Apples, Amaryllis, and The Truth About Acorns

Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 11 a.m.

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In this episode we\\u2019re talking about apple recipes and getting your amaryllis to bloom again this year. We discuss whether a large crop of acorns really means it will be a long, cold winter, and answer a listener\'s question about bringing plants inside.

:30 What\\u2019s for dinner: Apples, wild and domestic.

4:58 True or False? A big crop of acorns means that there will be a hard winter.

8:03 Eat/Drink/Grow: Amaryllis, Part II. Bringing them indoors, chilling/resting, repotting (if needed) and waking them up again.

13.08 Love Letters and Questions: Kip wrote asking if she should take off the spotted or brown-tipped leaves when she\\u2019s bringing her plants in for the winter. \\u201cJust how careful do I need to be about cleaning them up?\\u201d

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