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How to Grow: Recycling Christmas Trees

Learn ways to use your holiday tree to help your garden, birds and even fish after the holidays. Listen to Podcast: Well, the egg nog is gone, the leftovers still fill the refrigerator and there's that nasty stain on your rug from Uncle Joe's spilled wine that needs attending. And yes, there's the holiday tree. If you purchased one of the more than 30 million live Christmas trees sold this year, you're probably wondering what to do with it now that the festivities are over. You certainly can bring it to a recycling center for chipping or...

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Podcast Shrubs

How to Grow: Rose of Sharon

Learn about rose of sharon, including how to plant and grow them. Listen to podcast: podcast transcript How to Grow: Rose of Sharon   Hibiscus syriacus   Other Name Shrub Althea   Sun Requirements full sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Mid-summer to fall in colors such as white, pink, blue, lilac, red and bicolor   Mature Height x Spread 8 to 10 feet x 6 to 8 feet   Added Benefits attracts beneficials, attracts, hummingbirds, deer resistant   Rose of Sharon is a rare shrub because it blooms from mid to late summer...

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Podcast Shrubs Trees

How to Grow: Salvaging Trees After A Storm

Listen to this podcast on how to care for and assess trees and broken branches after a storm to determine which trees to save and which to cut down.   The storm earlier this week caused significant damage to many trees in Vermont. The combination of 60 mile an hour winds and rain uprooted large trees and in the process damaged nearby trees as well. While you can't do much to save a large uprooted tree, you can salvage trees with broken branches. The first step is to assess the damage. If you have lots of damage, especially on large...

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How to Grow: Seascaping

Listen to this podcast on how to grow and care for plants along the ocean with salt spray and winds.   Those of us living inland tend to only think about the ocean in summer. But for those 23 million people living within a few miles of Long Island Sound in Connecticut and Long Island, the sea is a daily companion. Landscaping close to the Sound can be challenging and rewarding. The ocean has a moderating effect on temperatures so you can often grow perennials, trees, and shrubs that others can't. However, salt spray and flooding can cause...

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How to Grow: Seascaping

Listen to this podcast on how to grow and care for plants along the ocean with salt spray and winds.   Those of us living inland tend to only think about the ocean in summer. But for those 23 million people living within a few miles of Long Island Sound in Connecticut and Long Island, the sea is a daily companion. Landscaping close to the Sound can be challenging and rewarding. The ocean has a moderating effect on temperatures so you can often grow perennials, trees, and shrubs that others can't. However, salt spray and flooding can...

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AnnualsPodcastVegetable

How to Grow: Seed & Plant Catalogs

Learn about seed and plant catalogs including how to select the best varieties for your garden. Listen to Podcast: It used to be New Years meant a slew of seed and plant catalogs filling my mailbox. Now the catalogs start arriving in November, but I still never get around to perusing them until after the holidays. Seed and plant catalogs are a good place to shop. They offer unique varieties at an affordable price. Where else can you find a plum-shaped Green Zebra tomato or a non self-sowing cleome flower. And now most catalogs are on-line...

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PodcastSoils & Fertilizer

How to Grow: Side Dress Fertilizer

Listen to this podcast on how to apply fertilizer as a side dressing in summer and which plants need it.   It's been an interesting summer so far. Lots of rain, humidity and not necessarily high temperatures. But, the vegetables are still growing and now is a time to give them a little mid summer boost. Many gardeners forget about side dressing. We may be diligent about amending the soil in spring, but plants need fertility throughout the growing season. An addition of compost, organic granular fertilizer or liquid fertilizer can help...

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How to Grow: Soil

Learn about getting your soil ready for planting this spring. Listen to podcast: I'm Charlie Nardozzi and this is the Vermont Garden Journal on Vermont Public Radio. Let's get down and dirty about soil. First we should understand that soil is alive. What makes soil more than just dirt are the millions of bacteria, fungi and microorganisms that populate our land. Their activity allows for water and nutrients to flow freely  to our plants. So we should feed the beast and organic matter is the food. This time of year we should add well...

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How to Grow: Soil Testing

Listen to this podcast on how to take  soil test.   While fall is a time of garden cleanup and planting bulbs and garlic, it's also a perfect time to test your soil. Soil testing is one of those good garden ideas that often gets forgotten. Testing your soil now has some advantages. There's less to do in the garden compared to spring, soil labs aren't as busy, and you'll get a good accurate reading of your soil pH, organic matter, and nutrient levels. Take a soil sample anytime up until the ground freezes and do a soil test every three...

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How to Grow: Solving Seed Starting Problems

Listen to this podcast on common seed starting problems and how to solve them. The days are getting longer, the sun is stronger and with warm weather this week, gardeners are thinking about sowing seeds. Of course, it's still too early to sow outdoors, but if you're an indoor seed starter you may already have seedlings popping up. But sometimes your little seedlings don't look very happy. This could be due to a number of factors. So, let's do some seed starting problem solving. If your seedlings all of sudden fall over and die, you may...

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