Podcast appearances and mentions of jessica walliser

Send us a textDee and Carol are gardening through the alphabet, and today focused on the letter I.For more info and links, subscribe to and read our free newsletter.A few links: American Iris SocietySchreiner's Iris Gardens documentary on YouTube.Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden by Jessica Walliser. (Amazon link)On the Bookshelf:    The Kindest Garden: A Practical Guide to Regenerative Gardening by Marian Boswall and Jason Ingram. (Amazon link)Dirt: A children's book: A Rose Named Peace: How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War  by Barbara Carroll Roberts (Author) and Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) (Amazon link)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Some plants grow better and produce more when they are next to different kinds of plants. We talk to Jessica Walliser about the science behind those pairings and also look at how to grow in small spaces.

This week we're talking about what to do when you see flowers on your squash, zucchini and cucumber plants but no fruit are forming. There are several easy and quick problem solving steps to fixing the issue so I hope you enjoy! Show Notes: (*links below contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you.) Pest Control Workshop: www.journeywithjill.net/pestcontrol Susan Mulvihill's Pest Control Book: https://amzn.to/3oxlKbV  Interview with Jessica Walliser: https://traffic.libsyn.com/journeywithjill/235_EDITED.mp3 Heirloom Roses Heirloom Roses has the cutting roses you need to help your farm grow. Now you can take 20% off any of their 900 varieties that are ready to ship. You're just a few clicks away from investing in the success of your own farm with Heirloom Roses' own-root roses. Heirloom Roses understands small farming, managing a family business, and celebrating with every order that comes in, just like you. Visit their website for more information and to take 20% off your order don't forget to use the code 'BEGINNER20' valid through July 15th.  Wood Prairie Family Farms A small family farm on the edge of Maine's North Woods is located just six miles from the Canadian border. For over 45 years they have dedicated themselves to time-honored organic regenerative farming practices and building up the fertile soil of Wood Prairie Family Farm. Certified Organic by MOFGA (USDA-Accredited) since 1982. Their organic crops are sold to customers like you through their website and their FREE mail order catalog.  Check them out and use my code JILL5 for 5% off. Organic REV The first thing to understand about REV is that it is not an ordinary humic acid product that is chemically-extracted from leonardite, lignite, or other coals.   Rather, it is a 100% naturally-occurring carbon, humic acid & fulvic acid source - along with exceptionally high levels of naturally-occurring microbial biomass  that can increase nitrogen efficiency by up to 25%.  REV replaces depleted soil carbon & bacterial biomass - and absorbs nutrients to make them more readily  available to plants via their root systems. Promo Code for 10% off JILL10 Want to see more? Patreon Channelhttps://journeywithjill.net/patreon  My Products: 2023 Complete Garden Plannerhttps://journeywithjill.net/shop/ Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Book: https://amzn.to/3TZeJux Products I recommend: Recommended Brands & Products page: https://journeywithjill.net/recommended-brands-and-products/ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thebeginnersgarden Connect with Jill:    Sign up for Friday Emails: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com The Beginner's Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/ Link to Beginner's Garden Podcast past episodes: https://journeywithjill.net/podcast  

Finding the right plant combinations can minimize diseases, reduce pest, improve soil fertility and support pollinators.Using science back methods will reward your garden decisions.For 15 years horticulturist Jessica Walliser co-hosted The Organic Gardeners, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,She is the Editorial Director for The Quarto Publishing Group's Garden imprint, Cool Springs Press, and a former contributing editor for Organic Gardening magazine. Jessica is the author of seven gardening books, including the Amazon best-seller ·      Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically·      Plant Partners: Science-based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden, which earned a prestigious 2021 American Horticultural Society Book Award·      Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, which was awarded the American Horticultural Society's 2014 Book Award. It has recently been released as an updated 2nd edition. For over twelve years Jessica wrote two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. She is also co-founder of the popular gardening website SavvyGardening.com. Jessica received her degree in ornamental horticulture from The Pennsylvania State University and is the former owner of a 25-acre organic market farm. She's taught a diverse array of gardening topics for over 25 years. Jessica lives and gardens northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband and son, two cats, two hermit crabs, and billions and billions of very good bugs.This is episode 110 - Companion Planting for Success – Jessica Walliser This is a remix and an encore presentation of episode 050. A remix and an encore presentation of episode 050.

Pests are something that are unavoidable in our garden. One pest that most of us will see each year is Aphids. Today we're going to discuss their role in the garden and how to control them without spraying any pesticides in your garden, even the organic ones. Show Notes: (*links below contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you.) Episode 235 with Jessica Walliser: https://traffic.libsyn.com/journeywithjill/235_EDITED.mp3 Spray Test Video: https://youtu.be/hqnqySpJYmU Wood Prairie Family Farms A small family farm on the edge of Maine's North Woods is located just six miles from the Canadian border. For over 45 years they have dedicated themselves to time-honored organic regenerative farming practices and building up the fertile soil of Wood Prairie Family Farm. Certified Organic by MOFGA (USDA-Accredited) since 1982. Their organic crops are sold to customers like you through their website and their FREE mail order catalog.  Check them out and use my code JILL5 for 5% off. Organic REV The first thing to understand about REV is that it is not an ordinary humic acid product that is chemically-extracted from leonardite, lignite, or other coals.   Rather, it is a 100% naturally-occurring carbon, humic acid & fulvic acid source - along with exceptionally high levels of naturally-occurring microbial biomass  that can increase nitrogen efficiency by up to 25%.  REV replaces depleted soil carbon & bacterial biomass - and absorbs nutrients to make them more readily  available to plants via their root systems. Promo Code for 10% off JILL10 Want to see more? Patreon Channelhttps://journeywithjill.net/patreon  My Products: 2023 Complete Garden Plannerhttps://journeywithjill.net/shop/ Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Book: https://amzn.to/3TZeJux Products I recommend: Recommended Brands & Products page: https://journeywithjill.net/recommended-brands-and-products/ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thebeginnersgarden Connect with Jill:    Sign up for Friday Emails: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com The Beginner's Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/ Beginner's Garden Shortcut FB Group: https://facebook.com/groups/beginnersgarden/ Link to Beginner's Garden Podcast past episodes: https://journeywithjill.net/podcast  

Last time Jessica Walliser was on the show, she talked about biological controls, or allowing the ecosystem to “pest control” itself. Today, she talks about how you can use companion planting to bring in beneficials. Connect With Jessica Walliser: Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist, founding partner at Savvy Gardening, and the author of multiple books including the upcoming Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your entire first order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin's book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots. Order signed copies of Kevin's books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store. More Resources Looking for more information? Follow us: Our Blog YouTube (Including our Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden channels) Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques, and Chris) TikTok Facebook Facebook Group Discord Server

Companion planting is an often overused and misunderstood term in gardening. Jessica Walliser joins us on the show to talk about a science-based approach to companion planting, starting out with understanding the ways in which plants interact with one another. Connect With Jessica Walliser: Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist, founding partner at Savvy Gardening, and the author of multiple books including the upcoming Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your entire first order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin's book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots. Order signed copies of Kevin's books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store. More Resources Looking for more information? Follow us: Our Blog YouTube (Including our Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden channels) Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques, and Chris) TikTok Facebook Facebook Group Discord Server

The warmer seasons aren't the only time to get out in the yard or apartment garden and care for your plants. Winter is an important season for plant care, too. Jessica Walliser, horticulturalist and author of Container Gardening Complete, and Joel Flagler, professor at the Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences and Rutgers agricultural extension agent for Bergen County, join us to take your calls and give advice on the best methods for helping your plants thrive in Winter, and how to prepare for Spring.

Shopping for a gardener (or yourself) this holiday season? Lisa and Layne have you covered! In a singing Santa hat and antlers, Lisa and Layne discuss their top gift ideas for gardeners, flower farmers, and even houseplant lovers. Listen to the podcast for a fun look at some of the girls' all-time favorite things! The video version of Lisa and Layne's conversation will be posted to The Gardener's Workshop's YouTube channel, where all “Seed Talk” episodes are organized into a playlist. In addition, auto-generated transcripts are available for viewing on YouTube. If there is a question or topic you would like to hear discussed on a future episode of “Seed Talk”, please fill out the form linked below. We would love to hear your suggestions! Mentions: "Seed Talk" YouTube Playlist Shop TGW Website: Gloves, Shears, Sod Knife, Book - Vegetables Love Flowers, Seed Category Shop TGW App: Gauntlet Gloves, Kneeling Pad Non-TGW Items: ReLeaf Leaf Scoops, Gardener's Supply Lifetime Mini Trowel, Carts Vermont Garden Cart, Argee Table-Top Gardener Portable Potting Tray, Radius Garden Root Slayer Deep Weeder Soil Blocking Mix Recipe Field & Garden Podcast #154 (Jessica Walliser) & #179 (Joe Lamp'l) "Seed Talk" Topic Suggestion Form TGW YouTube Channel TGW iPhone App (iOS App Store) TGW Android App (Google Play) Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News! The "Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne" podcast is produced by The Gardener's Workshop and co-hosted by Lisa Mason Ziegler and Layne Angelo. Lisa is the founder and owner of The Gardener's Workshop, where Layne works as Seed Manager. Lisa is the award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers and the publisher of Flower Farming School Online, Farmer-Florist School Online, and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa's Story and connect with her on social media. Layne is an avid gardener, seed starter, and engineer who loves learning and applying her technical knowledge to all areas of life, including gardening and growing flowers. Thanks for joining us!

