In this episode, we talk all about cover crops and preparing our growing beds for winter with Gary Pilarchik of The Rusted Garden. The plant profile is on Fuchsia and we share what’s going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events.
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SHOW NOTES:
01:00 Introducing Gary Pilarchik of The Rusted Garden
01:40 Why does Gary garden?
03:30 What does Gary’s garden look like today?
07:13 Gary’s go-to plants
09:27 When to pull the plug on summer plantings
11:48 Soil temperature and shade cloth
15:25 What to do with empty beds
18:10 “I call it putting your beds to sleep.” -Gary
20:54 Hairy vetch Vicia villosa
23:46 Crop Rotation
27:18 Austrian Winterpea & other pods
29:33 Are cover crops a waste of food?
31:12 “Those last few green beans, if you have them on your vines right now, let them dry and collect those green beans to plant next year.” -Kathy
32:21 Cover from clover
36:40 Forage radish
38:53 Mustard greens
42:17 “The Greens’” with Rye, Barley, Spring oats, etc.
44:20 The cream of the cover crops
45:48 Gary’s book, “The Modern Homestead Garden”
47:13 The last word from Gary
47:50 This week’s plant profile is… Fuchsia!
49:25 What’s new in the garden? Deer fences and a pumpkin harvest
49:56 What’s going on around town? Arlington national cemetery tours, persimmon festival, Philly flower show.
If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:
~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 3: Cool-Season Edible Gardening
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-3.html
~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 97: Permaculture
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-97-permaculture.html
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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Editing: Brandie Bland
Show Notes: Jaime Breeden
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