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I can’t believe I almost let November go by without at least mentioning desert broom (Baccahris sarothroides). It is the native plant the folks lo...
- Added: Nov 19, 2019
- Length: 04:52
On this episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath tackles the dreaded Spotted Lanternfly, the pesky and invasive insects that seem to be taking over everything...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 54:59
I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how it was cho...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 05:32
This show is all over the place. Fall gets me excited and fall color is a crazy combination of fall blooming plants and leaves changing color on ot...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 05:14
The photos are mine and of the plant Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum. It sure is nice to have some white flowers mixed in with the oceans of yellow ...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 05:13
I think it’s fascinating that there are several species of winterfat found in Eurasia and Europe. That’s where the genus was first described by a G...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 05:43
Xanthisma gracilis is an annual and found all over the southwest and into Mexico as well. Duh. A common name is slender goldenweed or spiny zinnia....
- Added: Nov 12, 2019
- Length: 05:14
Think again! On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath tells us how to make magnificent mulch and commendable compost with the help of electricall...
- Added: Nov 06, 2019
- Length: 54:59
On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath tells us why you should leave the straw for the scarecrows this season, instead of using it to reduce y...
- Added: Oct 30, 2019
- Length: 54:59
A Fresh Look! Mike McGrath talks about what to do if the spirit of Martha Stewart is haunting you to pick up your pruners and landscape & why your ...
- Added: Oct 22, 2019
- Length: 54:59
We’re talking all things compost on this episode of You Bet Your Garden with Mike McGrath! He’ll walk us through compost conundrums and queries & a...
- Added: Oct 15, 2019
- Length: 54:59
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath explains why now is NOT the time to cut back overgrown plants, despite the fact that your cli...
- Added: Oct 08, 2019
- Length: 54:59
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath tells us all about garlic: what to plant, how to plant it, how to harvest and what to...
- Added: Oct 02, 2019
- Length: 54:59
We take a fresh look! On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us why ivy growing up a tree may or may not be a reason insurance...
- Added: Sep 25, 2019
- Length: 54:59
On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath helps us name that pest and tell us what to do if Sawflies are wilting down your willow trees. Plus, we ...
- Added: Sep 18, 2019
- Length: 54:59
Deer need to eat 6-10 pounds of greenery a day, but what plants can you grow in your garden that aren’t on their list of top options? On today’s ep...
- Added: Sep 11, 2019
- Length: 54:59
On this episode of YBYG, our host Mike McGrath breaks down the difference between spring-time, non-stinging, native bees & late summer, aggressive ...
- Added: Sep 04, 2019
- Length: 54:59
Did you know that neonicotinoid pesticides are used extensively in conventional agriculture despite their harm to bees and endangered species? Joi...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Aug 29, 2019
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
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
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals several ways you can try and stop those “long-tailed servants of Satan” before t...
- Added: Aug 21, 2019
- Length: 54:59
The scientific name for our gopher snake (or gophersnake. I’ve seen it written both ways) is Pituophis catenifer. The genus looks like a combinatio...
- Added: Aug 20, 2019
- Length: 05:31
It’s always fun to have a quest when headed into the hills. It’s okay if the search doesn’t work out. It’s like the great old line, “getting ther...
- Added: Aug 20, 2019
- Length: 05:32
This week on the show: A sound environment -
From natural sounds to artificial ones and even something in-between — this week's show is all ...
Bought by KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, and WFIU
- Added: Aug 16, 2019
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 4
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
Did you know that soil health is connected to human health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her inter...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KVMR, and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Aug 08, 2019
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 3