Dee and Carol discuss anemones, compact plants, and more!.Go to our Substack newsletter for more information about this week's episode. Be sure and subscribe to get the newsletter directly in your email inbox!Links:Granny Hobbies, anyone?Caro's  blog post about Oriental Bittersweet Fall blooming crocuses at  Brent & Becky's BulbsFlowers:  Anemone blanda, and Anemone hupehensis,  both described by the staff at the Missouri Botanical Garden.  Note: Brent & Becky's Bulbs carries both!The native, Anemone canadensis, available from Prairie Moon NurseryVegetables:Tomato 'Heartbreaker' from Territorial Seed Co. Two books to consider, Micro Food Gardening:Project Plans and Plants for Growing Fruits and Veggies in Tiny Spaces by Jen McGuiness (Amazon Link)  and Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants: Edibles and Ornamentals for Small Space Gardening by Jessica Walliser. (Amazon link)On the Bookshelf: Tender: A Cook and his Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater (Amazon Link)The Chef's Garden by Farmer Lee Jones (Amazon Link) Dirt: Better Homes and Gardens Turns 100Rabbit Hole: Hopwood Hall on YouTube and the book, Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree (Amazon link)Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds. (If you buy something from them after using this link, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. This helps us continue to bring this podcast to you ad-free!)  Book links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Don't forget to sign up for our newsletters, via our websites!

As we head into Labor Day weekend, It's time for a whole hour dedicated to gardening, both in your apartment or your yard. Jessica Walliser, horticulturalist and author of the book Container Gardening Complete, and Joel Flagler, Professor at the Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences and Rutgers Agricultural Extension Agent for Bergen County, join us again to give us some ripe gardening tips, and to take listener calls. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

With the summer time comes the opportunity to get outside and get your gardening on! But not everyone has the same amount of space in their home or apartment, and trying to know everything about soil, watering, and the right amount of sunlight for plants can be intimidating. With us to talk about getting started in gardening and take your gardening related calls is horticulturist Jessica Walliser, author of the book, Container Gardening Complete: Creative Projects for Growing Vegetables and Flowers in Small Spaces, and co-founder of Savvy Gardening, who can speak to apartment gardening, as well as Joel Flagler, Professor at the Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences and Rutgers Agricultural Extension Agent for Bergen County.

This is a very special edition of Bug Talk! For this episode, Lisa and Rhonda are joined by author and fellow “bug-hugger” Jessica Walliser. They talk about beneficial insects as well as the food chain and ecosystem that exists in your garden, both large and small scale. Did you know that less than 1% of all insects in the world are actually considered “pests” to humans and our crops? Lisa, Rhonda and Jessica encourage you to be an observer in your growing space, appreciate the value that these creatures bring to your world, and strive to manage your space in a way that provides habitat for them. Jessica's books provide the roadmap for learning to identify insects and learning what to grow to bring them into your garden. Links & Mentions Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News! Book: Good Bug, Bad Bug Book: Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden More at: Savvygardening.com The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers, owner of The Gardener's Workshop, Flower Farming School Online, and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa's Story and connect with Lisa on social!

Minimizing diseases, reducing pest, improving soil fertility and pollinator support are all determined by the plant combinations you choose. In this episode 050 – Companion Planting That Works with Jessica Walliser we talk about the science back methods that will reward your decisions. For 15 years horticulturist Jessica Walliser co-hosted The Organic Gardeners, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, She is the Editorial Director for The Quarto Publishing Group's garden imprint, Cool Springs Press, and a former contributing editor for Organic Gardening magazine.  Jessica is the author of seven gardening books, including the Amazon best-seller ·      Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically ·      Plant Partners: Science-based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden, which earned a prestigious 2021 American Horticultural Society Book Award ·      Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, which was awarded the American Horticultural Society's 2014 Book Award. It has recently been released as an updated 2nd edition.  For over twelve years Jessica   wrote two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. She is also co-founder of the popular gardening website SavvyGardening.com. Jessica received her degree in ornamental horticulture from The Pennsylvania State University and is the former owner of a 25-acre organic market farm. She's taught a diverse array of gardening topics for over 25 years.  Jessica lives and gardens northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband and son, two cats, two hermit crabs, and billions and billions of very good bugs.

Gardeners know the importance of attracting more pollinators to their yards, but there are other beneficial insects that don't get the attention and the credit they deserve, namely predatory and parasitoid insects. To discuss the value of these vital insects and how to attract them to your garden, my guest this week is horticulturist and author Jessica Walliser.

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Today I'm speaking to Jessica Walliser, author of Good Bug, Bad Bug and others, about attracting beneficial bugs to your garden. Show Notes: (*links below contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you.) Jessica Walliser Horticulturist, Author of: - Plant Partners  - Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden  - Good Bug Bad Bug - Container Gardening Complete jessicawalliser.com savvygardening.com Organic REV The first thing to understand about REV is that it is not an ordinary humic acid product that is chemically-extracted from leonardite, lignite, or other coals. Rather, it is a 100% naturally-occurring carbon, humic acid & fulvic acid source - along with exceptionally high levels of naturally-occurring microbial biomass that can increase nitrogen efficiency by up to 25%. REV replaces depleted soil carbon & bacterial biomass - and absorbs nutrients to make them more readily available to plants via their root systems. Promo Code for 10% off JILL10 Epic Gardening Birdies Raised Metal Garden Beds Birdies is Australia's leading and original manufacturer of raised garden beds. For over 13 years, they have led the industry with the highest-quality, longest-lasting metal raised beds with the most configuration options, sizes, and colors. After over 13 years of success in Australia, one of the harshest gardening climates in the world, these incredible metal raised beds are now available in the USA in a variety of colors, sizes, and models. While competitors exist, we wholeheartedly challenge you to buy a competitors bed and grow in it side-by-side with a Birdies bed to see The Birdies Difference. JOURNEYWITHJILL - 5% off Greenstalk Vertical Garden Planter Can be used outside or inside Just use potting mix Plant seeds or starter plants No weeding required Quickly stack up or down Use Promo Code JILL10 for $10 off a $75 purchase 2022 Complete Garden Planner https://journeywithjill.net/shop/ Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Book: https://amzn.to/3kZXFDu Connect with Jill: Sign up for Friday Emails: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/ Beginner's Garden Shortcut FB Group: https://facebook.com/groups/beginnersgarden/ Link to Beginner's Garden Podcast past episodes: https://journeywithjill.net/podcast  

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Beneficial InsectsIf you've heard the terms beneficial insects, beneficial bugs, or biological control, these all relate to this ideas of letting some bugs help us deal with the challenges that other bugs cause for us.In commercial horticultural production, beneficial bugs are big business. They're used for some field crops, in greenhouses, in nurseries. In GardensBeneficial bugs can help to control infestations of insect pests in gardens too. The gardener just needs to know where to look…and how to garden in a way that's friendly to these beneficial bugs.Pittsburgh-based horticulturist and award-winning author Jessica Walliser joins us to talk about attracting beneficial insects to gardens.

Dee and Carol talk about flower seed sources, the year of the salad greens, beneficial insects and more on this week's episode.A few helpful links!Dee's blog post of indoor bloomsFlower Seed Sources:Floret's List of Flower Seed Companies.   A sweet pea seed source, Ardelia FarmDiane's Flower Seeds Eden Brothers: heirloom and open-pollinated seeds. Renee's Garden SeedsNan Ondra's Seeds National Garden Bureau declares it's the  Year of the Salad Greens Carol's blog post on growing lettuce like it's 1957Encino lettuce from High Mowing Garden Seeds. The American Viscountess makes Lettuce Soup! A video On the Bookshelf:   Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, Second Edition: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, by Jessica Walliser.  Lost LadyBug Project - Cornell UniversityGuilford Gardens CSA Garden Rant Post   on Robin Lane Fox by Allen Bush Thoughtful Gardening, by Robin Lane Fox  Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds. (If you buy something from them after using this link, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. This helps us continue to bring this podcast to you ad-free!)Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings. 

