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It's time for Fall planting, and Mike McGrath will explain which plants do best in the cooler months. Plant garlic cloves now and harvest big fat bulbs next Spring; plant pansies now and get months of cool-season color, and edible flowers that fight varicose veins. It's also the perfect time to plant trees and shrubs. You might find great deals at your local nursery!

Do you want to start growing herbs but feel completely overwhelmed with a lot of conflicting information, so you just don’t start? Or have you tried to start in the past only to end up with wilted basil and cilantro bolting up to the sky, while your gardening confidence plummets? Do you wish you had a simple guide that helps you make the most of your limited garden space? I’m so excited you’re here! This podcast will help you confidently grow herbs from seed, harvest them consistently, and create a simple plan to use and preserve them for later. Hey, I’m Tabby--wife, entrepreneur, and ...

Plant your seeds, water the soil, and watch your garden grow! This engaging and carefully leveled text teaches emergent book explorers about growing a garden with seeds.

Join us for our new set and podcast! After 19 years on the radio, Mark is ready to be back. Listen or watch, to see the awesome products and plants. Looking forward to what is coming this spring? Check out the goodies coming from Proven Winners! The guys will give you expert tips on pest control, winterizing, house plants, and more! We are thankful for our awesome sponsors that make this show possible and our amazing customers in Northwest Arkansas. Thanks for watching! New show every Friday at 9am Learn more at https://www.rockwellfarmsnursery.com/ Don't miss these videos on topics covered in...

Roses are the most popular garden flower, and Mike McGrath strongly believes that their reputation for being difficult to grow is completely unwarranted. Poor planning at planting time often results in plants that never really had a chance at a happy, disease-free life. Mike will reveal the 10 Secrets of Rose Planting Success in the Question of the Week.

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Do you dream of walking through your own kitchen garden with baskets full of delicious food you grew yourself? But are you waiting to begin because you think you don't have enough space, sun, time, or experience? Then consider this: Plants want to grow. And when you match a plant's needs to your...

Regenerative agriculture isn't just for farms—it's for backyard gardens, public spaces, and even balconies! Hosted from Las Bandurrias Food Forest & Homestead in Uruguay, Planting Change Podcast shares practical skills—organic gardening & permaculture design, modern homesteading, DIY natural building methods—and raw stories (failures included!) with listeners who care deeply about healing our planet! Planting Change is MORE than just a podcast for homesteaders, organic gardeners and farmers… it's for ANYONE with a passion for a greener future! Since 2021, we've planted THOUSANDS of ...

A permaculture expert and popular YouTube Homesteader shares the skills and the delights of becoming a part of your own food story in this inspiring, accessible, and beautiful invitation to a more abundant, healthy, and connected life. Have you ever wanted to experiment with growing your own...

Mindfulness in Gardening explores the activity of gardening as an exercise for both body and mind. Ark Redwood, a professional gardener for over 30 years and currently head gardener at Chalice Well, one of Britain’s most sacred gardens, guides you through the changing seasons, expanding your...

Planting Tomato in plastic

Mike McGrath takes a look back at the year 2006 with our favorite listener phone calls and gardening questions.

It used to be that only Japanese beetle grubs savaged lawns, and only in the Northeast, but now other beetle babies are learning to terrorize turf all over this land. Mike McGrath will begin a two-part series on grub damage control with a close look at milky spore disease; can it really grub-proof your turf? Plus: More bad news from the world of science for people who still use lawn chemicals.

The terrible taste of store-bought tomatoes is enough to get even non-gardeners to put a few plants in the ground. Luckily, growing tomatoes is fun and easy, if you give them a few things they crave and require at planting time. Mike McGrath will help you achieve love apple success with his Top Ten Tips for Terrific Tomatoes!

When did Americans become obsessed with their lawns, and how were they duped into believing that lawns needed massive overfeeding and unnecessary chemicals? Environmental Historian Ted Steinberg joins us to discuss these issues and his new book American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn. Later on the show: Having trouble replacing plant-starving, house-staining wood mulch with plant feeding, weed-killing compost?

Having trouble getting rhododendrons, lilacs, and dogwoods to flower the way they should? Mike McGrath will discuss the causes of feeble flowers, and explain how you can boost your blooming bounty. Plus: A side-effect of using garden chemicals that will have all the men out there canceling their Chem-Lawn contracts on the spot.