I'll tackle gardeners' questions regarding planting pussy willows, late blight and other tomato problems, managing weeds and improving the soil organically, and dealing with deer damage to sugar maple. I'll talk great resources for information on late blight -  Penn State, Food Safety & Late Blight; Cornell University, Late Blight Overview; Iowa State University, Tomato Diseases and Disorders; University of Wisconsin, Managing Late Blight in Organic Gardens

So much to do and so little time to do it.  In this podcast I'll offer tips on how to reduce winter damage and lighten the work load for next spring.  I'll touch on storing pesticides and fertilizers, animal protection, winter rose protection, storing tools, winter mulch and fall landscape chores.  I then answer a gardener's question on overwintering geraniums. I'll then discuss yellow leaves on plants that have been moved indoors for the winter.  I wrap things up with the sweet stevia plant.

In this podcast I'll talk about composting yard waste, a natural, friendly and valuable soil amendment for your garden. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on non-blooming hydrangeas and environmentally friendly weed killers. Then I'll discuss a "good guy" in the garden - the ground beetle, which preys on other pests. I'll finish with a simple plan for building your own compost bin.

I focus on controlling weeds in the landscape, solutions for salt damage and moss growth. I answer gardeners' questions regarding red leaf coral bells that droop but are watered frequently and an iris that doesn’t have leaves on the plant. I discuss the annoyance of aphids and offer solutions to the problem. I conclude by suggesting a great product called “BurnOut II” that quickly destroy those bothersome weeds.

Here are some tips to help you burn calories and build your health and well being. I'll follow that by answering gardening questions on transplanting grasses, perennials, shrubs and trees. Also caring for gardenia bushes and getting rid of the weeds in an environmentally safe way. My pest tip focuses on multi colored Asian lady beetles. New Product/Plant:  Garden Your Way to Health & Fitness by Bunny Guiness & Jacqueline Knox. Timber Press ISBN 13:978 0 88192 881 5

Let's keep working our way through the fall yard care list. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on the Ixora plant, crabgrass and splitting tomatoes. New Product/Plant: Mac & Cheese and Tomato Soup echinacea.

Fall is a great time to take care of annual flower and vegetable gardens, also a great time to start a new bed. I'll answer gardening questions on how to protect lavender plants over the winter, overwintering bougainvilla, the best way to remove lily of the valley and a gardenia with insect damage. Finally I'll talk about Purple Cow Activated Compost.

My topic this week is trees, with proper care you can keep them healthy for a lifetime. I answer gardeners' questions on raspberries and overwintering containers. I'll discuss problems and solutions for carpenter ants that nest in and decay wood.

Let's talk lawns! Gardening tips for your lawn that will give you a carpet of green for next year. I answer gardeners' questions on sweet peas and saving seeds. I'll discuss how to prevent crabgrass in your lawn with corn gluten, an environmentally friendly pre-emergent weed suppressant.

The season of planting and harvesting asparagus is the focus of this podcast. Then I answer a gardeners’ question on black spots on tomatoes. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on treating and preventing salt damage on our landscapes. I finish by recommending a great plant, Brazilian Verbena, Verbena bonariensis.

Planting trees in your landscape is this podcast’s focus. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on moving poinsettias indoors from the garden. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on identifying and managing fall webworm. I finish off with a favorite plant, Washington hawthorn, (Crataegus phaenopyrum.)

The focus is winter protection for your garden plants. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on protecting container plantings through the winter and over wintering Esparanza or trumpetbush (Tecoma). Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on managing deer in your landscape. I finish off with tips on anti-dessicants or anti-transpirants.

In this podcast I cover winter rose protection. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on growing spring flowering bulbs in pots, pruning hibiscus, angel’s trumpet and mosquitos overwintering indoors. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on managing rabbits in your landscape. I finish off with a favorite plant, Baby Star Amaryllis, (Hippeastrum ‘Baby Star’) from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.