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Ellen Zachos and C.L. Fornari
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Peppers, Dry Summers, and a Clover Lawn
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
09/01/22 • 25 min
In this episode Ellen and C.L. discuss some favorite peppers, and answer common listener questions about drought-damaged plants and helping their gardens recover from a hot, dry summer. We share an exciting new plant from Proven Winners, and answer a listener’s question about clover lawns.
:36 What’s For Dinner: Peppers!
10:39 Eat/Drink/Grow: Recovering From A Hot, Dry Summer
19:45 Insider Information: Excited about Queen Tut Papyrus
21:35 Love Letters and Questions: Sandy writes: “Do you like clover lawns?”
Link to Queen Tut on the Proven Winners Website: https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/cyperus/graceful-grasses-queen-tut-dwarf-papyrus-cyperus-prolifer
Tasty meals, New Plant Discoveries and a Dormant Period
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
09/15/22 • 25 min
We’re talking about garlic and crabapples, plants that are new to our hearts, and some interesting research on bulbs done at Cornell University. Plus some words of appreciation for all of our listeners...Plantrama people are the best!
See the bulb research information here.
:27 What’s For Dinner: What C.L.and Ellen love for tasty meals.
5:14 Eat/Drink/Grow: New Plants...new to us, that is.
15:21 Insider Information: Bulb research from Cornell University
23:03 Love Letters and Questions: We’re entering a dormant period, but here’s our shout out to all of our listeners.
Bare Root Plants, Dracaena and Pruning
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
12/16/21 • 25 min
In this episode C.L. and Ellen explain what “bare root plants” are and why you might want them. Next, they talk about the genus Dracaena, which includes some of the most popular houseplants. They end by disagreeing about general rules for pruning (sorry Morgan).
:27 Plant Noob: Bare Root plants
11:55 Eat/Drink/Grow: Dracaena
20:21 Love Letters and Questions: Morgan requests some easy rules of thumb about pruning.
Dried Mushrooms, Identifying Evergreens, and Repotting Houseplants
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
01/27/22 • 24 min
This episode starts with ideas for cooking with dried mushrooms. We explain how to tell the difference between pine, fir and spruce trees, do a dive into Ericaceous plants, and end with a question about taking cuttings and transplanting houseplants in the winter.
:30 What’s for dinner: How to cook with dried mushrooms
9:16 Insider Information: Pines, firs and spruce.
14:11 Eat/Drink/Grow: Ericaceous plants
22:11 Love Letters and Questions: Shannon wrote about repotting houseplants now.
Cilantro, Plants for Your Sweet Tooth, and Weeds
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
02/03/22 • 28 min
In this episode Ellen and C.L. talk about cilantro and coriander...one in the same plant. We have agreeing opinions about Stevia, and explain the reason that it takes awhile for some new introductions to reach the marketplace. The podcast ends with Anne’s question about hauling weeds to the compost...necessary?
:30 What’s For Dinner: Coriander/Cilantro
10:38 Eat/Drink/Grow: Plants that are natural sweeteners...beyond sugar.
19:41 Insider Information: How the horticultural supply chain works
22:25 Love Letters and Questions: Anne wonders if she can leave the weeds in the garden after pulling
Pollinating Citrus Indoors, Plant Professions, and Relief for the Covid Cranky
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
02/17/22 • 28 min
Do you grow citrus indoors for at least part of the year? Learn to be the bee! We also suggest plants for the “COVID cranky” (and who isn’t?) plus becoming a local or niche garden expert.
:34 Plant Noob: Pollinating Citrus You’re Growing Indoors 4:24 Eat/Drink/Grow: Plants for the Covid Cranky 18:36 Plant Empowerment: Becoming a local or niche garden guru.
Breakfast Alternatives, and Growing Peppers
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
02/24/22 • 27 min
If you’re bored with your usual breakfast, this episode is for you. We also explain photoperiodism, talk about starting pepper seeds and growing them in the garden, and answer a listener’s question about Lantana.
:30 What’s for dinner: Breakfast Alternatives
8:11 Insider Information: Photoperiodism
10:56 Eat/Drink/Grow: Peppers
25:55 Love Letters and Questions: Sam writes to ask about Lantana
Hydrangeas, Peonies and Vegetable Garden Soil
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
03/10/22 • 26 min
Questions from the 2022 Seattle flower show continue, with blue, mophead hydrangea blooming and pruning in our main segment. Ellen and C.L. also talk about pH for vegetable gardens and peonies that stop blooming.
This episode brought to you by our friends at Dramm - makers of rainwands and other garden gear.
:45 The Plant Noob: How important is soil pH for vegetables 6:56 Eat/Drink/Grow: Hydrangea Happiness 18:17 Love Letters and Questions: 30 year old peony stopped blooming.
Fertilizers, Cannabis, and Plant Roots
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
04/14/22 • 23 min
Do you need a special fertilizer for Cannabis budding? Do you need special fertilizers for different types of plants? Do some fertilizers work better than others, and can you make your own out of food scraps? These questions answered and more in this episode.
:33 True or False: In order to get Cannabis to bud, you have to use special “bloom” fertilizers 3:22 Eat/Drink/Grow: Fertilizer Facts and Fantasies 20:06 Love Letters and Questions: Shelley wrote: “Is it true that the roots of plants only go out to the dripline?
Encore Snacks, Outdoor Office and Entertaining
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors
08/25/22 • 27 min
In this Encore presentation from 2017, Ellen and C.L. start the end-of-summer party off with suggestions for snacks and garden hors d’oeuvres. The second segment offers ways that you benefit from an outdoor office, and no, it’s not the low rent.
Our main segment suggests ways you can spruce up (horticultural pun intended) your yard and gardens for summer gatherings. Whether you’re holding a simple barbecue, birthday celebration, rehearsal dinner, cocktail party or other event, here are ideas for hiding eyesores, improving what you’ve got and adding color.
Our fourth segment addresses a plant noob’s question: “Will this plant will come back to life or is it dead?” We end with an email from a listener who asks about end-of-year bargain plants.
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How many episodes does Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors have?
Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors currently has 261 episodes available.
What topics does Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Home & Garden, Foraging, Podcasts, Garden, Arts and Food.
What is the most popular episode on Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors?
The episode title 'Weed Control, Brambles, and Pinching Cannabis' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors?
The average episode length on Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors is 26 minutes.
How often are episodes of Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors released?
Episodes of Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors?
The first episode of Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors was released on Apr 28, 2017.
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