Summary: This Week on Vegetable Gardening In this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Podcast, the well traveled, garden author and expert Derek Fell joins Mike for an in depth conversation on growing vegetables at home in much less space by implementing some creative vertical techniques. Derek will share with you how he is able to use these techniques in two different growing zones, the vegetables he likes to grow, and introduce you to some nearly lost classics. From there Derek will share his stories of gardening adventure and the many places he visited throughout the years, his favorites and what makes them must see trips. He'll also tell us about how he combines his passion of gardening with cooking, and some of his favorite culinary dishes. That and so much more on this week's episode of Vegetable Gardening! In this episode here's what we'll coverGardening differences in various zonesVertical GardeningLazy Wife BeansMalabar SpinachTrombone SquashCreative Vertical TechniquesFascinating Gardens from around North AmericaItems Mentioned in this PodcastVertical Gardening: Grow Up Not Out for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less SpaceAvant Gardening NewsletterDerek Fell's WebsiteTrombone Squash SeedsMalabar Spinach SeedsAbout this week's guest, Derek Fell Derek is the author of more than 100 works of non-fiction including books and calendars, dealing mostly with art, travel and gardens. Born and educated in England, he became an American citizen in 1970 and began a series of gardening books. This led to a series of acclaimed works about the gardens of the great Impressionist painters, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne and Van Gogh. This led to a biography about Vincent Van Gogh, 'Van Gogh's Women' and a co-authored cookbook, 'Monet's Palate Cookbook.' His most popular garden books include 'Vegetables - How to Select, Grow and Enjoy,' 'Grow This,' 'Vertical Gardening' and 'The Gardens of Frank Lloyd Wright.' Derek is winner of more awards from the Garden Writers Association than any other person, and he was a consultant on vegetable gardening to the White House during the Ford Administration. Derek is married, with three children and three grandchildren, and lives at historic Cedaridge Farm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He also owns a property on frost-free Sanibel Island, Florida where he cultivates a one-acre tropical garden a block from the beach. There he grows mostly tropical fruits such as coconuts, bananas, mangoes, avocados and macadamia nuts. Derek's mentors include O. D. Gallagher, a World War II war correspondent who taught him to write; Harry Smith, horticultural photographer who taught him to photograph gardens; and David Burpee dean of American seeds-men, who taught him a great deal about gardening in the US when Derek worked six years as Burpee's catalog manager. Derek has written hundreds of garden articles, illustrated by his own photography for leading publications such as Architectural Digest, the New York Times magazine and Connoisseur. Contact Derek at derekfell@verizon.net. About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person: A Guide to Vegetable Gardening for the Rest of Us as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. Be sure to listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast, as he interviews the gardening industry's leading experts. You can also read gardening articles from Mike on his blog at AveragePersonGardening.com/blogBe sure to Visit the Show's Sponsor
