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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.
Learn all about harvesting herbs, such as oregano, thyme, parsley and rosemary for fresh eating and drying. Also, learn about the best way to harvest basil so you continue to get large leaves throughout the season. Learn more about herb growing here.
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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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Everyone wants to grow their own vegetables at home these days. However, many people don’t have the space to grow a garden or time. The solution is containers. You can grow almost any vegetable in a container, depending on the variety. Here are some tips on growing vegetables in pots. Design Tips Some of the […]
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Sun Requirements Bright, indirect light outdoors and a bright room indoors Bloom Period and Plant Shape Outdoors aloe vera has yellow or red flowers in spring depending on the selection. Indoors aloe vera is mostly grown for its succulent leaves and rarely flowers. Mature Height x Spread Outdoors aloe vera can grow mostly to 2 […]
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Learn how to build an herb spiral and which herbs to grow. Listen to podcast: It’s time to design new gardens. But instead of thinking big this year, consider some easier, smaller projects. One is designing and building an herb spiral. Herb spirals create a nice landscape feature to grow herbs in a small space. […]
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Learn how to grow your own shiitake mushroom logs. Listen to podcast: There’s not much fruiting this time of year, except my logs. Let me explain. I’ve been growing mushrooms in wood chip beds for years, but last year I decided to try something different. A local mushroom grower was selling pre-inoculated shiitake logs, so […]
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Learn about companion planting, including what plants grow well next to other plants and which to avoid. Listen to Podcast: Gardening is known for its folklore. Some of these old wives tales have some truth to them and others, not so much. I often get asked about companion planting for insect control. Although many say […]
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When it comes to flavoring recipes, Mediterranean herbs are some of the most popular. While rosemary and basil get lots of press, don’t forget the low growing, perennial herbs, such as thyme and oregano. Oregano offers that robust flavor we associate with pasta sauces. Thyme leaves have fragrances such as lemon, orange and nutmeg depending […]
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Depending on where you live rosemary can be just another annual herb in the garden or a magnificent perennial shrub or hedge plant in your yard. Either way, rosemary is a great foodscaping plant. The characteristic scent and flavor is great cooked with fish, meats and vegetables. You can harvest whole stems and use them […]
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Listen to this podcast and read about growing and caring for mint plants including how to stop them from being invasive. podcast transcript One of the biggest drawbacks to mint is not getting it to grow, but keeping it under control. But it’s worth the effort. Mint is a flavorful herb that comes in […]
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