Fall Gardening Tips with Joe Lamp'l

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

4.8 • 883 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that fall is secretly one of the most wonderful gardening seasons? As we move into fall and the air starts feeling colder, you might be thinking that gardening season is well over. But good news, plant friends! Fall is an amazing time to extend your growing season and plant a different variety of edible plants. To guide us through this underrated gardening season, Joe Lamp’l of Joe Gardener joins me in a conversation and shares basic knowledge and tips for successful fall gardening.

In this episode, we learn:

[01:10] Hello, autumn and new and old plant friends!
[02:23] Celebrating Joe Gardener’s new book!
[04:50] Making gardening accessible to all levels of gardeners
[07:29] What Joe has been up to since his last Bloom and Grow ep
[14:27] Why is fall the best season to garden?
[16:24] Things to consider when doing a fall garden
[18:36] How to plant lettuce seeds
[19:29] How to thin seedlings
[21:34] When to plant fall crops
[22:46] Why do crops taste better after being exposed to frost?
[23:21] Joe’s favorite and beginner-friendly crops to plant in fall
[25:59] When and how to plant garlic for the best harvest
[27:30] How to harvest and use garlic scapes
[28:57] Fall vs other gardening seasons
[30:46] The best companion for your garden
[32:05] Where to get stylish and effective grow lights
[34:13] Why fall gardening is an opportunity to mentally reset
[37:21] How gardening in fall can help with our mental health
[39:19] Why Joe advocates thinking like a plant
[42:51] Why intuition is key to growing plants
[46:02] Joe shares the process behind the beautiful photos in his new book
[48:49] How empowering information can be when growing plants
[53:55] Where to get Joe’s latest book ‘The Vegetable Gardening Book’
[57:48] Maria’s garden updates

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The Vegetable Gardening Book: Your complete guide to growing an edible organic garden from seed to harvest by Joe Lamp'l
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0:00.0	Oh my goodness, happy September, friends.
0:03.2	I cannot believe we are already approaching the autumnal equinox at the end of this month.
0:10.1	What happened to summer? Did August even happen? I just feel like the season went by in an instant.
0:18.0	And so many of us feel like the minute that temps drop again as we move into fall,
0:22.0	that the gardening season has to be over.
0:24.4	I'm totally guilty of this. I thought that, you know, way back when I thought that fall was just
0:29.6	the bearer of dead tomato plants and bolted summer lettices. But fall is actually an amazing season to
0:36.7	extend your growing season and continue to grow joy in your edible gardens even after the traditional quote-unquote
0:44.5	summer gardening season has concluded. If there is any expert to talk to us on this
0:50.4	topic it is absolutely my friend Joe Lam, who is the go-to organic gardening
0:55.8	expert and today we are diving into everything you need to know about your fall
1:00.3	gardening season. So welcome back to Flume Angro Radio.
1:07.0	Hello, hello, Plant Friends, I hope you've had beautifully plenty weeks. Welcome to our new
1:14.4	listeners of the podcast. Welcome back to our old plant friends, longtime listeners of the
1:19.6	show. Man, I truly can't believe it's fall, but I have to say I wanted to take a minute to just reflect on this beautiful summer gardening season we've had.
1:28.0	This was the first year I really grew cut flowers on my own. It was so delightful. I learned a lot about growing
1:34.2	tomatoes. I had some successes growing wildflowers from seed. It's been a
1:39.2	really beautiful year of growing for me and I hope it has been for you too.
1:43.0	And if it hasn't been, if there were failures in the garden,
1:46.1	hey, that's okay too.
1:47.2	It's all an opportunity to reflect and move forward
1:50.0	and be wiser next time, right?
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