GardenFork Radio - DIY, Maker, Cooking, How to

Erin from the YouTube channel and website The Impatient Gardener joins me to talk vegetable and flower garden planning. Are seed starting mats worth the price? Pros and cons of planting carrots? Amending raised beds? Erin's YT channel https://www.youtube.com/user/WIsailorgirl Website: https://www.theimpatientgardener.com/ Get My GardenFork Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/

Jimmy Goots, the exec producer of GF Radio joins me to talk about the challenges of being sole proprietor business, then we move onto pool cleaning tips, and then its all about how to grow peanuts. Get My GardenFork Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/

Rick joins me to talk about how angry comments actually help boost views on YouTube vids, then we move onto snowblowers and GF sponsor Troy-Bilt. Then we talk about laser cutters and Rick's dryer vent. Get My GardenFork Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/

Rick joins me to talk about how to be a better friend, and the benefits of friendship and garbage disposers. Quite the mix! Then we talk about Rick's interesting use of a rolling tool cart. To me, the in sink garbage disposal is a built in composter. But there are issues with using a garbage disposer in some towns. Rick tells us how he is using a rolling tool cart to be better organized in his home office.

Will and I talk about daily habits, and how to get stuff done and what works for us. Will is good at project management, I am not. Its a good conversation. We then talk about how to install a french drain, how basement walls can crack from poor drainage, and how to waterproof the wall that is leaking. Then a tangent on drywells. We then talk more solar, as Will has made a simple solar system for a cabin and a insulated box to keep the solar battery from freezing.

Rebecca, our registered dietician answers our questions about probiotics, salt, meat and what is a registered dietician? Deep questions. Get My GardenFork Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/ Check out the GardenFork Amazon Shop: http://amazon.com/shop/gardenfork Amazon links are affiliate links Support GardenFork, become a monthly supporter on Patreon: http://patreon.com/gardenfork Watch us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/gardenfork

Will of The Weekend Homestead joins me to talk about his battery based solar panel installation and my grid tied solar array installation. We then move on to supper clubs, which are a hold over of Wisconsin food history. We then talk about how to drop a hung up tree, aka a widow maker.

Rick and I talk about how to make rice and beans, and how to make different rice and bean recipes. Plus we go into some of the nutrition of combining rice and beans to make a complete protein. Hint: use brown rice.

Sharon, a GardenFork fan, who also happens to be my cousin, joins me to talk about dutch oven campfire cooking. How to use briquettes or wood, what you can cook, and how she makes cinnamon rolls and biscuits on a campfire. Get My GardenFork Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/ Check out the GardenFork Amazon Shop: http://amazon.com/shop/gardenfork Amazon links are affiliate links

Erik from the urban homesteading website & podcast Root Simple joins me to talk about beginning furniture making, how he started, organized his workshop, learned woodworking, uses SketchUp and now makes Stickley American Craftsman style furniture. wow. Erik and Kelley's website: https://www.rootsimple.com/ Get My GardenFork Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/

My friend Will tells all about how to buy and run a campground or camper resort. There's a lot to it, and many headaches, which he shares on this show. His resort is called The Bear Paw Resort in Birchwood, Wisconsin. Website info: https://bpresort.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebearpawresort/ Check out the GardenFork Amazon Shop: http://amazon.com/shop/gardenfork Amazon links are affiliate links Get Our Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/

Barb from Troy-Bilt joins me to talk about 5 tips for fall lawn care. We talk about how high to cut your grass before winter, and why (I learned something here) and how to make patterns in your yard. Troy-Bilt has a whole website full of information on lawn and yard care: https://www.troybilt.com/equipment/troybilt/knowledge-center Google satellite map of the Testing Facility and huge yard of grasses: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.264172,-81.9009229,747m/data=!3m1!1e3

Learn how to prepare for a hurricane from someone who has been through many hurricanes, our own Rick. We also talk about hammer drills that spark, and bike helmets. Check out the GardenFork Amazon Shop: http://amazon.com/shop/gardenfork Amazon links are affiliate links Support GardenFork, become a monthly supporter on Patreon: http://patreon.com/gardenfork Get Our Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/ Watch us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/gardenfork

Rick and I talk about a few simple repairs you can make to your air conditioner system. Rick's air conditioner stopped working last week, and he was able to do a DIY air conditioner repair. The compost video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNT6WIMqFA Support GardenFork, become a monthly supporter on Patreon: http://patreon.com/gardenfork Get Our Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/ Watch us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/gardenfork

Erin of The Impatient Gardener joins me to demystify compost. It is not hard to make the stuff, OK? We then talk about my potatoes and how they are dying. Help! Video playlist of simple compost bins I have made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIXZ8xNU7Ts&list=PLK9GxIRaLC5V2HRmq_SU8MxMG63HvWjnI Erin's amazing gardening website also see her photos on Instagram here. Get Our Email Newsletter: https://www.gardenfork.tv/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/