Latest Crazyplantlady Podcast Episodes
How Much Lights Do My Houseplants Need?
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - November 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsDo you ever look around your home and wonder if your houseplants are getting enough light to thrive? Without the right amount and type of light, even the most pampered plant will struggle to survive. Yet many of us wing it when it comes to taking care of our houseplants. We stick that new fiddle...
5 Houseplant Crafts that Make Amazing DIY Holiday Gifts
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - November 21, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsThe holiday season is officially here! As much as I love this festive time of year, gift-giving can be stressful for me. I always struggle to find meaningful, budget-friendly presents that make my loved ones happy. But this year, I'm spreading holiday cheer by gifting my friends and family homem...
How to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - November 14, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsThe peak gardening season may be over, but there are still important tasks to do in the garden before winter arrives. As we enter fall and approach winter, it's time to start prepping our garden beds to go dormant. Properly putting your beds to rest sets your garden up for success when it awaken...
How to Grow Citrus Indoors
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - November 07, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsHave you ever wandered through the citrus section of a nursery, inhaling the sweet scent of Meyer lemons and key limes, and thought “Oh my, I want one”? As someone who impulse purchased a struggling lime tree years ago—which I named Limey, by the way—growing citrus indoors is possible with the r...
Plant Magic: How to Be a Green Witch
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - October 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsDo you ever wish you could invite a little more magic into your life? As fall approaches and the spooky season of Halloween is upon us, many of us long to connect with something… mystical. But magic doesn’t have to be complicated or even supernatural, plant friends. The energy of nature that sur...
DIY Houseplant First Aid Kit
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - October 17, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsCaring for houseplants often means dealing with pests, diseases, or cultural issues at some point. Having a houseplant first aid kit prepared allows you to quickly treat problems and nurse your plants back to health. In this episode, our favorite horticulturist Leslie Halleck shares must-have it...
Rooted in Generosity: Inspiring Harmony Through Wind Chimes and Why You Need Them in Your Garden
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - October 10, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsWouldn't it be nice to wake up every morning to the hypnotic sound of wind chimes gently drifting through your bedroom window, plant friends? The delicate tones of wind chimes dancing on the breeze can turn an ordinary morning into a magical experience. In this episode, I spoke with the owners...
The History of Italian Gardens and Italian Citrus
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - October 03, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsEver heard the saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade"? You bet those lemons might have come from an Italian garden, plant friends! To celebrate Italian American Heritage Month, this episode brings us all about the history of Italian gardens and citrus cultivation with Helena Attlee,...
Houseplant Styling Tips, How to Be A Professional Houseplant Stylist and All Things Maryah Greene
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - September 26, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsIf you love styling your indoor plants and have an eye for design, becoming a professional plant stylist may be the perfect side hustle or full-time career for you, plant friends! Plant styling has exploded in popularity recently, as more people discover the therapeutic benefits of surrounding t...
How to Identify Houseplant Disease
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - September 18, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsIs your houseplant suddenly dropping leaves, getting spots, or just looking sick? Plant diseases can strike fear into any plant parent's heart. One day your plant baby is thriving, and the next it's on the decline! Plant diseases happen to the best of us. Even expert growers deal with fungal, ba...
How to Bring Your Plants Indoors for the Winter
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - September 12, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsThe days are getting shorter and the temperatures are dropping, how do our plants adjust to this change? For us houseplant parents, this signals that it's time to start transitioning our outdoor summer plants back indoors. While it may seem simple to just pick up your plant pots and haul them in...
How to Can and Ferment Vegetables and Fruits from Your Garden
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - September 05, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsWhen you grow an edible garden, you likely end up with a surplus of fresh produce at the peak of each growing season. Rather than letting those precious veggies and fruits go to waste, consider preserving them through time-tested techniques like canning and fermenting. These methods allow you to...
How to Forage for Healing Plants in Your Backyard
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - August 22, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsFor most of us, the plants growing in our backyards and neighborhoods go overlooked. We mow them down or walk right over them without a second glance. But did you know many of these plants have been used medicinally for centuries? In this episode, we'll share fundamental tips from an expert fora...
Common Houseplant Pest Identification and How to Get Rid of Fungus Gnats, Spidermites, Scale, White Flies and Mealybugs: Grow Better with Leslie
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - August 15, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsAs houseplant parents, most of us will inevitably encounter some type of pest infestation at some point. Seemingly overnight, our beautiful, thriving plants can become under attack by bugs we didn't even know existed! Pests can quickly damage and even kill our treasured plants if left unchecked....
Check Out the Old Fashioned On Purpose Podcast
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - August 10, 2023 08:50 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsI hope you LOVED this weeks episode on How to Grow Garlic with Jill Winger! Jill was an amazing and has an incredible podcast of her own all about homesteading and slow living called Old Fashioned On Purpose I wanted to introduce you to in, incase you dream of a homestead or slower way of livi...
