with Teri Knight
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Lawn mower damage
I have a neighbor. My neighbor has a large lot with rentals on it and uses a big riding lawn mower. My neighbor has repeatedly wounded my Ancestry Oak tree in the last 2 years.
My neighbor is a nice person but with the property a rental he mows as low as possible to save him coming back often.
The Oak is also, technically, on his property. And just so you … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Daddy-longlegs: spider or not?
Happy Friday! Let’s talk bugs. I’m revisiting the question as to whether Daddy-longlegs are spiders since a co-worker had an encounter with one and thought it best to kill it. Hmmm, here are some cool facts I found out when a listener told me to check out Daddy-longlegs.
For those who are spider squeamish, don’t worry, daddy-longlegs aren’t spiders!
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Rock and plants
I was recently asked by a homeowner if she could plant hydrangeas in the river rock that borders her home. The quick answer is no. But I did ask her want sun/shade conditions she had. Okay… she said sun. That leaves more questions. Is it morning or afternoon? She said from 1pm to 7pm. Yikes, that’s a LOT of heat. Most plants will fry in those conditions because that rock heats up and holds the … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Coral Bells aka Heuchera
Sun or shade, there’s a heuchera for you. Also known as Coral Bells, there are SO many different varieties now it really can blow your mind.
These perennials are grown for their amazing foliage. From deep purples to peach. Fire engine red to hues of nearly every color but blue (although the one in the photo below LOOKS blue) ! Where I work we grow and sell over 40 varieties, and there are more! … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Ground plum and Partridge Pea – 2022
Ground Plum is not a plum… Partridge Pea is not a pea… but they are both wonderful native plants.
Ground Plum’s Latin name is not quite as pretty, Astragalus crassicarpus…sounds like I’m gargling! It IS, however, fabulous for bee lawns.
It’s a low-growing, spreading legume that prefers full sun and well-drained soils. It works as a ground cover, and in rock gardens due to its short height and preference for … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Plants that play nice and those that don’t
A listener asked about what plants get along with each other and what plants might not… Invasive plants really don’t play well with others.
IF you don’t mind a plant creating your garden, then buy that invasive or “easy spreader” as they are referred to in plant catalogs. If you want creative control, then be careful.
Now, who are the lovely plants that get along? You know my LOVE for … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Indian Paintbrush
On today’s show I’m spotlighting a native plant I would love to have! Indian Paintbrush.
It blooms in part to full sun and prefers a medium wet to medium dry soil. Prairie Moon Nursery describes the plant this way: An annual or biennial, its vivid scarlet bracts nearly hide small, greenish flowers and appear to have been dipped in paint. The vivid red color is clustered at the top of the plants and looks really pretty … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Herbicide drift
Herbicide drift, it’s not a dance move but that would sure be more fun!
Herbicide drift could be coming from you or from your neighbors who are trying to kill broadleaf weeds. Either way it can affect your fruits, vegetables and other plants. University of Minnesota Extension Educator, Annie Klodd, says she sees symptoms of herbicide damage on her peppers, grapevines and tomatoes nearly every year in late June.
The leaves grow in strange shapes, curl … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: The benefits of bats and birds
While some may scoff, bats have benefits. You may not feel that way as you battle one inside your bedroom, however, before killing it, capture it and set it free. Then look for the place in the bats are coming in and seal it up!
A bat in the house? What to do by Wildlife Removal USA.
Let’s talk about what bats DO do… not what you’re thinking! This is the … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Watering and caring for container plants
It’s been hot, it’s been humid and our containers are looking a bit bedraggled.
It’s mid-Summer and, in my area, we are entering a week in the 90’s. I’m in zone 4. We don’t particularly care for weather this hot. It’s also going to be mostly dry.
I just bought a couple new containers and found some bargains on annuals.
Right about now your petunias are likely getting a bit leggy, you … [Continue reading]