S4E23 The Importance of Bats, repeated wrong gardening information, Guest Dr Rose Hayden smith - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show

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In segment one Joey and Holly talk about the importance of bats on your property
Eat bad insects - mosquitoes, harmful beetles - bats can consume up to 70% of their body weight in 1 night - pregnant bats can consume up to 100% of their body weight
Bats help pollinate fruiting plants
They spread seeds for growth and reforestation
How bats live

In segment two Joey and Holly go over several very well knows and repeated wrong garden information.

Over repeated wrong garden information
Epsom salt and blossom end rot
Potato tower
Leaving rings on canning jars
Turning canning jars upside down
Peeling root crops for canning
Bunnies dont like marigolds
Egg shells offer immediate results
Nothing grows under black walnut trees
Zinnias are bug resistant
“I have a black thumb”
Everything will cross pollinate

In segment three Joey and Holly talk with their guest Dr Rose Hayden Smith of https://rosehaydensmith.com/?fbclid=IwAR36YuK41ETaZbebctibWM0SWM2j8fF-MpvYhvGcYGiE_JaEfvejOPTtPp0

Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith is an author, historian, and food systems expert. She has a passion for the American Gardening Programs of WW 1. She is often called the Victory Grower.

1.What is a victory garden?
2.You are a food systems expert, what is that and how does that apply to even just someone growing some tomatoes on their apartment patio?
3.Your book Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs of WW1 – what inspired you to write this book?
4.There can be many parellels drawn from WW 1 times to today – there was a pandemic, etc, what are some other parellels – (people showing interest in growing their own food)?
5.Why should we look at history when it comes to things like growing food, changing food systems, even pandemics?
6.How can people find out more about you?

In segment four Joey and Holly answer gardeners questions

Q One of my container cherry tomatoes all of a sudden has green aphids and ants. I was reading that the duo are quite a pair. Sounds like the ants are gardening the aphids? How can I prevent both from hanging out on my tomatoes. I already removed the aphids and put down coffee grounds and cayenne pepper (I didn’t have any ground cinnamon).

Recently the ants ate the root system from my Bee Balm and now I’m worried they’re doing the same to my Black Cherries because the plant hasn’t been growing much
A:top dress with worm castings water around plants for aphids - get rid of aphids the ants go with them
Get rid of aphids and other sap-sucking pests. This will prevent ants from hanging around to harvest hone(continued)