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Seed starting is such a joyful and empowering experience for any plant parent. The reward of successfully taking a dormant seed, germinating it and nurturing it into the full plant that it's destined to become encourages more mindfulness and joy in the garden. However, it can also be intimidating and stressful for many. In this episode, Joe Lamp'l of Joe Gardener discusses some common seed-starting challenges and how to overcome them, as well as some tips for starting your own seeds.In this episode, we learn:[02:02] Jessica's Zweig's Be. book and branding agency[03:03] Why seed starting is a lifelong skill[05:43] About Joe Lamp'l[09:42] Why starting your own seeds and doing it organically is very important[17:45] Maria's definition of “Gardener's Itch”[20:53] How to keep track of your seeds over multiple seasons[28:16] The key date to understand when starting seeds[34:14] For a home gardener, these plants are too hard to start indoors[39:52] How to read a seed packet[40:50] How deep should you plant seeds?[53:25] Things you need to know before buying a germination mat[56:08] How long do seeds last?[01:02:38] The importance of dampening your seed starting mix before you plant your seeds[01:03:52] Which light is best suited for your seeds?[01:07:13] How do you water your seedlings?[01:12:19] How to avoid overwatering and underwatering your seeds[01:15:24] Joe Lamp'l greenhouse updatesGet $100 off Joe's Master Seed Starting Digital Course!Discount only applies through January 30th, 2023 so grab it while it's live!Mentioned in our conversation:Joe's Master Seed Starting Course (click this link to get $100 off)BE by Jessica ZweigFarmer's AlmanacPhoto holders at Michael's Craft StoreGreenhouse MegastoreJill McSheehy's GreenhouseHeat Mats, Grow Lights, Propagation Dome on Territorial Seed CompanyEspoma Organic Seed Starter MixEspoma Organic Potting Soil MixWind River ChimesJoe Lamp'l Growing A Greener World on PBS TVJoe Lamp'l Online Gardening AcademyFor a detailed list of must-have and must-know when seed starting,check out the full show notes and blog here!Thank you to our episode sponsors:Territorial Seed CompanyIt's time to start planning for growing season 2023! If you're looking for plants for your garden, skip the lines at the garden center and let Territorial Seed Company deliver top-of-the-line, healthy and hardy vegetable plants right to your door! They have a great line of pre-grown plants, an expansive seed catalog, and over 40 years of experience delivering the best seeds and plants for everyone's garden.Get 10% off by visiting territorialseed.com/growingjoy - discount applied at checkout.Espoma OrganicEspoma Organic is dedicated to making safe indoor and outdoor gardening products for people, pets, and the planet. They have an amazing variety of high-quality, organic potting mixes, garden soil, fertilizers, and pest control products that are organic and eco-friendly.Visit espoma.com to find your local Espoma dealer or check my Amazon storefront.Wind River ChimesBring more peace, serenity, and magic into your home with chimes. Wind River is a Virginia-based company creating premium handcrafted and hand-tuned wind chimes for over 35 years. If you are looking for a new way to grow joy in your life and find a moment of peace, a Wind River chime is the perfect addition for your home or garden.Visit windriverchimes.com and use code GROWINGJOY to receive free engraving on all Corinthian Bells wind chimes.BearabyWeighted blankets have been proven to improve sleep, ease anxiety, and relieve stress through the therapeutic power of deep touch pressure (DTP), and Bearaby has completely changed the game. Bearaby takes a design-focused approach to bringing medically beneficial products into people's lives by creating products in different sizes and variety that you'll be proud to display throughout your home. Treat yourself to a weighted blanket because everyone deserves good sleep!Use code GROWINGJOY for free, faster shipping at bearaby.com.Follow Joe: WebsiteInstagramFacebookPodcastTwitterPinterestFollow Maria and Growing Joy:Order my book: Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants) by Maria Failla, Illustrated by Samantha LeungJoin the Bloom and Grow Garden Party Community Platform & App AKA the plantiest and kindest corner of the internet! Get your FREE 2-week trial here!Take the Plant Parent Personality Quiz (Get the perfect plants, projects and educational resources for YOUR Lifestyle)Support Bloom and Grow Radio by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon!Instagram: @growingjoywithmariaTiktok: @growingjoywithmariaSubscribe to the Growing Joy Youtube channel! /growingjoywithmariaWebsite: www.growingjoywithmaria.comPinterest: @growingjoywithmariaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Brie Arthur, author of The Foodscape Revolution and Gardening with Grains, and contributor to the Emmy-winning PBS television program, Growing a Greener World, shares expert advice on all things SUNFLOWERS—plus: Visit a sunflower field at Dix Park

