Growing Vegetables in Shady Spots, Reusing Soil in Raised Beds, & Herbs

Pioneering Today

Melissa K Norris

Cookingfromscratch, Oldfashionedliving, Selfsufficiency, Home & Garden, Gardening, Heirloomseeds, Homesteading, Growyourownfood, Education, Survival, Pioneeringtoday, Leisure, How To

4.9 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Today’s podcast is an interview with Pioneering Today Academy member Erika who lives in Florida (growing zone 9a). She’s looking for tips on growing vegetables in shady spots, crop rotation and reusing soil in raised beds, growing the best herbs for her climate, getting soil tests done for proper amendments, and eliminating diseases naturally. Come have a listen, I’m certain you’ll learn some fabulous gardening tips. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/339.

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0:00.0	If you want to learn how to use herbs medicinally and not only medicinally but also grow them,
0:06.4	I can think of little else that gets me excited as knowing I can literally grow our medicine right outside our back door, then you, my friend, are going to want to make
0:16.2	sure that you are registered and signed up for our herbal summer series. This is completely free, though you definitely could charge for it because it is
0:28.2	packed with information. Once you sign up starting in August, every week you are going to get an email from me going over my top 10 favorite herbs.
0:40.0	Each week we are going to pick one of those herbs and do a deep dive on how to grow that herb,
0:47.8	but more importantly, how to use it, including safety, and if you should use it or not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
0:56.9	We go through all of the cautions, the medicinal properties, and its uses.
1:02.1	So when you get done done you will have in your pocket and hopefully by
1:06.2	that point in your medicine cabinet my favorite top 10 herbs to always have at the ready. Go to Melissa K Norris.com forward slash
1:18.2	summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better.
1:25.4	Hey pioneers welcome to episode number 339.
1:32.3	Today's episode we are going to be talking about gardening, but we're going to be talking
1:36.7	about a few different fun subjects. We're going to be talking about seed saving from fruit trees,
1:45.0	specifically what you need to know about seed saving
1:48.0	from citruses such as oranges and tangerines.
1:51.8	We're also going to be covering growing herbs, especially if you live in a
1:57.9	warmer zone or a more subtropical area. We're going to be talking about growing echinacea,
2:04.5	calendula, as well as camamile, and then we're going to be talking about
2:09.7	what do you do if you have areas in your yard that are shady?
2:16.2	What are things, if any, that you can actually grow
2:20.2	vegetable-wise in shady areas of your yard and also if you have raised beds or
2:27.6	containers that have soil in them can you reuse that soil? How do you treat it? Especially if you had any
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