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Dee and Carol discuss and debate the best paperwhites to grow, how to grow (or not grow) Brussel sprouts and the truth about houseplants in the news.

Links:

Sources for Paperwhites:
Brent and Becky's Bulbs
John Scheepers
Not all Paperwhites Stink on Dee’s blog.
Vodka!  Supposed to add to the water to keep the paperwhites shorter and stockier.  Pickling your paperwhites. 

Waxed Amaryllis:
QVC
Burpee

Brussels sprouts:
Burpee
Roasted Brussels sprouts with Balsamic vinegar and honey. Add bacon!
University of Minnesota Extension full instructions for growing Brussels sprouts.

The Truth About Houseplants

The Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology published an article called “Potted plants do not improve indoor air quality: a review and analysis of reported VOC removal efficiencies.”

GrowIt Mobile 2020 Houseplant Report

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We talk about growing amaryllis bulbs, including waxed bulbs, a mast year and acorn flour, plus a new book, The Artist's Garden by Jackie Bennett.

Helpful links:

Sources for amaryllis bulbs:
Brent and Becky's Bulbs
John Scheepers Bulbs
Sources for waxed amaryllis bulbs:
Burpee
Three Company via Amazon
Amaryllis accessories and info
Copper amaryllis stakes
Tips to get your amaryllis bulb to re-bloom
What is a mast year?
Helpful blog post on mast years
Backyard Forager's instructions for cold-leaching acorns

Books:

The Artist's Garden by Jackie Bennett
The Writer's Garden by Jackie Bennett
Island Gardens by Jackie Bennett

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Dee and Carol talk about the little bulbs, growing pumpkins, and some of their favorite older gardening books by Elizabeth Lawrence and Allen Lacy.

Sources for little bulbs include:
Brent And Becky's Bulbs
John Scheeper's Beauty from Bulbs

Sources for pumpkin seeds include:
Botanical Interests
Burpee Seed Co.

Books we enjoy:
The Little Bulbs: A Tale of Two Gardens by Elizabeth Lawrence
The Gardener's Eye by Allen Lacy

Visit Carol's website for more info about her books.
Visit Dee's website for more info about her book.

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Dee and Carol talk about ornamental grasses in the garden, native fruit trees including pawpaws and persimmons and Halloween suggestions for gardeners. Here are some helpful links:

Blog post from Dee on Ornamental Grasses
High Country Gardens, a great source for ornamental grasses

Article Dee wrote for HGTV on Tips on Growing Persimmons.
Article on Pawpaws:  Pawpaw-The Midwest Banana
Stark Bro's, a great source for pawpaw and persimmon trees

Story of The Halloween Hare
The book The Christmas Cottontail by Carol J. Michel
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

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Here are some links to go with the podcast episode:

Daffodil sources:
Brent and Becky's Bulbs
Colorblends
John Scheeper's Beauty with Bulbs

Daffodil Info:
American Daffodil Society
Paperwhites that don't stink up your house!

Kale Seeds:
Botanical Interests

Other Links:
Cobrahead Weeders
"Leave the leaves: I think not" on Garden Rant
Dee’s recipe for kale chips.
PlantVillage, A division of Penn State University

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Some helpful links from our show notes:

Tulips:
French Blend Rose tulips from Colorblends Wholesale Bulbs.
The Princely Mixture from VanEngelen which includes: balanced mixture of Candy Prince (blush-pink), Purple Prince(lilac-purple) and Sunny Prince (lemon-yellow).  Jacqueline Van der Kloet planting style.  Garden Design has a good article on it.
Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane’
Tulipa sylvestris  (Woodland tulips)John Scheepers has a good article about tulips and all the types.
Garden Rant
ProPlugger bulb planter

Seed sowing:
Nan Ondra’s Etsy Shop: Hayefield. (Seed source for unusual flowers)
American Meadows Wildflower Seed
If you are interested in doing winter sowing, check out this article from PennState Cooperative Extension Service.

Books:

Marta McDowell’s new book  Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet by Marta McDowell   

Emily  by Michael Bedard  (Author), Barbara Cooney  (Illustrator) 

Sowing Beauty, Designing Flower Meadows from Seed by James Hitchmough. 

 

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Some helpful links:

Flowers:

Matt Mattus’s Growing with Plants blog post on fancy mums
Old House Gardens, a great source for heirloom crocuses and other flower bulbs

Veggies: 

Mississippi State Cooperative Extension guide with information about storing seeds over the winter. 

Dirt:

Two great books: 

Forest Therapy by Sarah Ivens. We should all get out into nature and soak up everything. This book is arranged by seasons and has nature, outdoor projects for the whole family. 

Wake Up, Woods by Michael Homoya (Author), Shane Gibson (Author), Gillian Harris (Illustrator). A beautifully illustrated book about spring wildflowers found in the woods. Great to read with kids and get them interested in finding flowers in the springtime. Great Easter gift!

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Some helpful links:

Flowers - all the bulbs that deer and other critters don't like. Sources for bulbs include:
ColorBlends. 
Van Engelen.
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.
List of deer and rodent resistant bulbs.
Old House Gardens.

Veggies - Fall sowing still going on! Sources for fall-sown seeds include:
Botanical Interests
Burpee
Johnny's Selected Seeds

All the best dirt - how to keep deer and other critters away from bulbs they do like:
Plantskydd
Deer-Resistant Design by Karen Chapman

Dee Nash
Carol Michel

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Some helpful links and info on the giveaway:

For the giveaway of seeds from Botanical Interests,  Here's how to enter:

1. Follow @botanical_interests and @thegardenangelists on Instagram if you haven't already!

2. "Like" the photo on The Gardenangelists Instagram post that describes the giveaway. 

3. Tag a friend on that Instagram post to let them in on the giveaway! Remember, we have five sets of seeds so you and your friends have more chances to win. 

 Feel free to share the Instagaram post on Facebook or Twitter, but remember you must enter on Instagram to be in the drawing. 

Fine Print: The contest will be open for two weeks starting today and will end Wednesday, October 9 at 12:00 Midnight CST. We will randomly choose the winners from the comments on this post. This giveaway is open only to readers and listeners in the continental U.S. 

Mums:
Igloo Mums
'Will's Wonderful' mum at Burpee
'Country Girl' mum at Niche Gardens

Lettuce:

Lettuce seeds from Botanical Interests

Heatless Habanero Peppers, 'Habanada' from Burpee.

Dirt:
Wool Pellets from Wild Valley Farms
Available on Amazon if your local garden center/hardware store does not sell them.

Journey North, tracking migrations and seasons

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Dee and Carol celebrate National Indoor Plant Week by talking about flowering houseplants, houseplants you can eat, and a couple of new books on houseplants.

A new plant for 2020 that can be grown as a houseplant is Proven Winners:  Peppy Le Pom™ Pomegranate.

Books mentioned include:

Grow in the Dark: How to Choose and Grow Low-Light Houseplants by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf. Lisa is “the Houseplant Guru" on Instagram.

How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart by Summer Rayne Oakes. Summer shares more info on Homestead Brooklyn on YouTube and Instagram.

Upcoming webinar:

 If you'd like more info on houseplants:  Move Over Hydrangeas, Houseplants are Taking Over with Lisa Eldred Steinkopf on Sept. 24.  Open to anyone. $30

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