Flower Power Garden Hour

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Flower Power Garden Hour 140: April To Do List Apr 10, 2022

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This episode is the garden To Do list for the month of April. The time change has come and gone, so there is plenty of light to work later into the evening. Days are definitely getting warmer, although there are some sporadic cold nights.

Planting:
- Tomatoes – April 15th at the earliest
- Direct sow corn
- At the end of April -- Squash, cucumbers, eggplant, beets, radish, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes
- All perennials
- Direct sow zinnias, sunflowers
- Summer bulbs, dahlias, gladiolus
Fertilize citrus
Compost
Check irrigation
Paint fruit tree trunks
Prune camellias, quince, forsythia, etc
Smother weeds
Monitor for pests

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Flower Power Garden Hour 139: Listener Q&A Apr 04, 2022

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A wide range of topics addressing questions submitted by listeners. Including:

How to care for a Dracontium polyphyllum
Lantana – pruning advice
Tomato seeds – recommendations about growing in small containers
Safe edging options for vegetable gardens – metal, bender board, pressure treated, composite
Jade – how to help a drooping plant
Lime tree – how and what to transplant into

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Flower Power Garden Hour 138: GardenFit, with Madeline de Vries Hooper & Jeff Hughes Mar 19, 2022

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As a lifelong gardener and active person, Madeline de Vries Hooper was surprised when she started to experience aches and pains while gardening. Jeff Hughes, a fitness trainer, was recommended to help. Not only did his training and technique alleviate her aches, but they taught her better gardening habits. Inspired by Jeff's methods – and her success – the duo

decided to take the show on the road to teach and inspire gardeners and farmers across the U.S. to get GardenFit. I talk to Madeline and Jeff about the gardens they visited and how they are on a mission to help farmers and gardeners alike.

GardenFit premieres March 21, 2022 on American Public Television across the U.S., and will also be streaming on PBS.

Website: gardenfit.fit
Instagram: @getgardenfit
Facebook: GardenFit
Pinterest: @gardenfit
YouTube: GardenFit

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Flower Power Garden Hour 137: March To Do List Mar 11, 2022

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This episode is the garden To Do list for the month of March – still some cold (and hopefully wet) weather left. Days are getting longer and warmer.

Summer vegetables – start them inside or greenhouse or direct sow. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant
Direct sow sunflowers & other summer annuals (such as zinnias)
Plant:
- Beets, broccoli, carrots, celery, swiss chard, kale, loose leaf lettuce, radish, potatoes, turnips
- Perennials
- Summer blooming bulbs (gladiolus, amaryllis, lilies)
- Dahlias
Preemptively spray for whiteflies – release encarsia
Nematodes for soil
Prune – citrus, once blooming plants (forsythia, quince, camellias)
Check irrigation

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Flower Power Garden Hour 136: From Seed to Spoon gardening app & Park Seed, with Dale and Carrie Spoonemore and Kelly Funk Mar 04, 2022

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Wanting to ensure their children were eating safe, healthy vegetables, Dale and Carrie Spoonemore began to garden back in 2015. Frustrated with having to pick through the internet's web of information, Dale had an idea to create a one stop garden app… From Seed to Spoon. Fast forward to 2022 and Park Seed, a company that has been on the pulse of gardening since 1868, knew they could take this app to the next level. I speak to Dale, Carrie and Park Seed President and CEO Kelly Funk about the app, how it can help new and experienced gardeners.

From Seed to Spoon:

Park Seed:

Website: Park Seed
Instagram: parkseedco

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Flower Power Garden Hour 135: Listener Q&A Feb 16, 2022

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A wide range of topics addressing questions submitted by listeners. Including:

Best time to add fish emulsion to outdoor plants
Artichoke issues
Soil preparation for tomato planting
Using fall leaves and grass clippings as weed cover. Should it be composted into the soil?

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Flower Power Garden Hour 134: Tylor Rogers, of Arium Botanicals Feb 13, 2022

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Houseplants can be very rewarding to grow. But like any plant, they require a range of different growing situations -- including light and soil. Tylor Rogers, owner of Arium Botanicals, was nice enough to join me on this latest episode to share his vast knowledge of houseplants. We go over his favorite go-to soil blends for Aroids, Hoyas and more. We discuss how he ensures plants have humidity, what to do with pests and his list of favorite and easiest plants to grow.

Check out Tylor and his amazing store of both plants & supplies below:

Website: Arium Botanicals

Instagram: ariumbotanicals

TikTok: @arium_botanicals

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Flower Power Garden Hour 133: February To Do List Feb 06, 2022

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This episode is the garden To Do list for the month of February – actually quite a busy month.

Fruit trees – spray liquid copper for peach leaf curl before they bloom. Also time to spray dormant oil if you have insects overwintering
Prune fruit trees, roses (except one time blooming), grapes, blackberries – ensure you have a few days of dry weather following. Hold off on pruning frost sensitive plants
Plant:
- Broccoli, beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, collards, kale, mustard, peas
- Can start potatoes & radishes towards end of the month
- Bare root roses, fruit trees
- Can start tomatoes & peppers inside
Soil amendment: Get organic material in there for spring planting. Compost, manure, beneficial nematodes
Cleanup: Weed control (don't let them go to flower)

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Flower Power Garden Hour 132: Biochar, with Dr. Deborah Page-Dumroese Jan 27, 2022

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Biochar. You may have heard of it or it may be a new term for some of you. I was doubtful of its claims until I had the pleasure of listening to USDA Senior Soil Scientist Dr. Deborah Page-Dumroese present a talk. She was kind enough to join me on this episode and discuss everything biochar. She discusses her years long research on the use of it for improving forest and farm soils. She then dives into its value and use in home gardens and how you can make your own biochar.

Debbie and her work can be found at: https://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/people/ddumroese

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Flower Power Garden Hour 131: Listener Q&A Jan 16, 2022

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A wide range of topics addressing questions submitted by listeners. Including:

Broccoli clusters – why are mine loose as opposed to tightly packed
Citrus – can they be pruned in winter
Asparagus – how to trim
Succulents – should they be brought inside during winter
Broken limb on a tree – can a damaged tree be pruned during the winter, or is it best to wait until spring
Fireplace ash – is there a use for this in the garden

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