Cool Tips for the Summer Heat

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07/31/24 • 26 min

It's July and we are surrounded by tomato mysteries. Why are listener Jaime's tomatoes doing weird leaf stuff? Why is Gabe's one "volunteer" tomato plant so gigantic? How can a home gardener transform their tomato nightmares into tomato dreams come true? Gabe and Rebecca also sing the praises of a cut flower garden and offer tips on cutting Hydrangeas for lasting blooms in the vase. By the way, anyone else's hydrangeas going gangbusters this year? And finally, Rebecca debuts a poem called... 10 Things I Hate About Slugs.

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Recommendations:
Growing Floret
https://www.floretflowers.com/growing-floret/

Floret's list of recommended bulb and plan sources:
https://www.floretflowers.com/favorite-bulb-plant-sources/

Green Thoughts by Elenor Perenyi
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/129540/green-thoughts-by-eleanor-perenyi/

Dramm Rain Wand
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/watering-and-irrigation/nozzles-and-wands/7084007

Thank you for rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening!

All this plus recommendations and endorsements!

Visit gardenforwildlife.com and use the code LEAFINGOUT for 10% off your purchase.

Recommendations:
Growing Floret
https://www.floretflowers.com/growing-floret/

Floret's list of recommended bulb and plan sources:
https://www.floretflowers.com/favorite-bulb-plant-sources/

Green Thoughts by Elenor Perenyi
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/129540/green-thoughts-by-eleanor-perenyi/

Dramm Rain Wand
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/watering-and-irrigation/nozzles-and-wands/7084007

Thank you for rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening!

Previous Episode

Spring Things

Gabe and Rebecca talk about what they're working on in the garden, they're favorite things about Spring, some mistakes, opportunities, and recommendations.
Show Notes:
Bloodroot - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=saca13
Jacob's Ladder Purple Rain - https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/POPU.html
Mayapple - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=POPE
Hibiscus - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HIMO
Hori hori knife - https://nisakujapan.com/collections/gardening-knives/products/nisaku-stainless-steel-weeding-knife-7-25-inch-blade-650-weeding-knife-serrated-blade
Anne Helen Petersen Garden Study - https://annehelen.substack.com/p/welcome-to-garden-study

Leafing Out - a podcast about gardening - Cool Tips for the Summer Heat

Transcript

00;00;05;24 - 00;00;09;27
Speaker 1
Welcome to leafing out a podcast about gardening. I'm Gabe and I'm Rebecca.
00;00;10;06 - 00;00;18;24
Speaker 2
We're here to let you in on gardening secrets. Answer your questions and inspire you to make the world a better, more beautiful place. Starting in your own backyard.
00;00;18;24 - 00;00;22;16
Unknown
You can think of us as your fairy garden parents,
00;00;22;16 - 00;00;28;10
Unknown
I'm trying this out. I don't know