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Grow a better vegetable garden, whether you're a seasoned gardener or have never grown a thing in your life. Karin helps home gardeners learn to grow their own food using evidence-based techniques and research.
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Home Canning Myths Debunked - Ep. 320 (opens the original)
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In this episode, we're taking on four home canning myths that keep circulating in gardening groups, on food blogs, and in family recipe boxes: oven canning, open-kettle canning (and its cousin, flipping jars upside down), packing tomatoes and garlic in oil, and the idea that a salsa recipe can be tweaked however you like as long as it tastes right.
End-of-Season Tomato Rescue: Ripening, Freezing, and Preserving - Ep. 319 (opens the original)
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Frost is on the way, and the vines are still loaded with green tomatoes. In this episode, we sort out which green tomatoes will finish ripening on your counter (the mature greens and the blushers) and which ones belong in the skillet, the freezer, or a tested relish recipe.
Cover Crops in the Home Garden - Ep. 318 (opens the original)
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In this episode, we get into why cover crops work in both in-ground beds and raised planters, which ones perform best when you sow them in fall, and which ones are worth a spot in your rotation come spring. Then we'll cover how to actually terminate a cover crop so it feeds your soil instead of becoming a weed problem of its own.
Fall-Planted vs. Spring-Planted Onions: Choosing the Right System for Your Garden - Ep. 317 (opens the original)
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In this episode, I'm breaking down the day-length science that controls when an onion decides to bulb, the separate cold-exposure trigger that can send it to flower instead, and why those two mechanisms together explain both the promise and the risk of overwintering.
Choosing a Garlic Variety Based on the Science - Ep. 316 (opens the original)
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In this episode, I'm breaking down the real difference between hardneck and softneck garlic: the cold-exposure requirement called vernalization that actually decides which type will bulb properly in your garden, how clove structure and storage life differ between the two, and how to match your choice to your specific climate.
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