing Nothing Can Be Best | Volunteer Gardener
We’re off to Long Hungry Creek Farm and learn that sometimes the best approach is to sit back and let Mother Nature do her thing.
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Barrel Composting | Volunteer Gardener
Jeff Poppen, experienced biodynamic farmer, mixes up a special time-tested recipe for barrel compost in which most of the ingredients come right from his farm.
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Growing Peas in Tennessee | Volunteer Gardener
Whether it’s snow peas, sugar snaps or English peas, Jeff Poppen reaps plentiful harvests. He’ll share his experiences from a healthy seed soaking, to plant support, to necessary crop rotation. www.barefootgardener.com Jeff uses ‘Green Arrow’ and ‘Lincoln’ varieties of English peas. For snow peas, it’s Oregon Giant Sugar Pod
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Borage and Lamb’s Quarters | Volunteer Gardener
Biodynamic gardener Jeff Poppen perused the seed catalog and found some unusual crops to try. Plants featured: Chenopodium album (Lamb’s Quarters), Cichorium intybus (Italian dandelion), Borago officinalis (Borage)
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Plan Before You Plant | Volunteer Gardener
Plan, plan, plan before you plant. The time used to gather your thoughts about the upcoming growing season is time well spent.
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Common Problems with Tomatoes, Squash, Cucumbers
Frustration comes when your vegetable garden gets struck down by disease, or decimated by pests. But don’t quit! We’ve got advice on curing the common problems of three popular vegetables.