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- Garden Crime - What you Need to Know
The gardeners unearth some interesting, and perhaps shocking, garden laws that you should be aware of as we head into the 2024 growing season.
Garden Crime Radio Play
In the world of botanical crime, every leaf tells a story and every petal hides a clue. Detectives Bloom and Basil uncover the culprit behind the destruction of a prized rose garden ahead of the famous Flower Power Festival.
A few members of the Golden Acre team lent their voices to this special show. Huge shoutout to Brian, Diane, Dan, and Sydney. Of course, you may have recognized the voices of Brandi and Colin, hosts of the Helpful Gardeners podcast.Visit the shownotes for links from today's episode, and other fun extras!
TIMECODES
00:00 Garden Crime Radio Play03:55 Trees & Shrubs & the Neighbours
14:45 Lemonade Stands?!
16:01 Cutting Grass Curfew
17:17 Clothesline Drama
18:19 Park out front
20:15 Backyard Chickens
21:45 Calgary Bylaws - Price is Right
32:00 Hypothetical Question of the Week
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37 min - Tiny Titans: The Marvels of Microgreens and Sprouts
Welcome back to the garden! This week, the gardeners explore sprouts and microgreens to figure out why they're so good for us, how to grow them, and even what they taste like! Plus, find out what microgreen the gardeners identify with the most in the Hypothetical Question of the week.
Information and Samples provided by:
Prairie Sun Microgreens | Connor Thiessen
Olds College Certified Horticultural Technician (2016), Freedom Farmers Certified Microgreens Entrepreneur 2023. He started my farm in May 2023. Previous experience working at in fresh produce at planet organic and at an organic farm while in college. He offers weekly or monthly subscription packages with home delivery throughout Calgary, plus free delivery on orders over $25.
Learn more:
https://prairiesunmicrogreens.ca/
Facebook / InstagramCall/text : 1-587-870-2464.
Visit the shownotes for our full interview with Connor plus links from today's episode, and other fun extras!
TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction01:30 What are the benefits of microgreens?
03:18 What are Sprouts? How do you grow them?
18:37 How do you grow microgreens?
23:36 Farmer Feature: Connor Thiessen of Prairie Sun Microgreens
24:34 Microgreen Samples and Review
35:24 Hypothetical Question of the Week
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41 min - The Truth Behind 10 Common Gardening Phrases
Welcome back to the garden! Have you ever wondered where the term "green thumb" came from? Why do we "Touch wood"? We'll review 10 common phrases in the gardening world and see if they are truly rooted in gardening and if they're still relevant now! Plus, we'll "weed out negativity" with a dive into our most positive plant!
Visit the shownotes for a complete breakdown, links from today's episode, and fun extras!
TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction01:12 Green Thumb
04:08 Knock on Wood?!
05:20 Don't use this phrase anymore
06:20 Making Mountains
08:24 Shrinking Violet
11:29 Is it "Butt' or "Bud"?
14:17 Salad Days
16:36 Financial Assistance
19:29 Beating Bushes
21:14 Cherry Picker!
23:10 Guilding Lilies
29:58 Hypothetical Question of the Week
If you liked this deep dive, let us know and we'll do at more!*************************CONNECT WITH US
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35 min - Gardens During a Polar Vortex and Domesticated Bugs
The term 'polar vortex' may have been living rent free in your brain the last couple of weeks. As temperatures plunged across the country, we saw people doing boiling water to throw into the air, people eating frozen noodles, and toilet paper sculptures. In this episode, we explore how this extreme weather event impacts our gardens and houseplants? We'll also uncover a hidden tropical paradise in Calgary, and talk about domesticating bugs.
Visit the shownotes for a complete breakdown, links from today's episode, and fun extras!
TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction02:12 What is a 'Polar Vortex'?
04:32 Impacts on perennials
06:57 Impacts on trees & shrubs
9:39 Spring indicators
12:15 Impacts on birds
14:00 Impacts on bugs
15:40 Impacts on soil quality
17:52 Houseplants - getting them home
22:27 Houseplants - home care
30:19 Hypothetical Question of the Week
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37 min - 8 Planty Destinations & Plant Care While Away
Do you have the travel itch heading into 2024? If you're a plant nerd like us, and need some inspiration, then explore our 8 planty destinations. Then, we'll drop some handy plant care tips so you can rest easy knowing your plants will be there when you return.
Visit the shownotes for a complete breakdown, links from today's episode, and fun extras!
TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction02:07 Treehouses?!
