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Season 5, Episode 44, September 13, 2023

Carol’s Signet Marigolds

On this week’s epsiode, we talked about different ways to overwinter plants and cold frames, and along the way we took a few side trips to talk about such varied topics as spinsters, clean garages, and yes, a rose that Dee thinks she wants to get. Who saw that one coming?

Let’s get started. I am in love with the signet marigolds and wrote a blog post about them, which, if you subscribe to my blog, you’ve got it in your email somewhere.

Dee went on a field trip to Bustani Plant Farm in Stillwater, OK, for her birthday. She came away with 12 new plants, which is a big haul for many gardeners. For Dee? I will not judge! She swears she has places to plant them.

A beautiful garden bed at Bustani Plant Farm in the previous year. See why Dee went for her birthday?

I cleaned out my garage and discovered just how many clay pots I have… empty… waiting for their time, their plant. In the meantime, the algorithm served me up some Dirty Punk Gardening on Instagram. That guy has a garden and some serious gardening skills.

For our flower topic, we talked about how to overwinter our favorite annuals and tropicals. Dee’s excellent article on softwood cuttings in American Gardener magazine isn’t available on their website, so that’s another good reason to join the American Horticultural Society. Then, you’d have access to Dee’s article and my upcoming review of the book on the bookshelf this week.

Of course, you can’t talk about overwintering tropicals without mentioning the book Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn. It’s just not proper.

Dee’s greenhouse and cold frames.

For our veggie topic, we’ll admit we sometimes struggle after five years of podcasting to come up with *NEW* *EXCITING* vegetable topics, so we decided to talk about cold frames. Check out Dee’s article What Is a Cold Frame Greenhouse? | The Family Handyman for more info. And if cold-weather growing is your thing, check out the book Growing Under Cover by Niki Jabbour.

We are both excited about our book this week, The Cottage Garden by Claus Dalby (Amazon). It’s inspiring both to read and to look through all the beautiful pictures.

For our dirt, Dee’s NGBFF (non-gardening best friend) found an article about Jennifer Garner's Oklahoma Family Farm, where they grow lots of pumpkins for her baby food line. ‘Tis that time of year.

Finally, down in my rabbit hole, I’ve been reading Father by Elizabeth von Arnim (Amazon Link). I thought I knew where the story of the spinster featured in this book was going, but I was wrong! More next week!

Anyway, those are just some of the highlights of this week’s episode. For the rest, you’ll just have to listen.

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