Podcasts by From the Soil with Sollecito

From the Soil with Sollecito

In this series, Jim Sollecito of Sollecito Landscaping Nursery in central New York provides a series of helpful talks to help navigate the seasonal shifts that impact plants, shrubs, trees, flower beds, and garden plots. Jim focuses on the use of natural products and cultivation methods specifically adapted to this region's climate, soil composition, geology, and native ecology. Sollecito Landscaping Nursery is the first Be Green garden center licensed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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From the Soil with Sollecito
Make Some Ripples Outside from 2023-03-30T13:46:27

In this episode, Jim talks about appreciating some electronics-free time outside.

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Make This the Year of Flying Flowers from 2023-03-30T13:44:59

In this episode, Jim talks about butterflies and how to attract them to your garden.

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Letting Go and Moving On from 2023-03-30T13:40:36

In this episode, Jim talks about learning from the challenges of the past with your landscape.

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All in the Family from 2023-03-30T13:37:29

In this episode, Jim talks about how the past influences the present with planting.

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Deliciously Delightful from 2023-03-30T12:41:04

In this episode, Jim talks about being practical with indoor and outdoor plants.

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Don't Feel Squeezed Later in the Growing Season from 2023-03-30T12:37:46

In this episode, Jim talks about embracing the time fall brings for planting.

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Ironwood Garden and Tips for Life from 2023-03-30T12:32:53

In this episode, Jim talks about remembering and planting for a special person.

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Two Heads Are Better Than One from 2019-08-02T14:03:47

In this episode, Jim talks about collaboration in landscaping.

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Let Me Help You Paint Your Picture from 2019-08-02T13:59:54

In this episode, Jim offers a few tips for "painting the picture" in your yard.

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In Living Color from 2019-08-02T13:57

In this episode, Jim talks about choosing colors for your outside when planting.

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How to Avoid Cosmetically Challenged Plantings from 2019-08-02T13:54:26

In this episode, Jim reveals some secrets of good planting.

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Apple Tree Wisdom from 2019-08-02T13:51:13

In this episode, Jim talks about a "fruitful" discovery while on a walk with his dog.

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A Bright and Beautiful Plan B from 2019-08-02T01:00

In this episode, Jim talks about gardening and alzheimer's.

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Sensory Gardens from 2018-04-18T17:43:39

In this episode, Jim talks about how sensory gardens can create a healing environment.

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How Fall Color Plants Have Changed! from 2017-09-20T14:39:23

In this episode, Jim talks about the plants best to plant just before winter.

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Get a Whiff of This! from 2017-09-20T14:31:25

In this episode, Jim talks about a new method in keeping deer off of trees during the autumn and winter months.

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How Can I Help My Existing Landscape Organically? from 2017-03-31T17:29:28

This is one in a series of three podcasts in which Jim talks about his recent winter trips to Cuba, where he shared ideas and techniques with organic farmers. In this episode, Jim talks about organ...

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Why Use Organic Products When Conventional Chemicals are Readily Available? from 2017-03-31T17:24:50

This is one in a series of three podcasts in which Jim talks about his recent winter trips to Cuba, where he shared ideas and techniques with organic farmers. In this episode, Jim talks about the p...

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Lessons Learned from Organic Farming in Cuba from 2017-03-31T17:11:44

This is one in a series of three podcasts in which Jim talks about his recent winter trips to Cuba, where he shared ideas and techniques with organic farmers. In this episode, he talks about specif...

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How Plants Heal from 2016-08-17T14:10

In this episode, Jim talks about how plants heal and repair among the stresses of their environment, and shares what you can do to assist.

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Why Didn't My Landscape Plants Flower? from 2016-08-17T14:05

Despite our best efforts, sometimes trees and shrubs fail to flower. In this episode, Jim talks about some of the possibilities as to why, and what you can do (and plant) to make the most of your l...

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What To Plant For Tough Sites I Don't Have To Mow from 2016-08-17T14:00

Turf is the cheapest thing to install, and the most expensive to maintain. Jim talks about how he tries to minimize this element in his landscape designs, and what you can do to improve tough areas...

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What Can I Do If My Burning Bushes Flame Out? from 2016-08-17T13:45

In this episode, Jim talks about one of the most overused and over-rated plants: the Compact Burning Bush and some reasons why many are not "burning" as hot as some may like.

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Invasion - Landscapes in Crisis from 2013-04-12T16:33:58

Invasion: Landscapes in Crisis describes the effects of deer-browsing, buck rubbing and other environmental threats to plants and trees in and around Cornell Plantations Botanical Gardens and Arbor...

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Weather or Not from 2012-10-17T14:44:49

Did you know a Quaking Aspen, one of the lovliest trees in the fall landcape, can predict the weather? Keen observers note weather changes underway just by listening to trees. Jim has a better meth...

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Dig, Drop and Done from 2012-10-17T14:37:22

Jim has a rule when he bites into a really hot pepper sprout in one of Megan's five-alarm hot shot panini sandwiches while lunching out on the job; 'stop, drop, and roll.' After recovery he then st...

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Love'em and Leave'em from 2012-10-17T14:17:56

Fall is the time of year you can be a heartbreaker without remorse. Love 'em, then leave 'em. Be a landscape Casanova or Cleopatra with a lawn rake and a lawn mower. Shower those favorite leafy shr...

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