You Bet Your Garden Archive
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,
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Air Date: July 28, 2017
Listen 00:53:28
Are you seeing fewer fireflies each season? On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, we’ll devote the entire hour to the fascinat
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Air Date: July 21, 2017
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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
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Air Date: June 30, 2017
Listen 00:53:12
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
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Air Date: June 23, 2017
Listen 00:52:57
You say cantaloupe; I say muskmelon. On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discusses tha
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Air Date: June 16, 2017
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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
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Air Date: June 9, 2017
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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
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Air Date: June 2, 2017
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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
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Air Date: May 26, 2017
Listen 00:53:42
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
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Air Date: May 19, 2017
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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
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Air Date: May 12, 2017
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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
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Air Date: May 5, 2017
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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
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Air Date: April 28, 2017
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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
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Air Date: April 21, 2017
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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
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Air Date: April 14, 2017
Listen 00:53:27
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
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Air Date: April 7, 2017
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