Winter is just around the corner, which means that I'm outside planting clothes of garlic and broccoli late into the evening as the sunsets, braving the cold elements as winter sets in, which actually brings us today's sponsor, Element.

You might remember that this summer, Elements sponsored us with their zero sugar electrolyte drink mix, which is perfect for gardeners or really anyone who likes outdoor activities.

But guess what? They're back with some delicious winter flavors, the chocolate medley.

Every order of the chocolate medley includes three great flavors.

10 chocolate raspberry, 10 chocolate chai, and 10 chocolate mint. My personal favorite is the chocolate

chai because I like a little bit of spice with my chocolate. But really, the great thing about

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And now let's get back to the podcast. If you have ever wondered how to grow any tomato you want in a small space, I mean, I grew up growing in a small space, I didn't really have a lot of opportunity to grow these big, indeterminate monsters that I have these days. Well, this episode I think will

be very interesting. We have Craig LeHulier back on the show, and he is the co-leader of the Dwarf

Tomato Breeding Project, which we did talk about many years ago, Craig, but I'm assuming it's come a long

way. But for those who didn't listen, what is the Dwarf Tomato Project? So basically, the Dwarf Tomato project was born from a question that I got from so many customers

when I was selling seedlings, and it hit a peak in 2004.

What have you got that tastes great, has the flavor range and the colors and the sizes of heirlooms,

but I don't have to climb a ladder to pick it or figure out

what it's doing in my yard because it's totally out of control. I'm on a patio or a deck or a

driveway. So Petrina and I met in Garden Web, a website that we used to use just to chat gardening,

and we put together a project where she would cross really delicious

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