For those of you who live in the West, the South, parts of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic states, (USDA Zones 7, 8, and 9) we get down to specifics in t...
Monday, August 31, 2020042 Cool Season Garden Basics
Many gardeners are still enjoying the summer vegetable garden. But get ready…the days will be getting shorter and cooler this month and those vegetabl...
Friday, August 28, 2020041 Who's Eating My Tomatoes, Part 3. Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects.
Welcome back to our little insecticidal soap opera, "Who’s Eating My Tomatoes?" College horticulture professor Debbie Flower joins us for ou...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020040 Who's Eating My Tomatoes? Part 2. Barn Owl Basics.
We continue our conversation with retired horticulture professor Debbie Flower about the critters that are munching on your backyard tomatoes. Last ti...
Friday, August 21, 2020039 Who's Eating My Tomatoes? Pt. 1.
How many times have you gone out to your backyard tomato patch, reached in to harvest what looks like a big, juicy, ripe, red tomato…only to have your...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020038 Where are the Tomatoes and Zucchini? Blueberry Basics.
It’s a rather general garden question we received that has a lot of possible answers: "Why am I not getting any tomatoes or zucchini?" But t...
Friday, August 14, 2020037 Drip Irrigation Basics
Don’t let drip irrigation become drip irritation. Today’s entire show is on drip irrigation basics: how to install it, how to run it, how to maintain ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020036 When To Fertilize. Growing Celtuce. Peak Harvest and Storage Tips.
Welcome to another edition of the Garden Basics podcast, once again with the subtitle, "I didn’t know that!" College Horticulture professor ...
Thursday, August 6, 2020035 Flavorful Roses
We pick up where we left off with the last episode, with a taste test of one more edible flower that you just might have growing in your yard: roses. ...
Tuesday, August 4, 2020034: Edible Flowers. Mulch vs Disease.
Clipping off the flower heads on your basil plants to send the energy back to the plant to produce more green leaves? Good idea! Are you tossing out t...
