Garden Basics with Farmer Fred

By Fred Hoffman

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Tips for beginning and experienced gardeners. New episodes arrive every Friday. Fred Hoffman has been a U.C. Certified Master Gardener since 1982 and writes a weekly garden column for the Lodi News-Sentinel in Lodi, CA. A four-decade fixture in Sacramento radio, he hosted three radio shows for Northern California gardeners and farmers: The KFBK Garden Show, Get Growing with Farmer Fred, and the KSTE Farm Hour. Episode Website: https://gardenbasics.net


Episode Date
361 Defensible Space Landscaping Tips
Oct 11, 2024
360 Avocado Growing Basics
Oct 04, 2024
359 Tree Surrounds, Cardboard Mulch Pros-Cons. Winter Tomatoes
Sep 27, 2024
358 Fall Garden Prep. The Catalina Cherry.
Sep 20, 2024
357 Plant Cool Season Vegetables Now. What is a Crisis Nursery?
Sep 13, 2024
356 Q&A - Controlling Fruit Tree Pests, Soil Solarization around trees, The Asian Garden Beetle
Sep 06, 2024
355 Rhubarb Growing Basics for Warm Climates
Aug 30, 2024
354 Lawn Substitutes
Aug 23, 2024
353 It's All About the Soil (for a Successful Garden!)
Aug 16, 2024
352 Mint Choices for Cooking. All About Zinnias.
Aug 09, 2024
351 Honey, I Shrunk the Fruit Trees!
Aug 02, 2024
350 New Home? First Garden Tips
Jul 26, 2024
349 Stressed? Your Garden Can Help.
Jul 19, 2024
348 The Tastiest Peaches and Plums. Improving Sandy Soil. Raised Bed Drainage Tips.
Jul 12, 2024
347 Travelers' Garden Basics Playlist. All About Berries. Slugs in Compost.
Jul 05, 2024
346 All About Soil Thermometers, pH Testing, Cardboard Mulch
Jun 28, 2024
345 The Heart Healthy Garden, Live!
Jun 21, 2024
344 Q&A - Tomato Seed Saving? Seeding Mulched Area?
Jun 18, 2024
343 A Tour of Debbie Flower's Garden
Jun 14, 2024
342 Q&A Grow Carrots in Summer? Weed Cloth - Good or Bad?
Jun 11, 2024
341 Fred's Garden Tour with Debbie
Jun 07, 2024
340 Q&A Cross-Pollination Concerns, Best Cities and States for Gardening
Jun 04, 2024
339 How To Water Clay Soil (and more clay gardening tips!)
May 31, 2024
338 Q&A Squash Flowers? Fertilizer Application? Tart Cherries?
May 28, 2024
337 How To Choose Nursery Plants. Tips for Starting a School Garden.
May 24, 2024
336 Q&A Kitchen Scraps in the Garden? When to Plant a Magnolia Tree?
May 21, 2024
335 Roof Rat Controls, Asparagus-Lemon Recipes
May 17, 2024
GB 334 Q&A Rhubarb for Hot Climates? Lights for Seedlings?
May 14, 2024
333 Controlling Snails & Slugs, Feed Your Soil, Grow Your Own Protein
May 10, 2024
332 Q&A Whiteflies? 1st Tomato? Planting Citrus?
May 07, 2024
331 Cucumber Starting and Training Tips
May 03, 2024
330 Q&A Bermudagrass Control? Black Plastic for the Garden?
Apr 30, 2024
329 How to Water
Apr 26, 2024
328 Q&A Add Fertilizer to Compost Pile? Can Later Ripening Peach Trees Survive Peach Leaf Curl?
Apr 23, 2024
327 The Heart Healthy Garden
Apr 19, 2024
326 Q&A Working with Coir vs Peat Moss, Reuse Old Potting Soil. Runaway Plum Tree!
Apr 16, 2024
325 Peach Leaf Curl Control Tips. All the Presidents' Gardens.
Apr 12, 2024
GB 324 Q&A - Nitrogen Sources. Soil for a Raised Bed.
