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We should have a new program for next week. 19 March 2020 Talking about avocadoes! 12 March 2020 Chironomids, more raised planter questions, using camphor leaves, tomato success, and more 05 March 2020 Soil issues, raised planters, scale on citrus, and more 27 February 2020 Ten tips for easier gardening 20 February 2020 Winter flowering plants, rosemary and Spanish lavender, summer pruning, and more 13 February 2020 Planting and amending soil, early tomato discussions, white crowned sparrows, hydrangeas, and more 06 February 2020 Pollenizing pluots, encouraging soldier beetles and bees, and more 30 January 2020 Pollarding trees, crapemyrtles, winter weeds, moldy flowers, and more 23 January 2020 Figs, almonds, native plants for pollinators, African violets, and more 16 January 2020 Rose cuttings, propagation principles, overwintering mosquitoes, and more 09 January 2020 Praying mantis, square planting holes, growing bonsai, container gardening, and more 02 January 2020 Special rebroadcast all about fruit trees, focus on citrus 26 December 2019 Special rebroadcast all about fruit trees, deciduous types 19 December 2019 Bareroot industry changes, citrus hardiness, alcohol and paperwhites, freesias, ET concept, and more 12 December 2019 Defining terms, daffodils vs narcissus, small trees for a patio, and more 05 December 2019 Pruning woody perennials, design principles, holiday cactus flowers, apples for pie, and more 28 November 2019 Talking about lawns, excerpts from programs earlier this fall 21 November 2019 Don answers lots of garden questions 14 November 2019 Fragrant flowers, more on turf, holiday plant toxicity, and more 07 November 2019 Leaves for mulch, citrus rootstock, fall color, citrus splitting and more 31 October 2019 Begonia diseases, working with wet and heavy soil, carbon and soil, and more 24 October 2019 Winter flowering shrubs, budworm on buddleia, favorite lavenders, and more 17 October 2019 Planting poppies, hardiness of succulents, easy flowers continued, and more 10 October 2019 Dew point, fragrant shrubs, fall veggies, easy flowering plants, and more 03 October 2019 Cool season annuals for winter and spring bloom 26 September 2019 Talking about lawns, Part 3, plus fruit tree limb breakage, berries in barrels, and more 19 September 2019 Talking about lawns, Part 2, and more 12 September 2019 Talking about lawns, Part 1 05 September 2019 Shothole on plum, brassicas and other fall veggies, seeding lawns, and more 29 August 2019 Kurapia ground cover, growing avocadoes, phytophthora issues, and more 22 August 2019 Sunflower plants and goldfinches, summer stink bugs, deep watering trees, plant reactions to high temps, and more 15 August 2019 Milkweed aphids, leaf eaters, honeylocust trees, nonrecommended plants, hummingbird flowers, and more 08 August 2019 Sensitive plants, lawn fungus, growing asparagus, top ten things I say this time of year, and more 01 August 2019 August flowers, drought signs, crapemyrtle blooms, olive diseases, using coffee in the garden, and more 25 July 2019 Summer garden questions, plants we should water more, brown marmorated stink bug, and more 18 July 2019 Watering with microsprayers, IPM for whiteflies, about weevil damage, sources of nitrogen, and more 11 July 2019 Blossom end rot, burnt Japanese maple leaves, lavender plants, IPM and cherry worms 04 July 2019 Special rebroadast about drip irrigation 27 June 2019 Squash and bell pepper questions, mystery plums, houseplant problems, and more. 20 June 2019 Grapes grown like trees, tomato issues, coffee grounds, quick answers, and more. 13 June 2019 Figs, spots on peas, soil pH, blueberries, and more. 06 June 2019 Fast vines for screen, easy flowers, grapes, planting fruit trees, and more. 30 May 2019 Weeds, citrus issues, planting seasons, and more. 23 May 2019 Gardenia leaves yellowing, thinning fruit, tomato leaf spots, and more. 16 May 2019 Plants for shade, watering once a week, and more. 09 May 2019 All about vines, a little about cherry worms, and more. 02 May 2019 Native plant app, invasives, seasonal pest problems, wedding flowers, and more. 25 April 2019 Three sisters planting technique, principes of weed management, and more. 18 April 2019 Garden basics, quick rose disease review, rotating tomatoes, small tree suggestions, and more. 11 April 2019 Citrus rootstocks, fasciation, rose diseases, and more. 04 April 2019 Rooting cuttings, ferns as houseplants, heucheras, and more. 28 March 2019 Mildew resistant Impatiens, growing olive trees in pots, temperatures for tomatoes, citrus brown rot, gophers, and more. 21 March 2019 Citrus psyllid, mealybugs on orchids, hops