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The Simple Garden Life
Simple Garden Life
A program dedicated to keeping the art of gardening simple, fun, and always rewarding. Hosts Jim and Mary Competti have been writing, speaking and sharing their love of gardening for the last decade. Co-owners of the popular blog oldworldgardenfarms.com and co-authors of Growing Simple and Raised Row Gardening, they take an enthusiastic approach to giving solid, straightforward advice on growing everything from vegetables, to perennials, annuals and more!
Each week, Jim and Mary take on a new gardening topic with gusto, taking the listener through the how and why's of gardening, along with advice on how to always keep it fun and enjoyable.
Each week, Jim and Mary take on a new gardening topic with gusto, taking the listener through the how and why's of gardening, along with advice on how to always keep it fun and enjoyable.
- 53 episodes
- Updated May 12
Episodes53
May 12 · 20 min
April 30 · 17 minHow To Fertilize Hostas - Keep Your Hostas Beautiful This Year!
April 22 · 21 minHow To Supercharge Your Tomato Planting Hole – 4 Must Add Ingredients To Power Plants Early!
April 15 · 20 minHow To Fill Your Raised Beds With The Right Soil Mix!
April 6 · 18 minThe 3 Biggest Mistakes Gardeners Make Mulching Flowerbeds - And How To Avoid Them
March 23 · 16 minThe Best Way To Use Egg Shells To Power Plants & Recharge Your Soil!
March 12 · 15 minThe Best Way To Fertilize Daylilies In Early Spring – How To Get Bigger Blooms This Year!
Apr 2, 2024 · 20 minThe Best Way To Support Tomatoes - DIY Tomato Supports!
Feb 5, 2024 · 20 min4 Simple Secrets To Grow Cucumbers Like Crazy!
Dec 26, 2023 · 19 minHow To Best Feed Birds In Winter - Helping Birds Survive Winter!
Dec 10, 2023 · 18 minThe Secret To Watering Poinsettias - How To Mist Poinsettias!
Jul 25, 2023 · 21 minDrought Resistant Perennials - 6 Plants You Won't Have To Water!
Jun 20, 2023 · 18 minHow To Fertilize Hanging Baskets - Keep Your Baskets Blooming Big All Summer!
May 23, 2023 · 20 minHow To Stop Carpenter Bees - And The Damage They Cause!
May 16, 2023 · 24 minHow To Jump Start Your Tomato Plants - Get Your Tomatoes Growing Fast!
May 2, 2023 · 20 minHow To Recharge And Reuse Old Potting Soil
Apr 18, 2023 · 19 minThe Best Spring Garden Seed Crops To Plant Early – Get Growing Now!
Apr 4, 2023 · 25 minHow To Divide Perennials In The Spring
Mar 21, 2023 · 21 minHow To Make The Best Homemade Potting Soil Around - Without Peat Moss!
Mar 6, 2023 · 23 minCutting Back & Dividing Ornamental Grasses In The Spring