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Charlie makes food and ornamental gardening and edible landscaping fun. His easy manner, and informative style, engages listeners, viewers, and readers alike.
The conventional gift in America on Valentine’s Day is the cut-flower rose. And at this time of year, 30 cargo jets are flying every day between Bogota and Miami, bringing all those roses to America. The vast majority of rose growers are in Ecuador and Colombia, which often use pesticides. In fact, if you […]
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This common florist plant originated from Brazil. The original species featured large, bell-shaped, lavender-colored flowers on plants with big, hairy leaves. Through breeding there are now selections ranging in colors from pink to dark purple with single or double flowers. This potted plant can be grown as a summer annual and as a houseplant. […]
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Each year, I often rotate growing various cut flowers in our garden. This year I went back to growing two old favorites; strawflowers and statice. I hadn’t grown these annual cut flowers for years and I’m glad I did this year. They are beautiful and durable. What I like about strawflowers and statice is […]
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Learn how to select and cut different types of annual, perennial and bulb cut flowers in the garden. Find out about how and when to cut the flowers, placing them in warm water and arranging them in vases indoors.
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Learn the basics of selecting the type of container, potting soils and plants to grow a beautiful flower container garden or a productive herb and vegetable container garden. Excerpted from the Connecticut Public special New England Gardening with Charlie Nardozzi
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Raised beds have become a popular way to garden. They have many advantages to regular, in-ground beds. Raised beds warm up faster in spring, drain water better, and allow you to plant more intensively. They are easier to weed, fertilize, and water and you get more production from your vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Here some […]
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When I first started gardening the container choices were usually clay or flimsy green plastic pots. A lot has changed. By using containers made from a variety of different materials, you can be match your pot with plants, furniture and even house siding. And these pots no longer just sit on the ground. Vertical gardening […]
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Listen to this podcast on how to identify and control spring weeds organically. There’s nothing more discouraging than working hard prepping your vegetable garden soil, making beds and sowing seeds, only to find as soon as the little plants emerge they get eaten by insects. One of the worst culprits this time of year is […]
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Listen to this podcast on how to identify and control spring weeds organically. With all the rain, it’s been a good year for weeds. Weeds are smart and can give you clues as to what’s happening in your soil. For example, plantain thrives on compacted soils, shepherd’s purse on acidic soils, horsetail in poorly drained […]
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Listen to this podcast on gardening easier and smarter with no dig gardening. I’m starting to work on a new book. It’s on No-Dig Gardening. It’s a topic that I’ve been playing around with in our vegetable and annual flower gardens for years and I’m excited to dive deeper into it. I’m rereading the […]
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