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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!
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
This is one action packed episode: Featuring vengeful zucchini plants, spaghetti squash that look like badminton racquets, and a commercial featuring the snarkiest squirrel of all time. Find out what Christy did to precipitate an attack by hundreds of sleepy ladybugs. And (dramatic pause) is Alice the Tomato still alive? Garden hacks, bug attacks, Mother Nature cracks wise about fancy produce sections - it’s all here. All it lacks is you.
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Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Put on your garden clogs and get ready to listen to our third episode, where Edith and Christy tell entertaining stories of noxious weeds and invasive plants. Plus, you can find out answers to these important questions:
- How do you comb a plant?
- Why is Edith eating weeds?
- What does The Brady Bunch have to do with Christy's tomatoes?
- Can you stake a zucchini plant?
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Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Mother Nature came down from the mountain to give us the two most important commandments for the garden: watering and mulching. And yes, there’s a right way and a wrong way. Or, in gentler terms, there’s a good way and a way that wastes water and can spread disease. Is it even a contest? There, we are being delicately rough. (See Ep. 1 for reference.)
We discuss Edith’s pandemic haircut (not good) and agree that the garden doesn’t judge. A listener’s concern about blossom end rot on his tomatoes is discussed. As is tomato rust. And mulch. Why you should always mulch it! Where and how. A mystery: what is growing out of Christy’s compost pile? How might it involve a little bird’s butt? What the heck is evapotranspiration? What is the meaning of life? No, we don’t solve that, but it probably comes down to gardening.
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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Meet Christy and Edith. We are unemployed theater people and gardeners, and share our top ten gardening mistakes.
You learn how not to sow carrots, how to plant your seedlings in ways that don’t slowly kill them, and some awful mistakes made using plastic in the garden. Have you unwittingly nurtured a weed, thinking it was a flower? We have. Have you planted something you had no idea was invasive and now have a battle of wits with a plant that will go on for decades? We’re nodding. We’ve done it. From the pain of power raking bindweed to planting tulips upside down to a paralyzing fear of harvesting-you’re not alone.
Join us for some gardening knowledge, some laughs, and our reassuring motto: “If you make a mistake, the garden will forgive you.” And remember, if you want more, check out blog and the amusing and helpful Upside Down Dictionary on our website.
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Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Join Christy and Edith as they give you a sneak peak of their fun podcast that celebrates gardening gone wrong.