Greetings growers of the world, Jordan River back with more growcast.

And I am fond of the fungi.

Today we have Matthew Gates back on the line.

We just got back from some pestapaloozas.

We are fresh and ready, having talked a lot about IPM.

So I wanted to do an episode on biocontrols, specifically biocontrol sprays, utilizing microbes in your garden

for pest applications and more. So this episode is all about biocontrol sprays. I know you're

going to love it, but before we get into it with Matthew, shout out to L.I. Hydro. That's right. We

love L.I. Hydro out in Long Island, two convenient locations, Bethpage and Ilandia. That's right. L.I. Hydro. Our friends. They support education. They support home growers. Wonderful staff out there. Super knowledgeable. Great selection. If you're in the New York City area, you want to hit up L.I. Hydro on Long Island. Like I said, two locations, and they always

got something awesome going on, from community events to classes, like the Pestapalooza we were

just at in June. Incredible staff. Thank you so much to L.I. Hydro and the whole team. They're

serving the New York area. You know, New York is blowing up in a big way, so you need a good

store that you can rely on for information and products that are going to work. L.I. Hydro has you covered. Huge thank you to L.I. Hydro for hosting us at Pestapalooza, and we look forward to coming out there and seeing our New York grommies again. Support the real hydro stores who support the community. shop with L.I. Hydro on Long Island. Thank you to L.I. Hydro.

All right, everyone, let's get into it with Matthew Gates. Thank you for listening and enjoy the show.

Hello, podcast listeners. You are now listening to Growcast. I'm your host, Jordan River,

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Speaking of classes, we just got back from a couple of awesome classes on the West Coast and

the East Coast, with today's guest Pestapalooza was so much fun. And today, we are talking about biocontrols with none other than the host of Pestepalooza, Matthew. What's up, Matthew? Thanks for coming back on the show. Of course. I'm always happy to be on. Man, those past classes were just fantastic. These last few on the West Coast, L.A. showed out for us. That was a ton of fun. And then New York as well,

out in L.I. Hydro. I want to thank everybody who hosted us, Mighty Hydro, L.I. Hydro, and

Pulse Grow. Really great job on those classes, Matthew. I got rave reviews from those students.

I was pretty happy with how those turned out. I really appreciated the passion and all the people who came. And I could tell that a lot of

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