Garden Basics with Farmer Fred

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...

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 ...

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