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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 Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Wanna grow fruit on trees, vines, shrubs or in containers? We’ve got you covered. With information on planting, pruning, and fertilizing your fruit bearers. Even growing citrus in your house. Cutting back your raspberries and giving your strawberries a haircut - who knew? Edith has some complaints about a company that did her (and maybe you) wrong. But she is avenged. Ground cherries are an endangered heirloom, as so few people are growing them. But we give you good reasons to grow them. Christy meets and gets advice from a superstar but you’ll have to listen to find out who it is. Dracula, Al Davis, and Phoebe of Phenoma Nails fame also make appearances.
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Don’t have a yard or community garden? No problem! Learn how to use containers. A porch, a stoop, a stair, a roof, or a hook somewhere for a hanging basket will be enough to grow something. Terra cotta pots, plastic pots, grow bags, shoe racks, etc - it all works. We tell you which veggies, herbs, and flowers flourish therein. Thriller, spiller, filler - not a rip roaring Godzilla movie- it’s a container technique. As well as: make your own potting soil! We have the recipe right here. We’re following Christy’s battle with quack grass, and the many, many events that call on April to honor them - National Straw Hat month? Are you serious? Yes they are.
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
We have things that sleep, creep, and leap. Things that died, survived and are taking over. Advice on how deeply to plant all your seeds. Which seeds like a good soaking before they go into the soil, and how to protect them from birds and wind before they sprout. We’re not judgmental people, but there’s a right way and a very wrong way to pull seedlings out of their pots. And by wrong we mean it could kill them. And then - if they’re rootbound or their roots are whirling in a circle, what are you gonna do, Rootbusters? We tell you. Cause that’s the kind of gardening podcast we are. That plus laughter. You’re welcome.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
From April to August, we walk you through what veggies and flowers to plant according to frost dates. Also in this action packed episode: when to deadhead flowers and divide your iris and tulips. Welcome back June and Madge, The Suburbanites, as Madge clutches her pearls and June busts out of her tight sweater and puts on garden overalls. Christy finds forgotten crocuses and Edith, known for her use of sophisticated words that don’t exist, talks about mucousy spinach. Something was said about Nebraska- no wonder we only have one listener there. Whoever you are, we both apologize for it and beg you to stay.
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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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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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