Farmer Jesse

Growers Daily

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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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Farmer Jesse

Episodes

The Culinary Herbs Episode + Gardening Where Once Was a Pool? 25.03.2025 19:24

Welcome to episode 116 of Growers Daily! We cover: cilantro, basil, dill, and parsley —(ie the main culinary herbs) and garden life after pools (that one will make sense soon). 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: "Spring Is You" By Niklas Gabrielsson with Martin Landström & His Orchestra via www.epidemicsou...

Improve Your Soil This Spring + Spring Cover Crops 24.03.2025 26:16

Episode Description Welcome to episode 115 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to improve your soil this spring, what the responsibility of farmers is to their local communities, and cover crops for the early part of the season 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Feb 21st episode about rising food costs: https://youtu.be/Si3GDau0lEo ...

Why You Shouldn't Interplant With Onions + BUT ALSO Polycultures are Still Important 21.03.2025 21:27

Welcome to episode 114 of Growers Daily! We cover: why we love polycultures, interplanting with garlic, and it's feedback friday. 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: GO CATS (that's it. That's the link) MUSIC from this episode: Sway TogetherBy Hannah Juanita Danish National Anthem by National Anthem Worx Support our work (👊...

Testing Compost for Contamination at Home + Bermudagrass Beatdown 20.03.2025 19:57

Welcome to episode 113 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use a backyard garden to prepare for a farm business, Bermuda grass in a hot climate, and testing compost for contamination ‼️ DONATE ‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?...

Shade is the New Fertilizer? + How to Buy Great Seedlings 19.03.2025 21:02

Welcome to episode 112 of Growers Daily! We cover: It is Wednesday, March 19th 2025, and today we're gonna talk about the neglected importance of shade, buying plant starts, and locating a greenhouse ‼️ DONATE ‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2...

Wind is the Worst + What the State of Citrus Tells us About the Future of Ag 18.03.2025 17:20

Welcome to episode 111 of Growers Daily! We cover: harvesting legumes and where the nitrogen goes, Wind, and the state of the citrus industry in America… ‼️ DONATE ‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cj...

What Growers Get Wrong About "Three Sisters" + Why We Stopped Growing Microgreens 17.03.2025 22:29

Welcome to episode 110 of Growers Daily! We cover: 3 sisters-Slash-Milpa, discuss what we've been up to through this tiny warm spell (besides tiny sunburns), and why we stopped growing microgreens. ‼️ Tax Deductible Donation ‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/p...

The Final No-Till Market Garden Podcast - A Roundtable With Hosts Jesse, Mimi, Alex, and Natalie 17.03.2025 1:02:20

The No-Till Market Garden Podcast has been going strong since 2018 and today we say goodbye with the hosts. Natalie Lounsbury, Mimi Castell, Alex Ball and Farmer Jesse all share some of their favorite moments of hosting and interviewing. Thank you for the many years for support and of listening. Folks who support the show... Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmer...

Converting an Alfalfa Field into Gardens + Raw Biochar on Raw Soil 14.03.2025 20:07

Welcome to episode 109 of Growers Daily! We cover: raw biochar, converting a field from alfalfa to gardens, the importance of being annoyed, AND it's feedback friday. ‼️ Tax Deductible Donation ‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbx...

Farming a Frigid Climate + Adding Chemical Nitrogen in Compost?? 13.03.2025 20:38

Welcome to episode 108 of Growers Daily! We cover: certified organic seeds are important for organic systems, miracle gro in compost, farming in a very cold climate, and the term "farm" used outside of farming. Tax Deductible Donation! -> https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ Links for today: A review on conventional seeds on organic farms: https://www.sciencedirect...

Spring Beet Breakdown + Making Your Tools Last 12.03.2025 19:26

Welcome to episode 107 of Growers Daily! We cover: a beet breakdown (a BEETdown, if you will) and taking care of those tools, but also a fun announcement many years in the making. Links for today: Beet video: https://youtu.be/-w1tvgVj-9k Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ MUSIC from this episode: GrowBy Gloria Tells via www.epidemicsound.com Suppor...

Where to Put a Garden + Hardest Vegetables to Grow 11.03.2025 19:37

Welcome to episode 106 of Growers Daily! We cover: the hardest vegetables to grow, competition from community gardens(?), and where to put a garden in the first place. Links for today: Common Earth Gardens https://cclou.org/common-earth-gardens/ MUSIC from this episode: AcrobatBy Martin Hall via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https...

Easiest Vegetables to Grow + Veganic Compost 10.03.2025 22:33

Welcome to episode 105 of Growers Daily! We cover: Veganic composts, how to test your soil moisture without tools, and the easiest veggies to grow! Links for today: Soil moisture publication from ATTRA: https://attra.ncat.org/publication/soil-moisture-monitoring-low-cost-tools-and-methods/ NRCS irrigation Guide: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/7385.pdf Daylight Saving...

