Best Teaming With Microbes Podcasts (2025)

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😽Cooter Smooch, a Kindway Classic Cultivar 1:06:12

8d ago1:06:12

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Jesse and Matt from Kindway Farms are on the podcast for the very first time! Tune in to hear about their journey from stoner neighbors, to a prolific husband and wife breeder duo. Kindway shares the story of their breeding roots, and how serendipitous events (like the discovery of Matt's Ghost Train Haze male) led to the creation of this lovely ca…

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Who Can Fix the Housing Crisis - NYT Pundits, German Shepherds, or Bilbo Baggins? 51:46

14d ago51:46

51:46

Jason, Rob, and Asher are taking out a huge, unaffordable mortgage on the housing crisis. What’s behind the shortage in housing? Why is it that no one, except canine Tik Tok influencers with billion-dollar bank accounts, can afford to own a home? While mainstream pundits press for an energy-blind buildout of desert sprawl and gleaming towers of gla…

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🦫 DON'T Waste Your Fan Leaves! OKCalyxx on Nature and Farming 1:12:32

22d ago1:12:32

1:12:32

Make sure to check out the OKCalyxx Natural Farming Immersive on Oct 11 & 12th - grab your tickets at www.growcast.com/events DON'T throw away your fan leaves. The reason they are healthy green is because they contain all those precious nutrients you paid for! OKCalyxx is back on the show to talk about closing the loop in both your indoor and outdo…

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Important AC Infinity Code Update and More GrowCast News 4:26

26d ago4:26

4:26

Visit AC Infinity's AMAZON SHOP to avoid increased shipping and use code GROWCAST10 at Amazon checkout! Or for smaller items order via www.acinfinity.com and use code GROWCAST15 OKCalyxx Autumn Immersive tickets on sale NOW! Visit www.growcast.com/events and grab yours today! Stay tuned for some primo Member Resources like our Hash Guide, dropping …

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Bunkers, Bazookas, and Bespoke Moats: How to Be Safe in an Unsafe World 42:13

28d ago42:13

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The world has gone bunking mad. The bespoke security industry is burying bunkers stocked with arsenals of automatic rifles and surrounded by flaming moats. Is there a better way to prepare for the polycrisis, the zombie apocalypse, or whatever hard times are on the horizon? Jason, Rob, and Asher have some fun at the expense of the bunker builders b…

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🤫 Secrets To Supercharge Your Soil, with Marybeth Sanchez 1:13:48

1M ago1:13:48

1:13:48

What are the most important actions you can take as a cannabis grower to SUPERCHARGE your soil system for healthier, heavier plants? Organic gardening guru and GrowCast team member Marybeth Sanchez is back on the podcast for an episode about helping your plants thrive via a thriving soil system. The exploration starts out with the basics, an overvi…

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It Was Never Your Democracy Anyway: Thomas Linzey on Rethinking the Constitution 51:18

1M ago51:18

51:18

Democracy and environmental protection have two things in common: (1) they’re both supposed to be enshrined in the laws of the United States and (2) they’re both under severe attack right now. Asher speaks with Thomas Linzey of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights to uncover how the source code of the U.S. Constitution and the body of…

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🌬️Beyond VPD & Into The SPAC, with Nik from Rooted Leaf 57:41

2M ago57:41

57:41

Nik from Rooted Leaf Nutrients (use code GROWCAST) returns for another deep dive- this time moving away from soil fertilizer elements and delving into watering dynamics. Nik introduces us a concept called SPAC, or soil, plant, air, continuum (AKA the soil, plant, atmosphere continuum). This concept encompasses a more holistic view when it comes to …

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Going #2: The Dueling Rules of Nature That Every Good Earthling Needs to Know 50:31

2M ago50:31

50:31

Happy Earth Day! There are two concepts that every person should understand to be a better Earthling: entropy and self-organization. It seems like a paradox, but systems on Earth are simultaneously breaking down into disorder and arranging themselves into complex superorganisms. Everything on Earth (well, really in the whole universe) is subject to…

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⛏️ Mining Precious Metal Using Cannabis, with Song from Ginate 51:02

2M ago51:02

51:02

Can we actually use cannabis plants to uptake precious metals like nickel and maybe even GOLD using the power of bio-accumulation? Spectacular brand new guest Song Jin from Gaia Technologies joins the program for an absolutely incredible episode about microbes, mineral solubility, soil remediation, and more. Song talks about his journey from enviro…

