Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Freekeh and Chickpea Salad

May 05, 2016

Tammy Algood serves up a healthy whole grain in Freekeh and Chickpea Salad.

Propagating / Planting Berry Bushes

May 05, 2016

Biodynamic farmer Jeff Poppen discusses how to propagate blackberry and raspberry bushes. Jeff also demonstrates how to plant a blueberry bush with the addition of sulfe,r and mulching with aged wood chips.

A Moss Garden

April 21, 2016

We tour a hilltop garden and see the beauty, and practicality of incorporating a variety of mosses in the landscape.

CATEGORIES:

Boxwood Blight

April 14, 2016

Boxwood blight is a disease spreading among all of these shrubs, from those in nursery pots to well-established mature specimens. It is well-documented in several states, including Tennessee.

Unifying Color in containers

April 14, 2016

A way to create cohesion in the landscape is to coordinate a hodge podge collection of containers and paint them with a single color or coordinating colors.

Herb Butters

April 07, 2016

Tammy Algood walks us through the steps of making delicious herb butters for a spread or a complement to meat and fish.

Winter Pruning

April 07, 2016

Phillipe Chadwick explains that the 'when' to prune is as important as the 'how'.

Green Door Gourmet Organic Farm

September 24, 2015

Tour of a large organic farm located just a few miles from downtown Nashville.

Memory Care: the Courtyard at Abe’s Garden

September 17, 2015

Abe's Garden is an industry leader in memory care residential facilities employing best practices. We tour their outdoor space which includes an opportunity for residents to garden, and enjoy being outside in a safe environment.

Growing Sweet Corn

September 10, 2015

Jeff Poppen, aka Barefoot Farmer, takes us from seed to harvest in his patch of sweet corn.

Growing tomatoes in containers

September 10, 2015

Container gardening is well-suited for growing tomatoes, yet it still has its challenges. We visit a grower who gleaned information and advice from Craig LeHoullier in his book 'Epic Tomatoes'. We learn from his experience how to minimize the damage of blight and blossom end rot.

CATEGORIES:

Hops production

September 03, 2015

The owner of Yazoo Brewery meets up with our Jeff Poppen at Bells Bend Farm where they grow hops for a special annual brew.