Cultivating Life
Bulbs (#226)
Shed light on great ideas including selecting the right bulbs for your garden's conditions.
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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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Spring (#309)
Flowering alliums for a garden and growing and curing shallots, garlic and leeks are featured.
- Fri, November 6, 10:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 6, 4:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 6, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, November 7, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Fall (#326)
Learn to pick the right pot for a plant, harvest cranberries and make a decorative orchard ladder.
- Sat, November 7, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, November 8, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Tree (#310)
Roses selected for their scent and building the perfect trellis for climbers are featured.
- Mon, November 9, 10:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, November 9, 4:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, November 9, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, November 10, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Terracotta (#311)
Building the perfect tomato frame, planting herbs and perfecting the art of grilling are featured.
- Fri, November 13, 10:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 13, 4:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 13, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, November 14, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Summer (#312)
Cooking on clay, repairing an old cachepot & learning the art of throwing terra cotta are featured.
- Mon, November 16, 10:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, November 16, 4:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, November 16, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, November 17, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Porch (#313)
Porch swings, side porches in Charleston, SC and the front porches of the Berkshires are featured.
- Fri, November 20, 10:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 20, 4:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 20, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, November 21, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Cat (#314)
Drought-tolerant catmints, a garden that highlights perennials and catfish salad are featured.
- Mon, November 23, 10:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, November 23, 4:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, November 23, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, November 24, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
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Pepper (#315)
Cooking with Roberto Santibanez of New York's Rosa Mexicano and making chile restras are showcased.
- Fri, November 27, 10:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 27, 4:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, November 27, 10:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, November 28, 4:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Past Episodes
These episodes of Cultivating Life aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Onion (#308)
- Apple (#324)
- Rose (#307)
- Rock (#306)
- Mushroom (#305)
- Bean (#304)
- Herbs (#303)
- Berry (#302)
- Moss (#301)
- Fall (#326)
- Salt (#325)
- Pine (#323)
- Rain (#322)
- Weeds (#321)
- Cactus (#320)
- Salad (#319)
- Dry (#318)
- Summer (#312)
- Orchid (#317)
- Lily (#316)
- Pepper (#315)
- Cat (#314)
- Porch (#313)
- Terracotta (#311)
- Tree (#310)
- Spring (#309)




