Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Growing Together Farm on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Growing Together Farm

October 20, 2022

We tour this market farm and meet some of the growers who are harvesting wonderful produce and herbs from this community garden shepherded by The Nashville Food Project. The farmers share a commonality as each arrived in Middle TN from Burma or Bhutan. They are generating personal income while building food security within the community.

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Early Planting of Tomatoes on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Early Planting of Tomatoes

October 20, 2022

Annette Shrader visits a grower who loves fresh tomatoes so much he's developed a method that will produce the ripe red fruit in the beginning of June.

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Native Plants with Fall Interest on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Native Plants with Fall Interest

October 13, 2022

Native plants make good, dependable performers in a home landscape. Troy Marden is at GroWild Inc. in Fairview TN to show off some favorite plants that offer fall interest.

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When a Chef Becomes a Farmer on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

When a Chef Becomes a Farmer

October 13, 2022

Tammy Algood introduces us to Tyler Brown of Southall Farm & Inn. We gain insight into farming from his perspective as a chef who strives for great flavor coming straight from the field. It;s here where guests are encouraged to explore the various gardens and growing sites on the farm.

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Caladiums on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Caladiums

October 13, 2022

Caladiums are known as 'angel wings'. We check out the varieties in the garden beds and containers of a grower who has included caladiums in her home landscape for more than 30 years. She tells us how and when to plant in USDA zone 7. She also shares when and how to store properly.

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Trees for Fall Color on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Trees for Fall Color

October 06, 2022

Autumn brings nature’s annual color festival of leaves in brilliant shades of red and gold. Troy Marden shares some of his favorite trees that have remarkable fall color that hold their leaves for 6-8 weeks.

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Pollinator and Wildlife Friendly Home Landscape on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Pollinator and Wildlife Friendly Home Landscape

October 06, 2022

We tour a home landscape that is certainly spectacular to look at, but it's also a pollinator paradise. This gardener enjoys choosing native plants that will support their need for food and habitat. Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies are common sites in this garden.

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Tennessee Tomato Club on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Tennessee Tomato Club

October 06, 2022

We visit with a couple who are part of a grassroots group that call themselves the Tennessee Tomato Club. Members get together during the winter to cull seed catalogs and decide what they'll be growing for the coming tomato season. We visit their large tomato patch to see how those selections are producing.

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Genesis of a Landscape Design on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Genesis of a Landscape Design

September 29, 2022

Where does the inspiration for a backyard landscape design come from? Troy Marden learns that the catalyst for this one was the pavers. We'll tour this artistic take on a chess board, complete with a plant palette that plays into the theme.

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Kitchen Display Garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Kitchen Display Garden

September 29, 2022

There's help for home growers of edibles in this kitchen display garden at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The vegetables and fruits growing in the 55 raised beds are All-America Selections Winners that are proven in taste and performance. Also on display is the integrated pest management achieved with chosen plant combinations.

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Sedges on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Sedges

September 29, 2022

Sedges offer accent, color, function and durability for a shady spot. Annette Shrader showcases some native and non-native varieties on the market.

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Raised Bed Construction on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Raised Bed Construction

September 22, 2022

Jeff Poppen strolls the productive raised beds at Pegram Community garden. It includes more than twenty beds, and there's a variety of construction materials used throughout. Jeff discusses the pros and cons of each material choice.

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