S2E17 Feeding your plants, What are mirco farming? Guest Mr. Green Thumb”, Stan DeFreitas The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 6-23-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI, listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz Thank you for listening and downloading the show Topics: Joey and Holly talks about what and how to feed your plants also what is micro farming? Guest Mr. Green Thumb”, Stan DeFreitas of www.askmrgreenthumb.com/ Feeding you plants and your soil compost rea, Manure tea, purple cow tea Natural feeds the soil less expensive than synthetic your plants will not be dependent on it easy to use and brew great Nutrient boost Micro farming done on a smaller level with a high production less than 5 acres small land Hight yield smart use of space urban empty city lot backyard can include chickens for eggs and meat, meat rabbits greenhouse micro greens mushrooms can be very profitable sales at farmers markets and csa's do not want to have fails Also known as “Mr. Greenthumb”, Stan DeFreitas has experience as a urban horticulturist working for the Pinellas County Extension Service and has taught horticulture at the St. Petersburg College. “Mr. Greenthumb” has spread gardening know-how on radio, tv and newspaper columns in both the Clearwater Sun and the Tampa Tribune. 1.What are nemotodes? What can they be controlled? 2.We use a lot of mulch, why do you find mulch beneficial and what mulch do you use? What mulch would you not recommend a gardener use? 3.People who have little gardening space – we recommend growing herbs – what tips do you have for growing herbs and what are some herbs you feel everyone can and would be able to grow? 4. pH level is a term that people hear, but many newer gardeners are not sure what it means , and people reach out to us, we lead towards asking if they have a soil test – how can a pH and soil test make one a better gardener and are soil tests necessary or how often? 5. What is air layering? 6.How can our listeners find more of you and your great information? https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Email your questions to TWVGshow@gmail.com tweet us as #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Saturday morning’s 9-10am cst Check out the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible: IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Use coupon code SHARE10 to save 10% off your 1st order. Beans a Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Plant Success organics: https://plantsuccessorganics.com/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden a Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/ Hoss Tools of www.hosstools.com Tree Diaper of www.treediaper.com Seedling Square of www.seedingsquare.com Rebel green of www.rebelgreen.com Use coupon code WIVEG15 to save 15% at www.rebelgreen.com/shop Dripping Springs OLLAS of www.drippingspringsollas.com Saz Products of www.sazproducts.com Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Made of recycled materials in the U.S It is a raised garden bed offers sustainable organic gardening that is environmentally sound. Use coupon code Wiveg125 to save $125 a Free Shipping (a $250 vale) on the Eco Garden Original Garden unit only in stone color must be purchased through the Eco Garden Systems website www.ecogardensystems.com/store valid thru Dec 31 2018 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Manure tea of www.manuretea.com The Gardener's Hollow Leg of www.thegardenershollowleg.com Save 10% use veggies at checkout Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off and free shipping one time use only. Bio Safe of www.biosafe.net 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at check out Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com The Plant Booster of www.plantbooster.net Tall Earth of www.tallearth.com save 15% on orders placed on, TallEarth.com. use WISCONVEG at checkout Purple cow organics of https://www.purplecoworganics.co

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