Plants and Things with Katie

Plants and Things with Katie

By Katie SavageLeisureHome & Garden
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Plants and Things with Katie episodes

  • June Garden Things
    Let’s talk about things I’m doing in my garden this month! Hopefully, you’ll get some inspiration for what you can do in yours. It’s a great time to start harvesting your crops and caring for your beloved plants.
    20 min
  • Quick Tips to Start Foraging
    Are you interested in foraging? Here’s some quick tips to get you started foraging. Always be aware of any toxic look alikes and be careful! Familiarize yourself with some basic botany principles to help you differentiate between species. Join a club or group to learn how to identify plants. Most importantly, always leave enough for other animals to enjoy and the plant to survive next year!
    10 min
  • Things to do in your garden now!
    May is wrapping up and June will be here before you know it! What can we do in our gardebs to help them thrive? June is a time when we start to see a lot of pests pop up, so keep an eye out for any squash bugs or June Beetles! Don’t forget to weed your garden and deeply water your plants too. Happy planting!
    16 min
  • Garden Project Update
    I’ve been saying I’m going to give you an update on my garden projects, and I finally am! I’ve been hard at work 👩‍🌾 and everything is coming together beautiful! There’s been a few hiccups, but nothing we can’t handle.
    14 min
  • Choosing Fertilizers For Your Garden

    Now that we have discussed composting and nutrient toxicities and deficiencies lets talk about fertilizers. I’m hoping you have done a soil test by now and have a good idea on what your soil pH is, what the nutrient content of your soil is and what your soil needs. Let's talk about what to do next! Choosing the right fertilizer can be a daunting task with so many different NPK values and different types of fertilizer like organic and synthetic. The options can be confusing, but with a little bit more information you can make a choice that is best for you and your plants!

    22 min
  • A little bit about me and why I started this podcast

    This is a long overdue episode! In this episode we discuss why I garden and how I came to love the world of plants. I share my personal gardening journey in rural Appalachia. We also dive into why I started podcasting and my goal with Plants and Things. Everyone's gardening journey is unique and we are all at different experience levels.

    14 min
  • Native Plant Haul!

    In this episode, I talk a bit about what's been going on in our garden and what native plants I've been planting in my garden. I finally got my hands on a Lilly of the Valley and I am so excited about it! We also briefly talk about why I choose to plant native plants in my garden and how that ties in with soil health.

    23 min

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Join me on my journey to explore the wonderful world of gardening! I may not have all the answers, but I'm learning as I go and sharing my experiences with you. Tune in to my podcast for tips, tricks,…