
You Bet Your Garden Archive
Mike McGrath advises listeners in when to harvest pomegranates, tips and tricks for growing a healthy green lawn, troub ...
Air Date: July 6, 2013
ListenIs ivy helping or harming the structures it covers?
Mike McGrath guides listeners in correcting damage to their hostas, understanding strawberry varieties, how to prune ev ...
Air Date: June 27, 2013
ListenDoes beautiful honeysuckle have an ugly side?
Mike McGrath explains what rollie pollies are doing in your garden, how to compost horse manure properly, caring for yo ...
Air Date: June 21, 2013
ListenGrass clippings could be contaminating your compost
Mike McGrath explains how to make homemade mustard, what you can do for your storm-damaged trees, how to grow strawberr ...
Air Date: June 14, 2013
ListenThat weed that’s spreading all over might be Japanese knotweed!
Mike McGrath offers suggestions for protecting your saplings, the best recipe for compost, combatting weeds organically ...
Air Date: June 7, 2013
ListenGetting married this summer? Grow your own bouquet!
Mike McGrath talks about protecting your garden from extreme sun and heat, the best way to treat an ailing azalea, usin ...
Air Date: June 1, 2013
ListenWhat does ‘blight’ really mean?
Mike McGrath offers suggestions for deterring animal pests, growing tangy tomatoes, what to do with chickweed, how to r ...
Air Date: May 25, 2013
ListenHome-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 ...
Air Date: May 18, 2013
ListenWhat’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 com ...
Air Date: May 11, 2013
ListenMike McGrath shares his recommendations for getting rid of weeds, correcting herbicide damage, pruning your trees prope ...
Air Date: May 4, 2013
ListenHow to make compost WITHOUT fall leaves
Question of the Week: You often mention that one of the secrets to making succe ...
Air Date: April 26, 2013
ListenTired of bending? Garden on a table top!
Highlights from show for April 20, 2013: Embracing a permeable surface dr ...
Air Date: April 19, 2013
ListenDo trees NEED mulch? And can a tree survive severed roots?
Highlights from show for April 13, 2013: Gardening in cold climates ...
Air Date: April 12, 2013
ListenThree top tomato growing tips!
Highlights from show for April 6, 2013: Bringing up bountifully blooming hy ...
Air Date: April 5, 2013
ListenIs sod the answer to all your grass growing woes?
March 30, 2013 — As many people sadly learn, trying to grow grass from seed just doesn’t work in most climates in the sp ...
Air Date: March 30, 2013
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