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You Bet Your Garden Archive

haint blue
You Bet Your Garden

Paint Your Porch “Haint Blue”!

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

Air Date: July 28, 2017

Listen 00:53:28
firefly
You Bet Your Garden

All About Fireflies

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

Air Date: July 21, 2017

Listen 00:53:28
wild strawberries
You Bet Your Garden

The Wild Strawberry That Isn’t a Weed!

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

Air Date: June 30, 2017

Listen 00:53:12
slug
You Bet Your Garden

Controlling Slugs and Using Grass Clippings Wisely

’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 ...

Air Date: June 23, 2017

Listen 00:52:57
You Bet Your Garden

The Wonderful World of Melons

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

Air Date: June 16, 2017

Listen 00:52:57
bees
You Bet Your Garden

Full of Bees? Must be Swarming Time!

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 ...

Air Date: June 9, 2017

Listen 00:52:57
potatoes
You Bet Your Garden

The Positives and Perils of Volunteer Potatoes

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

Air Date: June 2, 2017

Listen 00:53:13
You Bet Your Garden

Do trees NEED mulch? And can a tree survive severed roots?

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

Air Date: May 26, 2017

Listen 00:53:42
garlic
You Bet Your Garden

Can Mulching Hurt Your Garlic Crop?

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

Air Date: May 19, 2017

Listen 00:52:57
wildflowers
You Bet Your Garden

How to ‘Seed Bomb’ Responsibly

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 ...

Air Date: May 12, 2017

Listen 00:53:28
a garden
You Bet Your Garden

Long Live Square Foot Gardening!

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 ...

Air Date: May 5, 2017

Listen 00:53:27
wild violets
You Bet Your Garden

All About Violets

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 ...

Air Date: April 28, 2017

Listen 00:53:27
Tractor turning compost
You Bet Your Garden

How to decipher compost testing results

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

Air Date: April 21, 2017

Listen 00:53:27
a chickadee at a feeder
You Bet Your Garden

Selective feeding is better for the birds-and you!

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 ...

Air Date: April 14, 2017

Listen 00:53:27
a bed of ivy
You Bet Your Garden

YBYG live from the Philadelphia Flower Show

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 ...

Air Date: April 7, 2017

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