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Flower Power Garden Hour
Musings with people in the world of gardening, botany, horticulture and nature. Marlene takes her years of gardening experience, success and failures and turns it into an unpretentious, humorous listen. From organic vegetable gardening, houseplants, bee keeping, flowers, and everything in between -- this podcast covers it.
Episodes
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 132: Biochar, with Dr. Deborah Page-Dumroese
Biochar. You may have heard of it or it may be a new term for some of you. I was doubtful of its claims until I had the pleasure of listening to USDA Senior…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 131: Listener Q&A
A wide range of topics addressing questions submitted by listeners. Including: Broccoli clusters – why are mine loose as opposed to tightly packed Citrus – can…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 130: January To Do List
Here in northern California, it has been a cold and thankfully wet winter. As we are at the season midpoint, here is January's to do list. Prune roses Spray…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 129: The history of holiday plants , with Matt Mattus
Have you ever wondered why during the holidays we bring mistletoe inside? What were some of the plants brought inside during Victorian times? In this episode…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 128: Listener Q&A
This is a listener Q&A episode. Questions cover topics including: Cactus – how to remove new growth Fuyu persimmons -- this year's crop has seeds in the fruit…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 127: December To Do List
In this episode, I discuss December garden To-Do tasks. Winter is in full swing, and lots to do. Pest mitigation – aphids, cabbage looper, nematodes Plant…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 126: Orchids, with Shawn Shumaker
Orchid grower Shawn Shumaker breaks down all the do's and dont's to successfully grow orchids inside your home… including the number one tip to get yours to…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 125: Listener Q&A
Listener Q&A episode. Topics include: New growth on cactus – should it be removed, and if so…how? Hydrangeas – when to cut and how Lemons – why are they…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 124: November To Do List
In this episode, I discuss November garden To-Do tasks. There is actually quite a lot as we transition fully into the colder and wetter months of the year…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 123: Growing Succulents, with Gianluca Bacci, Part 2
Want to grow your succulents to perfection? Want to venture into growing more difficult ones? Or how about just not wanting to kill them? Then this episode is…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 122: Growing Succulents, with Gianluca Bacci, Part 1
Want to grow your succulents to perfection? Want to venture into growing more difficult ones? Or how about just not wanting to kill them? Then this episode is…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 121: Dr. Cassandra Quave, The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines
Dr. Cassandra Quave is a botanist extraordinaire. I was fortunate to chat about her early life, career path, and her new book "The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 120: October To Do List
In this episode, I discuss October garden To-Do tasks. There is a big variety with a lot on the list, including: Continue clean up – pull out dead plants…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 119: ARBICO Organics, with Sheri Herrera de Frey
The backbone of any organic garden are hard working beneficial/parasitic insects. I talk with founder of ARBICO-Organics, Sheri Herrera de Frey, about which…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 118: Listener Q&A
Listener Q&A episode. Topics include: Propagating a String of Pearls Basil infested with caterpillars Mandarin bush – will it produce late in the season Azalea…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 117: September To Do List
Avocados, blueberries and Hydrangeas - 3 plants I get a lot of questions about. In some parts of the world they grow like weeds, but in many locations they can…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 116: September To Do List
In this episode, I discuss September garden To-Do tasks. There is a big variety with a lot on the list, including: Clean up – remove certain vegetables. There…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 115: Sunset Lake CBD
What does it take to grow healthy CBD with organic regenerative practices? I talk to founder of Sunset Lake CBD, Sam Bellavance and farmer/grower Caitlin…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 114: Treating and preventing weeds
A plant out of place… this is a universal definition of a weed. Weeds are many gardeners' biggest nemesis. If left unchecked they can cause numerous issues in…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 113: Listener Q&A
Grab bag listener Q&A episode – fruit tree pruning, orchids, hibiscus…..topics include: Old wood chippings – what can I use for? Orchids – how to treat ant…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 112: August To Do List
The dog days of summer are upon us, and heat and smoke from wildfires is everyday life. In this episode, I discuss this as well as all August to-do tasks…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 111: Don Shor, owner of Redwood Barn Nursery
Doing a bit of summer fruit tree care can go a long way for a plentiful, healthy crop the following year. I talk to Don Shor, owner of Redwood Barn nursery…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 110: Listener Q&A
Grab bag listener Q&A episode – tree issues and recommendations, vegetables, pests…. Jade – why is it turning red Thrips – how to mitigate Cucumbers – why very…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 109: Sonya Harris, Bullock Garden Project
Sonya Harris is a lifetime educator. Working with kids with special needs she became aware of the importance of alternative learning and began her journey…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 108: July To Do List
Summer is in full swing, and oppressive heat is dominating the western US. Even with that, believe it or not this is the time of year I start thinking about my…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 107: Listener Q&A
Grab bag listener Q&A episode – vegetables, flowers, trees, pests…. Butternut squash identification Japanese Maple – what are the white spots on leaves?…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 106: Jim McKinley of EB Stone Organics
Soils are key to a healthy garden, but it can be a bit confusing when knowing what to buy or add. Jim McKinley of EB Stone Organics joins me to discuss ways to…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 105: June To Do List
The summer heat is here – or it's at least starting. With that, vegetables are in full swing – as are an assortment of pests. I discuss these as well as all…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 104: Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms
What started out as a passing interest for Natasha McCrary's son has turned into a full fledged farm with the primary mission of promoting and saving baby doll…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 103: David Wooten, A Quarter Acre & No Mule
