54.2K
Downloads
139
Episodes
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 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!
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
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!
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
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!
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Do you want to learn an easy method of starting seeds outside and getting a jump start on flowers, herbs and veggies? Have you often wondered what is this thing we call “Winter Sowing” and think you might have missed the boat this year? Well, Leslie has the same questions and joins us for a fun demonstration on how to “Winter Sow” in the Spring. So, if you have an itch to start some tender annuals like zinnias, cosmos or marigolds. Or herbs like basil, dill and cilantro, join us!
Plus, we celebrate World Naked Gardening Day, mourn the loss of one of Christy’s favorite shrubs, reveal the mysteries of which of Leslie’s houseplants are still alive, get some advice on how to keep Leonardo DiCatrio from out of the plants and marvel on how Leslie is one degree from Kevin Bacon! Will we say "moist?" Maybe.
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
It’s National Garden Month and our gardens are busy! So Edith joins us and gives us an update on the miracles and mysteries in her garden. Christy tells the tale of the Great Sewer Incident and we both give lima beans the respect they deserve. As usual, Edith finds Christy inspiring and Christy finds Edith hilarious.
Also: Don’t know what to do with those pots of tulips you got at the grocery store? We got you. And a new pod play about cats digging in plants and a special appearance by Matt Damon, gardening in poo on Mars.
Then to the heart of the matter: We warn you about all the ways you can lose your garden and give tips on easy ways to keep your garden thriving this season. We encourage you to try not to do too much, we advise you on best watering techniques, we share why mulch is so awesome and we remind you to the best ways to feed your plants. Want more? Also lean about how to treat your seedlings, how to plant, how to take a vacation and how to harvest. Will we hit 50? Ummm – not really. But we don’t want to make your brains explode with too much information and fun.
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Spring is here! And we celebrate our gardens springing back into life – bulbs, garlic, chives and budding lilacs. We continue to celebrate celery – Kathryn shares a great celery soup recipe. We even appreciate the weeds. Well, some of them anyway.
We return to our old friend, the Alphabet, and bring you a potpourri of garden words that start with the letter “P”.
- When should you plant peas?
- Should you dead head pansies?
- Why do perennials sleep, leap and creep?
- What native “P” flower is deer resistant and has over 300 varieties?
- Why should you know the Ph scale of your soil?
- Should you transplant peonies in the spring or fall?
- Will we have time to get to potatoes?
Don’t worry – there is not a quiz. We answer all these questions for you. What about Pod Plays? Yup! We have two brand new ones! Then, we reach into our trusty old mailbag and pull out a letter about how to build a sunflower house! And we wrap up with an inspiration to surely motivate you to get out and enjoy your spring garden. Spring is here!
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Life is a garden and Kathryn and Christy dig it! We dig into National Celery Month. We dig into Spring Clean Up. We dig into updates on our no-dig gardens. Ironically, we detest actual digging… Also: find out what is peeking up in our gardens, what Kathryn does with a bucket of sand and what tragedy is coming for Christy’s vegetable garden.
Learn what the experts say are the best practices for Spring Clean Up and what real gardeners do, like us! When is the best time? What plants are best to start with? How to protect beneficial bugs and pollinators? When to put down mulch? When to prune woody plants, shrubs and roses? What about your lawn? Then we go into all the additional garden chores that are good to do this time of year: Dividing perennials, cleaning containers, raised bed mending, and tool sharpening. And join in on our gentle debate on dandelions. (To pull or not to pull? That is the question!)
We also have new & fun Pod Plays about the most powerful vegetable lobby in the world and the most clever vegetable detective in the precinct. We open up the Mailbag and pull out a letter about reincarnating Chia Pet Heads. Can you dig it? We hope so!
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Lindsey is back this week and we do a deep dive on one of our favorite herbs to kill: Rosemary! Learn how to plant, grow and trouble shoot this useful and culinary favorite herb. Find out what happened to the Rosemarys' toughing it out in our yards and what Lindsey is going to name her little Rosemary sprout.
And we’ve got new pod plays! Ask Agnes - the helpful gardening show that takes the agony out of gardening - makes a return visit to chat all about winter sowing and winter sewing.
Mailbag gives us a fun letter about Hydroponic Gardening. Plus Christy shares a wonderful Gardening Inspiration for anytime, but especially now!
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Denver’s favorite character actor and successful zucchini gardener, Lindsey, joins as guest host and we dive into gardening without soil – Hydroponics!
Did you know you can grow almost any plant in water? That you can get a kit and grow greens and herbs on your counter? And that Lindsey talks with her hands a lot? Get inspired by all the benefits of hydroponic gardening and learn all of Lindsey’s tips and tricks on hydroponic kits:
- What kind of water, how much to sow, what about nutrients.
- What plants are working the best. (Hint: Not potatoes.)
- How does the lighting system works and what to do about cats.
- Plus, she shares with us about cleaning the machine, preventing algae.
Then, Christy shares how to make your own hydroponic system if you are prepping for the zombie apocalypse. Plus tips on geraniums and winter sowing!
Need a laugh? Don’t worry, we got some fun, too. When Edith’s rosemary plant died, it sprouted the podcast-within-a-podcast phenomenon called Who Killed Rosemary and we have a brand-new episode and a brand-new suspect! For all our True Crime/Gardener fans!
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Episode 100! We are back with new episodes, new pod plays and the wonderful, wise and wacky EDITH joins us! Spinach is on her mind, plus she educates us all on how to vaccinate bees.
Then to the heart of the matter: We reveal our 2022 Favorite Garden Mistakes. Why couldn’t we grow one of the easiest vegetables? Edith planted peppers in the wrong place – find out where and learn from her mistake. Plus: Marigold issues! Bad timing! And Strange WTF’s?!
Now let’s inspired! We are gonna throw some shade and combat climate change. Tomatoes? Of course! Christy started a half-baked no-dig garden with big plans. We make a pledge to be more diligent, with and without soaker hoses. Do we dare try watermelon?
Do you love seed catalogs as much as we do? Then you will love our new pod plays - hand crafted just for the gardener & the wannbe gardener.
Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards!
Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch!
Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary