Each 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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Apr 21, 2024
Honoring Earth Day through everyday gardening habits
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This Earth Day, embrace some more Earth friendly gardening practices, like reusing plastic pots, forgoing pesticides and planting pollinator friendly lawns.
Apr 14, 2024
As climate change brings more frequent rain events, these plants fare well in wetter areas
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With bigger and more frequent rain events brought on by human-caused climate change, you can either raise up your garden or try planting things that thrive in wetter conditions.
Apr 07, 2024
For a new twist on spring greens, cultivate rapini and sorrel
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Spring greens can add brightness and flavor to your meals. Forage for some wintercress or dandelions or cultivate new types, like rapini and upland cress.
Mar 31, 2024
No-till gardening keeps helpful microbes in your soil for fewer weeds and healthier plants
00:04:50
Instead of traditional tilling, or turning of the soil to prepare it for spring planting, the "no-dig" method is just that. No digging keeps the billions of helpful microbes intact in the soil. It could lead to fewer weeds and healthier soil and plants.
Mar 24, 2024
Prune hydrangea with confidence using these handy tips
00:04:55
When and how to prune hydrangeas can really help set up the plant for better blooms.
Mar 17, 2024
Try planting strawberries, clover and saponaria as ground covers to attract and benefit pollinators
00:04:30
Planting a pollinator garden is a great addition to a yard, but if you're low on space, consider replacing grass with these ground covers that are just as attractive and beneficial to pollinators.
Mar 10, 2024
Snap out of it! Pea planting weather is just around the corner
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Peas aren't just green anymore! Pea plants come in three types: snap, snow and shelling. And some varieties grow in yellow and purple shades. Find a new, colorful favorite to plant in your gardens and raised beds.
Mar 03, 2024
Plant perennials like heuchera that pack a punch of color in their leaves
00:04:29
Heuchera or coral bells are perennials in the evergreen family and come in many flower colors — but it's the pink, purple, and yellow foliage that packs the maximum color punch.
Feb 25, 2024
Purple through and through: A new GMO tomato that home gardeners can grow
00:04:11
"Purple" is a new tomato from the Norfolk Plant Science group in England that has genes from a purple snapdragon flower. That modification gives the tomato its deep purple hue through and through, plus packs in more antioxidants.
Feb 18, 2024
You're a Libra? Here's a rose! Astrological signs and their matching flowers
00:04:15
All Things Gardening discusses a recent National Garden Bureau article that pairs Zodiac signs with the plants and flowers that complement them best. Plus, a potting soil solution for dryness.
Apr 21 | 00:04:23
Honoring Earth Day through everyday gardening habits
Apr 14 | 00:04:24
As climate change brings more frequent rain events, these plants fare well in wetter areas
Apr 07 | 00:04:15
For a new twist on spring greens, cultivate rapini and sorrel
Mar 31 | 00:04:50
No-till gardening keeps helpful microbes in your soil for fewer weeds and healthier plants
Mar 24 | 00:04:55
Prune hydrangea with confidence using these handy tips
Mar 17 | 00:04:30
Try planting strawberries, clover and saponaria as ground covers to attract and benefit pollinators
Mar 10 | 00:04:50
Snap out of it! Pea planting weather is just around the corner
Mar 03 | 00:04:29
Plant perennials like heuchera that pack a punch of color in their leaves
Feb 25 | 00:04:11
Purple through and through: A new GMO tomato that home gardeners can grow
Feb 18 | 00:04:15
You're a Libra? Here's a rose! Astrological signs and their matching flowers
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