![]() And my goal is to focus on one of these questions each week really break it down and discuss the most important parts of it. Through our Infoline service, Nate and I get dozens of questions every week from home gardeners about various topics. ![]() Okay, let's get into it.Ī segment of this podcast that I'm really excited about is the question of the week. I'm excited to co host this podcast and perhaps selfishly learn a lot myself right along with you. But frankly, you can't work on this team and immerse yourself in the world of gardening without picking up a thing or two. Before joining UNH Extension, I honestly had more experience gardening with oysters and clams than fruits and vegetables. You'll mostly learn from Emma on this podcast, truth be told, but I hope to bring you some knowledge and laughs along the way as well. I lead outreach efforts for Ask UNH Extension and Granite State Gardening and increasingly becoming an avid gardener myself. And also make sure everyone who has questions gets answers. I'm part of UNH Extension's home horticulture team and have the privilege to work with Emma and New Hampshire Master Gardeners. I'm really excited to be joining my friend and colleague Nate on this podcast.Īnd again I'm Nate Bernitz. However, I found that my true passion is education, which brings me here. Before I came to UNH Extension, I worked at a few different public gardens on the East Coast as a professional horticulturist. I still have a few house plants that I started in elementary school actually. I've been interested in gardening for as long as I can remember, I began helping my mom with her vegetable and flower gardens, starting seeds weeding, transplanting and eventually growing plants of my own. My job is to help home gardeners and landscapers solve gardening issues, as well as teach workshops, write articles, and regularly appear on WMUR's Grow It Green TV segment. I'm rler and I am one of the horticulture experts for UNH Extension. And let's get started and hear from my co host Emma. What topics do you want us to explore with you? Is the information we're sharing to advance to basic or just right, email us at unh.edu. So we're going to count on your feedback. We want to meet you where you're at as a gardener. We're sticklers for research based information here at UNH Extension so you can count on us to share proven tips and solutions. Okay, our goal with the Granite State gardening podcast is to explore the world of gardening and help you achieve success in your garden. We'll discuss all these topics and more on this edition, the first ever episode of Granite State Gardening. Getting acquainted with the newest podcast from UNH Extension, how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted gardeners and gardening, the history of Victory Gardens from past to present, highlighting victory gardens and the Master Gardeners who cultivate them. Information about UNH Extension’s Free Seed Program:.How the Wright Museum helps battle hunger with its Victory Garden:.Some basic guidance on planting a victory garden:.Information about the Victory Garden at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth:.More information on victory gardens from the New England Historical Society:.UNH Extension’s fact sheet on care of flowering gift plants in the home:.Emma Erler’s question of the week on winter composting, in blog format:.In the latest edition of Radius Magazine, Emma Joyce tells the story of New Hampshire’s victory garden movement this spring:.In this episode of Granite State Gardening, UNH Extension’s Emma Erler and Nate Bernitz discuss the history of victory gardening, gardening trends and how New Hampshire and UNH Extension adapted to the pandemic.įeatured plant: paper bark maple ( Acer griseum)Ĭlosing gardening tip: holiday gift plant care after the holidaysĬonnect with us at on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to the monthly Granite State Gardening newsletter.Įmail us questions, suggestions and feedback at Reading: Less time commuting meant more time at home, so many beginner gardeners rushed out to build raised beds, arrange containers and clear fallow corners of the yard to plant a spring garden for food, beauty and a bit of garden therapy. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted people to stay home, the tradition was reborn to localize food production in the face of supply chain disruptions and uncertainty. In the first and second World Wars, Americans were called to till, sow and start victory gardens in place of lawns and vacant lots to feed a hungry nation.
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