Rosie on the House

Growing food in your gardens starts with rich, nutrient dense healthy soil. The foundation for that soil is composting. 'Farmer Greg' Peterson of The Urban Farm breaks down the 'greens and browns' of…

A conversation with the Director of the Arizona Registrar Of Contractors Tom Cole. The ROC is a cabinet-level agency dedicated to consumer protection and contractor regulation.  Plus homeowner questi…

If one room or a part of your house is warmer than another, the cause is not necessarily the mechanics of your air conditioning unit. Unit sizing, duct work and distribution of cool air could be the…

Never too late to plan ahead for planting your favorite trees. Nursery Expert Jay Harper discusses the things to consider and be ready to plant in the fall. Choosing the right tree for the right plac…

Central Arizona Project (CAP) is a 336 mile engineering marvel that supplies some of the state's water supply. Darrin Francom explains how it works. How one of our Certified Partners help the Arizon…

Monsoon season brings high winds and at times heavy rainfall. It can do some serious damage to trees from broken limbs to uprooting.  The Tree Amigos discuss the best practices for your trees to weat…

Desert summers means peak water usage. But don't let the heat translate into wasted water. Agriscaping.com's Justin Rohner educates those 'green thumbers' on smart watering strategies to keep garden…

Tom Babbage is a writer for the Casa Grande Dispatch newspaper. He has since become Arizona's Presidential Historian. He discusses stories about hidden Presidential historical accounts that might sur…

Weekly To Do on homeowner work you should never do yourself. We help a listener with building a backyard shade structure. And since its 4th Of July, some little known facts about America's Independe…

The Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree's guest is Mandy Kirkendall of Apple Annie's U Pick It Farm in Willcox, Arizona. Mandy discusses their history starting in the 1980's planting 6000 apple tree…

Arizona is seeing an increase of data centers. They consume much more power than a typical office building. APS Representatives Anne Carlton and Jill Hanks discusses how the power company is planning…

We've been reflecting on the various types of projects landscape companies undertake. From pavers, walkways, plants and shade structures to lighting, pools and fire features.  You envision your build…

Brad Lancaster of Tucson wrote the book on rainwater harvesting. With 11 inches of annual rainfall, he has harvested about 100,000 gallons of rainwater on his one-eighth of an acre property. He joins…

Our Weekly To Do on protecting yourself against fraud with ways to identify potential scams by e-mail, text and calls.  Jeff Buchanan from Arizona Game & Fish discusses Pollinator Month and how you c…

Whole house energy home audits are the best way to determine how your home is performing in the hot and cold months. Rosie Certified Partner Sean McGraw of FOR Energy shares with us the typical findi…

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Its National Homeowners Month! We tackle some homeowner questions on window leaks, water treatment, private equity companies buying local contractor businesses, pests that sting and bite, vinyl plank…

Guests ACP Painting's Russ Byers and Shell Abbott discusses tips and tricks to interior and exterior painting. Improvements in exterior paint allows for application in 100 plus degree summer heat. A …

Yes, there is gardening activity in the summer. Harvesting certain fruits and vegetables, cooling the ground with other edibles like sweet potatoes, beans and types of peas. But the best thing is pre…

Discussion includes how to care for mini-splits, more attempted scams on air conditioning, important tips on home window tinting and films, super cooling and other homeowner questions. Plus commentar…