Sean and Allison McManus

DIY Garden Minute by Spoken Garden

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The DIY Garden Minute by Spoken Garden is a quick podcast to help you become a better gardener right now. No matter what level of gardener you are, we are here to help you build your garden care knowledge and skills fast! Subscribe, like, and leave us a review or comment so we know if we are helping you in your garden! Sean is part of the dynamic-duo of Spoken Garden, with his wife Allison McManus. Together they create garden content for beginner and advanced gardeners everywhere to help them become better gardeners. Learn more about them and their journey at spokengarden.com.

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Sean and Allison McManus

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www.spokengarden.com

Latest episode

Feb 5, 2025

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Episodes

10 Indoor Gardening Ideas When You Can't Get Outside - DIY Garden Minute 12.12.2022

Listen to todays episode to hear 10 different indoor gardening ideas when you can't get outside to garden! Make sure to click the links below to see what we mean and what sparks your interest: Grow Microgreens, like  at knowingnature.com   Learn new garden skills by  reading new books  or taking free garden ecourses   Grow hydroponic  food, herbs, flowers   Start seeds indoors   Visit botanical ga...

7 Seed Startng Holiday Gift Ideas - DIY Garden Minute 05.12.2022

On today's episode, we have 7 seed starting holiday gift ideas we think will be perfect that gardener you know. From tools, supplies, materials, and seeds, listen to hear our fun list and look below for each gift ideas link to check them out! NewKits Plant Germination Seed Starter Kit The Seeding Square   Gardeninnovations Seed-in Soil Digger and Soil Spacer   Eden Brothers Vegetable Seed Variety...

(Release from this spring) 5 Fun Winter and Spring Deer Resistant Flowering Plants to Plant Right Now - DIY Garden Minute Ep219 27.11.2022

Listen to this weeks newest DIY Garden Minute to hear all about 5 fun deer resistant flowering plants you can plant right now ! This episode was to be published earlier this year, but never was, so here it is. It still applies to planting plants this fall, so give it a listen and we hope it's helpful!  Plant your seeds with confidence every time! Use the graduated seed depth rings on the Little Di...

Last Frost Date vs First Frost Date - DIY Garden Minute Ep.234 27.11.2022

On this episode, learn the difference between and the importance of your last frost date, in the spring, and your first frost date in the fall. Make sure to check out our Etsy shop for shopping deals on The Little Dibby and The Dibby XL this holiday seaon! We'll see ya in the garden!   All rights reserved for Spoken Garden . Music by Benjamin Tissot .

How to Prune 4 Types of Hydrangeas This Fall - DIY Garden Minute Ep.233 21.11.2022

On this episode, we go over 4 different hydrangeas that flower from different tissue maturity and how to think about each of them when pruning this fall. Listen to learn more and thank you for listening. We'll see ya in the garden! www.spokengarden.com All rights reserved for Spoken Garden. Music by Benjamin Tissot.

Saturday-LIVE-10-22-2022-4-Bulb Planting Tools and Much More! Ep 59 24.10.2022

On this Saturday LIVE, it's bulb planting season and we talk to you about 4 tools we use to get the job done and how each is BEST used. Also, we answer audience questions, talk about gardening in the news, what's new with us at Spoken Garden, and our top 3 viewed videos this week! There's a lot to chat with you about! So let's talk about gardening!! Bring your coffee or tea. 😊👍 ☕ Bulb Planting...

3 Ways to Know When to Transplant Your Water-Rooted Cuttings - DIY Garden Minute Ep 232 17.10.2022

On this episode, Sean outlines 3 different ways you can visually tell if your water-rooted cuttings are ready to be transplanted. Listen to hear when to get those cuttings transplanted into soil, pronto! Looking to take cuttings this fall? Download our Stem Cuttings Freebie for 20 perennials you can take cuttings from right now! We'll see ya in the garden!   All rights reserved for Spoken Garden....

