It's July and we are surrounded by tomato mysteries. Why are listener Jaime's tomatoes doing weird leaf stuff? Why is Gabe's one "volunteer" tomato plant so gigantic? How can a home gardener transform their tomato nightmares into tomato dreams come true? Gabe and Rebecca also sing the praises of a cut flower garden and offer tips on cutting Hydrangeas for lasting blooms in the vase. By the way, anyone else's hydrangeas going gangbusters this year? And finally, Rebecca debuts a poem called… 10 Things I Hate About Slugs.

All this plus recommendations and endorsements!

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Recommendations:
Growing Floret
https://www.floretflowers.com/growing-floret/

Floret's list of recommended bulb and plan sources:
https://www.floretflowers.com/favorite-bulb-plant-sources/

Green Thoughts by Elenor Perenyi
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/129540/green-thoughts-by-eleanor-perenyi/

Dramm Rain Wand
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/watering-and-irrigation/nozzles-and-wands/7084007

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Gabe and Rebecca talk about what they're working on in the garden, they're favorite things about Spring, some mistakes, opportunities, and recommendations.

Show Notes:

Bloodroot - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=saca13

Jacob's Ladder Purple Rain - https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/POPU.html

Mayapple - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=POPE

Hibiscus - https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HIMO

Hori hori knife - https://nisakujapan.com/collections/gardening-knives/products/nisaku-stainless-steel-weeding-knife-7-25-inch-blade-650-weeding-knife-serrated-blade

Anne Helen Petersen Garden Study - https://annehelen.substack.com/p/welcome-to-garden-study

Like that zombie plant that you thought for sure was absolutely dead until it miraculously sprung to life, Leafing Out is back! Gabe and Rebecca announce a new May to October season and give some advice on how to prepare for Spring.

Find your last frost date: https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/

Some fave seed suppliers:
https://fedcoseeds.com/
https://www.highmowingseeds.com/
https://www.prairiemoon.com/
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/
https://ptlawnseed.com/

Reddit's Native Plant Gardening board has a source list for native seeds: https://old.reddit.com/r/NativePlantGardening/wiki/index

Please don't use Round-Up or other weed killers: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/29/us/roundup-cancer-verdict-philadelphia-bayer-monsanto/index.html

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Leafing Out season 2 starts May 15th!