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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~ 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

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-56-next-level.html

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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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GardenDC Podcast Episode 56: Next Level Container Gardening

In this episode, we talk with Dan Benarcik of Chanticleer, about next level container gardening. The plant profile is on Euphorbia and we share our upcoming events and local gardening news!

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GardenDC Podcast Episode 55: Container Gardening Basics

In this episode, we talk with Michaelle Scanlon and Deborah Lessne, co-owners of Garden sPOTS, about container gardening basic. The plant profile is on Asparagus and we share our upcoming events and local gardening news!

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DIY: Women's Suffrage Container

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which protects women's constitutional right to vote, I created a container of annual flowers in the colors of the suffrage movement -- purple, white, and gold. I was inspired to do this project by this story in the Upstate Gardener's Journal. This past winter, I visited the exhibit on the faces behind the votes for women at the National Portait Gallery. It was both educational and emotional. We owe these women and their male allies, a great deal. 

Level: easy   Cost: minimal   Use: gardening 

Materials:

- large container with drainage holes

- potting mix

- annual plants that bloom in purple, white, and gold

- spray paint (optional)

Step 1: If you wish to color-coordinate your container, you can paint* it. For mine, I chose to spray paint it in a deep purple. Make sure it is  large container with drainage holes. I picked one that is 16-inches in diameter.

Step 2: Fill the container with a potting mix up to the lower-lip line. Use a mix that is light and specifically designed for container plantings -- e.g., not garden soil.

my plant selections

Step 3: Select your annual plants in the flower colors of the movement. I chose three that are for full-sun lovers. You could also do a part-shade or full-shade plant combination, just be sure that the plants you pick all like similar growing conditions.

Step 4: Take your annuals out of their pots and rough up/loosen the bottom roots a bit so they will spread out into the potting mix once planted. Then, plant them in a triangle pattern in the pot.

Step 5: Water them in well and place the plants in a spot where they will get their required hours of sunshine.

These plants will continue to grow and fill out the container over the coming weeks. I plan to share a few photos here of that progress. Bookmark this page to check back here in a month or so.

*Tip: Be sure to spray over and inside the container lip, so the interior color is covered as well.

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