Vermont Garden Journal
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- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 1:23:36
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Synopsis
The Vermont Garden Journal is a weekly program hosted by horticulturalist Charlie Nardozzi. Each week, Nardozzi will focus on a topic that's relevant to both new and experienced gardeners, including pruning lilac bushes, growing blight-free tomatoes, groundcovers, sunflowers, bulbs, pests and more.
Episodes
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Taming invasives, pruning lilac and tackling disease — Charlie Nardozzi answers gardeners' questions
16/06/2024 Duration: 04minLate spring's warmer temperatures, frequent sun and soaking rains provide the perfect growing conditions for home gardens. Charlie Nardozzi answers lots of gardeners' questions about their plants, trees, weeds and no-dig methods.
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More than folklore: Placing certain plants and flowers together can reduce pests and weeds
09/06/2024 Duration: 04minHome gardeners have been placing certain flowers and vegetable plants together for decades. (I see you, marigolds near tomatoes!) Now, scientific research shows companion planting can be beneficial.
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Tall or small, grow cheery gladiolus and learn how to overwinter the bulbs
02/06/2024 Duration: 04min"Glads" are tall, showy perennials and are part of the iris family. Their tall stems flower with multiple blooms along the stalk and come in many colors and heights.
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With beer, wool and seashells, you can deter slugs from taking over your garden
26/05/2024 Duration: 04minWetter weather suits some garden critters, like slugs and snails. Slugs, especially, will eat your basil, lettuce, marigolds and more. Certain pesticide-free techniques can save your garden from becoming a slugfest this summer.
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Go vertical to save space when growing summer squash this season
19/05/2024 Duration: 04minSome garden plants grow quite large and take up lots of space, like cucumbers and pumpkins. But summer squash — like zucchini and yellow crookneck — can be grown vertically if you have limited real estate in your garden.
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Plant some flowering shrubs close to your house so you can enjoy their color and fragrance for years
12/05/2024 Duration: 04minTheir heady fragrance can transport you; plant tall or smaller flowering shrubs for color and scent all season.
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Mow or no? Some lawncare tips to benefit pollinators
05/05/2024 Duration: 04minThe trend of "No Mow May" follows the logic that leaving your whole lawn unmowed for the month can help pollinators. The birds, bugs and bees will use the overgrown weeds and flowers as food and shelter. Instead of doing this for a month then mowing it all down, consider dedicating a small portion of your yard to pollinators for the whole season.
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Honoring Earth Day through everyday gardening habits
21/04/2024 Duration: 04minThis Earth Day, embrace some more Earth friendly gardening practices, like reusing plastic pots, forgoing pesticides and planting pollinator friendly lawns.
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As climate change brings more frequent rain events, these plants fare well in wetter areas
14/04/2024 Duration: 04minWith bigger and more frequent rain events brought on by human-caused climate change, you can either raise up your garden or try planting things that thrive in wetter conditions.
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For a new twist on spring greens, cultivate rapini and sorrel
07/04/2024 Duration: 04minSpring greens can add brightness and flavor to your meals. Forage for some wintercress or dandelions or cultivate new types, like rapini and upland cress.
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No-till gardening keeps helpful microbes in your soil for fewer weeds and healthier plants
31/03/2024 Duration: 04minInstead of traditional tilling, or turning of the soil to prepare it for spring planting, the "no-dig" method is just that. No digging keeps the billions of helpful microbes intact in the soil. It could lead to fewer weeds and healthier soil and plants.
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Prune hydrangea with confidence using these handy tips
24/03/2024 Duration: 04minWhen and how to prune hydrangeas can really help set up the plant for better blooms.
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Try planting strawberries, clover and saponaria as ground covers to attract and benefit pollinators
17/03/2024 Duration: 04minPlanting a pollinator garden is a great addition to a yard, but if you're low on space, consider replacing grass with these ground covers that are just as attractive and beneficial to pollinators.
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Snap out of it! Pea planting weather is just around the corner
10/03/2024 Duration: 04minPeas aren't just green anymore! Pea plants come in three types: snap, snow and shelling. And some varieties grow in yellow and purple shades. Find a new, colorful favorite to plant in your gardens and raised beds.
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Plant perennials like heuchera that pack a punch of color in their leaves
03/03/2024 Duration: 04minHeuchera or coral bells are perennials in the evergreen family and come in many flower colors — but it's the pink, purple, and yellow foliage that packs the maximum color punch.
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Purple through and through: A new GMO tomato that home gardeners can grow
25/02/2024 Duration: 04min"Purple" is a new tomato from the Norfolk Plant Science group in England that has genes from a purple snapdragon flower. That modification gives the tomato its deep purple hue through and through, plus packs in more antioxidants.
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Single stemmed and super tall, the vibrant blossoms of zinnia flowers are an irresistible pollinator magnet
11/02/2024 Duration: 04minZinnias are annual flowers that bloom reliably from mid-summer to frost, are pollinator and butterfly magnets, make great cut flowers and are easy to grow.
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A gardening dispatch from India
04/02/2024 Duration: 04minCharlie Nardozzi is traveling in India and visiting a local garden center there. Nardozzi noticed several plants, flowers and veggies that grow well in Vermont, too.