S4:E04 Sweet Potatoes with Jon Traunfeld

The Garden Thyme Podcast

Hey Listener,
In this month's episode, we are excited to welcome back Jon Traunfeld, Principal Agent and Program Director of the fantastic UME Home and Garden Information Center. 2023 is UME HGIC year of the Sweet Potato, and Jon is here .o give us some tips about growing and harvesting them, and in return, we share recipes for eating them with him.
We also have our:

• Native Plant of the Month (Mountain laurel) ~36:00
  • Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaugnh4I4tE
• Bug of the Month – (pink-spotted hawkmoth) ~40:40
• Garden Tips of the Month - ~45:00

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The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).

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We currently have an open survey for ALL listeners. Whether you’ve listened to all of our episodes, or this is your first time. We developed an evaluation to determine if the information we share on the podcast has made a difference in your practices at home. We promise that it is a short, easy 5-minute survey, and we even have exclusive podcast stickers to give to those who participate. We are so thankful for the feedback, and we appreciate you tuning in for the podcast!

You can take our survey here.

The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Principal Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture; Rachel Rhodes- Senior Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County); and Emily Zobel- Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).

Theme Song: By Jason Inc,
University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

Capitoli

1. S4:E04 Sweet Potatoes with Jon Traunfeld (00:00:00)

2. Sweet Potato planting time (00:10:15)

3. Sweet Potato watering (00:15:50)

4. Sweet Potato Pests (00:21:03)

5. Sweet Potato Havesting (00:23:40)

6. Sweet Potato Recipes (00:29:27)

7. Native Plant of the Month (00:36:00)

8. Bug of the Month (00:40:43)

9. Garden Tips of the Month (00:45:00)