Apr 09, 2024
323 Gold Medal Plant Winners. Thin Your Fruit Trees Now!
Apr 05, 2024
322 Q&A Transplant a Fruit Tree? How to Remove a Stuck Plant From a Nice Pot
Apr 02, 2024
321 Spring Rose Care Basics - Diseases and Insects
Mar 29, 2024
320 Q&A Citrus, Cats, Tomatoes
Mar 26, 2024
319 How to Plant and Care for a Shade Tree
Mar 22, 2024
318 Q&A Rosemary Propagation, Best Peach for Baking, Cover Crops, Blueberry Containers
Mar 19, 2024
317 The 2024 Tomato Preview Show!
Mar 15, 2024
316 Master Gardener Secrets - Peach Pruning to Growing Tomatillos
Mar 13, 2024
315 Choosing Backyard Chickens. What is HPAI Disease?
Mar 08, 2024
314 Q&A Garden Time Savers
Mar 05, 2024
313 Heirlooms vs. Hybrids. Battling Aphids in Trees.
Mar 01, 2024
312 What is Fusarium Wilt? (And Why You Don't Want It!)
Feb 27, 2024
311 Tomato Seed Starting Tips
Feb 23, 2024
310 Q&A Homegrown Chicken Food?
Feb 20, 2024
309 Pepper Seed Starting Tips. What is Coppicing?
Feb 16, 2024
308 Q&A Lawn Drainage. Perennial Pruning.
Feb 13, 2024
307 First Garden? New Garden? We Have Tips.
Feb 09, 2024
306 Q&A Mason Bee Basics
Feb 06, 2024
305 All About Blueberries
Feb 02, 2024
304 Q&A Seed Starting Tips. Weed Control
Jan 30, 2024
303 AAS Plant Winners for 2024
Jan 26, 2024
302 Q&A: Good Garden Gifts
Jan 23, 2024
301 2024 Garden Trends
Jan 19, 2024
300 Choosing, Planting Bareroot Roses
Jan 12, 2024
299 Pt.2 2023's Greatest Garden Hits: The Top 5
Jan 05, 2024
298 The Greatest Garden Basics Hits of 2023, Pt. 1
Dec 29, 2023
297 Christmas Tree Care. Citrus Problems
Dec 22, 2023
New Plants for 2024
Dec 15, 2023
295 Growing Pawpaws and Native Persimmons
Dec 08, 2023
294 Apple Tree Rehab. Gravel Gardens.
Dec 01, 2023
293 Codling Moth Controls for Apples. Succulents vs. Winter
Nov 24, 2023
292 Controlling Nematodes - and Deer - In the Garden
Nov 17, 2023
291 Top 10 Habits of Successful Gardeners
Nov 10, 2023
290 More Greenhouse Basics
Nov 03, 2023
289 Garlic Basics. Persimmons. Fall Garden Cookbook.
Oct 27, 2023
288 Tomato Review 2023
Oct 20, 2023
287 Fall Berry Care. Debbie Explains Stuff.
Oct 13, 2023
286 Bulb Planting Basics. Young Fruit Tree Care.
Oct 06, 2023
285 Electroculture Gardening vs the Scientific Method
Sep 29, 2023
284 Ranking Garden Mulches. Fall Worm Bin Care.
Sep 22, 2023
283 Master Gardener Fall Preparation Tips; Old Pesticides
Sep 15, 2023
282 The Cut & Come Again Food Garden
Sep 08, 2023
281 Cool Season Organic Garden Basics
Sep 01, 2023
280 Shade Cloth Basics. Fall Lawn Care.
Aug 25, 2023
279 Fall Gardening Basics
Aug 18, 2023
278 Hot Summer Garden Tips LIVE!
Aug 11, 2023
277 Summer Recipes - You Grew It, Now Eat It!
Aug 04, 2023
276 Container Rose Growing Basics
Jul 28, 2023
275 Spittlebugs, and More Yucky Questions
Jul 21, 2023
274 Can You Plant in Straight Compost? Clover Lawns
Jul 14, 2023
273 Spotted Lanternfly, Q&A
Jul 07, 2023
272 Q&A - Bugs!
Jun 30, 2023
271 Eleven Tips for Garden Success, Live!
Jun 23, 2023
270 Dragonfly Basics. Up-potting Tomatoes.
Jun 16, 2023
269 Growing Your Brain Food Garden: Boosting Cognitive Health with a Plant-Based Diet and Lifestyle
Jun 09, 2023