Being an ever-better gardener means staying open to change. As long as we've both been gardening, my friend Joe Lamp'l was saying to me the other day, we're still evolving, still learning lessons every single growing season. We were comparing notes on the phone about the season we just each put to bed, Joe in Atlanta and me up north in New York State, and decided to bring you into the conversation about what 2021 taught us and what we've got planned 2022, in case our aha's can help you be a better gardener too.  Joe is the longtime creator and host of the public-television program “Growing A Greener World” and also of the “Joe Gardener Podcast.”  As if he needed more to do, in recent years, he's created something else, the Joe Gardener Online Gardening Academy, a curriculum of virtual courses on topics from seeds to tomato, pests and weeds, to soil science and lots more. 

Vegas Roots Community Garden is a community-based nonprofit organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Opened and operated by our parent organization Together We Can, the garden utilizes over four acres of vacant property right near Downtown Las Vegas. Since its establishment in March 2010, Vegas Roots continues to be our city's FIRST and ONLY urban farm. Nourishing the community with freshly grown foods! 715 North Tonopah Dr.  Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 - Visit the garden Tuesday - Saturday 9 am - 2 pm Please subscribe to our podcast. You should check out our YouTube channel at She Said That Out Loud. You can take a tour of the garden. And don't forget to write a review. We would like to know if you are enjoying the content. https://youtu.be/ArUCCE6tNSk

“When you teach kids about food, you teach them about life. You teach them that you can't rush growth. You can't go from seed to harvest without cultivation in the middle.”  - Stephen Ritz    Today, we’re delighted to have a powerful conversation with Steve Ritz, an internationally acclaimed award-winning educator, best-selling author, and founder of Green Bronx Machine. Education has always been an excellent avenue for creating the transformation we want. But like any path, it has some obstacles of its own. What if we can solve some of these barriers through the power of food? Steve talks about the benefits of bringing vegetable cultivation as a part of the curriculum in terms of student performance, teacher satisfaction, and parent engagement. Amazingly, we're also speaking about reaping these advantages for a long time. He also narrates the inspiring experiences of kids who benefited from this project. Food is not only created to fill and satisfy an empty stomach. Listen as Steve talks about how the process itself of growing, cultivating, and nurturing it can also unlock the greatness in all of us and awaken the spirit of equality and unity. Truly, food is a language we all should start learning and using more often. Check out today's episode and be amazed at how food is changing schools one vegetable garden at a time.       Connect with Justine:  Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn   Connect with NextGenChef: Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram  YouTube NextGenChef App   Episode Highlights:   02:18 It All Started With A Dream 06:01 Food Justice Is Racial Justice 12:09 Unity In The Community 16:32 Scaling All Over The World 24:55 Farming Is The New Sexy 27:54 Growing A Greener World 32:46 Start In Order To Be Great 35:00 Sustainable Gangster

In this special Today’s Homeowner Podcast, we’re talking gardening with Joe Lamp’l, AKA Joe Gardener. He’s the host of the Emmy Award-winning “Growing a Greener World” series on PBS and runs joegardener.com. This podcast is sponsored by Exmark, which knows you want to worry less about lawn maintenance and focus on enjoying that lawn, so they’ve created the website Backyard Life. Check it out to learn how you can maximize your outdoor lifestyle. Why You Should Teach Kids to Garden Now, more than ever, is a great time for kids to be outside, as opposed to being glued to a TV screen or mobile device. Planting a seed and watching its transformation in just a couple of days is a wonderful learning experience. When kids plant a seed and watch its progress, they quickly learn that a tomato doesn’t just come from the grocery store. It comes from a plant that they can help grow and, eventually, enjoy the fruits of their labor. Those lessons carry through adulthood, when many people often decide to grow their own fruit and vegetables to live a more self-sufficient, sustainable and economical lifestyle. What You Should Grow in the Fall Fall is here, and if you’re looking to grow something, Joe says there are plenty of options. The “Growing a Greener World” host recommends planting leafy crops. While fruits require full sun, and a lot of it, a fall garden is much more forgiving, and that means there are many more garden-to-table options. Some of Joe’s favorite things to grow in the fall are lettuce, arugula, spinach, kale, peas, collards, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and garlic. The Importance of Testing Soil and Composting But before you head to the garden center to purchase seeds, first take a soil test. The results will tell you not just the nutrients you will need to improve the soil, but also what you don’t need to add. For instance, people often think of fertilizer as a good thing, but Joe says there is such a thing as ‘too much of a good thing.’ A soil test’s results will take the guesswork out of gardening and provide the information you need for optimal growth. Once you have that information, you can continue toward a greener lifestyle. Composting is one way to amend and improve soil with poor drainage, the “Growing a Greener World” host says. To Mulch or Not to Mulch Mulch adds a protective blanket over exposed soil; this keeps the good soil intact, so Joe is a huge fan of mulch, and he recommends keeping it year-round. While it’s true that insects spend much of their time in mulch for the winter, just about 3 percent of those hiding insects are pests. So, the rest are beneficial or neutral, which means you don’t have to worry about providing shelter for harmful insects. Joe clears up another gardening myth as well, which suggests fall is a good time to prune or trim trees. When you prune, you’re stimulating the tree and activating new growth, but that’s exactly what you don’t want to do coming into the cold season. The “Growing a Greener World” host says it’s best to resist the urge to do this work in the fall, and wait for full dormancy, around mid-winter or early spring. Listen to the podcast for more tips from Joe Lamp’l. [1:23] Danny shares memories of his introduction to gardening as a child [3:41] Danny tells Joe Lamp’l about the raised garden beds that he and his wife, Sharon, built at their new home [6:53] Danny professes his love of spinach [7:14] The guys discuss the importance of soil analysis [12:28] Danny asks, “Should mulch be used in a vegetable garden?” [15:06] Is fall the best time of year to prune shrubs and trees?

This summer, the crew and I wrapped up filming for the tenth season of our Emmy Award-winning show, Growing a Greener World®. It has been humbling to look back and really let it sink in that we’ve been creating these episodes for an entire decade. Not many shows last so long these days. Along the way, we’ve met some remarkable people and featured some important issues. So today, I thought I would share with you my top takeaways for gardeners from over the years.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW024.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now With so much interest in taking care of the health of our planet and our bodies, the term organic has more meaning today than ever before. And, rightly so…chemicals and pesticides are so widely used in farming and home gardening almost every person in the US has pesticide residue in their system. The post Podcast 024 – Maria Rodale on Organic Gardening & More appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/HGT022.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now No tomato will ever taste better than the one you grow and pick from your own garden. There's a lot to know about […] The post HGT022-How do I Grow THAT: Tomatoes appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

Nothing brings any dish to life more than fresh herbs right from the garden. Although there are many plants that make up this group, some of the most common include […] The post HGT023-How do I Grow THAT: Herbs appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/HGT017.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now If you've never grown peppers before, it's a very rewarding choice for your edible garden. They're easy to grow, with nearly infinite varietal […] The post HGT017-How do I Grow THAT: Peppers appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/HGT016.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now I love the taste of okra, but it's not a love we all share. This is a vegetable you either like to eat […] The post HGT016-How do I Grow THAT: Okra appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/HGT015.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Although there are many kinds of melons, and most grown in similar ways, each has it's own unique quirks and requirements. So for […] The post HGT015-How do I Grow THAT: Melons appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/HGT014.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now I love to grow basil and there's nothing better then walking outside to snip a few stems for whatever you cooking at the […] The post HGT014-How do I Grow THAT: Basil appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/HGT013.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Some say that if you grow only one vegetable other than tomatoes, it should be lettuce. Why? Well, it's so easy to grow […] The post HGT013-How do I Grow THAT: Lettuce appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW037.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Organic labeling is becoming more common on the food and products we buy these days. While "Certified Organic" has become well know when it comes to selecting chemical-free edibles, there's another label that matters just as much when it comes to identifying the products that go into making those edibles certified. In this podcast, host Joe Lamp'l has a conversation with OMRI's (Organic Materials Review Institute) CEO, Peggy Miars, who walks us through the role that OMRI plays when it comes to organic labeling, and why it matters to household consumers. The post 037 GGW – Organic Labeling with OMRI CEO, Peggy Miars appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW036.