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Spring to Summer Succession Planting

In this podcast, Ellen Wells shows us the basics of succession planting: the strategy of removing one plant to replant another in the same space. The transition of spring transitioning into summer is a terrific time to implement your plan for succession planting. This is the strategy of removing one plant or crop and replanting ...

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Shallots Versus Garlic

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 ...

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The Surprising Sansevieria Flower

The 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, ...

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Potting without Drainage

In 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 ...

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Using an Auger in the Garden

In 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 ...

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War of the Roses: Eliminating semi-wild roses

In 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 ...

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