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Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca

681 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings

Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca airs every Saturday morning 6am-9am on 95.5 WSB.

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Episodes

Diving into plant diseases 6/29/24 Hour 3

June 30, 2024 16:40 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

Selecting and planting healthy plants, minimizing disease spread, boxwood blight, and more with Dr. Woodward

Cherry trees and plant pathology 6/29/24 Hour 2

June 30, 2024 16:31 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MB

Diatomaceous Earth, Japanese beetles in cherry trees, and plant diseases with UGA's Jean Woodward

Farmers Markets and garden questions 6/29/24 Hour 1

June 30, 2024 16:23 - 31 minutes - 43 MB

Featuring the Alpharetta Farmers Market, plus questions about summer-blooming flowers and gnats in houseplants

Miserable mosquito summer 6/22/24 Hour 3

June 22, 2024 14:43 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MB

UGA Entomologist Elmer Gray with mosquito prevention- bodies of water to pay attention to, environmentally friendly solutions, and "tick questing"

Mosquito myths 6/22/24 Hour 2

June 22, 2024 14:37 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MB

Bee ID, Japanese beetles on roses, and Entomologist Elmer Gray busts common mosquito myths. Interesting stuff!

Sustainability 6/22/24 Hour 1

June 22, 2024 14:22 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MB

Concepts around sustainable gardening, favorite trees, and the top 3 things to do this weekend!

NG Turf and the summer heat 6/15/24 Hour 3

June 17, 2024 20:16 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB

Jutt Howard with NG Turf shares tips for properly maintaining sod in the summer heat, plus answers questions about weeds and matching varieties

Pollinators, and talking turf 6/15/24 Hour 2

June 17, 2024 19:48 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MB

Father's Day gift ideas, issues with trees this time of year, and Jutt Howard with NG Turf takes your calls!

Plant detective 6/15/24 Hour 1

June 17, 2024 19:31 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

Know the problem before you 'fix' the problem; National Pollinator Week and certifying your landscape

Common sense gardening 6/8/24 Hour 3

June 08, 2024 13:18 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

Interpreting plant tags and common sense gardening with Dr. Allan Armitage; pruning tips from Rick Smith and Bruce Holliday

Care and maintenance for maples 6/8/24 Hour 2

June 08, 2024 13:17 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

Norm Mittleider with summer care for maples, selecting the right one, and problems. Plus, guests from the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association

Summer citrus 6/8/24 Hour 1

June 08, 2024 13:15 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Growing citrus in Georgia with Via Citrus, and calls about a new weed, irises and bamboo!

Garden calls 6/1/24 Hour 3

June 01, 2024 13:25 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB

Back with Mickey Gazaway- favorite perennials including daylilies, deer, hydrangeas, and transplanting trees and shrubs

Gardens calls 6/1/24 Hour 3

June 01, 2024 13:25 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB

Back with Mickey Gazaway- favorite perennials including daylilies, deer, hydrangeas, and transplanting trees and shrubs

My guest Mickey Gazaway 6/1/24 Hour 2

June 01, 2024 13:23 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MB

Mickey talks about shade and vegetable gardening, plus calls on a tree dropping leaves, gardenias, and peonies.

Plants, flowers, trees and STUFF 6/1/24 Hour 1

June 01, 2024 13:11 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MB

Fireflies, cicadas and tips for starting a wildflower garden

Edibles, pests and more! 5/25/24 Hour 3

May 26, 2024 17:59 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MB

Saving money filling raised beds, keeping soil cool, organic treatment for slugs, and more prolific blueberries

Rose rosette virus 5/25/24 Hour 2

May 26, 2024 17:42 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MB

Could it be rose rosette? Also, enjoying gardenias, pruning shrubs, and what causes burgundy spots on leaves

Buying bad soil 5/25/24 Hour 1

May 26, 2024 17:24 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

Memorial Day remembrance, Southern magnolias, and the dangers of buying soil from unknown origins

A bad landscaper and UGA Extension help 5/18/24 Hour 3

May 18, 2024 15:02 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MB

Pruning golden mop cypress & boxwoods, Ashley rants & raves, and new weed, and what's important for pecan trees

Expert advice 5/18/24 Hour 2

May 18, 2024 14:53 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MB

Calls about propagating a favorite tree, a new weed, bamboo, irises, and what's turning the lawn brown

Japanese Maple help 5/18/24 Hour 1

May 18, 2024 14:30 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MB

Norm Mittleider with summer care for maples, selecting the right one, and problems they may encounter. Plus, the dreaded Japanese beetles!

Hummingbirds and mosquitoes 5/11/24 Hour 3

May 13, 2024 10:19 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

More about hummingbird feeders, keeping mosquitoes AND bamboo away, plus what are cypress knees?

Cicadas!!! 5/11/24 Hour 2

May 13, 2024 10:07 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

What gardeners need to know about cicadas, plus pruning roses, magnolia wood, and keeping ants out of hummingbird feeders.

