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Hi! We are Christy and Edith, backyard gardeners from Colorado. Lately, we have noticed more and more people picking our brains for tips and trouble-shooting about gardening. We think it’s kinda funny, because we’re not experts. We just learned a lot about gardening from the mistakes we made along the way. You always hear about Victory gardens – but what about all the garden failures? Gardening is about learning, experimenting and rolling with the punches. Every week we share our most epic garden failures and our biggest garden lessons. Most gardens are the result of trial and error. To reduce your chance of failure, join us in our gardens. And learn why you should plant your tulips butt side down. Winner of Best New Podcast at 2020 Colorado Podcast Awards!
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
So much info: Spring planting of veggies, flowers, and bare root fruits, trees & shrubs. Spring fever is not just a feeling - we verify spring fevers and shatter equinox egg myths. Plant a bleeding heart, buy roses in the bag, and find out how the stealthy haboob came back. An even tempered backyard gardener almost loses her cool when pulling a weed with a six foot root, prompting a return of the Gardeners of the Galaxy. Find out which of the ingredients at the salad bar (remember salad bars?) can be planted in Spring. A great letter about propagating harvested vegetables in a bowl of water in your kitchen. Plus, ICYMI - if your pets are wearing a Seresto flea and tick collar - shades of Monsanto -take it off them ASAP. Oh my Gourd you’re welcome!
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Find Your First and Last Frost Dates Here!
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
It’s St. Patrick’s Day and it’s Spring Clean Up Time. A general rule for garden clean up is to wait as long as you can; so that beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and ladybugs stay sheltered. Also how to identify and save any chrysalises you might find. We talk pruning your shrubby plants with woody stems, as well as perennial and annual flowers. We answer questions about winter sowing cause it’s not too late to do that. Don’t toil in moist soil - not only is it too many “oi” words in a row, it’s not good for your garden. Edith and Christy take turns pouting, the Old Woman in a Shoe is back, and meet Jean and George Gnome.
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Can you grow in plastic containers?https://www.gardenmyths.com/growing-food-plastic-containers-safe/
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
We’ve all spent A LOT of time indoors this past year, and hopefully you’ve had houseplants to talk to, care for, and clean your indoor air. And if you don’t have any, now is the time to start. Find out which are the easiest to grow. Which of them eat the sun and poop out air? Recipes for homemade fertilizers and organic pesticides to use on your houseplants. Learn about Edith's beautiful Crown of Thorns and Christy's 30 year old Aloe Vera.
This week’s mailbag is a thought provoking letter from a listener who harkens back to Ep. 19 (“Something Old, Something new, Something Bio-Engineered”) and relates it to her cancer, her brother’s birth defect, and the drugs that are keeping her alive. Eye opening.
And as always, some laughs along the way, hand crafted especially for gardeners and YOU.
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
'Sup Birches! How's your Aspen? After bemoaning our long gone Latvians and realizing we’re being shunned by Nebraskans, Edith and Christy pull themselves together and start talking trees and shrubbery. We love tree huggers! Trees take good care of us; we share how we can best care for trees. Where to plant, how to plant,and how to prune. Did you know trees are strategists? They employ the enemies of their enemies to stay well. Why your self care should include getting touchy feely with soil as you sit under a tree. And then we do the same with shrubs, except not the touchy feely part. Plus we reach back centuries to inspire you with the insight of William Blake, poet.
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
This week we share the difference between dirt, soil, top soil, potting soil, and seed starting soil. Who knew? We didn’t! But we do now. Also:
- How many worms in a shovelfull of good soil?
- How to use the principles of regenerative agriculture in your garden large or small.
- How do worms procreate and why should you care?
- Why does Plato the Greek philosopher think people are like dirt, and why you’ll agree with him.
This week we share the difference between dirt, soil, top soil, potting soil, and seed starting soil. Who knew? We didn’t! But we do now. Also:
- How many worms in a shovelfull of good soil?
- How to use the principles of regenerative agriculture in your garden large or small.
- How do worms procreate and why should you care?
- Why does Plato the Greek philosopher think people are like dirt, and why you’ll agree with him.
So many questions. We have answers to a lot of them. Don’t confuse rotorooters with rototillers and the secret to a good marriage. Okay, we didn’t say one has anything to do with the other. Or did we? Listen to find out.
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
We’re gonna share our seed starting stories. You can simply use seeds and soil; or you can get fancy with grow lights. We have a follow up to our baby food story that you should really hear, even if it makes you mad. Get mad and garden. We’re here to help - show you how and when to start seedlings indoors, tips on which soil to use and how to water, and how to harden off. And if you don’t know what that means, you really need this podcast. And while the rosemary shrieks outside, hear a true story about the squirrel chittering inside Edith’s house as she has a Zoom business meeting. Plus an open hearted invitation to see Christy’s jugs on Facebook. Is that why Elvis’ eyes were smoldering?
Find Your First and Last Frost Dates Here!
What is my Gardening Zone? Find it Here!
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Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Afraid of gardening? Grow a pear! Tune in as Christy and Edith take you through garden planning, deciding between seeds and seedlings, and finding out what category men under 35 lead in. Is Jupiter’s Beard a millennial male thing, and if so, why is Christy talking about having it in her garden? Without much gardening to do, Christy has musings and Edith has some shocking news about baby food, and promises to do more research for next week. What should you moisten before planting? Why don’t we know how to explain what “inoculating the peas” means? Cause we’re not scientists and we’re the first to admit there is so much we don’t know. But the things we do know - we share with you.
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Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
You want to plant a garden. Now what? In Gardening 101, we explore where to put your garden, how to determine what kind of soil you have, and how to amend it. But along the way we’re discussing Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania and Sir Walter Wally in Raleigh NC. We have tips on why thinning out boyfriends and carrots are important. We share soil tests you can do at home, with stuff from your pantry! Knot nematodes, spineless cactus, plumcots and cat skulls may not seem like they’re cogent in a gardening podcast; but you’ll see why they are. Also, an in depth discussion on why the word ‘moist’ is irreplaceable. You don’t want a clammy cake, do you?
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Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Like Michelangelo, we’re getting patrons, but we don’t have to paint a ceiling lying high on our backs. Gratitude to our supporters. Edith has a compost experiment and says “at least it doesn’t stink.” Wow, someone’s standards have sunk to a new pandemic low. Christy teaches us how to winter sow, and it’s about the coolest thing a gardener can do. Meet Johnny Hardscribble, a tough guy who needed a Hail Mary to save his spirits and found one in his garden. Meet the Gardeners of the Galaxy: The Fairy Godwater, the Bee Team, and the Mulch Master. We answer the tough questions: can you put deer poop in your compost? What is a knot nematode? And if someone offers you bunny honey, don’t spread it on your bread.
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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
“A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule.” - Michael Pollan And a Home Owner’s Association is human nature ruled by totalitarians. At least, that’s how it seems to Edith and Christy in this bonus minisode. They are visited by the President of the HOA -- also known as the Yard Nazi -- and she’s loaded for bear. Christy still has a Christmas wreath on her front door. Edith hasn’t cleared out every inch of her garden. A battle of rules, regulations, and subsets to the rules ensues. But, the ladies have a secret weapon and the Yard Nazi is hoist with her own petard.
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