Gardening is a continuous journey of learning, experimenting and cultivating. It doesn't matter how long you have been gardening or how big your garden is, we…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 102: DIY Raised Beds
While growing in raised garden beds is not necessary, it can make gardening easier and be a solution to certain issues (can you say gophers!) Joe and I go over…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 101: All about corn, with Farmer Fred Hoffman
Many of us have memories of shucking corn on a warm summer evening, but it's even better if that corn is grown in your own garden. I talk to Farmer Fred…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 100: Common spring garden pests and diseases
Spring is a time of growth in the garden ... but that can also mean proliferation of pests and diseases. In this mini-episode, I address a few of the most…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 99: May To Do List
Spring is in full swing. In Zone 9 all summer veggies can be planted, perennials should go in the ground before the heat comes and summer bulbs should be…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 98: World Carnivorous Plant Day (May 5th), with Kenny Coogan and Carson Drexler
May 5th is World Carnivorous Plant Day! I'm joined by carnivorous plant experts Kenny Coogan and Carson Drexler to discuss the online events people can take…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 97: Permaculture, with Greg Peterson of The Urban Farm
Permaculture. It is a word that most gardeners have heard but what is it really? I talk to Greg Peterson, host of the very popular Urban Farm Podcast, who has…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 96: April To Do List
Spring is in full swing and there is a lot to do in the garden. I'll address which veggies you can plant now and which ones you should hold off on for a bit…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 95: Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Located along the bluffs of Mendocino is a botanical gem…the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. I speak to horticulturalists Jim and Jaime about a few of the…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 94: Jan Johnsen – Landscape Designer & Author
Award winning landscape designer Jan Johnsen has been creating magical landscapes for years. She has taken her vast knowledge/eye for design and has written an…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 93: March To Do List
Spring has sprung…well at least in zone 9 of California. Here is my garden list of tasks to be done or continued in March -- including planting potatoes…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 92: Byron Martin of Logee's
Houseplants are very "in" right now and Logee's knows houseplants. They have been around since the first houseplant craze of the Victorian Era! But in addition…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 91: Mandarins, with Kelly Krause
For over 125 years, Placer County in California has been producing delicious mandarins that are shipped all over the country. Nine years ago, Kelly Krause got…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 90: February To Do List
This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the cold and wet February. Tasks include: Pruning roses…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 89: Bare-root fruit trees, with Farmer Fred Hoffman
There are numerous reasons to plant bare-root fruit trees… greater selection, price and ease of planting. I discuss with Fred Hoffman, host of Garden Basics…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 88: Listener Q&A
Grab bag listener Q&A episode – some very detailed questions this time, so take notes and put your thinking hat on. Azaleas – not doing so well, how to make…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 87: Building healthy soil, with Melinda Cordell
Focus on your soil and your garden will thank you. I talk to 'Stay Grounded: Soil Building for Sustainable Gardens' author Melinda Cordell about the steps to a…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 86: January To Do List
This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the chilly and (sometimes) wet month of January…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 85: Listener Q&A
Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include: Roses: Propagate from cut flowers? Egg shells in soil?…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 84: Dahlias, with Kristine Albrecht
Dahlias can be one of the most stunning and rewarding flowers to grow… AND they are not as mysterious and difficult as a lot of gardeners believe they are. I…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 83: December To Do List
This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the cold and blustery month of December. Spray…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 82: Garden Myths, with Robert Pavlis
Epsom salts, hydrogen peroxide, calcium sprays… these are just some of the topics I cover with Robert Pavlis, author of the popular book series Garden Myths 1…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 81: Listener Q&A...cold season prep
Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include: Holly bush: How can I propagate it? Succulents: Need to move…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 80: Farouche Peppers
Eight foot tall peppers? Yep -- this is how Jeremy from Farouche Peppers grows his amazingly beautiful peppers. Not only does he breed gorgeous, tasty peppers…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 79: November To-Do List
Every month has certain things that need to be done to keep your garden vibrant and prepare it for future seasons. I love lists – on this episode I cover my…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 78: Soil Amendments – how to figure out what to buy
Something that is always confusing is the massive number of soil amendment options found at nurseries. They have a multitude of similar names, and it is very…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour: Giant Pumpkins, with Brian Myers
Ever wonder how the heck a 2,000 pound pumpkin is grown? Even if you don't want to grow a 2,000 pounder -- but one slightly smaller -- Brian Myers from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 76: Katie Vaz, author of My Life In Plants
A single scent of a blossom may evoke past experiences, as plants have been present in pivotal moments in many people's lives. I sit down with illustrator and…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 75: Listener Q&A, Winter vegetable garden focus
Listener Q&A episode, with a big focus on winter vegetable gardens. If you are planning your winter planting, this is a great primer episode for you…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 74: Fungi, with Dr Gordon Walker
Fascinated by Fungus? Then you will love Dr. Gordon Walker… the "Fun-Guy" behind the popular Instagram feed "Fascinated by Fungi". Gordon and I talk about the…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 73: Listener Q&A
Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include: Peppers: Have erratic lines on the leaves….what are they, how…