Friday, April 8, 2022183 First Garden? A Checklist
We pay a visit in today’s episode to the lush yards of a couple of notable gardeners. We chat with America’s favorite retired college horticulture pro...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022182 Growing Raspberries, Boysenberries, Blackberries
Get your day off to a healthy start by adding fresh-picked berries - blackberries, raspberries, blueberries - to your breakfast. Here in California, ...
Friday, April 1, 2022181 Pesticide Safety Tips. Garden Time Savers.
There are two very contemplative aisles that gardeners can encounter at big box stores or a well-stocked Garden Center…and that’s the drip irrigation ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022180 Bats (They're Good). When to "Set Out" Plants?
It’s "bat day" here on the Garden Basics podcast. By the way, we’re talking about the flying mammal, not the Louisville Slugger. Bats! They...
Friday, March 25, 2022179 The Poop Loop: How Mother Nature Feeds Your Garden
The Poop Loop. No, we’re not talking about the reference in SpongeBob Squarepants (but we will have a link to that in the show notes). We’re not refer...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022178 What's Your NQ*? (*Nature Quotient). Dealing with Leaf Spots.
How in tune with nature are you? Probably more than you think, if you’re a gardener. We talk with Emily Murphy, author of the new garden book, Grow No...
Friday, March 18, 2022177. Best Tomatoes for Containers. The Call Garden.
If you have a small yard, or crummy soil or even just a sunny patio, you can grow tomatoes…in containers! If you have an area around the outside of yo...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022176 Succulent Basics. Tomatillos Instead of Tomatoes? A Warning.
Looking for easy to grow succulents for a wide variety of climates? We cover the basics for growing these unthirsty plants both outdoors and indoors. ...
Friday, March 11, 2022175. Fruit Tree Flowers vs Frost. Regenerative Gardening
Welcome to the tug-of-a-war season. Is it late winter, or early spring? Will daytime highs be in the 60’s and 70’s? Or will the overnight lows dip bel...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022174. Spring Garden Tips, LIVE!
In this episode, our favorite retired college horticultural professor, Debbie Flower, and myself, offer a wide variety of garden tips to get your yard...
