The Title says it all. Tips for saving time in the garden: automate, elevate, de-elevate, eliminate, and delegate.Previous episodes, show notes, links...
Friday, March 1, 2024313 Heirlooms vs. Hybrids. Battling Aphids in Trees.
What is the definition of an heirloom vegetable, such as an heirloom tomato? It depends who you ask. It’s kind of like the word “natural”: it has no l...
Tuesday, February 27, 2024312 Q&A What is Fusarium Wilt? (And Why You Don't Want It!)
Question from listener Linda: "We have fusarium wilt in our garden. We are putting in raised beds in April. What kind of barrier should go in at ...
Friday, February 23, 2024311 Tomato Seed Starting Tips
Last Week, we gave you tips for starting your pepper plants from seed. Today, we have tips for starting your summertime tomatoes from seed. And now’s ...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024310 Q&A Homegrown Chicken Food?
Joshua from Missouri asks: "We own chickens and are trying to become more self sufficient and sustaining. Instead of buying feed for them, is the...
Friday, February 16, 2024309 Pepper Seed Starting Tips. What is Coppicing?
We are at the time of the year to start pepper seeds indoors. Pepper seeds, can be notoriously slow to germinate, sometimes taking up to three weeks. ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024308 Q&A Lawn Drainage. Perennial Pruning.
Q&A Lawn Drainage Improvement Tips (00:25 of pod)Perennial Plant Pruning Information (16:01 of pod)Previous episodes, show notes, links, product i...
Friday, February 9, 2024307 First Garden? New Garden? We Have Tips.
Do you want a successful garden? Before planting, you need to do some planning. And if it’s a first garden, you need to do a lot of planning. It’s not...
Tuesday, February 6, 2024306 Q&A Mason Bee Basics
Sacramento County Master Gardener and orchardist Quentyn Young answers a question from Missouri about raising mason bees, an excellent garden pollina...
Friday, February 2, 2024305 All About Blueberries
Garden experts agree: if you are an inexperienced gardener or a first time gardener, you’re best, confidence-building step is to plant easy to grow ve...