You might think that someone who write a book about bugs would have been a bona fide bug lover forever. But author Jessica Walliser admits up front that she used to think nothing of spraying pesticides all over plants to kill bugs, even if the pesticide was blowing back in her face and she could smell it and taste it!Jessica is the author of the second edition of Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, which should be arriving in bookstores right about the time that this episode drops.In her interview, we talk about her history with bugs, as well as how she started to appreciate them and their role in the ecosystem. She goes into an amazing explanation of how bugs find their prey, which gave me a whole new appreciation for the wisdom of bugs and how everything fits together.We discussed a couple of specific bugs mentioned in her book that surprised me. I had no idea that there were so many different types of stink bugs and that some of them are actually beneficial. And who knew that fireflies did anything other than light up the fields in summer?We talk a bit about purchasing beneficial insects, but Jessica really sold me on the idea of creating a garden that will naturally attract beneficial insects.Full show notes here -- https://thriftyhomesteader.com/attracting-beneficial-bugs-to-your-garden/ To see the most recent episodes, visit  ThriftyHomesteader.com/BookChat

Jessica Walliser is a former contributing editor for Organic Gardening and a regular contributor to many national gardening publications. Her two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review have been enjoyed by readers for over ten years. Her book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, was awarded the American Horticultural Society's Book Award. Jessica received her degree in ornamental horticulture from The Pennsylvania State University.

Jessica Walliser is an avid gardener and professional horticulturist – working in the business of plants and gardening since the tender age of 15. As she has matured as a gardener, so too have her understandings and passions, and she now considers herself a devoted bug lover as well as a devoted plant lover because, you know, these two groups of lives we love are wholly interdependent. Jessica is a former garden podcaster, a co-founder of the online gardening resource Savvy Gardening, and the author of many books reflective of her journey and knowledge, including "Good Bug, Bad Bug"; "Attracting Beneficial Insects to your Garden", and most recently, "Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies” (Artisan Press, 2020). Listen in this week as we discuss how far we've come in our mainstream gardening practices this past 50 years, from companion planting to cover cropping, interplanting to the joys of watching predatory robber flies help control Japanese beetles. We also cover the even greater joy of knowing that more life in your garden equals more health in your garden life. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Today’s intro comes to you from by back garden, courtesy of the local birds!  This week I’m speaking to Jessica Walliser, author of ‘Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden’ which as it says, is a scientific look at companion plant to find out if it works, and if it does, in what way and why. Jessica’s unique book is essential reading if you like to uncover some of the secrets behind the received horticultural wisdom that’s passed down from one gardener to the next.   Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Red lily beetle This episode is brought to you by So & Mo. Launched this year, So & Mo is a new lawn care brand bringing the right products and expertise to give everyone the confidence to be a lawn expert. They have developed the perfect 12 month plan, through 6 liquid feeds to give your lawn all the nutrients needed for complete plant health and professional results. Packaged into a one size fits all box lasting 6, 12 or 24 months based on the lawn size, ensures the ability to cater for all lawns with no waste. As a special offer for listeners, So & Mo is offering 15% off your first box. Simply visit soandmo.com and enter the code mentioned in the episode at checkout. What we talk about: What we know now about companion planting that wasn't known previously Why companion planting works Why we should be interested in nitrogen fixing plants Cover crops How companion plants help with weed control Busting the myth that it's the scent of the companion plants that deters pests  Beetle bumps  Companion planting and plant diseases  About Jessica Walliser Jessica is the co-founder of SavvyGardening.com and was co-host of the award winning radio show ‘The Organic Gardeners’ for 15 years. Jessica is a journalist, editor and Acquisitions Editor for Cool Springs Press. Jessica takes an organic and wildlife-friendly approach to gardening and is the former owner of a 25 acre market farm. She also teaches horticulture and has a degree in ornamental horticulture from the Pennsylvania State University.  She’s the author of ‘Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically’, ‘Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, ‘Container Gardening Complete: Creative Projects for Growing Vegetables and Flowers in Small Spaces’, ‘A Gardener’s Journal: Life With My Garden' as well as ‘Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden'. Links jessicawalliser.com  Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden 

Using tested methods to plan garden planting. In This Podcast: Discovering the science-based facts behind companion planting, Jessica Walliser captivates us with her expert knowledge on the unique benefits that arise when pairing plants together. Jessica explains how companion planting can be used as a strategy to improve soil health, manage pests, and even produce tastier vegetables. She helps us explore the various uses for companion planting and depending on the goal, how these practices will contribute to adding diversity in your space. Don't miss an episode!visit UrbanFarm.Org/podcast Jessica co-hosted The Organic Gardeners, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for 15 years, is a former contributing editor for Organic Gardening magazine as well as being a co-founder of the popular gardening website SavvyGardening.com. Jessica is the author of seven gardening books, including the Amazon best-seller Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and her newest book Plant Partners: Science-based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/companions for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library! Jessica Walliser on Science-based Companion Planting.

In Segment three Joey and Holly welcome Their guest author Jessica Walliser https://www.jessicawalliser.com/ Jessica Walliser is an author, garden blogger, columnist, and all around horticultural and botanical enthusiast. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her family. 1. Most people know bees are endangered, other than planting flowers and flowering plants, what are some ways to help bees? 2. In your newest book, Plant Partners - Science Based Companion Planting Strategies, you talk about the actual science behind true companion planting, what was the most surprising or unique companion planting technique you've learned while writing this book? 3. Many of us have heard of polyculture and its increasing plant biodiversity - does companion planting do the same? Is it a similar science? 4. What are some well known good bugs most people would have in their garden? How can more of those good bugs be attracted? 5. Many people struggle with keeping their containers watered, especially during the peak of summer, what are some good irrigation/watering techniques for containers? 6. How can we find out more about you? The companies that make the show possible Proplugger of https://proplugger.com/ Rootmaker of https://myrootmaker.com/ Us coupon code Radio21 at checkout and save 15% of your order Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of https://chapinmfg.com/ Pomona pectin of https://pomonapectin.com/ Iv organics of https://ivorganics.com/ Dr. JimZ of https://drjimz.com/ Seed Savers Exchange of https://www.seedsavers.org/ Waterhoop of https://waterhoop.com/ Phyllom BioProducts of http://www.phyllombioproducts.com/home.html Happy leaf led of https://happyleafled.com/ Dripworks of https://www.dripworks.com/ Deer defeat https://deerdefeat.com/ use code Radio at check out to save 10% on your order Blue ribbon organics http://blueribbonorganics.com/ Chip Drop of https://getchipdrop.com/ Walton's Inc of https://www.waltonsinc.com/ Tree Diaper of http://www.treediaper.com/ Janie's Mill of https://www.janiesmill.com/ Nature's Lawn and Garden Inc of https://www.natureslawn.com/gardentalk can get 10% off on Aerify Plus by using this link Simply Earth of https://simplyearth.com/ Quick Snap Sprinklers of https://www.quick-snap.com/ Timber Pro Coatings of https://timberprocoatingsusa.com/products/internal-wood-stabilizer/ Bloomin easy plants of https://bloomineasyplants.com/ Tiger Torch of https://www.tigertorchltd.com/ Seedlinked of https://www.seedlinked.com/ Iron Wood Tool Company of https://www.ironwoodtools.com/ Natural green products of https://www.natgreenproducts.com/ EZ Step Products of https://ezstepproducts.com/ Rinsekit Of https://rinsekit.com/ Rincon Vitova of https://www.rinconvitova.com/ Wild Delight of https://www.wilddelight.com/ Bale buster of https://strawbalegardens-com.myshopify.com/collections/balebuster-bale-preparation-formula Soul brew kombucha of https://mysoulbrew.com/ Rescue of https://rescue.com/ Heard on Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturdays 7-8 AM CST Replay Saturdays 7-8 PM CST https://tunein.com/radio/Joy-1340-s30042/ Heard on WCRN 830 AM Westborough/Boston, MA Saturdays 8-9 AM EST Replay Sundays 5-6 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/ Heard on KYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 1-2 PM MST Reply Sundays 1-2 PM MST https://tunein.com/radio/KYAH-540-s34223/ Heard on KDIZ 1570 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 4-5 PM and replay Sundays 2-3 PM CST http://player.listenlive.co/57071 Heard on WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft Heard on WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wogo/ Heard on KFEQ 680 AM & 107.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Saturdays 6-7 AM replay Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/ Heard on WNAX 570 AM Yankton SD Sundays 10-11 AM CST bonus play Saturdays 2-3 PM CST (when twins baseball is not on) https://wnax.com/ Heard on WMBS 590 AM & 101.1 FM Uniontown/Pittsburgh/Morgantown PA. Saturday 6-7 AM EST replay Mondays 6-7 PM https://www.radio.net/s/wmbshttps://www.radio.net/s/wmbs Heard on KHNC 1360 AM Johnstown/Denver, CO Cheyenne, WY Saturdays 7-8 AM MST Replay Sundays 5-6 PM MST https://1360khnc.com/

