381 Episodes

  1. 041 Who's Eating My Tomatoes, Part 3. Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects.

    Published: 8/29/2020
  2. 040 Who's Eating My Tomatoes? Part 2. Barn Owl Basics.

    Published: 8/25/2020
  3. 039 Who's Eating My Tomatoes? Pt. 1.

    Published: 8/21/2020
  4. 038 Where are the Tomatoes and Zucchini? Blueberry Basics.

    Published: 8/18/2020
  5. 037 Drip Irrigation Basics

    Published: 8/14/2020
  6. 036 When To Fertilize. Growing Celtuce. Peak Harvest and Storage Tips.

    Published: 8/11/2020
  7. 035 Flavorful Roses

    Published: 8/7/2020
  8. 034: Edible Flowers. Mulch vs Disease.

    Published: 8/4/2020
  9. 033 Mystery Seeds from China? Don't plant them!

    Published: 7/31/2020
  10. 032 Too Many Tomatoes? Here's What to Do.

    Published: 7/28/2020
  11. 031 Using Worm Castings in the Garden

    Published: 7/24/2020
  12. 030 Raising Honeybees. Growing Parsnips.

    Published: 7/21/2020
  13. 029 Know Your Soil Products. Fruit Tree questions. Roses Don't Have Thorns (really!)

    Published: 7/17/2020
  14. 028 Anyone can grow a peach or plum tree. The cure for bitter cucumbers.

    Published: 7/14/2020
  15. 027 Root cutting. I did not know that!

    Published: 7/10/2020
  16. 026 How To Plant a Fruit Tree

    Published: 7/7/2020
  17. 025 Peppers, the Hot and the Sweet: How to Grow Them, How to Eat Them

    Published: 7/3/2020
  18. 024 Soil Solarization Kills Weeds, Pests.

    Published: 6/30/2020
  19. 023 Fertilizer Confusion. Battling Squash Bugs.

    Published: 6/26/2020
  20. 022 How Plants Work. So, You Want to Grow an Avocado Tree? (good luck)

    Published: 6/23/2020

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Tips for beginning and experienced gardeners. New episodes arrive every Friday. Fred Hoffman has been a U.C. Certified Master Gardener since 1982 and writes a weekly garden column for the Lodi News-Sentinel in Lodi, CA. A four-decade fixture in Sacramento radio, he hosted three radio shows for Northern California gardeners and farmers: The KFBK Garden Show, Get Growing with Farmer Fred, and the KSTE Farm Hour. Episode Website: https://gardenbasics.net