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Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Ben Neville and Batavia have been gardening for over 25 years, and we want to share our gardening knowledge with you. The Backyard Gardens Podcast is here for everyone to have fun while learning how to grow more food and flowers in their garden. Every week, we break garden topics down like a compost pile so it is easy to understand. We want you to have the most productive and easy to maintain garden so you can spend more time enjoying your space. So let's all Learn to Grow and grow for change…
Episodes
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minsode: Protect, Plant, Produce
Protect, plant, and production, these 3 things are on the list for this week. This is one of the ways we keep our gardens producing throughout the growing…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Our garden mistakes : Confessions
Yup we all make mistakes in the garden whether we like to admit it or not. Today we are just going to go ahead and fess up and tell all. Well, most of it at…
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Minisode: Tips for summer planting
This is the big time now! The stars of the garden show are ready to go out into the big bad garden and grow! lets do it right. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change…
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Top 6 pests Organic Remedies
These are the top 6 pests in your garden. How to identify them, what damage they cause, and how to treat them. All methods are organic and all products are…
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Minisode: Direct sow these vegetables
Now should be a safe time to either start direct sowing or continue direct sowing these vegetables in your garden. Let nature do it for you now and take a…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Growing a Kitchen garden with Seed and Trellis
Stacey from Seed and Trellis is here to talk to us about kitchen gardens! Seed & Trellis, San Diego Kitchen Gardens launched 2020 merging her two passions of…
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Minisode: When to start hardening off summer crops
If you think it is too cold then you might be right, but don't guess. We are going to let you know when to start hardening off your summer vegetables. Learn to…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
This is the Backyard Gardens podcast
You found us and we are going to tell you everything we can about gardening! Growing food is a passion for us and we want to share it with you. We have…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
There is ALOT going on in our gardens
It is the beginning of the Spring gardening season and there is so much going on in our gardens it is hard to keep track of it all. This is our May Backyard…
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Minisode: Its flower time
Now that Spring has sprung, Batavia is emotional and just cant contain her excitement! Go out and get some flowers to put in your gardens. Learn to Grow. Grow…
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The hardest summer crops to grow
They may be hard to grow and they may be temperamental, but we still grow them every year. These summer vegetables can still be grown they just need to have a…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minisode: Are you over watering your garden
This time of year be careful that you are not overwatering your gardens. When the weather is cool it is important to stay vigilant and look for signs that you…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
The easiest summer crops to grow
These crops make the top of the list for easy to grow. They will produce and generally will not give you a lot of fuss in the process. We always add these into…
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Minisode: Is the weather trying to trick you
This time of year the weather can be tricky. If you mix that with our excitement to get started planting and the wild changes in temperature that can spell a…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Our Favorite crops to grow | is it ok to use pt wood
This week we are talking about what our all-time favorite vegetables to grow are. We also take a slight detour in the beginning about using different materials…
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Minisode: Make some free flowers
It is still early enough for you to go out and divide your perennials so they stay healthy and you get to spread the flower love around your gardens. This is…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
PlaNTing your spring garden
Oh yeah it is time to get out and plant!!! wake up sleepy head and listen to this podcast while you go out and plant in your garden! Learn to Grow. Grow for…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minisode: Go plant your garden!
Hey its spring go outside and plant something in the ground. We don't want to have to tell you again. ITS SPRING!!! Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Instagram-…
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Garden Updates are back!!
These are the best of the garden season!! Garden updates are a place for us to talk about all things gardening and these are loaded with tips based on what is…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minisode: Now we harden off our plants
At this time you should be getting close to planting time. This means that it is time for you to harden off your plants. Most people should be able to plant…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
PlaNNing your spring garden
Yes it is time to finalize your plans for that spring garden that you have been dreaming of all winter. This is how we go about planning our spring gardens and…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minisode: First steps to hardening off seedlings
We are getting to the make it or break it time. If you have not done so now is the time to search out where to harden off your seedlings. There is still time…
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Should we be rotating crops?
It all depends on how you view gardening and the size of gardens. really does size even matter? We are talking about the benefits of rotating crops and if it…
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Minisode: You should be Repotting / fertilizing seedlings
Yes if you are starting seeds inside there is a chance that you will need to repot them. You will need to be fertilizing no matter what. We are going to help…
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Gardening Year-round with The Okra Lady
Today we have a special guest on the show. @mybackyardtxgarden or you might know her as Sherrie the Okra Lady! Most gardeners dream of growing year-round and…
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Minisode: This week Amend your soil
This week you should be thinking about going out and amending your soil. Compost, topping of your beds, or even a predusting of fertilizer. we are now getting…
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Lets make some compost
Compost is one of the most important amendments we can add to our gardens. Today we are talking compost and Ben is trying to help Batavia with a way to start…
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Minisode: Mom says clean your garden
This week's gardening task is to get out there and clean up your space. Getting that area ready will make your spring easier and more enjoyable in the garden…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Are you feeding your soil correctly
A good foundation builds strong gardening seasons. Start feeding your soil and listening to your plant's needs. Soil is often an overlooked subject in the…
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Minisode: its tomato time!
