Vibrant Harvest w/ Sandra Mao

About this episode

Sandra Mao discusses her book 'Vibrant Harvest' and shares insights on growing fruits and vegetables year-round.

It’s easy to “eat the rainbow” when you’re growing one right in your own backyard! Author and gardener Sandra Mao is joining us to talk about her new book Vibrant Harvest. Sandra started to grow fruit trees and other edibles when she moved to California. Because of the blessings of the weather and lack of freezing temperatures, she is able to grow most vegetables and fruits year-round - though her content is aimed at gardeners from all growing zones. She loves helping new gardeners start grow...

People in this episode

Host: Bevin Cohen

Guest: Sandra Mao

Topics covered

• gardening
• edible plants
• fruit trees
• year-round gardening
• new gardeners

Keywords

• gardening
• Vibrant Harvest
• Sandra Mao
• edible gardening
• fruit trees
• vegetables
• backyard gardening

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Vibrant Harvest

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