Listen "Gardens During a Polar Vortex and Domesticated Bugs"
Episode Synopsis
The term 'polar vortex' may have been living rent free in your brain the last couple of weeks. As temperatures plunged across the country, we saw people doing boiling water to throw into the air, people eating frozen noodles, and toilet paper sculptures. In this episode, we explore how this extreme weather event impacts our gardens and houseplants? We'll also uncover a hidden tropical paradise in Calgary, and talk about domesticating bugs.
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TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction
02:12 What is a 'Polar Vortex'?
04:32 Impacts on perennials
06:57 Impacts on trees & shrubs
9:39 Spring indicators
12:15 Impacts on birds
14:00 Impacts on bugs
15:40 Impacts on soil quality
17:52 Houseplants - getting them home
22:27 Houseplants - home care
30:19 Hypothetical Question of the Week
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Visit the shownotes for a complete breakdown, links from today's episode, and fun extras!
TIMECODES
00:00 Introduction
02:12 What is a 'Polar Vortex'?
04:32 Impacts on perennials
06:57 Impacts on trees & shrubs
9:39 Spring indicators
12:15 Impacts on birds
14:00 Impacts on bugs
15:40 Impacts on soil quality
17:52 Houseplants - getting them home
22:27 Houseplants - home care
30:19 Hypothetical Question of the Week
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CONNECT WITH US
Thank you so much for supporting our podcast and for making the world a more planty place. Please subscribe, leave a rating or review and listen in for new gardening discussions every week!
Subscribe to our show on Spotify, Apple, and Google
Leave an anonymous voicemail and be featured on the show!
Instagram / Facebook
Email us [email protected] (SUBJECT: PODCAST)
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