Friday, August 26, 2022223 Browning Tomato Leaves? Making Hypertufa Pots.
A question from a listener is one you may be thinking about while you’re in the garden: why are my tomato leaves turning brown?Possibilities include s...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022222 Insect Traps - The Good, The Bad, The Bugly
Summer time is insect time, especially in the garden, both the good guys as well as the ones that you didn’t invite. Today, America’s Favorite Retired...
Friday, August 19, 2022221 Whitefly Control. Bermudagrass Eradication Tips
Whiteflies. They can overwhelm a garden full of vegetables and flowers, as well as certain trees and shrubs, especially during warm weather. Whiteflie...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022220 Aphid Control Tips. Chickens vs. Heat
Wherever you live, wherever you garden, at some point in the year, your plants will get aphids. This sucking insect enjoys the sap from many of your f...
Friday, August 12, 2022219 Summer Fruit Tree Pruning. Lemon Verbena. Tomato Troubles.
Yes, it’s August, and it’s hot out, but the garden is a busy place: harvesting, watering, deadheading, weeding. Wise gardeners have added another ch...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022218 Smarter Irrigation Controllers
If you have a sprinkler system, a drip irrigation system or a series of soaker hoses, how are you turning those systems on and off? By hand, because y...
Friday, August 5, 2022217 Jumping Worms Update. Donate Your Excess Garden Harvest
GB 217 More Jumping Worms! What to Do with Your Extra Fruits, VegetablesJumping worms! Unlike red wigglers or earthworms, jumping worms are not garden...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022216 Drying Fruits and Vegetables
As we are fond of saying on this program every summer, “You grew it. Now, eat it!” Not all at once, of course. What are the best ways to preserve all ...
Friday, July 29, 2022215 How to Stake a Tree
A mature, healthy landscape tree can add thousands of dollars of value to your home. And that road to a healthy tree begins as soon as you get the tre...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022214 Your New Friend, the Soldier Fly. Worm Bins. Slow Compost Cure.
Garden Basics # 214 Soldier Flies, Improving Slow Compost If you have a compost pile, or especially a worm bin, you may have seen a scary looking cri...
