66 min listen
No Fuss Fruit
FromOrchard People
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Dec 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Fruit trees can be fussy - but there are some types of fruiting plants that even a child can grow successfully. The father daughter gardening and writing team Steve and Emma Biggs know better than most. They grow a wide variety of fruiting plants in their garden in North Toronto. And they are co-authors of Grow Gardeners: Kid Tested Gardening with Children.So in this episode of The Urban Forestry Radio Show, Steve and Emma talk about No Fuss Backyard Fruit and we explore delicious fruits that you can easily grow and use for preserves, pies and juice. They talk about currents, gooseberries, elderberries, serviceberries and other types of easy-to-grow fruits. And they also answer our questions on how to lure kids into the garden to play, learn and help with some of the work! The prize for this month's contest is a copy of Grow Gardeners, Kid-Tested Gardening with Children by Steve and Emma Biggs. The host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com. Tune into The Urban Forestry Radio Show LIVE by going to RealityRadio101.com on the last Tuesday of every month at 1.00 pm Eastern Time.Learn to grow organic fruit trees successfully. Sign up for OrchardPeople.com's premium online courses at https://learn.orchardpeople.com/.
Released:
Dec 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (98)
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