Growers Daily

Can Cover Crops Make a Good Mulch + A Fill Dirt Uh Oh

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 291 of Growers Daily! We cover: cover crops as a mulch, fill dirt concerns, AND We'll also tack on a little feedback monday per tra...

Profitable Small Farm Three Years In | Wild East Farm

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 290 of Growers Daily! We cover: chatting with Noah East of Wild East Farm in Western North Carolina. We talk about the aftermath of...

Farmer Jesse Live to Talk December Gardening

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 289 of Growers Daily! We cover: your questions! We are a Non-Profit! 👇  🙌  DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?...

Get Away with Using Hay + Crimes of Trashin'

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 288 of Growers Daily! We cover: the tool the measures compaction properly, hay days, and some crimes of trashin'. We are a Non-Prof...

Make Your Own Mulching Compost + Garden Tracking Simplified

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 287 of Growers Daily! We cover: making your own mulching compost, simplifying the idea of garden tracking and the good and bad of C...

How to Find Money to Start a Farm + Evaluating A New Garden Plot

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 286 of Growers Daily! We cover: evaluating a new garden plot, finding that startup capital, and it's feedback friday.  We are a No...

Can Compost Tea Protect from Frosts + Maintain Those Garden Tools

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 285 of Growers Daily! We cover: if vermicompost tea can help protect from frosts, Tool maintenance, and tilling compost 20 inches i...

Should You Develop Your Own Hybrid Seed + Saving Beans When They're Still Green

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 284 of Growers Daily! We cover: Dan Brisebois, host of The Seed Farmer Podcast and author of The Seed Farmer joins us to talk savin...

How Compost Mulch Acts Differently in Different Regions + Getting Good Broccoli in Hot Climates

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 283 of Growers Daily! We cover: how compost mulch acts differently in different regions, a potentially new way to nonprofit, and ge...

Gravel Mulches?! + It's Time to Store those Seeds (Properly)

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 282 of Growers Daily! We cover: gravel mulches, storing seeds, and it's feedback… monday.  We are a Non-Profit! 👇  🙌  ...

The Talking Tools Roundup

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 281 of Growers Daily! We cover: our very first Growers Daily "best of" or roundup video in which we talk all things tools for your ...

Too Late to Start Next Year's Garden? + Using Worm Compost in the Soil Mix

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 280 of Growers Daily! We cover: Kaolin clay for things like squash bugs, is it too late to start next year's garden (and would ther...

How Farming In Japan Compares to the US + Using Salt Marsh Hay W/ Assawaga Farm

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 279 of Growers Daily! We cover: Yoko Takemura from Assawaga Farm in CT joins us to chat about covercropping, using salt marsh hay, ...

Is "Dirt Mulch" Actually a Thing? + Winterizing the Irrigation

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 278 of Growers Daily! We cover: the idea of dirt mulches, the power of true citizenship and winterizing the irrigation.   We are a...

The Farming Podcast that Changed Everything + Are Landscape Fabrics Really that Bad?

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 277 of Growers Daily! We cover: landscape fabrics and if they are really so bad, a farming podcast that changed me (and many others...

An Irrigation System Worth Loving + Stay Hopeful, Nerds!

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 276 of Growers Daily! We cover: a new irrigation system called the sumi soaker and some early thoughts on that. Plus we get hopeful...

Growing Tomatoes in the Same Place Every Year + What Exactly IS Considered Crop Rotation?

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 275 of Growers Daily! We cover: using rye cover crops in a warm region, growing tomatoes in the same place every year, and what con...

Don't Worry, Your Garden is Safe + Mulching with Woodchips

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 274 of Growers Daily! We cover: if our gardens are contaminated enough to be concerned about it, anxiety VS farming, and woodchips ...

Lasagne Gardening at Scale + Missing Our Livestock

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 273 of Growers Daily! We cover: lasagne gardening at scale, some fun farmer recipes (and a challenge for you) plus why I kind of mi...

