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How to keep the growing season going indoors for winter

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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Though it may feel like we may never see anything green and growing ever again, there are ways to keep plants alive and thriving with hydroponics.

The idea of growing plants outside seems like a distant dream during this frigid weather, but you can still garden indoors creating your own hydroponics system, a type of gardening that uses no soil. The plants thrive in liquid instead.

On this Horticulture Day edition of Talk of Iowa, experts discuss ways to create your own indoor hydroponics system without breaking the bank and answer your wintertime plant questions.

Guests:

  • Aaron Steil, ISU Extension horticulture specialist, Iowa State University
  • Chris Currey, associate professor of horticulture, Iowa State University
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Charity Nebbe is IPR's<i> Talk of Iowa</i> host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts <i>Garden Variety</i> and <i>Unsettled</i>. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College. Since 2022, Troutman has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.