Charlie Nardozzi
Vermont Public
Vermont, United States
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Past articles by Charlie:
Pumpkin Planters Perk Up Porches And Holiday Tables
Reuse the pumpkins on your porch step by turning them into planters for small succulents! → Read More
Some Like It Hot: Gardening During Moderate Drought, Plus Composting Rules Coming
This past week, four of Vermont's counties are dry enough to be considered officially in a moderate drought, according to the United States Drought Monitor → Read More
Scratchy Wool Sweaters For Bugs, And A 'Decadent' Plant
Looking for an easy-care plant that shows off colorful flowers, beautiful foliage and even seed pods? Look no further than baptisia australis , or false → Read More
Not Sure When To Plant? Use Phenology
With the changing weather and climate, gardening by the calendar can be tricky, especially when you're trying to decide when to plant. But nature has a → Read More
Don't Prune That Hydrangea Yet! Or Do? Know Your Shrubs
Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi regularly shares wisdom about prepping plants, choosing gadgets and explaining chores you can do to make the most of your → Read More
A Sidekick For Your BBQ Wings: Grow-Your-Own Celery
Each week, Charlie Nardozzi joins VPR Weekend Edition host Mary Engisch for a conversation about gardening, and to answer your questions about what you're → Read More
Isn't It All Just Dirt? The Real Deal On Choosing The Right Potting Soils
Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his expertise each week and answers listeners' questions about gardening, house plants, veggie starts and more. → Read More
Getting A Jump-Start On Growing Leeks
Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his expertise each week and answers listeners' questions about gardening, house plants, veggie starts and more. It → Read More
'All Things Gardening': Getting Your Orchids To Bloom Again
Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his expertise each week and answers listeners' questions about gardening, house plants, veggie starts and more. → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Fall Is A Wonderful Time For Roses
Growing roses has always been a chore. It seems every year, just as the flowers start to open in early summer, pests such as Japanese beetles, rose slugs, → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Create An Indoor Flower Show With Begonias
As the outdoor flower gardens wind down, it's time to think about continuing the flower show indoors. One of the most colorful plants for indoor growing is → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Cultivating And Rejuvenating Wild Apple Trees
In the fields behind our house there is an abundance of wild apple trees. Some may have been intentionally planted years ago and are the remnants of an old → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Bringing Houseplants Indoors For Fall
Just like that, the weather turns. Cool evenings, turn into cooler days and all of a sudden, we're thinking fall. I shouldn't be, but I'm always a bit → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Native Perennial Culver's Root For Late-Summer Gardens
I've been enjoying the late-summer, tall perennials in many gardens. Perennial flowers, such as "Golden Glow" Rudbeckia, plume poppy and Joe Pye weed, add → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Getting Deep Into No-Dig Gardening
I'm starting to work on a new book that won't be out until 2020. It's on No-Dig Gardening, a topic that I've been playing around with in my vegetable and → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Define Your Garden Space With An Edible Hedgerow
Snaking along my front yard is a five-foot wide edible hedgerow bed. I wanted a garden bed that would be a transition between my lawn and hayfield. Instead → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Dazzling Tropical Vines For Your Summer Garden
This time of year annual flower gardens are in their glory. Some of the best gardens are those featuring topical vines. Although we live in a cold climate, → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Helenium, A Late-Summer Perennial
It's August and soon we'll hit that quiet time in our perennial flower garden after the early-summer flowers fade, but before the fall flowers shine. We're → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: Use This Summer Heat To Grow A Great Crop Of Melons
With all this hot weather we've been having lately, the melons in my garden are taking off! I've been growing cantaloupes and watermelons for years and → Read More
Vermont Garden Journal: How To Control Cucumber Beetles In Your Garden
They're small, black and yellow and seem like they shouldn't be a problem in a vegetable garden, but they are! The cucumber beetle comes in two versions; → Read More