The Vintage Gardener

Plants in this episode: Rebel Tree Peony Herbaceous Peonies: Nippon Beauty Burnished Bronze François Ortegat Morello Cherry Lupine Elegance Italian Ranunculus "Chocolate" Winter Elegance Deep Red Sweet Pea Katz "Ruby" Stock

What worked, what didn't work, and what I'm changing.  

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Spring planting is underway!!  Here's what I've noticed about my garden thus far.  

Now is the time of year to get those gently nurtured plants acclimated to the great out doors before you plant them.  Here's how I do it.  

Garden 2023 is well on its way.  I'm planning to add both Onions and Strawberries to the Potager Garden this year.  If you've been thinking about growing either of these, but don't know which varieties you should be growing, then this is the episode for you.   #onions #strawberries #potager

I'm going to be adding more home decorating content on my social media accounts.  In this podcast, I discuss my style evolution and give you some considerations when decorating you own space.  

I am answering a question posed on IG by Princeton Gardening.     The next live podcast will be June 26 at 7:30 pm.  Here is the link. https://www.podbean.com/lsw/pwMYCEqubX?lsid=99GL6u07ul1

After 2 years, I am finally finishing the NiPiK series on fertilizer.  In today's episode, I go over all the things you should consider when deciding on a brand of fertilizer as well as specific fertilizers.     I compare Epsoma, Jobes Organics, and Dr. Earth, and I discuss and explain why you shouldn't buy Holly-tone, Azalea-tone, Berry-tone, and Evergreen-tone.     #espoma #jobesorganics #drearth

Do you have any Itoh/Intersection peonies?  Do you know what they are?  Come learn the history of these beautiful plants and how to care for them.

Did you know that peonies came in tree form?   Tree peonies are a shrub/tree form peony with dinner plate sized blooms.  They make a spectacular statement in the garden.  I give you the history of this plant as well as a care guide.   If you're interested in growing tree peonies, this is an episode that you don't want to miss!

Chrysanthemum update: a couple of more chrysanthemums have started to sprout.  So that brings my total up to 11 varieties that survived this winter.     I review the seeds I started via winter sowing and traditional indoor methods.  I review bad batches of seeds, give my impression on heating mats, and seeding trays.      

Of the 26 varieties of chrysanthemums that I had last year only 9 maybe 10 varieties survived the winter.  Here is my theory of why, and what I'm going to do differently with the chrysanthemums this year.

There are over 3,600 varieties of tomatoes.  It's high time I determine what variety tastes the best.  If you've ever wanted to learn and understand tomato flavor profiles or you're interested in growing tomatoes but don't know where to start, then this episode is for you!!

Frost blankets, sheets, blankets, and frost cloth- which one should you use to protect young plants from cold snaps?  

The flowers featured in this episode: Cherry Rose Nastutirum Marshmallow Voyage 2 Light Apricot Lisianthus Echo Champagne Lisianthus King Size Golden Strawflower Green Wizard Rudbeckia Bells of Ireland Isaac House Blend Scabiosa Black Knight Scabiosa Rose Jewel Love in a Mist Alaska Shasta Daisy Silver Princess Shasta Daisy

Now that it's January, it is time to begin winter sowing your perennials, hardy annuals, and half-hardy annuals.  If you've never done winter sowing or you've had issues, join me for a Q & A and get some trouble shooting done.  

