with Teri Knight
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Got clay? Why it’s not a bad thing
There are many gardeners who have clay soil. Most lament that fact but I have some good news for you…Proven Winners says you can learn to love it, it just takes a bit of knowledge and a bit of elbow grease. What IS clay soil? It’s sticky and absorbs water slowly, when it dries out it can be crusty, lumpy and hardpacked, oh and the top layer can be … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Soil – the Foundation of Life
I know, I know, I’m talking about soil again! I do, because it IS the foundation of life! From dust to dust!
Soil holds the keys to a plant’s ability to take up nutrients, water and oxygen. Soil also acts as a filter for rainwater, cleaning it as it makes it’s way into our aquifers. If you prepare your garden beds, you give your plants the best chance to, not only survive, … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Soil testing
If you really want to get down and dirty, get a soil test. Well, as soon as the soil is warm and dry enough to grab samples!
I know you’ve heard me say this before, but as we begin our planting season, it’s one of the best things you can do for your plants and yourself.
The University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin will give you a comprehensive report on what your soil … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Got clay? Why that’s not a bad thing
There are many gardeners who have clay soil. Most lament that fact but I have some good news for you…Proven Winners says you can learn to love it, it just takes a bit of knowledge and a bit of elbow grease. What IS clay soil? It’s sticky and absorbs water slowly, when it dries out it can be crusty, lumpy and hardpacked, oh and the top layer can be … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Soil – the Foundation of Life
I know, I know, I’m talking about soil again! I do, because it IS the foundation of life! From dust to dust!
Soil holds the keys to a plant’s ability to take up nutrients, water and oxygen. Soil also acts as a filter for rainwater, cleaning it as it makes it’s way into our aquifers. If you prepare your garden beds, you give your plants the best chance to, not only survive, … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Soil testing
If you really want to get down and dirty, get a soil test.
Well, as soon as the soil is warm and dry enough to grab samples! It is one of the best thing you can do for your plants and yourself. The University of Minnesota , the University of Wisconsin and NDSU will give you a comprehensive report on what your soil consists of.
Here’s an example of the form from the U of MN: … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators
I am so excited to share this new book with you. I received a copy from the publisher to review and, I have to say, I am more than happy to report “A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators, creating habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes and Upper Midwest” by Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla, is even better than I anticipated.
Sharing knowledge on ALL things in … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: PPA announces their Perennial of the Year 2023
The Perennial Plant Association has named their choice for Perennial of the Year 2023. First, who IS PPA? They are a trade association composed of growers, retailers, landscape designers and contractors, educators, and other professionals in the perennial industry.
Their selection is a pollinator magnet. Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’ is a compact black-eyed Susan.
Just 24 inches tall but with a width over 3 ft., it’s packed with a … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Three things NOT to do in your garden
Three more ways to ruin your garden! Today I share Time and Teri tested methods in an effort to stop you!
Last week I shared that not doing soil prep is the number one mistake gardeners make.
The plant is … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Honeyberry bushes 2022
Back in January of 2020 I briefly talked about a berry I’d never heard of called Honeyberry. It was in a plant catalog and I was very intrigued as it’s rated zone 2 and supposed to taste wonderful.
Honeyberries seem to be all the rage now in 2022. The University of Saskatchewan began breeding honeyberries(haskap) in 2002. Using lines from Russia, Japan and the Kuril Islands north of Japan, this program is producing fruit that … [Continue reading]