Highly Effective Tropical Gardening

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The “Highly Effective Tropical Gardening” is a weekly Podcast hosted by Anne Gachuhi (Founder: Home Gardening Support Network). You will get weekly tropical gardening tips, strategies, and practical advice. Topics will include proper gardening techniques, controlling garden pests and plant diseases, proper pruning, lawn care, soil fertility, organic gardening, garden planning, growing vegetables and flowers, orchard management, hydroponics, aquaponics, landscaping, how to get more from your garden, how to enjoy gardening and so much more. This podcast is for all gardeners who cares about growing food sustainably and want to learn more about environmentally inspired landscapes, food gardens or thriving and fruitful orchards. Welcome!

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Introduction To Podcast Host Anne Gachuhi

Oct 23 2021 15 mins

In this first episode of the "Effective Tropical Gardening Solutions" Podcast, meet the podcast host, Anne Gachuhi (Founder: Home Gardening Support Network). In this episode, Anne is being interviewed by Shaggy Jenkins, a TV and Radio Host (Hawaii). Anne is a professional horticulturalist, gardening expert, online educator and landscaping consultant. She has both Tropical Gardening

A Better Understanding of Fertilizers & Plant Nutrients.

Oct 23 2021 12 mins

Join us to learn about the different types of fertilizers you can use in your garden or landscape. In this episode, Anne is being interviewed by Shaggy Jenkins, a TV and Radio Host (Hawaii). Be they organic fertilizers or conventional fertilizers and the differences. We cover the numbers on the fertilizer bag and what they mean (Nitrogen, Phosporus and Potassium - N-P-K) We discuss

Growing Vegetable Easily: The 10 Step Checklist

Oct 23 2021 16 mins

In this episode, learn the 10 most effective steps you can take to start your own vegetable garden. In this episode, Anne is being interviewed by Shaggy Jenkins, a TV and Radio Host (Hawaii). You will learn why it's important to add herbs into your vegetable garden, planning the vegetable garden, what vegetables are easy to grow, why you should incorporate crop rotation into your v

The 5 Steps To A Successful Lawn

Oct 23 2021 14 mins

In this first episode you will learn about the 5 Steps to a Successful lawn. In this episode, Anne is being interviewed by Shaggy Jenkins, a TV and Radio Host (Hawaii). Learn about the different types of lawn grasses you can grow in different locations (shade or sunny), the lawn management practices you should take to ensure that your lawn is thriving, including the watering, ferti

Backyard Composting Made Easy

Oct 29 2021 12 mins

In this episode you will learn about Backyard Composting Made Easy. Learn the important steps you need to take in backyard composting, and how to recycle and reuse landscape materials, turning them into a usable resource that enriches your soil. Learn the 5 Factors necessary for composting and what materials to avoid in composting.

Soil Testing & Nutrients Needed For Healthy Plants

Nov 05 2021 16 mins

In this episode, learn why a soil test is one of the most important steps you can take in getting to know the health and nutrient status of your soils. Join me, Anne Gachuhi and Shaggy Jenkins (A local TV and Radio host ) as we discuss 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈

Growing Vegetables Using Aquaponics and Hydroponics.

Nov 13 2021 18 mins

In this session, learn the differences between growing vegetables using Aquaponics versus Hydroponics. Also learn the setup of an Aquaponics system as compared to a Hydroponic system and the advantages of each system. Learn why these forms of gardening are important to the sustainability set up of a community and a better way of growing food, using less resources and less waste or