Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Aeroponics on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Aeroponics

August 10, 2017

We visit TN Urban Farms to see how greens, herbs and vegetables are being grown in vertical food-grade plastic towers. The ingredients for growing so fast and healthy are water, light, nutrients and oxygen. This greenhouse operation boasts 440 plants in production in just a 6 ’x 8’ greenhouse space.

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Amber Falls Winery and Cellars on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Amber Falls Winery and Cellars

August 10, 2017

Yes, you can grow quality grapes in the heat and humidity of middle Tennessee. Selecting the right varieties is the key. Tammy Algood tours the vineyards of Amber Falls in Hampshire, and learns why these grapes produce such a bountiful and quality harvest.

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Grain Corn on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Grain Corn

August 10, 2017

We visit a market gardener in Shelbyville, TN who grows grain corn in a 4' x 8' raised bed. He shares tips on how he achieves a high-quality yield in a small space, and explains why fresh is tastiest.

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Terraced Vegetable Garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Terraced Vegetable Garden

August 10, 2017

We visit an architect who plotted, planned, and executed a terrific terraced garden for vegetable gardening. He also lends a lot of insight from his personal gardening experiences.

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The Nashville Food Project on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

The Nashville Food Project

August 10, 2017

The mission of this organization is to alleviate hunger in our city and build community. We visit one of two production fields to see how organic farming best practices are followed, and the tremendous yields they are rewarded with during the growing season.

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Garden Tool Maintenance on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Garden Tool Maintenance

August 03, 2017

We'll help get your garden tools in tip-top working condition.

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Husk Nashville on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Husk Nashville

August 03, 2017

Matt Kerske walks the grounds of Husk Nashville where the berries, herbs and vegetables are part of the landscape and the menu.

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Indoor Plant Trends on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Indoor Plant Trends

July 13, 2017

Chic and trendy, today’s indoor plants are as much about décor as they are greenery. Matt Kerske introduces us to new and dramatic foliage for the home.

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Nature's Way to Garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Nature’s Way to Garden

July 13, 2017

Sheri Gramer tours the many garden beds of an avid gardener who is happy to admit that she's always learning. We see a butterfly garden, a vegetable garden, a large ornamental garden featuring a babbling brook. All these garden beds benefit from a breathtaking mountain top view.

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Dried Pear Bacon Bread on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Dried Pear Bacon Bread

July 06, 2017

Tammy Algood combines fruit with bacon for a morning treat. Dried Pear Bacon Bread sounds yummy indeed.

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Espalier Training for Non-fruiting specimens on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Espalier Training for Non-fruiting specimens

July 06, 2017

We’ll see various evergreens being trained with espalier pruning techniques to create fans, arches, screens and ornamental specimens.

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Raised Vegetable Beds on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Raised Vegetable Beds

July 06, 2017

Phillipe Chadwick walks in the sunshine with an enthusiastic grower through her raised beds brimming with vegetables.

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