All Things Gardening Podcast

Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
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All Things Gardening Podcast Podcast

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.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    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.

    5 min

  2. 15 SEPT

    Ensure beneficial pollinators have a cozy winter home with these fall garden cleanup tips

    This fall as you clean up your garden and raised beds, remove less leaf litter, stems and other garden debris. Leaving these in place can create places for beneficial pollinators to overwinter.

    5 min

  3. 8 SEPT

    Perennials that birds and bees love and that deer and woodchucks don't

    Helenium and boltonia are perennials that grow well in our region. Both come in a range of colors and boast great attributes: pollinators love them, and deer and woodchucks don't.

    5 min

  4. 1 SEPT

    One key to knowing when to harvest apples is in the seeds

    Apples, pears and Asian pears are almost ready to pick. Charlie Nardozzi reviews how and when to harvest to ensure the best-tasting fruits.

    5 min

  5. 25 AUG

    A rose by any other name may be Sharon

    Related to the hardy hibiscus and known for its large blossoms, the Rose of Sharon grows well in full sun and well-drained soil. Add it to your garden or landscape for a tall shrub that brings great color this time of year.

    5 min

  6. 18 AUG

    Hungry caterpillars defoliating plants and trees? Could be sawflies

    The larva of the sawfly is a small (and hungry!) caterpillar. They tend to eat in groups and can eat all the needles off a pine. Plus, their voracious appetites can create "window-pane”-like damage to the leaves of many plants and vegetables.

    5 min

  7. 11 AUG

    Gardening questions: too many sumacs, hungry grasshoppers and tomato-eating birds

    Brown beetles landing in your hair when you try to enjoy an evening on your porch? Crows taking just one bite from your ripe tomatoes on the vine? Charlie Nardozzi offers guidance on these questions and more issues that are bugging local home gardeners this summer.

    5 min

  8. 4 AUG

    Plant some dramatic blooms that are easy to grow and return each year

    With blossoms that reach 6 to 8 inches in diameter and come in a rainbow of bright colors, hardy hibiscus are a perennial shrub to add to your landscape.

    5 min
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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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  • Creator
    Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2024
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Vermont Public
  • Show Website
    All Things Gardening Podcast

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