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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Sep 29, 2026 · 17:51
Welcome to episode 496 of Growers Daily! Today we are dialing in our cover crop mixes to our soil health needs. And getting ground ready on the fly (but on the healthy, too). We…
Sep 28, 2026 · 19:36
Welcome to episode 495 of Growers Daily! Today we're breaking down garlic because 'tis the season, and we'll also take a question about soil sampling without breaking the bank.…
Sep 25, 2026 · 24:33
Welcome to episode 494 of Growers Daily! Today we're talking about adding sand to clay (or more precisely why you definitely should not do that), We'll plant some winter kill…
Sep 24, 2026 · 19:59
Welcome to episode 493 of Growers Daily! Today we're gonna look at aging and longevity responsibly, take another question about purslane as a ground cover (there must be…
Sep 23, 2026 · 18:00
Welcome to episode 492 of Growers Daily! Today we're gonna talk Living Pathways: my lessons in them; regrets, but also what grows there. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Sep 22, 2026 · 20:11
Welcome to episode 491 of Growers Daily! Today we are going to discuss a few things to consider before you just start throwing cover crops seed down for the winter AND we take a…
Sep 21, 2026 · 18:50
Welcome to episode 490 of Growers Daily! Today we are talking green beans, if those nitrogen fixing rhizobium inoculants are worth it, and all things green bean. We are a…
Sep 18, 2026 · 22:13
Welcome to episode 489 of Growers Daily! Today we're talking about why starting a farm should not start with land, we check in on the chia cover cropping trials, AND it's…
Sep 17, 2026 · 20:10
Welcome to episode 488 of Growers Daily! Today is a good ol mailbag day. We're gonna cover a fun range of topics from considerations when becoming a CSA-only farm, to low…
Sep 16, 2026 · 58:42
Welcome to episode 487 of Growers Daily! Today we're LIVE talking about whatever you want! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Sep 15, 2026 · 19:25
Welcome to episode 486 of Growers Daily! Today we're gonna dedicate almost exclusively to storing potatoes and sweet potatoes (except the patreon question we take on about…
Sep 14, 2026 · 18:12
Welcome to episode 485 of Growers Daily! Today we will discuss establishing a meadow for beneficials in your area, both micro and bigro. And we'll take a question about taking…
Sep 11, 2026 · 22:24
Welcome to episode 484 of Growers Daily! Today we discuss legendary grower Eliot Coleman's thoughts on no-till, we'll visit the milpa patch one last time and it's feedback…
Sep 10, 2026 · 19:02
Welcome to episode 483 of Growers Daily! Today is mailbag day! And in the mailbag we find questions about what farmers could use help with (from non farmers), When grasses…
Sep 9, 2026 · 20:31
Welcome to episode 482 of Growers Daily! Today we are talking all brassicas all the time: brassica woes, where to fit the brassicas, and the mighty fall brassica We are a…
Sep 8, 2026 · 17:17
Welcome to episode 481 of Growers Daily! Today we are talking about things you can do now to have a great growing season in 2027. And, somewhat weirdly apropos of that topic for…
Sep 4, 2026 · 22:27
Welcome to episode 480 of Growers Daily! Today we are talking trap crops (the only crops you get to yell "psyche" at), we'll check in on the sweet potatoes in the field, and it's…
Sep 3, 2026 · 16:40
Welcome to episode 479 of Growers Daily! Today we are doing the mailbag thang. And so we're catching up with Jimmy Nardello (the pepper—the man passed away a long time ago),…
Sep 2, 2026 · 22:51
Welcome to episode 478 of Growers Daily! Today we are talking about one of my favorite subjects: Birds. The current state of birds with Becca Rodomsky-Bish; we'll talk about the…
Sep 1, 2026 · 22:25
Welcome to episode 477 of Growers Daily! We are gonna dedicate today to germinating crops, namely spinach (which we will do an in-the-field segment on), but also just good…
Aug 31, 2026 · 17:15
Welcome to episode 476 of Growers Daily! Today we're talking fall peas and gloves for fall harvest (potentially for those peas)! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Aug 28, 2026 · 20:00
Welcome to episode 475 of Growers Daily! Today we're talking about why better ecology is the answer, purslane as a living mulch, And it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇…
Aug 27, 2026 · 17:47
Welcome to episode 474 of Growers Daily! Today we're doing the mailbag thing which is always a fun and wide ranging day for us. We'll talk overwintering carrots in the ground,…
Aug 26, 2026 · 19:38
Welcome to episode 473 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we're getting into some of the nerdy details that make farm sales tick, like deciding where and how you want to sell (ie…
Aug 25, 2026 · 20:29
Welcome to episode 472 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we're talking mostly about frost protection and we take a question about naked garlic. Or more specifically when you…
Aug 24, 2026 · 18:42
Welcome to episode 471 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we're talking overwintered allium options from leeks to walla wallas to green garlic. AND we'll take a mailbag question…