again, rosemary, color for the shade, and more. 14 March 2019 Amending soil, no-till gardening, potting mixes, and more. 07 March 2019 Water use by fruit trees, growing potatoes, peonies, about rootstocks, and more. 28 February 2019 About seedlings and seed starting, talking to kids about gardening, and more. 21 February 2019 Oxalis, squirrels, valley oaks, small space gardening, and more. 14 February 2019 Soil temps for seeds, getting tomatoes early, ginkgo trees changing gender, and more. 07 February 2019 Tropicals and cold, peach leaf curl and fruit infection, crop rotation for veggies, and more. 31 January 2019 Lots of quick questions, growing hops, planting fruit trees, raised garden beds, and more 24 January 2019 Annual bluegrass, mason bees, year round citrus, and more 17 January 2019 Selling bamboo and nursery licenses, spraying fruit trees, lawn alternatives, house plants and more 10 January 2019 Rose diseases, roses for shade, splitting oranges, and more 03 January 2019 Quick pruning notes, pruning roses, David Austin, and more 27 December 2018 Rebroadcast; all about fruit trees part 2. 20 December 2018 Rebroadcast; all about fruit trees part 1. 13 December 2018 More on houseplants, insect diversity, poinsettias, citrus in pots and more. 06 December 2018 Spider mites, splitting citrus, winter houseplant problems, and more. 29 November 2018 Lots of questions; lovage, chia, comparing mulch vs amendments, and more. No program Thursday, Nov 22 2018; station closed for Thanksgiving. Rebroadcast of the Nov. 15 show. 15 November 2018 Lawn alternatives continued, dry fall issues, garden myths, and more. 08 November 2018 Flowering houseplants, lawn alternatives, plumerias, citrus in containers, and more. 01 November 2018 Rose pruning continued, grass under trees, California poppies, fall color, chamomile, and more. 25 October 2018 Controlling spiders, pruning oleander, subtropicals, roses, planting peas. 18 October 2018 Tree root problems, nutsedge management, moon gardening, and more. 11 October 2018 Planting bulbs, veggies for shade, choosing bamboo, cover crops, and more. 04 October 2018 Shade perennials, peach leaf curl, removing bermudagrass, and more. 27 September 2018 Nectaries, shade ground covers, hot peppers, opossums, and more. 20 September 2018 Watering, mildew, lawn overseeding, and more. 13 September 2018 Plants for sidewalk strips, pest control info online, and more. 06 September 2018 Don talks about soils and available water, plus allelopathy of sunflowers, and amending soil. 30 August 2018 Fruit fly quarantine, climate zones, raised veg beds, tomato harvest, fastest fruit trees. 23 August 2018 All about lawns! Plus protecting fruit from birds and critters. 16 August 2018 Carrots, bananas, and jasmine; ironwood and maples, a bit about lawns, and more! 09 August 2018 Tomatoes for heat, pruning woody salvias, vines for shade, mycorrhizae, and more! 02 August 2018 Dipladenias and mandevillas, dill and cilantro, spots on Dracena, and more! 26 July 2018 Citrus and climate change, running bamboo, replacing drip lines, quick summer color, and more! 19 July 2018 All about drip irrigation! 12 July 2018 Container plantings, dahlias, watering pots, foxtails, agaves for mescal, and more. 05 July 2018 Summer annuals, compost questions, boxwood issues, and more. 28 June 2018 Holy leaf season, oleander toxicity, homemade pesticides, tomato problems, and more. 21 June 2018 Amending soil, drip irrigation principles, mealybugs on African violets, and more. 14 June 2018 Worms in cherries, landscaping to reduce noise, disappearing plants, and more. 07 June 2018 Japanese maples for sun, defining sun vs shade, growing cuttings, and more. 31 May 2018 Geranium budworm, how to grow blueberries, watering big trees, and more. 24 May 2018 Holes in the leaves, garden pests in spring, and more. 17 May 2018 Bonsai care, milkweed, butterflies, tomato temperatures, and soil conditioners, and more. 10 May 2018 Dog Tuff turf, dead Japanese maple, tarragon, rose cuttings, earwigs, watermelons, and more. 03 May 2018 Favorite perennials, gardenia questions, and more. 26 April 2018 Watering vegetables, renewing a boxwood hedge, heat-loving flowers, and more. 19 April 2018 Cactus questions, crapemyrtle issues, new houseplant trends, and more. 12 April 2018 Orchid fertilizers, managing Photinias, and more. 05 April 2018 Tomato heat strategies, floppy Peruvian lilies, reduced tilling, and more. 29 March 2018 Training young fruit trees, some unusual summer vegetables, shade plant discussion, and more. 22 March 2018 Helping kalanchoes flower, tulips in So Cal, dealing with gophers, and more. March 15: no show! Don was sick! 08 March 2018 Rebroadcast: about house plants. 