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Flower Power Garden Hour 110: Listener Q&A Jul 27, 2021

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Grab bag listener Q&A episode – tree issues and recommendations, vegetables, pests….

Jade – why is it turning red
Thrips – how to mitigate
Cucumbers – why very pale in color
Limbs dropping on a tree that seems healthy
Maple tree – roots are starting to show at the base….should they be covered with soil

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Flower Power Garden Hour 109: Sonya Harris, Bullock Garden Project Jul 18, 2021

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Sonya Harris is a lifetime educator. Working with kids with special needs she became aware of the importance of alternative learning and began her journey creating a school garden. Sonya's energy and dedication quickly morphed into a bigger mission -- eventually leading to the nonprofit Bullock Garden Project. The mission of the organization is stated below:

We are dedicated to empowering individuals, groups, and organizations, focusing on people within marginalized communities, in creating sustainable agriculture and incorporating garden education through building community sustainability awareness; partnering with community and green industry organizations; strengthening social/emotional development and well-being and nurturing independence through experiential learning and garden-based education; and inspiring future leaders to support green initiatives.

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Flower Power Garden Hour 108: July To Do List Jul 10, 2021

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Summer is in full swing, and oppressive heat is dominating the western US. Even with that, believe it or not this is the time of year I start thinking about my plan for winter vegetables. In this episode, I discuss this as well as all other July garden to-do tasks including…vegetables to plant, summer fruit tree pruning, pruning hydrangeas, and lavender and blueberry care.

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Flower Power Garden Hour 107: Listener Q&A Jun 30, 2021

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Grab bag listener Q&A episode – vegetables, flowers, trees, pests….

Butternut squash identification
Japanese Maple – what are the white spots on leaves?
Hydrangea -- flowers dying prematurely
Lavender – why are leaves turning yellow?
Tomatoes – what are the small, red insects and webbing?
Magnolia tree – limbs have been dying for a few years. Anything that can be done?

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Flower Power Garden Hour 106: Jim McKinley of EB Stone Organics Jun 21, 2021

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Soils are key to a healthy garden, but it can be a bit confusing when knowing what to buy or add. Jim McKinley of EB Stone Organics joins me to discuss ways to improve your soil health. Is compost always a good thing? What is a soilless media? What is better… chicken or steer manure and many more questions/topics are discussed.

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Facebook: EBStoneOrganics
Instagram: ebstone_organics
YouTube: EB Stone Organics

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Flower Power Garden Hour 105: June To Do List Jun 10, 2021

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The summer heat is here – or it's at least starting. With that, vegetables are in full swing – as are an assortment of pests. I discuss these as well as all other June garden to-do tasks

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Flower Power Garden Hour 104: Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms Jun 07, 2021

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What started out as a passing interest for Natasha McCrary's son has turned into a full fledged farm with the primary mission of promoting and saving baby doll sheep. As the years progressed, the farm has now become a source of cut flowers, essential oil products, farm events and more. I talk to Natasha about how she goes about growing cut flowers in her home state of Alabama. For anyone wanting to venture into the business of cut flowers or if you want to grow your own, she is a wealth of knowledge… from must have varieties, when to plant, when to harvest and more. And of course we learn what baby doll sheep are!

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Flower Power Garden Hour 103: David Wooten, A Quarter Acre & No Mule May 31, 2021

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Gardening is a continuous journey of learning, experimenting and cultivating. It doesn't matter how long you have been gardening or how big your garden is, we can all learn from anyone who has put a trowel in the ground. In this episode I talk to photographer David Art about his journey into gardening. As a youth he watched his grandma garden and grow grapes in a small plot in New Jersey. Today he has taken what he soaked in by watching her as well as the experience of his southern heritage to create his own urban garden.

Instagram: A Quarter Acre & No Mule

Facebook: A Quarter Acre & No Mule

Website: Realdavidart

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Flower Power Garden Hour 102: DIY Raised Beds May 26, 2021

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While growing in raised garden beds is not necessary, it can make gardening easier and be a solution to certain issues (can you say gophers!) Joe and I go over how we built my new ones and ones I've used in the past. We cover:

What materials work the best
Type of soil to fill them with
What sizes work best
How to barricade against gophers and more

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Flower Power Garden Hour 101: All about corn, with Farmer Fred Hoffman May 20, 2021

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Many of us have memories of shucking corn on a warm summer evening, but it's even better if that corn is grown in your own garden. I talk to Farmer Fred Hoffman of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast -- he discusses everything you need to know to grow your own sweet corn and popcorn. As a former popcorn farmer, Fred dives into the primary pests and diseases, how to tell when corn is ripe and the best varieties.

Find Farmer Fred at the locations below:

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Podcast: Garden Basics with Farmer Fred
Podcast: Green Acres Garden Podcast with Farmer Fred
Website: farmerfred.com

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