Small Farms Vs Disasters + Cardboard's Role as a Mulch

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 272 of Growers Daily! We cover: small farming versus disasters, cardboard as a mulch, and when what you do looks bananas to your ne...

The Future Wants Your Farm + Water Collection in Cold Climates

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 271 of Growers Daily! We cover: how the cost of the future is farmland, talking about storing water in dry, cold climates, and it's...

My Garlic Didn't Survive Storage HELP! + High Tunnels Vs The Environment

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 270 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic that didn't survive the storage process, making sense of soil tests, plus what is the microp...

Farming it up in the Fall with Farmer Jesse Live

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 269 of Growers Daily! We cover: our monthly LIVE episode! We are a Non-Profit! 👇  🙌  DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.co...

How Smoke Affects Farms + It's Leaf Season!

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 268 of Growers Daily! We cover: the effects that smoke has on crops, mulching with leaves, and What farming has taught me about peo...

How to Find Good (Safe) Mulch + Chemicals Can Grow Lots of Food

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 267 of Growers Daily! We cover: finding good mulches, the (somewhat false) productivity of conventional agriculture, and the changi...

Using Compost with Soil Tests as an Amending + The Good Disturbance

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 266 of Growers Daily! We cover: good disturbance, we are discussing how to fit compost into the amendment regime, and it's feedback...

Rabbit Poop as a Garden Amendment? + Is the Master Gardener Course Worth it?

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 265 of Growers Daily! We cover: master gardener courses, Rabbit poop in the garden, and straw with tack? Good idea, bad idea? We ar...

Farmers Need Diverse Income Streams + Farming with Kids || Five Tales Farm

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 264 of Growers Daily! We cover: Mikey and Kez from Five Tales Farm in Australia chat with us about diversifying markets, the stigma...

The Animal We Could Learn Something From + Getting Better Germination with the Seeder

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 263 of Growers Daily! We cover: the mighty beaver (finally!), how we could make ourselves beaver like, and improving on sweet corn ...

The Farming Things I'm Terrible At + The Brilliance of The Flail Mower

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 262 of Growers Daily! We cover: our November garden plans, offering some thoughts on flail mowing, and some critical farmer things ...

Why Chefs Make Good Growers (and why they don't) + Packaging for Restaurants

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 261 of Growers Daily! We cover: pricing and packaging for restaurants, working in restaurants and then working as a farmer, and it'...

Are Radishes Overrated + Onions You Plant in the Fall

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 260 of Growers Daily! We cover: overwintering a new garden spot in a way that improves its health, onions you plant in the fall, an...

Bye Bye Birdies + Hello Cold Storage

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 259 of Growers Daily! We cover: why the decline in bird populations (but the uptick in sea turtles), mid-size cold-storage options ...

Small Farms are Expensive + Why Composters Should Just Start Farms

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 258 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do if your farm was previously a car lot, should compost operations just start a farm inste...

So You Want to Start a Composting Business + Where are the Prestigious Prizes for Farmers

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 257 of Growers Daily! We cover: why there are no Nobels (or any other big prize) for farmers, what to do about persistent mold on a...

When Hay is Your Only Mulch Option + The Dogma Free Garden is a Happy Garden

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 256 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do when hay is the only mulch you got, the dogma free garden, and it's feedback friday. We ...

Bindweed vs Cover Crops + Interplanting With Figs

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 255 of Growers Daily! We cover: bind weed vs cover crops, interplanting with figs in a tunnel, a perennial living pathways challeng...

Shaking Up the Farmland Ownership Model (With Ian McSweeney and Julian Lauzzana)

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 254 of Growers Daily! We cover: Ian McSweeney with The Farmers Land Trust and Farmland Commons and Julian Lauzzana join us to talk ...

Plants Feed the Soil (Disturbing it Doesn't) + Are Woodchips the Right Pathway Option?

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 253 of Growers Daily! We cover: plants feeding the soil, why we avoid disturbance (within reason) and woodchips in the tunnel pathw...

