Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips
Staghorn Fern – How to Mount
April 20, 2023
The staghorn fern can be grown as a houseplant, or outdoors in areas with a milder climate. Commonly, the fern is attached to a wooden surface to mimic how they grow in nature. Sheri Gramer walks us through the process of securely attaching a fern to a wooden board for good plant health, and an amazing display.
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How to Use Green Manures
April 20, 2023
Jeff Poppen knows the valuable benefits of cover crops, also known as green manure. When used in a home garden, he advises to pull up the plants at maturity, shake off the valuable soil, and then enrich the compost pile with the plants. For a farm field of cover crops, he mows the field several times over a 2 week span, and chisel plows all the plant material into the soil. Then the microbes do their good work.
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Garden Art Craft: Hypertufa
April 13, 2023
Hypertufa is a mix of readily available concrete and other elements that is lightweight, easy to work with, and can be molded. Annette Shrader introduces us to an imaginative gardener, and craftsperson, who has created a notable collection of hypertufa containers and art pieces.
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Dramatic Winter Damage
April 06, 2023
Troy Marden shares his findings and lends insight into the plant damage that occurred during a rapid and dramatic drop in temperature in late December 2022. Trees, shrubs, and perennials - so many treasured garden plants were affected. Learn how long you should 'wait and see', and what is likely lost in total.
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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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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
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.