You Bet Your Garden

Latest Episodes:

A Battleship Full of Butterfly Plants Jan 21, 2022

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On this new episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sails through a rundown of the BEST Milk Weeds and other plants to feed the Monarch Butterfly in your Pollinator Garden! Plus your feeding phone calls!!

Are Milk Weed Bugs A Menace to Monarchs Jan 14, 2022

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On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath explains Misinformation on Monarchs in the Question of the Week! Plus your misinforming phone calls!!

For the Birds! Jan 08, 2022

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On this episode of YBYG Mike flys through the Question of the Week responding to our #1 fan & Master Gardeners concerns; For the Birds! Plus your #1 flying phone calls!

A Fresh Look:The Ethics of Fallen Leaves Dec 31, 2021

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ENCORE PRESENTATION: In this Fresh Look Mike McGrath reviews the annual question; Is it ethical to use fallen leaves for garden mulch and compost making? Or should we leave them alone? Plus your questionably ethical phone calls!!

A Fresh Look: ”Running Bamboo For the Holidays” Dec 25, 2021

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On this 'Fresh Look' at a Happy Holiday episode of YBYG Mike digs in to the legal and landscaping dangers of 'Running Bamboo'! Plus your running phone calls!

Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners Dec 18, 2021

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On this Holiday episode of YBYG, Mike sets you up with 'Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners! Plus you last minute phone calls!!

A Fresh Look from the ‘Before Times‘: Gardening Books as Holiday Gifts Dec 10, 2021

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*Originally aired November 2019* Need gift ideas for the gardeners in your life? Mike McGrath shares three books on gardening that also make perfect holiday gifts. Plus, **FROM THE BEFORE TIMES ** Sam Lemheney, designer of the famed Philadelphia Flower Show, reveals what they have in store for the show in March 2020 in this iconic encore interview!! *Dates of Show do not apply*

Green House 101 Dec 04, 2021

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On this 'enclosed' episode of YBYG Mike takes you behind the glass for a course on Green Houses! Plus your 'enclosing' phone calls!!

A Fresh Look: Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend Nov 27, 2021

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On this 'Fresh Look' Mike takes you through the wild world of Praying Mantis'. Plus an encore presentation of an iconic interview with Sam Lemheny of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society about the famed Philadelphia Flower Show!! (DATES DO NOT APPLY)

Great Ideas for Worms, Worms, Worms Nov 20, 2021

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On this episode of YBYG Mike squirms through the Question of the Week with tips for Worms and their many uses! Plus your useful phone calls!