November 2008
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November 29th, 2008
How to grow a close cranberry cousin,
without a bog!
Do you always think of cranberries at turkey-eating time? On this week's episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath will reveal how you can grow a close cranberry cousin--without a bog!
Credit: "wild cranberries" photo by theogarver from flickr.com
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November 22nd, 2008
Amazing zoysia grass
You've all seen the ads for 'amazing zoysia grass.' This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals the pros and cons of this warm-season turf that survives Northern winters! Plus: Organic Gardening magazine editor Scott Meyer joins us to provide plans for a beautiful three bin compost system and to discuss a new way of planting garlic.
Credit: zoysia grass photo by Ryan Q. from flickr.com
Here's a link to complete slide-show directions showing the step-by-step process of building the beautiful three bin compost system we discuss on this week's show:
www.organicgardening.com/slideshows/ultimate%20compost/
And here's another link to the garlic growing article in the latest issue of OG, which includes the anti-fungal recipe we discuss:
www.organicgardening.com/feature/
November 15th, 2008
Growing for money
The economy got you thinking about growing for money instead of just fun? This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath explains the important steps you need to take to insure a profit before you put a single plant in the ground!
November 8th, 2008
The medical benefits of aggressively invasive weeds
Are tenacious weeds like Creeping Charlie creeping you out? This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discusses the potential medical benefits of aggressively invasive weeds.
November 1st, 2008
Beginners steps for planting your very own veggie garden
Thinking of starting a vegetable garden for the first time, but have no idea where to begin? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath explains step by step how to plant your very own veggie garden for beginners!
Also on this week's show, Mike interviews University of Pittsburgh researcher Rick Relyea about the effects of a common pesticide on the survival of frogs and toads. Here's a link to Dr. Relyea's website: www.pitt.edu/~relyea, a pdf of the new study: 3098.pdf, and a link to Dr. Relyea's previous study on the effects of the common herbicide Roundup on amphibians: relyea2005.pdf.
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