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The Growing Season

The lighter side of landscaping. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland, chat about horticulture served with a hearty helping of humour. With over 70 years of design and installation experience the McFarland boys dig into topics in a way you"ve rarely heard. Packed full of guests that represent various corners of the industry, The Growing Season is smile worthy.The Growing Season: No politics or pulpits, just plants and muddy workboots.

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All Episodes

53:25

The Growing Season, Jan 4, 2025 - Night Vision 2025

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2025/01/04

The first episode of The Growing Season for 2025 sheds some light on the night. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland steer their sites to Night Vision and the creatures that are blessed with such powers. The McFarland’s update you on their New Years. Packaging of materials kicks the show off. Matt chats about Lego. Are humans able to see at night in any comparable manner to our mammalian counterparts? Biologically, how does night vision work? The darkened sight of cats is explored. Moose, rab...

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The Growing Season, Dec 28, 2024 - New Years 2024

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2024/12/28

And that's a wrap!The Growing Season closes the book on 2024 in their typical fashion. Focusing on how horticulture and spirits intersect, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the herbals and aromatics that infuse your favourite seasonal drinks. New Years Resolutions are highlighted. The McFarlands outline what they'd like to see for the upcoming year. The differences between seasoning and spices? What are said differences? Infusion and maceration are discussed. S...

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The Growing Season, Dec 21, 2024 - Christmas Visitors...

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2024/12/21

The penultimate episode of The Growing Season for 2024 is a festive offering of wonder...Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland steer their sights on the visitors that accompany the Christmas Season into your home. Matt tees the show off by highlighting the career of a member of the cast of National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. How do you pet proof your house during the Christmas Season? Are there ways of keeping your cat from drinking from the Christmas Tree reservoir?How do you properl...

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The Growing Season, Dec 14, 2024 - Christmas...

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2024/12/14

Its the most wonderful time of the year.The holidays are in full swing on The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland get into the heavy hitters of the Christmas Season. Poinsettia's kick off the proceedings. Do they flower? Where do they grow naturally? How do you initiate the colour change? Matt details his adventures in witnessing the change in colour on Christmas's most popular potted plant. Can you initiate the colour change at home?&nbs...

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The Growing Season, Dec 7, 2024 - Sub-Zero Horticulture

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2024/12/07

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The Growing Season, Nov. 30, 2024 - Weathering The...

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2024/11/30

How do horticultural organisms handle the extreme’s of nature? The Growing Season pulls the curtains back on the amazing abilities of the plants in your gardens. Lightning kicks the show off. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the ins and outs of lightning and how it’s managed on your property. How many people die per year as a result of interactions with lightning? You’ve seen a tree growing through a chain link fence. How does the tree survive? The McFarland’s explain. ...

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The Growing Season, Nov. 22, 2024 - Winter Survival

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2024/11/23

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The Growing Season, Nov. 16, 2024 - Bedtime pt. 2

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2024/11/16

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The Growing Season, Nov. 9, 2024 - Bedtime 2024 pt. 1

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2024/11/09

Feeling sleepy? Well, its that time of year. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss putting your gardens to bed on this week's episode of The Growing Season. As they do every year, The McFarlands highlight some innovative ways to prep your horticultural spaces for the long sleep. Jack and Lynne have dealt with mouse issues recently. Matt discusses the ways he helps clients to safe guard against mouse invasion. The least you need to know? ...

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53:36

The Growing Season, Nov 2, 2024 - Being Stylish:...

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2024/11/02

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The Growing Season, Oct. 26, 2024 - Halloween 2024

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2024/10/26

Its the spookiest time of the year!Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the horticultural aspects of Halloween. The history of the holiday, where it originated and why its still celebrated today kick the show off.Pumpkins, beets and turnips have been used a jack-o-lanterns throughout the course of history. A character named "Stingy Jack" is discussed. Can livestock eat the pumpkins after they are used on Halloween?Sugar cane is a prominent plant material in Halloween's e...

