Recent rains cooled things off and things are mostly improving in Taylor, Texas. Temperatures are refreshingly back to regular late summer hot! The rain seemed to revitalize things in Julie's yard--new growth and a return of old pests--cactus bugs and fire ants. These and other grievances seemingly vaporized with the return of the oxblood lilies, leaving Julie elated and borderline delirious. It's been a little more than 2 years on the air at KBSR for Plow & Hose & this episode marks the...
Aug 29, 2022•40 min•Ep. 73
After a long, hot summer Julie finally finds relief and some truth about garden therapy. The cooler temperatures and the rain have also help improve the mood, but mycobacterium vaccae might also play a part. Sunflowers are devious & Ruellia--also sketchy. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply.
Aug 22, 2022•35 min•Ep. 72
Ugh. Literally sick, and tired of all this stupid heat. What to do about it...well make some compost tea and hope for the best and plant a fall garden. Tatume squash is a good, dual purpose squash to try. Plus a short trip to San Antonio with a fun excursion to the quirky Japanese Tea Garden.
Aug 12, 2022•33 min•Ep. 71
Did you know it's hot? Yes, it's hot. It's freakin hot. So hot. Time for us to make better plant choices and adopt better watering habits. Julie talks about mallows & efficient watering, but kinda takes her time. Because it's hot and she's like that. Will it ever end? (The heat? The rambling? It's relentless!)
Jul 24, 2022•36 min•Ep. 70
It's July. Hot. Dry. Meh. But Julie's cucumbers are looking good even if the tomatoes don't. That's fine--time to think about fall tomatoes anyway. PLUS she talks about hydroponics again.
Jul 10, 2022•41 min•Ep. 69
A trip out of town spurs a whole show about TERRARIUMS! And Julie dips her toe in to the fantastic pool of hydroponics
Jun 26, 2022•41 min•Ep. 68
Too hot to type. Reiterating: It's hot. I'm over it. Protect with shade/plant heat loving plants +Okinawa Spinach & Okinawa Pink Okra
Jun 14, 2022•38 min•Ep. 67
It's hot. Take care of your garden--supplement with fertilizers! Also, beetles.
Jun 06, 2022•36 min•Ep. 66
Julie's been busy planting--at home, at work--and constructing structures to support plants, attract bats and touch the sky! Kind of ridiculous, actually. But so what?!
May 15, 2022•36 min•Ep. 65
In an inspired move to rehome seedlings, Julie takes tomato plants to work. Segue to simulating insect pollination then big ol' discussion on mysterious rain sensitive plants like rain lilies & Texas sage. (Julie's really excited this week--It's MAY! YAY!)
May 01, 2022•38 min•Ep. 64
Julie is all over the place this week. What's happening in your yards? Gorgeous iris. Ducks. Too much time talking about gourds (Hey weirdo--nice gourds) AND ANNUAL RANT ON SQUASH VINE BORERS!
Apr 24, 2022•48 min•Ep. 63
A show inspired by the full moon and easter. It's Easter. It's a full moon. It's the Pink Moon. It's not even pink, but whatever. Julie walks around in the dark under the Pink Moon, thinks about a lot of stuff like gardening by the moon and focuses on phlox, MOONFLOWERS & Easter lilies.
Apr 17, 2022•34 min•Ep. 62
Sweet potato planting window is April through the end of June--Julie explains how to start sweet potato slips. Also all about Orange Paintbrush wildflowers, plus dealing with insects in the strawberries. Near the end of the episode, she talks about activating your compost pile with horticultural molasses.
Apr 10, 2022•34 min•Ep. 61
Woohoo! The bluebonnets are blooming! Everything is getting green and colorful. This show includes chit chat about bluebonnets, blue eyed grass, primroses, spiderwort plus basic organic pest control!
Apr 03, 2022•30 min•Ep. 60
Ooo...Texas Mountain Laurel--gorgeous flowers & heady, sweetness. Plus what the cuss is going on with the oak trees dropping leaves?!
Mar 27, 2022•29 min•Ep. 59
Yay! Julie is super excited for Spring--she's so happy for the warmer, sunnier days and she's rather enthusiastic about ornamental redbuds, white cemetery iris and gets a little nerdy about xeric landscaping. Oops.
Mar 20, 2022•36 min•Ep. 58
Julie wonders if Spring will ever come to Central Texas, discusses advantages of in-ground & above ground gardening, gives the ratio for raised bed mix for Central Texas and then closes the show with a spotlight on cilantro and oregano!
Mar 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 57
Central Texas has finally passed the Last Average Frost Date--with cautious optimism WE CAN PLANT OUR GARDENS!!! Also, it's time to prune fruit trees and the last segment of the show Julie highlights jujube trees. Heck yeah.
Mar 06, 2022•32 min•Ep. 56
Julie is not patient. She's sick of this cold, damp, dumb weather. This week's episode focuses on the very, very basics of HOUSEPLANTS. Part 1.
Feb 28, 2022•32 min•Ep. 55
We are soooo close to warmer spring days--let's get ready. Let's plant one last round of cold season crops outside, but also start lots more inside. It's time to plant Irish Potatoes in Central Texas! + herbs, like basil & borage.
Feb 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 54
Ugh...dead days of Texas "winter", value of weeds, planting citrus trees & Valentine's Day = pruning roses WOOHOO
Feb 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 53
Even fruit trees need a break. Winter temperatures mean dormancy for fruit trees. A primer on chill hour requirements plus alternatives to traditional fruiting landscape plants.
Feb 07, 2022•31 min•Ep. 52
It's winter. It's blah. You kill plants. It's ok. Get back in the garden.
Jan 31, 2022•28 min•Ep. 51
Jan 25, 2022•36 min•Ep. 50
Want to plant long-season, warm weather crops ASAP? Tomatoes, peppers, basil...??? That means y'all need to start indoors now! like this week! Also short dissertation on cedar & lots of details on types of tomatoes
Jan 17, 2022•34 min•Ep. 49
2022's first freeze for Taylor & our part of Central Texas--Julie's attempts at winterizing kind of okay, kind of a fail. But the indoor plants are happy including the African violets. Plus more info on starting seeds! We need to get seeds ordered and trays started so we can transplant ASAP.
Jan 11, 2022•41 min•Ep. 48
Brrr! Kinda cold in Central Texas--not a lot going on in the garden--but it's a great time to start planning for pre-spring, spring & summer gardens harvest--Let's get some seeds!
Jan 06, 2022•39 min•Ep. 47
Winter may have changed things outside, but we can still enjoy beautiful blooms & foliage inside during the holidays.
Dec 25, 2021•37 min•Ep. 46
The usual Central Texas commentary followed by gift ideas for plant people! Permaculture projects, tools & things to enhance your outdoor space.
Dec 15, 2021•34 min•Ep. 45
It's December...Warm weather extends out planting windows--chit chat about onions plus a SOLID case agains raking those fall leaves.
Dec 10, 2021•29 min•Ep. 44
