In this podcast, Ellen Wells shares her experience planting garlic shallots and onions in her garden after some trial and error. In the early spring of 2021 I planted a small row of shallots. The 2021 gardening year, particularly for growing anything in the allium family, was pretty much a bust for me. Whether it ...
Listen | Edible GardeningThe surprising sansevieria flower arrived this week. In this podcast, Paula Palma shows us how you can encourage yours to bloom. What a fun surprise to see a flowering bloom peek around one of my snake plant leaves. A few days later, another one emerged - I am still in disbelief. Like many houseplant owners, ...
Listen | Container GardeningIn this podcast, Paula Palma shows us how to keep your plant happy when potting without drainage when you find the perfect pot. You chose a pot without drainage. Who can blame you? Often, the best looking pots don’t have drainage holes. Sometimes you can make your own hole, (with a special drill bit and ...
Listen | Container GardeningIn this podcast, Ellen Wells tells us how an auger attached to a drill can make your planting up your garden quick, easy and almost effortless. You may never use a trowel again. Using an auger attached to a power drill in the garden has been a revelation to me. I was fortunate to ...
Listen | Edible GardeningIn this podcast, Amy Grisak shares one of her experiences with wild roses. When I first started planting at our house, I would take anything. If it came with a warning about being invasive, all the better! Now I'm regretting some of those decisions, including the semi-wild roses given to me by friends. Between ...
Listen | Flower GardeningIn this podcast, Amy Grisak shares some pest warning stories to help gardeners prevent similar kinds of incidents. It’s a frosty morning with windchill temperatures well below zero, so it’s no surprise that some creatures prefer to come inside to live with us for the winter. A month ago the box elder bugs made ...
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