You Bet Your Garden

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“You Bet Your Garden” touted as an hour of ”chemical-free horticultural hijinks,” is a weekly, nationally syndicated broadcast hosted by Mike McGrath. It is produced in the studios of PBS39 in Bethlehem, PA. This weekly call-in program offers ‘fiercely organic’ advice to gardeners far and wide.

Episode Date
Growing a Great Pumpkin Patch
Apr 20, 2024
What Should You Do When Asters Get TooTall?
Apr 13, 2024
Here Come the Cicadas PLUS Alan Bergo 'The Forager Chef' Author Spotlight
Apr 06, 2024
A Fresh Look: Dancing in the Dark with Rhubarb
Mar 30, 2024
New Thoughts on the 'Soil Borne Wilts' that Terrify Tomatoes
Mar 23, 2024
How to start Peas and Beans indoors
Mar 16, 2024
Alien Earth Worms
Mar 09, 2024
A Fresh Look: How to Outwit Terrible Ticks!
Mar 02, 2024
The Healing Power of Hibiscus
Feb 24, 2024
How to 'REALLY' Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden
Feb 17, 2024
When Aphids are the 'Root of the Problem'
Feb 10, 2024
A 'Dogwood' Dilemma
Feb 03, 2024
A Tilling Tragedy in the Making
Jan 27, 2024
Grow Your Own Bird Seed
Jan 20, 2024
Are You Making Compost? OR Are You Just Composting?
Jan 13, 2024
@YBYG Classic: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
Jan 06, 2024
You Bet Your Garden 2023 Year in Review
Dec 30, 2023
After Holidays ’Holiday’ Plant Care PLUS Book Review with Jarema Osofsky Author of ’Moon Garden: A Guide to Creating an Evening Oasis’
Dec 23, 2023
Pantry Moths & Other Flying Pests
Dec 16, 2023
What I Have Learned About Luffa Gourds PLUS Book Review with Linda Vater Author of The Garden Journal
Dec 09, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Carolina Reapers Hot Hot Hotter!
Dec 02, 2023
@YBYG Classic: The Four Part Question of the Week
Nov 25, 2023
Saving Home Grown Potatoes For Planting
Nov 18, 2023
Put Out The Welcome Mat For Stag Beetles
Nov 11, 2023
Milkweed and their Foes
Nov 04, 2023
How To Handle Leaf Litter
Oct 28, 2023
Luffa Gourds: How To Grow Your Own Shower Sponges
Oct 21, 2023
Black Walnuts: Threat or Menace
Oct 14, 2023
Dig That Crazy Mixed Up Lawn PLUS A Sound Track Guided PHS Walking tour!
Oct 07, 2023
The Great Garlic Debate PLUS Author Spotlight ’The Green Witches Guide to Magiacal Plants and Flowers’
Sep 30, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
Sep 23, 2023
@YBYG Classic: What’s the Deal with Epsom Salts?
Sep 16, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Time for the third season of Gardening
Sep 09, 2023
@YBYG Classic: The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
Sep 02, 2023
@ YBYG Seasonal Reminder: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
Aug 26, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Pulverize Your Garlic
Aug 19, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Garlic Planting Time PLUS Growing Figs in Cold Climates
Aug 12, 2023
@YBYG Classic: A Bakers Dozen of Things You Must Do For Fall
Aug 05, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Please Do Not Plant Ornamental Pear Trees :)
Jul 29, 2023
@YBYG Classic: A Convincingly Crappy Crepe Myrtle Calamity
Jul 22, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Can Floating Goats Control Water Weeds?
Jul 15, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Carolina Reapers Hot Hot Hot!
Jul 08, 2023
@YBYG Classic: Why Are My Arborvitae Turning Brown?
Jul 01, 2023
A YBYG Classic: Cringing Over Creosote
Jun 24, 2023
A YBYG Classic: Three Ways to Get Even with Thistle
Jun 17, 2023
A YBYG Classic: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
Jun 10, 2023
A YBYG Classic: The Four Part Question of the Week
Jun 03, 2023
How to Outwit Terrible Ticks!
May 27, 2023
’Fleabane’ The Misunderstood Pollinator Plant PLUS an interview with Author of TOXIC EXPOSURE Dr. Chadi Nabhan
May 20, 2023
A Fresher Look: For the Birds!