Mulches and Soil Health + Keeping Lemongrass Alive

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 252 of Growers Daily! We cover: lemongrass and the basic principles of soil health. We are a Non-Profit! 👇  🙌  DONATE 🙌...

Should a Flower Grower Use Synthetic Fertilizers + What Meta Stole from Farmers

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 251 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are taking a question from a flower grower wondering about synthetic fertilizers to address soil...

Decompacting Clay without Making it Worse + Going from Good Soil to YIKES Soil

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 250 of Growers Daily! We cover: balancing the good and the bad, Decompacting clay without making it worse, and we hear about what i...

Farmer Jesse Goes Live for October Farm Updates

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 249 of Growers Daily! We cover: October LIVE!!!  We are a Non-Profit! 👇  🙌  DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate...

When to Protect My Crops (and With What) + This Show is a One-Year Old

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 248 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're celebrating one year of this show, so we'll talk a bit about that and what I've learned in th...

Should I Heat My Tunnel? + Cover Cropping for Mulch Next Year

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 247 of Growers Daily! We cover: if we should heat our tunnels (like financially and environmentally does it make sense), cover crop...

Fungal to Bacterial Ratios for Soil Health + The Death of Curiosity

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 246 of Growers Daily! We cover: fungal to bacterial ratios for soil health and whether it means anything for you, we discuss the de...

Breaking Those Brassica Woes + Unconventional Garden Tools

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 245 of Growers Daily! We cover: tools I've discovered (that aren't necessarily meant for how I use them), how to achieve that big b...

Resellers at the Farmers Markets + Corn Stalks With Too Many Ears

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 244 of Growers Daily! We cover: corn stalks with five ears and what the heck that means, what resellers do and don't bring to local...

How to Pick Garlic Seed + What's the Deal With Silage Tarps?

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 243 of Growers Daily! We cover: silage tarps–the good, bad and ugly (because they are definitely a little ugly), what to do for w...

Planting Cover Crops into Garlic? + Curing Sweet Potatoes

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 242 of Growers Daily! We cover: curing sweet potatoes to sweeten them up, Farmer jargon, and should you plant cover crops and garli...

Should You Keep Your Potatoes as Seed Potatoes + The Lifespan of Small Businesses (Including Farms)

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 241 of Growers Daily! We cover: if we should keep this year's potatoes to grow next year's potatoes, the lifespan of a business, A...

Crop Rotations in a Small Garden + Lettuce Diseases

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 240 of Growers Daily! We cover: crop rotations in a small garden, whether you can compost the plant that makes ricine (yeah, the po...

What Makes Farms Succeed + Farming in Australia with Mikey Densham of Five Tales Farm

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 239 of Growers Daily! We cover: Mikey Densham is going to join me for a show to talk a bit about the challenges of farming there in...

Too Much Organic Matter HELP! + Managing This Year's Weeds for Next Year

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 238 of Growers Daily! We cover: potentially having too high of organic matter levels, lessons from my milpa patch, and what to do f...

It’s Grow Time (for Winter Kill Cover Crops) + Does A Trap Crop Work for Berries

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 237 of Growers Daily! We cover: the nerdy details of actually getting those winter killed cover crops in the soil + we answer a que...

Use Those Weeds + Can You “Compost” Right on a Garden Bed?

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 236 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use the weeds around the property, and can you “compost” materials right where you plan ...

Can I Get Rid of Bindweed and Johnson Grass by Spring + Bean Beetles and Squash Bugs

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 235 of Growers Daily! We cover: if you can get rid of perennial weeds like bindweed and johnsongrass by the spring, plus we’ll ta...

Living Mulches + Can I Use Pet Manure in Compost and Other Compost Questions Answered

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 234 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are answering your composting questions and we’re talking about living mulches. We are a...

Farming People’s Yards + When To Pull Those Tomatoes

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 233 of Growers Daily! We cover: different CSA models, Farming people’s yards and when the heck to pull out those tunnel tomatoes....

