Cultivating Life
Fall (#326)
TV Schedule:
Learn to pick the right pot for a plant, harvest cranberries and make a decorative orchard ladder.
Program Description: In CULTIVATING LIFE, host Sean Conway offers simple solutions for "renovating" one's life with easy-to-do projects and timely ideas for outdoor living, cooking, gardening and entertaining. Conway and a variety of guest experts demystify old agrarian traditions and reinterpret them to fit modern lifestyles. An episode on grasses includes segments on bamboo furnishings for the home, cooking with lemongrass, collecting vintage lawnmowers and a visit to one of America's last surviving prairies. CULTIVATING LIFE also reveals inspiring stories of those who have changed the world in subtle -and often surprising - ways: gardeners who hunt and preserve heirloom flowers and vegetables, contractors who are protecting 200-year-old barns, and chefs who specialize in using locally grown produce.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Fall (#326)
Learn to pick the right pot for a plant, harvest cranberries and make a decorative orchard ladder.
- Sun, October 12, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, October 12, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Fern (#201)
One of the world's oldest plants takes center stage, from Victorian rage to southern gardening.
- Mon, October 13, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, October 13, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Seed (#202)
Make your own mustard, create a raised bed to grow on seedlings and elementary seed-starting.
- Wed, October 15, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 15, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Kitchen (#203)
Learn to build an outdoor kitchen and grow a hanging kitchen garden of fresh produce.
- Fri, October 17, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, October 17, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Netherlands (#204)
Visit the home of landscape designer Piet Oudulf and a park transformed from a toxic factory site.
- Sun, October 19, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, October 19, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Butterfly (#205)
Learn a unique method of observing these insects up close and select plants to attract them.
- Mon, October 20, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, October 20, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Milk (#206)
Learn about butterfly-attracting milkweeds for your garden and how to make your own mozzarella.
- Wed, October 22, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 22, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Bamboo (#207)
You won't be bamboozled by this quick-growing grass. Plus, building your own bamboo fountain.
- Fri, October 24, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, October 24, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Pumpkin (#223)
Grow a pumpkin patch, drill pumpkins as Halloween luminaries and make pumpkin-cauliflower gratin.
- Sat, October 25, 8:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 25, 2:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, October 31, 2:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, November 21, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, November 21, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Corn (#208)
Favorite recipes for this all-American favorite and an innovative use of corn cobs for painting.
- Sun, October 26, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, October 26, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Iron (#209)
Topics include simple skillet fry-ups, caring for cast-iron urns and making an ironwork table.
- Mon, October 27, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, October 27, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Dog (#210)
Learn to flower dogwoods and train your dog to behave in the garden and leave the birds alone.
- Wed, October 29, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 29, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Fire (#212)
Get tips for building a firepit, planting a flame-colored flower border and selecting a barbecue.
- Sun, November 2, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, November 2, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Fish (#213)
Learn to grow trout lilies and shrimp plants and visit the fish in a water garden in Seattle.
- Mon, November 3, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, November 3, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Fruit (#214)
Cultivate rare fruits & exotic pineapple lilies. Prepare Sangria & a Cantaloupe & Blueberry salad.
- Wed, November 5, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, November 5, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Glass (#215)
Plant Wardian cases for indoors and build a cold frame for growing produce outside all year long.
- Fri, November 7, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, November 7, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Chanticleer (#216)
Visit one of Philadelphia most innovative gardens and gets a lesson in planting gravel garden.
- Sun, November 9, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, November 9, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Oak (#217)
Visit a garden designed around an allee of live oaks. Barley salad & roasted acorn squash is made.
- Mon, November 10, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, November 10, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Shade (#218)
An easy-to-make shade screen, a simple outdoor lampshades and shade-loving begonias are shared.
- Wed, November 12, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, November 12, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Rice (#219)
Visit old South Carolina rice fields, make rice paper and cook paella on the grill.
- Fri, November 14, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, November 14, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Sun (#220)
Plants that can bake in the sun, cooking with sunchokes and the history of sundials are discussed.
- Sun, November 16, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, November 16, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Charleston (#221)
Explore the historic side porches & ironwork of Charleston & the art of South Carolina barbecue.
- Mon, November 17, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, November 17, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Maple (#222)
Grow colorful Japanese maples in containers & transform maple firewood into rustic cutting boards.
- Wed, November 19, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, November 19, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Terrace (#224)
Colorful tropical containers, ideas for great hors d'oeuvres and simple outdoor entertaining ideas.
- Sun, November 23, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, November 23, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Harvest (#225)
Americans are connecting to locally grown produce like never before. Ideas for fall entertaining.
- Mon, November 24, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, November 24, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Bulbs (#226)
Shed light on great ideas including selecting the right bulbs for your garden's conditions.
- Wed, November 26, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, November 26, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Moss (#301)
Japanese style moss gardens, tropical mosses for indoor containers and an unconventional recipe.
- Fri, November 28, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, November 28, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Past Episodes
These episodes of Cultivating Life aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Salt (#325)
- Apple (#324)
- Pine (#323)
- Rain (#322)
- Weeds (#321)
- Cactus (#320)
- Salad (#319)
- Dry (#318)
- Orchid (#317)
- Lily (#316)
- Pepper (#315)
- Cat (#314)
- Porch (#313)
- Summer (#312)
- Terracotta (#311)
- Tree (#310)
- Spring (#309)
- Onion (#308)
- Rose (#307)
- Rock (#306)
- Mushroom (#305)
- Bean (#304)
- Herbs (#303)
- Berry (#302)
- Moss (#301)
- Bulbs (#226)
- Harvest (#225)
- Terrace (#224)
- Pumpkin (#223)
- Maple (#222)
- Charleston (#221)
- Sun (#220)
- Rice (#219)
- Shade (#218)
- Oak (#217)
- Chanticleer (#216)
- Glass (#215)
- Fruit (#214)
- Fish (#213)
- Fire (#212)
- Citrus (#211)
- Dog (#210)
- Iron (#209)
- Corn (#208)
- Bamboo (#207)
- Milk (#206)
- Butterfly (#205)
- Netherlands (#204)
- Kitchen (#203)
- Seed (#202)
- Fern (#201)
- Wood (#108)