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Even AI Chatbots Hate Us: The Rise of the New Luddites, with Brian Merchant 1:09:46

3M ago1:09:46

1:09:46

Who knew that the breakthrough moment of AI sentience would come from interacting with an annoying neo-Luddite? After failing to raise a single dollar for PCI’s newest initiative — the $350 billion Transdisciplinary Institute for Phalse Prophet Studies and Education (TIPPSE) — Jason, Rob, and Asher devise the only profitable pitch for raising capit…

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👃Aroma is MORE Than Just Terpenes, with Dr. Riley Kirk 58:00

3M ago58:00

58:00

GROWCAST CULTIVATORS CUP! APRIL 12TH, VIRGIL ILLINOIS: Grab your tickets today before they sell out at www.growcast.com/events The incredible Dr. Riley Kirk from Bioactive Podcast and so much more is here on the program for the very first time! Dr. Kirk tells us all about her extensive background in studying plant medicines, and what led her down t…

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🏆Cult Cup 2025 - Saturday April 12th @ Emerald Acres 2:47

3M ago2:47

2:47

USE CODE WEEKEND FOR $10 OFF THIS WEEKEND ONLY GrowCast Cult Cup 2025 - Saturday April 12th @ Emerald Acres Grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1106769149319 Cult Cup Features: -Premier cultivator competition -Free dabs from TN Terp Farmer -Education by Team GrowCast and Nik from Rooted Leaf -Food trucks on site -Open consumption w…

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A Temporary Techno Stunt: Tom Murphy on Falling out of Love with Modernity 54:21

3M ago54:21

54:21

Recovering technology booster Tom Murphy visits Crazy Town to discuss his journey from shooting lasers at the moon, to trying to "solve" the energy predicament, to falling out of love with modernity itself. Asher, Jason, Rob, and Tom discuss the roots and short-lived nature of modernity, which has not only shaped the world we inhabit but conquered …

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💪 Harnessing Hormones to BEEF UP Your Yields, with Mike from Grease 59:27

3M ago59:27

59:27

GROWCAST CULTIVATORS CUP! APRIL 12TH, VIRGIL ILLINOIS: Grab your tickets today before they sell out at www.growcast.com/events Mike from www.growwithgrease.com joins the program for the first time to discuss how to incorporate specific hormones into your garden to boost your yields significantly. Interestingly, Mike shares his story which coincides…

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Eating the Future: The NY Times Goes Full Ecomodernist on Food and Farming 47:00

3M ago47:00

47:00

How will we feed people living in the megacities of the 21st century, especially while confronting climate chaos and the depletion of fossil fuels and fossil water? According to the mainstream media: ecomodernism! Massive deployment of technology on factory farms and an extreme ramp-up of industrialization will save the day – right? RIGHT?!? If you…

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🪄Microbes Create Magic Inside Sacred Plants, with Dr. Colin Bell 57:14

4M ago57:14

57:14

Dr. Colin Bell - formerly of Mammoth Microbes and currently working with the incredible Miim Horticulture - returns to the show! Today we are doing a microbial deep dive in an attempt to understand what is essentially a massive iceberg of microbe knowledge. We only know a brief portion of how powerful and influential micro organisms are, but every …

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🧠 Intelligent Alien Fungi Are Attacking Your Plants, and Learning Your Weaknesses, with Matthew Gates 57:16

4M ago57:16

57:16

Pest expert Matthew Gates is back, and this time you're in for a doozy! The boys start the show by discussing a recent infestation in Jordan's garden, of a pest that is seemingly less common in indoor spaces: leaf miner type insect pests. Often confused with thrips damage, these particular pests need to be approached with a totally different strate…

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Bargaining With Collapse: A Superabundance of Lab Grown Meat and Dryer Balls 37:32

4M ago37:32

37:32

Do you contemplate topics like climate change, biodiversity loss, and the risk of civilizational collapse? If so, then you probably understand something about bargaining – a psychological defense mechanism that’s one of the five stages of grief. With just a wee bit of embarrassment, Asher, Jason, and Rob reveal damning episodes of bargaining from t…

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🧪How Cinnamon Oil KILLS Pests with Cinnamaldehyde- Doug and Leanne from Hygrozyme Return! 50:38

