Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts

Monday, 30 May 2016

Episode 143 - May 28, 2016

Gardening expert Frankie Flowers joins the show to answer your gardening questions and shares his tips on growing your own food successfully. Whether you have a large garden or just a small balcony, Frankie breaks down the essential items you'll need and the most important things to consider as your grow and harvest.
Did you know you can grow kiwi? Learn how to naturally get rid of pests, kitchen solutions to fertilize your plants and which plants grow well in little sun. Plus, the most useless watering tool you might be using and wasting your money on.

And you'll be surprised by some of the great new fruits and veg you can be growing this summer (pink blueberries and a plant called "ketchup and fries").

Chef Carl Henrich of Richmond Station chats about his involvement with Toronto Taste and previews what he'll be serving up.

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Episode 49 - April 13, 2014

Do you say bag-el or bay-gil? Plus other food words people say wrong.

Tech expert Marc Saltzman chats about the heart bleed bug and why you should be concerned about your information online. He offers suggestions on how to protect yourself and keep track of all your passwords.

Gardening expert and TV personality, Frankie Flowers, chats about his new book "Power Plants" and offers simple tips on growing plants that are also good for your health.

Wine writer, Andre Proulx stops by with some rose and tells Pay that the new rose is worth embracing.

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Episode 45 - March 16, 2014

Gardening expert and author, Niki Jabbour, gives great tips on growing your own food whether you have a garden or a balcony. She grows food all year round and says it's easy.

Actor and Improvisor, Naomi Sniekus, chats about taking part in the Live Below the Line Challenge this year. The campaign encourages people to sign up and raise money to help end extreme poverty. Participants are asked to live on $1.75 a day for 5 days.

We also chat about Macaron Day Toronto taking place on Thursday. Participating patisseries will donate 25% of macaron sales that day to the Red Door Family Shelter.

And those hand-painted Honest Ed's signs are selling now for how much??