Doug Oster

Taking Care of Your Gardening Tools

6:58 minutes (1.6 MB)
As part of this week's "Task at Hand" segment, Doug and Jessica discuss keeping your tools in tip-top shape. Learn the basics of oiling, sharpening, storing, sanding, replacing broken handles and more.


Planning 2008's Crop Rotation Cycle

7:06 minutes (1.63 MB)
As part of their "Task at Hand" segment, Jessica and Doug discuss planning 2008’s crop rotation cycle. Learn why it’s important, how to separate plant categories, how long to make the cycle, how to incorporate cover crops and vertical growing into the system and more.


Start Seeding Now

9:54 minutes (2.27 MB)
Get a jumpstart on your cool season crops with these tips from The Organic Gardeners! In this week's "Task at Hand" section, Doug and Jessica disscuss setting up your seed starting area; lights, heating mats, potting medium, timers, fan, containers, domes to cover, watering area, etc.


Making A Garden Potpourri

6:03 minutes (1.39 MB)
Doug and Jessica discuss making garden potpourri using lavender, rosehips, cedar tips, pine boughs, cinnamon sticks, seed pods and pine cones with fragranced essential oils. Learn how to use and enjoy this homemade floral fragrance.


Everlasting Christmas Greens

6:18 minutes (1.45 MB)
For this week's "Task at Hand" segment, Doug and Jessica discuss prolonging the life of cut Christmas greens.


Protecting Your Plants from Deer

11:02 minutes (2.53 MB)
Doug and Jessica discuss protecting your plants as this weeks' "Task at Hand". You'll learn tactics and tips on how to protect your plants from nature and wildlife.


Saving Plants from Winter's Wrath

5:38 minutes (1.29 MB)
Doug and Jessica discuss "The Task at Hand"–-how to protect your plants from winter winds; using burlap or landscape fabric shields, proper placement, small greenhouses and more ways to prevent Old Man Winter from wreaking havoc on your organic garden.


Protecting Plants From Winter Salt

4:45 minutes (1.09 MB)
For this week's "Task at Hand," Doug and Jessica give advice on protecting your plants from winter salt and explain how to choose the right materials. They explain the benefits of using burlap or landscape fabric shield and much more!


Building A Garden Retaining Wall

5:27 minutes (1.25 MB)
This week's Task at Hand topic on The Organic Gardeners is How to Build a Retaining Wall. Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser give you some helpful tips and directions on how to build a long-lasting retaining wall for your garden.


Unearthing the Secret to Planting Bulbs

4:14 minutes (994.53 KB)
Doug and Jessica talk about planting bulbs this week. They discuss the steps to sucessfully planting your bulbs, such as soil preparation, bulb depth, combining variations of bulbs in the same hole and much more.

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Interests: Anything with an ING: dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading, watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming, surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing, driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting, loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking. I love supermarkets in other places, lyrics to songs, seeking out gluten free food, responding to questions and surveys, finding deals and bargains, doing public relations for anyone/anything I believe in, good conversation, sociological observation, the beach, early mornings, condiments and spices, vitamins and minerals, alternative medicine, nutrition, holistic health, fitness gum, coffee drinking, gun chewing and sitting in the steam room.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke Music: Linkin Park and The Cure People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their own battles and didn't give up. Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.

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