Garden Talk
Gardening tips and information from KTOO in Juneau. Tune in Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. on Juneau Afternoon.
Gardentalk – Potato planting
Place seed potatoes into a 6 inch deep trench, just barely cover with soil, and then wait until plants are 3 inches tall before starting the hilling process.
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Gardentalk – Cabbage root maggot
Use light weight, Reemay garden fabric to protect vegetables from the cabbage root maggot. Clean up garden beds thoroughly and use bait to prevent the spread of slugs.
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Gardentalk – Easy peas and challenging beans
Master gardener Ed Buyarski explains how and when to start peas, beans, and leafy vegetables like lettuce and cabbage.
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Gardentalk – Seed starting
This week's tips include avoiding cold tap water and timing your seed starts so the ground will be warm enough when you plant outdoors.
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Gardentalk – Pruning and frost protection
Master gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for pruning branches for shaping, removing old growth and deadwood, and encouraging airflow within shrubs and trees.
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Gardentalk – Get digging
This weekend's to-do list includes garden plot clean up, tool refurbishment, seed starts, and making an appointment with your chiropractor.
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Gardentalk – Winter is coming
The GardenTalk season finale features tips for preparing perennials for colder temperatures and how to overwinter begonias, fuschias and dahlias.
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Gardentalk – Planting garlic bulbs
Master gardener Ed Buyarski talks about garlic bulb planting, fertilizing and protecting the soil from warm spells and heavy rainfall in this week's segment.
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Gardentalk – Annual bulb planting primer
How to plant bulbs in a raised bed or hillside with adequate sun, good drainage, and the proper spacing and depth. And, the pointy end always goes up.
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Gardentalk – Frost protection
Gardeners can protect their plants and vegetables, and extend their harvest into the early fall.
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