Episode 12 Pumpkins and Gourds

Hi Listener,

In this month's episode, we talk about all things fall. Including Chrysanthemum, some fun facts about pumpkins (10:45), and some fun varieties of gourds and pumpkins you might try growing in your garden next year (16:55).

Native Plant of the Month: White Oak - Quercus alba (25:40)
Bug of the Month: Orb-weaver spiders (28:25)
Vegetable Garden Tips of the Month: Garden clean up, seed collecting, digging up summer bulbs (33:00)
 
Resource link: University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Storing Tender “Bulbs” for Winter

 For more information about University of Maryland Extension and these topics, please check out the Home and Garden Information Center website at https://extension.umd.edu/hgic

If you have any garden questions you like us to talk about you can email us at UMEGardenPodcast@gmail.com 


Episode Image: Pumpkins and Cat by H. Sater, UME

Chapters

• 10:45 Fun facts about pumpkins
• 16:55 Fun varieties of gourds and pumpkins
• 25:40 Native Plant of the Month: White Oak
• 28:25 Bug of the Month:Orb-weaver spiders
• 33:00 Garden Tips of the Month