Saturday Morning LIVE 10-1-22 - Fall is Here - Q&A - & We are Trying New Things 03.10.2022

On this episode, we are trying out a new format for our Live Saturday Garden Chats covering not only audience Q&A's, but also a news article that goes over how gardening can help you live longer, and we talk about by pruning your hydrangea's is a good thing (going against what others are saying). Download and tune into this Saturday Live and we hope you enjoy it! Watch the LIVE here: https://youtu...

How To Plant a Lasagna Bulb Planter This Fall - DIY Garden Minutes 20.09.2022

On this episode, I go over the steps how to plant a 3-layer lasagna bulb planter this fall. Get your supplies ready! We are planting! This is a little longer episode, cause there is so much to say, but we hope it's useful info for your to get that planter done this fall. Click here if you want to see us plant a lasagna bulb planter during a previous live video on YouTube. Hear us talk more about l...

The 5 Types of Flowering Bulbs and Examples of Each - DIY Ep. 230 12.09.2022

On this podcast episode, you'll learn about the 5 different types of bulbs and examples of each. If you're a new gardener and/or new to flower bulb gardening, our ebook "7 Popular Bulbs to Plant This Fall" will help you handle and plant these seven bulbs with our easy to follow 3 step planting process. Head over to our Etsy shop at etsy.com/shop/spokengarden to get your copy of our ebook and start...

4 Ways to Add Free Plants to Your Garden This Fall! DIY Garden Minute Ep. 229 30.08.2022

On this episode, find out four different ways you can make new plants for free this fall! If you don't know which plants to take cuttings from, click the link below to download a free list of 20 different perennials that you can take cuttins from this fall. https://spoken-garden.ck.page/cuttings   Thank you for listening and we'll see you in the garden! All rights reserved for Spoken Garden. Music...

How Should You Deadhead Your Verbena Plants? - DIY Garden Minute 11.08.2022

On this episode, we tell you how to deadhead old flowers from your verbena plants so they can keep flowering the rest of the summer! Fun, and .... MORE FLOWERS! Yay!! Check out our YouTube #shorts video to see how to deadhead your Verbena plants: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WJRA7cTeBWA Planting seeds is easy! Plant at the right depth with confidence using the Little Dibby ! Go to our Etsy Shop...

When to Harvest Zinnia, Cosmos, and Coneflower Seeds, Ep. 227 01.08.2022

Do you know when to harvest your zinnia, cosmos, or coneflower seeds? On this episode we cover when to harvest these seeds and what to look for, and how to handle them after harvest. Listen to know when to harvest these seeds and get a quick harvesting tip at the end. Thanks for listening! We'll see ya in the garden. If you ar sowing seeds this late summer or fall, check out The Little Dibby. Our...

5 Common Dahlia Pests - Found Where, Damage, & Control or Prevent Them Ep.226 29.07.2022

On this episode, we talk about 5 common dahlia pests for you to look for. For each pest, we tell you what damage they can do, what damage to look for and where to find them on your dahlias, AND how to either control or prevent them from further damaging your plants. These products are mentioned in this episode: - Sluggo Plus for slug, snail, and earwig prevention - Neem Oil Spray for insect and fu...

Easy Wave Petunias - A Mini Plant Profile - DIY Garden Minute Ep. 225 19.07.2022

Caring for your Easy Wave Petunias is easy and we outline how to give your Easy Wave's the best care on this episode. Checkout and learn more about Easy Wave Petunias at www.wavegardening.com . If you are gathering seed sowing tools and supplies, or shopping for holiday gifts, make sure to  checkout  The Little  Dibby ! Plant seeds at the right depth with confidence ! Go to our Etsy Shop at www.et...

4 Summer Care Tips For Hardy Mums to Increase Fall Flowers 12.07.2022

On today's episode, we have 4 summer care tips to maximize your garden mums flowers this fall. Listen to hear all 4 and get your mums fall-ready. Visit our YouTube channel to watch our mum videos! We'll see ya in the garden!   All rights reserved for Spoken Garden. Music by Benjamin Tissot.  

