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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 Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Meet Leslie and her black thumb of death. Her enthusiasm for plants, passion to learn and fun stories make her a great guest host. Find out why she grew up afraid of gardening and what happened to her miniature rose. Meanwhile, Christy’s managed to harvest a second zucchini and looks forward to the world’s smallest celery crop.
The Main Event: We dig into all the plants we have killed before and why yellow leaves can be the result of so many things out of balance. Plus, learn the #1 way to successfully move your plants, how to overwinter geraniums and how to keep pets out of your plants. Kinda. Mail bag brings all the unique ways to make ketchup besides using tomatoes: even watermelon!
Did you the voice behind Phoebe’s Phenominails is Leslie? So, of course we bring back one of our favorite pod plays. Then our friend Jim shares a beautiful Ode to Morning Glory. Some fun, some info, some bad jokes – all for you, dear gardeners!
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Karen and Christy are in costume and ready to celebrate Halloween and the end of the garden season! We have curated a special episode just for the gardener. We warn you about deadly plants that can kill, tempt you with recipes for spooky season, share scary stories and treat you with a pumpkin bucket full of full of fun, original pod plays that we only play during Halloween. Yup, we have all the fan favorites: Ichabod Grain, Stranger Garden Things, Silence of the Lamb’s Ear and The Killing Frost. And we have a BRAND NEW Pod Play about The Squirrel’s nightmare on Halloween night. Warning: There are depictions of violence against pumpkins. Enjoy dear Gardeners!
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Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Karen is back and together we are living the brand of celebrating garden mistakes. But, we are also enjoying the onslaught of tomatoes, squash and eggplant. What about our zucchini? (We have news!) And our pumpkins? (We have an update!) And the fish guts in our basement? (What the heck?!)
This episode is brought to you by the letter “A” – we bring a potpourri of garden tips and tricks that start with the first letter of the alphabet.
- Aphids: Did you know they poop out sugar?
- Annual Plants: Learn why you need them - even if you have commitment issues.
- Aerating: Find out why Karen is walking around her lawn in heels.
- Air Layering: Like Dr. Frankinstein, you too can scream, “It’s Alive!”
- Acid/Alkaline soil: Which is sweet and which is sour and why does it matter?
- Agastache: Learn all about Christy’s favorite plant - and how to pronounce it, too!
Plus a BRAND NEW Pod Play featuring Karen as The Squirrel! Enjoy dear gardeners.
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Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Meet Karen! A new guest host and voice behind the infamous Squirrel in our pod plays. Karen tells us all about her garden: full of beautiful tomatoes, rogue pumpkins, pokey peppers and zilch zucchini.
Cathy Nesbitt from Cathy’s Crawlers joins us to talk all about vermicomposting and how to get a worm composting system all set up. She answers all your questions: What kind of worms? How to feed your worms? What is the best location? When to harvest their amazing poo? What if you are afraid of worms? What does Bruno have to do about it and why can’t we talk about him?
Squirrels are everywhere this episode. We share an encore of Karen’s first pod play with us as The Squirrel, Christy shares how she is protecting her pumpkins from squirrels – or not. And a letter from the Mail Bag busts our idea on keeping thirsty squirrels from our garden. What are we gonna do?! Fortunately, "An Ode to Hornets" puts a different perspective on how to treat the critters in our garden.
Worm Away Your Garbage With Cathy's Composters!
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Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Kathryn is back and says “moist” a lot. Christy has Pumpkin Pride. And we both still hate squirrels. Find out what Christy found in her driveway. And what the heck a Treegator is and why you probably need one.
Did you know there is a lot you can still plant in September? We get all into it. From veggies like lettuce and radishes you can enjoy before your first frost -- to garlic and beets you can plant now and enjoy in the Spring. We don’t forget flowers! We tell you all about how to beautify your garden for the next month with pansies, marigolds and mums. And when to sow poppies, calendula, cosmos and bachelor buttons in September to get a spring showcase of blooms.
Mail bag reveals what a carrot and a diamond ring have in common. And a new pod play parody of HBO’s Succession, hand crafted just for the gardener. And people who like to laugh. :)
Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE
When is your first frost? Find it here!
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Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
A busy & confusing time in the garden! Kathryn makes out with a tree and Christy is pickled. Tomatoes are coming in, but not strawberries or zucchinis. The sunflowers are drooping and the cabbage needs squeezing.
Then, we get into no-dig gardening: a growing method which feeds your soil, helps control weeds and saves your back in the process. We’ll share what easy supplies you need, when to start, where are the best spots and how big a plot you should have. Plus: Why lime can help get rid of grass? How do twigs help with clay soil? What is the difference between hay and straw? And all the things you can compost. (Including YOU!?)
Plus we have a brand new pod play, handcrafted just for the gardener: MsMarbles and the Mystery of the Missing Zucchini!
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Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Meet Kathryn! Our first new guest host who has great info on how to change your lawn into a new garden space. Christy is back from vacation and her garden is still alive! But no one snuck zucchini on her front porch.
If you have Japanese beetles, you won’t want to miss our talk with John Libs, the CEO of grubGONE! and beetleGONE! Learn more about the science of the beetle we love to hate and how grubGONE! has worked in Christy’s garden this summer. And what you can do NOW to get the upper hand next year.
We’ve got new fun pod plays made just for the gardener about missing garden forks and how to make sure your bovine poo is the best it can be. Plus a great letter about what to do about squirrels and how Jane Goodall might be the solution. Laughs and learning all over the place this week!
Check out grubGONE! & beetleGONE!
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Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Let’s celebrate Edith’s best moments on Upside Down Tulips! We’ve got her stories about an Elvis-fearing squirrel and the Great Denver Beaver. Plus, the Grapefruit Caper and Bokashi Reveal. Do you remember how Edith cuts her hair or what her favorite spice is? Or why we had to bleep Edith on our Christmas episode?
As always, great garden tips like: how to grow bacon. And our favorite pod plays, mail bag and inspiration that lift up the witty, the silly and the profound: Edith Weiss.
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Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
It’s our Second Anniversary and Edith’s last show! This one has all the feels. Find out what is going on in our garden during the dog’s days of summer. Then we share a bunch of garden tips and tricks we forgot to tell you over the last year. Including answers to such burning questions like:
- How to tell if you have Verticillium wilt and what to do about it?
- What should you never put in your refrigerator?
- What the heck does a shoe organizer have to do with gardening?
Plus BRAND NEW pod plays of The Old Woman Who Used to Live in a Show and Antelope Twomey. And a surprise mailbag that has us in tears. Don’t worry – lots of laughs, too.
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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Thrifty gardeners, take note. This is all about doing it yourself. You can collect your own seeds, (but be very careful of one thing), make your own seed pots, fertilizer, compost, pesticides, soil test and potting soil. All organic, mostly made with stuff you have in your shed or pantry.
Plus a quick reprise of the ever popular Bokashi and the many maggots story. And why kids eating mud pies could be a very good thing.
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