PLOW & HOSE Gardening in Central Texas Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/plow-hose Plow & Hose is a show dedicated to joys and challenges of organic backyard gardening in Central Texas. Learn organic gardening and earth friendly practices while getting seasonal planting information specific to Central Texas. 2022 Plow & Hose LLC c8342481-5c90-53fc-8361-6d6f0ce5913e yes en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:35:42 -0500 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:44:17 -0500 http://www.plowandhose.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/h0uls05B7YGhW1d5OjwmftcxusPybetDDXgvexkuM8I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5MjQwLzE2MTUx/NzMyMTctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg PLOW & HOSE Gardening in Central Texas http://www.plowandhose.com episodic Julie Rydell Plow & Hose is a show dedicated to joys and challenges of organic backyard gardening in Central Texas. Learn organic gardening and earth friendly practices while getting seasonal planting information specific to Central Texas. Plow & Hose is a show dedicated to joys and challenges of organic backyard gardening in Central Texas. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, Julie Rydell davisrydell@gmail.com No No March 8, 2026: WILD THUMB Native Plant and Gardening App, an Interview 106 106 March 8, 2026: WILD THUMB Native Plant and Gardening App, an Interview full 333fa2a4-5c22-4be7-b0a2-d607a6bacd10 https://share.transistor.fm/s/917bb249 Julie visits with Mary Sigro from the Native Plant Society of Texas and Julie Shaddox from Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation to learn about a new gardening app dedicated to native plants--Wild Thumb

]]> Julie visits with Mary Sigro from the Native Plant Society of Texas and Julie Shaddox from Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation to learn about a new gardening app dedicated to native plants--Wild Thumb

]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1944 Julie visits with Mary Sigro from the Native Plant Society of Texas and Julie Shaddox from Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation to learn about a new gardening app dedicated to native plants--Wild Thumb

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No March 8, 2026: YO SPRING! Seed Starting & MICRO TOMATOES 104 104 March 8, 2026: YO SPRING! Seed Starting & MICRO TOMATOES full a116a476-6272-4447-be36-2370778cd9ba https://share.transistor.fm/s/5f25f1ea Spring planting season is here! If you didn't start tomatoes in January, but still want to--try micro tomatoes and micro-dwarf tomatoes!  

]]> Spring planting season is here! If you didn't start tomatoes in January, but still want to--try micro tomatoes and micro-dwarf tomatoes!  

]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2245 Spring planting season is here! If you didn't start tomatoes in January, but still want to--try micro tomatoes and micro-dwarf tomatoes!  

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No March 8, 2026: What's New? More Poultry & the Texas Right to Farm Amendment 105 105 March 8, 2026: What's New? More Poultry & the Texas Right to Farm Amendment full ffa8d2b2-0835-407a-90ca-4d3c2f8887bd https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca50adc0 Julie got some new birds which segued into the new Texas Right to Farm constitutional amendment, which ensures residential property agricultural pursuits.  

]]> Julie got some new birds which segued into the new Texas Right to Farm constitutional amendment, which ensures residential property agricultural pursuits.  

]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1833 Julie got some new birds which segued into the new Texas Right to Farm constitutional amendment, which ensures residential property agricultural pursuits.  

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 9-30-24 Goldenrod, Figs & Burr Oaks**from the archives 103 103 9-30-24 Goldenrod, Figs & Burr Oaks**from the archives full 89d32572-5027-4997-9e61-e1dc8469d7ea https://share.transistor.fm/s/abaa487c Fall in Texas brings allergens, weeds and an optimal planting window for pretty much everything!

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]]> Fall in Texas brings allergens, weeds and an optimal planting window for pretty much everything!

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]]> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:53:06 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2331 Fall in Texas brings allergens, weeds and an optimal planting window for pretty much everything!

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 09-23-24 Wildflowers! Time to Order Seeds and Plant 'em! 102 102 09-23-24 Wildflowers! Time to Order Seeds and Plant 'em! full 925013ef-63aa-4e1d-94bb-46a9856015ed https://share.transistor.fm/s/b0d74f01 Although it's officially fall according to the calender, it's still pretty toasty. Julie has heat-fatigue which leaves her feeling unenthusastic about chores. Despite the seemingly endless heat, it is time to get serious about spring Texas wildflowers. 

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]]> Although it's officially fall according to the calender, it's still pretty toasty. Julie has heat-fatigue which leaves her feeling unenthusastic about chores. Despite the seemingly endless heat, it is time to get serious about spring Texas wildflowers. 

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]]> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:22:34 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2380 Although it's officially fall according to the calender, it's still pretty toasty. Julie has heat-fatigue which leaves her feeling unenthusastic about chores. Despite the seemingly endless heat, it is time to get serious about spring Texas wildflowers. 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-24-24 The Summer Lull--Keeping Plants Alive and Planning for Shade 101 101 07-24-24 The Summer Lull--Keeping Plants Alive and Planning for Shade full 5dcedcd1-8697-42db-899c-373285327cf7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1eac6c69 July and August are tough months for plants in Central Texas, but it's the best time for preparing to plant a fall garden. Consider another round of summer faves. Don't forget to include shade trees in your planting plans. 

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]]> July and August are tough months for plants in Central Texas, but it's the best time for preparing to plant a fall garden. Consider another round of summer faves. Don't forget to include shade trees in your planting plans. 

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]]> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:31:38 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2304 July and August are tough months for plants in Central Texas, but it's the best time for preparing to plant a fall garden. Consider another round of summer faves. Don't forget to include shade trees in your planting plans. 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-12-24 Under the Feeder: Blossoms from Birdseed 100 100 07-12-24 Under the Feeder: Blossoms from Birdseed full 797f6d8c-04cf-4fb6-a33e-5ccf072dca26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5642dca Newsflash! Summer is here! Julie enjoys endless blossoms from wild sunflowers! Learn about sunflowers and safflowers--cousins that keep our birds and squirrels fat and happy through the worst of summer.

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]]> Newsflash! Summer is here! Julie enjoys endless blossoms from wild sunflowers! Learn about sunflowers and safflowers--cousins that keep our birds and squirrels fat and happy through the worst of summer.

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]]> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 23:49:48 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2051 Newsflash! Summer is here! Julie enjoys endless blossoms from wild sunflowers! Learn about sunflowers and safflowers--cousins that keep our birds and squirrels fat and happy through the worst of summer.

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-17-24 Spring Rains and Swampy Summer: Dealing with Moisture, Mosquitos & Monarda 99 99 06-17-24 Spring Rains and Swampy Summer: Dealing with Moisture, Mosquitos & Monarda full 73f2df04-23f6-49de-96c2-21045e183f45 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5541ffb Julie's veggie garden may be smaller than previous years, but still attract pests like spider mites. The spring rains continue even with the start of summer making it muggy and mosquito-y. It's fine because we can disrupt their lifecycle with a simple, organic treatment. With less veggies, Julie has planted more flowers--lots of native and adaptive perennials--including bee balm, also known as Monarda.

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]]> Julie's veggie garden may be smaller than previous years, but still attract pests like spider mites. The spring rains continue even with the start of summer making it muggy and mosquito-y. It's fine because we can disrupt their lifecycle with a simple, organic treatment. With less veggies, Julie has planted more flowers--lots of native and adaptive perennials--including bee balm, also known as Monarda.

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]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 23:22:43 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1900 Julie's veggie garden may be smaller than previous years, but still attract pests like spider mites. The spring rains continue even with the start of summer making it muggy and mosquito-y. It's fine because we can disrupt their lifecycle with a simple, organic treatment. With less veggies, Julie has planted more flowers--lots of native and adaptive perennials--including bee balm, also known as Monarda.

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 1-30-2024 Little Green Peas 98 98 1-30-2024 Little Green Peas full 3ed77fd8-8c4f-44ae-9d14-16aee304e279 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2d74bdb0 Green peas have a really small planting window in Central Texas. Like potatoes, they need to be planted by Valentine's Day. English, shelling, sugar snap and snow--plant them and enjoy some tasty spring veg!

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]]> Green peas have a really small planting window in Central Texas. Like potatoes, they need to be planted by Valentine's Day. English, shelling, sugar snap and snow--plant them and enjoy some tasty spring veg!

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]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:00:31 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1439 Green peas have a really small planting window in Central Texas. Like potatoes, they need to be planted by Valentine's Day. English, shelling, sugar snap and snow--plant them and enjoy some tasty spring veg!

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-29-24 POTATO PLANTING PREPARATION 97 97 01-29-24 POTATO PLANTING PREPARATION full 46b51714-d4be-4479-974f-5448f3207867 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ef4eb157 So many things we can plant this time of year--but don't forget to get your seed potatoes ready for planting in mid-February!