Aug 21, 2026 · 19:30
Welcome to episode 470 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we're talking about the TRUE meaning of cultivation, some of the tweaks we are making to the show, and it's feedback…
Aug 20, 2026 · 17:47
Welcome to episode 469 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are getting nerdy about setting, achieving and then monitoring farm goals, and simple ways to track planting…
Aug 19, 2026 · 22:51
Welcome to episode 468 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today, we are talking some of my favorite seeds to save, how to make money growing seeds with Dan Brisebois, and all because……
Aug 18, 2026 · 17:27
Welcome to episode 467 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are talking about Low Key Farm Tools that Work Hard in the Market Garden (starting with important pocket-size tools)…
Aug 17, 2026 · 17:19
Welcome to episode 466 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are talking about cover crops you can eat (but still get all those good cover crop things out of it) and we also get a…
Aug 14, 2026 · 21:33
Welcome to episode 465 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are talking about making hedgerows and native plantings more accessible to growers, and we'll get some farm updates…
Aug 13, 2026 · 15:09
Welcome to episode 464 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are dipping into the mailbag to see what comes out. So we get questions about monitoring your physical activity on the…
Aug 12, 2026 · 17:41
Welcome to episode 463 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are talking fall—some fall interplanting options, when to start fall cover crops, and what warmer falls are doing to…
Aug 11, 2026 · 16:02
Welcome to episode 462 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are creating tilth at the top of the soil and we take a question from the mailbag about invasive chinese wisteria in…
Aug 10, 2026 · 16:31
Welcome to episode 461 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are focusing on winter-hardy greens (off the beaten path and on). We also get a patreon mailbag question about old…
Aug 7, 2026 · 18:46
Welcome to episode 460 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today the topic is the coming deluge of gardening books written by AI, potatoes snapping at the stem, but first, how about a…
Aug 6, 2026 · 18:23
Welcome to episode 459 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today is a mailbag show and we have a good little slate for you. We are talking spent mushroom blocks as a mulch, amending a…
Aug 5, 2026 · 55:43
Welcome to episode 458 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are going live to chat about how your seasons are going! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Aug 4, 2026 · 22:21
Welcome to episode 457 of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we are going to talk about keeping carrots weed free (or as weed free as possible), in the third segment you will venture…
Aug 3, 2026 · 17:33
Welcome to episode 456 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking about fall radishes AND prepping the garden now for the heat next year. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE…
Jul 31, 2026 · 18:22
Welcome to episode 455 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking about what to plant in the unheated tunnel for winter, the many ways that exist to farm, AND it's feedback…
Jul 30, 2026 · 18:09
Welcome to episode 454 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking about building community with small gardens, selling the idea of ecological/no-till farming to others, and…
Jul 29, 2026 · 22:16
Welcome to episode 453 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are going to do a whole dry farming show, talking about how to farm without irrigation and what it takes to do that…
Jul 28, 2026 · 20:11
Welcome to episode 452 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are asking: are we wrong about the history transition to agriculture, we are talking horsenettle and it's friends, and…
Jul 27, 2026 · 18:20
Welcome to episode 451 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking kale and then a little breakdown of the rules of interplanting. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Jul 24, 2026 · 20:25
Welcome to episode 450 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking about pigweed living its best life (unfortunately), curing onions as a little in-the-field SESH and it's…
Jul 23, 2026 · 18:24
Welcome to episode 449 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we take a question about raw manure (and parlay that into a quick convo about cyclospora), then we discuss organizing…
Jul 22, 2026 · 25:18
Welcome to episode 448 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're doing a whole winter squash, squashing. how to grow butternuts and any other winter squash, how to cure and store…
Jul 21, 2026 · 18:16
Welcome to episode 447 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking about, well, where I've been, but also why there are no perfect tools, and about my first impressions of…
