
312-Native Plants of the Cherokee and How They Can Be Used Today, with Mark Warren
The Cherokee discovered long ago that many native plants in the Southeastern United States hold remedies for a range of ailments, from burns and bug bites to migraines. My guest this week, naturalist,...
11 Mai 202353min

311-Gardening Science: How Your Garden Really Grows
Among gardeners, there is a lot of advice out there that sounds clever and wise, but when you begin to look into it, you learn there is no concrete evidence to back it up. My guest this week, Dr. Stua...
4 Mai 202357min

310-Managing Weed Overwhelm: A Practical Organic Approach for Real Results, with Margaret Roach-Encore Presentation
Keeping up with weeding is one of the chief complaints that gardeners have, but it's no reason to throw in the towel. My guest Margaret Roach, the New York Times garden writer and founder of A Way to ...
27 Apr 202353min

309-Carex: A Problem-Solving Native Perennial for Any Home Landscape
Carex is a grass alternative that is a problem-solving native perennial for any home landscape. But with so many Carex species and cultivars to choose from, it's hard to know what the best fit will be...
20 Apr 202350min

308-Wildscape: The Sensory Wonders of Nature, with Nancy Lawson
Out our back doors, animals and plants are doing amazing things and communicating and interacting via means we are only beginning to understand, as Nancy Lawson, the founder of The Humane Gardener, ex...
13 Apr 202354min

307-Breeding Dahlias for Home Gardeners-Encore Presentation
Breeding dahlias can result in surprising, desirable and unique dahlia varieties, and it's an activity any home gardener can do. To explain the basics of raising dahlias and her advanced techniques fo...
6 Apr 202357min

306-Plant Breeding for Home Gardeners-Encore Presentation
Plant breeding may appear on the surface to be too complicated for the average home gardener to do, but anyone can breed hybrid and open-pollinated vegetables and flowers if they have the knowledge an...
30 Mar 202358min

305-Compost Science for Gardeners, with Robert Pavlis
Gardeners know compost is the best thing for their soil, but the science behind the benefits of compost is generally not well understood. To shed light on how composting works and why compost enriches...
23 Mar 20231h 11min


















