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Friday, September 18, 2026
Getting the Soil Ready for Cool Season Plants
In today’s podcast, Sacramento County Master Gardener and vegetable expert Gail Pothour explains how to transition garden beds and raised beds from warm-season crops to cool-season plantings. We talk ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Cool Season Garden PLANNING Time is Here
In today’s podcast, Master Gardener and vegetable expert Gail Pothour talks about cool season greens to grow in your backyard garden during the fall and winter. There’s a human-corrected transcript at...
Friday, September 11, 2026
Pruning Blackberries
In today’s podcast, we talk with Sacramento County Master Gardener Michael Stinson about the when, how and why of pruning blackberry vines. Don’t want to listen? Here’s a summary. A complete transcrip...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Controlling Puncturevine Weed and Liquidambar Tree Seeds
We tackle two prickly topics: the spiky, caltrop-like seed balls of puncturevine weed and the “sputniks” of liquidambar (sweet gum) trees. Yes, those sharply pointed spheres that fly in the autumn bre...
Friday, September 4, 2026
Saving Homegrown Tomato Seeds...and more about Tomatoes!
Collecting, Storing and Using Home-Saved Tomato Seeds If you want to save seeds of a particular tomato variety, remember that many varieties are hybrids; they may not necessarily come back with the ...
Friday, August 28, 2026
Heat-Tolerant Roses
“Of all flowers, methinks rose is best”. Shakespeare said that. He lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, about halfway between London and Birmingham, England. However, the roses he saw 600 years ago never end...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Dealing with Tomato Blossom End Rot
Blossom end rot is generally considered the most common tomato problem for backyard gardeners in the US. It causes a dark, sunken, leathery spot on the bottom of the fruit, and it’s usually caused by ...
Friday, August 21, 2026
What To Do When a Wildfire Approaches Your Home
Today’s podcast and newsletter of Beyond the Garden Basics is something a bit different, but very important: what to do around your home, both inside and outside, if a wildfire is in the area, and you...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Zinnias vs Powdery Mildew
Before we attempt to rid our zinnias of powdery mildew disease, let’s first hear from Debbie Flower, who has plenty of zinnia growing tips for us in today’s podcast. Here’s the quick summary of our ch...
Friday, August 14, 2026
Growing a Cool Season Garden
In today’s podcast, Master Gardener Gail Pothour and myself discuss some of the most popular cool season vegetables to grow in the cooler months here in USDA Zone 9 and elsewhere: carrots, lettuce, pe...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Tomato Troubleshooting Tips
Paid subscribers to the Beyond The Garden Basics get exclusive newsletters and podcasts each Monday! In today’s podcast (above), Don Shor from Redwood Barn Nursery (https://redwoodbarn.com/) in Dav...
Friday, August 7, 2026
Plants for Dry Shade
Beyond The Garden Basics is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. In today’s podcast, America’s Favorite Retired College Hort...

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