September is a transition month. Your summer veggies are in high production mode but the list of winter veggies to plant is extensive. Along with planting winter vegetables, Bruce and I discuss other…
Cats and plants don't always go together. As a cat lover, you may have had houseplants succumb to kitty behavior or experienced sticking your hand in cat poop in your veggie garden. Bruce and I talk…
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week. It's a grab bag of topics this time, including: Hibiscus leaves dropping – causation? Orchids – root location Watermelons with a…
In this episode Marlene delves into making softwood cuttings in order to propagate clones of parent plants. Taking cuttings is a fast and reliable method of obtaining numerous plants from a small…
Marlene answers a variety of listener submitted questions this week. It's a grab bag of topics this time, including: How to treat a sparse looking Daphne How to stop insects from eating sweet basil…
Jason Carter is a PhD candidate at UC Davis studying Pine Pitch Canker, which is a fungus responsible for mass death of Monterey Pines in California. As part of this, he is investigating specific…
How did two engineers become chocolate makers? As we discuss the process of making chocolate with Karla McNeil and Eddie Houston, owners of Cru Chocolate, it becomes clear that chocolate making is not…
Growing a cover crop is a great way to incorporate nitrogen into the soil, but what exactly does this mean? What are the best plants for it and what are the steps to getting the most out of the cover…
Bees, butterflies, beetles, oh my. These are just some of the important pollinators needed to achieve great fruit and vegetable set in your garden. Find out which plants are best at attracting…
An episode dedicated to answering questions submitted by listeners. Topics this week include: Peppers – poor growth and production Tomatoes and squash – what are the best fertilizers/amendments Leaf…
