Plant Daddy Podcast podcast

Plant Daddy Podcast

Your digital plant friends, here to help you take your indoor jungle/desert/bog to the next level since 2019!Plant Daddy Podcast is hosted by Stephen and Matthew, two passionate hobbyists who love sharing plant care experiences and stories that speak to plant parents of all experience levels. Whether you are just starting your houseplant journey or already managing an indoor jungle, we are here to share growing techniques and methods, new and unusual plants, or the background and history of familiar ones. Each host brings different perspectives and tastes in plants, but both have enjoyed the great privilege of learning their own local and online plant communities, and they seek to pay this forward to anyone interested in taking their hobby to the next level. Or just enjoy some geeky banter. Plants are enriching and fun, endlessly rewarding, and Plant Daddy Podcast is excited to be your digital plant friends!

Your digital plant friends, here to help you take your indoor jungle/desert/bog to the next level since 2019!Plant Daddy Podcast is hosted by Stephen and Matthew, two passionate hobbyists who love sharing plant care experiences and stories that speak to plant parents of all experience levels. Whether you are just starting your houseplant journey or already managing an indoor jungle, we are here to share growing techniques and methods, new and unusual plants, or the background and history of familiar ones. Each host brings different perspectives and tastes in plants, but both have enjoyed the great privilege of learning their own local and online plant communities, and they seek to pay this forward to anyone interested in taking their hobby to the next level. Or just enjoy some geeky banter. Plants are enriching and fun, endlessly rewarding, and Plant Daddy Podcast is excited to be your digital plant friends!

 

#145

Caudex Plant Care with Growing Joy Podcast

*tap tap* ...Is this thing still on? Our hiatus has lasted slightly longer than we expecte... more

22 Jan 2023

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:11

22 Jan 2023


#144

Episode 144: Season 3 Finale Q&A

Our Season 3 finale is here, and we’re wrapping up with a Q&A show covering succulent subs... more

04 Jul 2022

51 MINS

51:58

04 Jul 2022


#143

Episode 143: Our Planty Summer Reading Lists, with Maria Failla

Now that Summer weather has finally reached us here in Seattle, we sit down to share our p... more

28 Jun 2022

45 MINS

45:33

28 Jun 2022


#142

Episode 142: So How Are Those Plant Resolutions Coming?

It’s truth time. Since we *so bravely* shared our plant goals earlier this year, have we m... more

22 Jun 2022

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:55

22 Jun 2022


#141

Episode 141: Air Plants, with Emily Allsop of the Volunteer Park Conservatory

At long last, The Plant Daddies will break their silence… and talk about Air Plants. We've... more

14 Jun 2022

42 MINS

42:29

14 Jun 2022


#140

Episode 140: Bundle of Sticks Plant, Cynanchum marnierianum

If you do everything right, the plant we’re discussing this week will look kind of dead! D... more

07 Jun 2022

34 MINS

34:29

07 Jun 2022


#139

Episode 139: Propagation Updates - Roots Were Grown

This month, we revisit a perennial Plant Parent passion – propagation! See what I did ther... more

31 May 2022

45 MINS

45:29

31 May 2022


#138

Episode 138: The Mandarin Plant, Chlorophytum orchidastrum

If you haven't seen the striking, bright orange growth of the Mandarin Plant, Chlorophytum... more

24 May 2022

38 MINS

38:14

24 May 2022


#137

Episode 137: The Fishtail Hoya, Hoya polyneura

Looking for a Hoya you can thoroughly enjoy… even without flowers? This week, the Plant Da... more

10 May 2022

35 MINS

35:07

10 May 2022


#136

Episode 136: Welwitschia and the "Weird Houseplant" Experience

We know it’s an unlikely choice for most plant parents, but the strategies and fun involve... more

03 May 2022

51 MINS

51:44

03 May 2022


#135

Episode 135: Chill 'n Chat - Spring Strategies Grab Bag

We have plenty of plant thoughts and goals on our minds as we sit down for our Spring-them... more

26 Apr 2022

44 MINS

44:01

26 Apr 2022


#134

Episode 134: Lifesaver Plant (Huernia zebrina)

Looking for a low-stress succulent with beautiful, unusual flowers? Then Huernia zebrina s... more

19 Apr 2022

34 MINS

34:17

19 Apr 2022


#133

Episode 133: The Next Fiddle Leaf Fig?

We found articles calling Ficus Audrey and Ficus umbellata “the next Fiddle Leaf Figs.” So... more

12 Apr 2022

46 MINS

46:24

12 Apr 2022


#132

Episode 132: Aloe vera

We’re back with another classic that may straddle the world of houseplants and…indoor herb... more

05 Apr 2022

53 MINS

53:37

05 Apr 2022


#131

Episode 131: Adopting an old plant. Now what?

We can talk about techniques one by one, but sometimes a scenario – like adopting an old p... more

29 Mar 2022

54 MINS

54:05

29 Mar 2022


#130

Episode 130: Trip Report - Mexico City Bonus Episode!

Have you ever listened to a friend’s vacation recap, but wished they would ONLY talk about... more

25 Mar 2022

22 MINS

22:31

25 Mar 2022


#129

Episode 129: Chill 'n Chat - Back to the Beginning

It’s Chill 'n Chat time again! This month, we decided to go way back and revisit the first... more

16 Mar 2022

46 MINS

46:51

16 Mar 2022


#128

Episode 128: Hoya Potting Mix, and "the Soil Equation"

Is there a perfect Hoya substrate recipe? Our answer may surprise you. We’ll walk through ... more

08 Mar 2022

37 MINS

37:55

08 Mar 2022


#127

Episode 127: Asparagus Fern Plant Profile

So… what is an asparagus fern anyway? We’ll share cultivation “experiments” that may help ... more

22 Feb 2022

34 MINS

34:46

22 Feb 2022


#126

Episode 126: Off Topic - Are Paperwhites "Houseplants"?

Over the holidays, the Plant Daddies both tried some boxed bulbs from the clearance rack (... more

16 Feb 2022

50 MINS

50:06

16 Feb 2022


#125

Episode 125: Thinking About Sustainability, with Westerlay Orchids

We sit down with Toine Overgaag of Westerlay Orchids, a major grower of Phalaenopsis on th... more

08 Feb 2022

30 MINS

30:41

08 Feb 2022


#124

Episode 124: Chill 'n Chat - Are the Kids Alright?

How well is the “traditional” plant industry serving the interests of the newest wave of p... more

01 Feb 2022

44 MINS

44:06

01 Feb 2022


#123

Episode 123: Pygmy Sundew Plant Profile

You may know about Sundews, but the Plant Daddies believe these particularly tiny, beautif... more

25 Jan 2022

50 MINS

50:44

25 Jan 2022


#122

Episode 122: Lipstick Plant, Aeschynanthus Plant Profile

The Lipstick Plant is the very first Gesneriad we discuss on the show, and we both feel th... more

18 Jan 2022

55 MINS

55:18

18 Jan 2022


#121

Episode 121: Mindfulness and Plants, with Maria Failla

Is there more to our relationship with houseplants than collecting and cultivating? Maria ... more

11 Jan 2022

58 MINS

58:39

11 Jan 2022