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Friday, February 21, 2025
380 Flower Seed Starting Basics
Today: Practical flower seed starting techniques, such as the critical timing for beginning various flowers and the correct depth for planting those seeds. And, Debbie Flower shares with us her trick ...
Friday, February 14, 2025
379 AAS Award-Winning Garden Plants for 2025
We talk with Diane Blazek, the executive director of All-America Selections (AAS), exploring the newly announced 2025 winners of top-performing garden plant varieties.  Each year,  AAS winners under...
Friday, February 7, 2025
378 Battling Four-Legged Fruit Tree Pests
We tackle the management of four-legged garden fruit tree pests with Debbie Flower.  We discuss listener concerns about squirrels, raccoons, and rats, exploring protective measures and the impor...
Friday, January 31, 2025
377 Tomato Seed Planting Tips. Rose Pruning Success.
Want bountiful tomatoes and beautiful roses in 2025? Today, we cover essential tips for starting tomato seeds and winter rose pruning. Debbie Flower shares insights on timing for planting tomato seeds...
Friday, January 24, 2025
376 Heal-All Herb Growing. Hackberry Aphids. Leaf Mulching Winter Garden Beds.
Episode 376 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast offers more sustainable gardening tips for all gardeners. We cover managing hackberry aphids using less toxic methods with Debbie Flower; grow...
Friday, January 17, 2025
375 Cool Season Pea Planting. Tulip Tips.
We delve into cool season gardening with Master Gardener Gail Pothour and retired college horticultural professor Debbie Flower. We explore best practices for growing peas, focusing on varieties like ...
Friday, January 10, 2025
374 Success with Pepper Seeds and Seedlings. Fire-Wise Landscaping.
Tips for starting pepper seeds. How to care for pepper seedlings. With Debbie Flower. Protecting your yard and home from wildfire. With Kevin Marini, University of California Defensible Space advisor...
Friday, January 3, 2025
373 Greatest Garden Hits of 2024
We're kicking off the 2025 season with the garden interviews that were the Top 3 topics that drew the most interest from you, the listeners, in 2024.  Debbie Flower and I have the tips to start your ...
Friday, December 27, 2024
372 Tomato Winners (and Losers) of 2024
 In this episode, we reflect on the ups and downs of Northern California’s 2024 tomato gardening season, with Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis, California. We share insights on the successful...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
360 Avocado Growing Basics
Today, we are talking avocado cultivation with Greg Alder, he’s an avocado grower in Southern California, a San Diego County Master Gardener, and he’s  the director of the California Avocado Society. ...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
361 Defensible Space Landscaping Tips
We examine the wildland-urban interface and its growing wildfire risks for homeowners, particularly in fire-prone areas like California and other western states. We talk about the concept of hardening...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
361 Defensible Space Landscaping Tips
We examine the wildland-urban interface and its growing wildfire risks for homeowners, particularly in fire-prone areas like California and other western states. We talk about the concept of hardening...

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