The Grow Guide

It’s all about making more with what ya got today on The Grow Guide! Propagation is the best way to double and triple the amount of plants you have in your home in an inexpensive and fun way. Dave goes over all the different methods, the tools you’ll need to be successful and some of his favorite plants to easily propagate. Maggie shares the sustainability practices propagation allows for and the duo answer a listener question about growing plants in a basement. SPOILER ALERT: It’s possible! This week’s giveaway is an easy-to-propagate plant. Tune in until the end of the episode to find out what it is!

With unexpected September snow falling across parts of western Canada it would be easy to say outdoor gardening season is a wrap... but then we would miss out on delicious garlic. The Grow Guide crew get giddy as the garlic chat revs up, but first Dave and Maggie share stories from recent weekend getaways (1:10) and announce details of this week’s garlic give away (4:19), which of course includes a shout-out about the Grow Guide Garden Harvest Party taking place at Sage this Sunday September 29th (4:55). Maggie seems to have hit a home run with her Imperial Star artichoke crop this summer (6:15) and Dave dishes on his easy going Gasteria (9:50) as the plant picks of the week. Intrepid tomato gardener Vanessa poses a timely question about harvesting her crop in light of the snowy predicament (12:27) and then its garlic talk (17:21)... what to plant (23:30), when to plant (33:20), how to plant (36:25) and some favourite ways to enjoy garlic (41:52). Enjoy!

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Fall is in full swing and with only a few more farmer’s markets left, The Grow Guide heads to Winnipeg’s St.Norbert Farmers Market for this week’s “studio.” Maggie starts by sharing her harvest of the week — sungold cherry tomatoes — and Dave chats about the trendy, monstera plant. An interesting listener question about composting is timely for anyone cleaning up their fallen leaves. Then it’s all about organics. Since 2002, Stefan and his family have been certified organic farmers. He discusses market garden practices home gardeners can implement, deterring pests and insects and the benefits of growing organic.

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Episode 49: Moving plants indoors

Maggie and Dave are back at Sage this week to find inspiration for houseplant season. But before they can dig into the topic, Maggie shares her appreciation for the fours seasons (1:49) while Dave wonders what it would be like to live in a “uni-season”. As the conversation turns decidedly to fall, several announcements are made including further details on the upcoming Grow Guide Garden Harvest Swap (3:30) and the upcoming 1 year anniversary of The Grow Guide. As always the show features a hot question from our FB community, and this week Mychal N. asks for suggestions on very low maintenance veggie garden plants (5:17)... something that a lot of of us wonder about! But wait, what about the houseplants? Both Dave and Maggie have favourite plants of the week that relate to this week’s theme, each rather different (10:50). Which leads our hosts to the nuts and bolts of episode 49: how to successfully bring summer plants indoors. Timing is discussed first (15:22), followed by some clues on how to figure out what plants are best suited for indoors (16:30) and some steps to reduce stress for plants on the move (18:00). Ever the committed organic gardeners, Maggie and Dave stir-up some advice on using compost on houseplants (23:45), and also tackle the dread question of pests (25:50). Last but not least there is a nice summary of easy “to-do’s” during the transition to houseplant season (29:40) and a little shout out to our community thanking everyone who has posted a Grow Guide review (31:55), and a little nudge to anyone who might yet... thanks in advance!

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