The Manic Gardener – Energy and Landscaping: Surprising Connections
We’ve all heard this one: to shade your house in summer (and save the energy used to run fans or... The post The Manic Gardener – Ener...
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The Manic Gardener – Kate Gardner
Organic vegetable gardening is the new national pastime, outstripped only by advice about how to do it. But sorting through all that “information” requires either a PhD in horticulture, or a...
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20 of 38 episodesThe Manic Gardener – The Weed-Free Garden
A weed-free garden sounds too good to be true, and near the end of our interview, Lee Reich, author of... The post The Manic Gardener – The...
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The Manic Gardener – The Seven-Fold Way of Xeriscape Gardening
If you think “stones and cactus” when you hear the term “xeriscape,” then Andrea Cummins would like to talk to... The post The Manic Gardene...
The Manic Gardener – Hidden Waters
My guest this week is Duncan Patten, an ecologist with whom I discuss agricultural pollution, the importance of riparian strips... The post...
The Manic Gardener – Thrifty Gardening with Marjorie Harris
If you’re a Canadian Gardener, chances are that you’ve heard of Marjorie Harris, but we below the 49th parallel may... The post The Manic Ga...
The Manic Gardener – Greener than Grass
“Greener” here doesn’t refer to color, but to being environmentally friendly. Yup, it’s a metaphor. Last week’s show presented some... The p...
The Manic Gardener – So—What’s wrong with lawns?
Lawns are practically an American institution, but they’re increasingly under attack. The amounts of pesticides, fertilizer, and water used...
The Manic Gardener – A Farmer’s story
When they try to make a movie of Atina Diffley’s story, some producer is going to reject it as unbelievable.... The post The Manic Gardener...
The Manic Gardener – How to Buy a Plant
On one level it can’t really get much simpler: you give them the money, they give you the plant, and... The post The Manic Gardener – How to...
The Manic Gardener – Composting 101: Bite the Silver Bullet
Spring has sprung just about everywhere in North America, and certainly across the pond, and in spring the avid gardener’s... The post The M...
The Manic Gardener – More Space Than You Thought: gardening on balconies, porches, and terraces with Fern Richardson
Fern Richardson’s balcony measures four feet by ten. On it she grows a fig tree, an apricot, a kumquat, two... The post The Manic Gardener –...
The Manic Gardener – Turning the Tables, Again
When this show first ran under the title Turning the Tables: Organic Farmers Sue Monsanto, in December of 2011, 83... The post The Manic Gar...
The Manic Gardener – Mixing It Up in the Veggie Garden
Here’s a riddle: how do you grow vegetables without a vegetable garden? Answer: polyculture. Which means that you either tuck... The post Th...
The Manic Gardener – Minding Your Manure
Some organic gardeners swear by manure. Others swear they’ll never touch it. To the first group, it’s the ultimate one-stop... The post The...
The Manic Gardener – Landscaping for Wildlife
Doug Tallamy is not an idiot, so when he talks about a new national park that extends across the entire... The post The Manic Gardener – Lan...
The Manic Gardener – From Seed to Seedling
People in northern climes, with their short growing seasons, often try to get a jump on the season by starting... The post The Manic Gardene...
The Manic Gardener – Potless Plants: Starting seeds with Soil Blocks
When you first see them, soil blocks are both unremarkable and fantastic. They’re just cubes of dirt, after all—big deal—but... The post The...
The Manic Gardener – Where it All Comes Together—Or Falls Apart
Most of us are familiar with the term “food security,” meaning simply that people should have enough to eat. But... The post The Manic Garde...
The Manic Gardener – Seeds for the Season
It’s not yet spring, but with days growing perceptibly longer, the season of the seed catalogue has arrived. Many backyard... The post The M...
The Manic Gardener – Water-wise gardening
We all know that Texas is in the midst of a terrible drought with no end in sight, so it... The post The Manic Gardener – Water-wise gardeni...