Podcast Episodes

What Exactly is a Grocery Store "Vine-Ripened" Tomato?

If you’re reading this as May turns into June, and you live in the West, you know you’re going through a heat wave, including triple digit temperatures in parts of California. A more widespread - and…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

More Effective Raised Bed Drip Irrigation Techniques

Both free and paid subscribers have full access to the Friday edition of the Beyond the Garden Basics newsletter. Because cutting off free subscribers in the middle of a newsletter isn’t a nice thing…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Peppers Worth a Try

In Episode 390 of the Garden Basics podcast, Master Gardener Gail Pothour offered some great tips for growing peppers this spring and summer. We also discussed sweet, warm and hot pepper varieties th…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indoor/Outdoor Ant Control Tips

A bout of colder, wetter weather means ants will have begun their march towards the warmth and comfort of your house, greenhouse or outbuildings. In today’s newsletter podcast, America’s Favorite Ret…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Backyard Chickens - How to Choose Them, How to Protect Them

In Ep. 381 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, Urban Chicken Consultant Cherie Sintes-Glover offered tips on how to protect your backyard chicken flock against the spread of the current ve…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Valentine's Day Garden Gifts

If you’re reading this today, Friday morning, a gentle reminder: did you forget today is Valentine’s Day? Oops. If you are about to scurry out the door for a "run to the supermarket" or "the trip to …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Persimmon Tips from the Pros

Recently, a listener’s question did not get fully answered on Episode 378 of the Garden Basics podcast. Katie was asking about how to thwart the squirrels and raccoons that attacked her persimmon tr…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

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 Rose Society, to find out which roses have captured h…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks 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 Landscape”. He has a slightly different view of thwarting …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks 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, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters also …

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago