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  Apples, Augers, Old Wood and Tomatillos

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  24:24

  C.L. and Ellen give you some different ideas for using apples this season, discuss planting bulbs with an auger on a drill, explain the term “old wood” and answer a listener’s question about tomatillo plants.   :30 What’s for dinner:  Apples or crabapples, anyone? 7:54 The Plant Noob: Using a hand drill and an auger to plant lots of bulbs. 14:19 Eat/Drink/Grow:  What is meant by the term “old wood.”  As in “these hydrangeas flower on old wood.”         21:49 Love Letters and Questions:   Paula wrote: “I planted a Tomatillo plant for the first time in my vegetable garden and got no fruit.
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  Spring Flowering Bulbs, Amaryllis and Fertilizing Houseplants

  21/10/2021

  23:59

  The Plantrama team discusses the importance of soil temperature when planting bulbs for spring bloom. In the main segment we talk about handling the amaryllis bulbs you have kept from last winter, and how to bring them into flower in December. We end with a question about how frequently houseplants should be fertilized. :29    Insider Information:  Bulbs have their own “anti-freeze!” 7:16   Eat/Drink/Grow: Amaryllis in the fall 16:22  Love Letters and Questions: Peter asks about fertilizing houseplants.       
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  Root Stimulator, and Houseplants, Houseplants, Houseplants

  14/10/2021

  24:20

  Ellen and C.L. discuss what root stimulator products are and if they are necessary when you plant. They also address why houseplants might drop leaves when you bring them back inside for the winter, and how to fit even more plants in your house. :32 True or False:  You should use a “root stimulator” that is high in phosphorous 9:14 Eat/Drink/Grow:  Why houseplants and tropicals drop leaves when you bring them in for the winter. 19:43 Love Letters and Questions:  Kim asks how to fit more plants in her apartment.
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  Fall Purees, Watering and Pesky Black Gnats

  07/10/2021

  25:21

  In this episode we are making purées for use later in the winter, and considering when you might need to water in the fall. Ellen and C.L. discuss managing those pesky fungus gnats (tiny black flies) that can emerge from your houseplants, and we answer a question about using red pepper to deter rabbits, deer and other critters. :29   What’s For Dinner:  Fall purées 6:53  Eat/Drink/Grow: Fall watering. 14:48 Insider Information:  Fungus gnats – again.  21:18 Love Letters and Questions:   Anne asks about using hot pepper flakes for animal repellants.
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  Nuts, House Plants and Late Migrating Hummingbirds

  30/09/2021

  26:53

  Hear about nuts for dinner, houseplants that will make you smile, and late-to-migrate hummingbirds. We also answer Kim’s question about perennial garden cleanup in the fall. :30     What’s For Dinner  Nuts! 11:17    Eat/Drink/Grow:  House Plants that will make you happy all winter 20:30   Insider Information: Supporting late-to-migrate hummingbirds. 23:18   Kim writes: Do I need to clear out a perennial garden? Does a garden really need to be “put to bed?”
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  Nuts, House Plants and Late-to-Migrate Hummingbirds

  30/09/2021

  26:53

  Hear about nuts for dinner, houseplants that will make you smile, and late-to-migrate hummingbirds. We also answer Kim’s question about perennial garden cleanup in the fall. :30     What’s For Dinner  Nuts! 11:17    Eat/Drink/Grow:  House Plants that will make you happy all winter 20:30   Insider Information: Supporting late-to-migrate hummingbirds. 23:18   Kim writes: Do I need to clear out a perennial garden? Does a garden really need to be “put to bed?”
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  Root Crops, Plant Protection and Flies

  23/09/2021

  26:28

  Ellen and C.L. talk about root crops – potatoes, and sunchokes – and what “open pollinated” means. We discuss the pros and cons of protecting plants for the winter, and answer a listener’s question about plants that draw flies. :36 What’s for dinner:   Root Crops: Potatoes and Sunchokes 5:55  Insider Information:  What does “open pollinated” mean? 10:34   Eat/Drink/Grow:  Should Your Plants be protected for the winter?     23:00  Love Letters and Questions: Chris emails: “First time writer, long time listener. I have a fly question.”
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  Saving Plants Through the Winter and Preserving the Harvest

  16/09/2021

  25:59

  In this episode Ellen and C.L. talk about how to decide which tender or tropical plants to save indoors through the winter, how to preserve your garden or foraging harvest, and whether weeds choose to grow where they blend in.   :32  Plant Noob:    Deciding which tropicals/annuals to try and save through the winter. 9:05   Eat/Drink/Grow:  Preserving The Harvest 19:45   Love Letters and Questions    Morgan smart, chameleon weeds?
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  Compost, Witches Brooms and Pressed Flowers

  09/09/2021

  25:25

  Is compost – homemade or purchased – a good substitute for fertilizer? What is that thick growth in a tree? Ellen and C.L. answer these questions and respond to a listener about uses for pressed flowers.   :26 True or False:   Compost is fertilizer.   3:50  Eat/Drink/Grow:  Witches’ Brooms 19:58 Love Letters and Questions: Kelly asks for ideas about what to do with pressed flowers. Check out the pressed flower art by Peggy Turner Zablotny
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  Growing Perennials From Collected Seed and Early Fall Color

  02/09/2021

  26:11

  The Plantrama Partners-in-Plants start by discussing how to eat the parts of plants we often toss out or put into the compost. Next, we talk about growing new plants from the seeds that you might see right now in your perennial garden. We end by answering a listener’s question about what might make a shrub or tree turn bright colors very early in autumn.   :36  What’s For Dinner:  Parts of plants we often ignore: Carrot stems, beet stems and queen Anne’s lace flowers. 11:12  Eat/Drink/Grow:  Growing perennials from the seeds you find in your garden 19:28  Love Letters and Questions:    Shelley writes:  What would cause a tree to turn colors and drop its leaves early in the fall?