Listen Now

It’s May/June and for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere it’s now pest season! Thankfully we have author, teacher, master gardener, man of science and myth-buster Robert Pavlis to help us separate fact from fiction when it comes to dealing with garden pests. Robert’s published books:Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better PlantsSoil …

In this episode I talk to Stefan Sobkowiak about permaculture, shrubs, and why fruit trees need shrubs as neighbours. Farmer, permaculturalist, teacher, biologist, designer, author and speaker; Stefan Sobkowiak has presented more than 500 seminars and workshops to a whole range of public audiences. In addition to teaching at McGill University for 8 years, he …

In this podcast I talk to Horticulturist, Author, Radio Host, and Avid Gardener Niki Jabbour about transplants. We tried to cover everything a beginner will need to know. Check out Niki’s Books Here:https://savvygardening.com/buy-our-books/ Check out her radio show here:https://halifax.citynews.ca/all-audio/the-garden-show Check out Niki’s new online course here:How to Build & Use Mini Hoop Tunnels in the …

In this podcast I talk to Horticulturist, Soil Scientist, Author and Avid Gardener Lee Reich about growing tomatoes.Check out Lee’s Video on Pruning Tomatoes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sea-HJ3OwY&ab_channel=LeeReich Check out Lee’s Books:https://www.leereich.com/books If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I …

Thomas A. Edison once said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” I couldn’t agree more, and in gardening, failure is the greatest teacher, if you take the time to reflect, think about what went wrong, and come up with some new ideas for next year. In this video I talk about ten things that I’ve gotten wrong in my garden, what I’ve learned from them, and the virtues of introspection. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS22) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2022 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2021 until November 30, 2022. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! Want 10% of on a pruning saw or an axe or a knife?Go to newfoundlandknife.ca and use my coupon code: MGP2022 If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA If you want to subscribe to a good gardening magazine (in which I write articles from time to time), try “Canada’s Local Gardener”. Here’s some discounts on subscription options: 1 year: http://bit.ly/1yrMaritimeGardening2 year: http://bit.ly/2yrMaritimeGardening3 year: http://bit.ly/3yrMaritimeGardening Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

In this episode I answer viewer questions with Dave Doggett as a guest co-host. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS22) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2022 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2021 until November 30, 2022. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! Want 10% of on a pruning saw or an axe or a knife?Go to newfoundlandknife.ca and use my coupon code: MGP2022 If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA If you want to subscribe to a good gardening magazine (in which I write articles from time to time),try “Canada’s Local Gardener”. Here’s some discounts on subscription options. 1 year: http://bit.ly/1yrMaritimeGardening2 year: http://bit.ly/2yrMaritimeGardening3 year: http://bit.ly/3yrMaritimeGardening Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

The latest Report on Canada’s Food prices from the from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University says that that food prices are going up. In this podcast I talk about the implications of those price increases, and some ways to deal with rising food prices. Source:https://www.dal.ca/sites/agri-food/research/canada-s-food-price-report-2021.html Arithmetic, Population and Energy – a talk by Al Bartletthttps://youtu.be/O133ppiVnWY If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS22) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2021 until November 30, 2022. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! Want 10% of on a pruning saw? Go to newfoundlandknife.ca and use my coupon code: MGP2021 If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

It’s November 2021 and for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere this is our last chance to do any work in the garden before the soil starts to freeze. For me – this is the time to work with your soil, and thankfully we have author, teacher, master gardener, man of science and myth-buster Robert Pavlis – fresh off writing his new book: “Soil Science for Gardeners” – to help us improve our understanding of how we can work with nature to build soil health. Robert’s published books:Garden Myths, Soil Science for Gardeners and Building Natural PondsBlogs: Garden Myths and Garden FundamentalsRobert’s YouTube Channel: Garden FundamentalsRobert’s Facebook Groups: Garden Fundamentals and Building Natural PondsOwner of Aspen Grove Gardens Discount for new book (Soil Science for Gardeners):@ Newsociety.com Coupon code = Pavlis25 If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (Safer® Brand Organic Gardening Solutions | Natural Products), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. Outdoors On The Cheap If you are one of the 1st 1000 subscribers you have a chance to win one of three Mora bushcraft knives. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.com/Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

It’s the beginning of Fall and it’s time to start thinking about next year’s garden – and that means soil preparation! Thankfully we have author, teacher, master gardener, man of science and myth-buster Robert Pavlis – fresh off writing his new book: “Soil Science for Gardeners” – to help us improve our understanding of how we can work with nature to build soil health. Robert’s published books:Garden Myths, Soil Science for Gardeners and Building Natural PondsBlogs: Garden Myths and Garden FundamentalsRobert’s YouTube Channel: Garden FundamentalsRobert’s Facebook Groups: Garden Fundamentals and Building Natural PondsOwner of Aspen Grove Gardens Discount for new book (Soil Science for Gardeners):@ Newsociety.com Coupon code = Pavlis25 If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA If you are one of the 1st 1000 subscribers you have a chance to win one of three Mora bushcraft knives. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

