Home Gardener’s
Weekly
Issue
No. 82
July
5, 2024
Live Long & Thrive Summit
Our friend and past Superfood Garden Summit speaker Brian Vazily is hosting the upcoming Live Long & THRIVE event. As we age, many of us struggle to do the things we want to do–such as GARDENING!– due to physical or health reasons.
This summit dives into practical ways to start turning that around!
Gain total clarity on the MOST powerful, little-known and evidence-based steps out there for you to fight disease, live long, and thrive…
From the most qualified healthy aging and longevity MDs and researchers on the planet – including true living legends, as you’re about to see.
📝 BLOG
Transform Your Garden with this Game Changer
All things in life require balance, and the ecosystem of your garden is no different! In fact, one of the keys to a fruitful garden requires us to give in to the needs of our garden creature’s, so they can return the favor to us. Additionally, providing a safe haven for pollinator’s will be beneficial to your garden and community for years to come!
🪴 Container Gardening Micro Course! 🪴
What is the #1 best gardening system?
The best garden system is the one that works for you. Right here. Right now.
You might be thinking, “But I don’t have any space right here!” Or “I’m too busy right now.”
It’s easy to think of all the things you lack. But here’s the deal. You can start gardening or expand your existing garden TODAY.
That’s why we’re crazy for container gardens! 🤪
In the Container Gardening Micro Course, you’ll find videos, downloadable eGuides, worksheets, and resources to help you see garden opportunities all around you.
5 Keys to Container Growing Success:
🔑 Containers: Give your plants a home they’ll love!
Whether you purchase them or repurpose common objects to make your own, containers come in so many shapes, sizes, colors, and materials! And all of these factors impact your plants growing inside them. Learn how to select containers that suit your favorite plants, your style, and your budget.
🔑 Growing Medium: Get the dirt on potting mix.
Decipher packaging and labels, so you can pick a potting mix that gives your plants optimum nutrition and drainage. You’ll also get a printable worksheet to take when you go shopping!
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🔑 Light: Let it shine, get it right.
Adequate light is crucial for all container gardens! If you’re growing indoors or partially indoors, choosing the right grow lamps can be tricky. LED? Fluorescent? Broad spectrum? Your Container Garden Micro Course will shed some light on the subject.
🔑 Varieties: Compact plants, big harvests!
Indoors or outdoors, compact varieties of your favorite crops give you big yields without taking up big space. In the course, we share our go-to varieties for container growing. You’ll also learn about the best crops to grow indoors (and a few to avoid).
🔑 Fertilization: Add nutrients naturally.
Because plants in containers aren’t connected to the earth, you want to make sure you’re feeding them all the nutrition they need. But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck using chemical fertilizers! We’ll show you what to look for, so your plants can thrive naturally.
[Video] Escape overwhelm in your vegetable garden
Is your harvest abundance a gift or is it feeling overwhelming?
This video will help you shift from overwhelm to enjoying your garden again!
Weekly Garden Tip:
Bean leaf beetle larvae feed on bean roots and need soil moisture, so keep the soil as dry as you can to inhibit growth. Scuff the soil early in spring once or twice a week to unearth pupating beetles because as soon as temperatures reach about 50°F (10°C), they come out to feast!
FREE Resource:
5 Keys to Invite Beneficials Into Your Garden
With this free eGuide, you will learn how to create a harmonious space in your garden that will keep unwanted pests away from your harvest, and invite beneficials to join your garden. Balanced gardening is a win for you, and it is a win for conserving nature in your space in sustainable ways!
Product Feature: Heirloom Seeds
This Independence Day, resolve to reclaim your food freedoms by producing more of what you eat! Plant seeds to have food growing in your backyard and preserved in your pantry.
Growing your own food is a better solution to many modern problems, providing fresher products, localizing your food supply, and securing essential self-production skills. This Independence Day, reclaim some of your food freedoms with the help of our friends at Seeds for Generations’ and their BIG Independence Day Sale!
Dear Arti:
Question: HELP! What can I do to get rid of invasive Asian jumping worms? They came in a bag of mulch I bought at Home Depot. I contacted the store 3 times, contacted corporate headquarters and Wisconsin University (the University is studying them). I got no responses! I got compost at Home Depot and it was harboring this invasive species! – Lynda
Answer: Hi Lynda,
I hear you! I’m so sorry this happened!
First, unfortunately, the hardware stores have zero control over this. And companies that sell these products don’t either. That’s because we haven’t yet figured out how to solve the problem of this invasive species. But there are scientists working on the problem.
Now let’s go over some info about this invasive creature.
For anyone who doesn’t know, there are three species of these worms that are currently affecting the biology in many countries: Amynthas agrestis, Amynthas tokioensis, and Metaphire hilgendorfi. These ‘jumping worms’ are earthworms. And yes, they produce worm castings. The problem is that they reproduce and consume organic matter at an alarming rate.
Many ecosystems can’t keep up. Our plants simply do not produce enough organic matter. The result is complete consumption of the critical layer of organic matter. This puts several things at risk: vital nutrients that are critical for plant health, as well as food, protection and habitat for wildlife.
Currently, there are no known effective remedies to eliminate the invasive worms that won’t seriously compromise the rest of the ecosystem. Your best defense at the moment is to hand pick any you see.
Then, apply the Grow Your Own Vegetable’s four step Pest Management Method.
Luckily, ecologist and researcher at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum Brad Herrick has a helpful aid. To irritate the worms and force them to the surface for easier removal, he recommends drenching the area with a mustard solution of one-third cup of dry mustard in one gallon of water and drenching the area.
I know that’s probably not the news you were hoping for Lynda, but as of this moment, the jumping worm has one up on us.
For more on the jumping worm and Grow Your Own Vegetable’s pest management strategy, log in to your Harvest Club portal and check out the August 2020 Harvest Club newsletter.
🏡 In the GYOV Garden
Enjoy nature’s 4th of July fireworks from GYOV CEO and Lifestyle Gardener Denise Beins’ garden.
Fresh Food Events for You!
The Best of the Essential Oils Revolution®
WHO: Health Means
WHEN: Happening Now!
WHAT: The Best of the Essential Oils Revolution® is happening now! Learn about using essential oils for health and healing.
Essential oils can be a key component to making your own body care and cleaning products. They’re also a vital ingredient when crafting homemade (non-toxic) medicines.
This is your chance to discover:
• DIYs for immediate pain relief
• Best essential oils for cooking
• Top essential oils for skincare
• Best essential oils for detoxification
• Specific oils to address anxiety
• And so much more!
HARVEST CLUB:
LIVE Garden Jam
WHO: Harvest Club Members
WHEN: Monday, July 8th, 4pm PT / 7 pm Eastern
WHAT: Members get LIVE support for all their garden questions to help you get more out of your garden. Zoom link will be emailed to Harvest Club Members prior to the event
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN HARVEST CLUB
Garden Jam LIVE Q&A happening soon where Harvest Club members get LIVE support for all their garden questions to help you get more out of your garden.
Monday, July 8th, 2024. Link to join will be emailed to Harvest Club members.
NON-Harvest Club Members: Wanna see what LIVE Q&A’s are like? Click Here and watch our March 25th, 2024 GYOV LIVE Q&A.
Not a member of our garden membership Harvest Club? You can get a one-time complimentary two month membership with any of our courses. Harvest Club has tons of resources to help you thrive. Plus, you get access to ongoing garden support through email. Learn more here.
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