What is Root Pruning and 5 Reasons To Do It? - DIY Garden Minute 06.07.2022

On todays episode, find out what root pruning is and hear five reasons why you should consider doing it when transplanting or moving your plants. If you want to see us root prune a large False Dracaena, head over to ur YouTube channel to watch the video " Cordyline australis Transplanting Project" . Also, head over to spokengarden.com and click on the Listen tab to listen to more of our podcast ep...

Summer Watering Best Practices - DIY Garden Minute Ep. 222 03.07.2022

Summer is finally here and one of the most important garden chores during this time of year is watering. So, here are 6 summer watering best practices we hope you find helpful to keep your plants healthy and hydrated during these hot months. Click here to watch our watering videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ6rP_rhn7I&list=PL0bGScNOgvzKYZIeJknouwbMkFZSBsBaq We'll see ya in the ga...

Itoh Peonies and THE Most Important Planting Tip - DIY Garden Minute Ep. 221 28.03.2022

On this episode, learn what an Itoh Peony is, their basic growing info, and what THE most important planting tip is to make these plants thrive in your garden! Watch our YouTube video on how we plant two of these amazing plants: https://youtu.be/ePObKxiePxY Find your own Itoh Peonies at M Lilies and Perennials out of Stayton, OR! http://mliliesperennials.com/product-category/peony/ We'll see ya in...

10 herbaceous Perennials You Can Cut Back Before Spring - DIY Garden Minute 14.03.2022

On this quick DIY Garden Minute episode, find out 10 different herbaceous perennials you can cut back right now before spring! If you want to watch how to cut back Shasta Daisies, Coneflowers, Sedums, and other perennials, go to youtube.com/ spokengarden  to find "Cutting Back Perennials Before Spring – Part 1". We hope it's super helpful! For seed sowing, check out The Little Dibby: Etsy.com/shop...

Where We've Been, An Update - Ep218 04.03.2022

The last couple of months have been interesting, to say the least. Listen to hear an update on us, our house and yard, and other life changing events. Along, also with what's coming up for new episodes! And, we'll see ya in the garden! All rights reserved for Spoken Garden.

Being Thankful and BIG News - Saturday LIVE 11-20-2021 07.12.2021

Hey There! It's been a while and we wanted to let you know what we have been up to lately. We feel bad for not putting out a LIVE podcast in a while and we hope you all are doing well and staying safe. Catch up with us and hear 11/20's LIVE episode with the usual Q & A and especially the usual suspects in our LIVE audience. Helpful Links from this episode: Intro to Plant Propagation class on Amphy...

3 Tips to Winterize Your Rain Barrels - DIY Garden Minute Ep. 217 29.11.2021

Winter is almost here and that means you should winterize your rain barrels.  Do this so they are ready to use this spring. Listen to this podcast to hear our three tips to help you winterize your rain barrels! Make sure to head over to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/spokengarden  and search for winterizing your rain barrels to see how to do each one of these tips.     Find your seed sowing ho...

3 More Fall Pruning Situations In Your Garden - DIY Garden Minute Ep.216 03.11.2021

There is a lot of information on the internet saying "don't prune during the fall", but you can actually prune during the fall. We here at Spoken Garden have talked about fall pruning before and listen to this episode to hear 3 more situations where you can prune this fall that we haven't talked about  yet. Make sure to head over to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ spokengarden and search for "...

3 Ways to Overwinter Your Potted Mums - DIY Garden Minute Ep.215 26.10.2021

If you are like us, you have added colorful, bright blooming potted mums to your garden this fall. You aren't sure what to do with them after they are done flowering and would hate to be wasteful and throw them out, so what can you do? Listen to this episode to hear how you can keep them coming back for bright and beautiful blooms every fall! Go to spokengarden.com/215 for more information, and al...

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