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; growing tips and benefits of the herb, self-heal with Master Gardener and herb specialist Ruth Ostroff; and advice from Organic Consultant Steve Zien, using fallen leaves for winter soil nourishment. Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) . Transcripts and episode chapters also available at Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004629) ..Now on YouTube (https://bit.ly/40mPeZ3) (audio)  Pictured: The Herb, Heal-All (Prunella Vulgaris) (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Links: “Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com) Smart Pots (https://bit.ly/3aKIrlN) https://smartpots.com/fred/ Dave Wilson Nursery (https://bit.ly/3H9V9Xe) https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/ Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (https://bit.ly/3DdDAp0) More Information about the Herb, Heal-All (Prunella) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_(plant)) Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects (https://gardenbasics.net/episodes/041-whos-eating-my-tomatoes-part-3-plants-to-attract-beneficial-insects-295) (Episode 41 of this podcast) Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects, part 1 (https://gardenbasics.substack.com/p/plants-to-attract-beneficial-insects) (Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter) Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects, part 2 (https://gardenbasics.substack.com/p/plants-to-attract-beneficial-insects-86b) (Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter) All About Farmer Fred:  GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) “Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com) Farmer Fred website (https://bit.ly/3xLZ1KN) :  http://farmerfred.com The Farmer Fred Rant! Blog (https://bit.ly/3QoD10a) http://farmerfredrant.blogspot.com Facebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred"  (https://bit.ly/3Ov2B1N) Instagram: farmerfredhoffman (https://bit.ly/3QoDfEy) https://www.instagram.com/farmerfredhoffman/ Blue Sky: @farmerfred.bsky.social (https://bit.ly/3AIHU0W) Farmer Fred Garden Minute Videos on YouTube (https://gardenbasics.net/videos) As an Amazon Associate (https://amzn.to/36MhR9W) , I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here. Got a garden question?  • Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe (https://bit.ly/3HiE11E) , at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics • Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964.  • Fill out the contact box at GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) • E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com  Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast (https://gardenbasics.net/) and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com) .