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Monday, April 6, 2026
Ants!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit gardenbasics.substack.com (https://gardenbasics.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7) When it gets hot, the ants star...
Monday, April 6, 2026
First Food Garden? New Garden? We Have Tips.
Please share this with any of your friends or family embarking into the exciting world of backyard gardening, especially starting a food garden! America’s Favorite Retired College Horticultural Prof...
Monday, April 6, 2026
Onions Can Bring Tears to Your Eyes...
Growing onions can be confusing and try your patience, as listening to the above podcast will demonstrate. As our resident vegetable expert, Master Gardener Gail Pothour, knows first hand, growing gre...
Friday, October 10, 2025
412-B Goodbye, Garden Basics Podcast.
(FredNote: AI had a hand in creating this written summary. I took out the stilted parts and made it sound better to the eye…if that makes sense.) In this final episode, I provide an update on the tr...
Friday, October 3, 2025
412 Plant Frost Protection Tips
Debbie Flower, America's Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, drops by to discuss essential strategies for protecting potted and in-ground plants when a frost or freeze is expected. Topics...
Friday, September 26, 2025
411 Soil Building Tips
Today, we delve into the Garden Basics archive for three segments about the importance of building your soil in the fall. We talk with America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture professor, Debbie...
Friday, September 19, 2025
410 Fall Gardening Tips. How to Water.
We share essential fall gardening tips for both the garden and the orchard. Also, Debbie Flower offers a primer on correct watering techniques.  Previous episodes, show notes, links, product informa...
Friday, September 12, 2025
409 Bird-Friendly Gardening
Farmer Fred interviews garden writer Jen McGuinness, author of "Bird-Friendly Gardening," who highlights the urgent need for creating habitats for declining bird populations in North America. Jen shar...
Friday, September 5, 2025
408 Landrace Gardening
Today, we talk with Joseph Lofthouse about landrace gardening, which emphasizes the cultivation of locally adapted crops. Lofthouse shares his methods of developing diverse seed varieties, seed-saving...
Friday, August 29, 2025
407 Low Water Vegetables
Gardeners who want to save water with wise irrigating techniques might consider an unusual approach: plant crops that don't require much water in the first place. Today, Marlene Simon, the Plant Lady,...
Friday, August 22, 2025
Mid-Summer Tomato Report
In this episode, we talk with Don Shor from Redwood Barn Nursery about summer gardening -  specifically tomatoes - in the context of this year's mild weather. We share successes with tomato varieties ...
Friday, August 15, 2025
405 Q&A: Who's Eating My Melons? Growing Fava Beans.
Q&A: How to Grow Fava Beans as a cover crop or an edible. Controlling Roof Rats in the Garden (good luck!) Farmer Fred's Ride for the Kids! (https://bit.ly/4lmr09E) Previous episodes, show note...

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