268 Ant Invasion Solutions and Winning Food Preservation Secrets
Jun 02, 2023
267 More Garden Tips, LIVE!
May 26, 2023
266 Cucumber Growing Basics
May 19, 2023
265 Soil Irrigation Basics
May 12, 2023
264 The Top Homegrown Vegetables Pt 2
May 05, 2023
263 The Top Homegrown Vegetables Pt. 1
Apr 28, 2023
262 Spring Potato Basics
Apr 21, 2023
261 Multi-Budded Fruit Tree Basics
Apr 14, 2023
260 Raising Chicks and Hens
Apr 07, 2023
259 The 2023 Tomato Preview Show!
Mar 31, 2023
258 10 More Garden Quick Tips
Mar 24, 2023
257. Questions? Answers!
Mar 17, 2023
256 Container Gardening Basics
Mar 10, 2023
255 To Repot or Not?
Mar 03, 2023
254 Plants That Are Shows for the Nose
Feb 24, 2023
253 Garden Tips to Save Time, Money, Water. Live!
Feb 17, 2023
252 Winter vs Summer Fruit Tree Pruning, Container Drainage, Cool Vegetables
Feb 10, 2023
251 Garden Basics 2022 Greatest Hits Pt. 4 Spring Garden Tips, Live!
Feb 03, 2023
250 Garden Basics 2022 Greatest Hits, Pt. 3. A First Garden Checklist
Jan 27, 2023
249 Garden Basics 2022 Greatest Hits, Part 2, Berries, Lasagna Gardens
Jan 20, 2023
248 Garden Basics Greatest Hits 2022 Pt. 1 Tomato Mania
Jan 13, 2023
247 Trees vs. Storms
Jan 06, 2023
246 Gardening Trends 2023 Pt. 2
Dec 30, 2022
245 Gardening Trends for 2023 Pt. 1
Dec 23, 2022
244 2023 Fruit Tree Planning
Dec 16, 2022
243 All America Selections 2023 Plant Winners
Dec 09, 2022
242 Biochar. Roof Rats.
Dec 02, 2022
241 House Strip Planting Ideas. Microgreens
Nov 25, 2022
240 All About Potatoes
Nov 18, 2022
239 Overwintering Pepper Plants. Roses for the Heat. Leaf Footed Bugs.
Nov 11, 2022
238 Teaming with Bacteria
Nov 04, 2022
237 Bagged Worm Castings - Two Views
Oct 28, 2022
236 Heat vs Fruit Trees. Deer Control.
Oct 21, 2022
235 Horse Manure as Fertilizer? Wildfire Landscaping Tips
Oct 14, 2022
234 Fall Cleanup. Grow Berries. Winter Mulch
Oct 07, 2022
233 Soil Questions. Winter Tomatoes? Yes!
Sep 30, 2022
232 Making Citrus Infused Beverages
Sep 27, 2022
231 Joe Lamp'l Vegetable Gardening
Sep 23, 2022
230 Establishing Low Water Use Plants. Cover Crops
Sep 20, 2022
229 Vegetables, Grapes vs. Heat; Black Widow Spiders
Sep 16, 2022
228 Healthy Gardening, Healthy Foods
Sep 13, 2022
227 Understanding Drip Irrigation
Sep 09, 2022
226 Quick Tips - The Greatest Hits
Sep 06, 2022
225 Cool Season Vegetable Tips
Sep 02, 2022
224 Mushrooms. Roses for the Heat. Soil Improving Tips.
Aug 30, 2022
223 Browning Tomato Leaves? Making Hypertufa Pots.
Aug 26, 2022
222 Insect Traps - The Good, The Bad, The Bugly
Aug 23, 2022
221 Whitefly Control. Bermudagrass Eradication Tips
Aug 19, 2022
220 Aphid Control Tips. Chickens vs. Heat
Aug 16, 2022
219 Summer Fruit Tree Pruning. Lemon Verbena. Tomato Troubles.
Aug 12, 2022
218 Smarter Irrigation Controllers
Aug 09, 2022
217 Jumping Worms Update. Donate Your Excess Garden Harvest
Aug 05, 2022
216 Drying Fruits and Vegetables
Aug 02, 2022
215 How to Stake a Tree
Jul 29, 2022
214 Your New Friend, the Soldier Fly. Worm Bins. Slow Compost Cure.
Jul 26, 2022
213 Controlling Earwigs. Summer Fruit Tree Pruning
Jul 22, 2022
212 Summer Berry Problems
Jul 19, 2022
211 Spider Mites! Fireblight!
