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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Want to get into the holiday spirit? Start by planting some cactuses

There are several different kinds of holiday cactuses: There's a Thanksgiving cactus, Christmas cactus and an Easter cactus. Holiday cactuses earn their names because they tend to bloom near Christian holidays.

5 min
NOV 3

Layer flowering bulbs in containers for spring blooms indoors

You can plant crocus, daffodils and tulips outdoors now, as the soil is cool enough for them to overwinter and bloom next spring. And you can also plant bulbs in containers indoors. Use a layering technique and they will blossom for a month.

5 min
OCT 27

2 inches down and 6 inches apart: Get those garlic cloves planted now

Love to use garlic in cooking? Consider planting your own. You can choose garlic types based on your taste. Then, as long as you've got composted and well-drained soil, you should get a good garlic harvest next summer.

5 min
OCT 20

Like late bloomers? Try hardy Montauk daisies

Sometimes blooming up until — and even after — the first frost, flowers like Montauk daisies and stokesia provide a last gasp of late fall color.

5 min
OCT 13

Daffodils didn't deliver? Plant spring flowering onion bulbs this month

If your daffodils and other flowering bulbs didn't grow well this past spring, try planting flowering onions. They are beautiful and fairly trouble-free. Purchase a few when you're getting other spring flowering bulbs ready to plant later this month.

5 min
OCT 6

Growing a tropical-tasting fruit in your Vermont backyard

Paw paw trees grow in our region and produce lots of sweet fruits in late summer and early fall. The fruit's insides are soft and custard-like, and the taste can range from banana to mango to vanilla.

5 min
SEP 29

Getting that look of spring flowering bulbs popping up everywhere takes planning. Here's how

If you love seeing spring flowers popping up under trees, across your lawn or in your meadow, start planning how to get that look now. Soon, you can go purchase your favorite bulbs and get them in the ground.

5 min
SEP 22

More late summer tasks to get your gardens ready for overwintering

If your peony plants didn't bloom as much this year, perhaps they're getting too much shade. As you prep your gardens for fall and winter, separating and moving your peonies could help them bloom better next year.

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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.