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Garden Variety

Iowa Public Radio

Whether you"re a master gardener, just getting started or somewhere in between - there"s always something new to learn in your garden and landscape. On each episode we"ll talk with horticulturists, foresters and other experts. We"ll learn about vegetable gardens, lawns, native plants, trees and more. Garden Variety is the podcast for all the things you"d like to grow or grow better. Garden Variety is a horticulture podcast from Iowa Public Radio and Iowa State University Extension and

leisure home & garden

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12:33

Have you tried turning it melon and off again?

Garden Variety ·

2023/06/09

What’s one of the best summer fruits to bite into? You’re right — melon. And it’s even better if it comes from your garden.

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International flavors, grown at home

Garden Variety ·

2023/06/02

Many of the vegetables found in your favorite international cuisine can be grown in your home garden.

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13:07

Fern up the volume

Garden Variety ·

2023/05/26

Ferns predate the dinosaurs — they’ve survived for hundreds of millions of years, and the odds are good that they can survive in your yard.

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What's your damage?

Garden Variety ·

2023/05/19

Commercial fruit crop specialist Randall Vos offers advice on protecting fruit from frost damage and disease.

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13:06

Check out our tick talk

Garden Variety ·

2023/05/12

Advice for avoiding ticks so you can keep enjoying the outdoors

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12:44

And they lived appley ever after

Garden Variety ·

2023/05/05

Harvest is still months away, but apple trees all over the state are blooming. Here’s how to care for them.

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17:30

BONUS: the morel of the story

Garden Variety ·

2023/05/02

On this Garden Variety bonus episode, Charity heads into the woods with master mushroom hunter Mark Vitosh.

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12:58

Tree advice you can be-leaf in

Garden Variety ·

2023/04/28

How to choose and nurture trees.

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12:52

Not just tu-lip service

Garden Variety ·

2023/04/21

We celebrate one of the shining jewels of springtime — tulips! — with horticulture specialists.

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Building a healthy garden from the ground up

Garden Variety ·

2023/04/14

If you want healthy plants, you need healthy soil.

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Keeping that lawn green

Garden Variety ·

2023/04/07

Turf grass is so last season. Host Charity Nebbe discusses environmentally friendly lawn alternatives with horticulture experts.

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Don't let this shrub you the wrong way

Garden Variety ·

2023/03/31

Host Charity Nebbe and ISU Extension horticulturist Aaron Steil talk about spring flowering shrubs.

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Mow grass, mow problems

Garden Variety ·

2023/03/24

Grass specialist Adam Thoms discusses spring lawn chores and how to know when it’s time to mow.

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Fruit tree advice that's pear-fect for spring

Garden Variety ·

2023/03/17

You may need mittens, but now is the best time to prune fruit trees.

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Late winter advice that's cool as a cucumber

Garden Variety ·

2023/03/10

Your garden may be resting under a new blanket of snow, but planting time for cool season crops is just around the corner.

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13:08

You wood not make it without this tree and shrub advice

Garden Variety ·

2023/03/03

Pruning advice (because we're not good with dating advice) for your trees and shrubs.

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The window to prune is closing soon

Garden Variety ·

2023/02/17

Pruning oak trees and talking oak disease

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12:54

I like you a vio-lot

Garden Variety ·

2023/02/03

Roses are red, and African Violets can be many different colors. Listen for advice on taking great care of them.

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12:52

And this zone is just right

Garden Variety ·

2023/01/20

According to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone maps Iowa is in Zone 5. Here's what that means and how that knowledge can help your garden.

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13:07

Getting the bugs worked out

Garden Variety ·

2023/01/06

Indoor plants can also attract unwanted visitors. An entomologist joins the show to tell us how to keep houseplants pest-free.

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