Episode 2: Our Roots, Ideas for Small Scale Gardening, and Some of Our Favorite Things

In this second episode, Ashley Kirnan and Andrea Burke tell their stories of how they started gardening, share their ideas for gardening in smaller spaces, a little bit about the dentist, and their favorite things for the week!

Recommendations and tips for small scale growing:

- Make use of vertical space (cucumbers, melons, squash, snap/sweet peas, gourds, climbing flowers)

- Source good soil locally (if you’re local, feel free to ask for recommendations!)

- Grow what you will actually eat and what you actually like

- Rethink how close you plant things together (And could they be planted closer?)

- Build small raised beds

- Grow in garden pots on a porch/driveway

- Grow in a kiddie pool/extra large pot

- Take notes every year and really get to know the best place to grow in order to not waste garden space

- Plant seasonally and reuse space throughout the season (pull spring crops and use that space for the fall garden)

- Utilize local farmers

Links:

Farmer’s Defense Farming Sleeves (used to be called Farmer’s Armour)
Johnny's Soil Blocking Supplies


Personal Sites:

Ashley's Flower Farm and Floral Business: Tarry Grove
Andrea's Website

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Theme Music: The Farmer, PremiumBeats.com