Episodes

  • The easiest vegetables to grow in buckets

    The easiest vegetables to grow in buckets
    Jun 30 2026
    In today's episode, favor quick, shallow-rooted vegetables like salad greens and radishes for bucket gardening, use a drained bucket with light potting mix, sow or transplant seedlings, and place where they get morning sun and gentle afternoon shade.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    2 mins
  • Beginner mistakes with fertilizer

    Beginner mistakes with fertilizer
    Jun 29 2026
    In today's episode, test your soil before adding fertilizer—collect a small sample or use your county extension—to know nutrients and pH; if testing isn't possible, add compost as a gentle default.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    2 mins
  • Plants that smell amazing in summer

    Plants that smell amazing in summer
    Jun 28 2026
    In today's episode, make scent the reason you plant: place a fragrant plant where you’ll brush past it — near a door, an open window, or your favorite seat so its aroma becomes part of your day.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    1 min
  • Simple tricks to keep pots blooming

    Simple tricks to keep pots blooming
    Jun 27 2026
    In today's episode, I show a simple deadheading habit for container plants: remove spent flowers so plants don't set seed and instead rebloom. Pick one pot you pass daily and quietly pluck or snip faded blooms.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    1 min
  • Fast fixes for leggy plants

    Fast fixes for leggy plants
    Jun 26 2026
    In today's episode, give leggy plants a gentle haircut: trim stems back to a leaf joint, re-root the soft tips in water or damp mix, and move the parent plant to brighter light to encourage bushier growth.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    1 min
  • Why your peppers aren't growing

    Why your peppers aren't growing
    Jun 25 2026
    In today's episode, learn how to revive stalled pepper plants by reducing afternoon heat and stabilizing root moisture — use light shade (cloth, sail, or companion plants), move pots to dappled shade, and freshen mulch for steady soil.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    1 min
  • Easy flowers for mailbox gardens

    Easy flowers for mailbox gardens
    Jun 24 2026
    In today's episode, I recommend planting petunias around your mailbox for low-effort, continuous color. Choose heat-tolerant varieties in hot climates, plant crowns level, water to settle, and deadhead spent blooms.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    1 min
  • The lazy gardener's pruning guide

    The lazy gardener's pruning guide
    Jun 23 2026
    In today's episode, I share the 'one-cut habit': make one clean cut on a stem just above a healthy outward-facing bud, then walk away. It's a gentle, quick way to tidy shrubs and perennials without over-pruning.

    Portions of this program were created with the assistance of AI, including checking the calendar and incorporating weather or seasonal data.
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    1 min