Friday, July 30, 2021124 Mulching the Easy Way. Tomatillo pollination. Breaking Up Clay Soil and Hardpan.
Mulching your garden beds provides many benefits: it moderates moisture loss and soil temperature fluctuations; it inhibits weed production; and ferti...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021123 Droopy Cucumbers. Dahlias. Butterfly Bush.
Summer heat can cause many plants’ leaves to droop on a hot afternoon. Does this pose a particular problem for cucumbers? Will that stress effect the ...
Maybe you’ve had some bad luck with your summer vegetable garden, and you want to start over. Is late July too late for warm season veggies? Yes, and ...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021121 Mix Up Your Plants! Daylilies. Japanese Maples. Pine Needle Mulch.
We’ve talked about the importance of rotating your food crops. The same is true for much of the rest of your landscape. How’s that? Our favorite retir...
Friday, July 16, 2021120 How a Tree Works. Dahlia Rescue!
Trees are subject to many problems, including insects, diseases, weather-related issues…but probably the biggest threat to the trees in your yard…is y...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021119 How to Grow Passion Fruit. The Golden Raintree.
During July, we are giving away Smart Pots when listeners’ submit audio questions. If we use it on the podcast, you will be getting a new, six foot l...
Friday, July 9, 2021118 Attracting Pollinators. Wasp: Friend or Foe? Mystery Fungus.
We do a deep dive into your garden questions on this episode. We attempt to identify a giant wasp in a listener’s yard. A mysterious, underground whit...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021117 All About Smart Pots. The Asian Lotus Flower.
Today we find out more details about using a certain fabric plant container in your garden. Of course, it’s Smart Pots, which is no ordinary fabric co...
Friday, July 2, 2021116 Less Water for Fruit Trees. Growing Citrus in Containers.
Facing watering restrictions during this drought? We have great tips on how to be able to apply less water to your fruit trees and still have a bounti...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021115 Firescaping. Plant of the Week: Hydrangeas.
Summertime, and the living is uneasy…if you live in an area prone to wildfires. And it’s not just California. People throughout the United States who ...