May 13, 2023
Of Poop, Prions, and Pesky Parasites
May 07, 2023
A Fresh Look: In Praise of Potatoes
May 06, 2023
The Top Tips for Spring Bloom Success PLUS The Kingsessing Morris Men Return
Apr 29, 2023
A Fresh Look: Forgotten Bulbs & the ’Real Deal’ on Bare Rooted Plants
Apr 21, 2023
A Fresh Look: Baseball Is Gardening - Is Baseball
Apr 15, 2023
A Fresher Look: 50 Ways To Lose Your Sluggies
Apr 08, 2023
Proper Posture for Personal Protection
Apr 01, 2023
Exercises to ’Get You Ready for Gardening without Pain’
Mar 25, 2023
Dancing in the Dark with Rhubarb
Mar 18, 2023
Apples Galore PLUS Summer Persisting Lettuce
Mar 11, 2023
Hydrangeas and Peonies
Mar 04, 2023
Hügelkultur and Raised Bed Building
Feb 25, 2023
The Elderberry Saga: A New Look
Feb 18, 2023
Fighting ’Produce-Flation’ Emphasis on Tomatoes and Peppers
Feb 12, 2023
More Seedy Suggestions to Fight ’Produce-flation’
Feb 11, 2023
A Fresh Look: Where’s the Rhubarb
Feb 04, 2023
A Fresh Look: Getting Started for Seed Starting
Jan 28, 2023
Peas Please!!
Jan 21, 2023
The Rising Cost of Produce Means ’Back to the Garden!”
Jan 14, 2023
Gardening for the ’Differently Abled’ & Those ’Less Young’
Jan 07, 2023
A Fresh Look: For the Birds!
Dec 31, 2022
Great Ideas for Worms
Dec 24, 2022
What’s Behind These Cucumber Complications?!
Dec 17, 2022
Green House 101 Review
Dec 10, 2022
Cringing Over Creosote!
Dec 03, 2022
Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners - in time for this year!
Nov 26, 2022
Three Ways To Get Even With Thistle
Nov 19, 2022
Carolina Reapers Hot Hot Hot!
Nov 12, 2022
Why Are My Arborvitae Turning Brown?
Nov 05, 2022
Poke Salad for Halloween
Oct 29, 2022
Can Floating Goats Control Water Weeds?
Oct 22, 2022
A Convincingly Crappy Crepe Myrtle Calamity
Oct 15, 2022
Last Minute Tomatoes
Oct 08, 2022
Please Do Not Plant Ornamental Pear Trees :)
Oct 01, 2022
A Bakers Dozen of Things You Must Do For Fall
Sep 24, 2022
Pulverize Your Garlic!
Sep 17, 2022
Garlic Planting Time PLUS Growing Figs in Cold Climates
Sep 10, 2022
Composting TIme Returns!
Sep 03, 2022
A Fresh Look: A Battleship Full of Butterfly Plants
Aug 27, 2022
A Fresh Look: What Went Wrong with My Tomato plants?!
Aug 21, 2022
A Fresher Look: Tip Toe Your Tulips to Spring Bulb Success
Aug 13, 2022
A Fresh Look: Time for the third season of Gardenin
Aug 06, 2022
A Fresher Look: The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
Jul 30, 2022
A Fresh Look: What’s the Deal with Epsom Salts?
Jul 23, 2022
A Fresh Look: The Dreaded Squash Vine Borer
Jul 16, 2022
A Fresh Look: The Seed of the Potato Bears Bitter Fruit
Jul 09, 2022
A Fresh Look: Hornet Warnings Above and Below
Jul 02, 2022
A Fresh Look: Summer Song Bird Safety
Jun 25, 2022
A Fresher Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
Jun 18, 2022
A Fresher Look: Tomato Rot, Compost, Woodchips & Cuke FREE Cucumbers!
Jun 11, 2022
A Fresher Look: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
Jun 04, 2022
A Fresh Look: The Four Part Question of the week
May 28, 2022
A Fresh Look: Fighting Bugs, Butterflies and Slugs-in Scotland
May 21, 2022
A Fresh Look: In Praise of Snags PLUS Tiny Plants
May 14, 2022
A Hybrid look: The Dirty Little Secret of Raised Bed Success
May 06, 2022
Spring Has Sprung with Morris Dancing
Apr 30, 2022
California ’Compost’ Dreaming
Apr 23, 2022
Forgotten Bulbs & the ’Real Deal’ on Bare Rooted Plants
Apr 16, 2022
A Hybrid Look: The Saviors of Springtime
Apr 09, 2022
Tomatoes! It’s All About the Rotation!
Apr 02, 2022
Baseball Is Gardening - Is Baseball
Mar 26, 2022
Top Tips For LOTS of Spring Peas
Mar 19, 2022
A Hybrid Look: 50 Ways To Lose Your Sluggies
Mar 12, 2022
Seed Starting 6 The Final Chapter
Mar 05, 2022
Seed Starting 5 What’s in the Bag? COMPOST!!
