Recent Shows

• Home-grown potatoes without the digging

  Mike McGrath advises his listeners in growing raspberries, the benefits of ants in a home garden, developing soil for a new raised bed, and how to grow potatoes above ground. Plus, Mike speaks with Dr. Phillip Kaufman, a professor at the University of Florida, about unusually large mosquitoes.

• What's the pH of your garden plot?

  Mike McGrath advises his listeners in guarding against ticks, building a raised bed garden, using rabbit pellets in compost, growing tomatoes upside-down, planning a practical garden, recovering trees from storm damage, how to care for Japanese maples, and testing the pH of your garden soil.

• Groundcover gone bad

  Mike McGrath shares his recommendations for getting rid of weeds, correcting herbicide damage, pruning your trees properly, using manure in your garden, growing tasty tomatoes and the best way to beat Bishop's weed. Plus: Mike speaks with Dan Sullivan about toxic compost.

• How to make compost WITHOUT fall leaves

  Mike McGrath shares with his listeners the best recipes for compost, recommendations for hoop houses and high tunnels, methods to improve the health of blue spruce pines and protect roots from grazing animals, how to prevent verticillium wilt, and tactics for combatting stray cats and sneaky squirrels.

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