Upside Down Tulips - A Garden Podcast

Do you want to learn an easy method of starting seeds outside and getting a jump start on flowers, herbs and veggies?  Have you often wondered what is this thing we call “Winter Sowing” and think you might have missed the boat this year? Well, Leslie has the same questions and joins us for a fun demonstration on how to “Winter Sow” in the Spring. So, if you have an itch to start some tender annual...

It’s National Garden Month and our gardens are busy!  So Edith joins us and gives us an update on the miracles and mysteries in her garden. Christy tells the tale of the Great Sewer Incident and we both give lima beans the respect they deserve. As usual, Edith finds Christy inspiring and Christy finds Edith hilarious. Also:  Don’t know what to do with those pots of tulips you got at the grocery st...

Spring is here!  And we celebrate our gardens springing back into life – bulbs, garlic, chives and budding lilacs. We continue to celebrate celery – Kathryn shares a great celery soup recipe. We even appreciate the weeds.  Well, some of them anyway. We return to our old friend, the Alphabet, and bring you a potpourri of garden words that start with the letter “P”.  When should you plant peas? Shou...

Life is a garden and Kathryn and Christy dig it!  We dig into National Celery Month.  We dig into Spring Clean Up. We dig into updates on our no-dig gardens.  Ironically, we detest actual digging… Also: find out what is peeking up in our gardens, what Kathryn does with a bucket of sand and what tragedy is coming for Christy’s vegetable garden. Learn what the experts say are the best practices for...

Lindsey is back this week and we do a deep dive on one of our favorite herbs to kill: Rosemary! Learn how to plant, grow and trouble shoot this useful and culinary favorite herb.  Find out what happened to the Rosemarys' toughing it out in our yards and what Lindsey is going to name her little Rosemary sprout. And we’ve got new pod plays!  Ask Agnes - the helpful gardening show that takes the agon...

Denver’s favorite character actor and successful zucchini gardener, Lindsey, joins as guest host and we dive into gardening without soil – Hydroponics! Did you know you can grow almost any plant in water?  That you can get a kit and grow greens and herbs on your counter? And that Lindsey talks with her hands a lot?  Get inspired by all the benefits of hydroponic gardening and learn all of Lindsey’...

Episode 100!  We are back with new episodes, new pod plays and the wonderful, wise and wacky EDITH joins us!  Spinach is on her mind, plus she educates us all on how to vaccinate bees. Then to the heart of the matter:  We reveal our 2022 Favorite Garden Mistakes. Why couldn’t we grow one of the easiest vegetables? Edith planted peppers in the wrong place – find out where and learn from her mistake...

Since January 29 is National Curmudgeons Day,  we thought we would share one of our favorite pod plays and honor all the cranky and fussy people in our lives. We enjoy curmudgeons so much, one of our Garden Party categories is named for them.  (For just $2 a month, you can be an Upside Down Tulips Curmudgeon.  Just click HERE) Good laughs and celebrating the garden are what we are all about at Ups...

We have put down our hoes and, like our garden, are settling down for long winter’s nap. BUT! Before we are carried off to a deep hibernation filled with dreams of next year’s garden, we wanted to spread some holiday cheer and share with you our favorite holiday pod plays just for the gardener, the wanna-be gardener and anyone who considers well-aged manure a thoughtful gift.   An inspiring “Night...

This week we chat about what’s alive, what’s dying, what dead and what plants cheer us up for the holidays. Learn all about Poinsettias and how to pronounce it. How to get a Christmas Cactus to bloom. What holiday plant is hard to kill? Why you need an Amaryllis this season. How to grow Rosemary indoors this winter. Don’t have room for a Christmas Tree? Try a Norfolk Pine. Plus learn about root ro...

Let’s set the bar low and root for each other! Leslie is back as guest host - and with the help of the knowledgeable and fun Brittany Pimentel from Denver Urban Gardens - we plan Leslie’s 2023 container garden.  Leslie’s mind is blown over patio tomatoes, pinching basil, burying mint, worm poo and what the heck is "soilless soil". Maybe we will blow your mind, too? Since it is the week of Thanksgi...

Meet Leslie and her black thumb of death. Her enthusiasm for plants, passion to learn and fun stories make her a great guest host. Find out why she grew up afraid of gardening and what happened to her miniature rose. Meanwhile, Christy’s managed to harvest a second zucchini and looks forward to the world’s smallest celery crop. The Main Event: We dig into all the plants we have killed before and w...