How to Grow Garlic
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - August 08, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsGarlic is a staple in so many savory dishes, but if you've only ever cooked with the sad grocery store bulbs, it's time to see garlic's true potential by growing your own. The depth of flavor and variety that homegrown garlic offers blows store-bought out of the water. Lucky for us, plant friend...
How They Built a Million Dollar Company: Plantrepreneur Profile with Soltech
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - August 01, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsSoltech has achieved remarkable success in recent years, growing from a small startup to a million-dollar business. For long-time listeners, you probably bought their grow lights already using my coupon code Bloom15, and I’m sure you love them as much as I do! And for those who haven’t, join me ...
The Power of a Therapeutic Garden to Help Us Feel Better
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - July 25, 2023 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsGardening has long been known for its therapeutic advantages and as a place of calm and peace in the middle of a hectic schedule. Garden therapy can relieve stress and enhance our mental and emotional health. In this episode, we'll look at 9 gardening practices that can help you develop a deeper...
Overwatered vs Underwatered Plants, How Much Light Do Indoor Plants Need and More Common Houseplant Problems: Grow Better with Leslie
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - July 18, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsDo your plants get enough water and light? These questions are typically asked, and the answer is often "It depends." But this answer is more meaningful than you might think, which will be explained in today's episode of our new series, "Grow Better," featuring Leslie Halleck. As a certified hor...
Homesteading for Beginners with Michelle Bruhn and Stephanie Thurow
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - July 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsHave you ever wondered what it’s like to be a homesteader? A growing number of people are turning to self-sufficiency and sustainability in their way of living. However, homesteading can seem intimidating, especially when social media portrays it as an exclusive lifestyle requiring acres of land...
The History of Flowers with Noel Kingsbury
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - July 04, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsFlowers have totally mesmerized people for ages with their awesome colors, shapes, and smells. We're totally obsessed with them, and they've been a huge part of our cultures, traditions, and personal bonds for as long as we can remember. In this episode, we're going to talk about the history of ...
War Gardens, Victory Gardens or Pandemic Gardens: The History Behind Why People Grow Plants in Hard Times
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - June 27, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsGardening is already a popular hobby, but the pandemic has revived an interest in growing plants. Many of us plant parents turned to gardening to keep busy, improve our mental health, and even grow food as we were forced to spend more time at home. Similar to this occurrence is the Victory Garde...
How to Overcome Burnout Through The Healing Power of Nature
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - June 20, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsHow do you handle burnout? We have all asked that question at some point because modern society has a lot of demands, and it's become too easy to feel overwhelmed. But what if there was a free and accessible tool that could help you turn towards yourself again, away from overstimulation and craz...
The Mushroom Miniseries: How to Grow Mushrooms Indoors
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - June 13, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsDo you want to learn how to grow mushrooms at home? In the third episode of our Mushroom Mini-series, Billy and I share how you can enjoy the process of growing mushrooms indoors. Our relationship as co-hosts, and more importantly, as life partners, has made this journey more delightful. We enjo...
Check out the Bad Seeds Podcast!
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - June 08, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsIntroducing the Bad Seeds Podcast, by our dear friend, Summer Rayne Oakes! Bad Seeds is a new podcast from School of Humans and iHeart Podcasts that investigates a growing area of crime that you might have never heard of: plant crime. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, plant crime has been on th...
How to Stop Killing Succulents: Succulent Care and Propagation Guide
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - June 06, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsSucculents are beautiful, low-maintenance plants that are perfect for us busy plant parents. They're also total badasses. However, they can be quite tricky to care for if you don't know what you're doing. In this episode, I have invited my “succy” friend Andrea from Justsuccit.com to shed some l...
The Power of Therapeutic Horticulture
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - May 30, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsHave you ever thought about the healing power of plants beyond just their aesthetic appeal? As plant parents, we know how much fun it is to take care of our plants, but did you know that therapeutic horticulture is a practice being used in hospitals, retirement homes, and even correctional facil...
Companion Planting Basics with the Garden Managers of The Lodge at Woodloch
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - May 23, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsDid you know that plants can also be friends? If you’ve followed me on Instagram this year, you will know about the love affair I am having at The Lodge at Woodloch, a luxury resort and spa, about an hour from where I live. A very interesting aspect of the Lodge at Woodloch is the Blackmore Farm...
Mini Episode: 5 Ways to Use Scented Plants to Reduce Stress and Increase Joy
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - May 19, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsPlant friends, we are changing things up. We're taking a detour from our typical long-form content to introduce a new format — mini-episodes — taken from our rich conversations. These episodes are meant to be your bite-sized lessons about how to use nature to bring joy into your life. And in thi...
The Art of Aromatic Gardening with Amy of NYC Aromatica
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care - May 16, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 689 ratingsDo you love the smell of fresh flowers or the aroma that wafts through your home as you cook with herbs? Smell might not be the first thing we think of when it comes to gardening, but it's actually a super powerful way to bring joy to our gardens! In fact, our sense of smell has strong associati...
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