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Growing a Greener World

Gardening with the Masters - King of Compost, Unusual Fruit and the Weedless Garden

Season 10 Episode 1007

Noted author of Weedless Gardening, Dr. Lee Reich has perfected the art and science of making great compost, and he’s known for another specialty - growing unusual fruit. Dig into some of the other pursuits of this sought-after garden authority and learn tips for successfully growing fruit. This episode also features a segment from the iconic Mohonk Mountain House.

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Discover how worms can help you in your garden from worm castings to vermicompost tea.
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Take a tour inside one home constructed almost entirely out of repurposed materials.
Hope for Heroes: The Farmer Veteran Coalition
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The inspiring story of farmers who are feeding the country after defending it in uniform.
Year-Round Growing with Eliot Coleman
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Tips to extend your growing season to grow year-round no matter where you live.
Abundant Harvest
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Tips for achieving an abundant harvest and answers to questions that every gardener faces.
Locavores and Yard-sharing
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Meet the young urbanites who are changing the way we grow and eat.
Small-Space Gardening
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Clever design tricks you can use to create a growing space almost anywhere.
Redeeming Your Ground
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“Redeeming the ground” is what one family did when they moved into a home no one wanted.
New Ways of Growing Our Favorite Vegetables
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Thinking outside the pot. Unorthodox methods that produce big results in the home garden.
Fall Garden Chores
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Steps you can take now that will pay off when the next planting season rolls around.
The Spark in Sparta
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Urban farming examples from front yard gardens to a mushroom-growing warehouse.
In Susan’s Garden
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Master tomato grower shares innovative techniques that you can use to grow epic tomatoes.
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