Jul 15, 2022
210 Mid-Summer Tomato Planting Tips. Parsnips. Sleep, Creep, Leap!
Jul 12, 2022
209 New Plants Drooping? Do This.
Jul 08, 2022
208 Abiotic Disorders of Tomato Plants
Jul 05, 2022
207 Ticks. Heat. Nectarines. It Must Be Summer!
Jul 01, 2022
206 Worm Composting Basics
Jun 28, 2022
205 Fruit Tree Trellising. Growing Tobacco.
Jun 24, 2022
204 Backyard Chicken Basics
Jun 21, 2022
203 Plant Tomatoes in June? YES!
Jun 17, 2022
202 Tips, Myths About Watering Your Garden
Jun 14, 2022
201 Garden Basics Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Jun 10, 2022
200 Tulip Tips. Bug Photography. What's Your Trees' Value?
Jun 07, 2022
199 How to Water, Fertilize Houseplants
Jun 03, 2022
198 Ten Very Fragrant Roses. The Cure for Lumpy Lawns.
May 31, 2022
197 Compost Tea, Explained
May 27, 2022
196 Indoor Composting Machines. Garlic Harvest Tips.
May 24, 2022
195 The Best Roses for Cut Flowers
May 20, 2022
194 Tips for Reusing Old Potting Soil. Growing Pawpaws
May 17, 2022
193 A Warning About Bagged Worm Castings. Growing Roses From Seed.
May 13, 2022
192 The Easiest Tomatoes To Grow
May 10, 2022
191 Prune Tomato Flowers? Tips for a Sustainable Food Garden.
May 06, 2022
190 Bamboo Privacy Screen. Battling Rose Aphids.
May 03, 2022
189 Stop Tomato Blossom End Rot Now. Grow Your Soil.
Apr 29, 2022
188 Bermudagrass Control Tips. How Plants Communicate. Thin Your Seedlings!
Apr 26, 2022
187 Bring the Outdoors, Indoors. Edible Roses. Therapy Gardens.
Apr 22, 2022
186 Are Fertilizers Overused? The Best Plant Photo ID Apps. Repotting Houseplants
Apr 19, 2022
185 What's Lasagna Gardening? Potato Planting. Fruit Trees vs Lawns
Apr 15, 2022
184 Spring Houseplant Care
Apr 12, 2022
183 First Garden? A Checklist
Apr 08, 2022
182 Growing Raspberries, Boysenberries, Blackberries
Apr 05, 2022
181 Pesticide Safety Tips. Garden Time Savers.
Apr 01, 2022
180 Bats (They're Good). When to "Set Out" Plants?
Mar 29, 2022
179 The Poop Loop: How Mother Nature Feeds Your Garden
Mar 25, 2022
178 What's Your NQ*? (*Nature Quotient). Dealing with Leaf Spots.
Mar 22, 2022
177. Best Tomatoes for Containers. The Call Garden.
Mar 18, 2022
176 Succulent Basics. Tomatillos Instead of Tomatoes? A Warning.
Mar 15, 2022
175. Fruit Tree Flowers vs Frost. Regenerative Gardening
Mar 11, 2022
174. Spring Garden Tips, LIVE!
Mar 08, 2022
173. Staving Off Spring Frost Damage. Sweet Potatoes
Mar 04, 2022
172. Old Potting Soil Is Your Friend (But Your Friend Could Use a Little Help)
Mar 01, 2022
171. Flowering Fruit Trees. Planting Fruit Trees in Pulp Pots.
Feb 25, 2022
170. Buying a Greenhouse? Ask Yourself These Questions First
Feb 22, 2022
169. More Vegetable Winners for Your 2022 Garden
Feb 18, 2022
168. Award Winning Vegetable Varieties to Try in 2022
Feb 15, 2022
167. Is Gravel Gardening Right For You?
Feb 11, 2022
166 Roses vs Weeds. Transplanting Tips.
Feb 08, 2022
165 Garden Tool Care & Selection
Feb 04, 2022
164 Citrus Fruit Picking Tips. Winter Garden Cleanup.
Feb 01, 2022
163 Speedy, Successful Seed Germinating Tips
Jan 28, 2022
162 'Prune'-ciples: Rose Pruning Tips for Maximum Roses!
