The Healthy Garden Podcast, with Randy Ritchie. Where soil is important and growing a healthier world is job #1! As an industry insider, Randy takes us on a journey across the landscape of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast topics range from the truth about organics, to how to make compost tea, how GMO’s get into your soil, how to fix your clay soil, organic rose care, growing healthy nutrient dense food, and why he hasn’t sprayed a pesticide or an herbicide in over 25 years. Health is Wealth! It’s time to take our Gardens back from the Big Chemical companies that control the world of gardening. The Healthy Garden Podcast will help you take your sacred spaces back with history, insight, wit, humor and great music.
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Are you confused on which compost is best for your healthy garden and body? Today on Episode #64, we are going to dissect the myths and truths about Animal Manure Compost and Plant-Based Compost. Learn about these two types of inputs for composting here and now.
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
The events from the National Heirloom Exposition from a real organic booth in the center of it all. This beautiful event had its ups and downs and then its ups again. Listen here to the highlights of this 10th annual expo!
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Randy takes us on a historic walk down memory lane and shows us what to be aware of and what to ignore to be more conscious in the garden.
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
***UPDATED VERSION***
How do we treat the inequities in gardening? What does The Great Famine have to do with your garden today? What are some real organic substitutes for fungicides and fungal issues? This and much more, join us!
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Today, on this Healthy Garden Podcast episode, we're going to talk about some of the things in the world of gardening that we should really look at changing- why these things need to be addressed and how, as gardeners, we can stop the madness and address the problems that are holding healthy gardening back.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Many of us don't know that even "Organic" products contain toxins. Find out some of them here on this week's Healthy Garden Podcast!
UPDATE: Randy Ritchie's newest gardening book, A Hundred Years of Deception - Why Gardening Must Change, is finally out on Amazon! Get your copy today to rid yourself of the chemicals and toxins in gardening products: https://a.co/d/fH1XCwY
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
How do we deal with stress and plant stress?
What are the ways to reduce stress in the garden?
What is key to optimal microbial health in your garden?
This and Randy sings Elvis! Don't miss it!
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
The MOST IMPORTANT Healthy Garden Podcast Ever!
Are you following the wrong advice? Do you know where the fertilizers in your garden came from, the story behind them and why you need to stop using them? How do you UnFertilize your garden? Find out Now!
Plus, find out all about Randy's new book coming out this month!
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Is the stuff you've been buying and adding to your garden good for you and your garden? Is what is recommended at the nursery good for your garden? Are Master Gardeners and Influencers telling you the truth about soil? What can you do to save yourself and your garden from BAD Soil? All this and more! Also, join Randy Ritchie for more truth, from an insider in the lawn and garden industry, at socialcompost.substack.com.
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
The Acid Loving Plant Mystery
- What are some of the many types of acid loving plants?
- What do some ingredients sold for acid loving plants do to the soil?
- What is in the process in nature that creates acidic soil?
- How do you create acidic soil at home?
- How do you grow successful acid loving plants?