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Take It or Leaf It A comedic plant and horticulture podcast co-hosted by Nick Farringdon and Ethan Wise

Might we recommend some Veronica (Speedwell) for your garden?With flowers similar to Salvia, but much more compact, this...
22/06/2024

Might we recommend some Veronica (Speedwell) for your garden?

With flowers similar to Salvia, but much more compact, this summer bloomer will bring in the pollinators. Coming in pinks, blues, white, purples, this perennial can grow in most areas within the US (and elsewhere, of course). Usually growing to be 12-24” tall and wide, depending on the cultivar, and having an upright habit, these perennials are great along borders, in small gardens, and make great additions to pollinator-friendly spaces.

Just look at how happy those bees are!

Ethan’s mom has two, picture-perfect Summer Crush Hydrangeas (part of the Endless Summer collection) in her garden. They...
19/06/2024

Ethan’s mom has two, picture-perfect Summer Crush Hydrangeas (part of the Endless Summer collection) in her garden. They’ve been a part of her garden for about 4 years, maybe longer, and have just grown beautifully.

This Hydrangea is a macrophylla species and thrives in part sun (morning sun being ideal) and blooms most reliably on old growth. However, this Hydrangea is bred to bloom on old and new growth, providing a longer blooming season. As with other Hydrangea macrophylla, altering the soil’s pH can change the flower color. The Summer Crush can change, over time, from pink to purple or vice versa, but it does not turn blue like some other cultivars. Growing to only be 2-3’ tall and wide, this Hydrangea isn’t a bully and is great for tight spaces.

For all kinds of information on Hydrangeas, you can listen to Episode 11 - Hydrangeas: The Most Versatile Shrub?, where we go in depth on all the different types of hydrangeas and how to care for them.

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Whether you live in an area where the 13-year brood is tapering off or you live in an area where the 17-year brood is ki...
12/06/2024

Whether you live in an area where the 13-year brood is tapering off or you live in an area where the 17-year brood is kickstarting, cicadas have been a huge topic.

Yes, some damage can be done and yes, it will suck to see some of the new growth on your young trees (maybe 6-10 inches) fall victim to the cicadas making incisions to deposit eggs. However, your trees are going to be okay. We promise.

Instead of worrying about the cicadas, might we suggest finding awe. It’s quite a fascinating thing, really.

Our latest episode delves into all things cicada - give it a listen.

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Gymnocalycium mihonavichii ‘Variegata’ 🔥🔥🔥This cool cactus is most commonly seen as a bright red, orange, purple, yellow...
25/05/2024

Gymnocalycium mihonavichii ‘Variegata’ 🔥🔥🔥

This cool cactus is most commonly seen as a bright red, orange, purple, yellow, or pink orb grafted onto another cactus - usually referred to as a Moon Cactus. When they are entirely another color without any green (unlike the one in the picture) they need to be grafted onto another plant in order to survive. The lack of green mean they are not able to create their own chlorophyll and therefore act, in a way, as a parasitic graft. We usually refer to the grafted Moon Cactus as the hamster of the plant world…it’s going to have a short life.
Luckily, the plant pictured has plenty of green surface area and can survive on its own without needing to be grafted.

As with most cacti, neglect is important. Provide it with a bright window and water once a month or once every other month - if you like to water plants then stop buying cacti as houseplants 🤷‍♂️

24/05/2024

We’re back!
Episode 1 of Season 2 starts off with, none other than: THE CICADA ARMAGEDDON!
We answer all your questions:
“Do I need to put a paper bag over my head and lie down?”
“Will all my plants be unalived?”
“Will my child ever be able to live a fulfilling life afterwards?”
“Why are all the horticulturists, entomologists, botanical gardens, and nurseries so calm about this!?”
In true Take It or Leaf It fashion, we did the research so you didn’t have. Luckily, everything is going to be alright. Some of you have already started to see cicada emergence and some of you will be seeing it shortly. Some of you saw periodic cicada emergence last year and some of you will see it next year.
Let’s take a moment to be truly amazed and fascinated by these insects that live for 13 or 17 years under ground before crawling to the surface for their final metamorphosis all for the chance to get lucky 😉. Give our episode a listen so that you can throw your cicada fear away.

