Flower Power Garden Hour

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Flower Power Garden Hour 90: February To Do List Feb 11, 2021

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This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the cold and wet February. Tasks include:

Pruning roses
Pruning fruit trees
Spraying fruit trees/roses
Clean up
Plant more winter veggies
Start veggie seeds inside

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Flower Power Garden Hour 89: Bare-root fruit trees, with Farmer Fred Hoffman Feb 03, 2021

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There are numerous reasons to plant bare-root fruit trees… greater selection, price and ease of planting. I discuss with Fred Hoffman, host of Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, on all you need to know about selecting, planting and steps to get your tree on its way to producing bumper crops. What are chill hours vs chill units? Why do you paint the tree trunks? How do you keep your fruit tree to a manageable size? And my favorite… the story on how fruit tree trunks began being painted.

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Flower Power Garden Hour 88: Listener Q&A Jan 31, 2021

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Grab bag listener Q&A episode – some very detailed questions this time, so take notes and put your thinking hat on.

Azaleas – not doing so well, how to make grow better?
Blueberry bushes – having difficult time growing, need to move them, water issues
Seeds – require air circulation for storage?
Miracle berry – leaves turning brown
Redwoods – foliage turning brown/orange

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Flower Power Garden Hour 87: Building healthy soil, with Melinda Cordell Jan 22, 2021

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Focus on your soil and your garden will thank you. I talk to 'Stay Grounded: Soil Building for Sustainable Gardens' author Melinda Cordell about the steps to a healthy soil. How exactly do earthworms help your soil? Can you really compost drywall and levi jeans? These are just some of the topics we touch upon.

To find Marlene on social media or ask questions for future shows, submit them at:

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email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com

Flower Power Garden Hour 86: January To Do List Jan 13, 2021

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This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the chilly and (sometimes) wet month of January.

Pruning – fruit trees (except citrus), ornamentals, roses
Plant bareroot
Spray liquid copper
Vegetables – radishes, loose leaf lettuce, fava beans
Weed control
Buy seeds for spring

To find Marlene on social media or ask questions for future shows, submit them at:

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email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com

Flower Power Garden Hour 85: Listener Q&A Dec 24, 2020

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Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include:

Roses: Propagate from cut flowers?
Egg shells in soil?
Christmas cactus: Care and transplanting
Boston fern: How best to thin out foliage
Crickets/Frogs: How to promote them staying in your garden
Staghorn fern: Able to thrive in Northern California?

To find Marlene on social media or ask questions for future shows, submit them at:

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Flower Power Garden Hour 84: Dahlias, with Kristine Albrecht Dec 20, 2020

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Dahlias can be one of the most stunning and rewarding flowers to grow… AND they are not as mysterious and difficult as a lot of gardeners believe they are. I talk to author and expert Dahlia grower Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias, and we dive into how to grow Dahlias successfully in your garden. We touch on propagation and her passion for breeding them, which she discusses in her new book 'Dahlia Breeding'.

Instagram: @santacruzdahlias

YouTube: kristinealbrecht

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Flower Power Garden Hour 83: December To Do List Dec 10, 2020

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This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the cold and blustery month of December.

Spray peaches/nectarines with liquid copper
Apply horticultural oil for overwintering pests
Plant frost resistance perennials
Chard. Kale, fava beans, radishes – all can still be planted
Clean up plant debris, especially under diseased or pest infected plants
Be prepared for frost with cotton sheets or frost blankets

To find Marlene on social media or ask questions for future shows, submit them at:

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email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com

Flower Power Garden Hour 82: Garden Myths, with Robert Pavlis Nov 30, 2020

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Epsom salts, hydrogen peroxide, calcium sprays… these are just some of the topics I cover with Robert Pavlis, author of the popular book series Garden Myths 1 and 2. Robert has made it his mission to bust these myths and help gardeners decipher the science behind each one. We talk about the most common myths and the ones that drive him the craziest. Listen in, and check out his amazing gardenmyths.com blog along with gardenfundamentals.com. All of his books (his newest being Soil Science for Gardeners: Working with Nature to Build Soil Health) can be found on Amazon (links below) or other book outlets.

Books:

Soil Science for Gardeners

Garden Myths: Book 1

Garden Myths: Book 2

Facebook: Garden Fundamentals

YouTube: Garden Fundamentals

Blogs:

gardenfundamentals.com

gardenmyths.com

Flower Power Garden Hour 81: Listener Q&A...cold season prep Nov 21, 2020

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Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include:

Holly bush: How can I propagate it?
Succulents: Need to move indoors for the winter?
Tuberose: When to stop watering and move inside?
Nectarine: Liquid copper for peach leaf curl – what to ask for at the nursery?
Rust: Has had rust problem for 5 years – annually attacks dahlias & peonies. How to combat?
Papaya: Advice of how to take care of? Currently in a pot

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