Zoomer Radio’s Garden Show host is noted author, columnist, radio and HGTV personality Charlie Dobbin. She’ll update you with each week’s gardening tips and professional advice, while taking your calls and having some fun with gardening as well. Every Saturday from 9-10am on Zoomer Radio AM740 and FM96.7
Latest episodes
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50 min
Scary Excitement Happening at Glen Echo Nurseries Next Sat + Disaster Roses, Epsom Salts and More!
Darlene Rupke, manager of Glen Echo Nurseries, joins the Garden Show to share the inside scoop on events at the nursery. Sat Oct 24th is all about a botanically themed Spooky Scave…
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50 min
It's Bulb Planting Time - Garlic, Tulips, Daffodils and more!`
Separating and transplanting African violets, home reno requires a rose transplant, mushy Sedum, and more about overwintering geraniums & Hibiscus. Plus, when do we stop deadheadin…
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50 min
Storing Garlic, Hungry Bunnies, Planter Soil and Lemon Trees!
Pruning berries, storing garlic overwinter, transplanting Hosta (now or spring?) stump removing, keeping lemon trees happy overwinter and more. What a show! Listen live every Satur…
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50 min
Overwintering geraniums, glads, and Primula uprooted by a rototiller!
Whether to leave or remove vegetable debris from the garden, shrubs planted too close together, transplanting Jerusalem artichokes (!), and more about hickory tussock caterpillars.…
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50 min
Transplanting Rose of Sharon, Converting Lawn to Garden and Chinook Sunrise Rose Gets The Prize!
Update on the Hickory Tussock moth caterpillar from last week. Plus we discuss converting poor lawn to garden, bringing Rosemary plants indoors, preparing Calla lilies + Amaryllis…
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50 min
Fruit Flies, Milkweed and More!
Dean joins Charlie in her home studio - very unusual! Topics from callers include: overwintering milkweed & Hydrangea in pots outdoors, blue spruces dying, bringing in Mandevilla,…
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50 min
Stormy Weather, Migrating Birds, and a Great Plant to Attract Monarch Butterflies!
Paul Oliver joins Charlie to chat about which birds are migrating, why and where. Plus tips on fall feeding - get good quality suet out now - and don't forget water! Callers are in…
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50 min
Birds, lawns and other wildlife with Paul Oliver
Paul Oliver (Urban Nature Store.ca) joins Charlie to share tips on continuing to feed hummingbirds, attracting crows, feeding birds not rats, and explaining why some birds make suc…
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50 min
Is Forest Fire Smoke Affecting Your Crop This Year?
Leaves with spots, fungus in lawn, planting garlic in a raised planter and Norway maple declining. Plus more about winter protection of tender plants. Listen live every Saturday at…
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50 min
Compost, Pesto, Garlic and More!
What's eating John's apples and pears? Does garlic require a spring application of fish emulsion? What about potassium sulphate? Hibiscus shedding buds and crowded beans in a pot.…
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50 min
Burdock vs Rhubarb - What's the Difference?!?
Tomato hornworms become hawk moths. Inconsistent watering can cause blossom end rot. Fruit flies in the kitchen, propagating Christmas cactus, overwintering Calla lilies, Gloxinia…
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48 min
Wilting, transplanting, deadheading and more!
Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
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49 min
Where's the blooms? Roses and Hydrangeas not performing as expected!
Lack of blooms on roses & Hydrangeas, pruning bridal wreath Spirea + Rose of Sharon, wilting cukes and blight on tomatoes. Bright spot - Dave wants info on how to learn more about…
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49 min
Boxwood Moths, Non-Flowering Zucchini, and is it Ok to Prune Barberry and Lilac Now?
Growing the unusual - Olive & Fig trees! Pruning lilacs now? And are Better Boy tomatoes really better? Boxwod and quack grass woes. All this week on the Garden Show! Listen live e…
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50 min
Lots of Eating Going on in the Garden!
Dean has squirrels tearing his pots of begonias to shreds. Callers have issue too. A good suggestion from one listener is to use granules of coyote urine (available at the Urban Na…
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50 min
Hello from Westside Nurseries, Owen Sound!
Despite pouring rain we had a keen audience while broadcasting live from Westside Nurseries in Owen Sound. Beautiful location, and a fun crowd with lots of questions! Examples: con…
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50 min
Are We Too Impatient This Year???
Overgrown climbing Hydrangea, cucumbers without fruit, interesting anecdotal information about seeds not germinating or growing as expected, and a very sad orchid. Listen live ever…
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49 min
Peonies are Popular!
We discuss types and colours of Peonies, bindweed taking over, problems with boxwood, and how to make Hydrangeas blue and/or purple. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Rad…
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50 min
Fertilizing For Flowers, Recognizing Flowers in the Lawn, and Removing Garlic Scapes This Week!
Cooking asparagus, growing garlic, and encouraging iris' to bloom are just a few of the topics discussed this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer R…
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Pruning Cedars, Harvesting Asparagus and More!
Growing and harvesting asparagus, pruning cedars and Hibiscus, replacing ferns around Clematis and creating privacy at the base of tall pines. Best news is: the ducklings are all s…