Washington Gardener Magazine is the award-winning publication for Mid-Atlantic USA gardeners by local gardeners.
"A garden is to be enjoyed, and should satisfy the mind and not only the eye of the beholder. Sounds such as the rustle of bamboo and the dripping of water, scents and sensations such as grass or gravel or stone underfoot, appeal to the emotions and play a part in the total impression."
~ Penelope Hobhouse
In this episode, we talk with food historian and author Dr. William Woys Weaver, about pumpkins and squash. The plant profile is on Closed Bottle Gentian and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events and this week's garden tasks in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Purring Among Petals from Christy Page of Green Prints.
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This episode is archived at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/episodes/Pumpkins-and-Squash-e2ovs66
SHOW NOTES: 01:10 - Welcome William Woys Weaver, internationally known food historian and author 01:32 - William talks about his childhood gardening experience 02:15 - William discusses his memories with his grandfather 03:08 - The reintroduction of the Fish Pepper 03:55 - The Roughwood Seed Collection 05:21 - William describes the geography/growing conditions of his area in PA 06:27 - Climate change is affecting gardening 07:04 - William goes over the basics of squash/pumpkins 08:56 - What are the best conditions for storing squash? 10:52 - Eating squash at their green stage 12:33 - William gives his thoughts on pruning squash vines 14:16 - Ideal conditions for growing squash, and advice for someone who’s never grown squash 18:17 - William and Kathy discuss hand-pollination 20:38 - William talks about squash needing a lot of water 21:21 - How can drought affect the flavor of squash? 23:23 - Squash seed saving techniques 26:38 - How can you prevent heirloom pumpkins and squash from crossing? 29:28 - William talks about the Boston Marrow Squash 31:30 - Pumpkin pie vs. Squash pie 32:15 - Long Island Cheese Pumpkin 33:34 - Delicata Squash 34:44 - Finger Squash 36:24 - Hubbard Squash 37:33 - Patty Pan Squash 40:17 - Squash as an art form/decoration 41:13 - William discusses the Cybling Squash 41:56 - Quaker Pie Pumpkin 42:20 - William shares some of the harder-to-grow squashes 43:54 - Are there any squashes you can grow in a shady garden without full sun? 45:17 - William discusses the Turban Squash 47:03 - Should you wipe down your squash with a light bleach solution for storage? 48:15 - Any final favorite squashes of William’s? 48:54 - Where to buy heirloom seeds from William? - https://www.seedways.org/ 49:43 - Final advice from William - Grow squash as an arrangement for your dinner table and look for the warty squash 52:08 - Closed Bottle Gentian Plant Profile 53:18 - What’s new in the garden this week? The toad lilies are starting to bloom 53: 37 - Garden tips of the week: Proper way to pick an apple and symptoms of aster yellows 54:16 - Ladies in the Landscape scholarship 54:55 - Upcoming local gardening events: Ujamaa Fall 2024 Workshop & Convening and 2024 Eco-Savvy Gardening Faire 56:31 - A story about Purring Among Petals 59:07 - Thank you for listening! Become a supporter
The Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, and Cauliflower are loving all the rain and cool temps. Those plants have all more than doubled in size in the last two weeks,
What are you growing in your edible garden this week?
About Fenton Friday: Every Friday during the growing season, I'll be giving you an update on my community garden plot at the Fenton Street Community Garden just across the street from my house in zone 7 Mid-Atlantic MD/DC border. I'm plot #16. It is a 10 ft x 20 ft space and this is our 13th year in the garden. (It opened in May 2011.) See past posts about our edible garden by putting "Fenton" into the Search box above (at the top, left on this blog).
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To enter to win the book, send an email by 5:00pm on September 30 to WashingtonGardenerMagazine@gmail.com with “Square Foot Gardening” in the Subject line and in the body of the email. Tell us what your favorite article was in the September 2024 issue and why. Please include your full name and mailing address. Winners will be announced and notified on/about October 1.
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” ~ John Donne
In this episode, we talk with Heather Wheatley, Marketing Specialist with Proven Winners, about Hollywood's portrayal of gardening. The plant profile is on Autumn Daffodils and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events and this week's garden tasks in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Concord Grapes from Christy Page of Green Prints.
BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month!
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If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:
~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 96: Women in Horticulture
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~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 171: Murder in the Garden
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/10/gardendc-podcast-episode-171-murder-in.html
This episode is archived at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/episodes/Gardening-Meets-Hollywood-e2omcah
SHOW NOTES: 01:09 - Welcome returning guest Heather Wheatley, Marketing Specialist with Proven Winners 01:27 - Heather shares what she’s been up to since last time she appeared on GardenDC 03:31 - Heather talks about Proven Winners’ newest line of house plants, LeafJoy 04:42 - Kathy and Heather discuss plants and gardening depictions in Hollywood 07:12 - Fake flowers in Wedding Crashers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396269/) 10:16 - The perfect vegetables in It’s Complicated (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1230414/) 13:31 - The gardens of The Secret Garden (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108071/) 15:14 - Kathy and Heather talk about This Beautiful Fantastic (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4560008/) 19:22 - The prisoners’ greenthumbs in Greenfingers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203540/) 22:24 - Peter Sellers as Chance the gardener in Being There (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/) 24:18 - Potato growing and fertilizing in The Martian (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/) 27:16 - A female landscape gardener constructs a grand garden at Versailles in A Little Chaos (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2639254/) 33:38 - The mysterious rose in V for Vendetta (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/) 36:45 - Little Edie and her Grey Gardens (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073076/) 39:45 - An alien man-eating plant in Little Shop of Horrors (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/) 42:18 - Cordyceps fungi in The Last of Us (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/) 45:23 - Spoiler alert! The trees are killing us in The Happening (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949731/) 48:09 - Video games like Plants vs. Zombies (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1991154/) 50:37 - The plant-based world of Avatar (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/) 51:42 - Gen Z imprints on The Last Rainforest (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104254/) 52:38 - Neglectful garden writer parents of Coraline (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327597/) 54:08 - Almost correct herbalism in Practical Magic (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120791/) 57:05 - Where to contact Heather? Hwheatley@provenwinners.com 59:06 - Autumn daffodil is the plant profile subject 1:00:40 - What’s new in the garden this week? Oak trees are shedding acorns and hardy mums starting to bloom 1:00:56 - September 2024 issue of Washington Gardener is out! 1:01:32 - Garden tips of the week: indoor plant tips, looking out for overwintering egg sacs of lanternfly, and more 1:02:32 - Upcoming local gardening events: Weed Wrangle, A Night on the Farm, Loudon County Fall Farm Tour 1:04:11 - Those Concord Grapes by Emma Rose 1:06:26 - Thank you for listening! Become a supporter
