Cress, Spring Flowers, and Old Carpet as Mulch
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English - April 22, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 51.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 184 ratingsHome & Garden Leisure Arts Food foraging garden gardens homegarden houseplants indoorplants landscapes organicgardening plants vegetablegardening Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Spring plants are first and foremost in this episode as we talk about cress, foraged and farmed, the Year of the Hyacinth, and two spring flowers, Ranunculus and Bellis perennis. Ellen and C.L. tell Paul why old carpet might not make the best mulch.
:40 What’s for dinner: Cress wild and tame.
10:13 Insider Information: The National Gardening Bureau says it’s the year of the Hyacinth.
14:02 Eat/Drink/Grow: About 2 Spring Plants
23:07 Love Letters and Questions: Paul asks, “Does old carpet make good mulch in a vegetable garden?”