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The Last Fling of Spring and Planning for the Summer Break

The Last Fling of Spring and Planning for the Summer Break

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Quick growing spring crops, making firm summer plans, sleepy lettuce, James Bond and rhubarb, Texas style! Join Mary Jo and Anne as they guide you through the last few months of the school year in your school garden space.


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0:48 - Intro and How Was Your Week?

03:25 - Summer Planning and Spring Planting Overview

08:04 - Spring Planting: Quick Cropping Vegetables and Plants

11:17 - Bolting or Going to Seed

12:44 - Quick Lettuce Story - Lettuce Article: A Wedge of History

14:50 - Strategies for Managing Your Summer Garden: Summer Plans!

15:21 - The Short Game Approach

17:16 - The Medium Game Approach

18:51 - The Long Game Approach

21:10 - The Mixed Approach

21:33 - Plea for Watering Help

22:25 - Going Deeper: Rhubarb, Texas Style! Growing Rhubarb, Texas Style in North Texas: Texas A&M Article

24:30 - Podcast Episode Recommended: RHS Podcast Episode: The Dark Art of Rhubarb

25:20 - Explaining the RHS Royal Horticultural Society - RHS

25:56 - Anne and Mary Jo Are Going on Holiday! RHS Flower Show - Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire

26:29 - Outro

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