In this episode I continue my discussion with Dr. Anne Lichtenwalner about the many cares, concerns and charms of keeping chickens; whether for eggs, meat or the simple joy of their quirky personalities. Anne Lichtenwalner is a veterinarian and a researcher at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine. She runs the veterinary diagnostic lab there, and evaluates the health of many kinds of animals, from wildlife to livestock. She has a special interest in birds, and has experience raising chickens, pheasants and ducks (and finches and parrots). She’s presented to many poultry groups in our region, discussing how management impacts their health, and to veterinarians, discussing how they can integrate caring for backyard poultry into their practices. Here’s a link to Dr. Anne’s diagnostic lab site: Home – Cooperative Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory – University of Maine Cooperative Extension If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (Safer® Brand Organic Gardening Products | Natural Insecticide |), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! Want 10% of on a pruning saw? Go to newfoundlandknife.ca and use my coupon code: MGP2021 If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. Outdoors On The Cheap Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening EnthusiastsFacebook Page: Maritime GardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

In this episode I talk to Dr, Anne Lichtenwalner from the University of Maine in Orono about raising chickens. Anne Lichtenwalner is a veterinarian and a researcher at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine. She runs the veterinary diagnostic lab there, and evaluates the health of many kinds of animals, from wildlife to livestock. She has a special interest in birds, and has experience raising chickens, pheasants and ducks (and finches and parrots). She’s presented to many poultry groups in our region, discussing how management impacts their health, and to veterinarians, discussing how they can integrate caring for backyard poultry into their practices. Here’s a link to Dr. Anne’s diagnostic lab site: http://umaine.edu/veterinarylab/ If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! Want 10% of on a pruning saw? Go to newfoundlandknife.ca and use my coupon code: MGP2021 If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com Chicken Photo by Alexas Fotos from Pexels

In this episode Niki Jabbour tells us everything we need to know about container gardening. Niki Jabbour is the award-winning, best-selling author of four books including The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener and Growing Under Cover. She’s a two-time winner of the prestigious American Horticultural Society Book Award. Niki is also the creator and long-time host of The Weekend Gardener, a radio show which airs every Sunday on News 95.7 FM in Halifax and 1310 News in Ottawa. Niki writes for newspapers and magazines including Fine Gardening, Birds & Blooms, and Horticulture, and she speaks at events and gardens across North America. She is a co-owner of the popular website, SavvyGardening.com and can be found on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. www.savvygardening.comwww.instagram.com/nikijabbourwww.facebook.com/nikijabbourwww.twitter.com/nikijabbourwww.youtube.com/nikijabbour If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast at https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! Want 10% of on a pruning saw? Go to newfoundlandknife.ca and use my coupon code: MGP2021 If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

I keep a large garden with many beds, and I try hard to rotate what I grow in those beds every year – but there are some gardening gurus who claim that crop rotation is not necessary to have a good garden. In this podcast I lay out all the reasons why I think it makes sense to keep a crop rotation schedule in a backyard garden, why there’s some instances where it’s not needed, and the risks you run by not doing it. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! Want 10% of on a pruning saw? Go to newfoundlandknife.ca and use my coupon code: MGP2021 If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA If you are one of the 1st 1000 subscribers you have a chance to win one of three Mora bushcraft knives. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

It’s the beginning of May and everyone is wondering if their soil is good enough for the coming growing season! Thankfully we have author, teacher, master gardener, man of science and myth-buster Robert Pavlis – fresh off writing his new book: “Soil Science for Gardeners” – to help us improve our understanding of how we can work with nature to build soil health. Robert’s published books:Garden Myths, Soil Science for Gardeners and Building Natural PondsBlogs: Garden Myths and Garden FundamentalsRobert’s YouTube Channel: Garden FundamentalsRobert’s Facebook Groups: Garden Fundamentals and Building Natural PondsOwner of Aspen Grove Gardens Discount for new book (Soil Science for Gardeners):@ Newsociety.com Coupon code = Pavlis25 If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA If you are one of the 1st 1000 subscribers you have a chance to win one of three Mora bushcraft knives. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

