S3E6 Growing great tomatoes, Plant a few of these and get a large return, Guest Author Joel Karsten

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Topics: Joey and Holly talks Talk about in segment 1 - How to grow great tomatoes
Type of tomato size of container
Full sun partial shade small cherry
Compost in hole and Dr earth HOME GROWN® TOMATO, VEGETABLE & HERB FERTILIZER
Cage stake
Mulch
Trime
Water
Keep harvesting

In segment 2 Joey and Holly talk about what plant you can grow that will give you a big return a big harvest
1. bush beans 3 to 5 pounds from a similarly planted 10-foot row plant ever 2 weeks
-Pole beans .Pole beans yield two to three times more than bush beans from the same space, are easier to harvest, except pole beans need a 5- to 8-foot-tall support.
2.zucchine (high-value crop ) One zucchini plant will yield, on average, three to nine pounds,
3. Tomatoes On average, a staked tomato plant will produce an estimated 8 pounds per plant, while plants trained via trellis or cage produce an average estimate of 12 to 20 pounds per plant. Cherry tomato up to 300 tomatoes
4. Cucumbers When you pick cucumbers every other day, this makes the plants continue to produced fruit over a longer harvesting period.
- If you plant cucumbers to use for pickling, plan on growing 3 to 4 plants per each quart of pickles you want to make. Generally, a healthy pickling cucumber plant produces about 5 pounds of cucumbers per plant.
-If you plant cucumbers for slicing and eating fresh, plan on growing about 2 to 3 plants per person in your household; healthy plants generally grow 10, 6-ounce cucumbers per plant. Heirloom cucumber varieties generally produce less fruit, which is about 2 to 3 pounds of fruit per healthy plant.
5. Carrots. Yield 7 to 10 pounds per 10-foot row. Thin plants to 1½ to 2 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart.
6.Okra. Yield 5 to 10 pounds per 10-foot row. Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart in rows 2½ to 4 feet apart.
7. Pepper. Yield 5 to 18 pounds per 10-foot row
8.Rutabaga. Yield 8 to 30 pounds per 10-foot row. Space plants 4 to 6 inches

In Segment 3 Joey and Holly welcome their guest Author of The Straw Bale Garden complete book https://strawbalegardens.com/

Joel Karsten is the inventor of the Straw Bale Garden method. He is also an author and educator. The Straw Bale Garden books have been printed in a number of languages and sold all over the world.

1.Let start with a this question Joel so we all are on the same page what is difference of hay and straw.
2 A question we get a lot is are where can I find organic straw at? Because growing up on a wheat farm we never sprayed our wheat but now I guess it is a thing.
3.In your book you cover a subject called conditioning the bale this is what you have to do before you can plant in it, explain what the that means
4.When straw bale gardening is done correctly – do we have to worry about bugs and disease like we would if growing in soil?
5.People are often worried about mice and bees using the bale as a home is should they be concerned about this ?
6.Where can we find the book? More about the method? Etc….

In segment 4 Joey and Holly answer your garden questions
Q: When is a good start time for planting Peas,

A: Since peas are a cool weather crop, they can withstand some cold temperatures. The ideal temperature for growin(continued)