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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
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Hungry? Great! Karen joins us and we have a bunch of recipes perfect for the gardener!
- Ratatouille: A wonderful harvest stew to serve with some crusty bread.
- Eggplant Parmesan: Karen’s Italian accent makes this recipe sound so mouthwatering!
- Roasted Tomato Soup: Find out what Christy’s secret ingredient is!
- Acorn Squash Gnocchi: You won’t believe how easy this recipe is.
- Gazpacho: A very special recipe from one of our favorite restaurants.
- Tomatillo Salsa: The coolest plant makes the most delicious salsa verde!
- Sauerkraut: All you need is cabbage, salt and squeezing. You know you want to try it yourself!
Plus: Find out how are gardens are surviving after the hailstorm. Who has amazing broccoli but terrible cabbage? Who has amazing cabbage but terrible broccoli? And what’s going on with Karen’s guinea pigs?!
Mail bag brings TWO letters from folks who didn’t plant very much and are either only feeding fairies or have to beat back the City and County folks. A beautiful inspiration from Karen shows how much food reveals our connection with the Earth.
Oh, and we’ve got some Pod Plays! Christy’s strange journey planting zucchini is brought to life with Karen as the cutest little zucchini of all time - in a brand-new pod play! Enjoy, dear gardeners!
Hilarious. Dynamic. Shocking. See Kathryn Gray, Michael Moore and Karen Slack in THE MINUTES directed by Christy Montour-Larson at Curious Theatre Company!
A Tapestry of Great Hits! See Leslie O'Carrol and Linsday Pierece in BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at the Arvada Center!
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Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
It's everybody's favorite true crime garden podcaster, Misty Contour, and her quest to find out who killed Edith's rosemary plant.
For the first time ever, our excellent, yet enigmatic engineer has pulled together ALL the episodes of Who Killed Rosemary and assembled them for your listening enjoyment. Including some great great garden tips!
Journey back with us to the beginnings of the death of Rosemary and the ever growing list of suspects: The Squirrel? The Yard Nazi? The Hair Stylist? Or what about June O’Hallorin, Master Gardener?
Enjoy the talents of some of the best actors in Denver: Edith Weiss, Karen Slack, Emma Messenger and Lindsey Pierce! And if you live around Denver and want to see some of your favorite Upside Down Tulips friends in some wonderful theatre, check out the link in the show notes.
Hilarious. Dynamic. Shocking. See Kathryn Gray, Michael Moore and Karen Slack in THE MINUTES directed by Christy Montour-Larson at Curious Theatre Company!
A Tapestry of Great Hits! See Leslie O'Carrol and Linsday Pierece in BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at the Arvada Center!
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Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
In this Encore Episode, we discuss the things that can happen to your tomatoes, the ‘risks’ as it were: blossom end rot, blossom drop, not setting fruit, not ripening, Septoria, early blight, late blight, middle aged blight (just kidding on that last one). We tell you how to fix what can be fixed and when to throw in the trowel and not beat yourself up about it. Cause it’s probably not your fault!
Plus, we weave in some special, fun Pod Plays all about tomatoes. Warming: May involve squirrels. Enjoy our gentle listeners and gardeners!
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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Our gardens are looking great for June. Except it is August?! Ah well. Christy and Edith are eating lettuce. Lettuce is bolting. We prevent bolting with a lawn chair. We are harvesting garlic. We are trying new ways to peel garlic. Edith is planting onions. Christy forgot she planted onions. Plus, we celebrate what is reblooming and ponder where are all the Japanese beetles?
Then we jump in a fun topic: Veggies and flowers with more than one use.
- Find out the unique uses for other parts of garlic, chives and leeks.
- What plants are we growing that we purposely let go to seed?
- Don’t forget some plants you can eat more than the bottom – you can eat the tops, too!
- Did you know other parts of raspberry bush are edible?
- Are you eating stems and massaging your kale? You should!
- Who the heck is Euelle Gibbons?
- We are not done! Roses, Calendula, Lavender, Nasturtium & Marigolds
A Special Treat: Barbie and Robert Oppenheimer show up in a new pod play!
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Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Hail Yeah - Edith is here! She is making tea from Linden trees, compost from coffee and mulch from grass. Christy gets her delivery of bindweed mites and surprises some beetles enjoying Afternoon Delight.
Edith and Christy share our heart break and hope after a devestating hail storm. Find out what was stripped, shredded, pounded, vaporized, smashed and went splat. What got knocked out of the pod? Will we ever grow successful zucchini again? Will we get a ripe tomato before Labor Day?