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now As an avid reader of gardening magazines, there's one author I've been following for a number of years. And it's hard not too since he's in just about every magazine I read. I'm referring to author, professor, and horticulturist Lee Reich, Ph.D. He's all about the art and science of building the garden from the ground up, with an emphasis on organic gardening, compost and healthy soil. He's my kind of guy and I thought it was time we got together for a podcast conversation about some of those very issues, along with one that has me most intrigued. Lee wrote a book about the weedless garden, and I just had to learn more. This podcast covers that topic as we meet and learn more about the man who's writing the articles we read so often. The post 036 GGW – The Weedless Garden & More; An Interview with Author, Lee Reich appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/035GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now With so much talk around GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) in the news these days, this podcast is a discussion with Jeffrey M. Smith, the leading consumer advocate promoting healthier non-GMO choices. He's also the author of the world's bestselling and #1 rated book on the health dangers of genetically modified organisms. As Washington continues to rubberstamp more genetically modified food crops, in this compelling and eye-opening conversation, Jeffrey talks with Joe about the basics of GMO's, the health risks, and how consumers really do have the power to derail GMO products from overtaking our grocery stores. The post 035 GGW – GMO’s; What You Need to Know, with Jeffrey M. Smith appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/034GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now If you love the topics surrounding this podcast series, you'll love this conversation with National Wildlife Federation's David Mizejewski. He's the host and co-producer of Animal Planet's Backyard Habitat and he is everywhere in the media. Today, he's ours for not one but two conversations that you don't want to miss. In this podcast, David talks about some of the true signs of global warming, the gulf oil spill and resources we can all use from the National Wildlife Federation. The post 034 GGW – NWF’s Naturalist, David Mizejewski, Part 2 of 2 appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/033GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now If you love the topics surrounding this podcast series, you'll love this conversation with National Wildlife Federation's David Mizejewski. He's the host and co-producer of Animal Planet's Backyard Habitat and he is everywhere in the media. Today, he's ours for not one but two conversations that you don't want to miss. In this podcast, David talks about some of the true signs of global warming, the gulf oil spill and resources we can all use from the National Wildlife Federation. The post 033 GGW – NWF’s Naturalist, David Mizejewski, Part 1 of 2 appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/032GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now No matter where you live, water conservation is key to being a more sustainable gardener. Waterwise gardening expert, Nan Sterman and award winning author, television and radio host, shares important insights and practical tips for using this precious resouce more responsibly. Her books, The California Gardener's Guide and Waterwise Plants for the Southwest are two of the most popular books on the subject. The post 032 GGW – Waterwise Gardening with Nan Sterman appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/031GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In Part 2 of this popular discussion, horticultural myth buster, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott presents more research-based, eye-opening insights in this fun and insightful dialogue. Drawing from her award winning book; The Informed Gardener and its sequal, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, Dr. Chalker-Scott sheds light on some of the less than sound practices many of us have thought to be true for decades. Is adding filler to a container planting really a good idea to improve drainage? If you answered "yes", this podcast is for you! Or, Is using fresh mulch really detrimental around plants due to nitrogen depletion? Do you really need to take time to sterilize pruning blades between cuts and if so, is bleech really the best way to do so? All this and more awaits you in this enlightening two-part podcast. The post 031 GGW – Dispelling Gardening Myths with Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, Part 2 of 2 appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/030GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Horticultural myth buster, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott presents plenty of research-based, eye-opening insights in this fun and insightful dialogue. Drawing from her award winning book; The Informed Gardener and its sequal, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, Dr. Chalker-Scott sheds light on some of the less than sound practices many of us have thought to be true for decades. Part one of an enlightening two-part podcast. The post 030 GGW – Dispelling Gardening Myths with Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, Part 1 of 2 appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/029GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now After reading Jeff Lowenfel's book, co-authored with Wayne Lewis; Teaming with Microbes-The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, I've never looked at soil the same way again. What we do to it either fosters the life below the surface that sustains our plants, or destroys it. For years, I was doing the latter. Listen to the podcasts to see if you were too. The post 029 GGW – The Soil Food Web; Teaming with Microbes – An Interview with co-Author Jeff Lowenfels appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW028.