Dec 24, 2020
Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include:
- Roses: Propagate from cut flowers?
- Egg shells in soil?
- Christmas cactus: Care and transplanting
- Boston fern: How best to thin out foliage
- Crickets/Frogs: How to promote them staying in your garden
- Staghorn fern: Able to...
Dec 20, 2020
Dahlias can be one of the most stunning and rewarding flowers to grow… AND they are not as mysterious and difficult as a lot of gardeners believe they are. I talk to author and expert Dahlia grower Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias, and we dive into how to grow Dahlias successfully in your garden. We touch...
Dec 10, 2020
This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the cold and blustery month of December.
- Spray peaches/nectarines with liquid copper
- Apply horticultural oil for overwintering pests
- Plant frost resistance perennials
- Chard. Kale, fava beans, radishes – all can...
Nov 30, 2020
Epsom salts, hydrogen peroxide, calcium sprays… these are just some of the topics I cover with Robert Pavlis, author of the popular book series Garden Myths 1 and 2. Robert has made it his mission to bust these myths and help gardeners decipher the science behind each one. We talk about the most common myths and the...
Nov 21, 2020
Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include:
- Holly bush: How can I propagate it?
- Succulents: Need to move indoors for the winter?
- Tuberose: When to stop watering and move inside?
- Nectarine: Liquid copper for peach leaf curl – what to ask for at the nursery?
- Rust: Has...