All Things Gardening
259 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsEach week, Charlie Nardozzi joins Vermont Public host Mary Engisch for a conversation about gardening, and to answer your questions about what you're seeing in the natural world.
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Vermont Garden Journal: Define Your Garden Space With An Edible Hedgerow
August 16, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesSnaking along my front yard is a five-foot wide edible hedgerow bed. I wanted a garden bed that would be a transition between my lawn and hayfield. Instead of just a row of shrubs, I decided to grow mixed edible plants.
Vermont Garden Journal: Dazzling Tropical Vines For Your Summer Garden
August 08, 2019 14:50 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesThis time of year annual flower gardens are in their glory. Some of the best gardens are those featuring topical vines. Although we live in a cold climate, you can grow tropical vines in summer as annuals. It just takes a little attention to when, where and how you plant them.
Vermont Garden Journal: Helenium, A Late-Summer Perennial
August 02, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesIt's August and soon we'll hit that quiet time in our perennial flower garden after the early-summer flowers fade, but before the fall flowers shine. We're always looking for plants to fill this late-summer void and one of the best is Helenium.
Vermont Garden Journal: Use This Summer Heat To Grow A Great Crop Of Melons
July 26, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesWith all this hot weather we've been having lately, the melons in my garden are taking off! I've been growing cantaloupes and watermelons for years and have a few tips on growing a great crop.
Vermont Garden Journal: How To Control Cucumber Beetles In Your Garden
July 19, 2019 17:08 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesThey're small, black and yellow and seem like they shouldn't be a problem in a vegetable garden, but they are! The cucumber beetle comes in two versions; the black and yellow striped or spotted species. Both cause damage to cucumbers, melons, and squashes by feeding on young transplants, seedlings and flowers and by transmitting bacterial wilt disease to plants. For such a small insect, they can pack a wallop.
Vermont Garden Journal: Thinking Spring In The Middle Of Summer
July 03, 2019 09:51 - 2 minutes - 148 BytesI've been enjoying full heads of lettuce from my garden. The best part is that I never planted them. Many vegetables and herbs will self-sow seeds in summer and fall, and pop up next spring. With a little editing, you can save some of them for eating.
Vermont Garden Journal: Grow Calla Lilies In Almost Any Location
June 28, 2019 09:50 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesAs Katherine Hepburn once said, “the calla lilies are in bloom again...suitable to any occasion.” What's more, calla lilies are suitable to almost any location as well.
Vermont Garden Journal: Strategies For Removing Weeds From Your Garden
June 14, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesWith all the rain, it's been a good year for weeds. Weeds are smart and can give you clues as to what's happening in your soil. For example, plantain thrives on compacted soils, shepherd's purse on acidic soils, horsetail in poorly-drained soils and chickweed in high-nitrogen soils. Sometimes simply correcting the soil condition will help get rid of the weeds. Check out the book, "Weeds and What They Tell."
Vermont Garden Journal: Protecting Your Crops From Flea Beetles
June 07, 2019 17:30 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesThere's nothing more discouraging than working hard prepping your vegetable garden soil, making beds and sowing seeds, only to find as soon as the little plants emerge they get eaten by insects. One of the worst culprits this time of year is the flea beetle.