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]]> So many things we can plant this time of year--but don't forget to get your seed potatoes ready for planting in mid-February!

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]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:22:18 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1943 So many things we can plant this time of year--but don't forget to get your seed potatoes ready for planting in mid-February!

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-23-24 New! New! New! Year, Plants, Temperatures--Changes in 2024 96 96 01-23-24 New! New! New! Year, Plants, Temperatures--Changes in 2024 full 41124c5e-2f71-4e0d-9961-bbd6cae34bc4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5f33247f Julie is getting back in the swing of things...It's a new year, new season with new weather! It's the perfect time for garden planning and thinking about the summer garden. If you want to plant your summer garden as soon as possible--you need to sow seeds indoors NOW. As seed catalogs roll in and the temperatures rise and fall--January is an exciting time for gardeners in Central Texas!

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]]> Julie is getting back in the swing of things...It's a new year, new season with new weather! It's the perfect time for garden planning and thinking about the summer garden. If you want to plant your summer garden as soon as possible--you need to sow seeds indoors NOW. As seed catalogs roll in and the temperatures rise and fall--January is an exciting time for gardeners in Central Texas!

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]]> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 08:38:25 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2314 Julie is getting back in the swing of things...It's a new year, new season with new weather! It's the perfect time for garden planning and thinking about the summer garden. If you want to plant your summer garden as soon as possible--you need to sow seeds indoors NOW. As seed catalogs roll in and the temperatures rise and fall--January is an exciting time for gardeners in Central Texas!

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 8-20-23 Rude Depressing Heat, But Hope for Fall Tomatoes and Love for Retamas 95 95 8-20-23 Rude Depressing Heat, But Hope for Fall Tomatoes and Love for Retamas full 002f1fa7-1a64-4d5b-98e0-6aa0d7574348 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9417a054 This summer has been brutal. Pretty much no rainfall since May, July was irrationally hot and August continues to be RUDE with its heat. But Julie is hopeful for a fall garden with a modest tomato harvest. The star of the summer is the Retama tree that popped up in her yard this spring. With absolute no care or attention, the retama is blooming and proves to be a winner for a xeric landscape.

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]]> This summer has been brutal. Pretty much no rainfall since May, July was irrationally hot and August continues to be RUDE with its heat. But Julie is hopeful for a fall garden with a modest tomato harvest. The star of the summer is the Retama tree that popped up in her yard this spring. With absolute no care or attention, the retama is blooming and proves to be a winner for a xeric landscape.

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]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2023 09:30:13 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1756 This summer has been brutal. Pretty much no rainfall since May, July was irrationally hot and August continues to be RUDE with its heat. But Julie is hopeful for a fall garden with a modest tomato harvest. The star of the summer is the Retama tree that popped up in her yard this spring. With absolute no care or attention, the retama is blooming and proves to be a winner for a xeric landscape.

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-29-23 Brutal Heat, Bitter Cucumbers and Fame Flowers 94 94 07-29-23 Brutal Heat, Bitter Cucumbers and Fame Flowers full 0a8beac4-6583-49fb-ab69-42dd8ab4400e https://share.transistor.fm/s/9949f901 No surprise, it's hot & gross. What's not dead is struggling, including the cucumbers which are growing weird and some times bitter. Yuck. In better news, Julie bought new plants while out of town and they are so freaking cute--Fame Flowers. 

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]]> No surprise, it's hot & gross. What's not dead is struggling, including the cucumbers which are growing weird and some times bitter. Yuck. In better news, Julie bought new plants while out of town and they are so freaking cute--Fame Flowers. 

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]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 22:33:17 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1851 No surprise, it's hot & gross. What's not dead is struggling, including the cucumbers which are growing weird and some times bitter. Yuck. In better news, Julie bought new plants while out of town and they are so freaking cute--Fame Flowers. 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-28-23 Dealing with Irrational Heat and more Xeriscape Ideas 93 93 06-28-23 Dealing with Irrational Heat and more Xeriscape Ideas full 2a51b0dd-fa27-40bc-847b-80ab2bdb9b22 https://share.transistor.fm/s/96d72c5a It's so hot, Julie invented a new weather term. "It's an irrational heat." It's hot and people are talking about xeriscaping...including grey water. How to heat-proof your garden as best you can--plus ideas for improving watering habits + xeric landscaping garden design (a reminder of what it is and isn't) Enjoy!

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]]> It's so hot, Julie invented a new weather term. "It's an irrational heat." It's hot and people are talking about xeriscaping...including grey water. How to heat-proof your garden as best you can--plus ideas for improving watering habits + xeric landscaping garden design (a reminder of what it is and isn't) Enjoy!

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]]> Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:57:44 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 3365 It's so hot, Julie invented a new weather term. "It's an irrational heat." It's hot and people are talking about xeriscaping...including grey water. How to heat-proof your garden as best you can--plus ideas for improving watering habits + xeric landscaping garden design (a reminder of what it is and isn't) Enjoy!

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-15-23 Healthy Soil Is Living + Prepping for Summer + Debunking Blossom-end Rot 92 92 05-15-23 Healthy Soil Is Living + Prepping for Summer + Debunking Blossom-end Rot full d85c7d44-e045-4089-9aa4-c080ef3440e1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0056bf28 Lots of rain this week--which is wonderful, but present some challenges with heavy clay soil. Dirt is dead. Soil is very much alive. Learn some tips for keeping your plants (and soil) happy and healthy! Advice for dealing with blossom-end rot.

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]]> Lots of rain this week--which is wonderful, but present some challenges with heavy clay soil. Dirt is dead. Soil is very much alive. Learn some tips for keeping your plants (and soil) happy and healthy! Advice for dealing with blossom-end rot.

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]]> Mon, 15 May 2023 20:30:53 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2395 Lots of rain this week--which is wonderful, but present some challenges with heavy clay soil. Dirt is dead. Soil is very much alive. Learn some tips for keeping your plants (and soil) happy and healthy! Advice for dealing with blossom-end rot.

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-01-23 TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA! Azaleas, Pine Wilt, Cherry & Gingko Trees 91 91 05-01-23 TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA! Azaleas, Pine Wilt, Cherry & Gingko Trees full 817462b1-a789-468a-bbcb-79eaf2461d9e https://share.transistor.fm/s/a0721403 When Julie travels she looks at all the plants. She went to South Korea and took in ALL the landscaping. Springtime in South Korea is amazing--cherry trees (missed the big bloom), azaleas (every.where.), pine trees & gingkos--so beautiful, she didn't want to come back. :| 

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]]> When Julie travels she looks at all the plants. She went to South Korea and took in ALL the landscaping. Springtime in South Korea is amazing--cherry trees (missed the big bloom), azaleas (every.where.), pine trees & gingkos--so beautiful, she didn't want to come back. :| 

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]]> Mon, 01 May 2023 23:06:28 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 3053 When Julie travels she looks at all the plants. She went to South Korea and took in ALL the landscaping. Springtime in South Korea is amazing--cherry trees (missed the big bloom), azaleas (every.where.), pine trees & gingkos--so beautiful, she didn't want to come back. :| 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-15-23 Gross Pollen, Purple Hyacinth Beans and LADYBUGS 90 90 04-15-23 Gross Pollen, Purple Hyacinth Beans and LADYBUGS full dde6bc8e-b338-4cb5-bb6c-7ddcb06ce936 https://share.transistor.fm/s/155df71d Spring pollen allergy season is here. What's trying to kill us now? Pretty, but inedible hyacinth beans and lots of info about ladybugs! <3 

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]]> Spring pollen allergy season is here. What's trying to kill us now? Pretty, but inedible hyacinth beans and lots of info about ladybugs! <3 

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]]> Sat, 15 Apr 2023 01:53:26 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2356 Spring pollen allergy season is here. What's trying to kill us now? Pretty, but inedible hyacinth beans and lots of info about ladybugs! <3 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-09-23 Fading Bluebonnets Make Way for Gaillardia & Coneflowers + Keystone Plants 89 89 04-09-23 Fading Bluebonnets Make Way for Gaillardia & Coneflowers + Keystone Plants full d7ef8b63-5c58-4ce7-bdbc-5c9050efcfa6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/05b8d07e Cooler temperatures and rain pass through making for a pleasant Easter weekend. The bluebonnets have been beautiful and now going to seed, but other flowers take the stage. Plus, keystone plants for eco-regions and a teeny tiny rant anti-lawn rant.  

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]]> Cooler temperatures and rain pass through making for a pleasant Easter weekend. The bluebonnets have been beautiful and now going to seed, but other flowers take the stage. Plus, keystone plants for eco-regions and a teeny tiny rant anti-lawn rant.  

