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487-Butterfly Farming & Native Plant Restoration, with Jane Breckinridge of Euchee Butterfly Farm

Whether you have acres of farmland to work with, like my guest this week, Jane Breckinridge of Euchee Butterfly Farm, or just a balcony garden, you can do your part to re

486-Modern Home Canning and Homesteading, with Melissa K. Norris

Whether you are a seasoned gardener looking to stretch the shelf-stability of your harvest into the winter or a beginner taking your first steps toward self-sufficiency,

485-Home Greenhouse Revival, with Leslie Halleck

Greenhouses are having a moment. They have gone in and out of style for home gardeners, but right now, they are decidedly in, which is why my returning guest this week, L

484-Tomato Season Wrap-Up, with Craig LeHoullier

Here in the South, tomato season is just about done for the year, so tomato breeder and tomato-growing expert Craig LeHoullier is back as my guest on the podcast so we ca

483-Take Control of Your Salad Bowl: Grow Your Own Fall Greens

Food gardening doesn't have to stop when summer's over. In fact, the biggest missed opportunity for most food growers is the fall garden. To help you take advantage of th

482-Insect Safari: The Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs

We spend a lot of time on this show talking about what we plant — the natives, the pollinator favorites, the plants that do the heavy lifting in a healthy garden. But tod

481-A Year of Cut Flowers, with Sarah Raven

Flowers have the power to transform both our gardens and our homes, but creating a steady supply of beautiful blooms throughout the year takes more than simply planting w

480-Designing a Fruit Tree Garden, with Susan Poizner

Adding fruit trees to your landscape opens up new gardening possibilities. But to set your fruit tree garden up for success, you need to have a solid plan. Urban orchardi

479-Wildlife Gardening for Everyone and Everything, with Kate Bradbury

Wildlife gardening doesn't require a sprawling landscape to work with. As my returning guest Kate Bradbury explains, anyone can support wildlife through gardening, even i

478-Wildr Places App Offers Ecological Gardeners Guidance and Motivation

There's a lot of information out there on planting native and practicing ecological gardening, but drilling down to what's best for your own yard and its unique potential

477-Preventing Weed Overwhelm, Practically and Organically, with Margaret Roach-Encore Presentation

Weed overwhelm can befall even the most experienced gardeners. In this week's encore presentation, New York Times gardening columnist and "A Way to Garden" podcast host M

476-Controlling Nuisance Wildlife in the Garden-Encore Presentation

Nuisance wildlife — from deer and rabbits to raccoons, moles and voles — pose major headaches for gardeners. In this week's encore presentation, I am revisiting my conver

475-The Continuous Vegetable Garden, with Charlie Nardozzi

A continuous vegetable garden is about more than succession planting for a longer growing season and a greater harvest. As my returning guest Charlie Nardozzi explains, w

474-What to Know About Ticks, with 'The TickGuy' Dr. Thomas Mather

In many parts of the United States, ticks and tick-borne diseases are a growing concern for gardeners and others who enjoy spending time outdoors. To explain what's impor

473-Fostering Forest Renewal and Resilience, with Dr. Suzanne Simard

When forests are treated purely as commodities, with no regard for preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, we all suffer for it, humans and wildlife alike.

472-Herbalism for Gardeners, with Rosemary Gladstar-Encore Presentation

Rosemary Gladstar is one of the most influential voices in modern herbalism, having educated generations of herbal enthusiasts through her teaching, books and lectures ar

471-Caring for Wildlife in Home Habitats, with David Mizejewski

Our gardens are more than just places to grow plants — they are home habitats, where gardeners can provide a refuge for struggling wildlife to thrive. To explain how we c

470-How Insect Allies Shape Human Culture

Gardeners often have a love-hate relationship with insects — loving the bees and ladybugs and hating the aphids and flea beetles, for example — but all insects have value

469-Playing 'Ketchup' With Tomato Expert Craig LeHoullier

Craig LeHoullier is the gardener who gave the beloved Cherokee Purple tomato its name and the author of "Epic Tomatoes" and "Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales." He's also

468-Edimentals: Beautiful Perennial Plants That You Can Eat

If you want a garden that looks great, feeds you and requires less upkeep, edimentals — edible ornamentals — provide just what you're looking for. Joining me to discuss t