The flowers featured in this episode Carnations Orange Sherbet Chabaud Benigna Grenadin White Grenadin Pink Verbascum Banana Custard Silver Lining Shades of Summer Southern Charm  

Flowers features in this review: Flax Scarlet Blue & Breezy Calendula Coffee & Cream Pink Surprise Delphinium Magic Fountains Sky Blue Magic Fountains Mid blue Pacific Giant Larkspur Blue Spire Hollyhock Chater's Maroon Rose (Malva Moscata) Antwerp Mix Sunshine Hollyhock Rugose Yarrow Red Shades Mountain Garland Clarkia  

Flowers Discussed in this video Green Twister Cone-fections "Lemon Drop" Double Scoop "Lemon Cream" Mellow Yellow Double Scoop "Cranberry" Smoothie "Strawberry Mango" Pretty Parasol Sunseeker Mellow Sombrero "Sangrita" Sombrero "Salsa Red" Cone-fections "Marmalade" Cone-fections "Sweet Chili" Sunseeker "Salmon" Pow Pow White Cone-fections "Raspberry Truffle"  

Here are the poppies I started this season.  Flemish Antique Lilac Pompom Amazing Gray Double Black Peony Pandora Mix Black Swan Florist Pepperbox Frosted Salmon Blue Poppy (Lingholm Hybrid) Angel's Choir Mix American Legion

I continue my year end review of my plants by considering Snapdragons and Foxglove.  Flowers Mentioned Snapdragons Day & Night Rembrandt Chantilly Light Salmon Madame Butterfly Bronze Lemon Sherbet   Foxglove Temple Bells Yellow Cafe Creme Chocolate Sugar Plum

I'm continuing my review of flowers I grew in 2021.  This time I'm considering the 5 chrysanthemums that I purchased from Bluestone Perennials.   Royal Glamour Show Off Chiffon Peace Sheffield Pink   The next live podcast will be November 19th not the 18th @ 8 pm.  The topic will be: Recipes with things that you grew in your garden.  

Listeners call in to tell me their favorite annual, perennial, shrub, tree and give me an idea for the next call in show.     Oh and we discuss recipes for what to do with all the figs you harvested.  

I continue my review of the the seeds/plants that I started and/or grew this year.  This episode is all about Sweet Pea and how it compared from the 2020 growing season to the 2021 growing season.  The Sweet Pea Featured: by Swallowtail Seeds: Electric Blue Turquoise Lagoon Oxford & Cambridge Strawberry Fields Route 66 Cheri Amor Mollie Rilestone Beaujolais Nimbus by Botanical Interests Perennial Blend High Scent Old Spice Blend My Navy by Ferry Morse Mammoth Salmon Cream    

Here is my end of the year review for the 7 types of sunflower I grew this year!!

The first time I grew zinnias I was disappointed that I got blooms that only had a single ray of petals rather than the full dahlia type heads.  In the years since then, I've improved my process, and this year the far majority of my zinnias had full dahlia type heads. Here are my tips and tricks for improving the fullness of your zinnia heads.  

Gardening is wonderful, but what happens when your garden plans collide with your local planning, zoning, and construction ordinances? In this episode, I discuss a few gardening projects that may require a permit from your local township.  

During the podcast, I ask listeners how the 2021 growing season was going for them.  

In this episode I discuss whether winter sowing worked for me.  I also give you the results of my head to head potting soil test.  Finally I tell you what things I will change for the 2022 growing season.  

In this live episode, I ask listeners to share their gardening disasters.  

We live in an Instagram and Pinterest world.  Everyone is trying to be an influencer even in the gardening world.  Every picture you see is carefully curated.  It bears little to any resemblance of what gardening is about.  So in the next call in show we will be discussing gardening realities- the disaster.  So call in and tell me about your gardening disasters.  

The live podcast didn't go as planned. So where do I go from here?

The Garden Party- Live Podcast March 26, 2021 @5 pm. I will be interviewing another local gardener Jen from Forever Blooms with Jennifer. We will be discussing how she got into gardening as well as her plans for the upcoming season. We will be answering call in questions during the show. The Live podcast will be hosted on Stereo dot com. (You will have to create an account to participate.) https://stereo.com/u/r212qzez5gBRZ21

What's in a Name?Roses are my favorite flower. It is how I got into gardening. Roses will be the first flower series that we will be tackling on this podcast.

To all my blog readers. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to leave them in the comment section. I'll be more than happy to include them in a podcast episode. Episode 10: Blackspot and Octopusing

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