Friday, December 1, 2023294 Apple Tree Rehab. Gravel Gardens.
Today we answer a listener’s question: can we reduce the height of an old, beloved backyard apple tree to a height where we can reach the fruit while ...
Friday, November 24, 2023293 Codling Moth Controls for Apples. Succulents vs. Winter
One listener writes in and asks, "What is boring the holes into my Fuji Apples?" More than likely, it is the larvae of the codling moth, a ...
Friday, November 17, 2023292 Controlling Nematodes - and Deer - In the Garden
Today we take a look at two extremes of vexing garden problems around the world: the tiny, tiny nematodes that attach to plant roots, sucking the life...
Friday, November 10, 2023291 Top 10 Habits of Successful Gardeners
What are the habits of successful gardeners? A couple of Master Gardeners from Santa Clara and San Joaquin Counties, in California pursued that questi...
Friday, November 3, 2023290 More Greenhouse Basics
Before the weather chases you back indoors, maybe it’s time you considered a greenhouse to continue your gardening year round: a greenhouse is perfect...
Friday, October 27, 2023289 Garlic Basics. Persimmons. Fall Garden Cookbook.
In many parts of the country, it’s garlic planting time. Debbie Flower and I talk about many aspects of growing backyard garlic. (at 1:25 of podcast)P...
Friday, October 20, 2023288 Tomato Review 2023
Today, we compare notes with Davis, California nursery owner Don Shor, an avid tomato grower, about our 2023 tomato successes and failures. And, we ch...
Thursday, October 12, 2023287 Fall Berry Care. Debbie Explains Stuff.
Fall Berry Care (1:58 of podcast)Debbie Flower Explains Stuff I Had Questions About (18:33)We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beaut...
Friday, October 6, 2023286 Bulb Planting Basics. Young Fruit Tree Care.
Bulb Planting Basics (at 1:27 of podcast)Young Fruit Tree Care (22:04)We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle ...
Friday, September 29, 2023285 Electroculture Gardening vs the Scientific Method
Electroculture Gardening vs. the Scientific Method (at 3:08 of podcast)Growing Avocados in Marginal Climates (27:54)We’re podcasting from Barking Dog ...