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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
364 10 Quick Tips for a Successful Garden
Ep. 364 10 Quick Tips for a Successful Garden • Julia Oldfield of Big Oak Nursery in Elk Grove, CA talks about creating a container garden that would be sure to slow down cars and wowing the walkers...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
371 America's Top 10 Vegetables to Grow (and Enjoy!)
In today’s episode, we explore America’s top 10 homegrown vegetables. We are guided by Master Gardener and vegetable expert Gail Pothour. From tomatoes—America’s favorite, with 86% of gardeners growin...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
370 Grow Your Own Immunity Boosting Foods
The healthiest food you can eat is the food you grow yourself! In this episode, we speak with Dr. Laura Varich from FreshPhysician.com about the vital role of nutrition in supporting immunity, especia...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
369 Container Food Gardening Basics
If you are about to set foot into a garden for the first time in the coming new year, or looking to expand your gardening horizons, and you are wondering where to begin, a good tip is to start small…w...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
368 Trees vs. Invasive Shot Hole Borers
Today, we venture into the critical realm of invasive pests, zeroing in on the invasive shot hole borer (ISHB), a formidable newcomer from southern Asia threatening California's trees. We navigate thr...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
367 Ten Secrets of Successful Gardeners
In this episode, along with America's Favorite Retired College Horticultural Professor, Debbie Flower, we discuss the importance of soil health, effective pruning techniques, and the value of learning...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
366 Thwarting Ant Invasions. Fair-Winning Preserves.
Farmer Fred and Debbie Flower discusses ant management in raised beds. Master Food Preserver Wendy Rose talks about garden food preservation techniques and how to wow the judges at county and state fa...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
365 Fall is for Shade Tree Planting
If you live in the milder areas of the country, November is an excellent month for planting and establishing shade trees. Today, we cover the basics of correctly planting and caring for a shade tree. ...
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Tomato Watering and Fertilizing Tips
From Episode 259 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, "The 2023 Tomato Preview Show". Nursery Owner Don Shor and myself talk about which tomato varieties are the best performers, as well as ...
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Garden Basics Podcast: To Repot or Not?
Thinking of repotting an indoor or outdoor plant? We offer ways to tell that it's time for a change! It may sound brutal, but it's successful. More at GardenBasics.net Thanks for listening (or reading...
Monday, November 14, 2022
Tips for Controlling Leaf Footed Bugs
In Episode 239 of the Garden Basics podcast, we tackle a question from listener June in the Delta about the leaf footed bugs that have been attacking her fruits and vegetables. But be careful tackling...
Friday, January 21, 2022
Roses Don't Have Thorns (Really!)
When is a "thorn" not a thorn? When it's a spine or a prickle. What's the difference? Retired college horticultural professor Debbie Flower explains (in 7 minutes). Originally aired in Episode 29 of t...

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