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You Bet Your Garden

You Bet Your Garden Archive

You Bet Your Garden

Why Grass Doesn’t Thrive Near Trees

When grass fails to thrive near trees, shade gets all the blame. Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will reveal ...

Air Date: August 15, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

The Mystery of the Wild Violets

Most people want their wild violets to vanish. But on this You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath will help someone ...

Air Date: August 1, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

Equal fertilizer numbers are not necessarily a good thing

A lot of people rely on fertilizer with 10-10-10 on the label. Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will reveal w ...

Air Date: July 25, 2015

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The good side of weeds like stinging nettles and thistle

Could “weeds” like stinging nettles and thistle possibly be a good thing? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet you ...

Air Date: July 18, 2015

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How to Tell if your Compost is Lovely or Lethal

Are you yearning to buy a load of bulk compost but suspicious of its contents? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garde ...

Air Date: July 11, 2015

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How to Rescue Trees with Wrapped Up Roots

Is it possible to rescue a tree that was planted with its roots all wrapped up? Mike McGrath will bravely battle on beh ...

Air Date: July 4, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

When Tree Roots Are Up to No Good

When tree roots grow into a sewer line it’s only a matter of time before your basement goes blahooey. On this week ...

Air Date: June 27, 2015

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Can a Rose be Two-Faced?

How can a rose suddenly change color? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will explain how a prized plant can pr ...

Air Date: June 20, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

Proper pruning, plucking and picking produces the best grapes

Do you have a grapevine that looks great in the Spring but awful by harvest time? Mike McGrath reveals how proper pruni ...

Air Date: June 13, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

The Wonderful World of Melons

Call it a cantaloupe, a muskmelon or a netted melon, it’s a delight to eat, but difficult to grow. Mike McGrath, host ...

Air Date: June 6, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

How to ward off pesky squirrels!

When fruits get ripening, Evil Squirrels get going! Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will discuss several way ...

Air Date: May 30, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

Mike’s most valuable tips and tricks

Are you imperiled by poison ivy? Sucked dry by mosquitoes? Mike McGrath will help negate these nasty nuisances—and re ...

Air Date: May 23, 2015

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Are you really a gardener at heart? Take Mike’s quiz!

Have you ever had to wash your hair to get your fingernails clean? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will ask ...

Air Date: May 16, 2015

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You Bet Your Garden

Beware of Old Landscape Timbers

It’s a story as old as time, but definitely not from Disney. Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will disc ...

Air Date: May 9, 2015

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How to make compost WITHOUT fall leaves

Mike McGrath shares tips for gardening in the Northwest, using sheep for weed control, how to care for a row of blue sp ...

Air Date: May 2, 2015

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