Get Growing with Farmer Fred
Summary: Learn more about gardening in northern California with Farmer Fred. Farmer Fred Hoffman is a University of California Certified lifetime Master Gardener and Garden Columnist for The Lodi News Sentinel. Fred Hoffman covers topics like, cultivating vegetables, using mulch, and many other gardening related information.
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Podcasts:
Caring for Trees in a Drought - Jeff Gravish, Certified Arborist and Sales Manager, Boething Treeland Farms. Benefits of mulch - Prof. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU. Garden Grappler
Late summer tips on how to feed your soil. Guest: Steve Zien - Living Resources Co. Paul Wallace - "Heirloom Expo 2015"
Late summer vegetable gardening issues with Don Shor, Redwood Barn Nursery-Davis. Cedar Seeger - Four Winds Growers: "Controlling Citrus Suckers"
Planning an outdoor wedding or big backyard party? Juliet Voigtlander of El Dorado Nursery has landscaping tips, especially since she just hosted a wedding for her daughter, Emily. Garden Grappler. Sacramento County Farm Adviser Chuck Ingels on the Brown
Beautiful Plants for late summer that don't require much water. Guest: Greg Gayton, Green Acres Nursery & Supply. A visit to Lotusland, near Santa Barbara. Garden Grappler.
Tips for your garden during this extremely hot weather. Plants for dry shade. Garden Grappler. Growing Chard, with Renee Shepherd. In-studio Guest: Debbie Flower, American River College Horticulture Department.
Sacramento County Master Gardeners Judy McClure and Shannon Gordon preview the biggest event on the Sacramento gardening calendar: Harvest Day at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center on Saturday, Aug. 1.
Saving Water in the Garden with Scott Paris, High Hand Nursery in Loomis and Einar Maisch, GM - Placer County Water Agency. Garden Grappler. Eric Trygg of the Sacramento Bromeliad and Succulent Society.
Don Shor, Redwood Barn Nursery-Davis: tomato troubleshooting. Linda Chalker-Scott: using less water with mulch. Garden Grappler
Master Rosarian and professional entomologist Baldo Villegas discusses Summer Rose Problems. Garden Grappler contest. Lance Walheim discusses the Feed A Bee campaign.
Debbie Flower from American River College's Horticulture Department helps troubleshoot your early summer tomato garden woes. Garden Grappler contest.
What's New in Water Saving Technology. Drought Myths. Garden Grappler Contest. Using greywater in the landscape.
Quentyn Young, Fair Oaks Blvd. Nursery : "Plants for the Drought"
Garden Grappler. Shannon Gordon, Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
Steve Zien, Living Resources Co. "Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects"