Archived Shows
April 2003

4/5/03
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Are you ready to garden but have no plot to call your own? Mike McGrath will explain how you can become involved in a community garden, or even start your own green neighborhood oasis! We'll also answer lots of listener questions, and discuss the best way to build raised beds.

4/12/03
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We'll be dazzled by dahlias, amazed by agapanthus and awed by Iris as legendary bulb expert Brent Heath regales us with the many bulbs, corms and rhizomes that should be planted right now for superb Summer blooming color! Later on the show, Mike McGrath will explain how to legally (okay, almost legally) build a little planting bed outside your urban door.

4/19/03
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Don't sit out the gardening season in your doctor or chiropractor's office! We'll tell you how to warm up and work correctly, so you can garden without injury and pain! Plus: Ground-nesting bees are flying up out of lawns; Carpenter bees are performing unauthorized alterations on people's homes - Mike McGrath will explain how to handle these surprisingly beneficial creatures.

4/26/03
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Nasty ticks are lurking in the brush and grass, just waiting for you to walk on by. Don't despair! Mike McGrath will reveal three ways you can safely protect your family from the little beasts. Later on, we'll find out how non-veggie gardeners can still eat homegrown produce all season long, and preserve farmland at the same time.