04:26 Ecotourism
05:15 Tall, Tall Trees
06:57 Asian Influence
08:48 Flower Carpets & Waffles
12:04 Boujee Floral Inspo
14:48 Bloomin' Breathtaking
17:53 Purple Paradise
20:37 Plant Care While You're Away
23:51 Timers
26:55 Plant Playbook
26:55 Beware Floods
28:39 Fertilizing
28:52 Inspect for Pests
29:22 Outro
*************************CONNECT WITH US
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30 min - 2024 Gardening 'Intentions'
What do you intend to do in 2024? Let's rethink the 'resolution' and just taking this time to reflect, chill out, and set some intentions for our gardens and plant education. In today's episode, Colin and Brandi each bring their 5 garden goals to the table, and perhaps some fun ones that will cause you to think outside the box a little bit.
Visit the shownotes for a complete breakdown and more fun extras
TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction03:13 Tone it down
04:00 Road Trip!
05:01
08:47 Grassy Quest
11:35 Switching the Fert
14:20 Down in the Weeds
16:16 Amending the Amendment
18:24 Part of the Club
23:38 A garden is never finished... or is it?
25:59 Mow away
27:20 BONUS Intention
31:37 Hypothetical Question of the Week
33:54 Extro
*************************CONNECT WITH US
Thank you so much for supporting our podcast and for making the world a more planty place. Please subscribe, leave a rating or review and listen in for new gardening discussions every week!
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36 min - Year in Review: Our Favourite Episodes, Guests, and Moments of 2023
we're wrapping up 2023 with a look back at all our favourite moments, guests, and fun we had talking plants and gardening!
Visit our shownotes for the complete breakdown of episodes and other fun extras
TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Prepping Your Garden for Spring
02:13 Behind the Poppy
03:36 Fertilizer: How to buy it, use it and store it
05:51 Houseplant Maintenance
08:35 Enjoying Your Garden and Avoiding Burnout
10:18 Planting Amaryllis and Bringing Fictional Plants to Life
12:23 Fall Clean Up | Autumn Mini Series
13:55 The Halloween Special
15:38 Canadian Symbols
17:13 Seed Starting: Is it for you?
19:05 Guest Speaker: Shelley Vance
- Spring Episode (Featured)
- Autumn Episode
21:22 Guest Speaker: Jean-Mathieu Daoust
- Spring Episode (Featured)
- Autumn Episode
22:33 Guest Speaker: Elise Watson
- World Pollinator Week
23:52 Guest Speaker: Erin Neal
- Gardening for your Health & Community
25:05 Bloopers
26:37 Extro
*************************CONNECT WITH US
Thank you so much for supporting our podcast and for making the world a more planty place. Please subscribe, leave a rating or review and listen in for new gardening discussions every week!
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28 min - Holiday Episode: Traditions, Treats, and Santa's New Reindeer
December is full of celebration and reflection. Whatever you're celebrating, we welcome you to our planty chat about all things fun this holiday season. Colin and Brandi dive into Global festivities, holiday treats, and a special story created by ChatGPT!
Visit our shownotes for the complete holiday story and other fun goodies
TIMECODES
Global Holiday Traditions | 01:50
Holiday Treats | 19:00
Holiday Story | 26:30
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Thank you so much for supporting our podcast and for making the world a more planty place. Please subscribe, leave a rating or review and listen in for new gardening discussions every week!
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33 min - 15 Gardener Gifts in 2023
If you're looking to show the gardener in your life some appreciation this festive season, then dive into our 2023 gift guide complete with fun and functional ideas to suit them in the garden, indoors, and out in nature next year.
Visit our shownotes for links these products.
TIMECODES
10 Gardening Guides | 02:55
5 Totally 'Extra' Gifts | 23:15
*************************Hypothetical Question of the Week | 25:30
What would be an over the top gift for Colin?
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29 min - Unwrapping the Poinsettia for #NationalPoinsettiaDay
To celebrate #NationalPoinsettiaDay, we're unwrapping this iconic houseplant and its Christmas roots. Learn how to care for them, and ways to celebrate this special relationship in North America.
'The Flower of the Holy Night' Christmas Legend | 03:20
Poinsettia Anatomy | 05:00
Poinsettia Varieties | 07:41
Poinsettia Care - Wrap, Light, Water, Fertilizer, etc | 12:05
Celebrate #NationalPoinsettiaDay | 22:54
*************************Hypothetical Question of the Week | 26:45
"What are your thoughts on using poinsettias as a year-round decorative plant rather than just during the holiday season? Do you believe they can bring a unique and vibrant touch to indoor spaces throughout the entire year, or do you think their association with holidays makes them best suited for seasonal use?
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Thank you so much for supporting our podcast and for making the world a more planty place. Please subscribe, leave a rating or review and listen in for new gardening discussions every week!
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32 min
About The Helpful Gardeners
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to the Helpful Gardeners, a weekly podcast diving into the home and garden topics you want to learn more about. Colin is a certified horticulturist with decades of experience working in landscaping, gardening and houseplants in various climactic zones. Brandi is a beginner with a passion to ask questions.
Subscribe to catch new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!