Feb 26, 2022
Seed Starting 4: Feeding and Watering
Feb 19, 2022
Seed Starting ’3’ Lights: A New Hope
Feb 11, 2022
The Right Way To Start Seeds
Feb 05, 2022
Getting Started for Seed Starting
Jan 28, 2022
A Battleship Full of Butterfly Plants
Jan 21, 2022
Are Milk Weed Bugs A Menace to Monarchs
Jan 14, 2022
For the Birds!
Jan 08, 2022
A Fresh Look:The Ethics of Fallen Leaves
Jan 01, 2022
A Fresh Look: ”Running Bamboo For the Holidays”
Dec 25, 2021
Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners
Dec 18, 2021
A Fresh Look from the ‘Before Times‘: Gardening Books as Holiday Gifts
Dec 10, 2021
Green House 101
Dec 04, 2021
A Fresh Look: Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend
Nov 27, 2021
Great Ideas for Worms, Worms, Worms
Nov 20, 2021
A Fresher Look: Holly Jolly Holiday Pruning of Evergreens and Holly
Nov 13, 2021
When Plants Kill Plants
Nov 06, 2021
Halloween Special - Poke Weed & The Gators Got Her Granny
Oct 30, 2021
A Fresh Look: Of Mice, Of Mint...& Moth Balls
Oct 23, 2021
A Fresh Look: The Most Fruitful Way to Tame Rampant Rousers
Oct 16, 2021
Composting, Down Under
Oct 09, 2021
Hair of the Dog -that bit Slugs
Oct 02, 2021
Composting Time!
Sep 25, 2021
What Went Wrong with My Tomato plants
Sep 18, 2021
A Fresh Look: Tip Toe Your Tulips to Spring Bulb Success
Sep 11, 2021
A Fresh Look: Time for the third season of Gardening
Sep 05, 2021
A Fresh Look: The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
Aug 28, 2021
What's the Deal with Epsom Salts
Aug 21, 2021
The Dreaded Squash Vine Borer
Aug 14, 2021
The Seed of the Potato Bears Bitter Fruit
Aug 07, 2021
Hornet Warnings Above and Below
Jul 31, 2021
Summer Song Bird Safety
Jul 25, 2021
A Fresh Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
Jul 18, 2021
A Fresh Look: Tomato Rot, Compost, Woodchips & Cuke FREE Cucumbers!
Jul 11, 2021
A Fresh Look: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
Jul 03, 2021
A Fresh Look: The Four Part Question of the week
Jun 26, 2021
A Fresh Look: Fighting Bugs, Butterflies and Slugs-in Scotland
Jun 18, 2021
In Praise of Snags PLUS an interview about 'Tiny Plants' by Leslie Halleck
Jun 11, 2021
Update on Groundhog & Racoon Woes: The People Speak
Jun 04, 2021
Whack the Wilt PLUS Flower Show Update!!
May 28, 2021
Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend
May 22, 2021
Squash Beetles, Squash Bugs, What is Squashing My Zucchini
May 15, 2021
In Praise of Potatoes
May 08, 2021
Careful with that Garlic, Eugene
May 01, 2021
Pine Needles, Pine Straw and Pine Fine
Apr 24, 2021
Now is the Time to Care for Spring Bulbs Correctly
Apr 17, 2021
Are Bag Worms the Creepiest or Sneakiest Caterpillar?
Apr 10, 2021
Moles, Voles, Shrews and Woodchucks: What is Eating My Garden?
Apr 03, 2021
Where's the Rhubarb
Mar 27, 2021
Attack of the 17 Year Cicadas
Mar 20, 2021
The Best Flowers for Cutting
Mar 13, 2021
Mike's Definitions of Dirt!
Mar 06, 2021
The Dirty Little Secret of Raised Bed Success
Feb 26, 2021
Seed Starting Part 3
Feb 19, 2021
Seed Starting Part 2 Let There Be Light
Feb 12, 2021
Seed Starting Basics
Feb 05, 2021
Peas and Beans, To Start or Not To Start?
Jan 29, 2021
A Christmas Tree Year Round- in Spain
Jan 22, 2021
Caring for Crape in Colder Climbs PLUS Sam Lemheney from PHS on the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show
Jan 15, 2021
What to do About Dirty Rats
Jan 08, 2021
A Fresh Look:The Ethics of Fallen Leaves
Jan 01, 2021
A Fresh Look: The Legal & Landscaping Dangers of Running Bamboo
Dec 26, 2020
A talk on Compost and Salinity with Jake Chalfin PLUS More Avocado Seeding
Dec 18, 2020
An Old Avocado Tree in Tennessee and a 'troubled youngster' in New Jersey
Dec 11, 2020
When is a Prune - not a Prune?
