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Dee and Carol talk about florist's cycleman, chlorophyll sauce, and the smells of Christmas.

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Links:

Flowers:

Cyclamen Society link.
Information on cyclamen from NC Extension

Veggies:

Chlorophyll sauce: The video showing how they made it is at 17:17 on La Pitchoune on Discovery Plus.

On the Bookshelf:

Common Spring Woodland Wildflowers in the Midwest: A Pocket Guide by Tess Park (Amazon link)

Dirt:
Impactful scent of a real Christmas tree
November 11, St. Martin’s Day, 
Candle: Paddywax called Cypress and Fir.

Rabbit Holes:
Carols and Crumpets returns to Tulsa Garden Center

Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley (Amazon Link)

The usual stuff:

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This week, Carol and Dee talk about forcing bulbs vs. tropical bulbs, ube, microgreens, and other unusual plants.

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Links:

Dee’s new plant:  Green Galaxy monstera!

Flowers:    Forcing bulbs in vintage bowls and other containers - Red Dirt Ramblings®

Carol FH Christmas Plants article with mention of all the bulbs you could ever want to force for Christmas.

Forcing snowdrops, a blog post by Carol

Vegetables: 

What is ube? 

Purple sweet potato plants at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Mexican sour gherkins at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Bitter Gourd at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

On the Bookshelf:   American Roots: Lessons and Inspiration from the Designers Reimagingin Our Home Gardens by Teresa Woodard, Nick McCullough, and Alison McCullough

Dirt: 

Microgreens! The origins

A sweet video by Sophia Blackall as well.

Rabbit Holes:

All There Is with Anderson Cooper on Apple Podcasts. 

Cicely Mary Barker and her flower fairies

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This week, we talked about planning in the garden for both flowers and vegetables, another new cookbook, and we cut into the topic of pruners.

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Flowers: 

It's time to plan for next year's garden - Red Dirt Ramblings®

Veggies: 

Using a Trello board to plan and track your garden.
Our old episode about how to grow a basic summer vegetable garden

On the bookshelf: The Apricot Lane Farms Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from the Biggest Little Farm, by Molly Chester with Sarah Owens (Amazon link)

Some Dirt:

Cutting Edge Technology: History of Seceuters

Favorite pruners today:  This set of little pruners and shears.   Of course, you can’t go wrong with Felcos, but make sure to try the different sizes.  And Dee loves her Dramm pruners.

Dee’s Rabbit Hole:  La Pitchoune: Cooking in France - Official Trailer | Magnolia Network

Carol’s post about forcing Lily of the Valley into bloom, 1897 style

And the usual stuff:

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Season 5, Episode 2!

Dee and Carol talk about  Christmas/Thanksgiving cactus, growing herbs indoors, walking in bad weather, and more.

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Links:

Carols' FH article about  Christmas plants
Carol's blog post channeling Star Trek 

Flowers:

We might cringe but here's an old, old episode we recorded...The Gardenangelists Episode 2 - Christmas Cactus, Where art thou?

Carol's FH article about Christmas Cactus

 Veggies:

Some articles by Dee including: How To Grow Basil and How To Grow Rosemary | The Family Handyman

Carol's FH article on  microgreens 

A book:  Herbal Houseplants by Susan Betz. 

Also Botanical Interests has an article about growing herbs indoors. (Affiliate link)

On the Bookshelf:   Farmhouse, by Sophie Blackall (Amazon link) and the YouTube video about the book

Dirt:  Bad weather is good for you: take a walk in the wind and rain

Rabbit Holes: 

Talimena Drive to see fall foliage

Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Lizzie Page Hillhouse.  

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Season 5, Episode 1!

Dee and Carol talk about orchid houseplants, cold frames, a new book on ground covers, regenerative farming, and more this week.

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Links:

Good info on Phalaenopsis care from University of Maryland Extension:
Marianne Willburn's blog post on Garden Rant mentioning fake orchids at Costco. 

Dee's info on  What Is a Cold Frame Greenhouse? | The Family Handyman and her blog post:  My tropical plants are all tucked into the greenhouse - Red Dirt Ramblings®

On the Bookshelf:   The Complete Book of Ground Covers, by Gary Lewis. (Amazon link)

Dirt:
Article on geomapping old nurseries in Great Britain.

Article on Why experts say you shouldn't bag your leaves this fall : NPR and Leave the Leaves: Winter Habitat Protection | Xerces Society

The Rabbit Hole: Regenerative Agriculture:  Will Harris, 4th generation Georgia rancher and farmer and Allan Savory Ted Talk

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Dee and Carol talk about shrubs with colorful leaves, growing onions, and a new cookbook, Orchard, all wrapped up with lots of talk about leaf watching and apple eating.

