Charlie Nardozzi
Host, 黑料吃瓜网 Garden JournalCharlie Nardozzi is a regional Emmy庐 Award winning garden writer, speaker, radio, and television personality. He has worked for more than 30 years bringing expert information to home gardeners.
Charlie hosts 黑料吃瓜网 Garden Journal on WNPR, on Vermont Public Radio and has hosted TV specials on CT Public.
Charlie delights in making gardening information simple and accessible to everyone. His love of the natural world also makes him an exciting public speaker and presenter. He has spoken, in-person and virtually, at national venues such as the , , , Master Gardener conferences, and trade shows. Regionally, Charlie has spoken at venues such as the 黑料吃瓜网 Horticultural Society, University of 黑料吃瓜网 Master Gardener Conference, 黑料吃瓜网 Flower and Garden Show and at many garden clubs throughout the state. He also leads international garden tours.
Charlie is a native of Waterbury, 黑料吃瓜网 and has been gardening in New England his whole life. Learn more about him at .
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Fall in 黑料吃瓜网 feels longer and warmer. It's an opportunity to garden more, so start planting quick maturing, cool weather loving greens like spinach, lettuce, arugula, escarole, kale and Swiss chard. -
Humans may need a break from the heat, but melons like cantaloups, honeydews and watermelons thrive during hot, wet summers. -
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," except when that rose is a rose of Sharon, which is neither a rose nor from Sharon; it's actually a shrub in the hibiscus family. You can use the edible blooms to make tea. -
Raccoons may be clever and nimble, but don't let that stop you from growing corn in your garden. There's an electric fence that'll help keep raccoon hands off your ears. -
Hardy hibiscus is different from the woody, tropical, shrub hibiscus. Some varieties boast burgundy colored leaves as well as bi-colored pink and red varieties. One light yellow colored variety has the delicious sounding name, 'French Vanilla'. -
Much like cilantro, people either love okra or hate it. Harvest the pods when they're less than 4 inches long for the best flavor and texture. Young okra pods are more tender and have less of a 鈥渟limy鈥� mouthfeel. Eat them in soups, stews, fried or saut茅ed. Okra is in the hibiscus family, so the flowers are edible and delicious stuffed or used as a garnish. -
Known as the 鈥渓ilac of the South,鈥� crepe myrtle has traditionally been successfully grown in warmer climates. But now with new hybrid, sterile, varieties, we can grow crepe myrtles in 黑料吃瓜网. -
Oh, dear. What to do about deer? The latest (surprising) finding: Mixing Half & Half with equal parts water worked as well as expensive lanolin sprays for deterring deer. -
You may not see much damage in June from the squash bugs living in your garden, but if allowed to thrive, your squash patch will be a mess come August. -
Too many fruits can lead to tree branches breaking from the weight and the fruits being small and less flavorful. That's why thinning some fruit from trees is a good idea. Remove some young fruits so the remaining ones thrive.