Jul 20, 2026 · 18:48
Welcome to episode 446 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking farmer health, that's right: stretching and exercise routine for farmers, gardening for the long haul and…
Jul 17, 2026 · 26:57
Welcome to episode 445 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are fitting ecological farming into the modern economy talking: tillage vs no-till economics, farming…in THIS economy,…
Jul 16, 2026 · 23:40
Welcome to episode 444 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking asking if you can use woodstove charcoal as biochar, we're asking can biochar turn off herbicides, and…
Jul 15, 2026 · 23:30
Welcome to episode 443 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking soil blocks: soil blocks vs the world, your soil block questions answered, what about the stuff growing on…
Jul 14, 2026 · 19:29
Welcome to episode 442 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we just keep planting, late garden tips, and we take the tilther to the field. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Jul 13, 2026 · 18:36
Welcome to episode 441 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're going to breakdown beet production for the fall and take a question about growing cover crops for compost fodder.…
Jul 10, 2026 · 22:29
Welcome to episode 440 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're talking soil block tricks to amaze your friends and please your cucurbits, I'll make the case for sunflowers everywhere…
Jul 9, 2026 · 20:10
Welcome to episode 439 of Growers Daily! We cover: we will talk blackstrap molasses in the garden, what to look for in a tunnel, and we'll do a little florida weave demo out in…
Jul 8, 2026 · 1:03:28
Welcome to episode 438 of Growers Daily! We cover: your live questions about farming in July and whatever else you nerds want to chat about. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Jul 7, 2026 · 18:02
Welcome to episode 437 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are gonna discuss that super el nino that the weather nerds keep talking about, we'll talk about when pathways get out of…
Jul 6, 2026 · 18:23
Welcome to episode 436 of Growers Daily! We cover: we will do the full fall brassica breakdown (because it's about that time), and rinse, reuse, repeat. Is that how it goes? I…
Jul 3, 2026 · 22:17
Welcome to episode 435 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are talking about motivating kids to garden, we get a little milpa patch update from the field, and it's feedback friday. We…
Jul 2, 2026 · 17:22
Welcome to episode 434 of Growers Daily! We cover: dry farming a first year garden, onions that lay down, and is double digging worth it? That's quite the show. We are a…
Jul 1, 2026 · 21:33
Welcome to episode 433 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are talking about how much water you need for a market garden, storing rain water safely and water bankruptcy. We are a…
Jun 30, 2026 · 18:18
Welcome to episode 432 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are talking about the value of constraints, why we don't use a greens bubbler on our farm, and what to do when the cover…
Jun 29, 2026 · 17:17
Welcome to episode 431 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are talking unconventional cover crops and the sport of growing brussels sprouts. Is that how sports work? We'll find out!…
Jun 26, 2026 · 22:38
Welcome to episode 430 of Growers Daily! We cover: tunnels in rough weather areas, I take you to the field with me to prep and plant some lettuce. And it's feedback friday. We…
Jun 25, 2026 · 17:08
Welcome to episode 429 of Growers Daily! We cover: poison ivy in the garden, some specialty crops (like ginger and others) that CAN be worth it maybe, AND what level of shade…
Jun 24, 2026 · 20:22
Welcome to episode 428 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're gonna shoutout some soil health principles, talking succession planting tips, how to find good, safe mulch, and why…
Jun 23, 2026 · 17:33
Welcome to episode 427 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are designing the perfect farm, when to just get rid of a pest- or disease-covered crop, and what my living pathways have…
Jun 22, 2026 · 18:13
Welcome to episode 426 of Growers Daily! We cover: today, the other melons. Also which crops make the most sense for covered growing space. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Jun 19, 2026 · 23:33
Welcome to episode 425 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're discussing irrigation timers, motivation, and it's feedback friday dont-ya-know. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE…
Jun 18, 2026 · 19:09
Welcome to episode 424 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're talking about what to do with cleared trees, talk soil ball trouble shooting, and planning for retirement as a market…
Jun 17, 2026 · 16:42
Welcome to episode 423 of Growers Daily! We cover: today with garlic harvest season upon us (or at least coming up) for many of us, we thought we'd do a whole garlic show—when to…
Jun 16, 2026 · 18:45
