Upside Down Tulips - A Garden Podcast

Karen is back and together we are living the brand of celebrating garden mistakes. But, we are also enjoying the onslaught of tomatoes, squash and eggplant.  What about our zucchini? (We have news!) And our pumpkins? (We have an update!) And the fish guts in our basement? (What the heck?!)

This episode is brought to you by the letter “A” – we bring a potpourri of garden tips and tricks that start with the first letter of the alphabet. 

• Aphids: Did you know they poop out sugar?
• Annual Plants: Learn why you need them - even if you have commitment issues.
• Aerating: Find out why Karen is walking around her lawn in heels.
• Air Layering: Like Dr. Frankinstein, you too can scream, “It’s Alive!”
• Acid/Alkaline soil: Which is sweet and which is sour and why does it matter?
• Agastache: Learn all about Christy’s favorite plant - and how to pronounce it, too!

Plus a BRAND NEW Pod Play featuring Karen as The Squirrel!  Enjoy dear gardeners.

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Meet Karen!  A new guest host and voice behind the infamous Squirrel in our pod plays. Karen tells us all about her garden:  full of beautiful tomatoes, rogue pumpkins, pokey peppers and zilch zucchini. 

Cathy Nesbitt from Cathy’s Crawlers joins us to talk all about vermicomposting and how to get a worm composting system all set up.  She answers all your questions: What kind of worms? How to feed your worms?  What is the best location? When to harvest their amazing poo?  What if you are afraid of worms? What does Bruno have to do about it and why can’t we talk about him?

Squirrels are everywhere this episode. We share an encore of Karen’s first pod play with us as The Squirrel, Christy shares how she is protecting her pumpkins from squirrels – or not.  And a letter from the Mail Bag busts our idea on keeping thirsty squirrels from our garden.  What are we gonna do?!  Fortunately, "An Ode to Hornets" puts a different perspective on how to treat the critters in our garden.

Worm Away Your Garbage With Cathy's Composters!

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Kathryn is back and says “moist” a lot. Christy has Pumpkin Pride.  And we both still hate squirrels. Find out what Christy found in her driveway. And what the heck a Treegator is and why  you probably need one. 

Did you know there is a lot you can still plant in September?  We get all into it.  From veggies like lettuce and radishes you can enjoy before your first frost -- to garlic and beets you can plant now and enjoy in the  Spring.  We don’t forget flowers!  We tell you all about how to beautify your garden for the next month with pansies, marigolds and mums.  And when to sow poppies, calendula, cosmos and bachelor buttons in September to get a spring showcase of blooms. 

Mail bag reveals what a carrot and a diamond ring have in common.  And a new pod play parody of HBO’s Succession, hand crafted just for the gardener.  And people who like to laugh. :)

Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

When is your first frost? Find it here!

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Get a Treegator!

A busy & confusing time in the garden! Kathryn makes out with a tree and Christy is pickled. Tomatoes are coming in, but not strawberries or zucchinis. The sunflowers are drooping and the cabbage needs squeezing. 

Then, we get into no-dig gardening: a growing method which feeds your soil, helps control weeds and saves your back in the process. We’ll share what easy supplies you need, when to start, where are the best spots and how big a plot you should have.  Plus: Why lime can help get rid of grass? How do twigs help with clay soil?  What is the difference between hay and straw? And all the things you can compost.  (Including YOU!?)

Plus we have a brand new pod play, handcrafted just for the gardener:  MsMarbles and the Mystery of the Missing Zucchini!

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Meet Kathryn!  Our first new guest host who has great info on how to change your lawn into a new garden space.  Christy is back from vacation and her garden is still alive!  But no one snuck zucchini on her front porch.

If you have Japanese beetles, you won’t want to miss our talk with John Libs, the CEO of grubGONE! and beetleGONE! Learn more about the science of the beetle we love to hate and how grubGONE! has worked in Christy’s garden this summer.  And what you can do NOW to get the upper hand next year.

We’ve got new fun pod plays made just for the gardener about missing garden forks and how to make sure your bovine poo is the best it can be. Plus a great letter about what to do about squirrels and how Jane Goodall might be the solution.  Laughs and learning all over the place this week!

Check out grubGONE! & beetleGONE!

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Let’s celebrate Edith’s best moments on Upside Down Tulips! We’ve got her stories about an Elvis-fearing squirrel and the Great Denver Beaver.  Plus, the Grapefruit Caper and Bokashi Reveal. Do you remember how Edith cuts her hair or what her favorite spice is? Or why we had to bleep Edith on our Christmas episode?

As always, great garden tips like: how to grow bacon. And our favorite pod plays, mail bag and inspiration that lift up the witty, the silly and the profound:  Edith Weiss.

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It’s our Second Anniversary and Edith’s last show!  This one has all the feels.  Find out what is going on in our garden during the dog’s days of summer.  Then we share a bunch of garden tips and tricks we forgot to tell you over the last year.  Including answers to such burning questions like:

• How to tell if you have Verticillium wilt and what to do about it?
• What should you never put in your refrigerator?
• What the heck does a shoe organizer have to do with gardening?

Plus BRAND NEW pod plays of The Old Woman Who Used to Live in a Show and Antelope Twomey.  And a surprise mailbag that has us in tears.  Don’t worry – lots of laughs, too.

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Thrifty gardeners, take note. This is all about doing it yourself.  You can collect your own seeds, (but be very careful of one thing),  make your own seed pots, fertilizer, compost, pesticides, soil test and potting soil.  All organic, mostly made with stuff you have in your shed or pantry.

Plus a quick reprise of the ever popular Bokashi and the many maggots story. And why kids eating mud pies could be a very good thing.

Learn How to Winter Sow!

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It’s June, and the garden is action packed. There are peas to be harvested, garlic scapes to collect, and it’s time to resow or replant seedlings that didn’t make it.  Is it too late to winter sow?  You might be surprised by the answer.

Speaking of surprises, see how our gardens both surprise us (Wow!) and frustrate us (Ugh!) We talk  radishes, roses, iris, leeks, peaches and aloe vera. Take action now to battle weeds, bugs, powdery mildew, and unpredictable weather.  We'll show you how. And take note: The Japanese beetles are coming! 

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Let’s deep dive into tomatoes 2022!  We've got breaking news on tomato health benefits, nutritional value of raw vs. cooked, the use of their pigment in making solar panels.  Also - how to pick the best tomato plants from your local nursery, and what we are growing in our gardens this year. Plus:

• Why is a Better Boy tomato better than a Big Boy tomato?  
• What is the difference between Sweet 100 and Supersweet 100?  
• What the heck is an Inditerminate tomato?  
• Are hybrids organic?

And of course, fun Pod Plays!  This week we have tomato boxing at Madison Square Gardens and a brand new Old Woman Who Used to Live In a Shoe, who waxes philosophical and funny in her garden.

Learn How to Winter Sow!

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