Lee Reich on Fertilizers - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - June 24, 2019

June 21, 2019 • 00:24:18
Lee Reich on Fertilizers - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - June 24, 2019
MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN
Lee Reich on Fertilizers - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - June 24, 2019

Jun 21 2019 | 00:24:18

/

Show Notes


Fertilizers: What fertilizers should I feed my (fill-in-the-blank) plant? A lot of you ask that question, about things ranging from magnolias to tomatoes. Soil fertility, and how to best achieve it, is today's topic, with long-time organic gardener and author Lee Reich who, among his three postgraduate degrees, has one in—you guessed it—soil science.

All those different fertilizer formulas in the garden center, labeled for particular kinds of plants, seem to imply that we need to add something, no matter what. But is that always the case? Lee, the author most recently of “The Ever Curious Gardener: Using a Little Natural Science for a Much Better Garden,” talked with me about building healthy soil and growing healthy plants.  

Other Episodes

Episode 0

July 19, 2019 • 00:25:51
Episode Cover

Elizabeth Lawson on Primroses - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - July 22, 2019

Primroses: What's not to love about primroses? And I felt that way even before I read Elizabeth Lawson's deep-dive social and cultural history of...

Listen

Episode 0

September 14, 2022 • 00:26:32
Episode Cover

Historic Apples with Mark Richardson -A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach September 19, 2022

A collection of historic apples that was threatened by disease is having a second act at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill...

Listen

Episode

August 15, 2025 • 00:26:12
Episode Cover

Scented Geraniums with Patrick McDuffee - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - Aug. 18, 2025

Patrick McDuffee believes that everyone should have at least one scented geranium on their windowsill year-round, for an on-demand invigorating whiff of fragrance, or...

Listen