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Building a healthy garden from the ground up

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Garden Variety, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Good nutrition is just as important for healthy plants as it is for healthy humans and healthy soil is a garden’s best foundation. Fortunately, as a gardener, you can do a lot to build healthy soil. Charity Nebbe talks with Ajay Nair, associate professor of horticulture and chair of the graduate program in sustainable agriculture at ISU, about best practices, including crop rotation, protection and more.

Guest:

  • Ajay Nair, associate professor of horticulture, chair of the graduate program in sustainable agriculture, Iowa State University
Charity Nebbe is the host of 'Talk of Iowa'. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University.
Aaron Steil is a Consumer Horticulture Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. Aaron contributes his expertise to the Garden Variety podcast and newsletter and to Talk of Iowa's Horticulture Day program.
Katherine Perkins is IPR's Executive Producer of Talk Shows and Program Director for News & Talk. Since 2014, Perkins has managed the broadcast schedule and sound of the news and information service of Iowa Public Radio, as well as has directed the long-term planning and oversight for IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River. Perkins has a master's degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).