Thanks to all our listeners and Patreon supporters. Truly, we appreciate you all. There are a lot of podcasts out there and a lot of other things out there to preoccupy your time. It means a lot to us when you spend some of your time listening to our podcast. We hope to continue growing this podcast and providing contact you love. Share us with a friend (or total stranger) and keep on planting, Hort Homies!

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We’re getting back into the swing of podcasting again. We just finished recording our first episode of Season 2 of the T...
21/04/2024

We’re getting back into the swing of podcasting again. We just finished recording our first episode of Season 2 of the Take It or Leaf It podcast! With all the hullabaloo about cicadas in the Midwest, we decided to do a very relevant episode on just that. Spoiler alert: everything is going to be fine.
We have some great plans moving forward this year - we plan on doing several interviews, which is really exciting.

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Because we know you all are itching to get back into your gardens and take advantage of the occasional nice days we have...
18/02/2024

Because we know you all are itching to get back into your gardens and take advantage of the occasional nice days we have leading up to April and May, here’s a great guide to knowing your Hydrangeas by Proven Winners. You can find the whole pdf on their website or the link below. You can skip the reading and listen to Ep. 11 of our podcast - Hydrangeas: The Most Versatile Shrub?

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We hope you have all had a wonderful Holiday Season and are getting well-rooted into the new year. We will be back to re...
13/01/2024

We hope you have all had a wonderful Holiday Season and are getting well-rooted into the new year.
We will be back to releasing some great new content here shortly! Currently we are working on a “Best of ‘23” episode and then we’ll be back at it recording new episodes.

Whenever you have a moment, if you could rate our podcast (5⭐️ reviews are the best), wherever you listen - that is a free way to help support our show. As we work towards providing new content and improving the show, we would also like to hear from you, the listeners. Email us at [email protected] with any ideas, constructive feedback, or tell us a great plant-related story that we could mention in the show.

We appreciate all of our supporters and listeners so much.

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We hope you enjoy listening to the latest episode ( #24). In it we talk about multiple rare/uncommon houseplants that we...
05/12/2023

We hope you enjoy listening to the latest episode ( #24). In it we talk about multiple rare/uncommon houseplants that we have in our collection.
These are two of Nick Farringdon’s newest additions to his collection - purchased at Garden Heights Nursery in the STL area.
In the episode we describe the plant in the second picture and name it as a Euphorbia (because that’s what the tag said), however, it turns out that it is a Eulophia. We thought it looked very orchid-like and we were right - it is a Desert Orchid.
Let’s all wish Nick the best of luck caring for his new orchid (Orchids are neither Ethan’s or Nick’s specialty 🤪), as we totally thought he was buying a low maintenance Euphorbia.

Check the plant pics out for care instructions.

More plant pics to come!

Episode 24Hot tea and Houseplants are the vibes this week.We went to Teatopia and were served by the maestro, Reginald. ...
02/12/2023

Episode 24
Hot tea and Houseplants are the vibes this week.

We went to Teatopia and were served by the maestro, Reginald. He’s stocked on all the teas you ever wanted and even more of the ones you didn’t know you needed 🍵. He had quite the collection of plants in his store and that was all Ethan Wise and Nick Farringdon needed to be encouraged to go shopping at a local IGC (Independent Garden Center), Garden Heights Nursery. We got lucky, as they just received a fresh shipment of houseplant goodies that were begging for a new home. So, of course, we left with 3 unique/rare plants 🪴 .
We go into detail about our finds at Garden Heights Nursery as well as some other rare/uncommon plants that we have.
We also name drop a fantastic local panaderia, Dianas Bakery. If you are in the area, you have to check them out. Their selection is 👌🤌🤤.