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Links:

On record keeping, check out Trello and Carol's YouTube video about using it to keep track of a garden.

Oakleaf Hydrangeas at Proven Winners

Bunching vs. bulbing onions FH article

 ‘Tokyo Long’ bunching onions at Botanical Interests. 

On the Bookshelf:   

Orchard, by James Rich (Amazon link).  He also posted his apple pie recipe in a video on his blog.

Dirt: How About Them Apples? Research Orchards Chart a Fruit’s Future.

Fall foliage in Oklahoma plus Rains trigger fall foliage burst

Rabbit hole links:

On English Orchards:  Gardeners World Episode 28   and Heritage Apples

On Books: The Folio Society and Charles van Sandwyk

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Dee and Carol  discuss soft stem cuttings, growing sprouts, and a new book with a fresh approach to garden design.

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Links:

Clonex rooting gel on Amazon

Two great organizations:
GardenComm International
American Horticultural Society

Botanical Interests has a nice article about sprouting seeds
BI also has a nice assortment of seeds for sprouts and they sell a seed sprouter kit. (all affiliate links)

On the bookshelf:  Field Guide to Outside Style: Design & Plant Your Perfect Outdoor Space, by Ryan McEnaney. (Amazon Link) 

Dirt for Halloween:

Weird spider info 

And pumpkins!!  How to grow giant pumpkins and what’s the record for a giant pumpkin? (2,554 pounds)

Plus The Science Behind the Aroma of Fall on PBS

Rabbit Holes:
Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy  on Discovery Plus

Listen to forest sounds around the world  and for Halloween… Haunted Forest Sounds with Ghostly Murmurs 

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Dee and Carol talk about planting bulbs in containers, buying seeds, an interesting insect, and some beautiful books this week.

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Links:
Seed source for Verbesina encelioides, discussed last week.

Dee's Instagram post from last week- listen carefully!
Penny Pennington on Instagram
Containers in the Garden, by Claus Dalby (also Amazon)

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Books by Henry Mitchell on Amazon

On the Bookshelf:  The Garden in Autumn, by Allen Lacy (1990) (Amazon link)

Our Dirt: Hibiscus Scentless Plant Bug | NC State Extension Publications.

Beautiful books illustrated by Marjolein Bastin, including Little Women and Emma. Older editions available on Amazon.  Link to our YouTube video about these books.

The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo, by Elaine Bickell (also Amazon)

Dee's instagram post about her drip irrigation.

Carol's blog post with tips on what to do in October in the garden.

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Dee and Carol talk about poppies, Asian greens, and more on this week's episode.

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Links:

Carol's  YouTube video about her figs.
The Millennial Gardener's helpful Youtube videos about growing figs.

Flowers: 

Shirley 'Mother of Pearl'  from Select Seeds. 
Botanical Interests also has lots of poppy seeds. (Affiliate link)

Vegetables:

Asian greens at Hudson Valley Seed,
Double Garland Chrysanthemum greens

On the Bookshelf:   

To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard  by Tamar Haspel (Amazon link)

 Dirt:
A fall foliage map

Rabbit Holes:

 Asters of Autumn by Dr. Jared Barnes
Verbesina  encelloides. 

 Buckner Hollingsworth, Carol's latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing. 
Art of Gardening Hornby Island videos YouTube

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Dee and Carol talk about ways to save annuals and tropicals at the end of the season, garlic, and more on this week's episode.

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Two Family Handyman articles by Carol that relate are "Is coleus an annual or  perennial?”  and How to Grow and Care for Coleus.

Robin Parer, owner of Geraniaceae for more on pelargoniums

 Garlic on Botanical Interests (affiliate link)

On the Bookshelf:  The Halloween Hare by Carol J. Michel, illustrations by Ty J. Hayden. Coming out October 4, 2022.  (Amazon Link)

Carol's first blog post about the Halloween Hare way back in 2008.

Dirt: YouTube video of Spotted Lantern Fly on SNL!

Some real info on Spotted Lantern Fly from Cornell University

More on Monarchs! Monarch Joint Venture, has a lot of webinars on monarchs. 

An  article from Purdue about monarchs in Indiana… 

Dee’s blog post about monarchs

Monarchs and becorns, super cute video on Instagram.

More books! The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman, the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series. (Amazon Link) Another cozy mystery, Deadhead and Buried(The English Cottage Garden Mysteries #1) by H.Y. Hanna (Amazon Link).  Silent Bud Deadly is the next one… (Amazon Link)

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