Poinsettias are a plant that is synonymous with Christmas, but how did a Mexican plant become popular in the US? Are they poisonous? How do you care for them? We explore these questions and more in this episode.
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Christmas is here, and there’s no better way to celebrate the season than with a Christmas tree. In this episode we look at tips for choosing the perfect tree and how to care for it.
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Winter is coming. Its icy grasp has claimed the tender plants of summer. Now is the time to get your garden ready for its long winter nap, put tools away, and yearn for warmer days.
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Fall is here, but that doesn’t mean you need to abandon your landscape and retreat indoors until spring. There’s a whole selection of beautiful fall annuals and vegetables that are frost tolerant.
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Join me this coming Monday as we continue Season 2 of the Keep Growing Podcast. We’ll be focusing on fall and winter gardening, and taking a look at garden trends for 2020.
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We’ve reached the middle of Season 2 of the Keep Growing Podcast. It also happens to coincide with the peak of Fall pansy season and some bigger IT-related projects here at Bob’s Market. I’m going to take a couple weeks off to work on that, record some more episodes, and start prepping for the spring growing season.
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Compost is one of the essential skills that all gardeners should add to their tool belt. While composting is pretty easy, there are some things to consider that will give you an optimal result. Let’s go green with our browns and wet our plants!
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It’s more than a garden, but less than a farm. It’s a “farmden”! Our guest in this episode describes it “as a site with more plants and/or land than one person can care for sanely. A gardener and garden gone wild, out of control.”
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Once relegated to your grandmother’s windowsill, succulents have seen a resurgence in popularity over the last few years as houseplants, in general, have seen a boost in popularity.
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Straw bale gardening is perhaps one of the simplest and most intuitive gardening methods I’ve come across. It is a great choice for small, backyard gardens. However, this gardening method is also bringing hope and food security to people all over the world.
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In this episode we meet Brie Arthur and take a look at foodscaping. This revolutionary method of gardening combines the beauty of ornamental plants with the benefits of vegetables. If you have limited space or want to cultivate a landscape with more biodiversity, this is a method to check out.
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Welcome back to The Keep Growing Podcast! In this season we’re going to branch out from last year’s exploration of gardening basics to take a look at trends that are changing how we garden.
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