01 March 2018 Acacia problems, growing potatoes, easy perennials, and more. 22 February 2018 Trees for So Cal, controlling bamboo, Champagne grapes, and more. 15 February 2018 Nandina and birds, wildflower seed mixes, early tomato tips, drip vs microsprayers, and more. 08 February 2018 Pruning avocadoes, chilling hours for fruit trees, citrus in containers, and more. 01 February 2018 Rebroadcast: avocadoes. 25 January 2018 Pluots and apriums, pests and frost damage on citrus, mildew on shrubs, and more. 18 January 2018 Training cherry trees, growing elderberries, white sunflowers, and more. 11 January 2018 Rebroadcast from late winter 2017 04 January 2018 Fruit trees in pots, winter watering, winter citrus care, and more 28 December 2017 Rebroadcast: all about fruit trees 3, focus on citrus 21 December 2017 Rebroadcast: all about fruit trees 2 14 December 2017 Citrus disease update, Davis water, flowers for bees in winter, ice watering orchids, and more! 07 December 2017 Bougainvilleas, buddleias, big shade trees, tropical temperature limits, and more! 30 November 2017 Lots of gardening questions answered! 23 November 2017 Thanksgiving Day rebroadcast of 2011 winter gardening show. 16 November 2017 Early bareroot, coastal shade garden plants, bamboo choices, and more. 09 November 2017 Mulch, soils, fertilizer, nitrogen, and more. 02 November 2017 About house plants. 26 October 2017 Roses for privacy, lawn feeding guidelines, trees for the desert, and more. 19 October 2017 Hedges, figs, shady ground covers, and more. 12 October 2017 Upgrading an old lawn, bringing in houseplants, and more. 05 October 2017 Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, feijoas, strawberry tree, and more. 28 September 2017 Neighbor tree roots and bamboo, creeping thyme problems, bugs on pomegranates, and more. 21 September 2017 Fragrant plants for the garden, and more. 14 September 2017 College student questions, overseeding lawns, bulbs we plant now, and more. 07 September 2017 More on tomato ripening, crabgrass questions, favorite plums, USDA zones, and more. 31 August 2017 Hot weather watering, Jerry Baker RIP, small trees, ripening tomatoes, and more. 24 August 2017 What to plant in August, houseplants safe for kitties, aphids on crapemyrtles and other trees, and more. 17 August 2017 Soil prep, new thoughts on rose pruning, carnivorous plants, and more. 10 August 2017 Cool season flowers and vegs, fiddleleaf fig, pecan problems, redwood alternatives, and more. 03 August 2017 Mid-summer flowers, fleas, grassy weeds, lots of questions. 27 July 2017 Japanese maples, Big Beef tomatoes, more on sprinklers. 20 July 2017 Sunburned plants, sprinkler systems, and more. 13 July 2017 Blossom end rot, pruning tomatoes, subtropical hardiness, citrus leafminer, and more. 06 July 2017 Summer pests and opportunities, hydrangeas, succulents, and more. 29 June 2017 Watering new natives, mites on tomatoes and grapes, pronouncing plant names, and more. 22 June 2017 Heat safety, fungus gnats, more on shade trees, and more. 15 June 2017 Selecting a shade tree, problems with fruit set, and more. 08 June 2017 Companion planting, trees we don't recommend and trees we do, and more. 01 June 2017 Plants around pools, root suckers invading from neighbor, and more. 25 May 2017 Soil issues, turning sandbox into planter bed, fruit trees for elderly parents, and more. 18 May 2017 Defining Integrated Pest Management, dealing with earwigs, goldenchain trees, and more. 11 May 2017 Quick questions, plants for shade, dealing with weeds, and more. 04 May 2017 Citrus problems, figeater beetle larvae, rototilling, square foot gardening, and more. 27 April 2017 Special rebroadcast: all about tomatoes. 20 April 2017 The tomato elevator talk, ground covers for bees, what semidwarf means, brown rot, and more. 13 April 2017 Strawberries, limb drop from big trees, bacterial canker, low chill lilacs, and more. 06 April 2017 Spring diseases, fireblight, ground covers near fruit trees, growing watermelons, and more. 30 March 2017 Your questions, drip for containers, squirrels, apricots, milkweed toxicity, and more. 23 March 2017 Lilacs; suggestions for shrubs for shade, russet mites on tomatoes, and more. 16 March 2017 Rebroadcast from April 2016: lots of quick questions, fireblight, and more. 09 March 2017 Starting peppers from seed, identifying aroids, low-light houseplants, and more. 02 March 2017 Special rebroadcast: all about tomatoes. Station had technical problems, so we've uploaded this special repeat show for this week. 23 February 2017 Citrus followups, when avocadoes fruit, veggies in February, spiders, fireblight, and more. 16 February 2017 More avocado comments, pruning cherries, why fruit trees don't bear, and more. 09 February 2017 All about fruit trees 4: Avocadoes. 