The Growing Season, May 31, 2025 - Annuals and Small Containers

Trowels at the ready!  Let’s annualize the situation.  That’s right! It’s annual season on this week’s episode of The Growing Season.  Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat all things annual and the planting of your short term friends.  Do annuals attract pollinators? You won’t believe it.  The McFarlands have planted and designed millions of annual flowers. That’s not an exaggeration.  Matt tells a story about seeding portulaca in a commercial seed setting.  When is it safe to plant annuals?  What does the soil temperature need to be?  “If I don’t get to the nursery right now the annuals will be picked over…” Not true.  A dozen geraniums. Matt tells a story.  A newspaper article becomes a topic of conversation.  Milwaukee Tools don’t make trowels but they make AWESOME tool boxes.  How do you pick the best possible annuals at the nursery? The trio highlight the proper care for hanging annual baskets. It’s more involved than you’d think.  Thrilled, fillers and spillers. The McFarlands design an annual planter on-air.  The Growing Season crew don’t use Impatiens anymore. They explain why.  When should you fertilize your annuals?  Tune in. Looking to book a consult for your property?  We"d love to help.  CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast.  CLICK HERE.