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Turn, Turn, Turn...
July 31, 2010
It’s the dirty little secret of composting! On this week’s You Bet your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss whether or not you really have to sing, “turn, turn turn” to your compost piles. Plus a heapin’ helpin of your fabulous phone calls.
Dear Mike: My vegetable garden is about 20 feet from my 120-year-old house. I had never bothered to have a soil test done until this year, and to my dismay, I learned that a new garden I had put in was highly contaminated with lead. Is this common knowledge that you should get your soil tested for lead if your garden is near old houses? Get the answer »
This summer is shaping up to be a hot one, so let’s talk plant protection. When and how often should you water your plants? How do you care for your lawn during the hot summer months? Click here for Mike McGrath's summer tips.
An unseen danger for urban growing is the risk of lead contamination in your dirt. On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss what to do when Superman can’t see through your soil. Plus your fabulous phone calls.
We think of tomatoes as THE prime plants of summer—but they don’t like it when it gets too hot! On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss hot weather tomato care. Plus your fabulous phone calls.
It’s time to take another look at using coffee grounds in the landscape! On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, we’ll discuss which of your plants might benefit most from a cup-a-joe. Also, Mike speaks with Cornell University Plant Pathologist Dr. Meg McGrath about the current state of late blight on tomatoes. For more info and photos of the disease, click here. Plus your fabulous phone calls.
What can you do when invasive plants take over a lawn or meadow? On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will suggest a shocking solution. Plus your fabulous phone calls.
The weather is heating up, and that means hard times for broccoli. On this week's You Bet your Garden, host Mike McGrath will beat the heat and reveal a neat trick that will double your 'heady' harvest. Plus the lovely world of lilies; and your fabulous phone calls.
Share the Harvest!
Feed the Hungry with Your Extra Garden Produce
Yes, its that time of year again—when gardeners all over the nation have the opportunity to donate their extra garden goodies to help feed the hungry.
In the Greater Philadelphia Area:
You can take your extra produce to any of 10 different local drop-off locations (in Philly, the suburbs and Camden) from 10 am to noon every Saturday from July 17 through the end of September. For locations and more info, visit Philabundance. Across the Nation:
Contact the Food Bank nearest you to find out how to donate your extras; use the “Food Bank Locater” at Feeding America.
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Mike will walk you through the late season planting of great edibles like garlic, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, and pansies; and discuss fall planting 'musts' like new lawns and Spring bulbs.
The Young Friends of the Pa. Horticultural Society are hosting this 'hidden' tour of the Delaware. They specify that no previous kayaking experience is necessary, which prompts McGrath to say, "take dry clothes and remember not to swallow."
Got a gardening or pest control problem? The solution has probably been delivered in depth on our show! Click here for the written versions at our archive of "Previous Questions of the Week."
If you have problems with feral cats, contact Alley Cat Allies for resources and
information.
For more information on Pest Control - especially termites - visit www.birc.org
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