Garden Talk

According to our guest, autumnal seeding results in more flowers the following year. Neil Diboll shares his tips on how to get the best results from your fall seeds and transplants. We also talk about seeding “no mow” fescue lawns.

There is a lot more gardening left in the season. Our guest, the director of horticulture at Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville, talks about what you can do in your landscape to make your garden interesting through fall.

Having good soil is a key element to any successful garden. Our guest has tips for achieving great soil through the “add more: till less” method. We also talk about the Seed to Kitchen Collaborative and the Spooner Ag Research Station.

Animals and plants in an ecosystem have evolved to be dependent on each other. We talk about how to choose native plant varieties that will support the most wildlife and how to blend native plants into your home garden to create beauty and sustainable habitat.

Summer heat can be hard on our gardens. We talk about how to keep your garden green and growing with nationally known garden expert Melinda Meyers.

For a variety of reasons, many home owners are moving away from grass lawns. Our guest talks about alternative plantings and explains what the steps are in switching to other no-mow options.

Are you concerned about your woody ornamental plants and all the rain we’ve been getting? Laura Jull is back with us to talk about how to keep them happy and disease free.

What does it take to develop a new plant variety? We talk with our guest about his award winning pepper plant and learn about grafting vegetables.

Plant diseases and garden pests always plague gardeners. We talk with two of our regular Garden Talk guests about identifying these problems and get their help with how to lessen the impact to your garden.

Conditions have been perfect for a wide variety of garden pests this season. We talk to our guest from the UW-Extension about what may be plaguing your garden and what, if anything, you can do about it.

Did you know you can make seedlings sturdier by touching or shaking them? Or that putting your apples in a bag while they are still on the tree will make them taste better? We look at how to use the principles of natural science to improve your garden.

There are lots of different types of fruit that grow in Wisconsin. We talk with three experts about best growing methods, insects and disease, and how you can grow a great crop this year.

It’s finally time to put in your vegetable garden. On this edition of Garden Talk we talk to our gardening expert about how to make this year’s garden your most successful. We also look at different methods of weed control.

We’re live from Bayfield, Wisconsin on this very special broadcast of Garden Talk! The flowers are blooming, and so is the city as it celebrates its annual Bayfield in Bloom event. Our gardening experts will be taking questions from our radio listeners, as well as our live audience in the Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion on the shores on beautiful Lake Superior.

As you get your garden up and running this spring, perhaps you're thinking about incorporating some native plants into the mix. We talk about how to get started with native gardening, as well as how to attract more pollinators in the process. We also hear about an upcoming native plant sale in Wisconsin.