2. First Two Commandments of Gardening: How to Water and Mulch

Mother Nature came down from the mountain to give us the two most important commandments for the garden: watering and mulching.  And yes, there’s a right way and a wrong way.  Or, in gentler terms, there’s a good way and a way that wastes water and can spread disease. Is it even a contest? There, we are being delicately rough.  (See Ep. 1 for reference.) 

We discuss Edith’s pandemic haircut (not good) and agree that the garden doesn’t judge. A listener’s concern about blossom end rot on his tomatoes is discussed. As is tomato rust. And mulch. Why you should always mulch it! Where and how. A mystery: what is growing out of Christy’s compost pile? How might it involve a little bird’s butt? What the heck is evapotranspiration? What is the meaning of life? No, we don’t solve that, but it probably comes down to gardening.

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