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The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from
March – Oct weekly
Heard on Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 7-8 AM CST https://tunein.com/radio/Joy-1340-s30042/
Heard on WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft
Heard on KDIZ 1570 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 4-5 PM and replay Sundays 2-3 PM CST http://player.listenlive.co/57071
Heard on KFEQ 680 AM at 107.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/
Heard on WRMN 1410 AM & 96.7 FM Elgin/Chicago, IL Sundays Noon-1 PM CST https://www.wrmn1410.com/
Heard on KYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 1-2 PM MST Reply Sundays 9-10 PM MST https://www.yahradio540.com/listen-live/
Heard on KMET 1490 AM & 98.1 FM Banning, CA Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM PST April – Oct https://www.kmet1490am.com/
Heard on WCRN 830 AM Westborough/Boston, MA Saturdays 10-11 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/
Heard on WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wogo-am
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In segment one: Joey and Holly talk about the the right way to plant trees
Look up
Call diggers hotline
Holes should be 2-3 times wider than the root ball, but only as deep as the root ball.
Remove the containers or cut away the wire basket. ...
Place the tree at the proper height. ...
Straighten the tree in the hole. ...
Fill the hole gently, but firmly. ...
Stake the tree, if necessary.
Mulching
Do not use compost 100%
Water use the water hoop
In segment two of the show Joey and Holly talk about four chemical they would not use in there garden you can if you want but they do not.
Sevin:
Active ingredient is carbaryl
Common pesticide – powder that is sprinkled on plants
Wait time from application to consuming vegetables is 3 to 14 days – soft skinned veggies longer, tough skin veggies quicker
Follow application instructions carefully
Overexposure can cause a range of symptoms, including blurred vision, breathing difficulty, abdominal cramps, muscle tremors, diarrhea and vomiting. More serious complications range from convulsions and unconsciousness to respiratory failure.
If you get Sevin on your skin or in your eyes or if you inhale or swallow it, call a poison control center or doctor immediately. Have the product container or label with you when you call. Sevin kills bees, so do not spray it on vegetables that are surrounded by blooming plants.
Store Sevin in its original container and out of the way of children and pets
Preen:
Main ingredient is trifluralin
Herbicide – used for controlling weeds
Many different varieties
Can cause tumors and cancer
Preen can affect waterways when used in erosive areas
Apply according to directions on the package
Keep children and pets away from area applied
Glyphosate
Aka – round up
Weed killer
Spray application
Needs to be applied properly or will drift in the air
Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide, meaning it will kill most plants. It prevents the plants from making certain proteins that are needed for plant growth. Glyphosate stops a specific enzyme pathway, the shikimic acid pathway. The shikimic acid pathway is necessary for plants and some microorganisms.
Can cause cancer and respiratory complications
Sethoxydim
Weed b gon
Sethoxydim is a selective postemergence herbicide used to control annual and perennial grass weeds in broad-leaved vegetable, fruit, field and ornamental crops
Spray for grassy areas
Apply according to directions
Does not drift
Keep away from children and pets
Sethoxydim is moderately toxic by ingestion , and not toxic by dermal absorption (4). It causes skin and eye irritation. Inhalation of dusts or vapors can cause irritation of the throat and nose (2). Other symptoms of poisoning include incoordination, sedation, tears, salivation, tremors, blood in the urine and diarrhea
Want to kill weed safe use Green gobbler we would recommend it is organic 20% Omri Listed Horticulture Vinegar Weed Killer
In segment three Joey and Holly welcome their guest worm expert Bruce Galle
Bruce Galle is The Worm Guy! The Worm Guy has over 38 years experience in raising and studying worms. He has also written best selling books on the subject, one being the one being 14 Day Worm Castings teaching others to turn around bedding material into complete castings in just 14 days rather than normal 3 to 4 months! http://thewormguy.com/
1. How did you get to be The Worm Guy?
2.Why are worms so important to gardening?
3. Is it safe to add worms to your soil?
4. What are worm castings and why should they be added to your soil?
5. What are composting worms and are the different than a common earthworm?
6. Here we have an invasion of jumping worms, would doing something like worm composting be beneficial if the jumping worms do become overly invasive?