The gardening with Joey and Holly Radio Show heard weekly March - Oct Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOW https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ In segment 1 Joey and Holly go over - pansies and violas - last until summer's heat fades them. They'll tolerate frost—and even a mild freeze, so don't be shy about planting them early in the spring. Impatiens - Zones: Grown as annuals (can be perennial in Zones 10-11) Colors: Variety - Height: 6-24 inches tall Blooms non-stop from June until frost Attracts birds Prefers loamy soil Keep soil moist, but not waterlogged Best in part or full shade Cosmos Zones: Annual- Colors: Orange, pink, white - Height: Varieties 18-60 inches tall Blooms spring, summer and fall Grows quickly from seed Helps repel mosquitoes Prefers well-drained soil, grows well in dry or sandy gardens Water well, allow to dry between waterings Should be grown in full sun Morning glories - Zones: Annual - Colors: White, purple, pink, red, blue varieties - Height: 6 to 15 feet tall Vine flower Blooms in late summer or early fall Readily self-sowing — be careful where you plant Attracts birds and butterflies Seeds are highly toxic if ingested Prefers moderately fertile, well-drained soil Water weekly during dry periods Plant in full sun Nasturtium Colors: Shades of orange, red, yellow, cream - Height: 8-10 feet tall Quick growing and colorful Blooms May until September Edible leaves and flowers Needs well-drained soil Water regularly, but don’t over-water Plant in full sun Geraniums Zones: 10-11 (grown as an annual elsewhere) - Colors: White, pink, red, lavender, purple, magenta, and rose Height: 3-24 inches tall Low-maintenance color from spring until frost Good for use in window boxes, hanging baskets, containers, or beds Attracts birds Thrives in rich, well-drained soil Watered regularly, but don’t over-water Prefers full sun/afternoon shade in hot climates Snapdragons - Zones: Grown as annuals (can be perennial in Zones 5-10) Colors: White, yellow, pink, red, orange, peach, purple, and violet -Height: 6-15 inches tall Blooms from spring through fall in cool summer growing conditions Attracts butterflies Prefers well-drained soil Water regularly at the base of the plant Best in full sun Marigolds Zones: Annual Colors: Shades of yellow, red, gold, and mixed Height: 6 inches to 3 feet tall Blooms spring, summer and fall Grows quickly from seed Helps repel mosquitoes Prefers well-drained soil, grows well in dry or sandy gardens Water well, allow to dry between waterings Should be grown in full sun In segment two Joey and Holly help with growing squash Squashes growing and problems Cucurbita Cucurbita is a genus of herbaceous vines in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five species are grown worldwide for their edible fruit, variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local parlance, and for their seeds Full sun no need to start in doors even when the package says to Summer Squashes Planting Calendar 4-2 weeks before the last frost in spring: start seed indoors for transplanting into the garden later. 2-3 weeks after the last frost in spring: transplant seedlings to the garden. Squash should generally be seeded directly outdoors, when daytime temperatures are at least 65°F and frost risk is low. Seeds may be slow to germinate or rot before germinating at temperatures below 65° F, and germinate best at nighttime temperatures above 55°F. Therefore, squash is considered a fruit. Squash isn't the only plant that gets confused for a vegetable. Other fruits frequently called veggies include tomatoes, eggplants, avocados and cucumbers ( 2 ). Since squash contains seeds and develops from the flower-producing part of a plant, it is botanically a fruit. Vining pumpkins require a minimum of 50 to 100 square feet per hill. Plant seeds one inch deep (four or five seeds per hill). Allow 5 to 6 feet between hills, spaced in rows 10 to 15 feet apart. When the young plants are well-established, thin each hill to the best two or three plants. The best varieties for squash trellising are delicata, acorn, zucchini, and yellow summer. The smaller squashes and gourds do well but winter squash, like turban and butternut, can become too heavy and large for a successful vertical garden without additional support. Typically male flowers open first on a squash vine and are joined in about 7 to 14 days by female blooms. Both male and female flowers last for one day. If your squash vine is blooming but no squash are forming, check to see if you have both male and female blooms present. Blossom End Rot on Squash Those darken, sunken spots on the very bottom of squash are blossom end rot. It’s so common that veggie growers call it BER for short. It’s not a disease but a symptom of calcium deficiency. It occurs due to uneven watering (wet-dry cycles in soil), too-high nitrogen or root damage. You can eat squash with BER—just cut away the problem area. For a quick fix, treat plants with a calcium spray for BER. Keep soil consistently moist; using mulch helps. Test soil when the growing season ends. Amend as needed. Wilted leaves if it is hot and mulch but it can also be a Problems with the vine borer moth Powdery Mildew on Squash Leaves Late in the growing season, a white powdery substance often starts to appear on squash leaves. This is powdery mildew, a fungus disease. Once the disease starts, spraying fungicides controls it, but can’t cure it. Many other plants, including bee balm, lilac and garden phlox, also get powdery mildew and create a source of infection. Homemade prevention strategies, like spraying plants with diluted milk or baking soda, have university research behind them but require faithful application before any mildew appears. In Segment three Joey and Holly welcome Their guest author Jessica Walliser https://www.jessicawalliser.com/ Jessica Walliser is an author, garden blogger, columnist, and all around horticultural and botanical enthusiast. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her family. 1. Most people know bees are endangered, other than planting flowers and flowering plants, what are some ways to help bees? 2. In your newest book, Plant Partners - Science Based Companion Planting Strategies, you talk about the actual science behind true companion planting, what was the most surprising or unique companion planting technique you've learned while writing this book? 3. Many of us have heard of polyculture and its increasing plant biodiversity - does companion planting do the same? Is it a similar science? 4. What are some well known good bugs most people would have in their garden? How can more of those good bugs be attracted? 5. Many people struggle with keeping their containers watered, especially during the peak of summer, what are some good irrigation/watering techniques for containers? 6. How can we find out more about you? Is segment four Joey and Holly answer gardeners questions Greg from IL writes in who listens via podcast Hi! Love the show, it has been super helpful! Last year was my first year gardening, this year I am trying to start many of my plants from seeds. I have some pink plume celery started, they are in nutrient dense soil, are in a tray that waters from the bottom, they are under a grow light for 16 hours per day and I have a floor fan blowing on them. Many of the seedlings are still falling over! The light is probably 4 inches above the seedlings. What could be the cause of them not doing well? Thanks! Thank you for your email and the kind words about the show we are happy that the show has been helpful for you. Based on your description of the situation my initial thought is that the plants are experiencing a disease called dampening off this is when the plants grow A few inches and then fall over at soil level and die off.The main cause is to much moisture. I would allow the soil to dry out much more than you are allowing it too. Also sprinkling cinnamon over the soil to help prevent the damping off. Q My wife and I work together on Tuesday and Saturday . We listen to you on our way to work. We are looking for an accurate PH meter for testing our garden beds and lawn areas. We bought a 110 year old house four years ago and we are looking at improving the lawn for greener grass and garden beds for flowers only. We only plant perennials. There is way too much animal life for outdoor vegetables and we both work two jobs. All of the reviews we have read suggest that there are no accurate PH meters for any price and the testing strips are just as bad. They suggest that you send the soil samples to a university for testing. Is this your experience as well? Love your show! To get the most accurate data sending samples off to a lab is the best either from your local university or we also suggest https://www.mysoilsavvy.com/online-store/Soil-Savvy%E2%84%A2-p117274169 Your university may be cheaper to do soil testing. That said once you get that information you have a baseline in which you can buy a ph meter yes the cheap ones do give you a reading not as reliable as the more hi tech ones. You get your results from the lab then you can take your ph tester and test the ph to see how far off your meter is or is not. Then you know next year or the next time you can use your meter and know it is let's say +.2 off of what a lab result would be. so if the meter read 7.2 you know it is right around 7.0 Getting a baseline from a soil test then using a ph meter and knowing the Accuracy range based on the soil test we think is the best way to go then the meter can be used over and over. A soil test from a local university from multiple areas of the yard would be the best accuracy. Choose where you’ll be putting perennials and also the lawn, test those areas. PH meters can be helpful, but a soil test itself is more accurate. Q So, you CAN rutabagas in the spring? How soon? I just got some seeds and it's the end of Jan, can I still plant these seeds and get rutabagas this spring? That would be AWESOME!" 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 This episode we talk with Jessica Walliser, author of "Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden," on the coming Brood X cicadas, allelopathy, and scientifically tested plant partnerships. The plant profile is on Snapdragons and we share our upcoming events and local gardening news! You can order her book at: https://amzn.to/313bdGa (affiliate link) BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support

Lisa Munniksma sits down with horticulturalist Jessica Walliser to talk about growing plants, appreciating bugs, writing (and editing) about gardening and more. As a writer, editor and co-founder of Savvy Gardening, Walliser is a leading voice in modern gardening, and she shares with us the chilling tale that led her to organic-only growing methods in this episode of "Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good." Make sure you stick around to hear her favorite from-the-garden meal! JessicaWalliser.com Savvy Gardening

You’ve heard the expression “companion planting,” as in: What plants supposedly “love” growing alongside what other plants? But how many such pairings are folklore, and how many stand up to research?  In her new book, “Plant Partners,” Jessica Walliser looks... Read More ›

Community gardener, blogger and local food activist Michelle Bruhn of Forks in the Dirt joins Mary for a conversation about companion planting. Michelle is teaching an online class on the topic later this month. You can also enter a book giveaway of Jessica Walliser's new book, Plant Partners, by commenting on the Grow it, Minnesota Facebook page or Instagram page. Check out the links below for more information on companion planting. To Learn MoreMichelle’s Favorite Cover CropPerennial Plants and Pollinators for the Vegetable GardenMore About the Three-Sisters GardenCompanion Planting Class, March 15Forks in the DirtFollow Michelle on InstagramFrom My Northern GardenHow Some Plants Add Nitrogen to the SoilBringing Insects into the Vegetable Garden (video)Mary's Book