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Finally, the book we've all been waiting for is here. What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) provides an easy system for visually diagnosing any problem, and matching it to the right cure. This podcast interview with the authors provides a delightful overview of the book, as well as valuable insights into preventing problems in the first place. Finally, we have one copy of this book to give away. Listen to the show to see how you can be eligible to win. The post 028 GGW – What’s Wrong with my Plant; and how do I fix it? An interview with authors David Deardorff & Kathryn Wadsworth appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/027_GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now She's baaaack. Ornamental plant entomologist, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans is back for an unprecedented third time. And this time she's telling us eveything we need to know to keep the pests outdoors when the plants come inside. She has an update on the biggest pest problems this time of year, along with tips on using the most eco-friendly way to keep them where they belong. The post 027 GGW – Keeping Pests Out When Plants Come In for the Winter; Suzanne Wainwright-Evans Returns appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW026.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This show is an interview with Paul Tukey. You might know Paul as the founder of SafeLawns.org or as host of People, Places and Plants on HGTV, or perhaps, author of The Organic Lawncare manual. Today he's back to fill us in on his biggest and most exciting project yet. It's a documentary movie, called A Chemical Reaction and Paul's the Executive Producer. It's an amazing, true story of how one woman's persistence, finally set the wheels in motion sweeping Canada for a chemical free ban on ornamental pesticides. Will it have an affect in the U.S? Well stay tuned to find out. The post 026 GGW – A Chemical Reaction; An Interview with Exective Producer, Paul Tukey appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW025.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Co-host and Chef Nathan Lyon of Growing a Greener World, has a lot more to say then time (or producers) allow during each episode. But Nathan has never been at a loss for words, and this podcast is a testament to that. Find out how he became interested in food and cooking to begin with, and why using fresh local ingredients is so much more to Nathan than just the flavor it adds to every dish. You don't want to miss his wisdom shared in this interview! It may just change your life for the better, at least in how you eat. The post 025 GGW – Chef Nathan Lyon appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW023.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Over the last few years, canning and preserving has grown in popularity in a big way. More people are looking for ways to preserve fresh-from-the-garden-flavors to stretch the meal dollar and know what it is in their food. The post 023 GGW – Canning & Preserving 101 appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW022.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l fills you in on his latest project, The Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden Challenge and tells you how you can read and SEE what he's doing all along the way. Plus, and interview with Fern Marshall Bradley, author of Reader's Digest's All-New Illustrated Guide to Gardening. At nearly 600 pages, this book is newly revised with all organic information. Click to View Show Notes The post 022 GGW – Organic Gardening writer, Fern Marshall Bradley appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW021.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Well, not since the early forties has there been so much talk about Victory Gardens. But with a downturn in the economy, the responsibility to feed our families healthier, chemical free food, and our desire to live more sustainable lives, growing our own groceries is back in the spotlight. In fact, 7 million more people will have a food garden this year for the first time, raising the new total to 43 million people. That's a 19% increase over the previous year, according to the National Gardening Association. Today we'll talk to one of the foremost authorities on Victory Gardens, Rose Hayden-Smith to learn about their history and more on why they are so popular today, and are they here to stay? The post 021 GGW-Victory Gardens w/ Rose Hayden-Smith appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW020.