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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 72: Tara Beaver-Coronado of Beaver Vineyards
Tara Beaver-Coronado grew up on a farm -- but never thought she would become a farmer. After years of living away, the pull of the soil soon took over and she…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 71: Listener Q&A…potpourri
Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include: Dahlia -- mite infestation Corn – multiple shoots coming off…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 70: Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms
I sit down with THE Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms and talk all things tomatoes. We cover common issues like Blossom End Rot, delayed fruit set and…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 69: Listener Q&A…summer vegetable garden focus
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Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 68: Vegetable pollination
Visit our show sponsor – Wild Foods Co – at wildfoods.co. Wild Foods is a nutrition company with a strict mission on utilizing real foods sourced globally from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 67: Listener Q&A
Visit our show sponsor – Wild Foods Co – at wildfoods.co. Wild Foods is a nutrition company with a strict mission on utilizing real foods sourced globally from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 66: Pests…their damage & how to control
Visit our show sponsor – Wild Foods Co – at wildfoods.co. Wild Foods is a nutrition company with a strict mission on utilizing real foods sourced globally from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 65: Listener Q&A
Visit our show sponsor – Wild Foods Co – at wildfoods.co. Wild Foods is a nutrition company with a strict mission on utilizing real foods sourced globally from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 64: Summer Vegetable Planting
Here is the list of varieties I mention in the show that I have planted this season. Tomatoes (I purchase these varieties from Wild Boar Farms): Cosmic Eclipse…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 63: Gardening for (and with) kids
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Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 62: Money Saving Gardening Hacks
Visit our show sponsor – Wild Foods Co – at wildfoods.co. Wild Foods is a nutrition company with a strict mission on utilizing real foods sourced globally from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 61: Listener Q&A
Visit our show sponsor – Wild Foods Co – at wildfoods.co. Wild Foods is a nutrition company with a strict mission on utilizing real foods sourced globally from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 60: Roses Deep-Dive, Part 2
https://www.goldcountryrose.org/ Judy Frederick http://sierrafoothillsrosesociety.org/ Charlotte Owendyk https://www.rose.org/ American Rose Society Visit our…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 59: Listener Q&A…mixed bag
Visit our show sponsor – Wild Foods Co – at wildfoods.co. Wild Foods is a nutrition company with a strict mission on utilizing real foods sourced globally from…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 58: Cannabis growing methodology, with Mike Allarea of Fireworx Farms
I sit down with Mike Allarea (VP Cultivation) of Fireworx Farms to discuss their methodology for growing Cannabis. Having been in the industry for years, Mike…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 57: Listener Q&A….potpourri
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week. Topics this week include: Dwarf Lime tree – growing indoors, but not fruiting Birds of…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 56: Bonsai, with Jimmy Jet Black of Snail Trail 4x4
What do you do when you inherit several decades-old bonsai? For my guest it was easy… become a bonsai grower yourself. Now over 10 years in, those inherited…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 55: Listener Q&A
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week. It's a grab bag of topics this time, including: Hydrangea – did not flower…why? Lemon tree…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 54: Hoyas, with Jonathan Robbins of Flori-Culture
Hoyas produce some of the most beautiful flowers, and the fact they can do so as a houseplant is a win-win. I sit down with the owner of Flori-Culture nursery…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 53: Listener Q&A…grab bag
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week -- grab bag of questions. Persimmon tree. Best time of year to buy/plant? Seed or bare…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 52: Plant Defenses
Poisons, spines and secondary metabolites….plants have numerous ways of ensuring they are protected and dispersed. I sit down with botanist Jonathon Holguin…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 51: Summer vegetable wrap up show
This is a review show of what worked and didn't work in my vegetable garden this summer. I go over both the varieties of plant and techniques I used with a…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 50: Listener Q&A…potpourri
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week -- grab bag of questions. Fall planting – what can still be planted for Fall in the San…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 49: Terrariums
Terrariums are a great way to grow a landscape on a miniature scale. I sit down with expert terrarium builders Kyle Shankle and Eric Cendejas to discuss…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 48: Listener Q&A...flower focus
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week. The focus is on flowers this week, with a smattering of vegetables thrown in. Black tulip…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 47: Ethnobotany, with Nathan Gonzales
Marlene sits down with Nathan Gonzales, instructional assistant of biology at American River College and talks about his favorite plants to use medicinally and…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 46: Oaks, with Emily Griswold
Mighty, majestic… these are words often used to describe Oaks. For Emily Griswold, Oaks are so much more.. they are her passion. She has turned this passion…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 45: Listener Q&A
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week. It's a grab bag of topics this time, including: Hibiscus leaves dropping – causation?…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 44: Cacao, with Cru Chocolate
How did two engineers become chocolate makers? As we discuss the process of making chocolate with Karla McNeil and Eddie Houston, owners of Cru Chocolate, it…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 43: Dr. Matt Amicucci – not all carbs are created equal
Growing a cover crop is a great way to incorporate nitrogen into the soil, but what exactly does this mean? What are the best plants for it and what are the…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 42: Pollinators for fruits and vegetables