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]]> Sun, 09 Apr 2023 18:59:35 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2267 Cooler temperatures and rain pass through making for a pleasant Easter weekend. The bluebonnets have been beautiful and now going to seed, but other flowers take the stage. Plus, keystone plants for eco-regions and a teeny tiny rant anti-lawn rant.  

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-26-23 Plant Swap! Spiderwort, Aloe Veras & Spring Planting 88 88 03-26-23 Plant Swap! Spiderwort, Aloe Veras & Spring Planting full acbf81a4-b8fa-4714-b047-250e54850d89 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0983c94a Julie went to a plant swap and acquired some new and coveted plants. Along with finally getting some spiderwort, she also got a bit of sunburn. Thankful she also obtained some aloe vera and shares the growing info about this handy and hardy medicinal plant! Spring planting info included too. Yay Springtime!!

]]> Julie went to a plant swap and acquired some new and coveted plants. Along with finally getting some spiderwort, she also got a bit of sunburn. Thankful she also obtained some aloe vera and shares the growing info about this handy and hardy medicinal plant! Spring planting info included too. Yay Springtime!!

]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 08:53:59 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2087 Julie went to a plant swap and acquired some new and coveted plants. Along with finally getting some spiderwort, she also got a bit of sunburn. Thankful she also obtained some aloe vera and shares the growing info about this handy and hardy medicinal plant! Spring planting info included too. Yay Springtime!!

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-19-23 Summer and Fall Blooming "Bulbs"--Lilies and "Lilies" 87 87 03-19-23 Summer and Fall Blooming "Bulbs"--Lilies and "Lilies" full f492b825-b2d3-4a8b-ade1-79296b02cb9d https://share.transistor.fm/s/53cb6b27 Creeping up on Spring Equinox! Doesn't feel like it. Lots of wonderful things to plant in your gardens--plus it's time to plant summer and fall blooming bulbs. Julie explains the different bulb type plants and goes into detail about lilies and other plants called lilies (ones that grow well in Central Texas). Asiatic & Oriental lilies. daylilies, cannas, lycoris, agapanthus 

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]]> Creeping up on Spring Equinox! Doesn't feel like it. Lots of wonderful things to plant in your gardens--plus it's time to plant summer and fall blooming bulbs. Julie explains the different bulb type plants and goes into detail about lilies and other plants called lilies (ones that grow well in Central Texas). Asiatic & Oriental lilies. daylilies, cannas, lycoris, agapanthus 

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]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:42:18 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2335 Creeping up on Spring Equinox! Doesn't feel like it. Lots of wonderful things to plant in your gardens--plus it's time to plant summer and fall blooming bulbs. Julie explains the different bulb type plants and goes into detail about lilies and other plants called lilies (ones that grow well in Central Texas). Asiatic & Oriental lilies. daylilies, cannas, lycoris, agapanthus 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-12-23 TEXAS SPRING IS HERE! Wildflowers and PARASITES 86 86 03-12-23 TEXAS SPRING IS HERE! Wildflowers and PARASITES full c857c61a-f430-4e78-8949-168e5c64555d https://share.transistor.fm/s/55d49ad5 Julie is super happy--Nearly spring equinox and bluebonnets have arrived! Everything is blooming, even the parasites! But even freeloading plants can't dampen her spirit--YAY for SPRING! 

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]]> Julie is super happy--Nearly spring equinox and bluebonnets have arrived! Everything is blooming, even the parasites! But even freeloading plants can't dampen her spirit--YAY for SPRING! 

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]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:22:06 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2273 Julie is super happy--Nearly spring equinox and bluebonnets have arrived! Everything is blooming, even the parasites! But even freeloading plants can't dampen her spirit--YAY for SPRING! 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-05-23 Crazy Days pt. 2 Warm Weather Brings Weeds + New Landscaping 85 85 03-05-23 Crazy Days pt. 2 Warm Weather Brings Weeds + New Landscaping full 264ae46a-4728-455f-8eef-b28616a8ffa4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a13ecd4 February ends with crazy weather. March starts with crazy weather. Recent rain caused weeds to go crazy, but Julie doesn't mind. Focus on spring weed henbit, plus couple of recommendations on foundation landscaping--hightlights on Indian Hawthorn and Pineapple Guava.

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]]> February ends with crazy weather. March starts with crazy weather. Recent rain caused weeds to go crazy, but Julie doesn't mind. Focus on spring weed henbit, plus couple of recommendations on foundation landscaping--hightlights on Indian Hawthorn and Pineapple Guava.

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]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:11:45 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2289 February ends with crazy weather. March starts with crazy weather. Recent rain caused weeds to go crazy, but Julie doesn't mind. Focus on spring weed henbit, plus couple of recommendations on foundation landscaping--hightlights on Indian Hawthorn and Pineapple Guava.

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 02-20-23 Crazy Days. Last Call for Cool Crops! Plus GARDEN PEAS 84 84 02-20-23 Crazy Days. Last Call for Cool Crops! Plus GARDEN PEAS full 1ac54292-17b0-49cc-b928-a70b6a990349 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3cf2ec56 It's not February. It's CRAZY DAYS. Fickle temperatures make Julie distrusting. Go ahead and plant a last round of cool season favorites and try garden peas. It's a great time to plant!

]]> It's not February. It's CRAZY DAYS. Fickle temperatures make Julie distrusting. Go ahead and plant a last round of cool season favorites and try garden peas. It's a great time to plant!

]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:01:18 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1571 It's not February. It's CRAZY DAYS. Fickle temperatures make Julie distrusting. Go ahead and plant a last round of cool season favorites and try garden peas. It's a great time to plant!

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 02-12-23 ICE DAMAGE & OTHER BS--But Let's Plant Strawberries & Roses Like Nothing Happened 83 83 02-12-23 ICE DAMAGE & OTHER BS--But Let's Plant Strawberries & Roses Like Nothing Happened full 5e54b1a8-87ed-4ba1-8a77-5bce6cb95d0a https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d712350 Ahaha! Another destructive ice storm! WHY?!! With her seasonal optimism, Julie is just going to move on and pretend nothing happened. Refrigerator clean out yields happy discovery, plus let's plant some things--so much to plant! Plus companion planting with strawberries and rose care. 

]]> Ahaha! Another destructive ice storm! WHY?!! With her seasonal optimism, Julie is just going to move on and pretend nothing happened. Refrigerator clean out yields happy discovery, plus let's plant some things--so much to plant! Plus companion planting with strawberries and rose care. 

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2023 02:22:46 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2485 Ahaha! Another destructive ice storm! WHY?!! With her seasonal optimism, Julie is just going to move on and pretend nothing happened. Refrigerator clean out yields happy discovery, plus let's plant some things--so much to plant! Plus companion planting with strawberries and rose care. 

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-29-23 Get Your Seeds! Plant some, start some & save some 82 82 01-29-23 Get Your Seeds! Plant some, start some & save some full 7c80ce4f-2981-4840-a101-e8371ac119d7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa35ee2d Sun, 29 Jan 2023 01:22:26 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2735 It's dreary and cool--hardly inspiring to garden--but Late January/Early February is prime seed season. Lots can be sown outside, plus we can start warm season indoors. Heritage, heirloom and open-pollenated plants &amp; seeds are so important--Julie spends some time talking about biodiversity and the cultural significance of seed saving. It's dreary and cool--hardly inspiring to garden--but Late January/Early February is prime seed season. Lots can be sown outside, plus we can start warm season indoors. Heritage, heirloom and open-pollenated plants &amp; seeds are so important--Julie spen organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-21-23 NEW YEAR/NEW GOALS: Weird Weather! Ominous Events & Inflation Goals! Eww Bird Flu 81 81 01-21-23 NEW YEAR/NEW GOALS: Weird Weather! Ominous Events & Inflation Goals! Eww Bird Flu full 992fcbc7-44cf-4a85-abe1-241abc829ae3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5f32c350 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 02:58:56 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2812 Julie's back. Suspicious of the pleasant weather. California flooding &amp; avian influenza--geez. Set some gardening goals, plant some seeds and don't get chickens if you think eggs are expensive. Julie's back. Suspicious of the pleasant weather. California flooding &amp; avian influenza--geez. Set some gardening goals, plant some seeds and don't get chickens if you think eggs are expensive. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 12-25-22 Merry Christmas! Cuetlaxochitls & Caffeine 80 80 12-25-22 Merry Christmas! Cuetlaxochitls & Caffeine full 6315e955-0c06-46b8-973d-f73e93d4b774 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0bcd16cd Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:30:35 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2548 Last episode for 2022! It's a cold Christmas but Julie brings it indoors--talking about poinsettias their care and unfortunate backstory. PLUS hollies--America's Only Caffeinated Native. Last episode for 2022! It's a cold Christmas but Julie brings it indoors--talking about poinsettias their care and unfortunate backstory. PLUS hollies--America's Only Caffeinated Native. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 12-11-22 RADISHES ARE GREAT Grow Some (+gift ideas for gardeners) 79 79 12-11-22 RADISHES ARE GREAT Grow Some (+gift ideas for gardeners) full acdad1a2-8f07-4535-b304-a6efda372708 https://share.transistor.fm/s/57062bc3 Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:22:35 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2402 Julie is a bit enthusiastic about radishes on this show, but with good reason. From salad to tillage, learn all about radishes and using them as a cover crop this winter. Also, some fun ideas for gift giving season. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply. Julie is a bit enthusiastic about radishes on this show, but with good reason. From salad to tillage, learn all about radishes and using them as a cover crop this winter. Also, some fun ideas for gift giving season. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CRO organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 11-20-22 FINALLY--Feel like Fall! Planting onions and Keep Your Leaves 78 78 11-20-22 FINALLY--Feel like Fall! Planting onions and Keep Your Leaves full 4ba68bb0-010e-4691-a6d1-d260e088ee67 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d5c8763 Sun, 20 Nov 2022 12:59:14 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2286 The weather finally matches the season! The cold and damp and dark days have Julie rethinking things, but she's excited about harvesting sweet potatoes, planting onions and she really, REALLY, wants you to keep leaves out of the landfill. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply. The weather finally matches the season! The cold and damp and dark days have Julie rethinking things, but she's excited about harvesting sweet potatoes, planting onions and she really, REALLY, wants you to keep leaves out of the landfill. SPONSOR OFFE organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 10-16-22 IT'S REVERSE SPRING but It's Time to Plant TREES--Select for Optimal Fall Foliage 77 77 10-16-22 IT'S REVERSE SPRING but It's Time to Plant TREES--Select for Optimal Fall Foliage full 6a690ab1-6934-4ff4-96c9-db842056113e https://share.transistor.fm/s/74eb7ec7 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:16:29 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1995 Feels like spring, sort of. But backwards. Crispy lawn. Struggling garden beds. But optimism returns with thought of fall foliage and planting during Central Texas' best planting season--FALL. Link below for website mentioned. (Oh god, that parakeet...so loud today...) http://texastreeid.tamu.edu SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply. Feels like spring, sort of. But backwards. Crispy lawn. Struggling garden beds. But optimism returns with thought of fall foliage and planting during Central Texas' best planting season--FALL. Link below for website mentioned. (Oh god, that parakeet...so organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 10-02-22 ***TIME TO PLANT SPRING WILDFLOWERS*** LAWNS VS FLOWERS 76 76 10-02-22 ***TIME TO PLANT SPRING WILDFLOWERS*** LAWNS VS FLOWERS full 0f855ef0-655c-4213-9e48-49702a1e98aa https://share.transistor.fm/s/d624c526 Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:10:59 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1947 A return of sane weather. So nice. Just in time to plant wildflower seeds for spring blossoms. I'm talking bluebonnets, etc. Grow flowers instead of stupid lawns. Guess which team I'm on...LOLOLOLOLOL SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply. A return of sane weather. So nice. Just in time to plant wildflower seeds for spring blossoms. I'm talking bluebonnets, etc. Grow flowers instead of stupid lawns. Guess which team I'm on...LOLOLOLOLOL SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at True organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 09-14-22 FALSE FALL Brings More Flowers Just in Time for Migration 75 75 09-14-22 FALSE FALL Brings More Flowers Just in Time for Migration full 218ddcfc-b4e3-4509-bee0-90ee4a0a0de8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a08d9c5 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:45:54 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2159 HAPPY FALL!!! PSYCHE! We don't get a real fall in Central Texas! But the recent drop in temperatures and a bit of rain stimulated a nice late summer flush of crape myrtle &amp; lantana blossoms. Perfect timing for migrating butterflies and hummingbirds. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply. HAPPY FALL!!! PSYCHE! We don't get a real fall in Central Texas! But the recent drop in temperatures and a bit of rain stimulated a nice late summer flush of crape myrtle &amp; lantana blossoms. Perfect timing for migrating butterflies and hummingbirds. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 09-04-22 Cut Out of Work Early, Went to the Nursery (A Fortuitous Tale: Brassicas V. Nematodes) 74 74 09-04-22 Cut Out of Work Early, Went to the Nursery (A Fortuitous Tale: Brassicas V. Nematodes) full 62726040-c4b2-49b1-9d4c-f8f51cc3a33a https://share.transistor.fm/s/596f240c Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:37:32 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2487 Uh, Julie left work early, went to the garden center, bought some plants. A lot of broccoli, actually--too much, considering things. Out in the garden, discovered root-knot nematodes--the remedy might be actually be in the flat of broc. SERENDIPITY??? Miracle from the Universe?! She don't know. Why would she know?! But there's some biology that justifies the purchase, even if that came after the fact. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply. Uh, Julie left work early, went to the garden center, bought some plants. A lot of broccoli, actually--too much, considering things. Out in the garden, discovered root-knot nematodes--the remedy might be actually be in the flat of broc. SERENDIPITY??? Mir organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-28-22 Return to Regular Hot Late Summer, Complete with Bad Bugs & OX BLOOD LILIES 73 73 08-28-22 Return to Regular Hot Late Summer, Complete with Bad Bugs & OX BLOOD LILIES full 0c3b91a5-0e5b-40b4-8cfe-5ca53a403cf8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf6accb2 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.

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]]> 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 100th radio show! Send Julie an email at hello@plowandhose.com and she'll put your name in for a drawing for a prize--three names will be drawn on Sunday Sept. 11th. Yay! 
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]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2022 20:07:58 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2370 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. See full description below! 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 fir organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-21-22 Soil, a Natural Antidepressant?! Plus Late Summer Wildflowers 72 72 08-21-22 Soil, a Natural Antidepressant?! Plus Late Summer Wildflowers full fa35b7da-0366-49a3-a967-b73a04a47051 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a79e8e7 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. 
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]]> 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. 
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]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:03:25 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2080 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 &amp; Ruellia--also sketchy. 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 &amp; Ruellia--also sket organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-14-22 Late Summer Hellscape, Bring Fall + San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden 71 71 08-14-22 Late Summer Hellscape, Bring Fall + San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden full cf5711d8-ba7a-4508-9177-c3ed4a5e7ed9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d4fc2faa Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:34:08 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1997 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. 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 excurs organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-24-22 Dear Garden, Don't Please Die. + Highlight on Mallows Like Rock Roses + Watering More Better 70 70 07-24-22 Dear Garden, Don't Please Die. + Highlight on Mallows Like Rock Roses + Watering More Better full e2e4f799-8135-4855-a193-49ace577bdf0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e7f85a63 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 02:20:34 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2148 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 &amp; 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!) 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 &amp; efficient watering, but kinda takes her time. Because it's hot and she's like that. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-10-22 Cucumbers, Fall Tomatoes & HYDROPONICS PART 2 69 69 07-10-22 Cucumbers, Fall Tomatoes & HYDROPONICS PART 2 full df563272-28d6-4131-978a-2f4dd951f6c9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d25a8fe Sun, 10 Jul 2022 01:29:59 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2484 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. 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. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-26-22 A Trip Leads to Terrariums & Hydroponics 68 68 06-26-22 A Trip Leads to Terrariums & Hydroponics full b98bd6dc-9390-44eb-addc-2f20b5b83f50 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5dae59a4 Sun, 26 Jun 2022 05:11:14 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2459 A trip out of town spurs a whole show about TERRARIUMS! And Julie dips her toe in to the fantastic pool of hydroponics A trip out of town spurs a whole show about TERRARIUMS! And Julie dips her toe in to the fantastic pool of hydroponics organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-12-22 It's hot. I'm over it. Protect with shade/plant heat loving plants 67 67 06-12-22 It's hot. I'm over it. Protect with shade/plant heat loving plants full 0d78d896-30fb-4a76-b815-88d569be3b52 https://share.transistor.fm/s/326d4c1d Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:12:30 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2251 Too hot to type. Reiterating: It's hot. I'm over it. Protect with shade/plant heat loving plants +Okinawa Spinach &amp; Okinawa Pink Okra Too hot to type. Reiterating: It's hot. I'm over it. Protect with shade/plant heat loving plants +Okinawa Spinach &amp; Okinawa Pink Okra organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-05-2022 Summer Care: Focus on Fertilizer, plus leaf beetle management 66 66 06-05-2022 Summer Care: Focus on Fertilizer, plus leaf beetle management full d14f6058-9d9a-4759-9bb8-b5ebcc9a8a92 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cc435c5a Sun, 05 Jun 2022 20:32:20 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2169 It's hot. Take care of your garden--supplement with fertilizers! Also, beetles. It's hot. Take care of your garden--supplement with fertilizers! Also, beetles. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-15-22 BIG Arches & Bean Towers: New Garden Projects 65 65 05-15-22 BIG Arches & Bean Towers: New Garden Projects full c851b1e2-c9d4-420d-9c66-9d2d79c4a955 https://share.transistor.fm/s/057b2b14 Sun, 15 May 2022 02:07:40 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2150 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?! 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?! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-01-22 Take you tomatoes to work day + Rain-Sensitive Plants (mostly rain-sensitive plants) 64 64 05-01-22 Take you tomatoes to work day + Rain-Sensitive Plants (mostly rain-sensitive plants) full 943757a5-0c49-42b7-a1e6-0902a17e7294 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4de3d1bf Sun, 01 May 2022 01:24:14 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2258 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 &amp; Texas sage. (Julie's really excited this week--It's MAY! YAY!) 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 &amp; Texas sage. (Julie's really excited this week--It's MAY! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-24-22 Ducks & Gourds. 63 63 04-24-22 Ducks & Gourds. full 9064390e-1194-46c8-ae1f-68fe5c8891c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e92ebccc Sun, 24 Apr 2022 01:52:28 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2878 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! 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! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-16-22 EASTER & THE PINK MOON: Moon Phase Gardening, Moonflowers & Easter Lilies 62 62 04-16-22 EASTER & THE PINK MOON: Moon Phase Gardening, Moonflowers & Easter Lilies full 62d141e5-1899-42a7-bf85-059a6b85162d https://share.transistor.fm/s/3203fded Sun, 17 Apr 2022 01:15:17 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2050 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 &amp; Easter lilies. 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 phl organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-10-22 Time to Start Sweet Potatoes! Orange Paintbrush Wildflowers & Dealing with Pillbugs 61 61 04-10-22 Time to Start Sweet Potatoes! Orange Paintbrush Wildflowers & Dealing with Pillbugs full 28390797-0953-4e86-9573-2609f287e0c5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b74f3fc Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:11:03 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2012 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. 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 activa organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-03-22 IT'S WILDFLOWER SEASON! Bluebonnets, Blue Eyed Grass & More + Safe Pest Control 60 60 04-03-22 IT'S WILDFLOWER SEASON! Bluebonnets, Blue Eyed Grass & More + Safe Pest Control full c4e28aa4-9249-401b-883f-323742a3c577 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dcad2123 Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:33:09 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1801 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! 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! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-27-22 Texas Mountain Laurel, Oak Leaf Drop & Summer Annuals 59 59 03-27-22 Texas Mountain Laurel, Oak Leaf Drop & Summer Annuals full 711dcb72-ce3a-4833-8129-9d7a1691e40a https://share.transistor.fm/s/27d51ed4 Sun, 27 Mar 2022 01:39:08 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1746 Ooo...Texas Mountain Laurel--gorgeous flowers &amp; heady, sweetness. Plus what the cuss is going on with the oak trees dropping leaves?! Ooo...Texas Mountain Laurel--gorgeous flowers &amp; heady, sweetness. Plus what the cuss is going on with the oak trees dropping leaves?! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-20-22 SPRING!!! Redbuds and Iris are Blooming + XERISCAPING!!! 58 58 03-20-22 SPRING!!! Redbuds and Iris are Blooming + XERISCAPING!!! full b494fe4b-84b0-457a-a4ff-6875fa6a006d https://share.transistor.fm/s/90176a63 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:50:34 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2151 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. 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. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-13-22 Start Fresh:New beds, raised bed mix & spotlight on culinary herbs--cilantro & oregano 57 57 03-13-22 Start Fresh:New beds, raised bed mix & spotlight on culinary herbs--cilantro & oregano full 8d88c406-79ef-47de-b4c7-6fa992a6fd79 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a1f592a4 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:35:30 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1873 Julie wonders if Spring will ever come to Central Texas, discusses advantages of in-ground &amp; 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! Julie wonders if Spring will ever come to Central Texas, discusses advantages of in-ground &amp; 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! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-06-2022 YAY! Spring Planting, PRUNING FRUIT TREES & Highlight on Jujubes 56 56 03-06-2022 YAY! Spring Planting, PRUNING FRUIT TREES & Highlight on Jujubes full 1844fc74-9071-44d0-8bc2-78abaf1da6a0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1bd60f0c Sun, 06 Mar 2022 13:56:48 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1927 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. 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. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 02-27-22 SICK OF WINTER--Houseplant basics! part 1 55 55 02-27-22 SICK OF WINTER--Houseplant basics! part 1 full 2c1320cd-c7d7-4eb0-8e2e-cccee3d892e3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb0028ff Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:22:29 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1897 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. 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. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 02-20-22 YAY! It's Pre-Spring! So much to plant--outside/inside + focus on potatoes and basil 54 54 02-20-22 YAY! It's Pre-Spring! So much to plant--outside/inside + focus on potatoes and basil full d6b9ae01-d515-45eb-8159-41d84370e7b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/63c2a876 Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:01:28 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2221 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 &amp; borage. 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 &amp; borage. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 02-13-22 Mostly CITRUS TREES, spring "weeds" & pruning ROSES 53 53 02-13-22 Mostly CITRUS TREES, spring "weeds" & pruning ROSES full 369b2502-5def-40c9-89a4-6899d502ebf4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9cbf45b8 Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:21:36 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2098 Ugh...dead days of Texas "winter", value of weeds, planting citrus trees &amp; Valentine's Day = pruning roses WOOHOO Ugh...dead days of Texas "winter", value of weeds, planting citrus trees &amp; Valentine's Day = pruning roses WOOHOO organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 02-07-22 Time to Plant Fruit Trees & CHILL HOURS (also spring peas) 52 52 02-07-22 Time to Plant Fruit Trees & CHILL HOURS (also spring peas) full c4008d6f-a680-4c3f-8469-6602cab09d26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5e5279b4 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:44:36 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1862 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. 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. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-30-22 BACK TO BASICS pt. 2, SOIL, and gardening in an imperfect world--keep trying 51 51 01-30-22 BACK TO BASICS pt. 2, SOIL, and gardening in an imperfect world--keep trying full 6163bab8-ee22-40da-9bdc-b215373dde53 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f75fdd6a It's winter. It's blah. You kill plants. It's ok. Get back in the garden. 

