Green Acres Garden Podcast

Hey green thumbs! This week the team travels to Grass Valley to visit Barry Friesen at Dawn Gardens. Barry created this vast demonstration garden containing over 3,000 species to experiment and showcase the beauty of nature. Watch Kevin's tour of Dawn Gardens on YouTube: Retired Landscaper Creates an 8 Acre Plant Paradise! Check out these amazing videos that showcase each season at Dawn Garde...

Hey green thumbs! This week we look up to the trees with Timmy Womick and Grayson Keating from the Tree Circus. They travel the states teaching kids about trees and introduce them to arboriculture. Learn more about the entertaining and educational work they do at their website TreeCircus.org Find a certified arborist in your area with the International Society of Arboriculture Green Acres Garden P...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin visits the Food Literacy Center in Sacramento to learn how they inspire kids to eat their vegetables through education in gardening and cooking. Learn more and donate directly to make a difference at FoodLiteracyCenter.org Listen to Amber's podcast: Raising Kale Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group In th...

Hey green thumbs! This week the team meets with local legend, Ray Trethaway, to talk about the importance of growing and caring for our urban forest. Ray encourages everyone to look after our trees, grow more, and build thriving neighborwoods for the future. Learn more and get involved with the Sacramento Tree Foundation Visit the Ray and Judy Trethaway Oak Preserve Green Acres Garden Podcast Gree...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin and Austin discuss putting in last minute seeds and starts before the cold temps arrive, and explore the wonderful world of cover crops. These plants are amazing for soil health, weed suppression, and some are even great at attracting pollinators. Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group In the greater Sacramento...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin shares his fall lawn care advice, and then the team visits Carrie Sessarego at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center to learn about local wildlife, native plants, and all of the great things happening at this special place. Visit their website effieyeawnature.org to learn more and get involved. You can support directly by donating here or visiting their wishlist : https://...

Welcome green thumbs! This week, Kevin meets with Carol Connare the Editor-in-Chief of the Old Farmer's Almanac. Learn about the impressive history of this publication, planting based on the lunar cycle, and hear the weather predictions for our upcoming seasons. Get your own copy of the almanac and more at Almanac.com Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Gar...

Welcome green thumbs! This week the team travels to Twin Lakes Food Bank Organic Garden to meet with Garden Coordinator Michelle Kwek. Learn how this gorgeous garden provides fresh produce to the community and benefits the local wildlife with sustainable practices. Check out their website to learn more, get involved and even get tickets to the upcoming Fundraiser Gala. Certify your habitat to help...

This week the team welcomes Julie Barbour from Our Water Our World in the studio to discuss sowing seeds in the fall. Julie shares her positive outlook and experience to help you get your fall crops off to the best start. Know when to grow with the Vegetable Planting Calendar Learn more about Our World Our Water Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast...

This week Kevin and Austin welcome Master Gardener Kevin Marini into the studio to dig into the many benefits of vermicomposting and using worm castings to improve soil health. Kevin shares the science and fun of gardening with worms. E.B. Stone™ Organics Earthworm Castings UC Master Gardeners of Placer County Composting Information Kevin Marini recommends the Urban Worm Bag Green Acres Garden Pod...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin celebrates the colorful and magical world of geophytes by taking a look at the fully stocked bulb racks in stores now and breaks down the top bulbs to plant for dazzling spring blooms. Consider this collection to build your own bulb garden. Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group In the greater Sacramento area?...

Greetings garden friends! Welcome to the Green Acres Garden Podcast with host Kevin Jordan. In this mini episode you will meet the team and discover why gardening is a language we can all learn. Join us every week as we dive into the fun of being a gardener. Podcast Website Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Pod...

