with Teri Knight
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: EAB treatment and tree replacements
The Emerald Ash Borer has slowly but surely made it’s way into many of our towns, if it’s not there already, it will be.
Cities that planted all Ash trees because of Dutch Elm disease are now faced with Ash tree removal. The city I live in hired an Arborist to check over the trees and we have plenty that are on the chopping block, a few that will be treated.
My friend … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Companion planting
Gazing out at a winter wonderland, I’m making soup using herbs from last year. They are a wonderful family of plants. They offer fragrance, taste, medicinal properties and they repel some pests.
They offer fragrance, taste, medicinal properties and they repel some pests. While not always substantiated by University based information, there are a number of books and articles, as well as old gardeners around that swear by the use of herbs and companion planting.
So … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Bunnies – the bad and the good? Monitoring your plants
It’s always a good idea to monitor your shrubs and newly planted trees this time of year to see if there’s been bunny, vole or deer damage.
If you wrapped the new trees with hardware cloth or put chicken wire around your shrubs, then good for you, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about! I’ve lost a few shrubs by not paying attention.
Hardware cloth comes in a … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Native grasses
I think it’s safe to say we’ve established the fact that native plants offer more than just beauty
such as:
We are so fortunate to have some fantastic native grasses that are hardy to zone 3!
Prairie Dropseed is a favorite … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: 2020 Vegetable introductions
I talked this week about vegetable garden cost comparisons and the fact that, just being outdoors is a huge return on investment, and also gave some information on the terms used in plant catalogs that are quite helpful.
Today I want to talk about more 2020 vegetables to let your mouth water over! One of them is a sprouting burgundy broccoli! Called ‘Burgundy Hybrid’, it’s florets are purple on top of pale green stems. … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Plant catalog terms – it can be another language!
As you all know by now, I could spend countless hours curled up on the couch with a good plant and seed catalog! I know, I live on the edge! While many gardeners already know what many of the terms used in the catalogs mean, others might not be so familiar. So today’s garden bite is an effort to clarify some of those terms for you.
A mini glossary … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Vegetable garden cost comparison
I’ve talked about this many times before and continue to get the question…
Do you really save money planting your own vegetable garden? That depends. Things to consider:
Your first … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Orchid care
Did you receive an orchid as a gift this season? Phalaenopsis orchids are the most popular indoor houseplant gift. Catching your eye in the produce aisle of the grocery store or in local garden centers, they can often be an impulse buy.
The good news is they are relatively easy care. Light and watering, however, are always an issue with houseplants.
The American Orchid Society recommends using a pencil or wooden skewer to determine whether an … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: More 2020 AAS winners
As cold winter winds whip, (currently 3 below zero “feels like” temp) it’s a wonderful time to peruse more 2020 All America Selections winners!
There’s a gorgeous new coleus! I know, you’re thinking there are already a lot, but this one, named ‘Main Street Beale Street’ is an outstanding variety with deep red foliage that holds its color extremely well, not fading, bleaching out or getting spotty as the season moves into late … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: A googling we will go and the importance of Days to Harvest
Last week I was floating in a sea of plant catalogs. If you’re like me, you were too. Now that you’ve catalogued numerous hours selecting plants to purchase, might I make a suggestion?
Jump on the internet and do some googling. There’s a wealth of information out there on seeds and plants. DO check your sources, as we all know there’s a lot bunk out … [Continue reading]