Growers Daily

Growers Daily

Growers Daily (formerly known as The No-Till Market Garden Podcast) is a nuts and bolts (and earthworms and microbes) look at how to run a productive, profitable no-till market garden for small and mid-sized farmers.

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August 5, 2025 19 mins

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 think. 

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Mushroom Farming Book: https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Mushroom-Farming-Mycoremediation-Experimental-ebook...

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Welcome to episode 208 of Growers Daily!

We cover: dogs and bears and people throughout history (oh my); microplastics in compost and landscape fabric, and Napa cabbage deserves love too. 

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My Friend Ayla’s Visit: https://youtu.be/I9UbEqX8iK0?si=QAlepNDbdfl...

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Welcome to episode 207 of Growers Daily!

We cover: what to plant after garlic, interplanting strategies for the fall (including with cover crops) and It’s feedback friday y’all. 

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CFSA conference: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/events/

 

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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, and fertilizing raised beds (without compost).

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MUSIC from this episode: 

Rogue by Daniel Fridell

Summer Bolero by ...

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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 digression), and storing landscape fabric in a way that the mice don’t think it’s a gift. 

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Cutworm Article: https://lgpr...

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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.

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Liz Graznak Talk OAK conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1VrsObjRxI

 

Root maggot info: https://extens...

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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, and comfrey vs trees.

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Tick Episode: https://youtu.be/bvYG5g0iWZE?si=-0OxhDwy6ovY9FSV

 

Tick clothing research: htt...

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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 was)…and it’s feedback Friday! 

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 the organic farmers business handbook by Richard Wiswall: https://amzn.to/...

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 to terrace…” that’s a fun lineup. 

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Milpa Review of the literature: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/agro...

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Welcome to episode 200 of Growers Daily!

We cover: your LIVE questions!

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MUSIC from this episode: 

via www.epidemicsound.com

 

Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support

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Welcome to episode 199 of Growers Daily!

We cover: water and pH, Land Restoration–-hopefully not the final (but definitely the most important) frontier, and how to pick a ripe melon off the vine. 

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Peter Andrews Restoration in Australia slowing creeks: https://www.y...

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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. 

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MUSIC from this episode: 

Highway Drivin by Gregory David

Windowpane by Staffan Carlen

Va a Amanacer by Caro Luna

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Welcome to episode 197 of Growers Daily!

We cover: selling excess produce, Power to the people (but for real), and it’s feedback Friday!

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Helpful article on European energy prices: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/electricity-pricing

 

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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.

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NyTimes Article on Breweries: https://www.nytimes.com/202...

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Welcome to episode 195 of Growers Daily!

We cover: bind weed, planet altering land management (the good kind of altering), and what happens when compost freezes? 

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Desertification in 50 years

https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/

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 tea applications. 

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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 and carbon, and why my pest strategy is so boring. 

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Compost and cover Crop study: 

https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/

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 it’s feedback friday. 

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None!

 

MUSIC from this episode: 

Breaking Walls by Erik Fernholm

Sweet Lemons by Ludlow

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Welcome to episode 191 of Growers Daily!

We cover: making perishable greens and such last in the cooler (plus other harvest tips), a cover crop for root knot nematodes and a bokashi composting tomato situation…

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Sunn Hemp Episode: https://youtu.be/keIoyt8Zf...

Welcome to episode 190 of Growers Daily!

We cover: an awesome interview for you with Dr. Patrick Freeze of the Ward Labs which is where we have been getting soil tests the last few years. And Dr. Freeze discusses what this test is, how to take it, and what soil amending looks like when biology is the focal point.

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