Latest Food growing Podcast Episodes

What to grow in those hot months of Summer

Love of Dirt - October 31, 2019 18:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you’re anything like me and live in a warm climate, by the time summer hits you’ll just want to give your veggie patch all away. The summer garden means the bugs move in, keeping up with the watering is a full time job and things get suffer from severe sun stress. In this episode I share som...

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Surviving Summer in the Veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - October 24, 2019 18:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Summer growing in QLD really is a tough gig, it's too hot and the bugs move in. Sometimes it's just easier to give up and hit the beach. In this weeks episode I chat about some of the things I do to combat some issues that we face and still get a harves

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Lessons from growing garlic in a hot climate

Love of Dirt - October 17, 2019 17:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you watch certain garden shows, they will tell you that you shouldn't even try growing garlic in our climate. 'Stick to garlic chives they say', but seriously it's not the same thing at all. Well I am the kind of person that if you tell me I can't do something, I will be determined to prove y...

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Zucchini Fruiting Issues

Love of Dirt - October 10, 2019 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Do you have a problem with your zucchinis (or squash or pumpkin or cucumbers) being stunted and not progressing past the size of your thumb? Perhaps they are getting to a certain size and then they just start rotting. In this episode I chat about how to avoid this issue to make sure you get a g...

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The Fruit flies have arrived!

Love of Dirt - October 03, 2019 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
So this week, the last week of spring I made a shocking discovery. The fruit fly have arrived here in the subtropics. In this episode I chat about the strategies I use to stop fruit fly destroying my gardening dreams.

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Why you need to start growing flowers in your veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - September 26, 2019 19:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I confess. I never used to plant flowers. I didn’t have the luxury of a lot of space so I always felt like it was a waste of room if I planted flowers. Now since upping my flower game, I consider it an integral part of my veggie planting. In this episode I talk about why you should start growin...

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Choosing Mulch for your Veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - September 19, 2019 18:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
As the weather heats up for us, there is nothing more important than keeping up moisture to your vegetable patch and the best way to do that is to mulch your garden. In this episode I chat about the best mulches to use in your veggie patch and ones to av

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Common pests and how to deal with them

Love of Dirt - September 12, 2019 19:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode I talk about some of the common pests we get in our garden and how we manage them organically.

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Reasons your veggie patch is failing to thrive

Love of Dirt - September 05, 2019 19:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Are you a self confessed black thumb? Or perhaps you had some great results when you first setup your veggie patch and now you're failing to see it thrive. Maybe you’re just making some simple mistakes. Here are 3 things you can do to turn things around.

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What to plant in Spring

Love of Dirt - August 29, 2019 19:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Here in the subtropical climate we have to be super organised to make sure we get things in before summer hits and kills our gardening dreams. In this episode I chat about some of my favourite things to get growing in spring time.

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Problem Solving in the Veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - August 22, 2019 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I think the reason I love growing food so much is because I am a natural problem solver. If something fails I will keep trying until I figure it out. In this weeks episode I talk about developing problem solving skills to help you become a better grower

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Perennial Edible Plants for your Veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - August 15, 2019 19:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A perennial plant is a plant that will live beyond the single growing season giving you ongoing harvests. In this episode I talk about the benefits and downsides to growing perennial plants in your veggie patch and some options you may want to try.

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Preparing your garden for Spring

Love of Dirt - August 08, 2019 18:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Are you ready for the warm growing season? Here in the Southern Hemisphere, Spring is almost upon us so it's time to start prepping our garden beds for new crops and abundant harvests. In this episode I'll be talking about 3 key things you may want to do to prepare for the next growing season. ...

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Closing the loop in the Backyard Veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - August 01, 2019 19:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Closing the loop on your veggie patch is basically being able to self sustain without having to bring in extra resources to keep it going. In this episode I chat about 10 strategies that we implement (or are going to start implementing) in our garden to close the loop.

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Lessons from an Entomologist

Love of Dirt - July 25, 2019 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This month in the Dirt Lovers Membership we've been chatting all things bugs. We were lucky enough to chat to an entomologist all about bugs in the garden. In this episode I chat about the key take aways from our conversation from the good bugs you want in your garden to whether or not a bug ho...

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How to fill a raised garden bed for under $10

Love of Dirt - July 18, 2019 19:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Setting up new garden beds can be a costly exercise, but it doesn't have to be. I've made a few rookie mistakes along the way when it comes to filling raised beds. I now have my technique down pat and can fill a 2x1 metre garden bed for under $10.

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Things I wish I knew before starting my Veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - July 11, 2019 20:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
It can be incredibly easy to setup a vegetable garden and wonder what the hell is the point. You may find that nothing grows well, your harvests are too small to warrant the effort or your crops are decimated by possums or full of grubs. I experienced ALL of these things but persevered. Had I h...

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Beginner veggies to grow in hot climates

Love of Dirt - July 04, 2019 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode we look at some easy veggies to grow in the warmer climates. Whether you're starting your first veggie patch, upgrading from a container garden or looking for some veggies that will tolerate hot climates, these are a good base of plants to start off with.

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Our journey into Aquaponics

Love of Dirt - June 27, 2019 14:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Did you know you can grow food and fish in your own backyard? We've been doing it now for over 5 years with our own Aquaponics system. In this episode I talk about how we got started with our Aquaponics system.

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Caterpillars in the Organic Garden

Love of Dirt - June 20, 2019 20:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
It's that time of year when the caterpillars have been sent on a mission to destroy all our Kale. In this episode I talk about the 3 methods that work for me when it comes to keeping caterpillars at bay in my organic garden.

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Edibles you can plant for the Bees

Love of Dirt - June 13, 2019 20:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you're having problems with bringing the bees to your veggie patch it's time to look at planting some plants just for them. In this episode I talk about what edibles you can plant that the bees also love.

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Dealing with Possums in the Veggie Patch

Love of Dirt - June 08, 2019 20:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you live in suburbia in Australia and grow your own food, it's likely you've had the displeasure of feeding the local possum population. In this episode I talk about all the methods I've tried and tested and the one thing that will help you get that

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Growing food when you rent

Love of Dirt - June 07, 2019 20:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Before we bought our place (less than 12 months ago) we rented for many decades. During that time we still managed to grow a lot of food. In this podcast I talk about ways you can grow your own food in a rental.

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Welcome to the Love of Dirt Podcast

Love of Dirt - June 06, 2019 20:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Growing food is fast becoming a lost art. It's feared, it's unknown, it's challenging, it's rebellious. But it doesn't have to be hard. In this episode I give a quick introduction about what the Love of Dirt podcast is all about - growing food, fair food and sustainable living.

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