Growing your own sweet corn

Nothing tastes as good as your own home-grown sweet corn - unfortunately, raccoons feel the same way! This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells you what you need to know about growing your own sweet corn.

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November 21st, 2009

Sweet, sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are super-nutritious, but you need to know a few tricks to grow them well. This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals what sweet potatoes need from YOU to produce their healthy treats. Mike also speaks to British garden writer Anna Pavord about her new book Bulb.

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November 14th, 2009

How to deal with bulbous weeds

Bulbous weeds like wild onion and Star of Bethlehem are some of the hardest to eradicate. This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discusses what your options are with these little annoyances.

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November 7th, 2009

The wonderful world of plant pollination

Do your female holly plants need a boyfriend nearby to produce colorful berries? You Bet Your Garden host Mike McGrath delves into the wonderful world of plant pollination. Also, exciting new tulips and answers to phone calls.

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