Jan 21, 2022
161 Succulent Tips. Starting a School Garden.
Jan 14, 2022
160 Garden Basics Greatest Hits, 2021 - All About Tomatoes!
Jan 07, 2022
159 Garden Resolutions. Heavenly Bamboo.
Dec 31, 2021
158 Life is Too Short To Put Up with a Problem Plant. The Holly
Dec 24, 2021
157 Composting Tips. The Cyclamen
Dec 17, 2021
156 Heavy Rain vs. Garden Irrigation. Air Pruning. The Cotoneaster
Dec 10, 2021
155 Battling Bermudagrass. The Persimmon Tree.
Dec 03, 2021
154 Why Lawns? Puncturevine Control. Liquidambar Tree
Nov 26, 2021
153 Controlling Oxalis Weeds. The Ginkgo Tree.
Nov 19, 2021
152 Green Tomato Ripening Tips. Mulch vs Roots. Mums
Nov 12, 2021
151 Harvesting Popcorn. All About Pumpkins.
Nov 05, 2021
150 Field Bindweed Control. Generator Safety Tips
Oct 29, 2021
149 Tomato Seedling Tips. The Marigold.
Oct 26, 2021
148 Lawn Reseeding Tips. Persimmons.
Oct 22, 2021
147 Salt Heliotrope weed. "Autumn Joy" Sedum. Water Trough Gardening
Oct 19, 2021
146 Houseplant Fertilizers. No Beans?!?
Oct 15, 2021
145 Harvesting Popcorn. Autumn Sage
Oct 12, 2021
144 Using Wood Ash in Your Garden. Easy Healthy Soil Tips.
Oct 08, 2021
143 Wind vs. Your Garden. The Goldenrod.
Oct 05, 2021
142 Cut Flower Display Tips. How to Water a Houseplant
Oct 01, 2021
141 Controlling Nutgrass. The Michaelmas Daisy.
Sep 28, 2021
140 Avocados for Marginal Climates. How to Be a Better Observational Gardener.
Sep 24, 2021
139 Fall Organic Lawn Care Tips. The Gaillardia
Sep 21, 2021
138 Worm Bin Basics. Grape Varieties Worth a Try.
Sep 17, 2021
137 Aphid Control Tips. Cool Season Vegs. The Petunia.
Sep 14, 2021
136 Battling Gophers. Cucumber Problems.
Sep 10, 2021
135 Easy Houseplants. Mulch Worries. The Gardenia.
Sep 07, 2021
134 Smoke vs Your Garden. Know Your USDA Zones. Plant Protection Preparation.
Sep 03, 2021
133 Japanese Beetle Control Tips. The Oxblood Lily.
Aug 31, 2021
132 Veggie Overload? Slow to Grow Plants?
Aug 27, 2021
131 Grape Growing Tips. Carrot Varieties. The Autumn Daffodil, Sternbergia
Aug 24, 2021
130 Ease Fertilizing Chores with Fertigation
Aug 20, 2021
129 Cool Season Quick Maturing Vegetables. The Oleander. Pot Size Matters!
Aug 17, 2021
128 Straw Bale Gardening Basics. The Yezberry plant.
Aug 13, 2021
127 Summer Tomato Troubleshooting. The Naked Lady.
Aug 10, 2021
126 Jumping Worms! Human Food vs. Plants
Aug 06, 2021
125 Lavender. Crape Myrtle Tree. Harvesting and Storing Fruits and Vegetables
Aug 03, 2021
124 Mulching the Easy Way. Tomatillo pollination. Breaking Up Clay Soil and Hardpan.
Jul 30, 2021
123 Droopy Cucumbers. Dahlias. Butterfly Bush.
Jul 27, 2021