02 February 2017 All about fruit trees 3: Citrus. 26 January 2017 Chilling hours, house plants, fruit tree facts, and more. 19 January 2017 Preventing fruit on flowering plums; pickled paperwhites, some pruning principles, and more. 12 January 2017 Soil for blueberries, indoor lighting issues, chilling hours, and more. 05 January 2017 All about fruit trees 2. 29 December 2016 All about fruit trees 1. 22 December 2016 Fruit tree hedges, sap on fruit trees, ginkgo leaves, anthuriums, and more. 15 December 2016 Houseplant lifespans, growing brugmansias, loropetalums, and more. 08 December 2016 Poinsettias, houseplants; planting under a sycamore tree, and more. 01 December 2016 Rebroadcast; bareroot season tips. 24 November 2016 Rebroadcast; pruning advice for winter. 17 November 2016 Rebroadcast; lots of quick questions, dormant spraying, and native plants. 10 November 2016 Managing bamboo, hard water, frost protection. 03 November 2016 Special rebroadcast: low water landscaping principles. 27 October 2016 Cat repellents, fireblight remedies, houseplants, and more. 20 October 2016 Frost, pecans, chickpeas, houseplants in low light, flowers we plant in the fall, and more. 13 October 2016 Birds, rain, frost, seasonal changes, and more. 06 October 2016 Rebroadcast: interview with author Robert Kourik about his book Understanding Roots. 29 September 2016 Overwintering tropicals; garden apps, vegan plant foods, powdery mildew, and more! 22 September 2016 Plant disease basics; about potting soils, fall veg planting tips, and more! 15 September 2016 Butterfly gardening, cool season vegetables, black vine weevil, fall garden opportunities! 08 September 2016 Mosquito plants, open pollinated sauce tomatoes, digging bermudgrass, ceanothus issues, and more! 01 September 2016 Late summer flowers, bermudagrass, struggling vegetables, and more! 25 August 2016 Coastal gardening advantages, continuing fruit selection, melon hybrids, and more! 18 August 2016 Comparing climate zones, selecting fruit trees, and more! 11 August 2016 Summer leaf scorch, advice for a new landscape, reviewing internet garden tips, and more! 04 August 2016 Easy house plants; spider mites, downy mildew on basil, lavenders, and more! 28 July 2016 All about aphids; jays, mockingbirds, and dragonflies in the garden, and more! 21 July 2016 Summer garden problems, houseplants, weed tips continued, and more! 14 July 2016 Watering, pomegranate mites, crapemyrtle colors, alternate bearing, and more! 07 July 2016 Rutagabas, brussels sprouts, caterpillars, summer weeds, and more! 30 June 2016 Soil pH, raised planters, ants in pots, and more! 23 June 2016 Internet advice, plants for a chicken coop, planting lupines, and more! 16 June 2016 Skunks, avocadoes, Japanese maples, more on watering, and more! 09 June 2016 Anthracnose, common names, garden zones, watering basics, and more! 02 June 2016 Okra, hops, peppers, and more! 26 May 2016 More on summer vegetables, and more! 19 May 2016 Summer vegetables, a quick guide. 12 May 2016 Feeding vegetables, easy perennials, disease followup questions, and more! 05 May 2016 Flaming weeds; lilacs in our zone, how to grow peppers, easy flowers, Peruvian lilies, and more! 28 April 2016 Dealing with roots; fireblight, tomato selections, bur clover, and more! 21 April 2016 Don was off giving a talk. Rebroadcast interview: Robert Kourik, author of Understanding Roots! 14 April 2016 Vines for shade, aphids, curling citrus leaves, pawpaws, and more! 07 April 2016 Lots of quick questions, plus tomatoes in pots, and more! 31 March 2016 Growing unusual edibles, more about feeding plants, and more! 24 March 2016 Growing chayote, getting started with the summer garden, and more! 17 March 2016 Pruning citrus, surface roots of trees, trees in pots, and more! 10 March 2016 Limes, grapefruits, low water grasses and more! 03 March 2016 More on blueberries, leaf curl, low chill peaches, Poa annua, and more! 25 February 2016 Living stones, potting soils, citrus from seed, blueberries, and more! 18 February 2016 Plant suggestions for a screen; home remedies, when plants fruit, training young trees, and more! 11 February 2016 Seedling mixes, neglected citrus, plant names, and more! 04 February 2016 Lawn seed blends, aphids on crapemyrtle, mustard cover crop, and more! 28 January 2016 Garden zones, heavy soil; proper pruning of crapemyrtles, controlling tree size. 21 January 2016 Don talks about fruit trees! 14 January 2016 January and February questions; grafting compatibility, plumerias, and more! 07 January 2016 Lots of gardening questions answered! 