You Bet Your Garden Archive

Does painting the porch a certain hue of blue keep out stinging insects—or restless spirits? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, ...

Are you seeing fewer fireflies each season? On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, we’ll devote the entire hour to the fascinat ...

Most people think the phrase “wild strawberry” only refers to a vining plant that invades your lawn with tasteless fruits. On the nex ...

’Tis the season for slugs to do their ravenous damage to your plants overnight. On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath ...

You say cantaloupe; I say muskmelon. On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discusses tha ...

How would you react to having a tree filled with bees? On the latest episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discusses the craz ...

Potatoes are fun to grow–and you always miss a few at harvest time. On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, hos ...

Do trees really NEED mulch? And can their roots be safely severed during construction? On this week’s episode of You Bet Your Garde ...

Could leaving mulch in place possibly harm your garlic harvest? In this week’s edition of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discus ...

What could possibly go wrong if you spread some of your saved seeds around a lake? On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, hos ...

Want to grow twice as much in half the space with half the work? In this week’s edition of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath c ...

Wild violets are beautiful but ephemeral—especially when a landlord can’t wait to mow them down! On this week’s You Bet Your Garden ...

Compost made by local municipalities can be a great resource — if you know how to decipher the paperwork that comes w ...

Could it possibly be bad to feed your birds? On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals how to use well-timed fe ...

Is it possible to grow landscape plants in a bed of aggressive ivy? On this week’s You Bet Your Garden we’ll answer that question and ...