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This is a special edition of the podcast. In light of breaking news regarding the possible purchase of the SF Flower Show, Joe Lamp'l sits down with Tim O'Shea, Steering Committee Chair of the newly appointed transition team tapped to lead the SF Flower & Garden Show into a new era. When this interview was conducted on March 20, the show had just announced they had a buyer the day before. In this interview, we go behind the scenes to hear the news and see what's in store… Click to View Show Notes The post 020 GGW – San Francisco Flower & Garden Show appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW019.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l takes on the issue of dealing with deer, and other four-legged pests. Joe interviews Neil Soderstrom, author of Deer-Resistant Landscaping and talks with James Messina of Messina Wildlife on the subject of deer repellents. All that and more… Click to View Show Notes The post 019 GGW – Deer Resistant Landscaping w/ Neil Soderstrom appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW018.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l picks right back up where he left off last time the “Bug Lady”, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans was on. Back by popular demand, Suzanne gets on a roll again as she shares her passion and wisdom on great ways for us all to manage insect pests in a more eco-friendly way, and the latest on other amazing information. All that and more… Click to View Show Notes The post 018 GGW – The “Bug Lady” Encore, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW017.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l interviews National Gardening Association's Market Research Director, Bruce Butterfield. The NGA recently released the findings of their latest survey, entitled The Impact of Home & Community Gardening in America. The findings support a huge rise in home vegetable and food gardeners this year to new record levels. And what's going on with the organic and sustainable gardening trend? All that and more… Click to View Show Notes The post 017 GGW – Nat'l Gardening Assoc. Interview w/ Bruce Butterfield appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW016.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l interviews Paul Tukey, author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual, Founder of Safelawns.org and the American Horticulture Society's Communicator of the year in 2006. He's also host of HGTV's People, Places & Plants. Paul shares some very interesting news and fills us in on his busy life campaigning for safer, more eco-friendly lawns, gardens and landscapes. All that and more… Click to View Show Notes The post 016 GGW – Safelawns Founder, Paul Tukey appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW015.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l interviews award-winning and best-selling author Tracy DiSabato-Aust to discuss her brand new book, 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants. Find out what are the criteria that makes each of these plants pass “Tracy's test of toughness”. She's also a popular garden designer and international presenter on perennial gardening, design and sustainability. They also talk about her previous best selling books and more… Click to View Show Notes The post 015 GGW – Tracy DiSabato-Aust, best-selling author… appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW014.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l interviews Ornamental Entomologist Suzanne Wainwright-Evans. Fasten your seatbelts because this show is loaded with information. Suzanne talks about the best way to attract beneficial insects, discusses the truth about buying beneficials, the good and bad of root nematodes and how to deal with Japanese beetles, and the latest in alternatives to plastic pots… Click to View Show Notes The post 014 GGW – “Buglady” Wisdom from Suzanne Wainwright-Evans appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW013.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l interviews Duane Kelly, who along with his wife, Alice, founded and has managed the Northwest and San Francisco Flower & Garden Shows for the past 21 years. Although these shows are the second and third largest shows of their kind in the country, declining traffic and tough economic times have taken their toll and hastened Duane's decision to try and find a buyer. Listen to this interesting and thought-provoking interview and hear Duane's insightful comments on the future of flower & garden shows, and of gardening in general. Click to View Show Notes The post 013 GGW – NW & SF Flower Show Founder, Duane Kelly appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan094-GrowingAGreenerWorld.mp3] A Talk With Joe Lamp'l Growing A Greener World Podcast Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I have one of my consulting clients join me during a 24 hours podcast marathon that we did to celebrate our third anniversary in podcasting my first year of doing podcasting full time as a career. […] The post 094 Podcast Answer Man – Growing A Greener World appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW012.