Growing with Nature Podcast
1) Goumi Berries - A Great Nitrogen Fixing Berry
Nitrogen-fixing plants can help your other plants grow. Plants like your fruit trees and berries. But there are some edible nitrogen-fixing shrubs. One of my favorites are goumi berries. These great b...Show More
2) Introducing Cascara—A Fantastic PNW Native Tree
Cascara is a fantastic Pacific Northwest native tree. Adaptable, great for wildlife, and not too big this is a great native tree to add to your property.In this episode, we dive into cascaras and how ...Show More
3) Use Small Spreading Native Shrubs to Create a Dense Hedgerow
Making a dense hedgerow can be a challenge. But by planting small spreading native shrubs you can easily have a dense hedgerow. Native plants like Nootka rose and snowberries will quickly will in the ...Show More
4) 3 Tips to Salvage Native Plants for Your Property
Buying native plants can be expensive but salvaging them is a great option when you don’t have a lot of money to spend on new plants. But doing it right without damaging the living world is important....Show More
5) How to Get Started with Live Staking
Live staking is one of the easiest ways to get a ton of new plants. But not all plants can be live-staked and there are some tricks to doing it successfully.In this episode, we look at how to get star...Show More
6) How You Can Find Material for Mulch and Critter Homes
Finding material for mulch and critter homes can be a barrier to getting started. But there are some simple and cheap ways to find woodchips, leaves, logs, and other materials.In this episode, we look...Show More
7) Messy is Beautiful – Why You Should Skip the Fall Cleanup
Let’s skip the fall cleanup this year. Don’t rake up the leaves, don’t cut down the dead flower stalks, and leave the branches where they fall. While this might seem crazy you can skip the fall cleanu...Show More
8) The Most Important Reason to Plant Native Plants
Often people skip native plants but when you do this you limit your land's ability to be abundant. But why? In this episode, we look at the most important reason to plant native plants. In short,...Show More
9) Why Your Property Needs Snags – Plus Tips to Get Started with Snags
Did you know your property needs snags? Often people don’t like keeping around dead trees—aka snags. But snags are critical to supporting all sorts of wildlife that you know and love. From owls to woo...Show More
10) 3 Pacific Northwest Native Plants for Easy Winter Harvests
Growing these 3 Pacific Northwest native plants can provide you easy harvests all winter long. There’s something special about going outside and getting greens for salads and for cooking even in the m...Show More