Saturday, August 17, 2024

GardenDC Podcast Episode 206: Containers for Hot and Humid Climates

In this episode, we talk with Barbara W. Ellis, author of Container and Small-Space Gardening for the South, about containers for hot and humid climates. The plant profile is on Hollyhocks 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 Dog Days of Summer from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 55: Container Gardening Basics
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-55-container.html
~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 56: Next Level Container Gardens

This episode is archived at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/episodes/Containers-for-Hot-and-Humid-Climates-e2n9d00

SHOW NOTES: 01:23 Welcome Barbara Ellis, author of Container and Small Space Gardening for the South 02:09 Barbara’s gardening background – She had house plants in the first grade! 05:49 What are Barbara’s gardening conditions in Chestertown, Maryland? 12:21 Barbara talks about her passion for dogs and working with the Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue 13:30 What inspired Barbara to write her new book? 15:49 What can you do if you have no space to garden? 20:00 Barbara and Kathy give their thoughts on the use of metal containers and share what containers they use 25:56 Barbara’s thoughts on new self-watering containers 28:20 What can you plant that will survive the heat and humidity? 31:09 Barbara talks about growing Coleus and using it as a houseplant and in straight water 36:38 How does Barbara take care of her caladiums? 38:51 Barbara’s favorite plant combinations for heat and humidity tolerance 40:55 Container placement is important! What does Barbara recommend? 45:07 Barbara’s final advice: Don’t forget vegetables 48:25 To find out more visit Eastern Shore Gardener on Facebook, buy Barbara’s book on Amazon, or email Barbara at hackberrypoint@gmail.com 51:26 Plant Profile: Hollyhocks 53:35 What’s new in the garden this week? Tigers Eye Sumac produced their red berry cones and Montgomery County Fair results 54:25 This week’s garden tip on fun plants to grow including okra, chaste tree, gomphrena, and celosia 54:45 Upcoming events in the Maryland, D.C., and Virginia area – D.C. State Fair on Saturday, September 7th at Franklin Park in downtown Washington D.C. Kathy will be doing a flower demonstration and host a flower arranging contest. Find out more at www.dcstatefair.org/. Urban Tree Summit in Montgomery Parks will be held on September 18th at the Silver Spring Civic Center. To register go to urbantreesummit.org. The Friends of Brookside Garden annual plant sale fundraiser is on September 14th at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. 56:44 Christy Page from GreenPrints on surviving the dog days of summer

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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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