If there’s one positive to come out of our current situation, it’s the incredible surge of interest in gardening. Now more than ever, people are realizing the importance of growing and producing their own food. As any veteran gardener knows. your soil is perhaps the most important factor when it comes to successfully growing your own food. While it’s not necessary for everyone to get their soil tested, on today’s episode I explain when and why you should do it, where you can get it done, and what you should do with the results. Finally, I explain what happens when you have high levels of nitrogen or carbon and what can be down without it. Whether you’re a veteran gardener or a total novice, this episode is a must listen!
Testing resources referenced in this episode:
Colorado State University Soil Testing Lab
Crop Services International
International Ag Lab
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S14 S18: Let Your Garden Be Easy This Year
S14 E17: How to Tap Into Your Heritage for a More Beautiful Life
S14 E16: Cracking the Code of Whole Wheat Sourdough
S14 E15: Confessions of a Fun Hater
S14 E14: How to Live Off-Grid in a Tiny Cabin
S14 E13: How to Bring a Sourdough Starter Back from the Dead
S14 E12: Why I Don't Live Like the Sky is Falling
S14 E11: What You NEED to Know Before You Start Grinding Your Own Flour
S14 E10: We Stopped Watching TV for 6 Months. This is What Happened
S14 E9: The 7 Hour Business To Fund Your Backyard Farming
S14 E8: We're Selling the Soda Fountain. Here's Why.
S14 E7: The Inconvenient Truth About Building Community
S14 E6: How to Create an Effective Homestead First Aid Kit
S14 E5: The Hardest Thing We've Ever Done: The Charter School Tell-All
S14 E4: The Wild & Wonderful World of Olive Oil (and why it matters to you!)
S14 E3: The #1 Way to Save Money on Garden Seeds
S14 E2: How to Recover from Last Year's Homestead Fails
S14 E1: My Biggest (and Most Painful) Lessons of 2023
S13 E21: What You Didn't Know About Starting Seeds
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