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Plants Always Win

Plants Always Win

De : Sean Patchett and Erin Alladin
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A podcast where two Ontario gardeners dive down plant-fact rabbit-holes, answer audience questions, interview intriguing guests, and compete to bring you the most interesting stories and information. We care about ecologically sound gardening, strong human communities, and up-to-date science.Copyright 2025 Plants Always Win Science
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  • Ep. 49 Community Urban Permaculture with Patrick Tohill

    Ep. 49 Community Urban Permaculture with Patrick Tohill
    Jul 10 2026
    When a city dweller with no gardening experience gets pulled into leadership for a communal permaculture project, he starts using all his spare time to grow food and grow community in Toronto’s east end. This is Patrick Tohill co-founder of Garden@Kimbourne Community Permaculture Project.
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    36 min
  • Plants Are for Everyone with Jesse Thorn

    Plants Are for Everyone with Jesse Thorn
    Jun 10 2026
    Sean talks with Jesse Thorn about how gardening in LA compares to gardening in Ontario; about produce exchange and community food distribution organizations; and about access to green space, including majestic sequoia trees. The two of them even step into the roles of internet judge and expert witness to settle an age-old question: is a palm tree really a tree?
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    59 min
  • Ep. 47 Are You Starting Your Spring Garden Right?

    Ep. 47 Are You Starting Your Spring Garden Right?
    Apr 30 2026

    Spring is tiptoeing in and we want to set you up for the smoothest garden year ever. This week we’re recording live on location in Erin’s garden and examining what tasks she has already done, what’s next on the list, and what pressures to let go of. (Remember: don’t let perfect be the enemy of good!)

    The first order of business as winter ends is to prune woody fruit-producing perennials. We chat about currants, apples, and grapes—yes, grapes in zone 4b. Naturally that leads into propagation: cuttings, mound layering, and even air layering. Next we talk seed starting indoors and out and the season extension that helps us save space on our windowsills. Then it’s on to spring bulbs to plant, fall bulbs that are blooming, water management (if you’re listening from a region with flooding, our hearts go out to you!) and the ever-vital skill of observation. Finally, we wrap up with a lightning round of fifteen other early-spring tasks that get you set up for success.

    Ready to get your hands dirty? Listen now!

    Take a Peek at Erin’s Garden Last year’s cuttings Swenson Red The Swenson Red grape, pruned The IKEA trellis The peas are sprouting! Erin’s vegetable garden The air layering device Comments? Feedback? Want your garden question to be featured in a future Q&A segment?

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    Credits
    Website Design and Illustration by Sophia Alladin

    Intro and Outro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/when-my-ukulele-plays

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    Timestamps

    00:41 Introduction
    02:11 The Myth That Your Garden Is Already Behind
    04:18 Late April in Zone 4b
    04:58 What Erin Has Done So Far
    05:56 Season Extension
    06:36 Growing Swenson Red Grapes in Zone 4b
    10:52 Pruning Currant Bushes
    12:45 Mound Layering: Intentional or Unintentional Propagation
    14:00 Apple Trees and Winter Damage
    15:46 Propagating Fruit Tree Cuttings
    17:28 Air Layering to Propagate Fruit Trees
    20:28 Sean’s Paean to Crabapples
    24:54 Starting Seeds Indoors and Hardening Off
    27:13 Starting Seeds When You Have No Indoor Space
    32:50 Use Up This Year’s Seed Inventory
    33:53 Bulbs to Plant in Spring
    35:00 Fall Bulbs and the Siberian Squill Controversy
    39:35 Native Lawn Alternatives
    42:32 Water Harvesting and Rain Gardens
    45:37 Observing Your Garden
    47:41 Lightning Round: Things To Do at This Time of Year
    53:53 Outro and Contact Us
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