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Back to SearchWeekend Gardener - Live from Crossroads Corn Maze, Wendell (Part 3 Of 3)
Bradley O’Neill highlights the restored IH tractors, and Chris Massey from C. Massey Plumbing drops by. Amanda Bratcher gives what-to-do-now pruning/planting tips, with a quick State Fair flower show…
Published on 9 hours ago
Weekend Gardener - Live from Crossroads Corn Maze, Wendell (Part 2 Of 3)
Paula Perry shares the 5-acre maze designed by Wayne Batten, the tractor showcase with International Harvester Chapter 37, and donations benefiting Interfaith Food Shuttle. Plus: caller Steve, pumpki…
Published on 9 hours ago
Weekend Gardener - Live from Crossroads Corn Maze, Wendell (Part 1 Of 3)
Opening hours from Crossroads Corn Maze. Mike Raley, Rufus Edmisten, and Amanda Bratcher talk fall weather/drought and watering, then Jean Spooner (Umstead Coalition) previews today’s native plant sa…
Published on 9 hours ago
Weekend Gardener - Live from Louisburg College (Part 2 of 2)
More fall Q&A with Mart Bumgarner: saving seed from summer annuals, why tulips act like annuals here, and why you should leave some stems standing for winter pollinator habitat. We also talk favorite…
Published on 1 week ago
Weekend Gardener - Live from Louisburg College (Part 1 of 2)
Broadcast live from Louisburg College’s Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC), with local historian Mark Pace of the Tar River Center for History & Culture sharing Louisburg stories (Person Pla…
Published on 1 week ago
Weekend Gardener - Seed Saving, Storm Tracks & Fall Blooms (Part 3)
Fall color takes center stage: the “banana pudding plant” is blooming now, and Phil lays out cool‑season staples — pansies, mums, and more — for fresh containers and beds. Monica from the State Farme…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Weekend Gardener - Seed Saving, Storm Tracks & Fall Blooms (Part 2)
Lisa Grele Barrie from Raleigh City Farm joins to talk urban agriculture, community support, and tackling food insecurity. Then Andrew Kren from the National Weather Service updates the tropics — how…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Weekend Gardener - Seed Saving, Storm Tracks & Fall Blooms (Part 1)
Mike Raley, Phil Campbell, and Rufus Edmisten kick off with tomato seed‑saving how‑tos — including Gerald Adams’ OxiClean method and how it compares with the traditional ferment‑and‑strain approach. …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Weekend Gardener - Live from the Aluminum Company of North Carolina (Part 3)
Mike and Rufus wrap up from Durham with more open house fun, giveaways, and garden talk. Listener calls spark tips on crepe myrtles, Rose of Sharon, and hydrangeas, while the show blends home improve…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Weekend Gardener - Live from the Aluminum Company of North Carolina (Part 2)
The broadcast continues with discussions including the upcoming Fall Plant Sale in Chapel Hill, favorite native plants, fall-blooming flowers like rain lilies and tea olives, and plenty of laughter w…
Published on 3 weeks ago