GardenDC Podcast Episode 186: Planning Your Vegetable Garden

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Resh Gala about planning your vegetable garden. The plant profile is on Oxalis 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 My Failing Peach Tree by Christy Page of Green Prints.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 124: Raised Bed Gardening

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/10/gardendc-podcast-episode-124-raised-bed.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 68: Summer Vegetables

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-68-summer.html

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SHOW NOTES: 00:54 - Welcome Resh Gala, author of Vegetable Gardening Made Easy: Simple Tips & Tricks to Grow Your Best Garden Ever 01:23 - Has Resh always been into gardening from a young age? 03:00 - Resh discusses how she got into gardening 05:12 - Resh talks about being named Burpee Home Gardens’ Gardener of the Year 07:06 - Why is Resh’s company called Hundred Tomatoes? 07:40 - Resh describes her area and growing conditions in NJ 09:46 - What does Resh like to grow for herself? 11:29 - Resh’s favorite tomato varieties? 11:38 - Aunt Ruby’s German Green Tomato 12:03 - Cherokee Purple Tomato 12:15 - San Marzano Tomato 12:26 - Does Resh grow in both a community garden and a home garden? 13:28 - Resh discusses Giving Gardens that donate food to charity 14:50 - What should someone’s first considerations be when starting their first vegetable garden? 19:12 - Resh talks about the benefits of having your garden close to your home 20:32 - Resh discusses garden layout 24:12 - Resh talks about being an intensive gardener 25:58 - Kathy and Resh discuss planting in neat rows 27:32 - Not being discouraged if your plants fail 28:30 - What does Resh start off her clients’ raised beds with? 30:18 - When/how does Resh amend the soil in her raised beds? 32:15 - Resh discusses the importance of using different types of soils 32:48 - What does Resh recommend for borders/fencing? 34:24 - Any other tips for keeping pests out of the garden? 36:01 - How does Resh determine how much to grow for her clients? 37:19 - Resh talks about succession planting 38:24 - Determinate vs Indeterminate tomatoes 41:14 - How do you know when to transition from season to season? 46:05 - How to contact Susan? @ReshGala on Instagram (www.reshgala.com/) 46:50 - Final advice for beginning vegetable gardeners? 48:01 - Oxalis Plant Profile 55:06 - What’s new in the garden this week? Several shrubs coming into bloom 55:18 - Garden tips of the week: When maple trees begin to leaf out, perennials can be planted, and dandelion blooms mean it’s time for planting potatoes 50:37 - Upcoming local gardening events: 70th Anniversary American Daffodil Society Convention, Ikebana International Annual Exhibition, and Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale 55:13 - My Failing Peach Tree 58:26 - Thank you for listening! Become a supporter

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Episode Credits:

Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Interview Edit: Hannah Zozobrado

Show Notes: Zachary Intrater

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