Podcast Episodes

More Hot Weather Garden Tips

In today’s Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter podcast (above), Debbie Flower and I tackle a question from Liz, who asks: “I just purchased from the …

2 years, 6 months ago

Late Summer is the Time to Start the Fall Vegetable Garden

In today’s newsletter podcast (above), Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis explains why now is the best time to be planting your vegetables for…

2 years, 7 months ago

Jalapenogate

In today’s newsletter podcast, Debbie Arrington of the publication, “Sacramento Digs Gardening”, discusses why jalapeño pepper as well as other peppe…

2 years, 7 months ago

Drooping Leaves vs Heatwaves

Record-breaking heat waves have pummeled the world, especially during the last two years. What’s a gardener to do?

In today’s newsletter podcast (abov…

2 years, 7 months ago

Is Your Fertilizer Radioactive?

Phosphorus, in the world of plant fertilizers, is considered a macronutrient, an important element used by plants. Phosphorus is used to promote root…

2 years, 7 months ago

Six Common Tomato Problems

For those of you who did not receive last Friday’s Beyond the Garden Basics newsletter, here it is. My apologies. I will send the gremlins to bed wit…

2 years, 7 months ago

Selecting and Caring For Garden Hand Tools

Trying to decipher the basics on how to sharp garden hand tools can be a bit daunting to understand in an audio format. Here’s Sacramento County Mast…

2 years, 8 months ago

Summer Cucumber Issues

Today’s newsletter podcast (above) features Master Gardener/Vegetable Expert Gail Pothour, discussing her favorite cucumber varieties, as well as tip…

2 years, 8 months ago

Where's the Zucchini?

Where is the zucchini?

That question is a popular one in the garden e-mail bag lately. Gardeners are fretting over a total lack of summer squash flow…

2 years, 8 months ago

Growing Healthy Greens Year Round

If you listened to this week’s Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast (Ep. 269: “Growing Your Brain Food Garden”), you heard Dr. Laura Varich of Fres…

2 years, 8 months ago