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]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-23-22 Backyard Basics! Soil, Light & Water + Plant Asparagus Now 50 50 01-23-22 Backyard Basics! Soil, Light & Water + Plant Asparagus Now full 57bb8487-f706-4941-8f5f-41dd10fff69d https://share.transistor.fm/s/97b08ade Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:08:37 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2147 organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-16-22 Let's get those seeds STARTED--+ cedar fever & details on TOMATOES 49 49 01-16-22 Let's get those seeds STARTED--+ cedar fever & details on TOMATOES full 3caf15a1-0e2c-4cf0-a774-d985fdade867 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e399e8e4 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:30:29 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2059 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 &amp; lots of details on types of tomatoes 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 &amp; lots of details on types of tomatoes organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-09-22 Winterizing Fail, African Violets & Seed Starting Soil 48 48 01-09-22 Winterizing Fail, African Violets & Seed Starting Soil full cd606c54-0a60-4cc5-b439-3654fd5d7521 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1892537d Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:56:01 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2435 2022's first freeze for Taylor &amp; 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. 2022's first freeze for Taylor &amp; 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 organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 01-02-22 Happy New Year! This Show is Super Seedy. (Let's buy seeds!) 47 47 01-02-22 Happy New Year! This Show is Super Seedy. (Let's buy seeds!) full e06a6f09-88a3-41d0-85bf-7c812186bbf6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eda9ee4e Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:59:45 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2330 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 &amp; summer gardens harvest--Let's get some seeds! 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 &amp; summer gardens harvest--Let's get some seeds! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 12-19-21 Winter Blooming Plants: Poinsettias, Christmas Cacti, Forced Bulbs 46 46 12-19-21 Winter Blooming Plants: Poinsettias, Christmas Cacti, Forced Bulbs full 8976d31e-a598-44e6-af2f-b800cc94c0df https://share.transistor.fm/s/50229379 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 22:37:19 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2193 Winter may have changed things outside, but we can still enjoy beautiful blooms &amp; foliage inside during the holidays. Winter may have changed things outside, but we can still enjoy beautiful blooms &amp; foliage inside during the holidays. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 12-12-21 Holiday Gift Ideas for Plant People! 45 45 12-12-21 Holiday Gift Ideas for Plant People! full 315ae627-8f90-4d27-a012-4e9218b397ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce47c07d Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:09:38 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2031 The usual Central Texas commentary followed by gift ideas for plant people! Permaculture projects, tools &amp; things to enhance your outdoor space. The usual Central Texas commentary followed by gift ideas for plant people! Permaculture projects, tools &amp; things to enhance your outdoor space. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 12-05-21 December Chores, Winter Onions, Leaf Raking Hype (don't believe it) 44 44 12-05-21 December Chores, Winter Onions, Leaf Raking Hype (don't believe it) full 89e7e919-992c-483c-83ef-4aa7c6f8b7f1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4e05c642 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:04:58 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1725 It's December...Warm weather extends out planting windows--chit chat about onions plus a SOLID case agains raking those fall leaves. It's December...Warm weather extends out planting windows--chit chat about onions plus a SOLID case agains raking those fall leaves. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 11-21-21 Untangling Permaculture, Simplistically Explaining Zoning & Stacking 43 43 11-21-21 Untangling Permaculture, Simplistically Explaining Zoning & Stacking full 69fcef99-0fd4-43e5-92d5-d5110adaa427 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0cb9843a Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:20:45 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2177 Permaculture is really cool! Earth friendly practices that make gardening easier while increasing yields. Julie spends some time breaking down permaculture ideas to incorporate with your gardening. Permaculture is really cool! Earth friendly practices that make gardening easier while increasing yields. Julie spends some time breaking down permaculture ideas to incorporate with your gardening. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 11-14-21 Colorful Fall Foliage via Chinese Tallow + alternatives AND Please keep leaves out of the trash!!!! 42 42 11-14-21 Colorful Fall Foliage via Chinese Tallow + alternatives AND Please keep leaves out of the trash!!!! full f29e7d07-6e54-4b40-a462-dc8e65cc9226 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0efb5491 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:01:25 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2174 Oh man...Chinese Tallow are so pretty in the fall! Yeah, but not a great tree for natural for some. Oh man...Chinese Tallow are so pretty in the fall! Yeah, but not a great tree for natural for some. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 10-31-21 Spooky Things & A Cool Down (moths, toads & prepping for the cooler temps) 41 41 10-31-21 Spooky Things & A Cool Down (moths, toads & prepping for the cooler temps) full 93a52830-e10c-4362-8d88-c8b7f258b207 https://share.transistor.fm/s/86fd5f75 Halloween time means cooler temps and less daylight! Familiar creatures are moving on to warmer locations, but new ones are coming around. Also time to start winterizing--moving houseplants in and prepping for cooler temperatures!

]]> Halloween time means cooler temps and less daylight! Familiar creatures are moving on to warmer locations, but new ones are coming around. Also time to start winterizing--moving houseplants in and prepping for cooler temperatures!

]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:17:37 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1660 Halloween time means cooler temps and less daylight! Familiar creatures are moving on to warmer locations, but new ones are coming around. Also time to start winterizing--moving houseplants in and prepping for cooler temperatures!

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 10-17-21 Understated Horseherb, Trashing Ash Trees and Replanting Better Trees 40 40 10-17-21 Understated Horseherb, Trashing Ash Trees and Replanting Better Trees full be50fade-f6d7-45ab-a59a-92bc27fd80a0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ae910e3 Horseherb is a magnificent groundcover. Julie finally gets rid of dead/dying/trashy Arizona Ash trees and contemplates other native & adaptive replacement trees--like Chinese Pistache, Shumard Oaks & Loquats. Yay!

]]> Horseherb is a magnificent groundcover. Julie finally gets rid of dead/dying/trashy Arizona Ash trees and contemplates other native & adaptive replacement trees--like Chinese Pistache, Shumard Oaks & Loquats. Yay!

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:07:00 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1994 Horseherb is a magnificent groundcover. Julie finally gets rid of dead/dying/trashy Arizona Ash trees and contemplates other native & adaptive replacement trees--like Chinese Pistache, Shumard Oaks & Loquats. Yay!

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 10-03-21 Goldenrod vs. Ragweed, Figs & Burr Oak 39 39 10-03-21 Goldenrod vs. Ragweed, Figs & Burr Oak full 94e34348-55de-4243-9dce-bec1e80afcf7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/050556d4 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:42:08 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2303 Fall in Texas brings allergens, weeds and an optimal planting window for pretty much everything! Fall in Texas brings allergens, weeds and an optimal planting window for pretty much everything! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 09-26-21 Want Spring Texas Wildflowers? PLANT NOW 38 38 09-26-21 Want Spring Texas Wildflowers? PLANT NOW full 1764f5de-0c6c-4761-9277-7a63361dc70f https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa1ea99e Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:51:53 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2147 Want bluebonnets &amp; other spring wildflowers in your yard? Julie discusses site selections, prep, planting and maintaining your wildflower patch. Want bluebonnets &amp; other spring wildflowers in your yard? Julie discusses site selections, prep, planting and maintaining your wildflower patch. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 09-19-21 Thinking ahead to Salad Greens & September Chores 37 37 09-19-21 Thinking ahead to Salad Greens & September Chores full b2aece0c-a975-495c-b308-e2f2e38dce60 https://share.transistor.fm/s/80ba0be3 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:17:19 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1845 Nearly a whole show about lettuce. Yep. Lettuce. Add lettuce to your garden. Julie approves. Plus dividing perennials. Nearly a whole show about lettuce. Yep. Lettuce. Add lettuce to your garden. Julie approves. Plus dividing perennials. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 09-12-21 Seeing Red: Late Summer Color--Roselle, Snailseed Vine, Chiltepin Peppers & OX BLOOD LILIES 36 36 09-12-21 Seeing Red: Late Summer Color--Roselle, Snailseed Vine, Chiltepin Peppers & OX BLOOD LILIES full b340d8c3-aa74-42f1-9c98-f79009b39780 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0fa13b90 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 20:58:01 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2368 It's hot...it's dry and between growing seasons...but Julie discovers lots of red around the yard. Refreshing roselle hibiscus, hella spicy chiltepin peppers and waiting for the Ox Blood Lilies to arrive It's hot...it's dry and between growing seasons...but Julie discovers lots of red around the yard. Refreshing roselle hibiscus, hella spicy chiltepin peppers and waiting for the Ox Blood Lilies to arrive organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 09-05-21 End of Summer: Pecan Issues, Grafting & Brassicas for Fall 35 35 09-05-21 End of Summer: Pecan Issues, Grafting & Brassicas for Fall full 0e9fdaed-32b6-41db-b4a1-2a8f26853d8e https://share.transistor.fm/s/16f8ffc4 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:51:12 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2397 Early September is starting off hot--pecans dropping, but looking forward to planting broccoli, kale, and other brassicas! Early September is starting off hot--pecans dropping, but looking forward to planting broccoli, kale, and other brassicas! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-29-21 Garden Therapy, Texas Sage Will it Rain? + Mulberries 34 34 08-29-21 Garden Therapy, Texas Sage Will it Rain? + Mulberries full 0944b36e-2094-460f-86ee-46cc1427faaf https://share.transistor.fm/s/51e71706 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 18:18:49 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2264 Hot &amp; tired--Julie takes a little break in the garden. The sage is blooming--will it rain? MAYBE! Fall gardening and mulberries! yay! Hot &amp; tired--Julie takes a little break in the garden. The sage is blooming--will it rain? MAYBE! Fall gardening and mulberries! yay! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-22-21 Late Summer Insects...Leafhoppers, Butterflies & yuck...ARMY WORMS 33 33 08-22-21 Late Summer Insects...Leafhoppers, Butterflies & yuck...ARMY WORMS full 50a6c7d5-9a41-4855-8fe8-6b950fb9fb79 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1b17689a Sun, 22 Aug 2021 22:43:22 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1963 So many insects--leafhoppers on okra, butterflies &amp; caterpillars everywhere--and all these Army Worms... So many insects--leafhoppers on okra, butterflies &amp; caterpillars everywhere--and all these Army Worms... organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-15-21 Cactus Bugs, Dragonfruit & Night Blooming Cereus (with a drizzle of horticultural oil) 32 32 08-15-21 Cactus Bugs, Dragonfruit & Night Blooming Cereus (with a drizzle of horticultural oil) full b262e162-02dc-4cc2-826b-d68fc82bb812 https://share.transistor.fm/s/873e8252 Sun, 22 Aug 2021 22:13:05 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2189 Late summer infestation of cactus bugs--deep dive in to dragonfruits and night blooming cereus! With just a little extra info on horticultural oil. Late summer infestation of cactus bugs--deep dive in to dragonfruits and night blooming cereus! With just a little extra info on horticultural oil. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-08-21 It's August. It's Hot. Summer Chores like deadheading leads to nerdy BASIL talk. 31 31 08-08-21 It's August. It's Hot. Summer Chores like deadheading leads to nerdy BASIL talk. full fe54c989-49b4-4048-9f3c-6a445f2f9127 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b8764e0 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:45:38 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2129 Not a lot is going on right now--but we can do some summer chores while we wait for new growth--then Julie delves into basil. Not a lot is going on right now--but we can do some summer chores while we wait for new growth--then Julie delves into basil. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 08-01-21 Prep for Fall (w/FALL POTATOES!!!), Pepper & Coral Vine Taste Test...eh...yeah. NO. 30 30 08-01-21 Prep for Fall (w/FALL POTATOES!!!), Pepper & Coral Vine Taste Test...eh...yeah. NO. full 85ccf512-1585-44a0-88fe-672606de5d87 https://share.transistor.fm/s/75770450 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:05:25 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2118 Beat the heat tips. Getting ready for planting the fall garden including delicious POTATOES. Sugar Rush Peach Peppers &amp; Coral Vine feature--plus a taste test...gone...WRONG. Beat the heat tips. Getting ready for planting the fall garden including delicious POTATOES. Sugar Rush Peach Peppers &amp; Coral Vine feature--plus a taste test...gone...WRONG. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-25-21 Texas Superstars: Pride of Barbados & Henry Duelberg Salvia, PLUS Fall Tomatoes 29 29 07-25-21 Texas Superstars: Pride of Barbados & Henry Duelberg Salvia, PLUS Fall Tomatoes full 8e9f6fa0-4f54-4ca5-8843-ddad3fb4d32a https://share.transistor.fm/s/e63c8a7d Add more Texas hardy superstar plants for easy gardening and attracting pollinators...plus...cutting back tomatoes for the fall garden!

