One of the best places to get your garden questions answered is at the annual gathering of local Master Gardeners, gardening professionals, and horticultural consultants at Harvest Day, held the first Saturday of August each year at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in Sacramento County, California. And last Saturday was no exception. A question I posed to several dozen of the pros there was this: “What is the one garden tip you would like people to know?” Here’s their answers. 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) . (https://bit.ly/4gWOeBQ) Now on YouTube (https://bit.ly/40mPeZ3) (audio) Pictured: Part of the crowd of gardeners at the vegetable garden information tables, at Harvest Day 2025. Links: “Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com/) By becoming a paid subscriber, you’re helping support the newsletter and this podcast. Thank You! Shop online at the Smart Pot store! For a limited time, use coupon code FRED at checkout to receive 10% off your Smart Pot order. Click here (https://smartpots.com/shop) to start shopping! Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (https://bit.ly/3DdDAp0) Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society (https://sacramentocss.com) Sierra Foothills Rose Society (http://sierrafoothillsrosesociety.org) El Dorado Nursery and Gardens (https://www.eldoradonursery.com) Sacramento Digs Gardening newsletter (https://sacdigsgardening.californialocal.com/articles/) Miridae Mobile Nursery (https://www.miridaemobilenursery.com) Sacramento Perennial Plant Club (https://sacplants.org) Soil Moisture Probes (https://amzn.to/4m7s8PH) Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Vector District (https://www.fightthebite.net) Ed Able Fruit Solutions (Youtube) (https://www.youtube.com/@EdAbleSolutions-qw9zb) Emerald City Interior Landscape Services (https://emeraldcityplants.com) 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) .
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