31 December 2015 Special holiday rebroadcast: low water landscaping 24 December 2015 Natives, lots of questions, dormant sprays, and more 17 December 2015 Don lost his voice! Repeat of the Nov 19 interview with author Robert Kourik. 10 December 2015 El Nino update, more on freeze protection, living Christmas trees, dormant sprays, and more 03 December 2015 Favorite plants; chilling injury on tropicals, freeze damage in the garden 19 November 2015 Understanding Roots: interview with author Robert Kourik 12 November 2015 Narrow plants for screens, native grasses, conifer issues, and more! 05 November 2015 Gardening terms, cyclamen, poplar roots, and more! 29 October 2015 Ants, things that dig up lawns, soil types, fertilizer myths, and more! 22 October 2015 Planting and watering discussions, orchid issues, and more! 15 October 2015 Replacing your lawn, step by step! 08 October 2015 Winter veggies, easy houseplants, pineapple flower, using leaves as mulch, and more! 01 October 2015 Cottonwoods and willows; houseplants, air plants, pepper questions, and more! 24 September 2015 Fall garden calendar, feeding vegetables, whiteflies, drip watering, air plants, and more! 17 September 2015 Cover crops, planting under oaks, glowing snake plants, and more! 10 September 2015 Plants that grow anywhere, gardening with kids, winter flowers, garlic, and more! 03 September 2015 Romanesco broccoli, growing subtropicals, microclimates, and more! 27 August 2015 Quick shade, nativars, attracting hummingbirds, and more! 20 August 2015 Cool season vegetables; root barriers, grevilleas, planting perennials, and more! 13 August 2015 Basil from the grocery store, fragrance in the garden year around, and more! 06 August 2015 Growing hibiscus, replanting lawns, talking about jasmines, short-lived shrubs, and more! 30 July 2015 Allergy trees, low water ground covers, problems with neighbor trees, and more! 23 July 2015 More drought discussions, gray water, allergy trees, and more! 16 July 2015 High temperatures and summer veg's, soft vs hard water, watering basins, and more! July 9: no show! Don and Lois were off. 02 July 2015 Narrow yards and privacy, tomatoes dying, citrus in containers, and more! 25 June 2015 Summer pests, pruning tomatoes, basic gardening answers, and more! 18 June 2015 Pumpkin problems, pleaching apples, amending soil for trees, and more! 11 June 2015 Tree watering calculations, leaf senescence, epsom salts, when to plant, and more! 04 June 2015 Tree roots, more on fruit development, hot peppers, melon flowers, and more! 28 May 2015 Capers, mildew, how fruit ripens, growing herbs, and more! 21 May 2015 Don answers lots of questions! Warty oranges, tomatoes in the shade, small low-water trees, and more! 14 May 2015 Pretty flowers for May, rare fruit club, the science of watering, and more! 07 May 2015 Don talks about chilling portions, avocadoes, vegetable questions, and more! 30 April 2015 Pruning kiwi vines, low-water annuals, herbs in planters, and more! 23 April 2015 Raised beds, internet pest control remedies, redwoods and their cousins, artificial turf, and more! 16 April 2015 Sparrows, wisteria, gardening under walnuts, and drought regulation updates, and more! 09 April 2015 Fruit tree availability, low water houseplants, marigold myths, trap crops, and more! 02 April 2015 Drought emergency update; seedlings indoors, budworms on petunias, and more! 26 March 2015 Lots of spring garden questions! 19 March 2015 Vines for shade, compost tea, short tomatoes, and more. 12 March 2015 Lots of spring questions! Laurel problems, oxalis, alternatives to turf, and more. 05 March 2015 Lois interviews Mary Schiedt, Yolo Basin Foundation volunteer extraordinaire! 26 February 2015 Organic veggies, grafted fruit trees, bamboo fertilizer, living stones, and more! 19 February 2015 Culinary trends, citrus in pots, other container edibles, bonsai fruit trees, and more! 12 February 2015 Citrus greening disease, winter flowers, dealing with heavy soil, and more! 05 February 2015 Citrus critters, getting ready for spring veg planting, bamboo choices, phenology, and more! 29 January 2015 Feeding plants, bareroot care, tomato weather, the best peaches, and more! 22 January 2015 Fireblight; tomatoes by July, killing weeds with vinegar, choosing a shade tree, and more! 15 January 2015 Mulberries and other easy fruit trees; crapemyrtle pruning, rose pruning and more! 08 January 2015 Chilling hours, moldy flowers, self-watering pots, potting soils, and more! 01 January 2015 Holiday rebroadcast: advice for winter pruning! 25 December 2014 Holiday rebroadcast: low water landscaping! 