7. How can we find out more about you?
In segment four Joey and Holly answer your garden questions.
Q: We have a large property but I want to simplify some gardening and want to plant lettuce etc. in pots like you said.
I have a large pot that is maybe 20” high or more and almost 2’ in diameter. My question is do I fill the whole pot with
potting soil or do I put dirt in the bottom of the pot to save the potting soil?
Also, I have had a compost tumbler for years but hardly ever use the compost. Does it have to be totally composted before using it? Maybe I could put the un-composted stuff in the bottom of that big pot?
A: with the large container if it is 20 inches deep you can put filler in the bottom of it such as milk jugs or soda bottles but the lids on and sit them in the bottom you can take planter pots and sit them in the bottom on the planter sit them with the bottom facing up so the do not get crushed. you can also fill it with dirty it you do this you could fill it up to half full to 15 inches then take paper and put a layer on that soil before adding the potting soil to keep any weeds from coming up. The compost does not have to be fully composted if you are going to put it in the container you do want it to be about 80% broke down before using it and the rest will break down in time,
Q Why did you put your beds parallel to the fence for the front yard? I have a large space to add more beds. Does it matter if they are north/south verses east/west? The space is on the south side of our yard. The beds I have now are east/west. Thank you!!
A: Thank you for watching we put them in the direction because that was the way our traditional ground garden was laid out and if we would have went the opposite direction of what the video shows we would have gotten fewer beds in that area. We have found that if you are in mostly full Sun throughout the day it really doesn't make that big of a difference if you're East or West or North the South facing beds the Sun will go over them regardless. If you are facing some shade situations then it's best to adjust the beds accordingly before building them in order to accommodate the shade. We will have some that shoveled tomatoes shade out very minimal amount of time other vegetables. But it will be to the point where it will not affect the overall growth or production of them
Q: Quick question for you - I am in the beginning stage of building a raised garden. The space that I am using has had wood chips/mulch on it for about 3 years. I moved all the old wood chips so I can pull up the weed block and level the ground. Can I use the old wood chips to help fill and level the ground, then put down the weed block? Thanks for your guidance.
A:Yes with our raised beds we did not use any weed block or cardboard as we have seen and feel that 10 inches of compost will kill the weeds. Yes some will make it in the bed but it will happen you can use the weed block if you would like but that will keep worms from going into your bed besides the ones that will be in the soil you fill the bed with if you do not use weed block at the bottom on the bed the wood chips will not hurt the soil. When you much on top of the soil and mix wood chips in it will rob the soil of nitrogen with your situation they will be find and will help hold some water
Q:I would like to know what to put in a newly made raised bed. Is there a order of items and not just dirt?
A: We filled our raised beds with a raised mix we had delivers in bulk from our garden center Bluemel's landscape and garden center in Milwaukee. It is cheaper to buy in bulk instead of bags for large beds
If you want to create your own mix there are many different recipes you can pick from. I would suggest 1/3 compost 1/3 peat moss and 1/3 vermiculite.
depending where you live you can call local garden centers and see if they have bulk mixes and if they deliverer. Thank you
Q:You recommended coffee cans for starting off squash plants and keeping the can around the base of the stem to keep away squash vine borers. I cannot find metal coffee cans like they used to sell Folgers coffee in anymore. They package the coffee in plastic containers. What else can I use? Thank you,
A: Plastic coffee containers will also work just fine we have tried it with the cardboard containers thought it does hold up early on by the end of the season all your are left with are the metal rights as we used to start our seeds in, The plastic would even be better for the reason if you did have a issue and needed to remove the container you could cut it away. As we have said this seems to really reduce the chances of the squash vine borer but we are still very vigilant
Q:Do you not have problems with rabbits in your garden that you don't need a fence around the beds?
A: we do not, years ago when we starting gardening in the backyard we had a big problem, over the years we plugged the holes under the fence where they were coming in and we did have a 2 ft high chicken wire we left up year round when we did ground garden but we have not see a rabbit in the garden for years Deer defeat www.deerdefeat.com
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