Welcome to episode 422 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking about what makes a crop profitable (and what makes a crop worth growing even if it's not), using old high…
Jun 15, 2026 · 17:02
Welcome to episode 421 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking Summer Lettuce, and pairing a thick layer of compost with wood chip mulch, We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌…
Jun 12, 2026 · 20:54
Welcome to episode 420 of Growers Daily! We cover: building a compost site, we're talking about what agrarian means and if it is indeed a reasonable future. AND it's feedback…
Jun 11, 2026 · 17:36
Welcome to episode 419 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're talking frosted potatoes, we're touring my hedges, and discussing strawberries in humid conditions where the diseases are…
Jun 10, 2026 · 1:00:44
Welcome to episode 418 of Growers Daily! We cover: your live questions! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ…
Jun 9, 2026 · 20:46
Welcome to episode 417 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking about the importance of fun in farming (with a sports analogy because I can't help myself), yellowing…
Jun 8, 2026 · 21:23
Welcome to episode 416 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're talking summer carrots and what unwanted things can come in with the compost. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
Jun 5, 2026 · 19:28
Welcome to episode 415 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use sawdust in the market garden (and if you should), the big key to starting a farm, and it's feedback friday. We are a…
Jun 4, 2026 · 17:56
Welcome to episode 414 of Growers Daily! We cover: if you should pre-soak seeds, advocating for the causes you believe in, and what do I do with lightly frosted… tomato plants……
Jun 3, 2026 · 30:49
Welcome to episode 413 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're getting down to business talking how much marketing do farms really need, market research for farmers, and…
Jun 2, 2026 · 18:24
Welcome to episode 412 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're gonna tackle a pervasive myth about water droplets and sunlight, we'll take on a living mulch question, and discuss the…
Jun 1, 2026 · 20:22
Welcome to episode 411 of Growers Daily! We cover: watermelons and covering cover crops in compost coverings. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
May 29, 2026 · 24:25
Welcome to episode 410 of Growers Daily! We cover: rhizomatous grasses in raised beds, lessons from an untouched tribe in India, and it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇…
May 28, 2026 · 18:48
Welcome to episode 409 of Growers Daily! We cover: using fresh woodchips, keeping roots out of your hoops… houses, and foliar spraying vs side dressing vs fertigation, etc..…
May 27, 2026 · 19:33
Welcome to episode 408 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking: how and why to use buckwheat as a cover crop, planting into cover crop residue, and sunn hemp. We are a…
May 26, 2026 · 20:23
Welcome to episode 407 of Growers Daily! We cover: owning June in the Garden, is it too late for this or that brassica, and is a pinpoint seeder the seeder you've been longing…
May 25, 2026 · 20:04
Welcome to episode 406 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking about pumpkin and preparing your farm for weather that can't stop, won't stop… being weird. We are a…
May 22, 2026 · 22:46
Welcome to episode 405 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're burying some cow manure, we're done with subscriptions BUT it is feedback friday, which I can subscribe to another round…
May 21, 2026 · 17:57
Welcome to episode 404 of Growers Daily! We cover: watering plants in the heat, we're deciding when to pull a crop once it's damaged, and taking on an interesting lasagne bed and…
May 20, 2026 · 22:28
Welcome to episode 403 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we're talking farmers markets dos and donts, do farmers markets make sense, and the state of farmers markets currently.…
May 19, 2026 · 17:30
Welcome to episode 402 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are learning some lessons from the amazon (forest not website), tackling aphids in the greenhouse, and then how about…
May 18, 2026 · 19:21
Welcome to episode 401 of Growers Daily! We cover: Okra and the circle of life… of a garden. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌…
May 15, 2026 · 22:54
Welcome to episode 400 of Growers Daily! We cover: the various stuff growing on your seedlings, we're gonna talk about vasectomies (which isn't a metaphor, we're gonna actually…
May 14, 2026 · 18:56
Welcome to episode 399 of Growers Daily! We cover: the stuff in the woodstove acting like biochar, converting compacted ground into productive soil, and where has all the sulfur…
May 13, 2026 · 59:23
Welcome to episode 398 of Growers Daily! We cover: your live questions! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ…
May 12, 2026 · 19:01
Welcome to episode 397 of Growers Daily! We cover: how food prices are bananas, but could growing your own bananas help…er at least veggies; we're gonna take a question about…
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