18 December 2014 Warm winter, lack of chilling; planning ahead, TomTatoes, managing weeds in winter, and more! 11 December 2014 Special rebroadcast: Don talks about native plants! 04 December 2014 Screening a two story house; low-chill peaches, dealing with bindweed, and a quick review of fruit trees for the bareroot season. 27 November 2014 Special rebroadcast: houseplants clean the air, berries to plant now, winter color in the garden, and more. November 20 2014: rebroadcast of November 13 show. Don was teaching a course on sustainable edibles! There will be a special repeat show on Thanksgiving Day. See you in two weeks! 13 November 2014 Succulents indoors, spider webs, disease prevention in the veg garden, apples and pears, persimmons, and more. 06 November 2014 Lots of quick questions, then Don talks about native plants. 30 October 2014 Fall color, watering new plantings, wildflowers, citrus leafminers, and more! 23 October 2014 California pepper trees; reseeding a lawn, growing apples and pears, and more! 16 October 2014 Edible flowers, low-water small trees, bok choi, heavy soil questions, and more! 09 October 2014 Primocane berries, indoor plants for new gardeners, grafted shade trees and gardenias, and more! 02 October 2014 Amending when you plant, watering more effectively, bamboo for screening, and more! 25 September 2014 Low-water plants for shade; replacing your lawn, and more! 18 September 2014 Watering rules, native plant resources, keeping houseplants healthy, and more! 11 September 2014 Leaf burn on maples, amending soil for new landscapes, borers in olives, and more! 04 September 2014 12 tips for water reduction, drought watering restrictions, flower borders, and more! 28 August 2014 Winter tomatoes, drought issues, definitions, trumpet vines, and more! 21 August 2014 Choosing a tree, borers in roses, easy houseplants, and more! 14 August 2014 Saratoga bay tree, issues with native plants, fall vegetables, snapdragons; reducing lawn watering, and more! 07 August 2014 West Nile spray impact on the garden; capeweed, passionflower caterpillars, lawn weeds, echibeckias and digeplexis, pluots, and more! 31 July 2014 Vegan plant food, plants for a warm patio, mealy peaches, Turkey oaks, and more! 24 July 2014 Flowers for cutting; tomato blight, summer pruning, mulberry roots, scorched magnolias, and more! 17 July 2014 Tomato fruit set, lawn questions, screen ideas, nandina berries, and more! 10 July 2014 Summer fruit problems, brown areas in lawn, roses for shade, and more! 03 July 2014 Flowers for cutting, mosquito plant, mildew on grapes, digiplexis, flowers for a garden party, and more! 26 June 2014 Watering, soils, algae, turkeys, rats, and more! 19 June 2014 General watering issues; problems with apricots and peaches, and more! 12 June 2014 Pinching tomatoes, watering redwoods, late veg planting, and more! 05 June 2014 June in your garden, and more! 29 May 2014 Plants in pots, dolomite lime, vinegar as an herbicide, pruning evergreens and hedges, and more! 22 May 2014 Don answers three dozen spring garden questions! 15 May 2014 Worms and larvae in garden beds; low-water plant resources, problems with things not leafing out, and more! 08 May 2014 Phormiums, comments about compost and mulch, cucumber bitterness, and more! 01 May 2014 Spots on leaves, rose issues, yellow leaves, laurels; conserving lawn water, and more! 24 April 2014 Watering large trees; calculating mulch, more on blueberries, mandarins, fireblight, and more! 17 April 2014 Trademarks and BrazelBerries; blueberries, clematis, Don's favorite tomatoes, and more! 10 April 2014 Easy flowers; plants for dry shade, and more! 03 April 2014 Special rebroadcast: all about tomatoes! 27 March 2014 How long flowers bloom, artichokes from seed, landscape designers, and more! 20 March 2014 Corn in pots, quick hedges, tomatoes in pots, primroses, biochar, and more! 13 March 2014 Special rebroadcast on low water landscaping! 06 March 2014 Cleanest shade trees; indoor Ficus, followup freeze issues, GMO grass seed, and more! 27 February 2014 Controlled-release fertilizers, soil temps, yellow leaves, corn meal, hops, fragrant flowers, and more! 20 February 2014 Whiteflies, drip systems, spots on houseplant leaves, and more! 13 February 2014 Planting with compost, starting African violets, moldy flowers, indoor succulents, and more! 06 February 2014 Three-in-one-hole fruit trees vs multi-graft; rose availability, disposing of old pesticides, greywater issues, and more! 30 January 2014 Special rebroadcast: mostly pruning! 