Episode 26: Pest Control with Summer Rayne Oakes

Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness

Education, Wellness, Gardening, Leisure, Eco Therapy, Nature Therapy, Self Care, Health & Fitness, Houseplants, How To, Home & Garden, Mental Health, Plants

4.8 • 912 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summer Rayne Oakes joins us again (you listened to her on Episode 04) to chat pests! She helps break down what pests and insects are, why our house plants get them, and how to treat them. www.homesteadbrooklyn.com www.bloomandgrowradio.com

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0:00.0	Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
0:05.0	Hi Plant People welcome to episode 26 of
0:12.0	Blue dango Radio 26 of
0:16.4	High plant friends I know I have listeners in all sorts of climates I know I have listeners in all sorts of climates countries areas, oh man, this week has been so lovely in New York City.
0:27.0	The sun has finally come out and it is starting to truly feel like spring after a lovely Memorial Day weekend.
0:34.8	I spent a blissful Thursday this week on my tiny little balcony potting up some of my tomato
0:41.1	seedlings that I had started from seed after my episode on tomatoes with of my
0:43.7	tomato seedlings that I had started from seed after my episode on tomatoes with Craig
0:45.2	lehullier and my mom. That experience of starting something from a tiny
0:49.4	little seed and watching it grow into a plant has been so fun.
0:53.6	And I'm also experimenting with growing some strawberries
0:56.4	from seed right now.
0:57.9	And I have had fun rearranging.
1:00.9	My little balcony herb garden, Billy and I have been completely blown away by some herbs from last year that were, you know, covered in snow all winter are actually blooming again.
1:12.0	Our sage, our time, and some of our rosemary is just sticking back up and waking back up and ready to grow some more herbs for us to eat.
1:21.0	So it's been really remarkable watching that happen. We're
1:25.5	going to have lots of tomatoes this summer and I want to experiment with some
1:29.4	other edibles like peppers or cucumbers but it's just a little tricky because we have such a
1:33.8	teeny tiny balcony but I've got to be thankful for it because I know a lot of my
1:38.1	plant friends don't even have outdoor space so I will keep you guys posted with what I end up doing on the
1:45.1	Instagram's. Speaking of spring, this is also the time where I know a lot of us
1:52.2	myself included unfortunately unfortunately, start struggling
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