122 Summer Veggie Redo. Watering tips. Cover Crop Prep.
Jul 23, 2021
121 Mix Up Your Plants! Daylilies. Japanese Maples. Pine Needle Mulch.
Jul 20, 2021
120 How a Tree Works. Dahlia Rescue!
Jul 16, 2021
119 How to Grow Passion Fruit. The Golden Raintree.
Jul 13, 2021
118 Attracting Pollinators. Wasp: Friend or Foe? Mystery Fungus.
Jul 09, 2021
117 All About Smart Pots. The Asian Lotus Flower.
Jul 06, 2021
116 Less Water for Fruit Trees. Growing Citrus in Containers.
Jul 02, 2021
115 Firescaping. Plant of the Week: Hydrangeas.
Jun 29, 2021
114 Benefits of Crop Rotation. Working with Clay Soil.
Jun 25, 2021
113 Avocado Growing Tips. The Coral Yucca.
Jun 22, 2021
112 Does Mulch Rob Soil Nitrogen?
Jun 18, 2021
111 Tips for Establishing Low Water-Use Plants. The Smoke Tree. Tart Cherries.
Jun 15, 2021
110 Tomato Troubleshooter Part 2. Harvesting Garlic
Jun 11, 2021
109 Tomato Troubleshooter, 2021 Pt1. Feather Grass.
Jun 08, 2021
108 Water Trough Gardening
Jun 04, 2021
107 Worm Castings. Poppies. Supermarket vs Homegrown Nutrition
Jun 01, 2021
106 Should You Remove the First Tomato? White Knockout Apricot.
May 28, 2021
105 High Chill Apples for Low Chill Areas. Plant of the Week: Weigela
May 25, 2021
104 Fabulous Fruit Friday - The Shiranui Mandarin. Cicadas vs. Your Garden
May 21, 2021
103 Is Fish Fertilizer Safe? The Buckeye Tree.
May 18, 2021
102 Red Baron Peach. Tomatoes in the Shade?
May 14, 2021
101 Growing Sweet Potatoes. The Peruvian Lily.
May 11, 2021
100 Garden Basics Greatest Hits (So Far)
May 07, 2021
099 Ants in Pots. Rose History. Vacation vs. Your Garden
May 04, 2021
098 Scarlet Halo Peach. How Long to Water with Drip. Quick Salad Greens.
Apr 30, 2021
097 Grow Fig Trees from Cuttings. Protecting Plants From Heat. Zinnias. The Mock Orange shrub.
Apr 27, 2021
096 O'Henry Peach. Downsizing Fruit Trees. Why Thin Fruit.
Apr 23, 2021
095 Okra Growing Tips. Thwarting Rose Diseases. The Beauty Bush.
Apr 20, 2021
094 Blushing Pearl Columnar Peach. Damping Off Disease. Lumpy Lawns?
Apr 16, 2021
093 Tomato Transplanting Tips. Compost vs Mulch.
Apr 13, 2021
092 Honey Halo Nectarine. Visit to a Palm Tree Nursery. The Most Important Garden Task.
Apr 09, 2021
091 Potato Planting Pointers. Daphne
Apr 06, 2021
090 The Sweetheart Cherry. Painting fruit trees. How to stop fruit tree suckers. It's Fabulous Fruit Friday!
Apr 02, 2021
089 Drip Emitters vs Micro Sprayers - Which is Better? Rototillers vs Chipper/Shredders. Plant of the Week: the Redbud Tree
Mar 30, 2021
088 Empire Apple on Fabulous Fruit Friday! Pruning Tomatoes for Earlier Production. Gasoline Tips for Outdoor Power Equipment.
