seed starting Archives

Start the Best Fruits and Vegetables

February 26, 2022March 1, 2022 Mike Nowak Chicago Botanic Garden, Lisa Hilgenberg, organic gardening, Peggy Malecki, Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, seed starting, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Orchid Show: Untamed

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Lisa Hilgenberg is horticulturist for the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden. There, she is responsible for some 50,000 plants, including 400 types of edibles. Today she has advice on when and how to get your seedlings started for the Midwest growing season. We also talk about The Orchid Show: Untamed at the Garden.

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It’s the Seed-i-est Time of the Year!

January 26, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Chicago Botanic Garden, clean water, coal ash, Dynegy, Eco-Justice Collaborative, environment, fruits and vegetables, gardening, Lisa Hilgenberg, seed starting, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Vermilion River

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Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist for the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, has seed choosing and seed starting tips. Lan and Pam Richart from Eco-Justice Collaborative follow up on efforts to protect the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River in Central Illinois from coal ash contamination.

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February 25, 2017 – Keeping Seeds and Making Films

February 24, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Catherine Zimmerman, environment, gardening, Green Community Connections, Gwendolen Cates, Hometown Habitat, One Earth Film Festival, seed starting, The Good Mind, The Mike Nowak Show, The Seed Keeper Company, Under the Canopy

Carol Niec and Kerrie Rosenthal from The Seed Keeper Company talk about their plans to introduce growing plants from seeds to schools all over the country. Then Mike and Peggy interview film directors from the 7th Annual One Earth Film Festival.