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"Dealing with Garden Rats" with Debbie Flower Aug 16, 2020

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College horticulture professor Debbie Flower discusses various summer garden issues with us, including how to deal with the current heatwave, and strategies for controlling the rats in the garden. Warren Roberts of the UC Davis Arboretum takes us on an August radio tour. Garden Grappler

Quentyn Young, Master Gardener: Cool Season Plant Choices Aug 09, 2020

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Master Gardener Quentyn Young, who's also the manager of Fair Oaks Blvd. Nursery, talks about the latest arrivals for the cool season garden and getting your citrus trees ready for winter fruit development. Garden Grappler

"Cool Season Garden Planning Time" with Don Shor Aug 02, 2020

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Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis talks about getting ready for cool season vegetable and flowers. Debbie Flower discusses how seeds can transmit viruses. Mystery seeds from China. Garden Grappler.

"Summer Fruit Tree Care" Jul 26, 2020

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Fruit tree expert Ed Laivo offers up summer fruit tree care advice. Growing table grapes. Garden Grappler.

"Answers to Your Summer Garden Issues" Jul 19, 2020

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Former College Horticulture Professor Debbie Flower drops by to address your hot weather garden worries. Warren Roberts with a look at the July blooms at the UC Davis Arboretum. Garden Grappler.

“Fruit Tree thinning and pruning” Jul 13, 2020

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Master Gardener and Manager of Fair Oaks Blvd Nursery, Quentyn Young, has tips for caring for your deciduous fruit trees in July. Squash flower troubleshooting. How to Water.

"Fertilization, Attracting Pollinators, he No-Dig Garden" Jul 05, 2020

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Soils expert Steve Zien talks about fertilizers. Attracting pollinators to your yard with native plants. How to have a No-Dig garden. Garden Grappler

“All About Mulches” with Steve Zien. Jun 28, 2020

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Soils expert Steve Zien talks about the benefits of topping you garden soil with organic mulch. And, he mentions the best mulches to use…as well as the ones to avoid. UC Davis Arboretum’s Warren Roberts on the showy plants of June. AmpleHarvest.org . Garden Grappler.

"Hot Weather Garden Tips" with Debbie Flower Jun 21, 2020

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Our favorite retired college horticulture professor. Debbie Flower, offers up tips for gardens to deal with the triple digit heat this coming week. Growing tomatoes in pots. Garden Grappler.

"All About Growing Berries" with Pam Bone, Master Gardener." Jun 14, 2020

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Pam Bone, Sacramento County's Original Master Gardener, grows a lot of different cane berries: blackberries, raspberries, brambleberries, blackberries and more. She shares her tips for your berry garden. Japanese beetles in Sacramento. Dehydrating your harvest. Garden Grappler.

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