4M ago50:38

50:38

🚨Key Lime Madness DROPS TODAY at 4:20pm Central! www.growcast.com/seeds grab your packs or a box set before they're gone for good! Introduction 0:00 Hygrozyme's Recent Developments 3:31 Enzymes 11:24 Citric Acid and Enzyme Stability 19:16 Cinnamaldehyde and Cinnamon Oil 33:10 Hyclean and Line Cleaning 39:48 Future Product Tease? 44:54 Final Thought…

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The House Is Quite Literally on Fire: Peter Kalmus on the Climate Emergency Hitting Home 53:48

4M ago53:48

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Peter Kalmus, climate scientist and returning friend of Crazy Town, used to live in Altadena, California, where one of the disastrous Los Angeles wildfires struck on January 7th. Having learned that his former house had burned, Peter penned an emotional article for the New York Times about his family's decision to leave LA two years prior, out of s…

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🚨NEW GrowCast on YT, KLM SEED DROP MONDAY! Pheno Hunt Round Two is a BATTLE ROYALE! 7:47

5M ago7:47

7:47

Check out the new GrowCast Live Show every other Monday at www.youtube.com/growcast go subscribe so you don't miss a show! NEW FEM SEED DROP SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY! Stay tuned, 4:20pm CST the drop goes live at www.growcast.com/seeds - this is going to be the best drop yet so don't miss it... Grand Pheno Hunt starts on 2/15 where GrowCast Members hunt…

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🌲 Vegging 7 ft Tall Plants for Spring, OKCalyxx is Ready to Grow Some Funk! 58:17

5M ago58:17

58:17

OKCalyxx returns to the show for a winter update about everything he is doing to prepare for the big thaw! Calyxx shares the story of how he's kept his same vegging plants alive through the entire winter- even though his grow shed is literally freezing over currently due to the extreme cold. He talks about growing big plants outside, and how he pla…

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The Frequent Flyer Tree: Losing the Last Bit of Sense in the Climate Emergency 30:28

5M ago30:28

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In the world of college sports, money talks and the volleyball team walks, er, flies 33,000 miles to play games. The NCAA, like almost everyone else, is playing games with Mother Nature. What do we expect student-athletes to gain from ignoring the climate emergency (not to mention putting their health at risk)? Who cares, as long as we can wring a …

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🦆One of the Funkiest, Foulest Plants in Ages: The Story of the Duck Confit Chrome Cut, with Kristina 57:54

5M ago57:54

57:54

Wonderful friend of the show Kristina from Bloom Healthcare and formerly from the Chrom Six concentrate company joins the podcast for the very first time! Kristina gives a little background on her history cultivating in Oklahoma, and how medical legalization rocked the state- and propelled her growing career. She expands a little bit on what it's l…

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Merry Xmas!🎅 NEW WEBSITE LIVE! Beginner's Grow Guide, Grand Pheno Hunt Two, and Cult Cup 2025! OVERGROW! 3:57

6M ago3:57

3:57

NEW WEBSITE IS LIVE AT www.growcast.com go and check it out! FREE Beginner's Grow Guide: https://growcast.com/guide/ Grand Pheno Hunt Round Two: https://growcast.com/hunt/ Cult Cup 2025: https://growcast.com/events/

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Shotgunning Hedwig: The Dilemma of Invasives and the Bizarre Decision to Slaughter Barred Owls 33:36

6M ago33:36

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The US Fish and Wildlife Service decided to "manage" barred owls by shooting half a million of them over the next three decades. Jason, Rob, and Asher (along with the postal workers at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) are upset about this plan for addressing the predicament of invasive species. Surely there's a finer tool than a doub…

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☀️The BIG DIFFERENCE Between the Sun and Your Grow Light, with Dr. Coco 1:00:57

6M ago1:00:57

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Dr. Coco from www.cocoforcannabis.com returns the to show for an incredibly informative episode in a new series where we examine the major differences between indoor and outdoor growing. Today we start with maybe the most significant difference that you can image: the difference between the sun, and the grow light in your home grow setup. Dr. Coco …

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How plants survive winter 17:56

6M ago17:56

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This week, Jeff and Jonathan discuss caring for amaryllis flowers, focusing on the importance of feeding them phosphorus-rich nutrients like bone meal. Jeff then shares fascinating new research explaining how shrubs and trees survive winter through cellular adaptation. Finally, they explore the significance of World Soil Day. All this and more on t…

