Monday, October 21, 2024

Monday Thoughts: “The great thing is not to be timid in your gardening, whether it's colors, shapes, juxtapositions or the contents themselves. Splash around and enjoy yourself." ~ Christopher Lloyd

“The great thing is not to be timid in your gardening, whether it's colors, shapes, juxtapositions or the contents themselves. Splash around and enjoy yourself." ~ Christopher Lloyd

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Sunday, October 20, 2024

October 2024 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine –Pitcher Plant, Pokeweed, Planting Daffodils, and much more…

The October 2024 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine is out.

Inside this issue:

·         Pretty and Predatory Pitcher Plant

·         Houseplant Humidity Myths

·         What is Killing the Arborvitae?

·         Urban Tree Summit

·         Great Gardening Books Reviewed

·         Do’s and Don’ts of Mowing in Wet Conditions

·         Daffodil Planting Tips

·         When to Water Air Plants

·         American Pokeweed

·         A Sunflower Protest Garden

·         Saving Seeds from Natives

·         and much more…

 

Note that any submissions, event listings, and advertisements for the November 2024 issue are due by November  5.

 

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Saturday, October 19, 2024

GardenDC Podcast Episode 215: A View from Australia


In this episode, we talk with garden consultant Andrea Whitely, with an Australian gardener's view of American gardens. The plant profile is on Jewels of Opar 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 a Perfect Fall Day from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 167: Flinging with the Garden Tourist

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/09/gardendc-podcast-episode-167-flinging.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 92: Universal Garden Truths

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-92-universal.html

This episode is archived at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/episodes/A-View-from-Australia-e2ps7uv

Show Notes will be posted after 10-22-2024.

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Interview Edit and Show Notes: Zachary Intrater
Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Fenton Friday: Radishes

The seedlings for Radish 'Cherry Belle' are up. I'll give the seeds of the  Radish 'Round Black Spanish' and the Carrots we planted at the same time a few more weeks.

The Lettuce seeds still have not germinated yet - so time to give up and plant Spinach in their place.

I'm pulling out the Tomato vines and donating any remaining fruits to our HarvestShare collection this weekend.

We cut back the Garlic Chives before they can go to seed. Lord knows, they've already taken over enough real estate in my small plot -- and I never planted them there in the first place! However, the bees do love them and the flowers last forever, so I have learned to tolerate their presence for most of the growing season.

It was cooler this week with some nights in the upper 40s, but we are having a fairly mild weather week coming up so many things are staying in. The Peppers and Blackberries are all producing. A few more Zucchini are forming so I will leave those plants in for another week or so. 

The Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Brussels Sprouts are all growing quite large under the cover cloth. I'm debating taking the cloth off as it not doing that much to protect them. The foliage has bite holes in it and at least one of the seedling plants is missing - I suspect a rat or squirrel.

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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Monday, October 14, 2024

Monday Thoughts: “Autumn – the year’s last, loveliest smile.” ~ William Cullen Bryant

“Autumn – the year’s last, loveliest smile.” ~ William Cullen Bryant

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Saturday, October 12, 2024

GardenDC Podcast Episode 214: Heuchera

In this episode, we talk with Dan Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries, about Coral Bells (Heuchera spp.). The plant profile is on Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia spp.) 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 the Tale of Rosie from Christy Page of Green Prints.


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If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 121: Gold Medal Plants

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/09/gardendc-podcast-episode-121-gold-medal.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 135: Plants for Shade

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-135-plants-for.html

This episode is archived at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/episodes/Heuchera-e2pi5k1

Show Notes: 01:12 - Welcome Dan Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries 01:39 - Dan talks about his childhood and college gardening experiences 03:28 - Did Dan pursue a degree in botany or horticulture? 06:33 - What did Dan do after college? 08:45 - Dan’s goal of introducing 801 new plants to horticulture 09:40 - Dan shares some of Terra Nova’s most popular plants 11:51 - Dan talks about the growing/climate conditions of his area 13:48 - How do you pronounce Heuchera? 15:00 - Where are heuchera native to and what are their preferred growing conditions? 20:02 - Dan emphasizes the importance of drainage for heucheras 22:57 - Dan talks about the best time to feed heucheras 23:35 - What should you use to fertilize heucheras? 27:31 - How do you remove the old, crunchy leaves? 28:37 - Dan shares how he cleans up his heucheras 30:13 - Dan discusses the use of AI in Terra Nova’s catalogs 32:40 - Dan talks about heuchera cultivars from 30 years ago 34:30 - the amazing color combinations of heucheras 37:09 - Heuchera plants that have H. villosa parents 37:42 - Dan discusses his personal favorite heuchera varieties 40:53 - Dan talks about heucherellas 43:13 - Kathy shares her favorite varieties from Terra Nova 44:45 - Where can listeners get plants from Terra Nova? 46:54 - Where can you contact Dan? Dan@terranovanurseries.com 47:37 - Dan’s final tips for first-time heuchera growers? 50:42 - Dan talks about some of the “nasties” and how to deal with them 53:16 - What is Dan looking forward to for the future of heuchera? 56:04 -The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City 56:57 - Tithonia aka Mexican Sunflower plant profile 58:43 - What’s new in the garden this week? Hamamelis virginiana in full bloom and newly-planted radishes and carrots 59:18 - Rest in peace Stanton Gill 59:45 - Garden tips of the week: Remove and destroy iris foliage and switch out your summer annuals 1:00:33 - Upcoming local gardening events: Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild’s first fall festival and Bird Walk screening at Brookside Gardens 1:03:04 - A Tale of Rosie, the Dog of Destruction 1:06:01 - Thank you for listening! Become a supporter

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