Societal benefits of gardening, and bromeliads 5/11/24 Hour 1

May 13, 2024 09:56 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Getting to know your neighbors, Top 3 Things to do, caring for bromeliads (cool plants!) with Hans Rueffert

Gambit of great garden calls 5/4/24 Hour 3

May 08, 2024 11:51 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

Leaf spots and insects on perennials, birds nesting in ferns, dead parts of a shrub and tomato hornworm

Spring blooms for mom 5/4/24 Hour 2

May 08, 2024 11:40 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Watering the lawn, handling spring flowers, and Mother's Day gift ideas from Wild Birds Unlimited.

Successful vegetable gardening 5/4/24 Hour 1

May 08, 2024 11:33 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

Improving a raised bed and successfully growing tomatoes, with Joe Lamp'l

Bugs and birds 4/27/24 Hour 3

April 27, 2024 13:23 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Invasive bugs you may encounter this summer, plus, Mother's Day gift ideas from Wild Birds Unlimited.

Talkin' turf 4/27/24 Hour 2

April 27, 2024 13:23 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MB

Clint Waltz from UGA and Jutt Howard of NG Turf tackle all of your grass questions!

Treating weeds and top landscapers 4/27/24 Hour 1

April 27, 2024 13:22 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

King Green with advice on summer weeds; Georgia Urban Ag Council's GA Landscape Awards

Earth Day! Recycling, and roses 4/20/24 Hour 3

April 20, 2024 14:08 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

Recycling glass and 'hard to recycle materials' with Live Thrive. Plus learning about and caring for new plants.

Pruning, watering, and disease 4/20/24 Hour 2

April 20, 2024 14:04 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

ALL topics! Pruning that can be done now, hydrangea health, composting, watering lawns, and powdery mildew

Planting and birds 4/20/24 Hour 1

April 20, 2024 13:59 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Things to do around the city, birding with Birds Georgia, and what to do with camellias now, including air-layering!

Sustainable landscaping 4/13/24 Hour 3

April 14, 2024 17:39 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MB

Sustainable landscaping with Dr. Richard Ludwig- considering form, color and texture; questions about fruit trees, coring your containers and more

Environmental horticulturalist Dr. Richard Ludwig 4/13/24 Hour 2

April 14, 2024 17:33 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MB

Dr. Ludwig discusses sustainability in landscaping, a cool way to grow tomatoes and native plants

Snakes and swarms 4/13/24 Hour 1

April 14, 2024 17:19 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MB

Snakes, a swarm of honeybees, finding a landscaper and more!

Establishing and maintaining sod 4/6/24 Hour 3

April 06, 2024 13:43 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

Jutt with NG Turf- come see and feel the sod; soil testing, soil prep, when to lay warm-season sod, and a question about matching Bermudas.

NG Turf 4/6/24 Hour 2

April 06, 2024 13:37 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Hemlocks, artichokes, and NG Turf in studio - grasses that can withstand shade, bluegrasses as lawns, and leveling lawns

April is National Garden Month 4/6/24 Hour 1

April 06, 2024 13:24 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

What to do during national garden month, recycling pots, English ivy, and native azaleas

Watering, tree issues and more 3/30/24 Hour 3

March 30, 2024 15:03 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MB

Unwanted birds, irrigating, problems with trees, rose rosette, and keeping cats out of the garden bed!

Attack of the PEEPS 3/30/24 Hour 2

March 30, 2024 15:01 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MB

Easter candies, no thanks to Dave Baker, where to get good sod, and a rare bird rescue

Gardens and chickens 3/30/34 Hour 1

March 30, 2024 14:48 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MB

Featuring the Piedmont Park Green Market, and raising chickens with digital creator Michelle from N. DeKalb!

Your questions about lawn maintenance 3/23/24 Hour 3

March 23, 2024 13:33 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Clint answers questions about care for Centipede lawns, leveling and top-dressing Bermuda and the dreaded weed Poa annua (annual bluegrass).

Turfgrass expert and spring green up 3/23/24 Hour 2

March 23, 2024 13:30 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

UGA's Clint Waltz answers your questions about St Augustine, grasses for shade, and what NOT to be doing for warm season grasses right now

Garden Media Group - social trends 3/23/24 Hour 1

March 23, 2024 13:22 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Farmers market feature, and how social media influences the garden industry, plus Southern Living plants for spring!

Garden calls and bluebirds 3/16/24 Hour 3

March 16, 2024 13:06 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB

Questions about the 'disease triangle', kudzu and more, plus Jim Bearden with attracting bluebirds to your yard!

UGA Professionals with a spring outlook 3/16/24 Hour 2

March 16, 2024 13:05 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Interviews with the experts at UAC's Landscape Pro University, and Dr. Allan Armitage helps us decipher plant tags

Pitfalls of pruning 3/16/24 Hour 1

March 16, 2024 13:04 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

When to prune, when and how NOT to prune, plus tips on growing citrus in Georgia with Via Citrus!

More about deer, and moles! 3/9/24 Hour 3

March 10, 2024 15:23 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

Trent Ellis of Armor Wildlife Management on deer behavior, and ways to deter them (and moles) from harming your landscape.