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The Best Roses for America? One Master Rosarian's List.
Podcast Bonus: High Scoring Roses for Most of the United States
We like to check in with Master Rosarian Charlotte Owendyk of the Sierra Foothills Ros…
1 year, 8 months ago
Protecting Your Home with a Fire Resistant Landscape
In today’s “Beyond the Garden Basics” podcast, we talk with Douglas Kent, author of “Firescaping: Protecting Your Home with A Fire-Resistant Landscap…
1 year, 9 months ago
2024 Tomato Winners (and losers)
Previous episodes of the podcast, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, Garden…
1 year, 9 months ago
Home Grown Tomatoes with Thanksgiving Dinner?
I read an intriguing garden column (many years ago) in the Redding, CA newspaper that suggested one way to get tomatoes to ripen outdoors in Autumn. …
1 year, 11 months ago
Who's Eating My Persimmons and Popcorn?
Mid-October is usually the time here in Northern California to harvest two of my favorite backyard crops: popcorn and persimmons. But what if the roo…
1 year, 11 months ago
What Are The Best Tasting Avocados?
If you listened to the full interview with avocado grower/Master Gardener Greg Alder in Ep. 360 of the Garden Basics podcast, you got a good fundamen…
2 years ago
Why is It That Fall is For Planting?
In this insightful conversation (above), Farmer Fred speaks with Diane Blazek, executive director of All-America Selections and the National Garden B…
2 years ago
Weed Killers Just Got More Confusing
In this episode of the Beyond the Garden Basics newsletter/podcast, we engage in an in-depth discussion about weed killers with Debbie Flower, Americ…
2 years ago
The Catalina Cherry Tree. The Fruit is for the Birds.
Autumn officially begins on Sunday. Fall planting season, however, is already here. The cooler air temperatures, combined with the still-warm soil, a…
2 years ago
What is a Crisis Nursery?
Today’s newsletter podcast talks about a Crisis Nursery. No, it’s not an emergency room for sickly looking houseplants; although, the gardening entre…
2 years, 1 month ago