The Friendly Fern Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-friendly-fern Welcome to the world of plants! Every week, garden-centre employee and plant enthusiast, Kendra Mendrisky, covers a different topic with a guest. Follow along to learn about indoor plants, outdoor plants, houseplants and all the dirty details! © 2025 Kendra Mendrisky c84294dc-abd8-5ecd-ad59-4ee557460ad4 no Trailer en Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:32:47 -0800 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:33:19 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/V841OiT30uOjylyxOJ9tTNV58L_5g3j2M6a5UD4PDWo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTQ0/MjMzYWU3OTlkOTUx/NWNmODA4ZGViZDU0/OTQwZS5qcGc.jpg The Friendly Fern episodic Kendra Mendrisky Welcome to the world of plants! Every week, garden-centre employee and plant enthusiast, Kendra Mendrisky, covers a different topic with a guest. Follow along to learn about indoor plants, outdoor plants, houseplants and all the dirty details! Welcome to the world of plants. plant, Ottawa, science, nature Kendra Mendrisky No No How to get your plants through the winter 3 3 How to get your plants through the winter full ada9c8a9-2d4c-410c-b8c7-abfa01fe4c82 https://share.transistor.fm/s/272f3921 In our third episode, host, Kendra Mendrisky, discusses winter care and dormancy with friend and garden centre employee, Kalev Bailey.

Subjects covered:
1:30 - What does hardiness mean and what are climate zones?
3:30 - How can you help a zone six plant survive in zone five?
4:30 - How would you go about wrapping a plant in burlap?
5:00 - What is mulching?
7:00 - How can you protect your plants from animals in the winter?
9:45 - Recap/quick summary of information

Got comments? Email mend0208@algonquinlive.com

]]> In our third episode, host, Kendra Mendrisky, discusses winter care and dormancy with friend and garden centre employee, Kalev Bailey.

Subjects covered:
1:30 - What does hardiness mean and what are climate zones?
3:30 - How can you help a zone six plant survive in zone five?
4:30 - How would you go about wrapping a plant in burlap?
5:00 - What is mulching?
7:00 - How can you protect your plants from animals in the winter?
9:45 - Recap/quick summary of information

Got comments? Email mend0208@algonquinlive.com

]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:32:45 -0800 Kendra Mendrisky Kendra Mendrisky 674 In our third episode, host, Kendra Mendrisky, discusses winter care and dormancy with friend and garden centre employee, Kalev Bailey.

Subjects covered:
1:30 - What does hardiness mean and what are climate zones?
3:30 - How can you help a zone six plant survive in zone five?
4:30 - How would you go about wrapping a plant in burlap?
5:00 - What is mulching?
7:00 - How can you protect your plants from animals in the winter?
9:45 - Recap/quick summary of information

Got comments? Email mend0208@algonquinlive.com

]]> plant, Ottawa, science, nature No Trailer Trailer trailer ec02ca9d-a1d4-461c-b69f-cd0c7ee3d615 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d3e09dcb What is The Friendly Fern? Take a listen to the trailer here for a sneak peek into what the show is all about! Find me on Instagram @kendramendrisky and visit https://thefriendlyfern.transistor.fm/

]]> What is The Friendly Fern? Take a listen to the trailer here for a sneak peek into what the show is all about! Find me on Instagram @kendramendrisky and visit https://thefriendlyfern.transistor.fm/

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:41:55 -0800 Kendra Mendrisky Kendra Mendrisky 117 What is The Friendly Fern? Take a listen to the trailer here for a sneak peek into what the show is all about! Find me on Instagram @kendramendrisky and visit https://thefriendlyfern.transistor.fm/

]]> plant, Ottawa, science, nature No How to keep your houseplants happy 2 2 How to keep your houseplants happy full adb25a5c-4162-4f00-ba90-0200f2449fb3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b188090 In our second episode, host, Kendra Mendrisky, discusses houseplants with friend and garden centre employee, Vittoria Pantano.

Subjects covered:
1:30 - How did Vittoria first get into house plants?
2:00 - What would be some good starter, low maintenance plants?
3:00 - What are Vittoria's top three favourite house plants?
4:30 - What kinds of plants do well with not a lot of light?
5:30 - What houseplants are toxic to pets? Which ones are pet-safe? 
6:30 - What information can Vittoria give about caring for houseplants?
9:20 - Does Vittoria have any horror stories or caution for listeners about house plants?

Got questions? Email mend0208@algonquinlive.com and we'll answer them on the podcast.

]]> In our second episode, host, Kendra Mendrisky, discusses houseplants with friend and garden centre employee, Vittoria Pantano.

Subjects covered:
1:30 - How did Vittoria first get into house plants?
2:00 - What would be some good starter, low maintenance plants?
3:00 - What are Vittoria's top three favourite house plants?
4:30 - What kinds of plants do well with not a lot of light?
5:30 - What houseplants are toxic to pets? Which ones are pet-safe? 
6:30 - What information can Vittoria give about caring for houseplants?
9:20 - Does Vittoria have any horror stories or caution for listeners about house plants?

Got questions? Email mend0208@algonquinlive.com and we'll answer them on the podcast.

]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:38:26 -0800 Kendra Mendrisky Kendra Mendrisky 869 In our second episode, host, Kendra Mendrisky, discusses houseplants with friend and garden centre employee, Vittoria Pantano.

Subjects covered:
1:30 - How did Vittoria first get into house plants?
2:00 - What would be some good starter, low maintenance plants?
3:00 - What are Vittoria's top three favourite house plants?
4:30 - What kinds of plants do well with not a lot of light?
5:30 - What houseplants are toxic to pets? Which ones are pet-safe? 
6:30 - What information can Vittoria give about caring for houseplants?
9:20 - Does Vittoria have any horror stories or caution for listeners about house plants?

Got questions? Email mend0208@algonquinlive.com and we'll answer them on the podcast.

]]> plant, Ottawa, science, nature No How to plant a garden 1 1 How to plant a garden full b48d335c-f97f-4146-bf71-3e6dff0724c9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/74ce46aa Welcome to the fern family! Host, Kendra Mendrisky, dives into how to plant and start your outdoor garden, with special guest, John Matsoukas. This episode covers how big to dig a hole, how often to water, what bone meal and mycorrhizal fungi are and the fact that plants cannot survive the winter if they’re left outside in pots in our Canadian climate.

]]> Welcome to the fern family! Host, Kendra Mendrisky, dives into how to plant and start your outdoor garden, with special guest, John Matsoukas. This episode covers how big to dig a hole, how often to water, what bone meal and mycorrhizal fungi are and the fact that plants cannot survive the winter if they’re left outside in pots in our Canadian climate.

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:28:54 -0700 Kendra Mendrisky Kendra Mendrisky 461 Welcome to the fern family! Host, Kendra Mendrisky, dives into how to plant and start your outdoor garden, with special guest, John Matsoukas. This episode covers how big to dig a hole, how often to water, what bone meal and mycorrhizal fungi are and the fact that plants cannot survive the winter if they’re left outside in pots in our Canadian climate.

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