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Backyard Chickens – The Garden Thyme Podcast – March 2021

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 In this episode, we are joined by the University of Maryland Extension Poultry Specialist Jon Moyle. We invited Jon to give the cockadoddledoo details on raising backyard chickens. Jon covers information such as basic chicken biology, basic needs, and protocol for keeping poultry at home. More importantly, Jon discusses important facts homeowners should consider before taking on their own flock. To learn more about backyard flocks, visit the University of Maryland Extension Small Flock Production website. To register your flock through the Maryland Department of Agriculture click here. You can signup for Jon Backyard program here.

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Rooster photo caption: Photo credit (Jon Moyle): Thor was a Light Brown Leghorn.  He was proud of his ability to protect his flock of hens, (I have the scars to prove it) and he met his demise to a raptor (he think it was an eagle but may have been a hawk). 


Timing: 

  • Native Plant of the Month (Spicebush- Lindera benzoin) at ~30:55
  • Bug of the Month (Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle) at ~35:50
  • Garden Tips of the Month at ~38:30

We hope you enjoyed this month’s episode and will tune in next month for more garden tips. 

 If you have any garden-related questions please email us at  UMEGardenPodcast@gmail.com or look us up on Facebook.

The Garden Thyme Podcast is a monthly podcast where we help you get down and dirty in your garden, with timely gardening tips, information about native plants, and more! The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne’s County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County). The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Access Programs.

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The Garden Thyme Podcast – February 2021

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Hello Listener,

The long cold days of winter are upon us and even though we might like to dig in and hibernate, there’s still plenty of things to do in the garden. In this month’s episode we chatted about winter pruning, adding plants for winter interest, and the “language of flowers”!

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Timing:

  • The Language of Flowers at ~2:10
  • Winter Pruning at ~8:10
  • Plants for winter interest ~16:45
  • Native Plant of the Month (River Birch) at ~21:30
  • Bug of the Month (EarWigs) at ~24:45
  • Garden Tips of the Month at ~29:00

Resources:

– A Guide to Successful Pruning, Shrub Pruning Calendar

– A Quick Guide to Pruning Roses

 

We hope you enjoyed this month’s episode and will tune in next month for more garden tips. 

  1.  If you have any garden related questions please email us at  UMEGardenPodcast@gmail.com or look us up on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GardenThymePodcast
  1. For more information about UME and these topics, please check out the UME Home and Garden Information Center website at  https://extension.umd.edu/hgic

The Garden Thyme Podcast is a monthly podcast where we help you get down and dirty in your garden, with timely gardening tips, information about native plants, and more! The Garden Hoes Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne’s County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County). The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Access Programs. We want to remind everyone that we are open to all audiences, and will continue to serve our communities.

Garden Resolutions and Winter Weather Plant Care – The Garden Thyme Podcast

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Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that we’re already in a new year. After almost an entire year of quarantining, in this month’s episode, we took time to pause and reflect on last year’s gardening success and failures. Like many of you, the pandemic really threw us for a loop and many of our goals for the previous year took the back burner to more pressing issues. We chatted about our 2021 gardening goals. At the same time, we discussed cold weather plant care (13:00 ). Northeast winters can be very harsh and damaging to our plants, ensuring that they receive proper care during bad weather safeguards our plants. 

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Timing: 

Garden Tips of the Month at (19:03)
Native Plant of the Month at (26:50) Partridgeberry- Mitchella repens
Bug of the Month at (29:45) Springtails – order: Collembola

The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne’s County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).

The Garden Thyme Podcast – Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

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Episode 12: Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

This is our last episode of 2020! We hope you, your family, and friends have a safe and happy holiday season and we look forward to more great episodes in 2021!

In this month’s episode, we talk about getting ready for winter by putting your garden to bed, caring for holiday plants (8:25), and some less known native fruits and vegetables (21:25).

Native Plant of the Month: Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii (33:50) Bug of the Month: Crane Flies (36:05) Garden Tips of the Month: (40:15)

f you have any garden questions you like us to talk about you can email us at UMEGardenPodcast@gmail.com

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Garden Thyme Podcast – Scary Plants #2

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It’s hard to believe that our little podcast is a whole-year-old this month. Thank you all for your support. Since Halloween is a favorite holiday of ours here is a mini-episode with three more spooky scary plants.

Thank you all again!

– Emily, Mikaela, and Rachel.

The music found in this episode is “Monster Parade” by Loyalty Free Music.
Image: Hydnellum peckii, – Bellamonte (TN), by B.Baldassari

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The Garden Thyme Podcast is a monthly podcast where we help you get down and dirty in your garden, with timely gardening tips, information about native plants, and more! The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. If you have any garden questions, you can email us at UMEgardenpodcast@gmail.com. For more Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne’s County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).

The Garden Thyme Podcast – Pumpkins and Gourds

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Hi Listener,

In this month’s episode, we talk about all things fall. Including Chrysanthemum, some fun facts about pumpkins (10:45), and some fun varieties of gourds and pumpkins you might try growing in your garden next year (16:55).

Native Plant of the Month: White Oak – Quercus alba (25:40)
Bug of the Month: Orb-weaver spiders (28:25)
Vegetable Garden Tips of the Month: Garden clean up, seed collecting, digging up summer bulbs (33:00)

Resource link: University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Storing Tender “Bulbs” for Winter

The Garden Thyme Podcast is a monthly podcast where we help you get down and dirty in your garden, with timely gardening tips, information about native plants, and more! The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. If you have any garden questions, you can email us at UMEgardenpodcast@gmail.com. For more Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne’s County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County). The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Access Programs.

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Garden Thyme Podcast – Episode 11 – Fall Lawn Care

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Every summer has a story. We hope that your summer has been filled with wonderful gardening moments. As we hang on to the fleeting moments of long summer days, sun-kissed skin, and seemingly endless carefree moments, we look forward to the days ahead. September is the perfect, and popular, time to be out in the garden and taking care of those essential tasks in cooler weather. In this month’s episode, we are chatting about preparing for the upcoming fall days by planting trees and shrubs, fall lawn care (~7:25), planting cover crops in your garden (~15:25), and preparing your yard for bad weather (~24:25).

We focus on planting tips for trees and shrubs, as well as why you should avoid pruning too soon! Virginia Tech has a wonderful guide for successfully pruning shrubs and a shrub pruning calendar. These guides have been our “go to” handouts for pruning. Did you know that early fall is the best time to seed and start a new lawn in Maryland? Crisp fall days provide grass seeds with the ideal environment for seed germination (warm soil temperatures and cool air temperatures).

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Timing:

  • Native Plant of the Month: Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) ~27:30
  • Bug of the Month: Royal Walnut Moth also known as hickory horned devils ~29:40
  • Garden Tips of the Month: Garlic, figs, and winter squash ~34:50

The Garden Thyme Podcast is a monthly podcast where we help you get down and dirty in your garden, with timely gardening tips, information about native plants, and more! The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. If you have any garden questions, you can email us at UMEgardenpodcast@gmail.com. For more Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne’s County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).