Garden Basics with Farmer Fred

Today, we compare notes with Davis, California nursery owner Don Shor, an avid tomato grower, about our 2023 tomato successes and failures. And, we check with the tomato trials done this past summer …

Fall Berry Care (1:58 of podcast)
Debbie Flower Explains Stuff I Had Questions About (18:33)

We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory (and o…

Bulb Planting Basics (at 1:27 of podcast)
Young Fruit Tree Care (22:04)
We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory. It’s the Garden Basics wit…

Electroculture Gardening vs. the Scientific Method (at 3:08 of podcast)
Growing Avocados in Marginal Climates (27:54)

We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in …

How do you plant seeds in a garden bed full of mulch? America’s favorite retired college horticultural professor, Debbie Flower, and I quickly answered that and then veered into a very scenic bypass …

• Fall Vegetable Soil Preparation (at 2:08 of podcast)
• Fall Fruit Tree Care (9:54)
• Fall Rose Care (17:23)
• Preserving Tomatoes (27:40)
• How long do garden pesticides last? (35:24)

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Renee Shepherd of Renee’s Garden talks about the "cut and come again" leafy green garden, how anyone can be enjoying fresh lettuce, spinach, chard, cabbage and other nutritious greens on a daily basi…

 What does it take to have the best cool season organic garden in your neighborhood? The best soil! We have tips. Also: advice for controlling tomato hornworms.

It’s the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred…

Shade Cloth Basics (1:45)
Fall Lawn Care, Organically (18:42)

Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and TRANSCRIPTS  at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasi…

Despite the triple digit temperatures of late August and early September, this is the time to be planning your fall garden, including starting the seeds of some of the healthiest, most nutritious veg…

Wherever you garden, you have had to endure days and days of sizzling summer temperatures. Your garden is trying to survive those heat waves, as well. Today, Debbie Flower and I  have tips for gettin…

You’re looking at your crowded kitchen counter and wondering, what the heck are we going to do with all these tomatoes, peppers and zucchini?  Hey, you grew it, now eat it! Today, we explore tasty re…

If you’re currently growing roses in containers, or are thinking of adding a few potted roses to your patio or balcony, this is the episode for you.
• We get the tips from a professional rose grower,…

Those aren’t little white flowers on your woody perennials and shrubs. Look closer. What is it? It’s not a flower, it looks and feels like a wad of spit!
That would be the cocoon for the aptly named s…

America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture professor, Debbie Flower and myself tackle more of your garden questions today. 

Have you ever wondered, or even tried, planting into a container filled…

It could be one of the prettiest insects you’ll ever see. It could also be one of the most voracious insects to find in your garden or on your farm. And right now it’s spreading throughout the easter…

Today, America’s Favorite retired college horticultural professor, Debbie Flower and myself tackle your garden questions. And they are all about bugs: Aphids, wasps, gnats, drain flies and for some p…

11 Tips for Garden Success, recorded live, at the Lincoln Hills/Sun City (CA) garden club, May 2023.
• All Gardening is Local. (6:04)
• Know Your Soil. (10:27)
• Right Plant, Right Place. (20:47)
• Mulch…

Ready to discover the world of dragonflies and learn how they can benefit your garden? Join us as we chat with Pat Murphy, a Placer County Master Gardener and dragonfly enthusiast, who shares her wea…

Imagine reducing the risk of high cholesterol, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease with a simple change in your diet and lifestyle. Join us as we discuss the incredible connection between a whole food, p…