23 January 2014 Bulb problems, special pruning questions, and more! 16 January 2014 Drought update, freeze update (sigh); bareroot terms explained, and more! 09 January 2014 Winter fertilizing, palm problems, loquats, some pruning questions, and more! 02 January 2014 Sheet mulching to get rid of the lawn; Christmasberry shrubs, drought and freeze issues, and more! Station closed Dec. 26 19 December 2013 December questions, winter color, dormant spray issues, and more! 12 December 2013 Poinsettias, pruning roses, post-freeze issues, and more! 05 December 2013 Composting leaves; freeze and frost protection! Station closed November 28 2013: rebroadcast show all about bulbs. 21 November 2013 Bulb planting season; managing berries, transplanting houseplants; mistletoe, mandarins, and more! 14 November 2013 Transplanting palms; Lois talks about hummingbirds; berries, bulbs, onions, and dormant sprays, and more! 07 November 2013 Fall yard cleanup, big footed bugs, citrus hedges; getting started on low-water plantings, and more! 31 October 2013 Oaks that don't drop leaves; late season mildew, growing bonsai, and more! 24 October 2013 Low-light entryway; more on cover crops, feeding citrus, and more! 17 October 2013 Looking ahead to frost protection; currants, stressed trees, growing herbs! 10 October 2013 Privacy plants, bamboo; cover crops, redwood problems, fragrant winter flowers! 03 October 2013 Supersoil, potting soils, bulbs in the lawn, dealing with varmints! 26 September 2013 Tomato review; broccoli and its cousins; easy edibles, and more about natives! 19 September 2013 More about native plants! September 12 2013 program was a rerun from spring; Don was out of town. 05 September 2013 Late summer questions, getting started with native plants, and more! 29 August 2013 House plant food; availability issues, bermudagrass in shrubs, special soils, tropical look for partial shade, and much more! 22 August 2013 Gardening for bees; Lois'es house plant system, and more! 15 August 2013 Blueberries; blossom end rot, flowering plants for August, and more! 08 August 2013 Brown areas in lawn; pruning blackberries, watering potted trees, poisonous plants, and more! 01 August 2013 CSI horticulture; black soldier flies, flower color, scale on a citrus, and more! 25 July 2013 Straw bale gardening, gophers, removing a ficus vine, vine suggestions for shade, and more! 18 July 2013 Tomato late blight, color for the shade, and more! 11 July 2013 Veg leaf problems, heat stress, Lois has house plant questions, and more! No program July 4 2013 -- station closed! 27 June 2013 Some favorite small trees, crapemyrtle color questions, and more! 20 June 2013 More water-saving tips, veggies in June, and more! 13 June 2013 Trees with red leaves; queen palm problems, turning off the sprinklers, and more! 06 June 2013 Growing hops, problems with kale, roses. Good bamboo for a pot, accent plants, and more! 30 May 2013 June in your garden, plus containing bamboo, lemon problems, and more! 23 May 2013 Best planting times? Hebes, sandy soils and watering, and much more! 16 May 2013 Mildew on crapemyrtles, lawn food in compost, growing plums, and much more! 09 May 2013 Don had a speaking engagement, so it's a special rebroadcast: all about tomatoes! 02 May 2013 Don's favorite tomatoes; how to feed vegetables, whiteflies on grapes, and more! 25 April 2013 Sprinkler troubleshooting, walnut flies, shade plants, and more! 18 April 2013 Oak leaves yellowing, pruning tomatoes, prepping for sod, and more! 11 April 2013 Special rebroadcast: Low Water Landscaping Parts 1 and 2! 04 April 2013 April in the garden; garden gender questions cont'd, 'bamboo food', indoor seedlings, and more! 28 March 2013 Aphids; vines for shade, making a meadow, male and female peppers? and more! 21 March 2013 Peonies and lilacs, and other flowers in March; Lois has begonia questions, and more 14 March 2013 Soil temp's for tomatoes; yellowjackets; Low Water Landscaping Part 2 07 March 2013 Adding nitrogen on a budget; Low Water Landscaping Part 1 28 February 2013 Lois has hibiscus questions! Maple vs. zelkova; pruning pears; columbines, dahlias, tuberous begonias, and more! 21 February 2013 Gardening rules, mistletoe, clematis, hand-watering, and more! 14 February 2013 Monsanto seeds, seeds from eBay, success with bareroot, freeze damage on citrus, and more 07 February 2013 Cecille Brunner rose; aphids; berries; pruning crapemyrtles; getting ready for veg planting! 31 January 2013 Lilacs and redbuds, citrus problems, and more! 24 January 2013 All-Star ground covers; fragrant roses, evening primrose, and winter gardening topics! 17 January 2013 Moving a tree; apples; fig pruning; pluerries; GMO fruit trees? 10 January 2013 Hydrangea problem, galls, onions, ground cover for path, more on fruit trees! 03 January 2013 It's bareroot season! Talking about deciduous fruit trees! 