That's right you read the title right. It is time for us to start our tomatoes inside. You can also start other summer vegetables but tomatoes are what most…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Mulch served 3 ways
It is that time of year and mulch is at the top of our gardening minds. This is the start of our series on soil and how to improve it. We are talking about how…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minisode: Take care of your seedlings
At this time we should be focusing on our seedlings and taking the best care we can to ensure they are strong. These quick tips will get you heading in the…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Are you growing GMO seeds
There are many hot topics in gardening and one of the hottest is GMO seeds. We are breaking down everything we know about GMO seeds and the role they play in…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minisode: 8 weeks before last frost
Now is the time to start getting ready for the planting season. At this point you should be starting seeds of some kind or have already started seeds. Take the…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
The garden zone battle
It is here and it is happening. You know we have had discussions about hardiness zones in the past, but today is the day. We are breaking down gardening zones…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Minisode : Seed starting mix recipe
Save some money and make a better seed starting mix with this recipe that Ben Gardner uses for his seeds. It is getting close to time to start seeds and you…
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Speaking the garden language
Ever go to the garden center or a local nursery and struggle to communicate with the staff because they are using some kind of secret lingo. Yup us too and…
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Tips for Gardening for a Healthier lifestyle
We all know that eating vegetables is good for you but if you garden does it mean you are living a healthier lifestyle. It is our goal to try and maintain a…
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Winter Gardening tasks for the new year
You thought the garden slept in winter... You are right it does but the gardener doesn't! There are key tasks that we can do to continue moving forward and…
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Should you make gardening goals | WE DID
Its a new year and we are changing up our gardens. We make new goals and have new ideas. All of this is in an effort to make our garden a happier place that we…
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did you meet your gardening goals for the year
It is that time of year where we roll the "tape" and see if we met our goals for the year in our garden. We made some pretty important goals this year we…
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Is gardening Political | The backyard kitchen
Well, this is what happens when Ben and Batavia decide to just chat on the backyard gardens podcast. We talk about an interesting article on cover crops and…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
The Backyard Gardens Holiday Party
Welcome to our holiday party! We are chatting about gardening and enjoying the season. Ben gives a gift she may or may not like... What do you think it will…
- Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food
Christmas Gifts for the gardener
It is that time of the year for people to give gifts and we have a few ideas for you. In this episode, we talk about making gifts from the garden and giving…
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Get started on your winter garden checklist
These are the tasks that we think are important to start the winter off when it comes to gardening. They may seem a bit easy but it can be difficult being that…
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Happy Thanksgiving from the garden | special guest
Man that special guest was louder than we thought... Seriously happy thanksgiving from Backyard Gardens. We hope you have a happy and healthy thanksgiving…
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How to make your garden better | COMPOST | What makes us thankful this year
There is a question that we get all the time. How can I get my garden to grow like yours? The answer is not as hard as you would think. There are a lot of…
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Gardening wins and loses for this year
Every year the garden has a way to teach us a few lessons. In this episode we go over the wins and the losses for the year in our gardens. Some of the set…
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These are the 6 lessons our gardens taught us this year
who would have ever thought that a garden could continue to teach you year after year? It never ceases to amaze us that there are so many lessons that a garden…
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Fall Gardening in the backyard garden
There is a lot going on in the garden still in late October. Gardening is a seasonal thing but fall is no time to sleep on the garden. Take notes cause as…
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Don't stop gardening learn to build an indoor greenhouse
The weather might be getting colder and the sun might be getting lower, but that doesn't mean you have to stop gardening. Having an indoor space to garden can…
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All about fall gardening
Yup the gardening season is coming to and end. Now we need to figure out to do with the garden. its going to be ok enjoy what you did this year and enjoy what…
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What made us happy in our gardens this year
This summer was an amazing year in both of our gardens. It is important to take the time to reflect on your garden wins you had and celebrate them. We all know…
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How to extend your garden season and protect from frost
It is that time of year when the garden starts to slow down and it starts to get colder. As a gardener our desire to grow year round can be intoxicating. These…
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Dreams come true and Potato Science
This was supposed to be a garden update but it changed into Ben's gardening dreams coming true and Batavia drops some potato science on us. Every year we learn…
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How to cure your harvest for long storage | the truth about cucamelons | Ben's epic way to eat peanuts
There are a few crops that gardeners grow that are able to store for months with no real work. We talk about that method and those crops. Not to mention we…
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Why you should be planning next years garden now | super special recipe
No one wants to think about next years garden now, but the time is here to get a good data on how to improve your garden next year. From crop choices, design…
Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing FoodAugust Garden Update | The ups and downs of a summer garden
Welcome to our Garden Update for August! There have been a lot of ups and downs this year for us and that is usually typical in the gardeners life. As usual we…
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Answering a new gardeners questions SPECIAL GUEST
We have a very special guest this week. A new gardener has been struggling with her first garden and she is here to pick our brains about her issues she is…
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Companion planting guide for you fall garden
This is a basic guide for you to companion plant in your fall garden to make it more successful. Just like people your garden plants do not always get along…