soiltemperature

The Plantrama team gets their fingers sticky with strawberry juices today as we talk about foraging for wild berries, and how to grow strawberries in your garden. Hear about the types of plants, protecting berries from critters, using this plant as groundcover, and more. We end with some thoughts about soil temperatures.

Here is a great chart from the Cooperative Extension-Sacramento County, showing how long seeds take to germinate in different soil temperatures. 

:38 What’s For Dinner: Strawberries

3:45 Eat/Drink/Grow: Strawberries

19:25 Insider Information: The importance of soil temperatures

Ete's been all over this winter: NY NJ, VA, FL, TX, which means he's seen both cold season (used a lot in the north) and warm season grasses (used in the south). Each type of grass has its own needs. Today Ete goes over some things that you can do to prepare for the spring for both kinds of grass. In the north, it's time to think about how you're removing your snow, and maybe taking soil samples. In the south, it's almost go time for pre-emergents. Wherever you are, let's get ready for spring in this episode of Eco Lawn Science.

This month we catch up with Killer Food Plots Nick Percy as he gets ready to enter the heart of the food plot planting season.

Nick says Mother Nature has not been kind so far this year, but he says soil temps will soon be at that magical 60 degree mark when planting can begin.

Nick also talks about the timber management side of his company, the importance of a soil sample and the addition of staff members to better serve his customers.

Finally, Percy reminds us to check out the videos on the KFP website for great "hands on" advice.