Beef-laine and B-Rad sit down with Sani (Sunny) Nielsen. She is Beef-laine's wife and totally save him. She has experience as a Floral Designer and an event planner. She learned about flowers along the way. She is also allergic to most plant material. She is a Online Media Marketing Consultant. She has a daily Facebook live every morning on ways to improve your marketing. I left a link to her page below. Go give her a love and let her know you heard her on our show. Thanks so much, and Plant on Babylon! https://www.facebook.com/saninielsen www.saninielsen.com https://www.instagram.com/saninie ..read more

Beef-laine and B-rad got to sit down with two amazing people who are doing an amazing thing. Foodscaping Utah is a non-profit gardening service. They teach people how to start home gardens so more people can grow your own produce. They are completely volunteer based. They install raised garden beds and drip irrigation with no labour costs. Its a wonderful program to help people start growing food. By using volunteers they are able to have a ripple effect by them learning how to install it in their own yards. It replaces waisted lawn space with food. If you are in the Ogden area, are want some ..read more

There is research being done in Greece,to bring back the ancient plants back to historic sites. B-Rad was on assignment to greece to bring us this story. Actually, he was visiting his daughter while she is studying abroad in the greece. This was a fun and interesting episode. Thanks to all the podlings listening out there wherever you are! Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We let loose on all aspects of horticulture while focusing on water conservation practices. We are based in Utah which is the second most driest State in the Union but uses the second highest w ..read more

How ready your cold climate palm for winter. How cold can they get. Where can they grow cold climate palms. Growing from seed is an easy way to grow palms. Indoor palms have special needs and considerations. Indoor palms are the most popular retail indoor plant. Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We let loose on all aspects of horticulture while focusing on water conservation practices. We are based in Utah which is the second most driest State in the Union but uses the second highest water per capita. Our mission is to help communities develop beautiful landscape ..read more

Beef-laine and B-Rad take a topic from a podlings wanting to know more about desert trees. So that's what they did! Desert trees have developed special adaptations for conserving water in their dry environment. Such as growth rate tends to be slower, smaller leaf size, profer well drained soil and tend to have needles or thorns. They hit up traits from familiar small, medium and large trees. If any podling would like to send us a topic, feel free! you can find link below. Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We let loose on all aspects of horticulture while focusing ..read more

Beef-laine and B-day are at the again with Seven water-wise principals to help save water on your garden area and still have it look amazing with less maintenance. Come along for the ride and learn the difference between amending soil and conditioning soil. Let's plant now Babylon! Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We let loose on all aspects of horticulture while focusing on water conservation practices. We are based in Utah which is the second most driest State in the Union but uses the second highest water per capita. Our mission is to help communities develop ..read more

Beef-laine and B-Rad go over in this episode the steps in growing a poinsettia crop. Using a poinsettia Culture Guide and B-Rad greenhouse experience we go from when the ordered cuttings arrive and want cuttings are. Then to the process of rooting those dogs in and about how long it will take to transplant in their finishing pot. Poinsettias are a long crop taking up to 6 months to bring to market. Fascinating plant, thanks to B-rad for doing these episodes with me and thanks to all the podlings out there. Plant on Babylon! Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We le ..read more

Beef-laine and B-Rad sit down and go over some November Gardening Tips. Tips we can do to get ready for winter and preventive maintenance for a tools we will be using in the spring. Lawn mower maintenance, last lawn mowing, irrigation winterizing, Cleaning out gutter now before leaves get all wet. Much thanks to Brad and to all the podling listening wherever you are! You are helping make this podcast a success! Plant on Babylon! Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We let loose on all aspects of horticulture while focusing on water conservation practices. We are bas ..read more

Christmas Gifts for Gardeners, Beef-laine and B-Rad drive heads first into a deep dive on what to look for in gardening gifts. There are two main types of gifts for gardening, functional and decorative. Tailor the gifts for your gardener abilities, limitations and strengthens. They hit on why some gift work better then others and how to pick the good one. Thanks so much to the podlings out there, for your support of the show. Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We let loose on all aspects of horticulture while focusing on water conservation practices. We are based ..read more

Beef-laine and B-Rad hit up the topic of lawn and garden weed control and go over some of their wins and losses. Also there are some great resources available to find the best herbicide for the weed you have. Some weeds can only be controlled with a non-selective herbicide. Good luck and Plant on Babylon! Hortoccult is podcast where plant geeks can get their freak on! We let loose on all aspects of horticulture while focusing on water conservation practices. We are based in Utah which is the second most driest State in the Union but uses the second highest water per capita. Our mission is to ..read more