The Growing Season

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The Growing Season boys tee up Valentines Day in typical Growing Season fashion: Matt is excitable and Jack rolls his eyes. 

What produce that your already purchasing puts a tilt in your kilt?  You'll be surprised to learn how easy it is to get your partner in the mood by just making a salad.  Celery anyone?  I'll have a second stalk.

All the typical cast of valentines characters are here as well:  Roses, chocolate and the like are all touched on in the first half of the show.  But the happy ending portion of TGS features some eye opening revelations.  Watermelon is good for sexy time.  Who knew?

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Its time for the big game!

Jack and Matt of The Growing Season discuss the horticultural side of The Super Bowl.  Pizza and beer are first up.  The guys trace the origins of both and uncover their horticultural roots (get it - roots!).  You'd be surprised at how much of what you're eating has a horticultural bent.  Hops...a truly interesting plant.

On the other side of the show, the guys dive into every facet of chilli.  Tomatoes, onions and everything in between are chatted on. 

Matt is a cuban cigar fan so naturally The McFarlands discuss the growing conditions necessary to create fine Cuban magic. 

Everything that you're gonna enjoy whilst watching the NFL's big event will be chatted about in typical Growing Season style.

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Bow down to the great ones.  The ones that came before us and will be around when we are no longer here. 

Jack and Matt McFarland discuss the elder trees.  Trees that have been around for thousands of years and have connections to prehistoric life. Sequoia's, Oaks, Cedars and the like are all discussed with the typical Growing Season flair.  Talk of mosquitos and various insects that frequented the same habitat as these elder trees. 

What is the oldest tree in Toronto?  You'll find out.  HINT:  Its old.  LIKE REALLY OLD. 

The guys talk about the challenges of getting into radio.  They pull the curtain back on what goes into The Growing Season.

What are the plants doing in the winter?  The guys dive into exactly what is happening under the soil's surface.  You'd be surprised to learn the level of activity underground. 

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Let's Do Breakfast, shall we?

Jack and Matt McFarland, The Growing Season guys, break down what goes into your breakfast from a horticultural perspective. 

Where does tea come from?  How about coffee?  What exactly goes into processing these wonderful drinks?  The guys discuss how much tea and coffee is consumed world-wide and go geo hopping across the globe to uncover the secrets of what's in your cup. Yerbe Mate becomes a giggling point on the show.  The guys pronounce it wrong and apologize.

Cereal, oatmeal, bagels and many of the other parts of a solid breakfast are chatted about.  What are the differences between cows milk, almond milk, soy milk and rice milk.  You find out.  The history of toast is unearthed. 

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Jack and Matt McFarland get serious when chatting about the catastrophic fires raging through Australia.

The guys approach it from a horticultural angle and dissect what caused a tragedy such as this, could it have been avoided and what is fuelling the continued burn? 

What is eucalyptus and how does it fit into all of this?  Its a sobering look into a devastating scenario.

Allison Johnston, of The Spice Trader, joins the guys to chat about spices and add some levity to the show.  The trio unearth some interesting facts on your spices and tell some tales that will have you laughing yourself silly. 

Beavers and the sexual organs of plants are all discussed.

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Essential Oils.  Voodoo or beneficial?  Ancient Medicine.  Jedi mind tricks or factual?

The Growing Season guys approach "The Snowing Season" in a different way.  Jack and Matt McFarland chat all about the house plants you can integrate into your life that will benefit your health.  No voodoo or myth - all facts.  Want to oxygenate your home naturally?  Want to filter your air? The boys dig into all this and more.

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Kimberly O'Brien, Certified Reflexologist, from Ancient Medicine in Bolton joins the show to talk about essential oils, herbs and holistic practitioners.

The trio chat about the benefits of essential oils, the plants you can be planting in your garden that will provide you with a myriad of health benefits and much more. 

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There is a story about a pillow that will have you giggling for days.  C'mon, you didn't think that in 2020 the TGS boys are gonna turn the dials down did you?

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The final episode of The Growing Season for 2019 rings the New Year in.

Jack and Matt McFarland chat about burning wood.  What would should you burn if you decide to burn wood for heat, cooking or just as a luxury? 

What is "seasoned wood?"  The guys discuss chimney maintenance and how fire hastened the evolution of the human race. 

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Chris St. Clair, of The Weather Network, stops by to tee up the winter season.  What should we, in Canada be expecting for the winter.  Chris fills us in.  Also, the trio discuss some of the more misunderstood weather terms.  Chris, as usual, is affable and glorious. 

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The Growing Season gents usher in the Christmas season with their usual flair for hilarity and knowledge.

Matt and Jack McFarland chat about "Living Decorations."  Holly, mistletoe, wreaths, garlands and much more are all in the docket on this episode.  In typical Growing Season fashion, the info is rapid fire and you'll come away armed with more history than you went in with.

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Pat McFarland, horticulturalist and owner/operator of Best Cut, drops by the studio to tell tall tales about installing outdoor Christmas lights.  He lists some do's and don'ts when it comes to adorning your outdoors with illumination. 

There's a story about falling off a ladder because of course there is.

All that and much more on the penultimate episode of The Growing Season for 2019.

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Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Jack and Matt McFarland were invited to chat with Klaus and Derek Tiessen of Glen Echo Nurseries in Caledon East Ontario. 

The quartet laugh along to stories of Jack's escapades during his time working for Glen Echo as head of their landscape department.  The Tiessens discuss what goes on at the nursery this time of year and talk about installing Christmas Trees with helicopters. 

Matt instigates.

Back in Growing Season HQ the McFarlands chat about "last minute guests" at Christmas.  Nuts, Christmas Cake, Plum Pudding, Candy Canes and Winter Squash are all chatted about from a horticultural perspective.  The info comes at ya fast, so we've included a visual guide.

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The Growing Season guys give you the lowdown on that Christmas Tree that sits in your house. 

Where did this tradition come from? What are some tips and tricks to increase longevity if you're using a live tree?  What are some of the best trees to use for the Christmas season.

The boys clear up some of the misnomers surrounding live Christmas trees.  You'll be shocked to learn some of this stuff. 

Jack and Matt McFarland dive into this and much more on the all Christmas Tree episode.

Keith Lowry of Chance It Acres joins the show.  Keith is a Christmas Tree farmer and he fills the McFarland's in on the ins and outs of running a Christmas tree farm. 

The trio laugh along to stories about pruning and tree selling competitions. 

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