Leafing Out - a podcast about gardening
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAmateur gardeners Gabe and Rebecca talk about their failures, successes, and the (endless) list of gardening topics they're curious about.
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Episodes
We're Back with a Winter Update!
March 06, 2024 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBLike that zombie plant that you thought for sure was absolutely dead until it miraculously sprung to life, Leafing Out is back! Gabe and Rebecca announce a new May to October season and give some advice on how to prepare for Spring. Find your last frost date: https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/ Some fave seed suppliers: https://fedcoseeds.com/ https://www.highmowingseeds.com/ https://www.prairiemoon.com/ https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ https://ptlawnseed.com/ Reddit's Native Plant Gardening...
Whoopsie Daisy Watering!
October 05, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBGabe and Rebecca introduce a learn-from-our-mistakes segment inspired by Hugh Grant in Notting Hill: whoopsie daisy! In this case the topic is: don't forgot to water your damn plants! But is watering that simple? How much water do plants really need? And what does it mean "water until established"? They get into all that and so much more.
Signs of Spring and Gabe's Compost Craze
March 21, 2022 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBWe're talking about the equinox, early signs of spring in our garden, and Gabe's garden obsession: compost!
Winter Wonders!
December 30, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBGabe & Rebecca chat about what's happening in garden in winter, everything from evergreens to dried flower blossoms to overwintering insects.
Our Fave Late Summer Flowers & How Rebecca Learned to Love Bugs
August 19, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBWe're in the dog days of summer when lots of blooms have come and gone, but a few of our favorites (echinacea, hydrangea, clematis) are carrying us through! Plus, follow along as Rebecca describes her journey from bug phobia to bug appreciation.
The Difficulty of Dating Trees
August 05, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.38 MBGabe tries to figure out the age of the red oak in the backyard and in the process finds out a lot about the fallibility of common (non-invasive) tree-dating methods.
Plant Tags & Bachelor's Button
July 22, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBWhat info is on a plant tag? Not enough! Gabe & Rebecca talk about why scientific plant names are good for more than just sounding snobby. And they talk about how they've gone wrong with bachelor's buttons. Learn from their mistakes so you can get this showy blue flower to sparkle in your garden!
Garden Layout & Perennials
July 08, 2021 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBGabe and Rebecca discuss how to start planning your garden layout and they go deep on what, exactly, is a perennial.