Bees, butterflies, beetles, oh my. These are just some of the important pollinators needed to achieve great fruit and vegetable set in your garden. Find out…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 41: Listener Q&A…Summer Vegetable Gardening
An episode dedicated to answering questions submitted by listeners. Topics this week include: Peppers – poor growth and production Tomatoes and squash – what…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 40: Farmer Fred Hoffman, Master Gardener and Garden Show radio host
Marlene sits down with "Farmer Fred" Hoffman, renown long time Garden Show radio host, writer and lifetime Master Gardener. Having decades of both practical…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 39: Plant Cuttings
In this episode Marlene delves into making softwood cuttings in order to propagate clones of parent plants. Taking cuttings is a fast and reliable method of…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 38: Listener Q&A
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week. It's a grab bag of topics this time, including: How to treat a sparse looking Daphne How…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 37: Lavender, with Tina Reikes of Bear Flag Farm
Tina Reikes was not always a farmer. 9/11 caused Tina to reevaluate her life, leading her to deviate from her corporate real estate career to seek something…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 36: Listener Q&A….Vegetable Focus
A listener questions episode this week focusing on vegetables: Does cornmeal work as a pre-emergent herbicide Why does broccoli bolt? What is bolting? Do…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 35: Vermiculture – How to raise Composting Worms
Kate Waldo owns Worm Fancy, a business focused on diverting food waste going into our landfills. She began by working with schools, and implementing local…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 34: Tomato Expert, Brad Gates
A highly anticipated episode, featuring world renown tomato expert, Brad Gates. Based in Napa Valley, Brad owns Wild Boar Farms where he fastidiously spends…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 33: Bees – How to start and maintain a colony
This is a much requested and anticipated episode with a deep dive on bees. Bee expert Dave Watson joins the show to share best practices for successfully…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 32: Roses Deep-Dive, Part 1
This is part 1 of 2 that comprises a comprehensive breakdown of anything and everything about roses, with a focus on bare-root. Here Marlene covers: Types of…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 31: Listener Q&A….Cold Weather Prep
A listener questions episode this week featuring: African violets….tips for re-potting Succulent protection in cold weather and frost All about Rue (Ruta…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 30: Houseplants – Care and Feeding, part 2
Alan Yip, Masters in Horticulture and Biodiversity, joins for Part 2 on a discussion around everything houseplants. Here we focus on tips and tricks about how…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 29: Houseplants – Retro, Easy and Stylish, part 1
Alan Yip, Masters in Horticulture and Biodiversity, joins today for a discussion on houseplants. Alan is an expert on orchids, and we will do an upcoming…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 28: Winchester Mystery House, with Delmar Duldulao
Delmar Duldulao was the Head Gardener at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA for over 20 years. The Winchester House is an 161 room estate in the…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 27: Plant Communication and Defense, with Dr. Richard Karban
Dr. Richard Karban is a researcher at UC Davis, where he is an expert in the field of plant defenses and plant-insect interactions. His studies with sagebrush…
Flower Power Garden HourSucculents and Unique, Rare Plants
Brendan Wilce is a UCD graduate with a BA in Environmental Horticulture & Urban Forestry. He is a nursery industry veteran, currently working at El Dorado…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 25: Listener Mailbag
A listener questions episode this week featuring: Leaf curling on citrus trees Geriatric Christmas Cactus not blooming Difficulty growing Rhododendron in…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 24: Unusual Edible Plants
Tony Lord first developed his love of exotic edible plants while working as a social anthropologist in Micronesia. After his retirement as an Anthropology…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 23: Fall/Winter Vegetable Garden Preparation
It's late August which means…time to start preparing and planting your Fall/Winter vegetable garden NOW!! Marlene discusses: Strategy to plant Winter…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 22: Listener Q&A….Fruit Focus
A listener Q&A episode this week featuring: Seedless green & red grapes producing very small fruit – why and how to fix How to know when a watermelon is ripe…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 21: Albino Redwoods – Mutant Takeover
Mutations happen, just ask the X-Men. Zane Moore, a PhD student at UC Davis, wants to know why. More specifically he wants to know what possible long term…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 20: Listener Q&A….Potpourri
A listener questions episode this week featuring: Hydrangeas not blooming – why?? Fungus on Squash Lemon tree issues – dropping fruit Plumeria not growing…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 19: Begonias – properties and growing/propagating techniques
All things Begonia this week. Paul Tsamtsis (lifetime Begonia gardener & expert) & Mike Tentis (lifetime gardener with a more recent Begonia fetish) join…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 18: Listener Questions
Listener questions answered, ranging from protecting vegetable gardens from the summer heat, water strategy with regards to landscaping, causation & prevention…
Flower Power Garden HourVegetable Gardening – Common Problems, Symptoms & Solutions
This episode covers many of the common vegetable garden problems Marlene gets asked about. She covers tomatoes, peppers, squash and more – spanning problems…
Flower Power Garden HourMycology 101 with Jason Carter
Jason Carter is a PhD candidate at UC Davis studying Pine Pitch Canker, which is a fungus responsible for mass death of Monterey Pines in California. As part…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 15: Horticulture Fake News -- Gardening Myths Debunked
We all know of common gardening hints and tips. Sometimes these are passed on through family generations, and sometimes they seem to pop up in the social media…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 14: Gardening Q&A….Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers
Loads of listener questions this week, with topics ranging from fruit trees, vegetables, soil amendments and prep, to flower and shrub health in harsh summer…
Flower Power Garden HourFlower Power Garden Hour 13: Spanish Peppers….a story of gardening tips and the history of this pepper in Gloria Lopez's family
Gloria has been growing the same lineage of peppers since her family brought them over from southern Spain in 1920. Following her grandfather & father, Gloria…