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The Story Behind Haint Blue Paint | You Bet Your Garden May 29, 2026

Mike McGrath ends his 30 years on public radio in style with a blowout celebration full of phone calls, interviews, and live music!

Sawflies: A Truly Weird Garden Pest | You Bet Your Garden May 22, 2026

Mike McGrath examines a garden pest that may have many people confused. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

Helping Your Hopeless Hydrangeas | You Bet Your Garden May 15, 2026

Mike McGrath reveals what to do about your hydrangeas that were hurt by odd weather. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

Companion Planting for Cabbage Pests | You Bet Your Garden May 08, 2026

Mike McGrath explains how to keep insect pests from eating your vegetables. Plus, a tool to save birds, and your fabulous phone calls!

Relocating and Splitting Your Spring Bulbs | You Bet Your Garden May 01, 2026

Mike McGrath gives tips for separating or moving your Spring bulbs. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

How to Axe Your Ants | You Bet Your Garden Apr 24, 2026

Mike McGrath explains how to prevent ants in your kitchen. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

Spring Lawn Care Advice: Leave It Alone! | You Bet Your Garden Apr 17, 2026

Mike McGrath explains why you shouldn't worry about your lawn right now. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

How to Beat Your Beetles | You Bet Your Garden Apr 10, 2026

Mike McGrath reveals how to keep Japanese beetles away from your plants. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

Of Mice and Mint and Mothballs | You Bet Your Garden Apr 03, 2026

Mike McGrath answers whether mint can keep mice out of your home. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

Ticks Are a Tenacious Trouble! | You Bet Your Garden Mar 27, 2026

Mike McGrath reveals the best ways to keep ticks away. Plus, an important show announcement, and your important phone calls!

Your Summer Mosquito Plan: Misery or Victory? | You Bet Your Garden Mar 20, 2026

Mike McGrath gives a fool proof plan for keeping mosquitos away this summer. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

Hey, Gardener, Leave Those Plants Alone! | You Bet Your Garden Mar 13, 2026

Mike McGrath explains what to do about those late-season freezes. Plus, your fabulous phone calls!

Do Bat Houses Really House Bats? | You Bet Your Garden Mar 06, 2026

Mike McGrath explains how to encourage bats to eat your mosquitos. Plus, what birds need, and your fabulous phone calls!

Zap that Bug Zapper | You Bet Your Garden Feb 27, 2026

Mike McGrath explains why bug zappers aren't actually helping anything. Plus, pretty poppies, and your fabulous phone calls!

The Many Moods of Mushroom Soil | You Bet Your Garden Feb 20, 2026

Mike McGrath reveals what mushroom soil really is. Plus, celebrating the nation's 250th birthday, and your fabulous phone calls!

How Far South Can You Grow Raspberries? | You Bet Your Garden Feb 13, 2026

Mike McGrath provides work-arounds for growing fruit like raspberries in hotter climates. Plus, a new kind of potato, and your fabulous phone calls!

Gardening in Any Body | You Bet Your Garden Feb 06, 2026

Mike McGrath gives tips for people with mobility struggles. Plus, a founding organic voice, and your fabulous phone calls!

What to Fill Your Raised Beds With | You Bet Your Garden Jan 30, 2026

Mike McGrath reveals the perfect mixture to fill your raised beds with. Plus, your fabulous phone calls!

The Worms Go In, the Worms Go Out | You Bet Your Garden Jan 23, 2026

Mike McGrath explains how to make the perfect soil addition for your garden. Plus, your fabulous phone calls!

What to Do with Old Potting Soil | You Bet Your Garden Jan 16, 2026

Mike McGrath gives uses for your old potting soil. Plus, is it a rose or not, and your fabulous phone calls!