Homegrown Horticulture

Homegrown Horticulture

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Homegrown Horticulture episodes

  • Christmas Tree Care and Holiday Cactus

    00:10 Intro

    00:30 Christmas tree Care

    03:16 Holiday (Christmas Cactus)

    Holiday Cactus Care

    https://extension.umn.edu/houseplants/holiday-cacti

    Selecting and Caring For Christmas Trees

    https://forestry.usu.edu/forest-products/christmas-tree-selection


    8 min
  • Box Elder Bugs are Invading My Home And Putting The Garden To Bed

    00:10 Intro

    00:59 Diane Alston Talks Box Elder Bugs

    06:20 Putting The Garden To Bed For Winter

    10:31 Outro

    Winterizing The Garden

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2T_i4vNKic

    USU Extension Factsheet on Box Elder Bugs

    http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1863&context=extension_curall

    Music Credit intro and outro: The Joy Drops. Not Drunk Mix Full Band No Vocal. Used under creative commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

    Transition music: Savannah Peterson, unnamed composition. Used by permission.

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    14 min
  • Fall Leaves, Pumpkin Seeds and Two Years of Growing Sweet Potatoes and Peanuts

    00:09 Intro

    00:38 Fall Leaves

    04:10 What to do with pumpkin seeds

    09:26 Two years of growing sweet potatoes and peanuts

    University of Illinois Extension Recipe for Roasting Pumpkin Seeds

    • 1 quart water
    • 2 Tablespoons salt
    • 2 cups pumpkin seeds
    • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil or melted, unsalted butter

    1. Preheat oven to 250°F.
    2. Pick through seeds and remove any cut seeds. Remove as much of the stringy fibers as possible.
    3. Bring the water and salt to a boil. Add the seeds and boil for 10 minutes. Drain, spread on kitchen towel or paper towel and pat dry.
    4. Place the seeds in a bowl and toss with oil or melted butter.
    5. Spread evenly on a large cookie sheet or roasting pan.
    6. Place pan in a preheated oven and roast the seeds for 30 to 40 minutes. Stir about every 10 minutes, until crisp and golden brown.
    7. Cool the seeds, then shell and eat or pack in air-tight containers or zip closure bags and refrigerate until ready to eat.
    8. Yield 2 cups

    Music Credit intro and outro: The Joy Drops. Not Drunk Mix Full Band No Vocal. Used under creative commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

    Transition music: Savannah Peterson, unnamed composition. Used by permission.

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    24 min
  • When Is It Worth Saving Damaged Trees? & Some Things To Do In The Yard

    00:35 What to do with damaged trees.

    10:40 Some things to do in the yard before it gets cold

    18:35 Outro

    Music Credit intro and outro: The Joy Drops. Not Drunk Mix Full Band No Vocal. Used under creative commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

    Transition music: Savannah Peterson, unnamed composition. Used by permission.

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    22 min
  • Ripening Tomatoes Indoors, Cleaning Up Fall Leaves and What To Do With Damaged Trees

    00:10 Intro

    00:50 Ripening Tomatoes Off Of The Vine

    05:54 What To Do With Leaves In The Fall

    08:25 What To Do With Damaged Trees

    Music Credit intro and outro: The Joy Drops. Not Drunk Mix Full Band No Vocal. Used under creative commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

    Transition music: Savannah Peterson, unnamed composition. Used by permission.

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    22 min

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