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Episode 23: Houseplants - Complete Care During WinterEthan Wise & Nick Farringdon talk about their tips for success on c...
18/11/2023

Episode 23: Houseplants - Complete Care During Winter

Ethan Wise & Nick Farringdon talk about their tips for success on caring for your houseplants over the cold, winter-y season. With over 200 plants, collectively, in their houses, they know a thing or two on how to keep them happy. Some of their knowledge has been earned the hard way…let’s have a moment of silence for the dead, but not forgotten plants. So, learn from their mistakes and their successes!

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08/11/2023

Leaves turn into soil and are a haven for many critters over the winter months.
In Episode 22, Ethan Wise and Nick Farringdon discuss the benefits and uses of your fallen leaves. They also discuss other end of season things you can do to prep for the cold months. Don’t forget to compost you pumpkins.

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If you listened to the latest episode then you know that Nick Farringdon has lost all the skin on the tips of his finger...
25/10/2023

If you listened to the latest episode then you know that Nick Farringdon has lost all the skin on the tips of his fingers of his left hand while skimming through the entirety of the Dirr Manual (Manual of Woody Landscape Plants), all ~1500 pages, trying to identify this “plant”. Luckily, it’s so his hand matches the vibes.

While at Best Of Missouri Market @ MOBOT (Missouri Botanical Garden) a couple weekends ago we came across a fantastic vendor. They make so many unique ceramic items. Mississippi Mud Pottery uses plants they find and create these one-of-a-kind pieces of art. We bought several items: Nick bought a few platters/trays that had wild/ornamental grass flowers pressed into them and Ethan Wise bought the wall mount posted below as well as a Sassafras leaf wall mount and a funky pumpkin.

Annnnnywhooo, we need help from the Hort Homies to identify the plant used to make the artwork in the post. We spent hours trying to identify it and every time we thought we had it, we would notice a feature that didn’t quite match. We are certain that as soon as it is identified we will both slap our heads and go, “Ohhhhhhhhhhh, duh!”, but until then we will not be able to comfortably water our plants. Please save our plants by helping us with ID.

23/10/2023

Okay, so this is wicked cool!
Multiple plant viruses have been linked to the development of wings in multiple types of aphids. Episode 21 has the juicy deets. Viruses are fascinating and terrifying - their knack for survival, what they can manipulate, and how they do it is all 🤯.
We read the research so you didn’t have to; and we hope you enjoy the topic. You can find links to the scientific articles we reference in the description of the episode.

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12/10/2023

We’re having some xylem difficulties. Episode 20 is having issues taking root where you listen to podcasts. Standby while we adjust our watering regiment.

01/10/2023

Don’t you dare touch that!
Episode 19 is all about those itchy scratchy vines, primarily Poison Ivy. It’s relatively nice fall color won’t be enough to save it from us.

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac are all in the same genus, Toxicodendron - they all suck to interact with.
We provide warnings and tales of our own poison ivy adventures.

Nick Farringdon still thinks he has some Poison Ivy immunity. He would totally walk through poison Ivy with shorts on for $1000 (hint hint nudge nudge Patreon subscribers 😎) and he’ll do it on camera.

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29/09/2023

Really cool experiment by Hampshire Carnivorous Plants Ltd UK’s largest Carnivorous plant nursery with different types of growing media for carnivorous plants!! 🪴😁 It’ll be very interesting to see what new media trials work in the UK as regulations around peat moss change in Europe. Check out our episode on peat (Ep. 2: The Peat Moss Controversy) to learn more about how it’s utilized for plants and horticulture in North America!

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Nick Farringdon’s horticultural finds while hiking at Red River Gorge, KY. We discussed his trip in our most recent epis...
25/09/2023

Nick Farringdon’s horticultural finds while hiking at Red River Gorge, KY. We discussed his trip in our most recent episode.

