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Segment 2 of S4E7 What to know before buying plants at the garden center - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio show Apr 22, 2020

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Segment 1 of S4E7 Vegetables for partial shade, - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio show Apr 21, 2020

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S4E7 Vegetables for partial shade, What to know before buying plants, Guest Matt Mattus - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio show Apr 20, 2020

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The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from
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In segment one: Joey and Holly talk about Vegetables you can grow in partial shade
Partial Shade: Partial shade or partial sun both refer to areas that obtain 3-6 hours of sun each day. Partial sun areas receive 3-6 hours of direct sunlight but are shaded the rest of the day. Partial shaded spaces are moderately shaded during part of the day or receive filtered or dappled sunlight all day. Dappled sunlight is where the light is filtered through the leaves of trees.
And not as large as full sun in most cases
Arugula
Asparagus
Beets
Bok Choi
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chinese Cabbage
Garlic
Green beans bush are iffy
Horseradish
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Mizuna
Mustard Greens
Parsnip
Peas
Potatoes
Radish
Rhubarb
Scallions
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Tatsoi
Turnip
Rutabaga
In segment two Joey and Holly talk about What to know before buying plants from your garden center
Things to be aware of when buying plants from your local garden center or nursery (we will reference Bluemel’s)
1. Not every plant they sell can be planted outside in your area year round – tropicals, other zones, citrus, etc
2. If it doesn’t look healthy doesn’t mean you can make it healthy – look for signs of disease
3. We recommend go to an independent garden center vs a garden department at a big box store
4. Don’t be afraid to talk to the staff and ask questions – they are there to help – google may not give you everything you need to know
5. Don’t buy vegetables in full bloom
6. Look at all your options – they may have a variety that will work better for you than what you went in for
7. garden center that values and promotes education
8. Determine what you will do with said plant before you buy it – don’t buy just because you might have a spot for it
-Pay attention to the quality of employees you see as it reflects a lot about the business itself. If the employees seem to not care, neither does the management.
-Do not be shocked if you see a plant or two with bugs or signs of a disease. ALL garden centers (even the good ones) have to battle these issues and it is hard to be perfect when you are maintaining thousands of plants! Shop with caution, but stay away from garden centers where majority of their inventory seems infected.
-Don’t be afraid to offer your suggestions and input. Garden centers with solid management will appreciate hearing from their customers. Tell them what you like/dislike. Don’t forget to compliment as well!
-If you purchase a plant and then experience issues- notify the garden center as soon as you see any signs of plant distress. 9 out of 10 times a good garden center will be able to address and solve the problem. Don’t let the problem persist as your issue may then progress to the point of being un-reversable.
In segment three Joey and Holly welcome their guest author Matt Mattus from
http://www.growingwithplants.com/p/content-creation.html
Matt Mattus is a gardener, blogger, and author with a lifelong passion for horticulture. http://www.growingwithplants.com/
1. where did your love of gardening come from?
2. In your new book - Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening - what is one of the biggest mistakes a new flower gardener makes?
3. In your book - Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening - you cover a lot of the common vegetables that many gardeners grow, in your opinion, what would you say is the most foolproof ?
what is the most challenging?
4. was there a commonly grown vegetable you had trouble growing, but was able to after learning more or trying different techniques - what is it and what helped you?
5. where can we find out more about you?
In segment four Joey and Holly answer Garden questions
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Filler in Fertilizer
Q: what the inert material/filler use in npk fertilizer?
A: Sand and granular limestone are popular fillers because they are inexpensive and make distribution of the fertilizer easier without adversely affecting your lawn or garden.
Burlap Sacks
Q:. I work at a roaster and I am planning to grow in the burlap sacks this year as you show in one of your videos. I’m wondering if you had any trouble with pests eating the bags? I’m also curious if the bags held up for the whole season ? Fantastic video, and super inspiring.
A:We did not have any issues with pest for two main reason, one we kept the soil moist so no mice or rate problems and two we kept the grass cut around the bags to have less chance of bugs getting on the plant and hurting it. The bags we doubled them up 2 bags per plant they did last the season however the bottoms to rot out of them but it does not hurt the growth of the plants
Bone Meal Blood Meal
Q:What is the difference between bone meal and blood meal thank you
A: Blood meal is dried and powdered animal blood; it increases soil nitrogen levels. Bone meal is ground animal bones; it increases soil calcium and phosphorus levels.
How much to water
Q:I had trouble figuring out how much to water my germinated baby lettuce, any input. A:the safe answer is keep the soil like a damp sponge if you poke your finger in the soil and it feels damps you are good. If it has not came up yes cover the soil with a sheet of paper towel to hold the moisture in the soil
Acidic soil
Q:Do blackberries need acidic soil?
A:they do not they will grow in normal potting soil or compost native soil without any issue
Weeds seeds in straw
Q:Hi, I listened to you at the WI Garden Expo in Madison. Just downloaded your podcasts. You talked about mulching your raised beds. Do you use straw? What kind and where should I get the straw? How do I know that it is not full of weeds?
A:When mulching our raised bed we will use several item. One will be leaves from that we have piled up in our garden from last year. The 2nd will be dry chemical free and seed from grass clippings. and yes straw we get our garden center. straw is the stalk of the wheat and his baled with little grass or weed seeds in them. we have never seen any major weed issues will the straw we have gotten. The other thing you can do is ask as the garden center if they have had anyone complain about weed seeds in the bales.
What to feed Swiss Chard
Q:what fertilizer would you add to Swiss chard once it starts growing big?
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Planting Garlic an onions from the Kitchen
Q:I stuck some of my store bought garlic that grew out of hand in my raised bed a couple weeks ago figuring what’s the worst that could happen. Same with some onions that were growing in the back of the fridge! We will see if they produce anything by this fall. Would you have any experience with either of these scenarios?
A:Yes the store bought garlic you may get small bulbs as it being store bought it is a generic variety and is unknown where it may have come from. Second you will get small bulbs because garlic needs cold hours to form and bulb correctly garlic is best planted in the fall we found our spring planted garlic was about 80% smaller than the fall planted. With the onions you will only get greens and seeds, now onions fall into 3 grouping long day in the north, mid day in the middle parts of the U.S and short day in the south. If the variety is unknown you can still eat the onions greens as the plant grows this year the bulb will get smaller as it is the 2nd year and it puts on seeds in the second year.With those seeds if the type is unknown then replanting seeds next year will not be worth the time as you do now know what you have as a short day onion will grow in the north but not bulb and save as a long day in the south.
Early Blight
Q: Can you recommend a “Yellow whole grain corn mill”. For using to control early blight on tomatoes. I have almost completely stopped growing tomatoes because of early blight. I have tried only early watering, trimming lower leaves and growing them 8 ft tall with guided fences and sucker pruning, but I have not been able to get any real strong fruiting. No more than 3-5 lb a plant.
A: A yellow-corn-meal- any brand will work as long as it is whole grain and yellow. Apply one hand full at the time of planting around each tomato that has a good bacteria called trichoderma that fights the early blight that is in all soil. Now based on your description it sounds like you have great plants but little fruit, that is telling me you may have a surplus of Nitrogen in your soil causing the plants to grow large but not fruit much. to much Nitrogen will lock out other elements in the soil preventing the plant from growing fruit I would get a soil test and see where your level are at and start from there
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