Garden Basics with Farmer Fred

Friday, May 2, 2025

390 Pepper Growing Basics

Get ready to spice up your garden in Episode 390 of Garden Basics with Farmer Fred! Join Master Gardener Gail Pothour as we explore the vibrant world of peppers—discussing their health benefits, essen...

Friday, April 25, 2025

389 Digging Squirrels? Soil Irrigation Basics

In Episode 389 of *Garden Basics with Farmer Fred*, learn to deter pesky squirrels and manage soil moisture. Farmer Fred, Debbie Flower, and Steve Zien share tips on protecting gardens and optimizing ...

Friday, April 18, 2025

388 Squash Growing Basics

Master Gardener Gail Pothour shares tips on growing summer and winter squash. We cover variety selection, planting, pest management, harvesting, and storage of squash to boost your yield. Previous e...

Friday, April 11, 2025

387 Q&A: Reaction Wood and Seedlings. Controlling Scale. Plants and Mulch.

America’s Favorite College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, and I answers questions about the importance of building “reaction wood” in seedlings, greenhouse airflow, scale pest management for f...

Friday, April 4, 2025

386 Grape Growing Basics (And More!)

Farmer Fred and Debbie Flower provide practical advice on cultivating table and wine grapes, focusing on the essentials such as sunlight, well-drained soil and variety selection. Also: peach leaf cur...

Friday, March 28, 2025

385 The Repurposed, Sustainable, and Creative Garden

Prepare to be inspired as we dive into a creative and sustainable approach to gardening with Sacramento County Master Gardener Gail Pothour. We explore how to turn everyday household items and scrap m...

Friday, March 21, 2025

384 Ideas for a Successful First Garden!

Essential tips for beginner gardeners, focusing on starting small, plant selection, spacing and companion planting, along with maintenance strategies and the value of involving children and keeping a ...

Friday, March 14, 2025

383 The 2025 Tomato Preview Show!

If you’re a tomato-head, this is the episode for you! We dive into the world of tomatoes with Don Shor from Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis, California. We discuss our favorite tomato varieties to pla...

Friday, March 7, 2025

382 Delayed Winter Pruning of Fruit Trees, and More!

In this episode: • The benefits of delayed winter pruning of fruit trees, with orchardist and Master Gardener Quentyn Young. • Controlling ants in raised garden beds, with America’s Favorite Retir...

Friday, February 28, 2025

381 Backyard Chickens vs. Bird Flu. Composting tips.

Tips for protecting your backyard chickens from the bird flu. Compost for potted plants. Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basi...

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...

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