Want to help Mother Nature battle your garden pest problems? Give a listen and find out how. Jessica Walliser, author of Plant Partners, talks about scientific proven strategies for incorporating different plants into your vegetable garden to fend off the bad guys by attracting the garden good guys. Also, how deep should you plant that new fruit tree? It’s all on Episode 78 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast. And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!Picture: Lady Bugs congregating in their native habitat in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains.Links:Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable GardenFarmer Fred Rant: Plants That Attract Beneficial InsectsFruit Tree Planting DeptTomorrow's HarvestMore episodes and info available at Garden Basics with Farmer FredGarden Basics comes out every Tuesday and Friday. More info including live links, product information, transcripts, and chapters available at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred. Please subscribe, and, if you are listening on Apple, please leave a comment or rating. That helps us decide which garden topics you would like to see addressed.Got a garden question? There are several ways to get in touch: leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe.Text us the question: 916-292-8964. E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com or, leave a question at the Facebook, Twitter or Instagram locations below. Be sure to tell us where you are when you leave a question, because all gardening is local. And thank you for listening.All About Farmer Fred:Farmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.comDaily Garden tips and snark on TwitterThe Farmer Fred Rant! BlogFacebook: "Get Growing with Farmer Fred"Instagram: farmerfredhoffmanFarmer Fred Garden Videos on YouTubeAs an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here.

Ellen and C.L. explain what a “standard form” plant is and why you might want to plant the perennial yarrow in your landscape. Hear a rave review of Jessica Walliser’s new book about science-based companion planting, and learn about vole trails. :30  Plant Noob: What’s a “standard?”  4:13 Eat/Drink/Grow:  Achillea, aka yarrow 14:16 Product Review:  Plant Partners book review 19:45 Love Letters and Questions:  Tedi wonders about the trails she sees in her garden after a snow melt.

Maggie and Dave catch up this week while surviving the Polar Vortex of 2021 with temperatures in Manitoba dropping to -45°C! Despite the frigid temps, things feel warm and cozy on the pod. Maggie shares about the lesson her dieffenbachia (dumbcane plant) has taught her after happily living in water for the past three years. Dave's favorite thing is something he's looking forward to growing this Spring, Gai Lan Broccoli. A listener question about the basics of seed starting sparks a conversation about soil selection, seeding and planting out dates. And in this week's segment of Plant Science Minute (or two!), Dave covers the process of apaical dominance and why pruning your plants supports new growth. Then, American author and horticulturalist, Jessica Walliser joins the pod (interview begins at 00:24:30) to break down the science behind companion planting. Jessica shares some of the research found while writing her new book, Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. Find Jessica's book anywhere books are sold, contact your local book store to purchase a copy. Learn more about our guest, Jessica Walliser The Farmer's Almanac Find Your Zone App (Maggie references during Question of the Week). Dieffenbachia Plant Care 101 YouTube video by Planterina. Join our Facebook Community Group Follow The Grow Guide on FB Follow The Grow Guide on IG Connect with Maggie Connect with Dave

Carol and Dee talk about morning glories and sweet potatoes with references to Lenny Kravitz and William Shakespeare. A few links:Vintage Seed Catalog puzzles Morning Glory Seeds from Botanical Interests SeedsArticle about morning glories in ArizonaSweet Potato Slips from Johnny's Selected SeedsArticle from MSU on growing sweet potatoesLenny Kravitz's ranch in BrazilOn the bookshelf: Plant Partners, by Jessica Walliser plus  Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Article on saving the sweet potato name.Our friend Marie's Lazy W blog.Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee NashPotted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. MichelHomegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. MichelSeeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. MichelCreatures and Critters: Who's in Your Garden, by Carol J. MichelThe Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Jessica Walliser is back on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week with her new book about companion planting. Plant Partners: Science-based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden separates myth from truth, and our conversation explores the many facets of this topic.  Continue reading → The post Podcast: Companion Planting with Jessica Walliser appeared first on Gardenerd.

We’re joined by Pittsburgh-based horticulturist and author Jessica Walliser to talk about her new book Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. There is a lot of folklore that finds its way into discussions about companion planting. Walliser explains that her hope is to reboot the term “companion planting” by looking at it through a scientific lens. What is Companion Planting? Walliser says that companion planting is purposely planting two or more plants close together to get some sort of benefit. Companion planting does not have to mean putting two plants together at the same time, however; it can also mean growing plants in succession. Common terms used in science that overlap with the idea of companion planting are: Intercropping Plant partners Interplanting Polyculture Benefits of Plant Partners In her book, Walliser has chapters on seven different benefits of using plant partners in the vegetable garden. Soil preparation and conditioning Weed management Support and structure Pest management Disease management Biological Control Pollination

Last time Jessica Walliser was on the show, she talked about biological controls, or allowing the ecosystem to “pest control” itself. Today, she talks about how you can use companion planting to bring in beneficials. Connect With Jessica Walliser: Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist, founding partner at Savvy Gardening, and the author of multiple books including the upcoming Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group

Companion planting is an often overused and misunderstood term in gardening. Jessica Walliser joins us on the show to talk about a science-based approach to companion planting, starting out with understanding the ways in which plants interact with one another. Connect With Jessica Walliser: Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist, founding partner at Savvy Gardening, and the author of multiple books including the upcoming Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group

Companion planting has been practiced for centuries, but it’s not always clear why some plants perform better when paired with others. To separate conjecture from facts, my guest this week, horticulturist and author Jessica Walliser, has penned a new book on companion planting strategies supported by science. 

Peggy and Teri describe their visits to a garden in Little Washington, VA; the National Colonial Farm, MD; and the Blooming Hill Lavender Farm, VA. To identify good and bad pests in the garden, they recommend Jessica Walliser's Good Bug/Bad Bug book and also recommend that gardeners contact Maryland's Home and Garden Information Center as well as the extension agents and Master Gardeners in Virginia. They list several virtual and in person events taking place this week in the DC metro area. They also announced that Gardens 'n Plants podcast will now be weekly so tune in next week. Check out Peggy's website, pegplant.com, and Teri's website, cottageinthecourt.com, for more information. Contact them via gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

Dee and Carol provide a pep talk of sorts for everyone gardening.A few links:Flowers:Annual Vincas - Soiree Kawaii varieties from SuntorySalvia 'Rose Marvel' from American MeadowsZinnia 'Profusion Red', an All-America Selection from 2017Vegetables:Three types of peas from Botanical Interests - Snow, Snap, and ShellingOn the Bookshelf:  Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants by Jessica Walliser.  Dirt: More info on Asian jumping worms from Cornell UniversityCarol's videos on three kinds of peas and the Chelsea Chop.  And yes, Carol does remember that "pea pods" are snow peas.Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com and look for us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and now Pinterest.For more info on Carol, visit her website.For more info on Dee, visit her website.We also invite you to join The Gardenangelists Garden Club on Facebook.(Some links are affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking on an affiliate link, we may receive a tiny commission. It does not affect the price you pay!)

GARDENER'S GUIDE TO COMPACT PLANTS author and Quarto editor Jessica Walliser joins us on National Gardening Day to talk about ways in which everyone can celebrate the gardens we cultivate! 

Ron talked to Jessica Walliser on some last minute gifts for the gardener in your life.

Ron spoke to Rona Rothhaas, Jessica Walliser, the legend himself Mr Gary Sullivan and took your calls on this last weekend before Christmas.

Our guest at 8:30 was Jessica Walliser, multi-faceted author of many books including her new one, "Gardeners Guide to Compact Plants: Edibles & Ornamentals for Small Space Gardening." A lively interview, she fields Bob's questions with aplomb as the two compare notes about getting big results from a small garden space.

Today's topic are the Top 5 Smart Garden Gifts for the Beginning Gardener.    For that beginning gardener you know (maybe it's you or your roommate or neighbor). Whoever it is, they need to know about these 5 products to garden smarter.  Self-Watering Containers Dramm watering wand Tumbling Composter  Container Gardening Complete: Creative Projects for Growing Vegetables and Flowers in Small Spaces –  Written by Jessica Walliser.  True Leaf Market Gift Certificates   Links for each garden gifts will be at spokengarden.com/smart-garden-gifts.    Download for free the Smart Pruning Basics audio file. Use the password: "freespb" You can go to the bonus page at spokengarden.com/43 and be one of the first 30 people to download it for free. Podcast episode webpage  Connect with us on Instagram or Pinterest And, find us on your favorite podcast platform and Alexa!    See ya in the Garden!   All rights reserved for Spoken Garden. All music rights reserved for The Lookers

This week's podcast guest is Jessica Walliser, horticulturalist, garden columnist and author of several books including Good Bug, Bad Bug; and the award-winning Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden. We chat about her newest book, Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants: Edibles and Ornamentals for Small-Space Gardening. Continue reading → The post Podcast: Compact Plants and Beneficial Insects with Jessica Walliser appeared first on Gardenerd.

