Gardening with the Gardiners

In this episode we discuss Seed Starting and everything you need to know to start your seeds indoors now to get a head start on the spring season.  From trays, to growing medium and conditions, lights, water and more.   Speaking of Spring, it is definitely starting to look a little bit like Spring and we give a farm update and discuss the upcoming season as well.  

Episode #11 Love is in the Air!  Skunks, Moles and Vols.  In this episode, Hope and Matt give an update on their farm and February.  Then they discuss all about skunks, moles and vols in our gardens and landscapes, facts on them and how to deal with them.  

Update on the farm and winter chaos. As well as a discussion about winter house plant care and how to keep your house plants in tip top shape over the winter time.  

After too long of a break ,we are back and discussing the winter storm of 2026 and tips for plants and your garden during this time.  

In this episode we discuss the Christmas tree.  Its history from Pagan roots to Christian Symbol.  As well as how to care for cut trees and living trees.  Just in time to get you ready for the Holidays!  

In this episode, we discuss all about Dahlias.  How to care for, grow, store and more.  Even if you have never grown Dahlias or don't know much about them, this episode has lots of great gardening tips.  Plus we do a section on overwintering other annual plants such as Gladiolus, Elephant Ears, Cannas and more. 

Welcome to Episode #6 !  We discuss Putting the garden to bed and all the things you should do this fall to get your garden in tip top shape for next spring.  This episode is full of helpful tips.  

We discuss how Bats are widely misunderstood and are beneficial for our gardens, yards and the environment at large.

In this episode, we do a deep dive on garlic. How to grow it, harvest, store it and even some great uses for it.

In this episode we discuss watering.  One of the most simple gardening tasks that many get wrong!