Archived Shows
June 2004

06/5/04
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It's a mosquito control triple-header: Mike McGrath will explain how to prevent mosquitoes from breeding around your home, how to trap or repel the ones you miss, and how to protect yourself from being bitten when you travel! We'll also hear from herb farmer Ellen Spector Platt, who offers growing instructions for lemon scented herbs like lemon thyme, lemon eucalyptus, and lemon verbena. Her book is called "Lemon Herbs: How to Grow and Use 18 Great Plants."

06/12/04
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Tired of slimy slugs hurting your hostas, leveling your lettuce and just plain gorging on your garden? Mike McGrath will share 17 ways to protect your plants from slugs and snails. He'll also reveal a major new slug weapon on the horizon. Plus: A "down the shore" garden story of weeds and butterflies to kick off summer, and lots of garden questions from around the country!

06/19/04
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Are non-native plants really the threat they're made out to be? Mike McGrath will discuss the potential bad rap given to flora like loosestrife and kudzu with David Theodoropoulos, the author of "Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience". Later on the show: Are you terrified of ticks? Mike will explain the safest ways to avoid, repel and just plain kill them, and also discuss a new all-natural tick control soon to be available.

06/26/04
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There's no need to use chemical weed killers in your landscape. They are bad for the environment, and harmful to our health. Mike McGrath will explain the four most fabulous ways to kill your weeds without terrible toxins: Soap, heat, flame and vinegar! We'll also answer lots of gardening questions from around the country.