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53:43

The Growing Season, Oct. 19, 2024 - Frost

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2024/10/19

Stay frosty…Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the cold, hard facts about frost and it’s relation to the plants in your garden. The Growing Season gets chilly. What exactly is frost? The trio explain. Does frost affect leaf drop on your deciduous plants? High frost vs. low frost - the battle rages on. Thickly leaved plants seem to tolerate frost. Ligularia, sedums and various hostas are known to be frost tolerant. A simple sprinkler system might be the thing to delay frost damage. Mowin...

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53:46

The Growing Season, Oct 12, 2024 - Fall Colour and...

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2024/10/12

Its a tough time of year to be a turkey! BUT, its a wonderful time of year to be a tree!Thanksgiving in Canada features prominently on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the history of Thanksgiving and why it is celebrated at different times in the Great White North. Matt talks about the challenges of dressing his kids this time of year. Jack reminisces about this time last year.Turkey families...How are the chicks parented?Cranberr...

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The Growing Season, Oct. 5, 2024 - Mums and Fall Bulbs

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2024/10/05

This episode of The Growing Season is brought to you from the bottom of a hole filled with fall bulbs. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland guide this week's show into a colourful cornucopia of mums and bulbs. Chrysanthemums - the all-stars of this time of year but Matt argues that Asters are Asterlutely better. Listen in to find out why. Are the planting of bulbs and mums in fashion these days? The McFarlands debate.How do you choose a mum at the store? How are mums and po...

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The Growing Season, Sept. 28, 2024 - 5 Year Anniversary

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2024/09/28

It’s that time of year again. The Growing Season celebrates 5 years on the airwaves by highlighting what they’ve learned over the last year in horticulture. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the weather. Rain, rain, rain and more rain kick off the show. The GTA set records for precipitation this past summer so it’s fitting that precipitation is where we start. Pasta. Matt talks about pasta. What? Are cedars easy to transplant? Not so much. Matt explains his thoughts on the subject....

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The Growing Season, Sept. 21, 2024 - Being Stylish:...

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2024/09/21

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The Growing Season, Sept. 14, 2024 - Being Stylish:...

The Growing Season ·

2024/09/14

What in the Foo Dog is going on? Things get serene on this week’s episode of The Growing Season when The McFarland’s focus on Japanese Gardens. Jack, Lynne and Matt compare and contrast Japanese Gardens with Modern Gardens. You’d be surprised how much they have in common. What are the elements that make up a Japanese Garden? The minyen

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The Growing Season, Sept. 7, 2024 - Pollen

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2024/09/07

Are you sneezing with bloodshot eyes and a swollen mess? Yup. It’s that time of year. Seasonal allergies running rampant ruining your routine regularly. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss all things pollen on this week’s episode of The Growing Season. Jack and Lynne discuss the absolute monster of a bald faced hornets nest that has appeared in one of their trees. What are the different methods of pollination? How are tropical plants pollinated? The most he...

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The Growing Season, Aug. 31, 2024 - Labour Day 2024

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2024/08/31

We’ll that’s a laborious undertaking. Horticultural construction can be a tiring but rewarding endeavour. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland celebrate Labour Day by discussing some of the ways they make professional horticulture easier. Jack discusses the differences between how a jobsite was run in the 1970’s compared to now. Matt dives deep into how he makes pruning easier for his clientele after they’ve had their property upgraded by The Growing Season. “Tuning their pruning…”Can you use anima...

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The Growing Season, Aug 24, 2024 - August All-Stars

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2024/08/24

The days are getting shorter. The nights are getting cooler.Its August, but that doesn't mean that the growing season is over.Speaking of The Growing Season, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland touch on the all stars of August on this week's show. BUT FIRST: We have officially survived the rainiest summer on record in the GTA. Yeah. It’s been that rainy. We’ve over doubled our average rainfall for the months of June to August, pummelling the old record into oblivion. Biologically...

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