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Fungus Gnats, Failing Fiddle Leaf Figs & The Gap of Death: Fix Your Top 3 Plant Problems

Episode 336

If you’ve ever watched your fiddle leaf fig drop all its leaves, battled fungus gnats that fly into your ear, or poured water on your plant only to w…

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Garden Pests: Top Ways to Manage Deer, Squirrels, Chipmunks, Moles and Voles for Stress Free Living: Best of Growing Joy Replay

When I polled our listener community about your top requests for outdoor garden-related episodes, the number one request surprised me: it wasn’t mana…

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Plants Are Our Relatives: Exploring Ancestral Wisdom and the 5 Rs of Herbalism

Episode 334

I thought I had a pretty deep connection with plants. I mean, this podcast is literally about talking to them (and about them). But after 300+ episod…

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Stop Killing Orchids: Orchid Care Guide: Best of Growing Joy Replay

We are joined by Chris today for another installment of our Plant Science Series featuring The Sill! Orchid 101 is near and dear to my heart because …

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4 Recipes for Your Abundant Zucchini and Cucumber Harvests

Episode 332

Are you looking at your basket filled with zucchini (and cucumbers) that you’ve harvested this summer? You might also be wondering what you can do wi…

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How Indoor Plants Affect Your Mental Health: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Today’s episode is about exactly what the title says: our brains… on plants, and what happens in our brains when we become plant people. When I was s…

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Exploring 14 Types of Pothos: From Marble Queen to Albo to Climbing Giants

Episode 330

Your plant parent story might have started with some humble pothos. It’s forgiving, fast-growing, and honestly, it’s probably the most underrated pla…

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21 Indoor Plants that Bloom: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Indoor Plants are celebrated for their amazing foliage, but I think we overlook another amazing ability, a specific subcategory our favorite indoor p…

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Houseplant Trends, Tips & Hot Takes: Live from the Southeast Plant Show

Episode 328

This year, I had the joy of hosting a live Growing Joy popup at the Southeast Plant Show. I’ve been fortunate to attend a few plant events lately, bu…

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Build Your Dream DIY Greenhouse: Best of Growing Joy Replay

I feel like there comes a time in every plant parent's life when we start to get really curious and excited about having a dedicated space for all of…

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