This week’s guest is Jessica Walliser, author, horticulturist, and radio host. We chat about good bugs and her new book, Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants. Read all about it on the Gardenerd Blog

This week’s guest is Jessica Walliser, author, horticulturist, and radio host. We chat about good bugs and her new book, Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants. Read all about it on the Gardenerd Blog

I had to chuckle the other day as I was putting together my fall containers. The first thing I do when I transition from one season to another, is determine which plants are salvageable - the ones that have enough gas to go another season. One of my pots ended up being a bit of a hodgepodge. I call it my "Must Go" Container in honor of my husband's Great Aunt Lena.  Here's the backstory: Great Aunt Lena would babysit my husband and his siblings when they were little. She was helping out my in-laws while they were both at work and she was famous for making a casserole at the end of the week she called "Must Go" hotdish.  Phil's dad used to tell how one particular Must Go hotdish was extra memorable because when he was dishing himself up a plate, he pulled out an intact piece of pizza out of the depths of this hotdish; which no doubt was combined with a can of cream of mushroom soup.   In any case, my "Must Go" container ended up being a bit of an homage to Great Aunt Lena; individually, the plants looked fine. But, put together, the effect was jumbled - a "Must Go" container if ever there was one. I'll have to redo it this weekend.     Brevities #OTD  Today is the birthday of the English gardener, designer, and nurseryman Henry Wise who was born on this day in 1653. One can't mention Henry Wise without talking about George London. The two worked together on gardens throughout England. The partnership began when Wise was a student of London.  When Wise came of age, he became London's partner at the Brompton Park nurseries. Wise was one of the greatest gardeners and plantsmen of his time. Together, he and London became THE designers to work for over two decades until London died in 1714.  Wise is remembered for being the gardener for Queen Anne, although he also managed the royal gardens during the reigns of William III and George I as well. London and Wise designed formal baroque gardens. Think - box hedges, gravel walk ways, beautiful statuary and magnificent fountains. Wise laid out the stunning avenue of Chestnut trees in England's Bushy Park as well as the walled kitchen garden made for the Duke of Marlborough in Blenheim which thrills visitors still today.     #OTD   Today is the birthday of the Arnold Arboretum taxonomist and dendrologist Alfred Rehder who was born on this day in 1863.  A dendrologist studies trees and Rehder was the top dendrologist of his generation. Rehder learned about horticulture from his father who was an amateur gardener.  He worked at a number of botanical gardens around Germany.  At the turn of the 20th century, Rehder was sent to the US to study American grapes - which were resistant to phylloxera - the disease that was caused by aphids and that was threatening to obliterate wine production in Europe. There was no better place for Rehder to conduct his research than Harvard's Arnold Arboretum. It was a fortuitous assignment for Rehder who ended up meeting the director of the Arboretum - Charles Sprague Sargent. Sargent recognized Rehder's intelligence and diligence. He persuaded him to stay on and gave him the tremendous assignment of compiling a bibliography of everything written about woody plants published before 1900.  It resulted in a five-volume, 3,789-page work.  Rehder accomplished much during his time at Harvard. He launched a quarterly botanical publication known as the Journal of the Arnold Arboretum and he came up with a system to identify geographic zones based on the relationship between temperature and the hardiness of specific plants. Rehder's work helped establish what we know as the USDA Hardiness zone maps.       #OTD   Today is the birthday of Canada’s first professional woman plant breeder - a woman called the “dean of hybridists” and the “Grand Lady of Canadian Horticulture" - Isabella Preston, who was born on this day in 1881. Vita Sackville-West once acknowledged, "I must confess I don't know anything about Miss Isabella Prestonof Ottawa. . ." Preston's name had become famous as the result of her lily hybrids. She bred the renowned George C. Creelman hybrid lily in 1919.  Vita would have loved Preston's practical and hard-won advice. When a colleague asked Preston what she should do with her rock garden, Preston's advice was rather fascinating: “Use every bit of rock – Don’t be afraid of it. Plant between, atop or along side. Presently, you will be convinced that flowers need near them the harsh stability of stone.”  Preston was a self-taught plant hybridizer. In 1920 she joined the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. For almost three decades, she endeavored to create more blooms on more disease-resistant plants.  She created over 200 cultivars of six different plants including lilacs, lilies, crab apples, columbine, Siberian iris and roses. Preston Lilacs are named in her honor. Preston received many honors for her work.      Unearthed Words "She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and look up at the apples, to make you feel the goodness of planting and tending and harvesting at last." - Willa Cather "September fattens on vines.  Roses flake from the wall.  The smoke of harmless fires drifts to my eyes.  This is plenty. This is more than enough."  - Geoffrey Hill, September Song     Today's book recommendation: Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants - Jessica Walliser   With space becoming a premium for urban gardens and for gardeners who want to keep their gardens more manageable, compact plants are the perfect solution. One of my favorite things about this book are the amazon options for edible plants that work in small spaces. Incorporating edibles into little spaces in your garden allows you to maximize your gardens productivity and your return on investment. In addition to edibles, Jessica offers suggestions for compact flowering and fruiting trees, as well as compact shrubs, evergreens, and perennials. Plus, Jessica shares what she calls, "The Magic 7 Maintenance Tasks" - little tips for creating a successful garden one task at a time.    Today's Garden Chore Now is the time to get your order together for spring bulbs. Whether you use them for planting or forcing during the winter, you will get the best selection if you order early.  Once you get them, make sure you don't plant them until the weather turns colder later in the fall.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart On this day in 1938, Charles Joseph Sauriol wrote in his journal. He wrote about a common occurrence in gardens; plants growing together. He wrote: "[I] set out plantations of Thyme, Rosemary, Tarragon, Mint, Caraway, in the Wild Flower garden which now becomes a herb garden as well. This is my answer to keeping the weeds down…. My studies converge so why not the plants?"      Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 8-3-19 Heard on 860AM WNOV & W293cx 106.5FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 9-10AM CST Heard on WAAM 1600 AM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on WWDB 860 AM Philadelphia, PA Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on KMET 1490 AM Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM pst Banning, CA listen here during show hours for your station: WNOV https://tinyurl.com/y8lwd922 WWDB: https://wwdbam.com/ WAAM https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft KMET https://www.kmet1490am.com/ Check out https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ In segment 3 Joey and Holly welcome their guest Jessica Walliser Jessica Walliser of http://www.jessicawalliser.com/ is an author, garden radio show host, blogger, columnist, and all around horticultural and botanical enthusiast. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her family. As a gardener, you deal with weeds, as an organic gardener, how do you deal with them best? For people growing in small spaces, such as urban gardening, especially vegetables, what is some advice you can give for one new to gardening in small spaces? Many people dont realize you can grow fruit in small spaces, what are some great fruits to grow in containers and why do they work well? Are there any advantages to small space gardening? What are they? Your new book is the Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants, can you tell us more about it and what to expect when read? How can we find out more about you? Check out the following sponsors that make the radio show possible: Thank you Power Planter of www.powerplanter.com IV Organics of www.ivorganics.com Dr. Earth of www.drearth.com organic Root maker of www.rootmaker.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Use coupon code WVG19 to get free shipping. Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Bobbex of www.Bobbex.com: Beans & Barley of www.beansandbarley.com MIgardener of www.MIgardener.com Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Root Assassin of www.rootassassinshovel.com . Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off &free shipping one time use only BioSafe of www.biosafe.net Save 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at checkout Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com Pro Plugger of www.proplugger.com Dharmaceuticals of www.dharmaceuticals.com Soil Savvy of www.mysoilsavvy.com Use coupon code TWVG19 to save 10% at checkout Tomato Snaps of www.tomatosnaps.com Drip Garden of www.dripgarden.com Drip Garden Wisconsin Greenhouse company https://wisconsingreenhousecompany.com/ Standard Process Inc. of www.standardprocess.com Big Fat’s Hot Sauce of www.bigfatshotsauce.com Soil Diva of www.soildiva.net World’s coolest floating rain gauge of www.WorldsCoolestRainGauge.com Clyde’s vegetable planting chart of www.clydesvegetableplantingchart.com NuNu Natural Healing of www.nunuhealing.com RowMaker of www.rowmaker.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Use coupon code (wiveg2019) and get $295 off the list price of $1,695 PLUS free shipping (a $250 value). Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Bluemel's garden & landscape center of www.bluemels.com Phyllom BioProducts of PhyllomBioProducts.com Norwalk juicers of www.norwalkjuicers.com Use coupon code Garden talk Free Continental US shipping on the Model 290 Juicer Tree Ripe of https://www.tree-ripe.com/ Hydrobox of https://gohydrobox.com/ Workman's friend brand https://workmansfriendbrand.com/