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l interviews Dr. Steven Cline, the person credited with founding and managing the largest and most successful plastic pot recycling program in the country, found at the Missouri Botanical Garden. He clearly understands the challenges to starting a successful program and the barriers to even great opportunity. In this most interesting interview, learn what you can do to keep all those pots out of the landfill. Click to View Show Notes The post 012 GGW – Horticultural Waste & Mo. Bot. Garden’s Dr. Steven Cline appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW011.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe interviews Roger Doiron, recent Grand Prize winner of the OnDayOne.org's contest. Citizens were encouraged to submit their ideas to set a positive global agenda for President Obama. Roger's idea, entitled Eat the View was to grow a large organic Victory Garden on the White House Lawn. He's also the Founder of Kitchen Gardener's International, a nonprofit network of 10,000 gardeners from 100 countries who are inspiring and teaching more people to grow some of their own food. Click to View Show Notes The post 011 GGW – Kitchen Gardener’s Int’l Founder, Roger Doiron appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW010.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe Lamp'l interviews Territorial Seed Company's Josh Kirshenbaum to find out what makes one seed company different from another. We find out that all seeds are not created equal. Next Joe talks to Barbara Pleasant. She's an author of many books and Contributing Editor of Mother Earth News. In a recent survey of their readers, we find that the most popular food crops to grow are not necessarily the ones you might think. We also announce last week's book winner and invite new subscribers to our eNewsletter for more chances to win free books. Click to View Show Notes The post 010 GGW – Territorial Seed Company: What makes one seed company different from another? appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW009.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe interviews Jeff Gillman, author of The Truth About Organic Gardening; Benefits, Drawbacks and the Bottom Line. This is an eye-opening interview that even discloses some bad characters in organic gardening practices. Click to View Show Notes The post 009 GGW – The Truth About Organic Gardening w/ Jeff Gillman appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW008.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe shares his insights into the many virtues of seed catalogs. They're all showing up in your mailbox now, so what to do with them? Next, Joe interviews Susan Harris of the wildly popular gardening blog, Garden Rant to find out what makes this blog such a hit with so many devoted fans. We have another book give away this week and more... Click to View Show Notes The post 008 GGW – Garden Rant’s Susan Harris & Seed Catalogs appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW007.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe interviews Professional photographers Alan Detrick on the release of his new book, Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers and former Senior Staff Photographer for Southern Living Magazine, Joe De Sciose shares his views on how media looks at gardening. Both share why they think photography plays and important role in communicating the importance of gardening. Joe answers a callers question on alternative plants to poinsettias, gives away another book and more... Click to View Show Notes The post 007 GGW – Professional garden photographers: Alan Detrick & Joe De Sciose appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW006.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe interviews Rick Dungey, of the National Christmas Tree Assoc to discuss the topic of which is greener, a real tree or an artificial one that can be reused for years. Rick shares some interesting points in this lively discussion. We also address the best ways to recycle a tree after the holidays plus, selection and care for a living tree. Click to View Show Notes The post 006 GGW – Real Christmas Trees vs. Artificial appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW005B.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, garden travel tour expert Marty Wingate discusses the appeal and unique benefits of touring gardens abroad in small groups. Next Joe explains why tree topping is so harmful to their longevity and Dr. Stephen Kress is back to share information on a new high-tech gadget any backyard bird lover will want to have. Finally, Joe answers a listener's question on why we're seeing less and less gardening shows on TV these days. Book winners are announced from the weekly drawing from new eNewsletter subscribers and more… Click to View Show Notes The post 005 GGW – Touring Gardens Abroad and more… appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW004.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp'l interviews National Gardening Association's Market Research Director, Bruce Butterfield. The NGA recently released the findings of their latest survey, entitled The Impact of Home & Community Gardening in America. The findings support a huge rise in home vegetable and food gardeners this year to new record levels. And what's going on with the organic and sustainable gardening trend? All that and more… Click to View Show Notes The post 004 GGW – Winter Composting, Caring for Birds in Winter, Poinsettia Facts, How to Kill a Houseplant appeared first on Growing A Greener World®.