Serious Grower

This podcast is for all the growers and eaters out there who are serious about their food... market farmers and their customers, people who care about how their food is grown, or anyone who is interested in learning about their food system and how science can help serious growers of any kind.

Serious Grower is a science podcast hosted by New Hampshire Community Supported Research, with 45 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

New Hampshire Community Supported Research hosts Serious Grower, a science show with 45 episodes published.

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  Episode #47

  Field Report for August 18: brassica clubroot management, boron issues, and avoiding phytotoxicity.

  Aug 19, 202610 min

  A quick summary of what the experts are talking about when it comes to managing late summer pests, diseases, and other vegetable crop maladies. More about clubroot management in brassicas https://extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/extd8/files/documents/em9148.pdf More about bottom rot in lettuce https://sites.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=18469 More about boron deficiencies and toxicities https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/boron_in_vegetables_not_too_little_not_too_much More about cornsilk flies https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN381

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  Episode #46

  Kasi gets a robot vacuum

  Aug 17, 202637 min

  Kasi is a non-commercial farmer in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. In this wide ranging discussion, we discuss garlic irrigation strategies , right to repair laws , and all the technologies that are showing up on the farm thanks to space exploration , including UV-C for water purification and disease management. Music: With the Homies - Sarah the Illstrumentalist; All the Freedom You Need - Terin Ector; Mechakucha - Sugoi; Snakes and Fire - Par Hagstrom; The Big Aisle - John Runefelt

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  Episode #45

  Field Report for August 12, 2026

  Aug 12, 20269 min

  I will be including brief field reports in the feed through the growing season, featuring real-time reports from extension specialists in New England, New York, and the mid-Atlantic states. Pay close attention to where some of these reports are coming from because we’ll be covering a wide region and please reach out if you need help connecting with your local extension specialist wherever you are. We’ll get you hooked up with the right expert in your area! More information about alternaria leaf spot of brassicas https://www.vegetables.cornell.edu/pest-management/disease-factsheets/alternaria-leaf-spot-of-brassicas/ More information about pepper maggot: https://youtu.be/4NuJSPBeZyM More information about tomato pith necrosis https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/tomato-pith-necrosis More information about tomato timber rot https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/white-mold-in-greenhouse-and-high-tunnel-tomato-2-2-2/

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  Episode #44

  Field Report for August 5, 2026

  Aug 5, 202611 min

  I will be including brief field reports in the feed through the growing season, featuring real-time reports from extension specialists in New England, New York, and the mid-Atlantic states. Pay close attention to where some of these reports are coming from because we’ll be covering a wide region and please reach out if you need help connecting with your local extension specialist wherever you are. We’ll get you hooked up with the right expert in your area! The 2026 Cornell IPM Organic Production and IPM Guide for Vegetables is out and available online now! More information about southern blight in tomatoes https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/southern-blight-of-vegetable-crops More information about managing leek moth in storage onions https://www.uvm.edu/d10-files/documents/2025-02/2020-Leek-Moth-Research-Brief-FINAL.pdf https://youtu.be/OVaMkw6UmIU?si=qQ4_PL2NXJ4iD1DQ More information about deploying biofumigation using mustard cover crops Biofumigation https://projects.sare.org/project-reports/fne15-817/ https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f82d6e90-0e81-4652-9dfc-f7a16cb624b5/content

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  Episode #42

  Chuck is enthused about IPM

  Aug 3, 202653 min

  Chuck is a commercial farmer in New Hampshire and an expert in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for fruit and vegetable crops. This episode touches on how the scientific community is seeking alternatives tools & tactics to replace neonicotinoid pesticides in vegetable pest management and how science and policy influence the nitty gritty business of growing food. From New Hampshire's House Spring 2026 legislative session HB-1086-FN and HB-1431-FN Full Interview with Dr. Brian Nault (Cornell University) Music: With the Homies - Sarah, The Illstrumentalist; Silvia, Acid Streets of Brazzaville - El Flaco Collective; Feelings - Ryan James Carr; Morning Reggae - Sir Gigalot

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