
You Bet Your Garden Archive
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 6, 2016
Listen 00:52:58Many people are fascinated by “Permaculture”. Mike McGrath host of You Bet Your Garden will discuss ‘ ...
Air Date: April 29, 2016
Listen 00:52:57First year gardening often resembles the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Mike McGrath discusses how to avoid runnin ...
Air Date: April 15, 2016
Listen 00:52:57How to attract frogs and toads to your landscape
Little amphibians are already peeping their appreciation for the start of spring. On You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath disc ...
Air Date: April 8, 2016
Listen 00:52:57How to refresh your lawn for Spring!
Spring is here and many of you just noticed that you need a new lawn. Mike McGrath reveals who can accomplish that easi ...
Air Date: April 1, 2016
Listen 00:50:15Should you ever put tomatoes out early?
Should you put plants like tomatoes out early if summer heat typically shuts them down? Mike McGrath discusses the peri ...
Air Date: March 18, 2016
Listen 00:52:57Bad beetles and wicked weevils
What flies by night, eats your plants and is now found from north to south? Mike McGrath, examines the antics of an asi ...
Air Date: March 4, 2016
Listen 00:52:58Find out if Hugelkultur (Hoogle Culture) is right for you!
If a tree falls in your backyard and nobody hears it, can you plant a garden on it? Mike McGrath will answer yes as we delve ...
Air Date: February 26, 2016
Listen 00:52:57Keep fruit flies away from your compost
Composting your food scraps is good for the planet; but fruit flies are bad for your BP! Mike McGrath, host of You ...
Air Date: February 19, 2016
Listen 00:52:57Seed starting time is almost here!
Seed starting time is fast approaching! Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will review the basics of growing yo ...
Air Date: February 12, 2016
Listen 00:52:58Prevent sap beetles from invading your garden
A little pest called the sap beetle is often found feeding on ripening fruits. Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garde ...
Air Date: February 5, 2016
Listen 00:52:58Can you compost leaves from a tree with tar spot?
What do you do when you graft a Dirt Doctor and a fruiting spur? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will be joi ...
Air Date: January 29, 2016
Listen 00:52:56Can you grow your own mistletoe?
Can you grow your own holiday mistletoe? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will discuss how and where this pop ...
Air Date: January 22, 2016
Listen 00:52:57Does a ‘burning bush’ really burn?
What can you do when your so-called “dwarf burning bush” gets taller than you are? Mike McGrath host of You Bet Your Garden w ...
Air Date: January 15, 2016
Listen 00:52:57Should you be scared of a hornet’s nest?
What should you do when you notice a hornet’s nest? Mike McGrath host of You Bet Your Garden will explain when it ...
Air Date: January 8, 2016
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