27 December 2012 Holiday rebroadcast: all about berries! 20 December 2012 Pruning an apricot; new wood, old wood; bamboo indoors; phosphorus; low water choices, and more! Pictures from 2012 shows 13 December 2012 Greens in the winter; microclimates; easy food plants. and more! 06 December 2012 Gummosis on citrus, choosing trees for a neighborhood, poinsettias, and more! 29 November 2012 Growing from seed: blueberries, roses, citrus? Plus: questions about buddleia, old-fashioned snapdragons, and more! No program November 22; station closed for Thanksgiving 15 November 2012 New peach leaf curl controls, time to plant onions, feeding plants in fall, and more! 08 November 2012 Allergy-free landscaping, Japanese maple dieback, Myoporum thrips, passionflowers indoors, blue orchids, and more! 01 November 2012 Plants for very low light; November in your garden, and more 25 October 2012 Hedges and screens; narrow plants for odd places, bamboo for privacy, and more 18 October 2012 Shade plants with colorful foliage; questions about perennial cover crops, Daphne, holly, and more 11 October 2012 Special program: all about fall gardening! 04 October 2012 Starting seeds indoors, landscape shrubs dying, fall planting, and more! 27 September 2012 Capers, Chitalpas and Mayten trees, alcohol for pest control, holes in the leaves, and more! 20 September 2012 Trailing shrubs with color, bolting onions, downy mildew on Impatiens; Scotts MiracleGro, and more! 13 September 2012 Low-water lawns, problem garden beds, limes and lemons, wormy pears, and more! 06 September 2012 Choosing a small tree; managing nematodes, planter box soil, and more! 30 August 2012 Growing lotus, venus flytraps, squash problems, drip systems, worms, and much more! 23 August 2012 Heirloom tomatoes. brown spots in lawns, tender subtropicals, shade lovers, and more! 16 August 2012 Designing mixed planters, early cool-season vegetables, what is a variety, and more! 09 August 2012 August flowers, dividing perennials, pruning evergreens, and more! 02 August 2012 Cherry update, giant pumpkins, flower fertilizers, veg problems, and more! 26 July 2012 Houseplant and lemon problems, fertilizers, dragonflies, comparing crapemyrtles, and more! 19 July 2012 Tomatoes, tomatilloes, low-water lawns, and more! 12 July 2012 Redwood issues, squirrels on tomatoes, taste test (plum vs pluot), shade accents, and more! 05 July 2012 Mixed color planters, weeds in compost, and more! 28 June 2012 Cherry tree problems, vines, jasmine, and more! 21 June 2012 Grass in shade, grapes, aphids on honeysuckle, and morel! 14 June 2012 Lilacs, watering, garden questions, and morel! 07 June 2012 Problems with tomatoes, anthuriums; easy ferns, and morel! 31 May 2012 Crepe murder? And how to build great garden soil! 24 May 2012 Special show: all about tomatoes! 17 May 2012 Cherry fly, cucumbers, hops, sunflowers, and more! 10 May 2012 Impatiens problems, mulch, seaweed, garden books, and more! 03 May 2012 Spring gardening questions: mildew, aphids, tomatoes, and more! 26 April 2012 Planting by seasonal cycles, fungus weather, and more! 19 April 2012 Clematis, April in your garden, identifying cherry trees, and more about tomatoes! 12 April 2012 Tomatoes! and a few listener questions 05 April 2012 Lady Banks rose, citrus alert, and more 29 March 2012 Growing herbs, flowers and bees, Japanese maple questions, and more 22 March 2012 Lois renovates her back yard; caller questions, and much more 15 March 2012 Early season gardening, sustainability, and more! 08 March 2012 Fruit trees from seed, bentgrass, improper pruning problems, and more! 01 March 2012 Early spring questions! 23 February 2012 Winter flowers, fertilizer, drainage and shade, and more! 16 February 2012 Orchids, perennials, and more! 09 February 2012 Fruit tree questions, avocadoes, carpenter bees, and more! 02 February 2012 Attracting birds to the yard, growing nut trees February garden activities, and more. 26 January 2012 Plants from Hawaii, pluots, USDA zones, Lois on birds, and more. 19 January 2012 Miniature fruit trees, moss, starting seeds, easy fruit trees, and more. 12 January 2012 Fruit tree spacing, pruning, and more. 05 January 2012 January gardening: bareroot trees, pruning, and more. Click here for 2010 and 2011 shows and pictures Click here for 2008 and 2009 shows and pictures Click here for 2007 shows and pictures Click here for 2006 shows and pictures SOME SPECIAL PROGRAMS: Special show: All about pruning! from 31 December 2009 Special show: All about Citrus! from 24 December 2009 Special show: All about Bulbs! from 26 November 2009 Whitefly Management excerpt Don and Lois discuss how to control whiteflies; excerpt from July 21 2011 |