The Garden Thyme Podcast

Episode 12 Pumpkins and Gourds

October 05, 2020 Garden Thyme Podcast Season 1 Episode 12
The Garden Thyme Podcast
Episode 12 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

 For more information about University of Maryland Extension and these topics, please check out the Home and Garden Information Center website at https://extension.umd.edu/hgic

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


Episode Image: Pumpkins and Cat by H. Sater, UME

Fun facts about pumpkins
Fun varieties of gourds and pumpkins
Native Plant of the Month: White Oak
Bug of the Month:Orb-weaver spiders
Garden Tips of the Month