What should you do if your garden gets damaged from hail? We will give you practical tips. How can you protect your garden from hail? We’ve got some ideas.
And we have some fun with NEW pod plays to lighten the mood, the world’s shortest Mail Bag. Big Lessons of the Day: Give peas a chance. Store your basil by a counter appliance and don’t take it all so seriously. As the French say, “Je’men Foutisme”.
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Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
This episode has all the feels:
INSPIRING: Learn all about native plants. What are they? Why are they good for your garden? How can you find some? Why does Lindsey only have one?
HORROR: Christy reveals what terrible thing happened in her garden this week. It’s bad, folks - like out of a scary movie. So, grab some popcorn and hold your veggies close.
LAUGHTER: Of course, we have some fun, too! And have prepared for you some brand new, hand-crafted pod plays that will make you smile. And bad jokes to make you groan! :)
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
We are overly Pesto-mistic this episode! Lindsey returns with updates on her hydroponic garden. Does she dare pot up her rosemary that she germinated from seed? Christy finally got her veggie garden in. Can it survive the morning glory invasion?
Then we get into basil basics and IT'S EASY: We share with you all about how to plant it, grow it, harvest and eat it! Plus some fun trivia and witchy uses. Why you should curse and yell when you plant basil. How to keep your basil seeds from floating away. What is the number #1 you should never do with basil.
And we have fun BRAND NEW Podplays, a well-timed letter from the mail bag (Ring! Ring!) and a beautiful inspiration. From our hearts to yours: Enjoy dear gardeners!
Get rid of bindweed in Colorado!
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Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Let’s talk tomatoes 2023! First, find out what’s new in tomato news:
- Why grape growers in Italy are switching to growing tomatoes.
- What scientists have learned about the secret screams of tomatoes.
- How to pick the best starter plants from the nursery
- What companion plants are best to buddy up with tomatoes and which to plant far, far away.
Then learn what varieties Karen and Christy are growing each year. HINT: One is Better, one is Bigger and one is Super Fantastic. Karen shares a great recipe! And we have two tomato themed Pod Plays – hand crafted just for the gardener’s funny bone.
And lots to share about what is happening in our gardens: Sunflowers, celery, cannabis, chives and sewer repair. Christy gets a bindweed mite that might be the organic solution we have all been searching for! Mailbag (Ring Ring) delivers a letter from Patrick that gently reminds us we can all do better next year. Nice!
Get rid of bindweed in Colorado!
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Greetings Bad-Ass Backyard Gardeners! The ever-witty and future pop-star Karen returns to UDT and we chat about what’s blooming our gardens, what’s died, and what is just being plain pokey. Plus, find out the unique way Karen aerates her lawn, how Christy made an unintended birdfeeder, and why bears are like cats.
Then, we take our grubby hands and dig into the beautiful bug everyone loves to hate. Founder of Phyllom Bio Products and ever-wise, John Libs, comes back to continue our ever-growing series on organic Japanese Beetles mitigation. Learn all about this garden enemy and why Spring is a great time to plan your attack. Then we discuss the benefits of soap & water, neem oil, milky spore, traps and grubGONE! So, unless you want to hope for a flock of crows to descend into your yard at just the right moment, this is the podcast for you.
Surprise! Edith sent a letter to Mailbag (Ring Ring!) and we giggle at all her updates – and sympathize why sometimes, despite our best efforts, things just don’t grow. Ah well, we have laughs, joy and inspiration to help! Let’s all smell like dirt, OK?
Check out grubGONE! & beetleGONE!
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Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
What Ho! This week Leslie and Christy try to class up the joint with their take on a Shakespearian Garden. From Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet to A Midsummers Night’s Dream, we give you some beautiful verses from the Bard of Avon - and some tips and tricks on some of the flora and fauna from his plays. We cover familiar plants like roses, pansies, daisies, lavender, mint, parsley, bachelor buttons, and marigolds. And then we gift you with the knowledge of rue, crow flowers, woodbine, musk rose, oxlips, and eglantine.
Oh – and we have fun Shakespearean Pod Plays, too! And some really bad Shakespearean Puns. You are gonna feel so much smarter and joyful!
And we have updates on Leslie’s first attempt at Winter Sowing, Christy’s Forsythia - and what is growing the best so far. Spoiler: It’s Weeds. Fortunately, we have a great garden inspiration from Henry IV, Part 2 about weeding. Good cheer, dear gardeners!
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