]]> Add more Texas hardy superstar plants for easy gardening and attracting pollinators...plus...cutting back tomatoes for the fall garden!

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:52:49 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2632 Add more Texas hardy superstar plants for easy gardening and attracting pollinators...plus...cutting back tomatoes for the fall garden!

]]> organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-18-21 More Pollinator Plants! Turk's Cap, Flame Acanthus, Lantana 28 28 07-18-21 More Pollinator Plants! Turk's Cap, Flame Acanthus, Lantana full 9de68be9-4fa8-44e5-a440-707a7a155354 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa59460f Sun, 25 Jul 2021 20:18:56 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2315 Pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds all need nectar plants--Julie discusses more Texas native plants that pollinators love! Turk's Cap, Flame Acanthus &amp; Lantana--drought &amp; heat tolerant Pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds all need nectar plants--Julie discusses more Texas native plants that pollinators love! Turk's Cap, Flame Acanthus &amp; Lantana--drought &amp; heat tolerant organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-11-21 Passionflower Vine Gone Wild + Monarchs, Milkweed & More 27 27 07-11-21 Passionflower Vine Gone Wild + Monarchs, Milkweed & More full 23b2235b-53df-4f2d-9f89-85dd39e20f8c https://share.transistor.fm/s/87afb2e5 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:18:37 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2440 The backyard has been taken over by purple passionflowers &amp; gulf fritillary butterflies. Julie also babysits some monarch butterflies &amp; discusses butterfly &amp; pollinator friendly gardening. The backyard has been taken over by purple passionflowers &amp; gulf fritillary butterflies. Julie also babysits some monarch butterflies &amp; discusses butterfly &amp; pollinator friendly gardening. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 07-04-21 Happy 4th! Time to plant pumpkins! Also Cucumbers for Fall & Nicotine Tea 26 26 07-04-21 Happy 4th! Time to plant pumpkins! Also Cucumbers for Fall & Nicotine Tea full bb98816c-8bc7-45e0-9db5-bcbbfc5813e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e19060c9 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 21:46:21 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2134 Fall gardening is coming up--another chance to plant cucumbers and the perfect time to plant pumpkins! Also musings on using tobacco to make a DIY insecticide. Fall gardening is coming up--another chance to plant cucumbers and the perfect time to plant pumpkins! Also musings on using tobacco to make a DIY insecticide. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-27-21 Summer Struggles--Welcome to July, where Fall looks better & better. 25 25 06-27-21 Summer Struggles--Welcome to July, where Fall looks better & better. full 816d8290-dca1-499d-b484-3c66c4f7ccdc https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9bd5ba7 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:43:26 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2235 Hi. It's hot. July is hard on plants. It's ok. Lots of good stuff like summer harvesting, summer recipes, and planning for the fall garden. Tips for getting ready. Listen now. Hi. It's hot. July is hard on plants. It's ok. Lots of good stuff like summer harvesting, summer recipes, and planning for the fall garden. Tips for getting ready. Listen now. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-20-21 Summer blooms, Bad Bug Defense (what is Neem?) + the future of fall gardening 24 24 06-20-21 Summer blooms, Bad Bug Defense (what is Neem?) + the future of fall gardening full c2550cc4-67df-461f-b193-a835a3c323d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/011cf5d6 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:00:57 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2750 Crape myrtles, bug out box (!), and planning for fall--it starts now! Plus tomato propagation for fall harvest! Crape myrtles, bug out box (!), and planning for fall--it starts now! Plus tomato propagation for fall harvest! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-13-21 SUMMER TIME!!! A Quick Trip to the Coast + AERATED COMPOST TEA 23 23 06-13-21 SUMMER TIME!!! A Quick Trip to the Coast + AERATED COMPOST TEA full 9ed602e5-1cb1-4006-be0d-e62476bfdca3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dbb1b688 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:05:50 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1926 Julie returns from a quick trip to the beach with new botanical observations, stressed out squash &amp; summer garden care--with instructions on making "fancy" aerated, oxygenated compost tea. Julie returns from a quick trip to the beach with new botanical observations, stressed out squash &amp; summer garden care--with instructions on making "fancy" aerated, oxygenated compost tea. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 06-06-21 @#$% Trees ---too much rain, but pretty June Blossoms 22 22 06-06-21 @#$% Trees ---too much rain, but pretty June Blossoms full c9214854-df24-464a-9ad9-e18a81faf6e1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ff128dd5 Sun, 13 Jun 2021 22:23:02 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2105 The rain complicates gardening...uprooted trees, but also pretty trees. The rain complicates gardening...uprooted trees, but also pretty trees. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-30-21 Dealing with Wet Weather Issues & Improving Tomato Fertility 21 21 05-30-21 Dealing with Wet Weather Issues & Improving Tomato Fertility full cd2ff00d-6473-4a31-81d7-584d50b3c121 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf7619dc Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:00:18 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2211 All this rain in Central Texas is dampening everything! Black spot on grapes, tomato blossom drop, chlorosis, mosquitos &amp; fungi. Eh... All this rain in Central Texas is dampening everything! Black spot on grapes, tomato blossom drop, chlorosis, mosquitos &amp; fungi. Eh... organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-23-21 JULIE vs. SQUASH VINE BORERS + Compost Primer 20 20 05-23-21 JULIE vs. SQUASH VINE BORERS + Compost Primer full 31c7fcb7-6fa0-4305-bf10-90e7347df4b5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dbad9da5 Wed, 26 May 2021 20:05:19 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2016 The month's winding down. Garden update: Squash vine borers have ascended on the squash plants in Julie's backyard garden. Obsession &amp; extreme measures unfold. Plus a primer on building healthy compost. The month's winding down. Garden update: Squash vine borers have ascended on the squash plants in Julie's backyard garden. Obsession &amp; extreme measures unfold. Plus a primer on building healthy compost. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-16-21 Spring chores and deciphering WARM SEASON GREENS 19 19 05-16-21 Spring chores and deciphering WARM SEASON GREENS full 5e8d013d-9c2c-43a9-9538-dd628d52c75f https://share.transistor.fm/s/1645c9de Mon, 17 May 2021 22:10:46 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2208 Spring maintenance and decoding the mysterious planting category of warm season greens. Spring maintenance and decoding the mysterious planting category of warm season greens. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-09-21 Mindfulness in the Garden, Ode to Okra 18 18 05-09-21 Mindfulness in the Garden, Ode to Okra full 503bd654-b019-4c26-8deb-7465cc7069f0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd704a40 Mon, 17 May 2021 22:06:53 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2262 Gardening by observation and Julie's love song to Okra, the best summer plant ever. Gardening by observation and Julie's love song to Okra, the best summer plant ever. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 05-02-21 Cucumber bugs & insect traps--organic style 17 17 05-02-21 Cucumber bugs & insect traps--organic style full 4b1a4c22-559d-4eab-8452-7e9ddfbd0975 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc541e05 Tue, 04 May 2021 20:53:03 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2193 organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-24-21 Purslane & fam, fertilzer primer + blossom end rot 16 16 04-24-21 Purslane & fam, fertilzer primer + blossom end rot full 3d3ae4a8-8d29-4208-a186-34d9f56588a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5c6328b Tue, 04 May 2021 20:46:57 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2285 organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-18-21 Butterfly Gardening: Host & Nectar Plants + Black Swallowtails 15 15 04-18-21 Butterfly Gardening: Host & Nectar Plants + Black Swallowtails full ba68068e-5b1e-4024-bd46-0353eb39db9b https://share.transistor.fm/s/957314b3 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:49:57 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1680 Black swallowtail caterpillars show up in the backyard, inspiring a discussion on butterfly gardening. Nectar &amp; host plant recommendations. Black swallowtail caterpillars show up in the backyard, inspiring a discussion on butterfly gardening. Nectar &amp; host plant recommendations. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-11-21 Growing Loofah Gourds, Earth Friendly Pest Control 14 14 04-11-21 Growing Loofah Gourds, Earth Friendly Pest Control full c84239da-ffe7-4ee7-9b90-1b4cbdb4ec75 https://share.transistor.fm/s/743369bd Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:27:30 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1761 Grow loofahs (luffas) in your backyard! This gourd is multipurpose--you can wash with it, you can eat it, and it's pretty. Also Julie discusses earth friendly ways to manage pests. Grow loofahs (luffas) in your backyard! This gourd is multipurpose--you can wash with it, you can eat it, and it's pretty. Also Julie discusses earth friendly ways to manage pests. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 04-04-21 Strawberries & Pillbugs, plus Sweet Potato Slips 13 13 04-04-21 Strawberries & Pillbugs, plus Sweet Potato Slips full 93069a55-d029-42ff-b975-137a1d067a6b https://share.transistor.fm/s/397cc3dd Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:29:43 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1998 Backyard strawberries and dealing with pillbug damage. Want to grow your own sweet potato slips? Cool! Get started now for planting by the end of June! Backyard strawberries and dealing with pillbug damage. Want to grow your own sweet potato slips? Cool! Get started now for planting by the end of June! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 03-28-21 Springtime in Texas WILDFLOWERS! & Ewww...Bastard Cabbage... 12 12 03-28-21 Springtime in Texas WILDFLOWERS! & Ewww...Bastard Cabbage... full 3340722a-f2bc-443f-b46f-c39f8cfeef62 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c0364e07 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:24:28 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1854 Wildflowers like bluebonnets &amp; paintbrushes are finally making an appearance. Plus Julie gets grumpy over non-native &amp; invasive bastard cabbage. Wildflowers like bluebonnets &amp; paintbrushes are finally making an appearance. Plus Julie gets grumpy over non-native &amp; invasive bastard cabbage. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, bluebonnets, wildflowers, non-native invasive, gardening, Texas Gardening, gardens, organic, texas, austin No 03-21-21 Compost Primer & CHICKENS! 11 11 03-21-21 Compost Primer & CHICKENS! full 4e6d85ad-1799-44d3-9e3f-900879bf451d https://share.transistor.fm/s/f8a9e6c8 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:20:36 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1872 Compelling reasons for starting and maintain a compost pile + backyard chickens (It's permaculture!) Compelling reasons for starting and maintain a compost pile + backyard chickens (It's permaculture!) organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, permaculture, chickens, compost, gardening, central Texas Gardening, gardens, organic, texas, austin No 03-14-21 Yay! Spring! Prepping new beds & African Keyhole Gardens 10 10 03-14-21 Yay! Spring! Prepping new beds & African Keyhole Gardens full 00516942-7e2e-43e9-9063-b0f8d3514e46 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aff8a159 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:04:35 -0500 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1964 Things are coming back alive, lots of surprises in Central Texas gardens &amp; starting brand new beds and African Keyhole Gardening. Things are coming back alive, lots of surprises in Central Texas gardens &amp; starting brand new beds and African Keyhole Gardening. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 3-07-21 Last Average Frost, Spring Weeds, Lawns & Starting a New Bed 9 9 3-07-21 Last Average Frost, Spring Weeds, Lawns & Starting a New Bed full d2d1007a-c4b1-4b86-bb24-3d66bdcc8ab6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d42bc7e2 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:31:24 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2171 Central Texas last average frost date has past! Warmer weather, cautious optimism, lawns &amp; a little weed appreciation with some new garden bed advice. Central Texas last average frost date has past! Warmer weather, cautious optimism, lawns &amp; a little weed appreciation with some new garden bed advice. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 2-28-21 Are My Plants Dead? (Snovid Garden Recovery Continues) 8 8 2-28-21 Are My Plants Dead? (Snovid Garden Recovery Continues) full ebae2db3-d37a-4116-8a14-a89d223d90d8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7914bb66 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:20:48 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2079 Post-snowstorm damage--triaging the carnage. What's dead? What's not? What to do with this mess... Post-snowstorm damage--triaging the carnage. What's dead? What's not? What to do with this mess... organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 2-21-21 Texas Snovid Aftermath, Yard Clean Up & Optimism 7 7 2-21-21 Texas Snovid Aftermath, Yard Clean Up & Optimism full a1dbf358-a4d8-4b6c-a0a6-8697583eabe2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8aaf0aa5 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:15:34 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1615 Snow, Ice, extreme cold...during a pandemic. Assessing the damage and where to start with the garden clean up. Snow, Ice, extreme cold...during a pandemic. Assessing the damage and where to start with the garden clean up. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 2-14-21 Arctic Blast, Indoor Seeds and Asparagus & Artichoke for Spring 6 6 2-14-21 Arctic Blast, Indoor Seeds and Asparagus & Artichoke for Spring full 83851d32-0817-47f4-b521-697813c4a164 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb46ddba Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:55:52 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1853 Ugh. Legit winter weather in Central Texas. Seeds that you can start inside in February, plus asparagus &amp; artichokes! Ugh. Legit winter weather in Central Texas. Seeds that you can start inside in February, plus asparagus &amp; artichokes! organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 2-7-21 Root Veggies, Frost Protection & Fruit Trees 5 5 2-7-21 Root Veggies, Frost Protection & Fruit Trees full c393e5a6-c22d-4a8a-9fb8-c5ff6135c8ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/bd7093ee Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:53:26 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1936 February planting: leafy greens, cole crops, root veggies (carrots, beets &amp; radishes) bare root trees. Winterizing advice &amp; my fondness of sugar snap peas. February planting: leafy greens, cole crops, root veggies (carrots, beets &amp; radishes) bare root trees. Winterizing advice &amp; my fondness of sugar snap peas. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 1-31-21 EarthKind Roses with a Side of Potatoes 4 4 1-31-21 EarthKind Roses with a Side of Potatoes full ff4a1120-4917-460b-8e2e-2816742b4183 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7c84281 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:37:20 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2239 Grow Earthkind Roses &amp; have lots of success in Central Texas. Prepping for potato planting in February. Grow Earthkind Roses &amp; have lots of success in Central Texas. Prepping for potato planting in February. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 1-17-21 We Got Snow...All About Tomatoes (+grapes) 3 3 1-17-21 We Got Snow...All About Tomatoes (+grapes) full 355f1dc3-5186-445b-ac2c-ff67d6a511d4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/719b44df Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:32:57 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 2177 Ooo! Snow on the ground in Central Texas--Hyper focused on tomato plants this week + disappointing grapes. Ooo! Snow on the ground in Central Texas--Hyper focused on tomato plants this week + disappointing grapes. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 1-10-21 Seed Starting Indoors 2 2 1-10-21 Seed Starting Indoors full 4d62ac5c-b4ea-42c8-b224-c32d8ebd1004 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d0db580 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:27:16 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1877 All about starting seeds inside! Cuttings, soil medium, thinning and more. All about starting seeds inside! Cuttings, soil medium, thinning and more. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No 1-3-21 Happy New Year! Cole Crops + Fermenting & RADISHES 1 1 1-3-21 Happy New Year! Cole Crops + Fermenting & RADISHES full 3c96e389-5693-40cf-bace-b1f8eabaa116 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4c531e4e Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:22:36 -0600 Julie Rydell Julie Rydell 1905 Kicking off 2021 with a deep dive into broccoli &amp; radishes and dipping a toe into the fascinating world of fermenting. Kicking off 2021 with a deep dive into broccoli &amp; radishes and dipping a toe into the fascinating world of fermenting. organic, gardening, Central Texas, gardens, Austin, Texas, backyard, chickens, insects, plants, garden, natural, naturally, homestead, permaculture, flowers, trees, vegetable, bees, compost, water, butterfly, butterflies, pest control, No