About this episode
Keep your seed catalogs open! Today, we pick up where we left off on the last episode of Garden Basics (168) where we were talking with Master Gardener Gail Pothour at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center about the All-America Selections vegetable varieties that did well over the years here in Northern California. Many of those varieties received national recognition, too. Today, we have more award-winning vegetables for you to try in your 2022 spring and summer vegetable garden. This time we are talking with the Executive Director of the All-America Selections organization, Diane Blazek. She has recommendations for more award-winning, All-America Selections, including new, exciting peppers, tomatoes, zinnias, begonias, and a lot more, here in Episode 169. We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory, it’s the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots. And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go! Live links, product information, transcripts, and chapters available at the Buzzsprout home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred . https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004629 Pictured: AAS Winner Roulette F1 Habanero Pepper (but not hot!) Links: Subscribe to the free, Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter https://gardenbasics.substack.com Smart Pots https://smartpots.com/fred/ Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/ All-America Selections Winners https://all-americaselections.org Three Award-Winning Tomatoes for Beginners: Juliet (small, snacking-size tomato) Celebrity (dependable, main season tomato) Big Beef (big, slicing tomatoes, perfect for sandwiches) Got a garden question? • Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe , at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics • Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964. • E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com All About Farmer Fred: The Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter https://gardenbasics.substack.com Farmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.com Daily Garden tips and snark on Twitter https://twitter.com/farmerfred The Farmer Fred Rant! Blog http://farmerfredrant.blogspot.com Facebook: "Get Growing with Farmer Fred " https://www.facebook.com/Get-Growing-with-Farmer-Fred-101135776596504/ Instagram: farmerfredhoffman https://www.instagram.com/farmerfredhoffman/ Farmer Fred Garden Videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/play Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter .