GardenDC Podcast Episode 203: Food Safety in the Garden

In this episode, we talk with horticulturist Carol Allen about food safety in the garden. The plant profile is on Acanthus 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 How Not to Kill Your Blueberries from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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SHOW NOTES: 1:17 Welcome Carol Allen, Insect columnist for Washington Gardener Magazine and ISA-certified arborist 2:04 Carol talk about being an agent associate in food safety with the University of Maryland 4:00 Carol is growing azaleas, perennials, and more in her home garden 5:35 Kathy shares a tip on deterring groundhogs from your garden 8:04 How to properly wash your fruits and vegetables after harvesting 10:40 Carol explains post-consumer vegetative waste and why it is dangerous 12:05 Compost piles can get hot in the sun, so where should you put them? 13:34 What to look for when buying compost from the store 15:51 What does Carol recommend for cleaning tomatoes before dehydrating? 18:15 Carol breaks down how to safely use different water sources 23:29 Is it safe to drink out of your hose? 26:26 Carol explains how you can sanitize water 28:08 Should harvesting be the first or last thing you do when arriving at the garden? 29:58 How to properly sanitize crops before eating them. It depends on what you harvest! 33:48 When you carve something like a watermelon, are you pushing bacteria inside? 35:23 What cleaning tools should you use to harvest fruits and vegetables 37:35 Do not breathe on apples before eating them – it makes them shiny, not clean 38:16 What other animals can bring diseases into your garden? 40:41 Carol says fish fertilizer is safe to use in the garden 44:20 Carol’s advice for people who believe human manure is good to use 46:18 You can contact Carol at callen12@umd.edu, visit https://psla.umd.edu/extension/produc..., or sign up for her newsletter at https://umd.us19.list-manage.com/subs... 47:49 Plant Profile: Acanthus 49:24 What’s new in the garden this week? The heat wave is finally over, Black-Eyed Susan, and Sun Gold tomatoes 49:50 This week’s garden tip on growing tomatoes 50:15 Support the podcast at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... and email Kathy at kathyjentz@gmail.com to earn a GardenDC embroidered patch 50:42 Upcoming events in the Maryland, D.C., and Virginia area – 18th annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest at Meadowbrook Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA on Sunday, August 4th from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Kathy is giving a talk and book signing for her book Ground Cover Revolution at the Patuxent Nursery in Bowie, MD on September 8th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. 51:53 Check out the Urban Garden by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight on Amazon.com and Bookshop.org 52:47 Check out Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz for low-maintenance alternatives for lawns on Amazon.com and Bookshop.org 54:15 Christy Page from GreenPrints on five most important ways to NOT kill your blueberries

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Interview Edit and Show Notes: Josh Panepento

Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

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