Mar 26, 2021
087 Hardy Palm Trees. Palm Transplanting Tips. Does Vitamin B-1 Help Your Plants?
Mar 23, 2021
086 The Golden Sweet Apricot on Fabulous Fruit Friday!
Mar 19, 2021
085 Tips for the Overheated Garden. Figs and Pomegranates. Shamrocks.
Mar 16, 2021
084 The Snack Time Donut Nectarine on Fabulous Fruit Friday!
Mar 12, 2021
083 Feed the Soil, Not the Plants. Snail, Slug Control Products Explained. Daffodils
Mar 09, 2021
082 Fabulous Fruit Friday - The Black Republican Cherry. Stink Bug Control. Attracting Birds to control insect pests.
Mar 05, 2021
081 Unusual Tasty Vegetables. Insectary Plants. Forsythia
Mar 02, 2021
080 Wildflower Planting Tips. Cleaning a Birdbath. White House Gardens.
Feb 26, 2021
079 Seed Starting Tips. Can You Reuse Potting Soil? Winter Jasmine.
Feb 23, 2021
078 Plant Partners Fight Pests. Fruit Tree Planting Depth.
Feb 19, 2021
077 Tackling Tree Roots. Pruning Advice. Wintersweet. Garden Gratitude.
Feb 16, 2021
076 Avoiding Overhead Watering. Raspberry and Grape Varieties. Shovel, Pruner Choices.
Feb 12, 2021
075 Tomato Preview, Part 2. Wild Boar Farms. Plant of the Week-Cornelian Cherry.
Feb 09, 2021
074 Tomato Variety Preview, Part 1. Tomato Terminology Explained. Trees vs. Storms.
Feb 05, 2021
073 How to Plant a Rose Bush. Why Cut Back Bare Root Trees? Plant of the Week: Holly.
Feb 02, 2021
072 Avoiding Gardeners' "Sophomore Slump"
Jan 29, 2021
071 Germinate Pepper Seeds Faster! Blackberries.
Jan 21, 2021
070 Are Those Old Seeds Still Good? Here's How to Tell. Grow tasty Pluots.
Jan 15, 2021
069 Protecting Succulents from the Cold (One Answer May Surprise You!)
Jan 08, 2021
068 Rose Basics. The Future of Gardening
Jan 01, 2021
067 How to Plant a Fruit Tree. Best Blueberry Varieties. Frost Protection Tips.
Dec 25, 2020
066 Tasty Peaches, New Plants for 2021, Tree Sunburn
Dec 18, 2020
065 Tree Issues? Consulting Arborists Can Help
Dec 11, 2020
064 Oh, Deer! How To Protect Your Plants. Christmas tree care. Poinsettia tips.
Dec 04, 2020
063 Growing Microgreens Indoors.
Nov 27, 2020
062 Will Green Tomatoes Ripen? Here's How to Help Them Along.
Nov 20, 2020
061 Edible Succulents
Nov 13, 2020
060 Unusual Cool Season Vegetables. Snail Control Tips.
Nov 06, 2020
059 Avocado Basics on Fabulous Fruit Friday! Battling Spider Mites.
Oct 30, 2020
058 Backyard Tractor Basics. Less Toxic Weed Killers. Control SAD with Gardening.
Oct 27, 2020
057 Fabulous Fruit Friday - White Diamond Nectarine. Drainage. Fruit trees from seed?
Oct 23, 2020
056 Cold Climate Greenhouse Basics. Growing Winter Tomatoes.
Oct 20, 2020
055 Fabulous Fruit Friday! Chill Hours Explained. Apple Jelly
Oct 16, 2020
054 Indoor Citrus Basics. Leaf Mulching Made Easy.
Oct 13, 2020
053 Mulch Basics. Fabulous Fruit Friday!
Oct 09, 2020
052 Cut Flower Basics. Winter Chicken Care.
Oct 06, 2020
051 Chipper/Shredder Basics. Fabulous Fruit Friday!
Oct 02, 2020
050 Fall Planting Carrots, Peas, Broccoli and More
Sep 29, 2020
049 Growing Cool Season Greens. Fabulous Fruit Friday!
Sep 25, 2020
048 No Bare Soil! Blueberry Basics. Black Widow Spiders and Your Garden.
