What has been called “the skin of the earth”? It's SOIL. This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we learn what it takes to Build Healthy Soil.
Master Gardeners Ann Liu and Dece Morgan discuss making our earth more sustainable with their guest, Kellogg Organic Gardening Educator Gisele Schoniger.
Just like you sustain your human body through proper nourishment, adding organic amendments and fertilizers to the soil increases beneficials and microorganisms in the garden “body's” biological system! Growing a healthy soil is part of a resource recovery plan. Learn how to keep your garden soil teeming with everything needed to start your plants out on the right root!
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Podcast Topic: Building Healthy Soils
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Fresh, crisp, apples right off the tree. You don't really have to travel to Oak Glen to get them.
This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, MG David Letourneau will dispel all rumors you may have heard that apples can't be grown successfully in the flatlands of Southern California.
That's a fantasy! David will talk with Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery about the FACTS. There are many varieties that grow quite well here. The key is “chill hours”. Learn what that means by tuning in. This is the time of year to plant. Happy growing!
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Podcast Topic: Growing Apples in Southern California
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This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, MG and KUCI Staff Host Mark Oertel talks to Karen Beverlin - aka The Produce Hunter - about the very best varieties of local fruits and vegetables to grow in the home garden.
Karen is an expert in picking out the newest produce choices from what is currently grown by small farmers and introducing the tastiest of them to local chefs.
Today, Karen shares what she has discovered with you, our gardening audience.
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Podcast Topic: What's Hot in the Edible Garden
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This Month in the Garden is the topic this week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners. UC Master Gardeners Teena Spindler and Katrina Kirkeby have tips on what to plan for in the month of May.
Set your irrigation and protect the ground moisture with ample mulch now.
It will help control the weeds too. Watch your bearded irises bloom this month. Keep on top of pest and diseases. Put in your squash and melons. What is there already is really taking off now. Tune in for what to do In the Garden this month.
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Podcast Topic: This Month in the Garden – May
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This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, the subject is “Urban Forest”. UC Master Gardener Ann Liu is back with another powerful, practical, and fact-filled interview with an expert in the field of growing trees in a city setting.
Ann speaks with Michael Palat, a professional with West Coast Arborists overseeing municipal contracts in So. Orange and San Diego Counties. You will learn about the right trees for the right places.
This may be the cornerstone consideration when planning a landscape. What you are planning is a long-term commitment that can add either great value and beauty to your property or greatly burden you with maintenance trimming costs and maybe even damage to utilities both above and below ground! Mr. Palat will guide you through the checklist of tree choices, tree installation, proper pruning techniques, and the subject of Tree Ordinances – one of the tools to attain a successful Urban Forest in your city.
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Podcast Topic: Urban Forests
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