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Wood chips, storing apples, cold weather, first frost dates
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back live in the studio for October. OK, say you have a bumper crop of apples. What is the best way to store them (and other produce…
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Cover crops, harvesting winter squash, planting rootbound plants
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert present a show pre-recorded on September 5 of this year. Now is the time to prepare for harvesting and storing winter squash and potatoe…
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Picking pears and apples; physical animal defenses, including traps and trunk wraps; favorite fruit varieties
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are in the KBOO studio for a live August show. Don't just settle for any variety of apple or pear--tune in to hear our favorites. Plus w…
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Summer pruning, weeding strategies, first fig crop coming (the breba crop)
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are in the KBOO studio for a live July show. This is prime time for pruning apples and pears. What? In the summer? Yep, especially if yo…
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"Other" gardening tasks in addition to planting
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are in the KBOO studio for a live April show. It's the heart of the planting season, but don't forget about some other very important ta…
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Planting potted plants, interpreting soil tests, thinning veggies, and growing cherry tomatoes
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are in the KBOO studio for a live April show. It didn't happen last month, but we hope to have an expert join us to help analyze and mak…
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Fertilizing and soil tests
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the KBOO studio for a live March show. Wonder how to interpret all those number on a home soil test? We hope to have an expe…
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Last chance for dormant pruning and the beginning of seed starting
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the KBOO studio for a live February show. If you haven't already done it, this is your last chance for dormant pruning. But…
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It's pruning and plant selection time, but real seed starting starts next month
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the KBOO studio for a live January show. The sources for fruiting shrubs and trees are immense. But not all plants are reall…
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Gifts for gardeners, plus asking the right questions to get the right fruit tree for you
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the KBOO studio for a live December show. Hey, wondering what gift to give to a gardener in your life (or your favorite KBOO…
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The last fruits of the season; dividing rhubarb; get thee some leaves
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert present a show recorded just a few days before this airing. Jim has some interesting information on how he and Lorraine do taste tests a…
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Fall planting, more olive info, garden experiments
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are again live in the studio this month. Jim is just back from Italy…and learned some new things about growing olives and pomegranates.…
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No bare soil!
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are again live in the studio this month. Wondering what to do with those beds after harvesting? Boy, do we have ideas! Best option? Cove…
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Spreading out the harvest season
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are again live in the studio this month. Are you inundated with more fruit and veggies than you can handle at the moment. We have some s…
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Sunlight, rainfall, and harvest at peak
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back live in the studio this month. It's time for summer pruning; if you haven't tried it, you may want to switch. Plus, how does su…
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Save water with trickle irrigation!
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert present a pre-recorded show, recorded a week before show time. We're getting the first fruits of the season; how many have you eaten? Pl…
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Supplemental watering, or is that what we call "irrigation?" And how plants get pollinated.
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are once again in the studio for a live show. We may not need supplemental water this week, but we will, and we have watering tips. Plus…
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What to do about leggy tomatoes, or better yet, preventing them
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are once again in the studio for a live show. Time to start just about all seeds inside and many outside. But still not time to plant wa…
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All about tomatoes! And the difference between cool- and warm-season crops
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are once again in the studio for a live show. Still time to plant bare-root, but barely. And time to get almost all seeds going inside.…
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In the gardening world, what does "disease-resistant" really mean? And "local?"
Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are once again in the studio for a live show. It's the bare-root planting season…and we hear a lot about choosing "disease-resistant" pl…