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🚨BF DEALZ! 25% of AC Infinity LIVE, 42% off Rooted Leaf, Seed Co FAT PACKS 7:58

7M ago7:58

7:58

25% off www.acinfinity.com - use code GROWCAST15 - BEST time of year to stock up on a new setup! FAT PACKS at www.growcastpodcast.com/growcast-seed-co Peach Smash is coming with fat packs, and the freebies are mostly CTS fems... Members get additional $20 off per pack. 42% off www.rootedleaf.com - use code GROWCAST - stock up on the carbon based, n…

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Breaking News: Crazy Town Joins the Newly Formed Department of Entropy 45:08

7M ago45:08

45:08

Rob, Jason, and Asher talk about joining the new Trump Administration, at least until Elon Musk eradicates it. They explore the implications of Trump 2.0 through three reality-bending lenses – shifting baselines, entropy, and the upside of down – and three ways of responding: resistance, resilience, and regeneration. They decided they couldn’t stom…

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💨 Humble Breeder Elevated STL Quietly Creates Fire Strains and Shares Fem Breeding Tips 58:48

7M ago58:48

58:48

* ROOTED LEAF BLACK FRIDAY IS LIVE! Code GROWCAST is boosted to 42% off at www.rootedleaf.com all Rooted Leaf Nutrients 42% off- loaded with carbon, no PH required! * First time guest but long time friend of the show Jeremy from Elevated STL joins the program to describe some of the amazing crosses he's made - such as Cold Case - and share his jour…

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The science of thermogenesis 19:41

7M ago19:41

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This week, Jeff and Jonathan kick off their weekly conversation by exploring "forcing the bulb"—a technique that tricks bulbs into blooming early by mimicking the natural temperature cycles of fall, winter, and spring. They explore various strategies, ideal temperatures, and timing for this process. After the break, they examine fascinating plants …

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BLACK FRIDAY STARTS NOW! Seed Co Sale, ACI and Rooted Leaf, Plus Grand Pheno Hunt Updates! 7:53

7M ago7:53

7:53

SEED CO SALE! Peach Smash for $30, Lycanthrope for $50, PLUS a freebie when you use your Member Discount Code at the website www.growcastpodcast.com/growcast-seed-co AC INFINITY BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR STARTS NOV 27! 10% off site wide, code GROWCAST15 STACKS for 25% off PLUS any existing discounts! Mark your calendars... ROOTED LEAF 42% OFF INCOMI…

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Winter lawns 27:43

7M ago27:43

27:43

Jeff revisits his disdain for poinsettias while introducing some great winter alternatives: holiday cacti. He breaks down various cacti for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, highlighting how shortening days and cool nights trigger their growth. Jonathan adds that amaryllis are also superb holiday plants. After the break, the team discusses ways …

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🌱 How to Get the MOST Out of Your Soil Home Grow, with Ricky from Riverview 1:02:02

7M ago1:02:02

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Organic gardening specialist and creator of Riverview Living Soils, first time GrowCast Guest Ricky joins the program! Ricky talks about how he got started in the cannabis industry, and what led him to create his own soil company. This leads to a conversation about home soil gardening and Ricky discusses some basic fundamentals that are a great sta…

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Tis the season (for gardening) 25:38

7M ago25:38

25:38

Jeff is back from his tour of Iceland, Scotland, and England—just in time for snow in Alaska! Speaking of snow, the guys discuss how it isn't necessarily bad for gardens. Known as "poor man's fertilizer," snow acts as an insulator, adds nitrogen to the soil, and releases nutrients slowly as it melts. This slow release is more beneficial than rain d…

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🧪 When to Use Humic vs Fulvic Acids, Chelation Chemistry, and More Carbon Talk, with Nik 1:02:00

8M ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Nik from Rooted Leaf Nutrients (CODE GROWCAST for 20% OFF) returns to the show for the nutrient deep dive series. This time we are moving away from fertilizer elements and taking a look at humic and fulvic acids. Nik picks up with his analogy about your plant acting as a pump- and he adds the carbon piece- meaning your plant is taking carbon from C…

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The neophyte gardener 30:36

8M ago30:36

30:36

This week, Jeff is traveling the world, spreading the message of the soil food web. Meanwhile, Jonathan chats with Evan (the show producer) about his gardening goals, including growing garlic. After the break, Evan interviews Jonathan about his gardening roots and his friendship with Jeff, exploring their long-standing commitment to soil food web g…