Hey green thumbs! This week on the podcast Kevin meets Jenks Farmer, a true garden renegade from South Carolina. Jenks shares his passion for building community, growing bulbs, and how he started botanical gardens that act as living museums for plants. Find out more about Jenks and Crinum Lillies on his website Jenksfarmer.com Visit and explore his work at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden Follow Plant...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin welcome's his colleague Alex Ayuli from Leo A. Palmiter High School. Alex shares what he's learned in the garden, the importance of teaching horticulture to the next generation and how to stay calm through life's challenges. Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group In the greater Sacramento area? L...

Welcome green thumbs! This week on the podcast Kevin talks with Lacey Gardner from Zaiger's Genetics about hybridizing fruit trees. Lacey talks about her family's long history of using hand pollination, tissue culture, and careful selection to create famous fruit hybrids like the Pluot and the Aprium. Watch on YouTube @idiggreenaces: Creating New Fruit Trees at Zaiger's Genetics Gre...

Hey green thumbs! This week on the podcast Kevin meets with the Curly Cultivators; Leota Wilson and Mikaela Falwell to start planning for the Fall season. They share their tips for transitioning the garden, preparing your soil, what plants you can start now from seed, and most important of all: how to have fun in the garden! Plan out your garden using the Vegetable Planting Calendar  Green Acres G...

This week on the podcast Kevin and Austin share updates from the garden, explore what's happening at a local nature center, and talk with certified arborists to learn about building a resilient urban forest for the future. Visit the Effie Yeaw Nature Center Learn more about the tree research being done by UC Davis and the US Forest Service: Meet The Trees Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acre...

Hey green thumbs! This week the podcast travels to the annual Harvest Day festival hosted by the Sacramento County Master Gardeners at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in Fair Oaks, CA. Kevin and Austin share their favorite moments including interviews with master gardeners, community members and other garden friends. Learn more about the UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County Green Acres Garde...

Hey green thumbs. This week on the podcast, Kevin meets with Carlos at the Green Acres in Elk Grove to learn about irrigation. Carlos explains how to get started when installing drip, retrofitting an existing system, utilizing pressure reducers, filters, valves, and adaptors, and gives important watering tips to make every drop count.  Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Gr...

Hey green thumbs! This week, Kevin and Austin celebrate the world of cactus and succulents with two special guests. Learn how easy it is to have success with this diverse group of plants, discover a community of like minded plant lovers and find balance in the garden. Concepts covered include: watering, feeding, containers, editing, maximalism, "cramscaping", propagating, climate adapted...

Welcome green thumbs! This week Kevin meets local meteorologist Tamara Berg from KCRA 3 Weather. Tamara shares the science of local weather phenomena like the Delta breeze, atmospheric rivers, Tule fog, and how gardeners can stay up to date with the latest weather data. Follow Tamara on Instagram Get updated on the latest weather reports at KCRA.com Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery &...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin and Austin meet in the studio to explore ways to keep your plants thriving even in extreme heat. Learn about sun scald, how to harvest your tomatoes at the breaker stage, water responsibly, and control fruit trees with summer pruning. Learn more about agriculture in the classroom with these links: California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom National Agriculture...

Welcome green thumbs! This week Kevin meets with the "Pickle King" Justin Davis from Neanderthal Farms . Justin explains how he uses sustainable practices to produce crops for his family, business, and community. Topics include: permaculture, shade protection, cover cropping, three sisters companion planting, straw mulch, and growing the best tomatoes. Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Ac...

Welcome green thumbs! This week Kevin and Austin sit down in the studio to talk about the fascinating world of pollinators including everything from beautiful bees, birds, and butterflies to more unusual pollinators like ants, bats, beetles, moths, and more. Find out what plants you can use to attract these special creatures with this article: Grow A Pollinator Buffet Green Acres Garden Podcast Gr...

Welcome green thumbs! This week Kevin meets with renowned landscape designer Roberta Walker to learn about transforming yards into works of art. Become your own designer by using flowing pathways, mounds of topographical interest, lighting and plants that dazzle throughout the year. Check out Roberta's list of favorite plants and more . Green Acres Nursery & Supply blog post:  The Big Ben...