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346 All About Soil Thermometers, pH Testing, Cardboard Mulch
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - June 28, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsHow do use and adjust a soil thermometer? Why is my soil pH so variable at different soil depths? How do you use cardboard to replace a lawn and start a garden? Those are some of the questions, along with scenic bypasses - of course - that we’ll be tackling today. And there’s a lot of great gar...
345 The Heart Healthy Garden, Live!
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - June 21, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsDid you know rose petals are edible, and contain lots of healthy fiber? That's part of today’s podcast, recorded live, in February 2024, at the Sacramento Rose Society's monthly meeting. The main topic is growing the Heart Healthy Garden! And roses can be an edible part of that healthy landsc...
344 Q&A - Tomato Seed Saving? Seeding Mulched Area?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - June 18, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIn this episode of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, Fred Hoffman and Master Gardener Gail Pothour discuss saving tomato seeds. They address the question of whether saved tomato seeds will produce the same tomato variety and provide tips for ensuring seed purity. The conversation cove...
343 A Tour of Debbie Flower's Garden
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - June 14, 2024 10:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsWe pay a visit to the garden of America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower. It’s a living classroom on thriving low water use plants. Debbie talks in detail about the plants, many of which are California natives, and discusses the strategies of hydrozoning (groupi...
342 Q&A Grow Carrots in Summer? Weed Cloth - Good or Bad?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - June 11, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsMaster Gardener Fred Hoffman and his guests answers garden questions from listeners on the Tuesday edition of the Garden Basics podcast. The first question is about weed cloth and its impact on soil improvement and fertilization. Fred and Debbie Flower advise removing the weed cloth and using ju...
341 Fred's Garden Tour with Debbie
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - June 07, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsSomething a little different today. America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower and myself take a stroll through the Farmer Fred backyard garden, talking about the plants, and discussing the strategies to make them successful plants, with, of course, all sorts of ga...
340 Q&A Cross-Pollination Concerns, Best Cities and States for Gardening
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - June 04, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsFarmer Fred and Debbie Flower discuss: •The impact of climate and weather on gardening success. •Understanding cross-pollination and its implications for seed saving and plant breeding. •The importance of local conditions and location-specific knowledge in gardening. •Different perspectives o...
339 How To Water Clay Soil (and more clay gardening tips!)
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 31, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIn this episode of Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, the focus is on how to water clay soil and other tips for gardening in clay. Debbie Flower, America's Favorite retired college horticultural professor, shares valuable insights on the topic. The episode covers the characteristics of clay soil...
338 Q&A Squash Flowers? Fertilizer Application? Tart Cherries?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 28, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIn this episode of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, Fred and his expert guests answer questions about: • Squash pollination woes with Master Gardener and vegetable expert Gail Pothour. • The timing and application of plant fertilizer, with America's Favorite Retired College Horticu...
337 How To Choose Nursery Plants. Tips for Starting a School Garden.
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 24, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIf you’re the type of gardener that buys flowering plants at a nursery that are covered in blooms, America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, will explain why you shouldn’t do that, and a lot more nursery plant shopping tips! Also, we have tips for starting an elem...
336 Q&A Kitchen Scraps in the Garden? When to Plant a Magnolia Tree?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 21, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIn this episode, Farmer Fred answers a listener's question about burying kitchen scraps in the garden. He discusses the potential problems with this method, including attracting scavengers and affecting the quality of the soil microbiology. He suggests composting the kitchen scraps first or usin...
335 Roof Rat Controls, Asparagus-Lemon Recipes
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 17, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsThe first chat today involves roof rats (and is an encore presentation while construction is ongoing here at Barking Dog). It will be particularly useful for those of you with large yards, or acreage, or even a small farm, in which you have a large orchard. And for those of you suburban dwellers...
GB 334 Q&A Rhubarb for Hot Climates? Lights for Seedlings?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 14, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsThe first question on the Tuesday Q&A edition of the Garden Basics podcast is about growing rhubarb in hot weather. Fred and his guests, Master Gardeners Kathy Morrison and Ruth Ostroff, discuss their experiences with growing rhubarb in Sacramento. They also share a rhubarb recipe. The second q...
333 Controlling Snails & Slugs, Feed Your Soil, Grow Your Own Protein
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 10, 2024 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsWe are in the midst of spring construction here, so we are taking the opportunity to not shout over the whine of power saws and the banging hammers. Instead, we will be revisiting some of the most popular segments ever aired on our podcast. In Episode 83, we explained why feeding your soil yie...
332 Q&A Whiteflies? 1st Tomato? Planting Citrus?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 07, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsFarmer Fred and Don Shor from Redwood Barn Nursery answer a garden question from a listener about whiteflies on grapes. But are they really whiteflies? They discuss how to control whiteflies and leaf hoppers on grapevines, the use of organic sprays, and the importance of correct pest identifica...