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Fall gardening tips 24:06

8M ago24:06

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This week, Jeff and Jonathan are discussing fall lawn care. Should you rake your leaves or mulch them? This year, Jeff isn't doing anything as he'll be traveling. He'll make sure to report back next summer on how things worked out. After the break, the guys explore various indoor gardening methods for the winter months. You can grow a variety of pl…

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🧬Pressing CBG Cultivars, Ancillary Cannabinoids, and Extraction Tech, with CBG Gurus 57:32

8M ago57:32

57:32

*ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT for this Saturday's OKCalyxx Natural Farming Autumn Immersive! Grab your tickets now! Shawn from CBG Gurus is on the program for the very first time! He joins us to today to share his journey from academia to permaculture cannabis cultivation. Shawn talks about his background in ag science, and how his passion eventually shifte…

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Science and poinsettias 19:28

8M ago19:28

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This week, Jeff is teaming with science, sharing some exciting new studies about the effect of white noise on fungi. After the break, the guys discuss recent research on endosymbiosis—the biological relationship where one organism (the endosymbiont) lives inside another (the host). Jeff believes this science is the future of agriculture. Finally, t…

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🚨CTS Packs Up, 2 Spots Left for OKCalyxx, Mush Fest this Weekend! 5:11

8M ago5:11

5:11

TWO SPOTS LEFT for OKCalyxx Natural Farming Immersive - grab them before they're gone! www.growcastpodcast.com/classes A few packs of Cookie Truffle Shuffle fems up the site currently! www.growcastpodcast.com/growcast-seed-co OKMushfest this weekend, Oct 12 and 13 www.okmushfest.com KLM Pollination incoming shortly...…

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Understanding how frost affects your garden 29:59

9M ago29:59

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In this episode, Jeff and Jonathan talk about frost and how it affects gardening. They explain the difference between "hard frost" and "soft frost" (or "light frost"), and how these different types of frost impact plants. They also compare dew and frost, pointing out that dew can actually be good for gardens and lawns at certain times of the year. …

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🍄Homemade Mushroom Ashtray, Soil Life, and Using Leaf Waste for Substrate, with Jacob from OKfungi 59:00

9M ago59:00

59:00

Our friend Jacob from Oklahoma Fungi returns to the show! He has the big OK MushFest coming up on October 12th and 13th, where GrowCast will be appearing! Check it out at www.okmushfest.com and come see us. Jacob shares some of the work he's been involved in since we last spoke, including looking at the concept of using cannabis leaf waste as mushr…

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All about garlic 42:02

9M ago42:02

42:02

This week, Jeff and Jonathan are talking about mosquitoes, focusing on their surprising scarcity in Alaska. They explore the declining mosquito population in the region, attributing it to warming temperatures. The conversation then shifts to dragonflies, a common predator of mosquitoes and other small insects. It also happens to be one of Alaska’s …

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Cluster flies in the garden 39:06

9M ago39:06

39:06

Jeff recounts his favorite gardening column of all time, where he wrote about the intricate relationship between cluster flies and the soil food web. After the break, the guys debunk some common myths about planting bulbs in the fall. Additionally, they give some good planting tips. Finally, they answer a trio of listener questions, ranging from gr…

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🤖 Substrate Reactivity, Deciphering EC Readings, and Real Time Monitoring, with Jason and Seth from Aroya 1:09:09

9M ago1:09:09

1:09:09

Jason and Seth from www.aroya.io and the Office Hours podcast are on the show for the very first time! High tech growers rejoice- the guys discuss how they got into the world of agricultural monitoring and eventually education and content creation. Seth and Jason share some of the issues that they work with large scale growers on, including dialing…

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Springtails and the soil food web 29:24

9M ago29:24

29:24

Last week the guys talked about applying organics to the garden to nurture the soil food web. This week, they talk about another contributor to healthy soil: Springtails! Springtails are very small insects that break down organics by ingesting bacteria and fungi. They can also jump about 2 feet. This means when they jump around, they carry bacteria…

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Soil testing for healthier gardens 33:48

9M ago33:48

33:48

As the weather transitions from summer to fall, it's time to consider how this change affects your garden. Jeff encourages listeners to apply organic matter to their gardens now to prepare for next year's crops. He also suggests that this is an ideal time to get your soil tested. However, he emphasizes the importance of using a reputable soil teste…

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