Sep 22, 2020
047 Part 2 Understanding Seed Packets
Sep 18, 2020
046 Understanding Seed Packets Pt. 1
Sep 15, 2020
045 Feed Your Soil - The Cool Season Garden Edition
Sep 11, 2020
044 Don't Overdose Your Plants with Fertilizer. Making raisins. Plants that smell great!
Sep 08, 2020
043 Veggies for Fall
Sep 04, 2020
042 Cool Season Garden Basics
Sep 01, 2020
041 Who's Eating My Tomatoes, Part 3. Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects.
Aug 29, 2020
040 Who's Eating My Tomatoes? Part 2. Barn Owl Basics.
Aug 25, 2020
039 Who's Eating My Tomatoes? Pt. 1.
Aug 21, 2020
038 Where are the Tomatoes and Zucchini? Blueberry Basics.
Aug 18, 2020
037 Drip Irrigation Basics
Aug 14, 2020
036 When To Fertilize. Growing Celtuce. Peak Harvest and Storage Tips.
Aug 11, 2020
035 Flavorful Roses
Aug 07, 2020
034: Edible Flowers. Mulch vs Disease.
Aug 04, 2020
033 Mystery Seeds from China? Don't plant them!
Jul 31, 2020
032 Too Many Tomatoes? Here's What to Do.
Jul 28, 2020
031 Using Worm Castings in the Garden
Jul 24, 2020
030 Raising Honeybees. Growing Parsnips.
Jul 21, 2020
029 Know Your Soil Products. Fruit Tree questions. Roses Don't Have Thorns (really!)
Jul 17, 2020
028 Anyone can grow a peach or plum tree. The cure for bitter cucumbers.
Jul 14, 2020
027 Root cutting. I did not know that!
Jul 10, 2020
026 How To Plant a Fruit Tree
Jul 07, 2020
025 Peppers, the Hot and the Sweet: How to Grow Them, How to Eat Them
Jul 03, 2020
024 Soil Solarization Kills Weeds, Pests.
Jun 30, 2020
023 Fertilizer Confusion. Battling Squash Bugs.
Jun 26, 2020
022 How Plants Work. So, You Want to Grow an Avocado Tree? (good luck)
Jun 23, 2020
021 Tomato Troubleshooter
Jun 19, 2020
020 The No-Till, No-Dig Garden. Excess harvest donation tips. Reading pesticide labels.
Jun 16, 2020
019 Watering Tips. Zucchini Sex. Worm Bin Basics.
Jun 12, 2020
018 Greenhouse Basics
Jun 09, 2020
017 All About Apples. Compost Do's and Dont's.
Jun 05, 2020
016 How to Water. Chard Tips. Garden Time Savers
Jun 02, 2020
015 Tomato Mistakes to Avoid. Tips for planting and watering new seedbeds.
May 29, 2020
014 Garden Myths. The Best Mulch. Blueberries!
May 26, 2020
013 Grow Fruit Bushes Not Fruit Trees. Seed Germination Tips. Zinnias for Mental Health!
May 22, 2020
012 First Garden? Tips for Success! Gardening Can Be Your "New Normal" for Health and Happiness.
May 19, 2020
011 How to Grow Tomatoes in Pots. Choosing fertilizers. Carrot seed planting tips.
May 15, 2020
010 Snails! Slugs! Earwigs! How to Control Them. The Pollinator Victory Garden.
May 12, 2020
009 Grow Your Own Protein
May 08, 2020
008 Kids' Choice Garden Veggies
May 05, 2020
007 Feed Your Soil, Not Your Plants
May 02, 2020
006 Chickens! Weeding Easy.
Apr 28, 2020
005 Garden Money (And Time) Savers
Apr 24, 2020
004 Grow popcorn. Battling aphids. Family gardening tips.
Apr 22, 2020
003 How to Plant Tomatoes and Peppers (You might be surprised!)
Apr 17, 2020
002 Growing microgreens. Backyard blueberry plants. Importance of thinning vegetables, fruit.
Apr 14, 2020
001 Garden Basics: Starting Your Victory Garden 2.0
Apr 11, 2020