SILVOHORTICULTURE, Integrating Trees into the Market Garden with Ben Raskin & Andy Dibben 10.03.2025 1:22:12

Squirrels, today we begin with an ending and we will end with a beginning. My guests today, the wonderful and amicable Andy Dibben and Ben Raskin, authors of the new book SilvoHorticulture will be inspiring us to participate in the great art of welcoming trees into our cropping systems. The planting of trees that will continue to bestow generations to come with gifts unnumbered feels like the perf...

Dry Farming in Dry Climates + Biggest Regrets in Starting a Farm 07.03.2025 21:45

Welcome to episode 104 of Growers Daily! We cover: dry Farming in dry climates, and big farming regrets + it's feedback friday! Links for today: Shared pathogens with alpaca https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10778254/ Indian Agriculture in America book: https://amzn.to/4iadp4j If I could do it all again would I still farm episode: https://youtu.be/OLTFx5DCX9Q MUSIC from this episod...

Managing Aphids in the Greenhouse + Underrated Crops for the "Hunger Gap" 06.03.2025 20:32

Welcome to episode 103 of Growers Daily! We cover: managing aphids in the greenhouse, rubber band alternatives for bunching stuff, crops to grow this year for, well, next March and cilantro and lacy phacelia as cut flowers… Links for today: Twist tie machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUHhWy7s5Oc BUNN tying machines: https://bunntyco.com Tach-It Model #3510 Hand-Held Twist Tie Machine h...

How to Buy Good Compost + Succession Planting Tips 05.03.2025 19:57

Welcome to episode 102 of Growers Daily! We cover: Megafauna + How to Buy Good Compost + Succession Planting Tips ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Dec 13th episode on crop planning: https://youtu.be/IvbL9YE70qY Peter Allen Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=10006...

Pest-Free Kale? + How to Find the Right Garden Planner 04.03.2025 21:26

Welcome to episode 101 of Growers Daily! We cover: Pest-Free Kale? + How to Find the Right Garden Planner ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Kale video: https://youtu.be/S948__7Arqs Seedtime link: https://seedtime.us/notill Spreadsheet academy: https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com MUSIC from this episode: West Side St...

Mistakes to Avoid this Spring + My Best Irrigation Advice 03.03.2025 19:05

Welcome to episode 100 of Growers Daily! We cover: It's the 100th episode! We talk about the importance of challenges (like this show), irrigation tips, and what not to do in the spring. ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 MUSIC from this episode: One Hundred Times By LaKesha Nugent Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or htt...

Interpret Soil Tests to Grow Abundant Gardens with Erica & Alice of Growabundant.com 03.03.2025 54:12

Erica Reinheimer wrote in the introduction to the intelligent gardener, "Gardening has been my calling. I like the listening part. I like sitting close to the plants in the morning, being with them, connecting. Understanding how minerals contribute to the garden has deepened that connection." While Erika and Alice Reinheimer, my guests today, left their lives in high tech to, in their words, grow...

Pigs as Plows? + Misting Lettuce in the Heat 28.02.2025 23:05

Welcome to episode 99 of Growers Daily! We cover: Pigs in the garden, Misting summer lettuce, and it's feedback friday! ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Pennstate on squash bugs: https://extension.psu.edu/squash-bug Timer: https://www.dripworks.com/galcon-6256s-od-wall-mount-dc-controller-6-station Summer lettuce vid: https://w...

Is the Broadfork Bad for Soil + Growing Squash Without Pests 27.02.2025 20:22

Welcome to episode 98 of Growers Daily! We cover: growing pest free squash, broadforking vs tilling, and value adding ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Episode with CSA in Germany: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-growers-podcast-network/id1441886206?i=1000457101392 ExcludeNet: https://www.berryprotectionsolu...

Burlap for Mulch + How Big to Make Beds and Paths 26.02.2025 18:34

Welcome to episode 97 of Growers Daily! We cover: Burlap for mulch, is farmer Jesse real, and how big to make beds and paths , ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Living Paths Video: https://youtu.be/wrcMmW4WKF8 Featured MUSIC TODAY "Weather" By Pandaraps, Big Soda, Is Our Children Learning Via https://www.epidemicsound.com S...

How Much Can You Earn Market Gardening + Are You Ready For March? 25.02.2025 19:55

Welcome to episode 96 of Growers Daily! We cover: how much can you earn in a market garden, FSMA exemptions, and are you ready for march? ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Natalie Podcast from Yesterday: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-till-market-garden-podcast/id1441886206?i=1000695562553 Helpful FSMA docume...

Growing in Sand VS Clay Soils + How I Grow Carrots in Clay 24.02.2025 18:02

Welcome to episode 95 of Growers Daily! We cover: Growing in Sand VS Clay Soils + How I Grow Carrots in Clay how to get academic papers for free ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: Growers Daily MLS Fantasy Soccer League ⚽️ : https://fantasy.mlssoccer.com/#classic/leagues/25574/join/H9SY94WY Radio lab episode about Sci-hub: ht...