331 Cucumber Starting and Training Tips
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - May 03, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsMid to late spring is cucumber planting time in most of North America, and we have more cucumber growing tips for you today. We covered a lot of cucumber growing basics back in episode 266 last May, but today, cucumber cheerleader and America's favorite retired college horticultural professor, D...
330 Q&A Bermudagrass Control? Black Plastic for the Garden?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 30, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIn Episode 330, Q&A - Gail from Orangevale, CA wants to start a vegetable and flower garden in her backyard, which is currently covered in Bermuda grass. Debbie Flower, America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture professor, and I suggest waiting a year and using soil solarization to kill of...
329 How to Water
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 26, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsThis episode is entitled, How to Water Your Garden. “What!?!” you’re probably thinking. “Of course I know how to water my garden, lawn, and indoor plants, I’m a gardener!” As Farmer Fred Garden Rule #8 says: “If it works for you, fine. But keep an open mind.” Join us as America’s Favorite Ret...
328 Q&A Add Fertilizer to Compost Pile? Can Later Ripening Peach Trees Survive Peach Leaf Curl?
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 23, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIn this episode of the Garden Basics Podcast, Farmer Fred and Master Gardener Susan Muckey discuss composting and answer a listener's question about adding nitrogen to a compost pile. They explain that adding nitrogen is not necessary for most compost piles and discuss the ideal carbon-nitrogen ...
327 The Heart Healthy Garden
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 19, 2024 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsThe healthiest food you can eat, is the food you grow yourself. Where have you heard THAT before? Today, let’s grow a heart-healthy garden! What are the foods you can plant that are best suited, chemically, to help reverse what might be going on around your ticker, including high cholesterol, ...
326 Q&A Working with Coir vs Peat Moss, Reuse Old Potting Soil. Runaway Plum Tree!
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 16, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsQ&A - Working with Coir, Peat Moss, Perlite, etc. Reusing Old Potting Soil. 00:24 Q&A - Runaway Plum Tree! 16:10 Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters als...
325 Peach Leaf Curl Control Tips. All the Presidents' Gardens.
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 12, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsAppearing now (or soon) on a peach or nectarine tree near you: Peach Leaf Curl? What is this fungus that causes the leaves on these trees to redden, pucker, and curl? And how can you control it? (Please note, I did not say, “eradicate”). America’s favorite retired college horticultural professor...
GB 324 Q&A - Nitrogen Sources. Soil for a Raised Bed.
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 09, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsPrevious episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters also available at Buzzsprout. Pictured: Pizza Pie Crop Rotation Garden Links: Subscribe to the free, Beyond the G...
323 Gold Medal Plant Winners. Thin Your Fruit Trees Now!
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 05, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsEach year the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society puts out its list of Gold Medal winning Plants. Usually these plants are chosen for their adaptability to the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This year, the chosen plants have a much wider range of possible success, including USDA Zone 9...
322 Q&A Transplant a Fruit Tree? How to Remove a Stuck Plant From a Nice Pot
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - April 02, 2024 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsQ&A Transplanting Old, Large, Fruit Trees? (segment begins at 00:25) Q&A Why Are My Radishes Only Producing Leaves? (7:10) Q&A Remove an Overgrown Plant from a Nice Pot Without Breaking It? (12:19) Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for G...
321 Spring Rose Care Basics - Diseases and Insects
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - March 29, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsFrom now through Mother’s Day, roses will start putting on their first and best show across the country. What do your rose bushes need to get off to a good start in early Spring? Master Rosarian Charlotte Owendyk of the Sierra Foothills Rose Society talks about getting ahead of early spring rose...
320 Q&A Citrus, Cats, Tomatoes
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - March 26, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsQuestions from listeners include: Why Your Citrus Tree Leaves May Be Yellowing (at 00:24 of podcast) Cat-Proofing Your Raised Bed Garden (13:03) Good Tomato Seed Sources (17:44) Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Fa...
319 How to Plant and Care for a Shade Tree
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - March 22, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsToday, we cover the basics of correctly planting and caring for a shade tree. We chat with consulting arborist Gordon Mann, who reminds us, when it comes to choosing a spot to plant a shade tree, it’s all about the soil. Plus, he explains the importance of correct planting techniques, especially...
318 Q&A Rosemary Propagation, Best Peach for Baking, Cover Crops, Blueberry Containers
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - March 19, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsQ&A Rosemary Propagation? (at 00:24 of podcast) Q&A Best Peach for Cooking/Baking? (08:10) Q&A Cover Crop crimping? (12:14) Q&A Blueberry containers? (19:05) Want To Leave Us a Question? (21:22) Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Ga...
317 The 2024 Tomato Preview Show!
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - March 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 191 ratingsIt’s time for the annual Garden Basics Tomato preview show! Once again, you’re invited to easedrop on a conversation between two real tomatoheads, myself and Don Shor, proprietor of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis, California. We recap our tomato successes and failures of 2023, and talk about wha...
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