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 8-3-19 Heard on 860AM WNOV & W293cx 106.5FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 9-10AM CST Heard on WAAM 1600 AM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on WWDB 860 AM Philadelphia, PA Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on KMET 1490 AM Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM pst Banning, CA listen here during show hours for your station: WNOV https://tinyurl.com/y8lwd922 WWDB: https://wwdbam.com/ WAAM https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft KMET https://www.kmet1490am.com/ Check out https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Segment 1 Joey and Holly talk about what is and how to deal with powdery mildew in your garden Dealing with powdery mildew Host specific - just because you find it on one plant species, does not make it a threat to other type plants in your landscape. Grayish white spots on leaves and even on stems Water at the right time of day Look for disease resistant varieties Dont crowd your plants Give plants enough sunlight Avoid over fertlization Use baking soda - mix one tablespoon of baking soda with a teaspoon of dormant oil and one teaspoon of insecticidal or liquid soap (not detergent) to a gallon of water. Spray on plants every one to two weeks. Mouthwash and vinegar - 2 tablespoons per gallon of water and spray plants, do not spray new foliage Milk - naturally occurring compounds in the milk are at work to combat the disease while also boosting the plant’s immune system. One experiment showed good results by applying a weekly dose of one part milk to two parts water. In segment 2 Joey and Holly talk about how to build cold frames Building cold frames Extend your growing season on both parts of the year - spring and fall Can use old windows, wood, straw bales, etc Create mini greenhouse effect Can also use plastic drop cloth - poly sheeting In the spring you can use it to keep the ground warm to plant sooner In the fall into winter you can harvest year round Grow hardy vegetables, carrots, greens, radishes, etc In the fall plants need to be established before any chance of freeze May need to vent during the day In segment 3 Joey and Holly welcome their guest Jessica Walliser Jessica Walliser of http://www.jessicawalliser.com/ is an author, garden radio show host, blogger, columnist, and all around horticultural and botanical enthusiast. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her family. As a gardener, you deal with weeds, as an organic gardener, how do you deal with them best? For people growing in small spaces, such as urban gardening, especially vegetables, what is some advice you can give for one new to gardening in small spaces? Many people dont realize you can grow fruit in small spaces, what are some great fruits to grow in containers and why do they work well? Are there any advantages to small space gardening? What are they? Your new book is the Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants, can you tell us more about it and what to expect when read? How can we find out more about you? In segment 4 Joey and Holly answer gardeners questions Garden questions 1.Q: What temp should the water be? You mean the water that I put in the jars with the string beans? A:Yes they need to be hot so their not not such and different when u put them in the canner 2. .Q: I have an issue with my beets the leaves stay and turn dark purple. If you could let me know what it is and what to do that would be great. A:When you notice a plant with purple leaves rather than the normal green color, it is most likely due to a phosphorus deficiency. All plants need phosphorus (P) 3.whats the best way to store Jerusalem Artichoke them for winter? is it ok in garage, in paper bags? The best way to store Jerusalem Artichokes over the winter is a few ways 1. cut the plants at grown level and mound leaves three to four foot on top of the area it is growing to prevent the grown from freezing . 2. Take a bucket put a 2 inches of soil from the garden in the bottom then a layer of Artichokes then cover and repeat. Keep the bucket in a cool not frozen area shed of attic stairs 3. Bag them in a zip top bag and keep in the back of the frige they will last a few months 4. How to deal with snails in the garden? 1. Introduce predators – One effective organic snail control is to introduce or encourage predators. Make your garden friendly to small snakes, like the garter snake 2.Set out traps – A common snail trap is the beer pan. Simply fill a shallow pan with beer and leave it out overnight. The snails will be attracted to the beer and will drown in it. The beer will need to replaced every few days to remain effective. Another trap is to find a flat object than can provide a dark, cool, moist location. Snails love dark, cool, moist areas. You can use a board, a piece of carpet, or thick cloth to create this environment. Water an area, then lay the object down over the damp area. Return in a few days and pick up the object. You can harvest and destroy the hiding snails. 5. Q: jameson on twitter ask Love your show, listen every week. Any truth that watering hot peppers more often makes them hotter? 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  In this episode that first aired live on the radio show, we talk with Pittsburgh horticulturist and author Denise Schreiber, author of the delicious book Eat Your Roses. Denise not only eats flowers, but she cooks with them too. In the second half of the show we chat with Toronto author and garden-boundary pusher Lorraine Johnson. Lorraine shares stories of "rogue gardeners," gardeners who push the boundaries of convention—sometimes running into trouble—but sometimes changing values about what is acceptable. In the Biggs-on-Figs segment, Steven chats with Jack Spruill of Spruill Farm in North Carolina about the community fig orchard on his farm. In Emma’s Tomato Talk segment, she checks in with garden expert Jessica Walliser of SavvyGardeing.com about her top tomato variety recommendations for containers.

  We've talked about insects and plants before with Jessica Walliser, but in the context of how beneficial bugs know where to munch on pests. This time with Nicole Masters, we're talking about how insects can tell which plants are unhealthy and good sources of food, and which to avoid. Learn More:  http://www.integritysoils.co.nz/ https://www.instagram.com/masters.nicole/ Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to kevin@epicgardening.com, I'll send you a free pack of heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group

Back with Jessica Walliser, the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control. Our final episode together legitimately BLEW MY MIND. The level of detail and intricacy in which plants react to the presence of bugs, and in turn how bugs detect signals plants give off is truly awe-inspiring. Learn More: Buy Jessica's Book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden Jessica's Website Savvy Gardening Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Back with Jessica Walliser, the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control. Today's show is a crucial one to listen to. We talk about the predator-prey cycle, and how many gardeners kill off all of the prey that beneficial insects love to munch on RIGHT at the moment that their populations are large enough to actually attract beneficials! Learn More: Buy Jessica's Book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden Jessica's Website Savvy Gardening Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Back with Jessica Walliser, the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control. Today we discuss the benefits and downsides of buying beneficial insects, instead of cultivating the natural beneficials in your environment. Lots to learn in this one! Learn More: Buy Jessica's Book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden Jessica's Website Savvy Gardening Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Back with Jessica Walliser, the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control. Again, Jessica comes in with some interesting info that might contradict "common" gardening wisdom. By not cleaning up in the fall, you're actually doing quite a bit for the overall ecosystem in the garden. 6 Reasons NOT to Clean Your Garden in the Fall Learn More: Buy Jessica's Book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden Jessica's Website Savvy Gardening Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Back with Jessica Walliser, the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control. You probably read today's title and thought, "He can't be serious...can he? What if I have a serious pest infestation?!" Well, Jessica makes a strong case why spraying of ANY kind (even organic) may not be the best idea. Tune in and find out why. Learn More: Buy Jessica's Book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden Jessica's Website Savvy Gardening Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

We're back with Jessica Walliser, the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control. Today we're talking about how to identify the good bugs in the garden. There are a ton of them, and most of us have no idea what they are! Enjoy today's show...I know I did! Learn More: Buy Jessica's Book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden Jessica's Website Savvy Gardening Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Today's episode kicks off a 7-day series about beneficial bugs that I GUARANTEE will change how you approach your garden. I'm chatting with Jessica Walliser, the author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control. She's trained in horticulture and has a ton of experience with bugs  of all kinds. Trust me when I say this series is going to blow your mind. Thanks for joining in. Learn More: Buy Jessica's Book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs To Your Garden Jessica's Website Savvy Gardening Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

  In this episode that first aired live on the radio show, we chat with horticulturist Jessica Walliser from Pennsylvania about using container gardening to extend the gardening season. Jessica, an experienced gardener and former market gardener, is the author of Container Gardening Complete, a comprehensive book about container gardening. For the Tomato Talk segment, we look at tomato hornworm. For the fig segment, we chat with a Montreal fig grower.

Last week, we began a two-part series on garden pest predators with Jessica Walliser and discussed the predator/prey cycle taking place in all our landscapes as well as the cues that signal to good bugs that a meal is available. If you haven’t checked out that episode, I recommend you begin there before diving in this […] The post 068-Top Predatory Beneficial Insects and How to Attract Them, Pt. 2 appeared first on joe gardener® | Organic Gardening Like a Pro.

How well do you know the insect world of your garden? Can you tell the good bugs from the bad bugs? Did you know there are prey and predator insects? This week’s guest, Jessica Walliser, used to be a bug hater. As a horticulturist, she was trained that bugs were the enemy, and she spent […] The post 067-Predatory Beneficial Insects: Feared Foes of Garden Pests, Pt. 1 appeared first on joe gardener® | Organic Gardening Like a Pro.

