Saturday, February 25, 2023

GardenDC Podcast Episode 139: Bountiful Berries


In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Kristen Pullen the Woody Ornamental Portfolio Manager at Star® Roses and Plants all about growing bountiful berries in small spaces. The plant profile is on Phlox stolonifera and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with Christy Wilhelmi, founder of Gardenerd, who shares the Last Word on Composting.


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Show Notes:

01:23 Meet Kristen Pullen, the Woody Ornamental Portfolio Manager at Star Roses and Plants 01:53 Was Kristen born with a green thumb and chlorophyll in her veins? 03:28 Going outside during college labs changed Kristen’s career path. 05:26 Longwood Gardens’ plantings are tested before being installed for public display. 08:11 Kristen’s preferences for her Pennsylvania home garden. 09:20 What are Bushel and Berry plants? 11:16 If you grew berries for a living, you’d bring your work home too. 13:15 ‘Perpetua’ blueberries – gives you two crops of fruit. 14:16 ‘Peach Sorbet’ has peachy-red new growth in the spring. 14:30 ‘Pink Icing’ has nearly neon pink new growth. 15:21 Hanging basket varieties have the deepest red foliage in the fall. 18:00 The berries are always marketed with taste profiles. 19:52 Blueberry plants in containers need at least one acid treatment per season. 21:24 The dreaded four letter words: deer and bird. 22:59 “The birds are smart.” 24:21 Deer are not brave. 25:48 Go vertical! 27:10 June-bearing and ever-bearing strawberries. 28:56 Picking and snacking berries – not enough to make your grandma’s secret jam recipe. 32:20 What do I do with container-grown berries when we have wet winters? 34:15 All about fertilizing your berry plants. 36:20 These raspberry plants are trained to be child- and pet-friendly. 40:44 Blackberry flavors – ‘Baby Cakes’ 41:19 Raspberry ‘Shortcake’ is sweeter than store berries. 42:00 The future of Bushel and Berry is expanding outside of berries! 44:38 Rose-breeding projects: larger hips or compact plants? 46:53 Phlox stolonifera: this week’s Plant Profile. 49:01 Garden updates: magnolias and daffodils are in bloom! 50:14 February 2023 edition of Washington Gardener Magazine is out! 50:57 Upcoming events: Native Plant Open House Sale; Creating a Wildlife Habitat Under in Our Powerline Corridors; Winter Landscape Design Lecture: American Roots. 52:40 “The Urban Garden” by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight 53:40 “Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz. 55:00 The Last Word on Composting by Gardenerd’s Christy Wilhelmi.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 22: Fruit Trees, Crape Myrtle, and Low-Maintenance Lawn Alternatives
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/08/gardendc-podcast-episode-22-fruit-trees.html
~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 82: Persimmons and Other Unusual Fall Fruits

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Editing and Show Notes: Jessica Harden

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