Why the Fall is the Best Time to Start a Garden + Farming in a Resort Town

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 232 of Growers Daily! We cover: making the case for breaking ground in the fall on next year’s garden or garden expansion, we’r...

Venomous Spiders in the Garden and Greenhouse + Being a Good Farm Boss

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 231 of Growers Daily! We cover: Black Widows (and other spiders you don’t want biting you) in the garden, we’re talking about b...

Is Paper Mulch a Viable Option + Grassfed vs Feedlot Beef

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 230 of Growers Daily! We cover: grassfed vs feedlot meat, how much cold storage do you REALLY need for a market garden, and what gi...

What it Takes to Winter Garden + How to Turn New Potatoes to Seed Potatoes

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 229 of Growers Daily! We cover: winter gardening both on the infrastructural side and the deliciousness side, and we get an interes...

How the Garden Challenges Your Cooking + All About Growing Ginger

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 228 of Growers Daily! We cover: ginger and some easy and fun ways to use basically anything that comes out of the garden.  We are ...

Do Raised Beds Make Sense Where You are + Are Green Burials a Farming Opportunity

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 227 of Growers Daily! We cover: green burials as fertilizer, raising beds or not based on your climate AND it’s feedback friday. ...

Finding the Right Mulch + Pill Bugs in the Seed Trays

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 226 of Growers Daily! We cover: playing a little “mulch matchmaker”, we get some specific winter killed cover crop scenarios br...

Farmer Jesse Live to Talk Fall Gardens and More

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 225 of Growers Daily! We cover: your LIVE questions! We are a Non-Profit! 👇  🙌  DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/don...

What People Get Wrong about CO2 + How to Cure and Store Winter Squash

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 224 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we’re catching up on some of my field trials, What people get wrong about carbon dioxide, a...

How Persistent Herbicides Spoil Compost + Getting in Good with Restaurants

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 223 of Growers Daily! We cover: selling to restaurants, persistent herbicides,and how late is too late to plant crops in the field....

The Hidden Truth of Most Market Farms + Beware the Words “Help Me With My Garden”

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 222 of Growers Daily! We cover: the hidden reality of many profitable farms, we take on a conundrum about when people ask you to he...

Customers Finding Bugs in the Lettuce HELP + Building a Farm that You can Sometimes Leave

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 221 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to set up a farm so you can go out of town occasionally, spotting bugs in your lettuce before c...

What Restoring Ecology Does for Economies, Communities, Farmers, and Health with John D. Liu

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 220 of Growers Daily! We cover: John D. Liu, ecologist, filmmaker, and co-chair of Ecosystem Restoration Communities, joins us to c...

It’s Seed Saving Season + Ecological Weather Management

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 219 of Growers Daily! We cover: when the peppers just won’t pepper, the relationship between local land and local weather, and it...

What to Do about Poor Potato Yields + Managing the Greenhouse in the Heat

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 218 of Growers Daily! We cover: poor potato yields and what to do about it, managing a greenhouse when it’s endlessly hot outside...

Managing Blossom End Rot + The Environmental Protection Agency is Done Working for You

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 217 of Growers Daily! We cover: calcium, blossom end rot, how the EPA has determined that its job is the opposite of its job, and i...

Ashes from the Woodstove in the Garden + Leaves Versus Composting

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 216 of Growers Daily! We cover: wood ash in the garden, leaves and their resistance to the inevitable, and are there risks with com...

What a (Peat-Free) Soil Mix Might Look Like + A Worker-Owned Compost Business w/ Nathan Rutz

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 215 of Growers Daily! We cover: Nathan Rutz with Tilth Soil joins us to chat about composting, workplace cooperatives, and a host o...

How to Deal with Flea Beetles + The Importance of Seeing Farms in Person

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 214 of Growers Daily! We cover: the importance of visiting (but also showing your own) farms. Plus it’s the flea beetle episode. ...

Storing Rain Water Safely + Recovering the Gardens for a Fall Crop

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 213 of Growers Daily! We cover: that time I almost moved to France to become a winemaker, water storage done safely and is your gar...