In this episode of the Maritime Gardening Podcast, Stefan Sobkowiak joins us to discuss permaculture, and how he uses it in his orchard. Farmer, permaculturalist, teacher, biologist, designer, author and speaker; Stefan Sobkowiak has presented more than 500 seminars and workshops to a whole range of public audiences. In addition to teaching at McGill University for 8 years, he worked as a biologist and designer in his landscape design practice for 20 years specializing in wildlife habitat designs. For the last 20 years, through Miracle Farms, he’s worked to transform what was a conventional orchard to a permaculture orchard. Having gone through the required transition period, he then grew organically for 5 years. He realized organic was not the answer, and “The Permaculture Orchard” was the result (as documented in the film by the same name). If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA If you are one of the 1st 1000 subscribers you have a chance to win one of three Mora bushcraft knives. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

Straw bale gardens are all the rage these days. People seem to love this seemingly easy way to grow vegetables in bales of straw – but is it all it’s cracked up to be? Thankfully we we author, teacher, master gardener, man of science and myth-buster Robert Pavlis to help us separate fact from fantasy. Robert recently did an experiment where he set up a side-by-side comparison of a straw bale garden with a conventional garden in the soil. Have a listen and hear what he observed! Robert’s published books:Garden Myths, Soil Science for Gardeners and Building Natural PondsBlogs: Garden Myths and Garden FundamentalsRobert’s YouTube Channel: Garden FundamentalsRobert’s Facebook Groups: Garden Fundamentals and Building Natural PondsOwner of Aspen Grove Gardens Discount for new book (Soil Science for Gardeners):@ Newsociety.com Coupon code = Pavlis25 If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors, Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. You can buy safers products from their website (https://www.saferbrand.com), most stores that sells gardening products, and also from Veseys Seeds! If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-gMLMDmuaJG8-pGSN_KaA If you are one of the 1st 1000 subscribers you have a chance to win one of three Mora bushcraft knives. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardeningMusic: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

It’s early February, and this time of year many of us start really thinking about the coming spring, and what form this year’s garden will take. In this episode I talk about some key considerations that are worth thinking through before ordering your seed. These are: 1) Where is the sun, and how much do you get in your best spots? 2) Where do the perennials have to go? 3) What do I want to grow – and how much of it do I want? 4) For any new spaces – how much of the space should be bed, and how much should be path – and also, what materials should I use for the paths & beds 5) How will the crop rotations work? 6) How do I decide how much seeds to order for the amount of space that I have in my garden. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsors , Veseys Seeds and Safers Gardening Products. Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.com Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardening Music: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

In this episode I talk about why it’s just as important to develop your knowledge and skills in the kitchen as it is in the garden. Every year we gardeners use our knowledge and skill to grow food – and then we have to figure out what to do with it. By improving as cooks, we increase our options, and get so much more out of the gardening experience – because at it’s heart, gardening is all about food! If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsor, Veseys Seeds, who has provided a coupon code for all my listeners & viewers: Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021 Podcast: https://maritimegardening.com Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardening Music: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

In this podcast I bring back Dave Doggett – my original co-host for the podcast – and we talk about how this year has gone for the show, where it’s going next year, and a little bit about the value and savings associated with keeping a garden. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Also, check out my sponsor, Veseys Seeds, who has provided a coupon code for all my listeners & viewers: Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS21) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2021 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid from December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021 Savings chart mentioned in this episode – click here Podcast: https://maritimegardening.com Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardening Music: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com

Better soil means better gardens – but did you know that your soil is alive? Did you know that there’s more organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on the earth? Well I didn’t know that – but my guest – soil scientist Keith Reid knows that, and many other things about soil life, and we discuss them all in this podcast when we talk about soil life and soil organic matter – which is the focus of chapter ten of his great book “Improving Your Soil”. Keith has been fascinated with soil from the time he was growing up on a mixed farm in Bruce county, Ontario, and has been lucky enough to make that fascination into a career that has spanned four decades. This has included time working for a fertilizer and farm supply retailer, the Ontario government as a soil fertility specialist, and the Canadian government as a soil scientist developing methods to keep phosphorus on the land and out of the Great Lakes. Throughout this time, there have always been gardens to tend. Writing “Improving Your Soil” was an opportunity to share what he has learned in a clear, approachable way for gardeners wherever they are, spanning the gap between the cursory treatment in most garden books and the complexity of a university textbook. His book is widely available through Amazon/Indigo/etc. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast (https://maritimegardening.com ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food. Also, check out my sponsors (see below), who have provided coupon codes for all my listeners & viewers: Veseys Seeds (www.veseys.com) offers a Promo code (GAVS20) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2020 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid until the end of 2020. You can also get a 10% discount on all your mason jar fermentation accessories at masontops.com using the coupon code “MARITIME10”. Podcast: https://maritimegardening.com Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/maritimegardening Music: “pioneers” by https://Audionautix.com