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:  Facebook Instagram YouTube email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com 

Flower Power Garden Hour 85: Listener Q&A

Musings with people in the world of gardening, botany, horticulture and nature. Marlene takes her years of gardening experience, success and failures and turns it into an unpretentious, humorous listen. From organic vegetable gardening, houseplants, bee keeping, flowers, and everything in between -- this podcast covers it.

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In this episode, I have a great conversation with the Chocolate Botanist, Derek Haynes. Hear about his journey becoming a plant biologist as well about his mission to debunk misinformation on the internet. We discuss his “favorite” myths and how he handles the backlash he receives on social media.   Derek is a plethora of educational and entertaining information -- links below can be found to his variety of media.  Instagram:   @thechocolatebotanist  Website:  thecrazybotanist.com  Facebook:  @thecrazybotanist  YouTube:  @TheChocolateBotanist  Twitter:  @crazybotanist      To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:            Facebook           Instagram            email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com    Find Marlene over on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook

Flower Power Garden Hour 197:  The Chocolate Botanist, Derek Haynes

Soil science can be a bit confusing. How long does it take for materials to be broken down, is it good practice to add microbes and what exactly are microbes? Robert Pavlis addresses these questions and more. Check out his new podcast Garden Fundamentals plus his impressive list of books including Soil Science for Gardeners and Compost Science for Gardeners. Check out more at his links below.   Links below can be found to Robert’s vast expanse of media. ·       Podcast:  Garden Fundamentals (available on Apple & Spotify)  ·       Website:  gardenmyths.com  ·       Facebook:  @GardenFundamentals  ·       YouTube:  @Gardenfundamentals1  ·       Books:  o   Soil Science for Gardeners  o   Plant Science for Gardeners  o   Compost Science for Gardeners  o   Microbe Science for Gardeners Book  o   Garden Myths – Book 1 and Book 2     To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:  ·       Facebook  ·       Instagram  ·       email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com  Find Marlene over on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook

Flower Power Garden Hour 196:  Soil science, with Robert Pavlis of Garden Fundamentals

 If I was picked up and dropped into a gardening zone relatively different than mine, it would be a huge steep learning curve. I love talking to gardeners from zones different than my zone 9b and it doesn’t get much different than zone 3. I have a fun and educational chat with Theri Vasina LHirondelle who grows amazing flowers and veggies in Montana.    Theri can be found on Instagram at  @backyard.impressions    Help support feral cat rescue/spay-neuter/finding good homes by contributing at Flower Power Garden Hour Patreon.    To ask questions for future shows, submit them at: ·       Facebook ·       Instagram ·       email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com   Find Marlene over on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook

Flower Power Garden Hour 195: Montana gardening, with Theri Vasina L’Hirondelle

Dieffenbachia, ‘pothos’, Monstera… a great majority of houseplants are in the Araceae family which most people shorten to just say Aroids. I discuss this broad family with UC Davis  Botanical Conservatory  volunteer extraordinaire Bruce Ritter. He has revamped our collection and he shares all his tips and tricks with us. Help support feral cat rescue/spay-neuter/finding good homes by contributing at Flower Power Garden Hour Patreon.    To ask questions for future shows, submit them at: ·       Facebook ·       Instagram ·       email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com   Find Marlene over on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook

Flower Power Garden Hour 194:  Aroids, with Bruce Ritter

Believe it or not, spring is around the corner.  Here in NorCal, it is still wet with periods of cold, so one does have to be careful with working soil and protecting from potentially freezes.  LOTS of prep to do for the upcoming season.   It is time to plant: ·       Broccoli ·       Cabbage ·       Carrots ·       Cauliflower ·       Collards, swiss chard ·       Kale ·       Leeks ·       Loose leaf lettuce ·       Peas ·       Potatoes….late in the month    Chores include: ·       Sow tomatoes inside ·       Start flowers (sunflowers, strawflower, zinnias, etc) ·       Direct sow sweet peas ·       Plant bare-root (roses, fruit trees, asparagus, strawberries, rhubarb, berries) ·       Spray fruit trees ·       Fertilize ·       Compost ·       Clean up, cut back ·       Prune roses, fruit trees    Help support feral cat rescue/spay-neuter/finding good homes by contributing at Flower Power Garden Hour Patreon.    To ask questions for future shows, submit them at: ·       Facebook ·       Instagram ·       email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com   Find Marlene over on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook

Flower Power Garden Hour 85: Listener Q&A

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