There is No Such Thing as a Green Thumb + Pulling Onions Early

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 212 of Growers Daily! We cover: if you can or should pull onions early, the myth of the green thumb, and it’s feedback friday! We...

How Farming Slows Down Time + How AI Will Make it All for Naught

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 211 of Growers Daily! We cover: bringing a market gardener onto the property, time versus the market garden, and if you care about ...

Germinating Spinach in the Heat + Market Research for Farmers

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 210 of Growers Daily! We cover: occultating one bed at a time, understanding what the market wants you to grow, and germinating spi...

When to Start Fall Cover Crops + You Can Probably Grow Mushrooms

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 209 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to look for in a hoop house, when to start fall cover crops, and mushrooms are easier than you...

Compost and Microplastics + Bears, Dogs and Natural Solutions

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 208 of Growers Daily! We cover: dogs and bears and people throughout history (oh my); microplastics in compost and landscape fabric...

Some Fall Interplanting Options + What to Plant After Garlic

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 207 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to plant after garlic, interplanting strategies for the fall (including with cover crops) and ...

Fertility in Raised Beds Without Compost + Weeds that Just Won’t Take the Hint

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 206 of Growers Daily! We cover: rhizomatous weeds (those are the ones that just won’t quit), growing compost fodder in the shade,...

How Big for a One Person Market Garden + High Tunnels as Ecological Traps

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 205 of Growers Daily! We cover: how many acres can one person farm, high tunnels as ecological traps (with a little cutworm digress...

What are ACTUALLY the Most Profitable Crops + When to Scrap a Crop and Start Again

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 204 of Growers Daily! We cover: when to scrap a crop, which crops are actually the most profitable, and cabbage root maggots. We ar...

Comfrey vs Trees + Is There Tick-Proof Clothing?

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 203 of Growers Daily! We cover: protecting yourself From ticks stylishly (sorta), how to manage the good with the bad of farming, a...

The Army Who Once Conserved American Land + The Art of Neighbors

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 202 of Growers Daily! We cover: neighbors, the agency that used to conserve ecology like it was their job (because technically it w...

Is Corn Actually a Heavy Feeder + How to Start a Farm Business (literally and legally)

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 201 of Growers Daily! We cover: starting a business from scratch, where asking if corn is a heavy feeder, and “to terrace or not ...

Mid-Summer Check-In - Farmer Jesse Live

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 200 of Growers Daily! We cover: your LIVE questions! We are a Non-Profit! 👇  🙌  DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/don...

Land Restoration is the Modern Frontier + How Water pH Affects Soil pH

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 199 of Growers Daily! We cover: water and pH, Land Restoration–-hopefully not the final (but definitely the most important) front...

Does Small Farming Have a Culture + Should You Cover Crop for a Year

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 198 of Growers Daily! We cover: small farming culture, cover cropping for a year, and the story of how soil made me a farmer.  We ...

Power to the people (But Literally) + Dropping Prices on Excess Produce

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 197 of Growers Daily! We cover: selling excess produce, Power to the people (but for real), and it’s feedback Friday! We are a No...

How Resilient EXACTLY Should We Make Our Farms + Finding Jobs on Farms

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 196 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use row cover with sensitive crops, preparing for extremes, and finding a job on farms. We a...

Soil Work You Can See From Space + Bind Weed

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 195 of Growers Daily! We cover: bind weed, planet altering land management (the good kind of altering), and what happens when compo...

Farmers Should Get Royalties + What Part of the Plant to Target with Compost Tea

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 194 of Growers Daily! We cover: when your plants are ready before the soil is, why (some) farmers should get royalties, and compost...

Your Cover Crops Need Some Compost + A Boring and Effective Pest Strategy

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 193 of Growers Daily! We cover: “can I use the rock dust from the well we dug”, the complicated relationship between compost an...

The Customer isn’t Always Right + Can I Plant Perennials Amongst My Annual Beds?

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 192 of Growers Daily! We cover: the perils of growing what people want, planting perennials all up in the annual’s business, and ...