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Amateur gardeners Gabe and Rebecca talk about their failures, successes, and the (endless) list of gardening topics they're curious about.

Gabe Long and Rebecca Atwood


    • Jul 31, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Cool Tips for the Summer Heat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 26:40 Transcription Available


    It's July and we are surrounded by tomato mysteries. Why are listener Jaime's tomatoes doing weird leaf stuff? Why is Gabe's one "volunteer" tomato plant so gigantic? How can a home gardener transform their tomato nightmares into tomato dreams come true? Gabe and Rebecca also sing the praises of a cut flower garden and offer tips on cutting Hydrangeas for lasting blooms in the vase. By the way, anyone else's hydrangeas going gangbusters this year? And finally, Rebecca debuts a poem called… 10 Things I Hate About Slugs.All this plus recommendations and endorsements!Visit gardenforwildlife.com and use the code LEAFINGOUT for 10% off your purchase.Recommendations:Growing Florethttps://www.floretflowers.com/growing-floret/Floret's list of recommended bulb and plan sources:https://www.floretflowers.com/favorite-bulb-plant-sources/Green Thoughts by Elenor Perenyihttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/129540/green-thoughts-by-eleanor-perenyi/Dramm Rain Wandhttps://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/watering-and-irrigation/nozzles-and-wands/7084007Thank you for rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening!

    Spring Things

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 30:11 Transcription Available


    Gabe and Rebecca talk about what they're working on in the garden, they're favorite things about Spring, some mistakes, opportunities, and recommendations.Show Notes:Bloodroot - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=saca13Jacob's Ladder Purple Rain - https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/POPU.htmlMayapple - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=POPEHibiscus - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HIMOHori hori knife - https://nisakujapan.com/collections/gardening-knives/products/nisaku-stainless-steel-weeding-knife-7-25-inch-blade-650-weeding-knife-serrated-bladeAnne Helen Petersen Garden Study - https://annehelen.substack.com/p/welcome-to-garden-study

    We're Back with a Winter Update!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 21:09 Transcription Available


    Like that zombie plant that you thought for sure was absolutely dead until it miraculously sprung to life, Leafing Out is back! Gabe and Rebecca announce a new May to October season and give some advice on how to prepare for Spring.Find your last frost date: https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/Some fave seed suppliers:https://fedcoseeds.com/https://www.highmowingseeds.com/https://www.prairiemoon.com/https://www.johnnyseeds.com/https://ptlawnseed.com/Reddit's Native Plant Gardening board has a source list for native seeds: https://old.reddit.com/r/NativePlantGardening/wiki/indexPlease don't use Round-Up or other weed killers: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/29/us/roundup-cancer-verdict-philadelphia-bayer-monsanto/index.htmlEmail us or send us a voice memo at leafingoutpod@gmail.com@Leafingoutpod on instagram for sick gardening memesLeafing Out season 2 starts May 15th!

    Whoopsie Daisy Watering!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 23:01 Transcription Available


    Gabe and Rebecca introduce a learn-from-our-mistakes segment inspired by Hugh Grant in Notting Hill: whoopsie daisy! In this case the topic is: don't forgot to water your damn plants! But is watering that simple? How much water do plants really need? And what does it mean "water until established"? They get into all that and so much more.

    Signs of Spring and Gabe's Compost Craze

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 28:31 Transcription Available


    We're talking about the equinox, early signs of spring in our garden, and Gabe's garden obsession: compost!

    Winter Wonders!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 24:43 Transcription Available


    Gabe & Rebecca chat about what's happening in garden in winter, everything from evergreens to dried flower blossoms to overwintering insects. 

    Our Fave Late Summer Flowers & How Rebecca Learned to Love Bugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 30:06 Transcription Available


    We're in the dog days of summer when lots of blooms have come and gone, but a few of our favorites (echinacea, hydrangea, clematis) are carrying us through!  Plus, follow along as Rebecca describes her journey from bug phobia to bug appreciation.

    The Difficulty of Dating Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 10:40 Transcription Available


    Gabe tries to figure out the age of the red oak in the backyard and in the process finds out a lot about the fallibility of common (non-invasive) tree-dating methods.

    Plant Tags & Bachelor's Button

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 18:23 Transcription Available


    What info is on a plant tag?  Not enough! Gabe & Rebecca talk about why scientific plant names are good for more than just sounding snobby. And they talk about how they've gone wrong with bachelor's buttons. Learn from their mistakes so you can get this showy blue flower to sparkle in your garden!

    Garden Layout & Perennials

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 17:27 Transcription Available


    Gabe and Rebecca discuss how to start planning your garden layout and they go deep on what, exactly, is a perennial.

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