Flower Power Garden Hour
Marlene Simon
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Flower Power Garden Hour 5: Joel Ledford
Flower Power Garden Hour
03/10/18 • 52 min
Marlene "The Plant Lady" talks to Joel Ledford, PhD arachnologist at UC Davis...that makes him a spider researcher to us lay people. Marlene & Joel discuss his varied pathway to becoming a leading expert in the field, including stops in the Marine Corp, time as an elementary school teacher and a post-doc fellowship at the California Academy of Sciences. Their conversation ranges from evolutionary mechanisms, unique habitats and survival strategies, arachnophobia, spider myths, and Joel’s adventures/travels as a researcher.
Flower Power Garden Hour 4: Bob Starnes
Flower Power Garden Hour
02/21/18 • 40 min
Marlene "The Plant Lady" sits down with Bob Starnes, owner of Shale Peak Horticulture. Bob is a leading expert in chemical-free pest management (aka bio-control), utilizing a multitude of predatory insects to control (ie hunt & kill) crop damaging pest populations. His IPM (integrated pest management) and consulting services are specifically targeted towards the burgeoning cannabis (marijuana) cultivator community in California. With a focus on maximizing efficacy, Bob utilizes bleeding edge drone and imaging technology to deploy beneficial insects and collect data on their impact.
Bob’s company, Shale Peak Horticulture, can be found at http://www.sphort.com and on Instagram
Flower Power Garden Hour 85: Listener Q&A
Flower Power Garden Hour
12/24/20 • 40 min
Listener Q&A episode -- Marlene answers listener submitted questions this week. Topics include:
- Roses: Propagate from cut flowers?
- Egg shells in soil?
- Christmas cactus: Care and transplanting
- Boston fern: How best to thin out foliage
- Crickets/Frogs: How to promote them staying in your garden
- Staghorn fern: Able to thrive in Northern California?
To find Marlene on social media or ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
- YouTube
- email Marlene at [email protected]
Flower Power Garden Hour 98: World Carnivorous Plant Day (May 5th), with Kenny Coogan and Carson Drexler
Flower Power Garden Hour
05/02/21 • 75 min
May 5th is World Carnivorous Plant Day! I’m joined by carnivorous plant experts Kenny Coogan and Carson Drexler to discuss the online events people can take part in, including talks led by carnivorous plant experts from around the world. And of course -- Carson and Kenny discuss all the tips for growing carnivorous plants. Check out the links below, including ones to Carson’s online Sarracenia nursery and Kenny’s upcoming book.
Carson Trexler:
- Instagram: Americanpitcherplant
- Facebook: American Pitcher Plant
- Website: Americanpitcherplant.com
Kenny Coogan:
- Facebook: Critter Companions
- Website: Kennycoogan.com
World Carnivorous Plant Day:
- Website: International Carnivorous Plant Society
- Merchandise: World Carnivorous Plant Day merch
- Facebook: International Carnivorous Plant Society
- Instagram: International Carnivorous Plant Society
To find Marlene on social media or ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
- YouTube
- email Marlene at [email protected]
Flower Power Garden Hour 184: Passion vines and houseplant care, with Justin Hancock of Costa Farms
Flower Power Garden Hour
08/26/23 • 85 min
You can say that my guest, Justin Hancock, is passionate about passion vines! But he is also passionate about anything that grows. As a horticulturalist for one of the top nurseries, Costa Farms, he gets to surround himself with all types of plants. We discuss, of course, passion vines as well as houseplant care.
Justin and Costa Farms can be found at:
· Instagram: justinwhancock
· Website: costafarms.com
· Instagram: costafarms
· Facebook: Costa Farms
· Twitter: @CostaFarms
· YouTube: @CostaFarms
· TikTok: costa.farms
To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
· email Marlene at [email protected]
Flower Power Garden Hour 173: Glenn Dickerson, Begonia Collection Curator at Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Flower Power Garden Hour
04/02/23 • 110 min
Begonias are like potato chips, you can’t stop at one. In this episode I’m talking with Glenn Dickerson, Begonia collections curator at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, about all his tips and tricks to keep their massive collection healthy and thriving. We discuss soil, fertilizer, types of Begonias, problematic Rex varieties and more.
Glenn and some fantastic begonia resources can be found below:
- American Begonia Society Website: begonias.com
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Website: fwbg.org
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Instagram: fortworthbotanicgarden
- Glenn Dickerson Instagram: begoniaking
- Facebook: Fort Worth Botanic Garden
To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
- email Marlene at [email protected]
Flower Power Garden Hour 172: Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery, Fruit Tree Troubleshooting
Flower Power Garden Hour
03/11/23 • 55 min
Peach leaf curl, fire blight, citrus issues, and more. Don Shor, owner of Redwood Barn Nursery and horticulturist extraordinaire, joins me to discuss issues that may arise on your fruit trees this spring and summer.
Don and Redwood Barn Nursery can be found at:
- Website: redwoodbarn.com
- Instagram: redwoodbarnnursery & don.shor
- Facebook: Redwood Barn Nursery
- Podcasts: Davis Garden Show on Apple Podcasts; Jazz After Dark on Apple Podcasts
To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
· email Marlene at [email protected]
Flower Power Garden Hour 154: Pollination, with Tora Rocha of Pollinator Posse
Flower Power Garden Hour
08/18/22 • 90 min
Over 80% of plants need pollinators to reproduce -- this includes a majority of crops humans eat. To say that pollinators are important is an understatement. The founder and CEO of the non-profit Pollinator Posse, Tora Rocha, joins me to discuss what we can do on our part. She gives tips on how to create a pollinator friendly garden, plants that are both food and host plants, and how to create a Monarch habitat. We learn how many native California bee species there are.... it’s a lot.
Tora can be found at:
- Instagram: @pollinatorposse & @toranado12
- Facebook: @Pollinator Posse
- Website: pollinatorposse.org
- Website: xerces.org
To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
- email Marlene at [email protected]
Flower Power Garden Hour 187: Seeds, with Jennifer Jewell of Cultivating Place podcast
Flower Power Garden Hour
09/27/23 • 57 min
Seeds. As gardeners we sow them, order them, harvest them, and sometime try to prevent them. Author and gardener Jennifer Jewell delves even deeper into the science and importance of seeds in her new book ‘What We Sow’. We discuss her inspiration for the book and talk about why seeds are so important in our ecosystem, cultures and overall survival as humans.
Jennifer Jewell, Cultivating Place and her new book ‘What We Sow’ can be found at:
· Book: What We Sow
· Website: Cultivating Place
· Instagram: @cultivating_place
· Facebook: @cultivatingplace
· Pinterest: @cultivate_place
To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
· email Marlene at [email protected]
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FAQ
How many episodes does Flower Power Garden Hour have?
Flower Power Garden Hour currently has 203 episodes available.
What topics does Flower Power Garden Hour cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Conservation, Home & Garden, Organic, Gardening, Plant, Tools, Botany, Diy, Nature, Podcasts, Garden, Green, Education, Horticulture, Science and Crafts.
What is the most popular episode on Flower Power Garden Hour?
The episode title 'Flower Power Garden Hour 195: Montana gardening, with Theri Vasina L’Hirondelle' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Flower Power Garden Hour?
The average episode length on Flower Power Garden Hour is 54 minutes.
How often are episodes of Flower Power Garden Hour released?
Episodes of Flower Power Garden Hour are typically released every 10 days, 2 hours.
When was the first episode of Flower Power Garden Hour?
The first episode of Flower Power Garden Hour was released on Feb 16, 2018.
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