E146: Inspiration For Adding Figs, Lemons and Olives to Your Northern Garden with Steven Biggs
Episode 146: Listen here!
Happy Halloween and Happy Belated Birthday to our beloved, Dave Hanson! Maggie and Dave catch up about the spooky weekend and remind Grow Guiders to dispose of your pumpkins responsibly.
Maggie’s Fav Thing: Allium Bubble Blend Bulbs
Dave’s Fav Thing: Strawberry Tree
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This week’s guest:
Gardening educator, author, podcaster and blogger Steven Biggs
About Steven Biggs:
Returning to The Grow Guide for a second time, Steven is a gardening educator, author, podcaster, blogger at foodgardenlife.com. He has a weekly gardening podcast with his daughter, Emma, The Food Garden Life Show and is passionate about teaching other gardeners about how to incorporate edible crops into the landscape to create a beauty.
Tune into our other two past episodes with Steven Biggs & Emma Biggs:
This episode covers:
What’s new with Steven and his gardener daughter, Emma
How Steven processes and cooks with his homegrown fig leaves
Prepping fig trees for Winter dormancy
Citrus varieties that grow best in containers outside in the North\
How to transition your citrus plants indoors before Winter
Fertilizing and repotting citrus plants
The optimal environment for olive trees in the Winter
How to brine olives after harvesting
The days to maturity and life cycle for growing olives
Steven’s preferred varieties of olive plants for a home gardener
This episode is sponsored by:
Today’s episode is sponsored by West Coast Seeds, untreated vegetable, flower and herb seeds for organic growing. Take their quick and easy online Seed Quiz to find the perfect flower, herb and veggie seeds for your garden.
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