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Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 3-17-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI, listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz Topics:Joey and Holly talk about: Square foot gardening vs row gardening what is better for you. Also tomatoes we recommend you growing this yea. Their guest Author Jessica Walliser of http://www.jessicawalliser.com/ They talk about: 1.Many people may not realize you can grow fruit trees and berry bushes in containers which may seem impossible – what are some tricks to these? 2.Your new book is all about container gardening, with container gardening, for a new gardener who chooses to grow this route, do they have to worry less about insect problems or are bad bugs the same concern as other growing methods? 3.When choosing a container to grow something in, is there a type of container or material you would say is a terrible idea? 4.We get a lot of questions about lack of pollination, what are some simple ideas to increase pollination? 5.Feeding/fertilizing is a good idea for all gardeners, when it comes to containers since they are smaller and some of the nutrients can run off faster, what is a good feeding guideline? 6.If your growing annuals in these containers, come next year, how do you revitalize the soil? 7.How do people find your book, more about you, etc? Plus callers questions and emails. check out our website https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Check out past shows Video and podcast https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Email your questions to TWVGshow@gmail.com tweet us as #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Saturday morning’s 9-10am cst Check out the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible: IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Use coupon code SHARE10 to save 10% off your 1st order. Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Plant Success organics: https://plantsuccessorganics.com/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/ Hoss Tools of www.hosstools.com Tree Diaper of www.treediaper.com Seedling Square of www.seedingsquare.com Rebel green of www.rebelgreen.com Dripping Springs OLLAS of www.drippingspringsollas.com Saz Products of www.sazproducts.com Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Made of recycled materials in the U.S It is a raised garden bed offers sustainable organic gardening that is environmentally sound. Use coupon code Wiveg125 to save $125 & Free Shipping (a $250 vale) on the Eco Garden Original Garden unit only in stone color must be purchased through the Eco Garden Systems website www.ecogardensystems.com/store valid thru Dec 31 2018 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Manure tea of www.manuretea.com The Gardener's Hollow Leg of www.thegardenershollowleg.com Save 10% use veggies at checkout Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Bio Safe of www.biosafe.net 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at check out Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com The Plant Booster of www.plantbooster.net Tall Earth of www.tallearth.com

Making the most of small spaces for gardens. In This Podcast: Returning guest Jessica Walliser opens our eyes and minds to working in small spaces with container gardens.  She worked hard to make a comprehensive book with important steps and key details for those who wish to make a container work for growing their vegetables, fruits and flowers too. And we get a few ideas for containers too. Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for podcast updates or visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Our Returning guest Horticulturist Jessica co-hosts The Organic Gardeners, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of The American Horticultural Society. In addition. she is also the author of several gardening books including the Amazon best-seller Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically, and her fourth book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, which was awarded the American Horticultural Society's 2014 Book Award. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/containergardening for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.

Recognizing the connections between insects and plant life. In This Podcast: Several years into running a landscaping company, a few key employees opened Jessica Walliser's eyes to the importance of avoiding pesticides. Taking the time to educate herself, she converted to a whole new mindset and is now an avid teacher about natural pest control. She tells us about the predator-prey cycle and why we need to stay out of the process as much as possible, and shares a few tips on how to help the population of beneficial bugs grow in your space. We hear descriptions of several types of insects and bugs that are part of healthy ecosystems in gardens and farms. Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for weekly podcast updates or visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Jessica earned her degree in Horticulturist from Penn State University and co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners”, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of The American Horticultural Society. She is a regular contributor to Fine Gardening, Urban Farm, and Hobby Farms magazines, and her two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review have been enjoyed by readers for over ten years. Jessica also blogs weekly for both SavvyGardening.com and HobbyFarms.com. She is also the author of several gardening books including the Amazon best-seller Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically (St Lins Press), and Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control (Timber Press), which was awarded the American Horticultural Society's 2014 Book Award. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/goodbugs for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.

How to successfully grow food in containers or any small space If you don’t have a lot of outdoor space, growing food can be frustrating. Being limited to a patio, porch, or only a precious few feet of space can make you think that you'll never have homegrown food right outside your backdoor. Container growing can fix that! But planted containers can also be extremely beneficial to those of us who already DO have a garden. How so? Well, by growing in containers you instantly have a moveable garden!  You can create lovely edible planters and strategically place them around your garden or patio to make a statement and draw in beneficial insects. So the bottom line is that you CAN successfully grow veggies and fruit in teeny, tiny spaces. And you CAN do it in containers. But what can make or break your success is being very intentional with your choices and how you set yourself up in the beginning. That’s why I’m so excited to bring you this week’s guest. Jessica Walliser has been on the podcast before. And she has a brand new book on container gardening. But this book was unlike any container gardening book I had reviewed before. This book was more than an instruction manual on how to plant up a container. It really sets the reader up for success by covering what happens AFTER you plant. And the best part is that the information is just as valuable for people planting a small space in the ground as well. You will learn: The 3 pillars of successful container growing How to be smart in your veggie choices Why pollinator pots are crucial in urban areas Favorite high producing dwarf edibles What is the thriller, filler, and spiller concept The biggest mistake people make with containers The best way to save $ when container gardening As always, you can get all the links mentioned and more information at www.LivingHomegrown.com/125 as well as a full transcript of the episode.

Did you know you should NOT do a fall garden clean up? It sounds counter-intuitive, right? Plants have died back or gone dormant and winter’s coming. So, why wouldn’t we want to clear out the debris and tidy up? Well if you’re an organic gardener, fall clean up is the last thing you should do because all the beneficial insects are overwintering in that debris. From native bees to ladybugs, the fall garden provides shelter and more. In today’s episode, host Theresa Loe interviews author Jessica Walliser to give us the whole scoop on why traditional fall clean up is a thing of the past and what we should be doing instead. Jessica also answers a listener question about trap cropping! You will learn: Why our fall garden is so important for butterflies & other critters What you should do instead of clean up How to handle plants going to seed Why this actually makes your life easier What is trap cropping and is it really effective The simple trick to finding university garden research online As always you can get more links and free info at www.LivingHomegrown.com/116 as well as a full transcript of the episode. 

Joey and Holly host of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener #radio #show in #Milwaukee talk with Guest Jessica Walliser co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners and horticulturist http://www.jessicawalliser.com/ https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ 860AM and FM 106.5 WNOV Milwaukee Saturday Morning’s March till end of October https:// thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ Thank you to the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible Email twvgradio@gmail.com https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Thank you to the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible Email twvgradio@gmail.com The Sponsors That Made This Possible Our wonderful Radio Sponsors That Make The Show Possible March 4th -October 28th Saturday morning’s 9-10 am On WNOV 860 & 106.5 FM Milwaukee Nesalla Kombucha: https://nessalla.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Tree Ripe Citrus and Peaches: http://www.tree-ripe.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Greenstalk Garden: https://greenstalkgarden.com/ Plant Success: http://www.plant-success.com/ Mantis Plant Protection: http://www.mantisplantprotection.com/ IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ Art of the Garden: https://www.artofthegarden.net/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Riverwest Co-op: http://riverwestcoop.org/ Ariens: https://www.ariens.com/en-us Hodgson mill : http://www.hodgsonmill.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/

Watch full show or click on the part you want to see look below The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener​ Radio Show from 7- 23-17 on 860AM WNOV​ Topics:Joey and Holly talk about 6 ways to lower the stress of your plants during the hot summer and different ways to deal with all the Zucchini you harvest or are given. Their guest Jessica Walliser co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners http://www.jessicawalliser.com/ https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Thank you to the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible Email twvgradio@gmail.com 4:31 6 ways to lessen the stress on your plants 15:15 Break 1 check out or sponsors that make the show possible 19:52 what to do with all the zucchini 27:47 Break 2 check out or sponsors that make the show possible 32:22 GuestJessica Walliser co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners http://www.jessicawalliser.com/ 46:19 Break 3 check out or sponsors that make the show possible 48:33 Questions from listeners and emails The Sponsors That Made This Possible Our wonderful Radio Sponsors That Make The Show Possible March 4th -October 28th Saturday morning’s 9-10 am On WNOV 860 & 106.5 FM Milwaukee Nesalla Kombucha: https://nessalla.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Tree Ripe Citrus and Peaches: http://www.tree-ripe.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Greenstalk Garden: https://greenstalkgarden.com/ Plant Success: http://www.plant-success.com/ Mantis Plant Protection: http://www.mantisplantprotection.com/ IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ Art of the Garden: https://www.artofthegarden.net/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Riverwest Co-op: http://riverwestcoop.org/ Ariens: https://www.ariens.com/en-us Hodgson mill : http://www.hodgsonmill.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/

This episode is about taking a natural approach to pest control and avoiding sprays and pesticides...even organic ones. You see, many people think that switching to organic gardening methods just means changing from synthetic sprays to more natural/organic ones. But the truth is that if you have a more balanced ecosystem in your garden, you don't need sprays AT ALL.  And that is what we cover in this podcast.  Host Theresa Loe brings on author and organic gardening expert, Jessica Walliser to share how we as organic gardeners can shift our mindset when it comes to bugs. You learn: About the ecosystem of your own backyard and how to balance it, Making the shift from sprays to no-sprays, Do plants have immune systems, Can a plant send out a distress call, How to change your mindset about bugs, How to attract the "good bugs", What is a beetle bump and why in the world would we want one in our backyard and much more. As always, you can go to www.LivingHomegrown.com/88 to get all the links mentioned in the episode, more free information and a full PDF transcript of the show. 

Learn how beneficial insects can protect your fruit trees from pests and insect infestations in this hour long podcast featuring author Jessica Walliser and biological pest control expert Brian Spencer.

Join Daryl Pulis and her guest Jessica Walliser, author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden and learn how to get the good guys to do your pest control for you.