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Should Chicken Manure Fertilizer Be Considered "Organic"?
Today’s “Beyond the Garden Basics” podcast takes a closer look at a very popular organic fertilizer: chicken manure. As retired organic landscape con…
3 years, 7 months ago
African Keyhole Gardens
The conversation started innocently enough. Penny Pawl, Napa County (CA) Master Gardener, was chatting with me about soldier flies: ominous-looking, …
3 years, 7 months ago
What to Do With All Those Berries?
Back in Episode 212 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, we chatted with Sacramento County (CA) Master Gardener Pam Bone - an expert canebe…
3 years, 7 months ago
Garden Shows for the Nose
GARDEN SHOWS FOR THE NOSE
Looking for a garden show for your nose? There are a wide variety of fragrant plants that do well in various USDA zones, pro…
3 years, 7 months ago
Why You Don't Want To Use Fertilizer or Rooting Hormones When Planting Trees and Shrubs
In this podcast, retired college horticulture professor Debbie Flower explains about the use of rooting hormones and fertilizers for newly-installed …
3 years, 7 months ago
What's That Critter in My Compost & Worm Bins?
In Episode 206 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, we did a deep dive into worm bins (Oops. That sounds like a new, bad reality sports com…
3 years, 8 months ago
Backyard Chicken Egg Care Tips
On today’s newsletter podcast segment, Cherie Sintes-Glover, Urban Chicken Consultant and proprietor of the website ChickensForEggs.com, has egg care…
3 years, 8 months ago
Don't Let Drip Irrigation Become "Drip Irritation"
In this Newsletter podcast, Drip Irrigation expert and garden book author Robert Kourik troubleshoots the most common drip irrigation issues for home…
3 years, 8 months ago
Weed Killers: Read The Fine Print
It's a common site this time of year: gardeners with sprayers in hand (or on their back), applying weedkiller to the unwanted greenery that has poppe…
3 years, 8 months ago
Crop Rotation and the Pizza Pie Garden
In this interview with America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, we discuss how to stave off plant diseases and insec…
3 years, 9 months ago