Karen and Christy are in costume and ready to celebrate Halloween and the end of the garden season!  We have curated a special episode just for the gardener.  We warn you about deadly plants that can kill, tempt you with recipes for spooky season, share scary stories and treat you with a pumpkin bucket full of full of fun, original pod plays that we only play during Halloween. Yup, we have all the...

Karen is back and together we are living the brand of celebrating garden mistakes. But, we are also enjoying the onslaught of tomatoes, squash and eggplant.  What about our zucchini? (We have news!) And our pumpkins? (We have an update!) And the fish guts in our basement? (What the heck?!) This episode is brought to you by the letter “A” – we bring a potpourri of garden tips and tricks that start...

Meet Karen!  A new guest host and voice behind the infamous Squirrel in our pod plays. Karen tells us all about her garden:  full of beautiful tomatoes, rogue pumpkins, pokey peppers and zilch zucchini.  Cathy Nesbitt from Cathy’s Crawlers joins us to talk all about vermicomposting and how to get a worm composting system all set up.  She answers all your questions: What kind of worms? How to feed...

Kathryn is back and says “moist” a lot. Christy has Pumpkin Pride.  And we both still hate squirrels. Find out what Christy found in her driveway. And what the heck a Treegator is and why  you probably need one.  Did you know there is a lot you can still plant in September?  We get all into it.  From veggies like lettuce and radishes you can enjoy before your first frost -- to garlic and beets you...

A busy & confusing time in the garden! Kathryn makes out with a tree and Christy is pickled. Tomatoes are coming in, but not strawberries or zucchinis. The sunflowers are drooping and the cabbage needs squeezing.  Then, we get into no-dig gardening: a growing method which feeds your soil, helps control weeds and saves your back in the process. We’ll share what easy supplies you need, when to start...

Meet Kathryn!  Our first new guest host who has great info on how to change your lawn into a new garden space.  Christy is back from vacation and her garden is still alive!  But no one snuck zucchini on her front porch. If you have Japanese beetles, you won’t want to miss our talk with John Libs, the CEO of grubGONE! and beetleGONE! Learn more about the science of the beetle we love to hate and ho...

Let’s celebrate Edith’s best moments on Upside Down Tulips! We’ve got her stories about an Elvis-fearing squirrel and the Great Denver Beaver.  Plus, the Grapefruit Caper and Bokashi Reveal. Do you remember how Edith cuts her hair or what her favorite spice is? Or why we had to bleep Edith on our Christmas episode? As always, great garden tips like: how to grow bacon. And our favorite pod plays, m...

It’s our Second Anniversary and Edith’s last show!  This one has all the feels.  Find out what is going on in our garden during the dog’s days of summer.  Then we share a bunch of garden tips and tricks we forgot to tell you over the last year.  Including answers to such burning questions like: How to tell if you have Verticillium wilt and what to do about it? What should you never put in your ref...

Thrifty gardeners, take note. This is all about doing it yourself.  You can collect your own seeds, (but be very careful of one thing),  make your own seed pots, fertilizer, compost, pesticides, soil test and potting soil.  All organic, mostly made with stuff you have in your shed or pantry. Plus a quick reprise of the ever popular Bokashi and the many maggots story. And why kids eating mud pies c...

It’s June, and the garden is action packed. There are peas to be harvested, garlic scapes to collect, and it’s time to resow or replant seedlings that didn’t make it.  Is it too late to winter sow?  You might be surprised by the answer. Speaking of surprises, see how our gardens both surprise us (Wow!) and frustrate us (Ugh!) We talk  radishes, roses, iris, leeks, peaches and aloe vera. Take actio...

Let’s deep dive into tomatoes 2022!  We've got breaking news on tomato health benefits, nutritional value of raw vs. cooked, the use of their pigment in making solar panels.  Also - how to pick the best tomato plants from your local nursery, and what we are growing in our gardens this year. Plus: Why is a Better Boy tomato better than a Big Boy tomato?   What is the difference between Sweet 100 an...

You can roast it, grill it, soup it, zoodle it, sweet or savory it - it’s the amazing, versatile squash.  And we tell you how to plant it, water it, protect it, cure it, and store it all the winter long. From the sweetest to the largest to the oddest; grow squash and gets pounds and pounds of food and a hedge against inflation. Plus, How to make an anti-fungal agent that protects against powdery m...

Gardeners care about the planet, and if you are choosing between a lawn, an alternative, or a mix of the two - we have some very pertinent info on how to mow, how to water, how to fertilize, carbon removers, forever chemicals, ground covers and what kind of grasses are good for your zone.   And while you mull over these questions you can also: Celebrate what is blooming in our gardens.  (Yay!) Fin...