Vermont Garden Journal
Summary: The Vermont Garden Journal is a weekly program hosted by horticulturalist Charlie Nardozzi. Each week, Nardozzi will focus on a topic that's relevant to both new and experienced gardeners, including pruning lilac bushes, growing blight-free tomatoes, groundcovers, sunflowers, bulbs, pests and more.
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- Artist: Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
- Copyright: Vermont Public Radio 2011
Podcasts:
A juicy tomato this summer begins with starting sturdy transplants now.
Fuzzy, gray catkins provide protection for the early spring flowers that bloom on pussy willows. Planting them in your garden and landscape can provide a food resource for not just pollinators but birds as well.
Many apple trees can grow to 40 feet tall. If you're looking for a more diminutive tree that bears fruit and is easier to prune and care for in your smaller yard, try these varieties.
Bright oranges and yellows, plus a sunflower with multiple blooms on each stock are just a few of the new annuals to try out this spring in your gardens and landscape.
Greenery like oxalis and green-hued hardy annuals, like Bells of Ireland can add beauty to your gardens.
If you plant them in containers and over-winter them indoors, you can grow figs in Vermont this summer.
Malabar spinach and cucamelon are just two unique vegetable that grow well in our region in small spaces in bright, full sun. These vining veggies are easy to plan for and plant this spring and summer.
Even in frigid temps, layer up, grab your pruning shears and head to your apple and pear trees to begin shaping them now...
If you prune this time of year, you create an invigorating process. This means anything you prune will send out more shoots and more branches.
A bright room and a slightly forgetful personality (hint: you don't need to remember to water it a lot!) is all you need to be a successful cactus plant-owner.
Succulents are hearty and easy-to-grow in the right conditions. Choose your brightest room and keep the soil well-drained. Some indoor succulent varieties can grow to tree-sized plants.
Some tips on how to comb through seed catalogs and find new varieties of vegetables to grow this year.
Some holiday flowering plants can last through the winter and even be replanted outside next spring. Others just aren't hardy enough to survive outdoors here but you can enjoy their blooms indoors for a bit this winter.
Stuff some seed packets in a stocking and other great gift ideas for the gardeners on your list
Snow-covered pine boughs and bright red berries can make beautiful, natural holiday decorations for your home. And you can harvest many items from your own lawn and garden to create wreaths, swags and centerpieces.
