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As the Worm Turns - Tuesday, April 25th

Host Jill Spears welcomes regular gardening experts Lulu Volckhausen & Lance Swigart, and special guest soil scientist Ron Godin, who recently retired from CSU Extension.

Joy calls from Hotchkiss with a question about the feasibility of gardening in "the 'dobies." Max calls from Montrose with a related question about higher elevation clay soils.

Cover crops - Ron recommends "Managing Cover Crops Profitably," available at sare.org. (It's a free download, with printed copies available to order for a fee.)

Len calls from Hotchkiss with a comment about a particular cover crop mix that produces 7 tons of organic matter per acre.

A native Texan, Jeff was bitten by the Colorado "bug" after graduating from UT-Austin. He arrived in Paonia on the October full moon of 1978, and has been involved with KVNF since its earliest days. His first KVNF show was "Sunday Night Live," which featured live musicians performing in the original Garvin Mesa garage/studio.