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Leafing Out - a podcast about gardeningCool Tips for the Summer HeatIt's July and we are surrounded by tomato mysteries. Why are listener Jaime's tomatoes doing weird leaf stuff? Why is Gabe's one "volunteer" tomato plant so gigantic? How can a home gardener transform their tomato nightmares into tomato dreams come true? Gabe and Rebecca also sing the praises of a cut flower garden and offer tips on cutting Hydrangeas for lasting blooms in the vase. By the way, anyone else's hydrangeas going gangbusters this year? And finally, Rebecca debuts a poem called… 10 Things I Hate About Slugs.All this plus recommendations and endorsements!...2024-08-0126 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningSpring ThingsGabe and Rebecca talk about what they're working on in the garden, they're favorite things about Spring, some mistakes, opportunities, and recommendations.Show Notes:Bloodroot - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=saca13Jacob's Ladder Purple Rain - https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/POPU.htmlMayapple - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=POPEHibiscus - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HIMOHori hori knife - https://nisakujapan.com/collections/gardening-knives/products/nisaku-stainless-steel-weeding-knife-7-25-inch-blade-650-weeding-knife-serrated-blade...2024-05-2130 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningWe're Back with a Winter Update!Like that zombie plant that you thought for sure was absolutely dead until it miraculously sprung to life, Leafing Out is back! Gabe and Rebecca announce a new May to October season and give some advice on how to prepare for Spring.Find your last frost date: https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/Some fave seed suppliers:https://fedcoseeds.com/https://www.highmowingseeds.com/https://www.prairiemoon.com/https://www.johnnyseeds.com/https://ptlawnseed.com/Reddit's Native Plant Gardening board has a source list for native seeds: https://old...2024-03-0621 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningWhoopsie Daisy Watering!Gabe and Rebecca introduce a learn-from-our-mistakes segment inspired by Hugh Grant in Notting Hill: whoopsie daisy! In this case the topic is: don't forgot to water your damn plants! But is watering that simple? How much water do plants really need? And what does it mean "water until established"? They get into all that and so much more.2022-10-0523 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningSigns of Spring and Gabe's Compost CrazeWe're talking about the equinox, early signs of spring in our garden, and Gabe's garden obsession: compost!2022-03-2128 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningWinter Wonders!Gabe & Rebecca chat about what's happening in garden in winter, everything from evergreens to dried flower blossoms to overwintering insects. 2021-12-3024 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningOur Fave Late Summer Flowers & How Rebecca Learned to Love BugsWe're in the dog days of summer when lots of blooms have come and gone, but a few of our favorites (echinacea, hydrangea, clematis) are carrying us through! Plus, follow along as Rebecca describes her journey from bug phobia to bug appreciation.2021-08-1930 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningThe Difficulty of Dating TreesGabe tries to figure out the age of the red oak in the backyard and in the process finds out a lot about the fallibility of common (non-invasive) tree-dating methods.2021-08-0510 minLeafing Out - a podcast about gardeningPlant Tags & Bachelor's ButtonWhat info is on a plant tag? Not enough! Gabe & Rebecca talk about why scientific plant names are good for more than just sounding snobby. And they talk about how they've gone wrong with bachelor's buttons. Learn from their mistakes so you can get this showy blue flower to sparkle in your garden!2021-07-2218 min
Leafing Out - a podcast about gardeningGarden Layout & PerennialsGabe and Rebecca discuss how to start planning your garden layout and they go deep on what, exactly, is a perennial.2021-07-0817 min