Dec 04, 2020
Holly Jolly Holiday Pruning of Evergreens and Holly
Nov 27, 2020
What to do with Worm Bins Over the Winter + The NEW book "Complete Container Gardening" Author interview with Sue Goetz
Nov 20, 2020
Spring and Summer Bulb Stories & Beer Fridge Advice
Nov 13, 2020
One of the Biggest Rookie Mistakes in the Wonderful World of Composting
Nov 06, 2020
The Spooky Creepy Crawly Question of the Week
Oct 30, 2020
Of Mice, Of Mint...& Moth Balls
Oct 23, 2020
Leaf Shredding Season Begins!
Oct 16, 2020
The Most Fruitful Way to Tame Rampant Rousers
Oct 08, 2020
How to Perennialize your Peppers
Oct 02, 2020
Terrariums For Beginners & The Perils of Pruning
Sep 25, 2020
How to have Spring Bulb success with Tulips
Sep 18, 2020
It is time for the 3rd Season of Gardening
Sep 11, 2020
The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
Sep 04, 2020
The Most Popular Question of the Week
Aug 28, 2020
The Happiest Garlic Harvest, EVER!,
Aug 21, 2020
When should you PICK your Produce?!
Aug 14, 2020
Tomato Rot, Compost, Woodchips & Cuke FREE Cucumbers!!
Aug 07, 2020
A Fresh Look: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
Jul 31, 2020
A Fresh Look: Happy Tomato Planting Tips
Jul 24, 2020
A Fresher Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
Jul 17, 2020
A Fresher Look: 50 Ways to Lose your Slugs
Jul 10, 2020
Do's and Don'ts for Using Grass Clippings in Gardens
Jul 03, 2020
The Four Part Question of the Week; Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins
Jun 26, 2020
Fighting Bugs, Butterflies and Slugs-in Scotland!
Jun 18, 2020
Attempting to Ensure Late Season Success
Jun 12, 2020
A Fresh Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
Jun 05, 2020
50 Ways to Protect Your Plants from Slugs and Snails
May 29, 2020
Tips on Installing New Trees and Shrubs
May 22, 2020
More Tips for Beginner Gardeners
May 15, 2020
Sharing 26 Tips for First-Time Gardeners
May 08, 2020
How to Plant Happy Tomatoes
May 01, 2020
What are "Direct Seeded" Crops?
Apr 24, 2020
How to Keep Springtime Flowers Blooming Every Year
Apr 17, 2020
Episode 80 : A Rose Disease is Making the Rounds!
Apr 10, 2020
Got Tomato Problems?
Apr 03, 2020
Enjoying Plants During Quarantine & Interviewing a Wild Foodie
Mar 27, 2020
Getting Rid of Spider Mites
Mar 21, 2020
Episode 76: The Rule of Fallen Leaves
Mar 13, 2020
Taking Care of Roses
Mar 06, 2020
Removing Mulch From Spring Bulbs
Feb 27, 2020
Turning Sand into Perfect Garden Soil
Feb 21, 2020
Tackling Successful Seed Growing
Feb 14, 2020
Are Foxes Good or Bad for your Backyard?
Feb 07, 2020
Coffee Grounds and Stove Ashes can Improve Your Plant's health
Jan 31, 2020
The Mission to Preserve America's Heritage Apples
Jan 24, 2020
Curing Garden Beds of Weeds and Disease
Jan 17, 2020
Ethics of Fallen Leaves
Jan 10, 2020
What are the legal and landscape dangers of planting bamboo?
Jan 03, 2020
What is the best way to remove poison Ivy? And why do flea beetles love chemical fertilizers?
Dec 27, 2019
Answering Your Holiday Gardening Questions
Dec 23, 2019
Ticks & Tricks- Reduce Tick Populations in Your Yard While Also Guaranteeing They'll Leave You Alone
Dec 12, 2019
High School Science Fair Winner Shares Her Project on Measuring Midges DNA
Dec 06, 2019
Gardening Books as Holiday Gifts & Sneak Peek of the Philadelphia Flower Show
Nov 30, 2019
The Safest Ways to Prune Evergreens and Holly
Nov 22, 2019
Getting Rid of those Pesky Spotted Lanternflies
Nov 15, 2019
Are leaf blowers only good for making noise?
Nov 08, 2019
What can you do with those leftover straw bales?
