Charlie Nardozzi
Host, Connecticut Garden JournalCharlie Nardozzi is a regional Emmy® 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 Connecticut Garden Journal on WNPR, All Things Gardening on Vermont Public Radio and has hosted New England Gardening with Charlie NardozziTV 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 Northwest Flower Show, Philadelphia Flower Show, San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, Master Gardener conferences, and trade shows. Regionally, Charlie has spoken at venues such as the Connecticut Horticultural Society, University of Connecticut Master Gardener Conference, Connecticut Flower and Garden Show and at many garden clubs throughout the state. He also leads international garden tours.
Charlie is a native of Waterbury, Connecticut and has been gardening in New England his whole life. Learn more about him at gardeningwithcharlie.com.
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With the longer days and stronger sun, we can start growing vegetables indoors in a sunny window. The keys are full sun, warmth and the right greens.
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A new GMO 'Purple' cherry tomato developed in England is making headlines, but it's good to remember that traditional breeding can also create healthier varieties of edibles.
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One fun way to choose houseplants is to select them based on Zodiac signs.
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We can garden in small spaces in our towns and cities, but there can be challenges. My tips for urban gardeners offer big bang for your effort. Think: raised beds, containers and hanging baskets, for starters.
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If you want to try your hand (or green thumb) at growing succulents like aloe, snake and jade plants or cacti, it helps to know how much light they can tolerate and space they need to thrive.
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Connecticut Garden Journal: While winter roars outside, grow lion’s mane and oyster mushrooms insideWant easy access to gourmet mushrooms? Grow them indoors with mushroom kits. There are now oyster, lion's mane, wine cap and shiitake mushroom-growing kits you can buy online.
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Drumroll please. . .after researching the new catalogues and websites of a few of my favorite national seed companies, I have compiled my 2024 list of new vegetables to grow. Here we go!
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January is time to go through all my old seeds, see what I need to replace and try some new varieties. This year let's keep our seed purchases local. There are vegetable and flower seed houses based in Connecticut offering a nice variety of seed to purchase. I'll share a few.
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So you decorated the house with gorgeous poinsettias or you were gifted a festive Christmas cactus or amaryllis. The holidays are over. Now what?
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Ecological or regenerative gardening focuses on the whole yard, including the soil, to create a habitat that's good for birds, wildlife and humans.