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All Things Gardening

Vermont Public Radio

A Podcast From Vermont Public Radio

  • 5 minutes
    Storing soil, cleaning tomato cages and protecting hydrangeas to prep for winter
    Charlie Nardozzi answers gardeners' questions and gives advice on how to get their gardens and tools ready for overwintering and storage.
    17 November 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 51 seconds
    Want to get into the holiday spirit? Start by planting some cactuses
    There are several different kinds of holiday cactuses: There's a Thanksgiving cactus, Christmas cactus and an Easter cactus. Holiday cactuses earn their names because they tend to bloom near Christian holidays.
    10 November 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 5 minutes
    Layer flowering bulbs in containers for spring blooms indoors
    You can plant crocus, daffodils and tulips outdoors now, as the soil is cool enough for them to overwinter and bloom next spring. And you can also plant bulbs in containers indoors. Use a layering technique and they will blossom for a month.
    3 November 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 6 seconds
    2 inches down and 6 inches apart: Get those garlic cloves planted now
    Love to use garlic in cooking? Consider planting your own. You can choose garlic types based on your taste. Then, as long as you've got composted and well-drained soil, you should get a good garlic harvest next summer.
    27 October 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 5 minutes
    Like late bloomers? Try hardy Montauk daisies
    Sometimes blooming up until — and even after — the first frost, flowers like Montauk daisies and stokesia provide a last gasp of late fall color.
    20 October 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 7 seconds
    Daffodils didn't deliver? Plant spring flowering onion bulbs this month
    If your daffodils and other flowering bulbs didn't grow well this past spring, try planting flowering onions. They are beautiful and fairly trouble-free. Purchase a few when you're getting other spring flowering bulbs ready to plant later this month.
    13 October 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 5 seconds
    Growing a tropical-tasting fruit in your Vermont backyard
    Paw paw trees grow in our region and produce lots of sweet fruits in late summer and early fall. The fruit's insides are soft and custard-like, and the taste can range from banana to mango to vanilla.
    6 October 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 40 seconds
    Getting that look of spring flowering bulbs popping up everywhere takes planning. Here's how
    If you love seeing spring flowers popping up under trees, across your lawn or in your meadow, start planning how to get that look now. Soon, you can go purchase your favorite bulbs and get them in the ground.
    29 September 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 51 seconds
    More late summer tasks to get your gardens ready for overwintering
    If your peony plants didn't bloom as much this year, perhaps they're getting too much shade. As you prep your gardens for fall and winter, separating and moving your peonies could help them bloom better next year.
    22 September 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 59 seconds
    Ensure beneficial pollinators have a cozy winter home with these fall garden cleanup tips
    This fall as you clean up your garden and raised beds, remove less leaf litter, stems and other garden debris. Leaving these in place can create places for beneficial pollinators to overwinter.
    15 September 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 45 seconds
    Perennials that birds and bees love and that deer and woodchucks don't
    Helenium and boltonia are perennials that grow well in our region. Both come in a range of colors and boast great attributes: pollinators love them, and deer and woodchucks don't.
    8 September 2024, 12:00 pm
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