Nov 01, 2019
A Fresh Look at Pruning Problems and Fig Trees
Oct 25, 2019
Let’s Consolidate Your Compost Confidence!
Oct 18, 2019
Stop! Don’t tame those rampant runners!
Oct 11, 2019
Is Your Garlic in the Ground Yet?
Oct 04, 2019
A Fresh Look At: Got ivy growing up your trees?
Sep 27, 2019
Name That Pest! Sawfly Edition
Sep 20, 2019
What’s NOT on the deer’s menu of choice?
Sep 13, 2019
What kind of buzzing bee is living in your lawn?
Sep 06, 2019
What is the best out-of-season greenhouse?
Aug 30, 2019
Are evil squirrels eating your tomatoes & tree fruits?
Aug 23, 2019
Is it too late for pepper plants?
Aug 16, 2019
Think twice before “improving” the soil when planting plants and shrubs!
Aug 09, 2019
What is one of the worst landscaping practices?
Aug 02, 2019
Hostas: No longer a threat or menace!
Jul 26, 2019
How can pond scum help your garden?
Jul 19, 2019
Hostas: Threat or menace?
Jul 12, 2019
Planning on saving tomato seeds this season?
Jul 05, 2019
What are the dangers of using Preen?
Jun 28, 2019
Do You Know What’s In Your Compost?
Jun 21, 2019
Have your squash plants ever collapsed mid-summer?
Jun 14, 2019
Can handling wet plants be fatal?
Jun 07, 2019
Summer Greenhouses-- What are they good for?
May 31, 2019
It's a You Bet Your Garden Rewind!
May 24, 2019
Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
May 17, 2019
Should you ever "improve the soil" when installing new trees or shrubs?
May 10, 2019
Looking for a new book this season?
May 03, 2019
What is 'direct-seeding'?
Apr 26, 2019
Is it possible to have to much organic matter in your soil?
Apr 19, 2019
A rose disease is making the rounds! Here is what you can do.
Apr 12, 2019
Got Tomato Problems?
Apr 05, 2019
Are oak leaves really that troublesome?
Mar 29, 2019
What gardening book should you read next?
Mar 22, 2019
Who is to blame for your plants being eaten up over night?
Mar 15, 2019
What you need to know if you plan on starting your own plants from seeds this season!
Mar 08, 2019
A Fresh Look at Tomato Troubles and Backyard Chickens
Mar 01, 2019
What can you do if unwanted insects invade? And, how to banish fruit flies and drain flies.
Feb 22, 2019
Planning on growing tomatoes? Here is what you need to know!
Feb 15, 2019
What rules should you follow to grow your own sweet corn? And, an extra heaping helping of your phone call questions.
Feb 08, 2019
Suffering from blossom end rot? And, a Philadelphia Flower Show preview!
Feb 01, 2019
When should you prune winterberry? And lots of your fabulous phone calls!
Jan 25, 2019
How can you add multicolored lupines to your garden? And, a peek at Burnside Plantation's gardens.
Jan 18, 2019
How can you perrennial-ize your poinsettias? And all about the farm that grows farmers.
Jan 12, 2019
What are the legal & landscape dangers of planting bamboo?
Jan 04, 2019
A Fresh Look at our First Lehigh Valley Hour of Horticultural Hijinks
Dec 28, 2018
Got ivy growing up your trees? And Adrian Higgins talks Bradford Pear trees.
Dec 21, 2018
Whats to blame when you awaken to a ripped up lawn? And a heaping helping of your phone calls!
Dec 14, 2018
Why are some trees' branches cut back to a stump? Plus, how the 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show is going back to the 1960s.
Dec 07, 2018
What are the secrets to a fireproof Christmas tree & needle-free floor?
Nov 30, 2018
Can ants really kill a tree? Plus, a heaping helping of your questions!
Nov 23, 2018
What can you do with a tree stump? And, why 'volcano mulching' can hurt you in the long run.
Nov 16, 2018
Should I use my compost pile now? And, what is the relationship between people and plants?
Nov 09, 2018
Why were my tomato plant so bad this summer? Plus, tips and tricks on how to make chickens feel like part of the family.
Nov 02, 2018
Looking to pick up your pruners for landscaping? And, why is your fig tree still not producing figs?
Oct 26, 2018
What type of scarab beetle devoured your roses this summer? Plus, Dan DeVault teaches us about kombucha.
Oct 19, 2018
Why are so many flowers and plants blooming again? And an extra heaping helping of your questions.
Oct 11, 2018
What is the best way to remove poison ivy? And why do flea beetles love chemical fertilizers?
Oct 04, 2018