A Better Yard
by Brad at ABetterYard.org
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About this podcast
We bring together Upper Midwest gardening enthusiasts who are transitioning to a more sustainable lifestyle to explore eco-friendly landscape and gardening practices, so that we can reduce our chemical use, water use, and create a thriving ecosystem.
Episodes
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- Birdscaping With Native Plants · 28 minWe talk with author Mariette Nowak about birdscaping and why native plants outperform typical ornamental landscaping for feeding and sheltering birds. We share practical ways to…
- Stop Overthinking And Start Planting Native Plants (Part Three of Three) · 18 minLawns teach us to chase control, but a rebel garden is about building a living system that gets better every season. We walk through a practical, homeowner-friendly roadmap for…
- How to Reject the Status Quo with A Rebel Garden (Part Two of Three) · 15 minThe hardest part of changing your yard isn’t the shovel work, it’s the moment you decide the “perfect lawn” game isn’t worth playing anymore. I’m continuing our three-part series…
- How To Start A Rebel Garden Without Overwhelm (Part One of Three) · 16 minYour yard doesn’t have to be a weekly chore chart disguised as “curb appeal.” If you’re tired of mowing, watering, fighting weeds, and feeling boxed in by neighbor expectations…
- Your Yard Can Feed Birds And Pollinators · 15 minYour yard can look “perfect” and still be a dead zone. I’m Brad Tabke, founder of A Better Yard, and I’m sharing what I keep seeing every spring: one property buzzing with birds…
- Your Yard Already Knows How To Compost, Dummy · 13 minYour neighborhood calls it “yard waste.” I call it a pile of free fertilizer waiting for a truck. As summer hits Minnesota, I’m watching curb lines fill with bags of leaves…
- The EFSS Filter for A Better Yard · 23 minYour yard is not a static backdrop. It’s a stream of decisions you make all season long: what you plant, what you spray, what you mow, what you water, what you pull, and what you…
- Stop wasting water on your lawn · 23 minYour yard might be using more clean water than your showers and laundry combined, and the wild part is you may not even notice it. We sit down with Noelle Johnson, author of The…
- Yard Waste Is Not Waste · 16 min“Free yard waste drop-off” sounds like a win, but it raises a bigger question: why are we creating yard waste at all? We look at the leaves, grass clippings, stems, and small…
- The Anti-Chemical Lawn Plan · 12 minPerfect lawns are a great business model and a terrible way to spend your weekends. We’re pushing back on the endless cycle of pre-emergents, blanket weed killer, multiple…
- Spring Yard Reset · 32 minAudio from our free seasonal tasks masterclass on March 31 Spring makes people want to rush outside and “fix” the yard, but we’ve learned that the fastest way to a healthier…
- Spring's First Flowers While Hiking the Louisville Swamp · 21 minPasque flowers are blooming in this transition to spring. I’m out hiking with Scout along the Minnesota River on federal land at the Louisville Swamp, narrating what we see as…
- How Trees Know When to Turn: The Science of Fall Color 🍂🍁🍃 · 15 minThe leaves don’t wait for frost—they’re already counting the night. We dive into the quiet timing system inside trees that decides when the colors ignite, why some years burst…
- The Key to Healthy Soil · 42 minThis episode is the audio from our October Masterclass: Key to Healthy, Living Soil and focuses on the importance of soil health in gardening, emphasizing the role of organic…
- The EFSS Framework and Minnesota Gardening's Landscape Wellness Stages · 17 minIn this episode of the Minnesota Gardening Podcast, host Brad Tabke reflects on personal challenges and the importance of community in gardening. He introduces the Minnesota…
- Plant Helpful Plants: Part III of my 3x3 Course · 18 minWe continue our 3x3 series with the final installment focusing on planting helpful plants to feed pollinators, save water, eliminate chemicals, and store carbon. This free course…
- Environmentally Friendly Landscape: Part II of my 3x3 Course · 9 minFall is the perfect time to implement environmentally friendly practices in your landscape that support local ecosystems while reducing your workload. We explore part two of our…
- Sustainable Lawn Care: Part I of my 3x3 Course · 13 minToday is a wonderful day! Releasing our free course called 3x3: Nine keystone actions you can take today for a healthier lawn and landscape. Here is the audio of the first lesson…
- All about jumping worms with Laura Van Riper from Minnesota DNR · 24 minSpring plant sales and swaps are a great time for jumping worms to spread in our landscapes. Laura Van Riper, the Terrestrial Invasive Species Coordinator at the Minnesota DNR…
- When can I do Spring Gardening tasks? · 17 minI've been getting a lot of questions lately on the timing of spring gardening tasks. In this episode we talk through the timing on spring gardening tasks and how you want to…
