White Strawberries: Growing Food for Wellness & Joy
Welcome to White Strawberries, where gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living nourish body, mind, and spirit. I’m Sam—a gardener, educator, and podcasting chicken whisperer.
Each episode explores how growing and eating nutrient-dense, organic foods—from polyphenol-rich plants to adaptogenic herbs like ashwagandha—supports vitality and a joyful, vibrant life. We cover garden design, soil health, mushrooms, animal integration, and seasonal growing insights with honesty, curiosity, and a dash of fun.
🌱 Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced gardener, join us for practical advice, inspiring conversations, and playful insights to help your garden—and your life—thrive.
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White Strawberries: Growing Food for Wellness & Joy
Pruning, Cuttings & a Lemon Tree Rescue | Conversation with a Newbie
In today’s Q&A-style episode, I chat with Becks, who’s growing food on a small urban section packed with subtropical and Mediterranean microclimates. We talk through her real-life garden dilemmas—from a wayward apple tree branch and overachieving feijoas, to pruning grapevines and getting citrus trees back on track.
We cover:
🍏 How to prune an espaliered apple tree
🍇 When and how to cut back grapevines
🌱 How to take a cutting and get it growing
🍋 What to do when your lemon tree looks sad and wobbly
🪴 Why feijoas fruit like mad—and how to prune them to suit your space
If you’ve ever wondered how to shape your trees, take a cutting, or diagnose citrus struggles, this one’s for you.
✨ Bonus: I've shared a visual demo of nodes, cuttings, and branches over on socials.
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Until next time—may your strawberries be white and your worms happy.