All Things Gardening Podcast Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
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Each week, Charlie Nardozzi joins Vermont Public’s 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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Mow or no? Some lawncare tips to benefit pollinators
The trend of "No Mow May" follows the logic that leaving your whole lawn unmowed for the month can help pollinators. The birds, bugs and bees will use the overgrown weeds and flowers as food and shelter. Instead of doing this for a month then mowing it all down, consider dedicating a small portion of your yard to pollinators for the whole season.
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Honoring Earth Day through everyday gardening habits
This Earth Day, embrace some more Earth friendly gardening practices, like reusing plastic pots, forgoing pesticides and planting pollinator friendly lawns.
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As climate change brings more frequent rain events, these plants fare well in wetter areas
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.
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For a new twist on spring greens, cultivate rapini and sorrel
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.
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No-till gardening keeps helpful microbes in your soil for fewer weeds and healthier plants
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.
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Prune hydrangea with confidence using these handy tips
When and how to prune hydrangeas can really help set up the plant for better blooms.