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Many gardeners who live in cold climate dream about growing plants in greenhouses. On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath te...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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I don’t know any poultry fanciers that don’t have a guinea fowl story or two or three. Chickens are where it usually starts as they are the gateway...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 05:10
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On this episode of YBYG, our host Mike McGrath reveals why peppers are perhaps the only “plants of summer” that will accept such tender mercies thi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells us if service berry deserves tough love if its been growing in a nursery bed for a ...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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The shade loving Hosta plant was the hot topic in a recent show, but we’re changing our tune. Instead of learning how to eradicate the plant, host ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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I wrote this song about Lycium fremontii when I was managing the native plant nursery of Desert Survivors on West Starr Pass in Tucson. The nursery...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 05:12
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Mike McGrath talks to Special Guest author Summer Rain Oaks, "Plant-fluencer"!! And as always, YOUR FABULOUS Phone Calls!!

  • Added: Jul 10, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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On the Question of the Week, Mike McGrath answers how to SAVE YOUR SEEDS!! And a fresh look at your FABULOUS Phone Calls!

  • Added: Jun 29, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath reveals what is in your package of Preen, why its banned for use in the European Union. And th...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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I do love wandering around little towns and Willcox is a fun one to poke around in. And it is true that the town of Willcox is an excellent base c...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 05:06
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I know that being in the moment or being here now is important, but I confess to spending a lot of time wanting to be there now and I’ll be happy t...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 05:03
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Bulk compost is more available than ever, but there is an alarming new trend in how some of them are composed. On this episode of You Bet Your Gard...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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This week Mike McGrath interviews Lorraine Ballato, Author of "Success With Hydrangeas: A Gardener's Guide"!! And as always, guides your fabulous ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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Mike McGrath warns against handling plants when wet in the Question of the Week!! And as always, your warning Phone Calls!!

  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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"What CAN you do with a Greenhouse during the Summer?" Mike McGrath finds out the answer on The Question of the Week!! And finds answers to your ...

  • Added: May 28, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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Oh my goodness, there are beetles, bees and moths that visit the open flowers of Calylophus harwegii from late afternoon and through the night. Som...

  • Added: May 23, 2019
  • Length: 05:45
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Mike McGrath take a fresh look at an episode from last month highlighting International Compost Awareness!! And ofcouse your International Phone ca...

  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
Caption: The photo is mine and that’s Ms. Mesquitey along the San Pedro River. The bird song along that riparian corridor is unbelievable and we spent some time trying to identify certain calls and songs.
I guess I don’t have a whole lot more to add about this show. Well, I have been known to sing a little better than this.

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 04:37
Caption: The photos of Penstemon fendleri are mine and taken at our little homestead.
Well, I was a little worried, but I was pretty close on the number of Penstemon species in Arizona. There are close to forty. Arizona Flora lists t...

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 04:47
Caption: The photo is mine of a white flower atop a branch of Fendlera. Around you and me in the borderlands, you find this tall stemmed woody shrub from 4,000’ to 7,000’ on rocky slopes. It usually done blooming come June, so there is still time to catch it in bl
I sure talk about a lot different flora and fauna. From three species of quail, to canyon wrens, to Yarrows spiny lizards, to bristlehead (Carphoch...

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:30
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Mike McGrath warns against "Improving the Soil" in the hole while Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Question of the week!! And as always, your "impr...

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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Garden Guru Mike McGrath highlights INTERNATIONAL COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK with 2 special guests! And also highlights your FABULOUS Phone calls!!

  • Added: Apr 17, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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Mike McGrath welcomes Sebastian Kretschmer of the United Nations as our special guest this week to talk about SUSTAINABLE Gardening systems around...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
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The superbloom is upon us, as is the superbloom mob. St. Minerva help us all!

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
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Caption: Specimens on display outside of the the UMass Amherst Laboratory of Medical Zoology
If you’ve been following the news on the Cape and islands, you know that this Ground Zero for ticks and the diseases that come with them. In fact, ...

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2018
  • Length: 07:22
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