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Rescuing your Cool Season Lawn
September 4, 2010
This has been a tough summer for cool-season lawns. On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal how you can rescue your sea of green from the clutches of all that crabgrass. Plus your fabulous phone calls.
My front yard has developed a crabgrass problem. My lawn care provider told me it was because of the intense heat we've had this summer. Is it too late to do anything? Or do I have to look at crabgrass for the rest of this year? Get the answer »
Join Mike McGrath right here for a webchat on Wednesday, September 8th at noon where he'll answer all of your fall planting questions and give you a few tips so you can enjoy veggies right through the winter.
Fact or fiction: Are flies deterred by plastic bags filled with water?
Can a water-filled plastic bag really repel annoying houseflies? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal what happened when researchers tested this old wisdom.
Do you know how to easily tell when a wild plant is unsafe to eat? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal a big clue that can keep you safe out in the wild world of weeds! Plus your fabulous phone calls.
What has six legs, eats your roses and flies by night? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss a little known--but highly destructive--cousin of the dreaded Japanese beetle! Plus your fabulous phone calls.
Can organically approved pesticides still harm pollinators and beneficial insects? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss how to protect your plants and your ladybugs! Plus organic answers to an especially large selection of your growing questions.
It's the dirty little secret of composting! On this week's You Bet your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss whether or not you really have to sing, "turn, turn turn" to your compost piles. Plus a heapin' helpin of your fabulous phone calls.
Share the Harvest!
Feed the Hungry with Your Extra Garden Produce
Yes, its that time of year again--when gardeners all over the nation have the opportunity to donate their extra garden goodies to help feed the hungry.
In the Greater Philadelphia Area:
You can take your extra produce to any of 10 different local drop-off locations (in Philly, the suburbs and Camden) from 10 am to noon every Saturday from July 17 through the end of September. For locations and more info, visit Philabundance. Across the Nation:
Contact the Food Bank nearest you to find out how to donate your extras; use the "Food Bank Locater" at Feeding America.
Mike returns to this great urban oasis to present a free fall workshop. He'll get you on the right track to making great compost, turn your peppers into perennials and talk you into planting pansies, garlic, spring bulbs and lots of salad greens. Q & A session and book signing too!
Mike returns to this large scale Washington DC-area home and garden show to give a number of workshops, answer questions and sign his books. The show runs all weekend, but Mike will be there on Sunday ONLY. Times and talk titles to come.
Got a gardening or pest control problem? The solution has probably been delivered in depth on our show! Click here for the written versions at our archive of "Previous Questions of the Week."
If you have problems with feral cats, contact Alley Cat Allies for resources and
information.
For more information on Pest Control - especially termites - visit www.birc.org
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