Episodes

  • Happy Orchids, Ferns, Amaryllis, Hibiscus and Birds!

    Happy Orchids, Ferns, Amaryllis, Hibiscus and Birds!
    Feb 22 2025
    Plants are thriving with the longer days and callers need advice. To re-pot or not very overgrown Amaryllis? What about orchids that have formed "pips" (baby plants) on flower stems? Dean and Charlie weigh in on the power of a heated bird bath. And Sue has been saving wood ashes and eggshells all winter. What to do with them? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    43 mins
  • It's Flag Day!

    It's Flag Day!
    Feb 15 2025
    60 years ago the red & white maple leaf flag was raised over Parliament Hill. Proud to be a Canadian during turbulent times! Meanwhile, it's time to prune Forsythia for indoor forcing. How to propagate African violets, Virginia creeper and let's talk succession planting in preparation for summer! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    44 mins
  • Llama Poo, Bark-Eating Squirrels and More!

    Llama Poo, Bark-Eating Squirrels and More!
    Feb 8 2025
    Fireplace ash for the garden (how much?), thistle infestation in raised garden beds (how eradicate?), super-long English ivy stems (how propagate?) and Amaryllis still dormant! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    43 mins
  • Orchids, Mums & Amaryllis

    Orchids, Mums & Amaryllis
    Feb 1 2025
    Keeping Amaryllis healthy and blooming for many years is easy - fertilizing, re-potting and more. We discuss soggy orchid care plus a caller is searching for specific Chrysanthemums. Another caller has a good suggestion! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    39 mins
  • Uruguay Calling

    Uruguay Calling
    Jan 25 2025
    We chat about Robbie Burns Day and Scottish thistles. Watering orchids, Christmas cactus failing, box tree moths, and a caller from Uruguay tells us about Lady of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) blooming recently. The fragrance is magnificent! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    43 mins
  • Native Plants, Rosemary and Snowmobiles in the Garden!

    Native Plants, Rosemary and Snowmobiles in the Garden!
    Jan 18 2025
    Rick Gray, co-author of The Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region, joins us on the show. We discuss milkweed tussock moths, the region this book is relevant to, promoting insects and birds in our gardens, and when volume 2 & 3 will be published to include native trees. NativePlantGardener.ca for more info. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    43 mins
  • Orchids, Amaryllis and More!

    Orchids, Amaryllis and More!
    Jan 11 2025
    We talk orchids with Terry Kennedy, orchid expert and co-owner of Orchids in Our Tropics. Callers are interested in best media, best fertilizer and how the heck do you know when to water an orchid?!? Shrub suggestions for a bay window, geranium propagation, and more about Amaryllis. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    44 mins
  • Fertilizer - When, What and How?

    Fertilizer - When, What and How?
    Jan 4 2025
    Orchids, Amaryllis, Dahlias and palms. All need attention now! Plus how to find OMAFRA factsheets on the web. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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    45 mins