Friday, October 8, 2021144 Using Wood Ash in Your Garden. Easy Healthy Soil Tips.
Is wood ash good for the garden soil? Our favorite college horticulture professor, Debbie Flower, answers decisively with, “it depends”. She has tips ...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021143 Wind vs. Your Garden. The Goldenrod.
If you have a lot of leaning trees and shrubs on your property, chances are there’s an ill wind blowing around your home. Our favorite retired college...
Friday, October 1, 2021142 Cut Flower Display Tips. How to Water a Houseplant
About a year ago, on Episode 52, retired college horticulture professor Debbie Flower gave us a beginning class on having a cut flower garden. Today, ...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021141 Controlling Nutgrass. The Michaelmas Daisy.
Pull one nutsedge weed from your lawn or garden, and nine more will come to the funeral. Nutsedge, also called nutgrass, is tough to control. And one ...
Friday, September 24, 2021140 Avocados for Marginal Climates. How to Be a Better Observational Gardener.
One Garden Basic we need to stress more on this podcast is this: to head off major plant problems, observe your garden, carefully. Retired college hor...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021139 Fall Organic Lawn Care Tips. The Gaillardia
If you live in a mild winter climate, mid-September through mid-October is the best time to care for or renovate your lawn. We get organic lawn care t...
Friday, September 17, 2021138 Worm Bin Basics. Grape Varieties Worth a Try.
You’ve heard on this podcast many times the benefits of using worm castings, which some people consider the best soil amendment. Just listen to Episod...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021137 Aphid Control Tips. Cool Season Vegs. The Petunia.
We have a listener named Cindy. Cindy doesn’t like aphids. Cindy HATES aphids. If you’re a gardener, too, you probably aren’t very fond of this plant ...
Friday, September 10, 2021136 Battling Gophers. Cucumber Problems.
There is one four-legged pest that ravages gardens and orchards throughout the West, the mid-West and the South: Pocket gophers. So named for the furr...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021135 Easy Houseplants. Mulch Worries. The Gardenia.
We all know someone who complains that they have killed every houseplant they have ever owned. Today, we talk with a houseplant professional who has a...