The first pic is of Coral Bells (Heuchera) growing in a rock face.

The other pics are of a very rare plant: White-haired Goldenrod (Solidago albopilosa), which is only found in that area. Looks nothing like the Solidago we were familiar with.

Cool finds!

23/09/2023

Nailed it! Another mysterious plant identified: Tree. We’ll keep you posted on any updates.

While you wait, enjoy our hot ‘n fresh Episode 18.
We’ll give you tips on how to prepare your houseplants/tropicals 🪴🪰 for overwintering and also, Nick saw the Panda of the plant world 🐼🌿 while hiking at Red River Gorge in Kentucky.

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Missouri Botanical Garden

13/09/2023

This picture perfectly sums up Nick Farringdon and Ethan Wise out in nature - intensely staring at plants (or insects and/or mushrooms). If you ever think we’re staring at you intensely, don’t worry, we’re not - we are looking at the plant behind you. So, kindly take a step to your left, please.
Anywho, Episode 17 is released. Biochar is the main topic of discussion in this episode. Biochar, a specialized form of burnt plant matter, has been proven to provide a multitude of benefits to your soil or growing media. We believe it will be finding itself more and more onto the shelves of your favorite local garden center, so we want to introduce you to it if you haven’t been already.
Don’t worry, it’s not all nerdiness and no play - we do take the comedy portion of our plant podcast seriously 🤏😎. We finish off the episode with some funny interactions with guests from our time as garden center employees.

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07/09/2023

Can some plants see? Episode 16 consists of a couple different discovery stories in the world of horticulture. One of these stories is about the Mimic Vine (Boquila trifoliolata) which has the ability to mimic other plants. We are still learning and speculating as to how it does it, but one theory is that it may have some form of rudimentary sight. 😮😮😮
The plant world is so unbelievably vast, and Ethan and Nick were just as excited to learn about these stories as they were to talk about them.
Let us know in the comments or message us with any wild, unbelievable, or unique plant tales you are aware of (we may incorporate them into a future episode).

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Gardening and landscaping are tough work. You can easily work out muscles you didn’t know you had. Here’s Nick and Ethan...
31/08/2023

Gardening and landscaping are tough work. You can easily work out muscles you didn’t know you had. Here’s Nick and Ethan overextending their legs at a park to get loosened up before the next planting adventure. This recent heatwave is all the more reason to stretch your muscles before digging that hole.

Episode 15 is out, and the Flora Fellas discuss the myth of “you can’t plant in summer.” Also, what is a horticulturist and why are they important? Tired of making mistakes in your landscape and feeling like you are always having to shop for bargain plants because you’ve spent too much money on a garden that isn’t matching up to your imagination? Go to your local independent garden center and talk to a horticulturist. We WANT to talk to you about plants and can steer you in the right direction.

Be safe in the summer heat, and to reiterate: you can plant in summer…as long as you do awkward stretches in public beforehand.

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New plant beats from Rocco Elliot for all the  !! 😎🪴https://youtu.be/CW1CsVvLt-k?si=VDpphWSiJ6_xhea9
27/08/2023

New plant beats from Rocco Elliot for all the !! 😎🪴

https://youtu.be/CW1CsVvLt-k?si=VDpphWSiJ6_xhea9

Another plant rap for my plant people 🌿 coming soon to Spotify, Apple Music etc! Check out my other songs if you like plants / rap 🪴🎤🎶Shoutout to Perfect...

Shout out to Lynzi Dawn who is often behind the camera taking the pictures of Ethan and Nick for the podcast socials. We...
13/08/2023

Shout out to Lynzi Dawn who is often behind the camera taking the pictures of Ethan and Nick for the podcast socials. We very much appreciate you putting up with us and taking such great photos, especially when we are being super ridiculous.

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11/08/2023

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