The joe gardener Show
This podcast is devoted to all things gardening. National gardening television host Joe Lamp'l guides you through each episode with practical tips and information to help you become a better, smarter gardener, with a strong emphasis on organic gardening and growing food.
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Sep 17, 2026 · 50 min487-Butterfly Farming & Native Plant Restoration, with Jane Breckinridge of Euchee Butterfly FarmWhether you have acres of farmland to work with, like my guest this week, Jane Breckinridge of Euchee Butterfly Farm, or just a balcony garden, you can do your part to reSep 10, 2026 · 54 min486-Modern Home Canning and Homesteading, with Melissa K. NorrisFifth-generation homesteader Melissa K. Norris talks food preservation and how to make modern home canning approachable, whether you're a seasoned gardener or just startiSep 3, 2026 · 1h 6m485-Home Greenhouse Revival, with Leslie HalleckAuthor Leslie Halleck explains the resurgence of home greenhouses and how to grow foliage, flowers and food in them year-round.Aug 27, 2026 · 1h 2m484-Tomato Season Wrap-Up, with Craig LeHoullierTomato expert Craig LeHoullier shares lessons from the growing season and updates on his breeding experiments as summer winds down.Aug 20, 2026 · 48 min483-Take Control of Your Salad Bowl: Grow Your Own Fall GreensJoe shares his top 10 fall greens and explains how to time sowing so plants mature in cool weather. He covers seed priming, frost tolerance, cut-and-come-again harvestingAug 13, 2026 · 54 min482-Insect Safari: The Wondrous World of Everyday BugsScience writer Margie Patlak explores the insects living in your garden and the role they play in a healthy ecosystem.Aug 6, 2026 · 1h 2m481-A Year of Cut Flowers, with Sarah RavenHorticulturist Sarah Raven shares techniques for growing abundant, long-lasting cut flowers for fresh bouquets through the year.Jul 30, 2026 · 54 min480-Designing a Fruit Tree Garden, with Susan PoiznerAdding fruit trees to your landscape opens up new gardening possibilities. But to set your fruit tree garden up for success, you need to have a solid plan. Urban orchardiJul 23, 2026 · 1h 3m479-Wildlife Gardening for Everyone and Everything, with Kate BradburyWildlife gardening doesn't require a sprawling landscape to work with. As my returning guest Kate Bradbury explains, anyone can support wildlife through gardening, even iJul 16, 2026 · 1h 5m478-Wildr Places App Offers Ecological Gardeners Guidance and MotivationThere's a lot of information out there on planting native and practicing ecological gardening, but drilling down to what's best for your own yard and its unique potentialJul 9, 2026 · 53 min477-Preventing Weed Overwhelm, Practically and Organically, with Margaret Roach-Encore PresentationWeed overwhelm can befall even the most experienced gardeners. In this week's encore presentation, New York Times gardening columnist and "A Way to Garden" podcast host MJul 2, 2026 · 56 min476-Controlling Nuisance Wildlife in the Garden-Encore PresentationNuisance wildlife — from deer and rabbits to raccoons, moles and voles — pose major headaches for gardeners. In this week's encore presentation, I am revisiting my converJun 25, 2026 · 58 min475-The Continuous Vegetable Garden, with Charlie NardozziA continuous vegetable garden is about more than succession planting for a longer growing season and a greater harvest. As my returning guest Charlie Nardozzi explains, wJun 18, 2026 · 1h 11m474-What to Know About Ticks, with 'The TickGuy' Dr. Thomas MatherIn many parts of the United States, ticks and tick-borne diseases are a growing concern for gardeners and others who enjoy spending time outdoors. To explain what's imporJun 11, 2026 · 56 min473-Fostering Forest Renewal and Resilience, with Dr. Suzanne SimardWhen forests are treated purely as commodities, with no regard for preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, we all suffer for it, humans and wildlife alike.Jun 4, 2026 · 1h 5m472-Herbalism for Gardeners, with Rosemary Gladstar-Encore PresentationRosemary Gladstar is one of the most influential voices in modern herbalism, having educated generations of herbal enthusiasts through her teaching, books and lectures arMay 28, 2026 · 1h 11m471-Caring for Wildlife in Home Habitats, with David MizejewskiOur gardens are more than just places to grow plants — they are home habitats, where gardeners can provide a refuge for struggling wildlife to thrive. To explain how we cMay 21, 2026 · 50 min470-How Insect Allies Shape Human CultureGardeners often have a love-hate relationship with insects — loving the bees and ladybugs and hating the aphids and flea beetles, for example — but all insects have valueMay 14, 2026 · 1h 2m469-Playing 'Ketchup' With Tomato Expert Craig LeHoullierCraig LeHoullier is the gardener who gave the beloved Cherokee Purple tomato its name and the author of "Epic Tomatoes" and "Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales." He's alsoMay 7, 2026 · 51 min468-Edimentals: Beautiful Perennial Plants That You Can EatIf you want a garden that looks great, feeds you and requires less upkeep, edimentals — edible ornamentals — provide just what you're looking for. Joining me to discuss tApr 30, 2026 · 54 min467-Gardener Scott's Tips for Gardening in Raised Beds-Encore PresentationGardening in raised beds can simplify and improve the growing experience, offering greater control over soil quality while reducing the need to bend for planting, weedingApr 23, 2026 · 1h 2m466-Mimicking Natural Habitats to Support Wildlife in GardensIf you want to truly support wildlife in your garden, it takes more than planting a few natives and pollinator favorites — it requires thinking like an ecosystem. My guesApr 16, 2026 · 46 min465-Gardening with Chickens, RevisitedIf you've ever considered raising chickens alongside your garden, there's a good chance that my guest this week helped shape how you think about it. Lisa Steele is the auApr 9, 2026 · 1h 7m464-How Flowers Made Our WorldWhen biologist David George Haskell titled his latest book "How Flowers Made Our World," he knew the idea might sound preposterous at first blush. David joins me this weeApr 2, 2026 · 52 min463-Ecological Gardening Essentials for Working in Concert with NatureAt the heart of ecological gardening is learning to work in concert with nature, not against it. That's how gardeners come to understand how they can create beauty while
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