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PODCAST

Bloomers in the Garden

Len Schroeder and Julio Zamora

Bringing the Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey region practical advice in maintaining your gardens, landscapes and yards. Subscribe to the show to keep up with seasonal advice for your garden!

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58:08

Bloomers in the Garden • 9.21.24 • Shrub TLC • Season...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/09/20

Bloomers in the Garden • 9.21.24 • Shrub TLC • Season of the Grape...Fruit Flies. & Fungus Gnats • Grass Seed Lasagna • Hotline Text about Cat Pee & Houseplants • Johnny Appleseed...A Myth or The Real Deal After a HOT dry summer your landscape shrubs are going to need some TLC before going to bed this winter. We'll tell you what to do in our first segment. It's prime time for Fruit fliess and we've got a great way to get gid of these annoying pests and fungus gnats too. Hear all about it during

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59:00

Bloomers in the Garden • 9.14.24 • Fall is For...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/09/12

Bloomers in the Garden • 9.14.24 • Fall is For Planting • Your Landscape Needs a Facelift • Soil Topography • Foundations of Planting (Color, Texture, & Form) • What’s Buggin' You?!? A Leaking Pond You hear it all the time "Fall is for Planting, Fall is for Planting" we'll we're going to explain what makes fall such a good time to plant in our first segment. Now You're convinced it's time to plant where to start? Find out during our 2nd segment! This maybe your only chance to improve and

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58:04

Bloomers in the Garden • 9.7.24 • Mums the Word •...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/09/06

Bloomers in the Garden • 9.7.24 • Mums the Word • Calling Birds Sing The Right Song • Fixing Your Tired Summer Combos • UV Blocking Windows & Houseplant Health Hotline Question • What’s Buggin' U?!? Imported Cabbage Worms Mum's the Word! Chysanthemums are the most popular fall flowering plant! We'll tell you how to grow them and use them in our first segment. Do You have a birdfeeder? Do you wish you had certain types of birds visiting your feeder?! We have some great tips to attract your favorite

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57:58

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.31.24 • Hotline Calls/Text...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/08/30

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.31.24 • Hotline Calls/Text • Watering at Night • Knockout Roses in Containers • Betsy Garden Renovation • What’s Buggin' U?!? Fast Talkers! We received a call from a listener on the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline about watering in the evening. Julio and I will discuss it during our 1st segment. A listener Texted the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and is growing a Knockout rose in a container but is having a problem. We're the plant detectives and solving problems is what

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58:09

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.24.24 • Transitioning...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/08/22

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.24.24 • Transitioning Tropicals Into Houseplants • Garden Art • Berry Me • Don’t Dead Head?? WHY? • What’s Buggin U Peak-A-Boo Bugs In our 1st segment we're going to discuss transitioning those tropical plants that have spent the summer on your patio, porch or around the pool in to houseplants!! Hear what you need to do during our 1st segment. During our 2nd segment we're going to share ideas about using garden art in your garden or landscape! Fountains, Statuary,

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58:08

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.17.24 • Maples Looking...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/08/16

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.17.24 • Maples Looking Mopey • Fall Root Growth • Richard's Crape Myrtle Powdery Mildew • Basil Bonanza • What’s Buggin U?!? Mites!!! Often by this time during the summer Japanese Maples are starting to look a little ragged. Julio & I will discuss it during our 1st segment. As we approach Autumn, plants begin focusing more on root growth, and less on top growth. It's important to adjust to a root friendly, fertilizing formula. Hear our suggestions during our 2nd

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58:17

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.10.24 • Wild Weeds & Bible...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/08/09

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.10.24 • Wild Weeds & Bible Wisdom • Dividing Daylilies • Skeeter on Peter (Mosquitoes) • Roses for Autumn • What’s Buggin U?!? Grease Ants!! Weeds Gone Wild and Wisdom from the Bible! During our 1st segment we'll tell you how to successfully stop weeds motivated by this ancient principle. If you love your dayililies as much as we...you want more. You can double even triple what you have now by dividing them. Hear how in our second segment! Julio & Len we're talking

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57:59

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.3.24 • Hotline Q&A:...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/08/01

Bloomers in the Garden • 8.3.24 • Hotline Q&A: Theresa's Juniper Tree+Doug's Rotten Tomatoes Blossom End Rot • Sad Annuals • Prof. Steve's Amaryllis Advice • What’s Buggin' U?!? Spotted Lantern Flies We received a call on the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline asking about how big a plant will get. Learn how to know the answer in our 1st segment. Do your Tomatoes get a black rotted mark on the end or bottom of the fruit! Would you like to know if it's an insect or disease? We'll share with you the

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58:08

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.27.24 • The Mophead...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/07/26

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.27.24 • The Mophead Hydrangeas Blues • Blossoming Crape Myrtles • Jamie’s Got Mint Mites? • Vegetable Harvest Time • What's Buggin' You?!? Mike's Eggplant!!! If Your Mophead Hydrangea flowers are fading from Blue or Pink to a bleached white it's time to do some maintenance! Hear what to do and why in our 1st segment. Crape Myrtles are starting to blossom and are a fantastic flowering shrub or small tree. Hear all about them in our second segment! Jamie Reached out to

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58:04

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.20.24 • Hotline | Kate Red...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/07/18

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.20.24 • Hotline | Kate Red Spider Mites & Caller Arthur Lawn Question • Water Woes • Poison Ivy • What’s Buggin U?!? SKUNKS! Kate texted Bloomers Face Book page and asked about these tiny Red Spider like insects crawling over her container garden! Hear the solutions in our 1st segment. A regular listener, Arthur called the bloomers in the garden hotline and had questions about his lawn! Hear all about it in our second segment! We get a lot of Watering woes from

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58:20

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.13.24 • Callers Teddy Bear...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/07/11

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.13.24 • Callers Teddy Bear Southern Magnolia Question • Texter's Tomatillos Trouble • Caller Julia Peaches • The Dog Days of Summer • What’s Buggin' U?!? Cooly Spruce Aphid In our first segment a Listener called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and asked a follow up to our Southern Magnolia Segment from a couple weeks ago. He asked about the Teddy Bear Southern Magnolia. Hear all about it in our 1st segment. We received a text message from a listener who was having

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01:00:48

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.6.24 • Eastern Tent...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/07/03

Bloomers in the Garden • 7.6.24 • Eastern Tent Caterpillar • Watering Like a Pro • Hardy Hibiscus • Hydrangea Age Spots • Weekend Gardening Tasks This week in our "Garden Pest Series" is all about the often confused Eastern Tent Caterpillar. We'll tell you all about it. It's really been feeling like summer and we're going to give you summer watering tips to keep your plants happy! One of the BIGGEST flowers in the garden is the Hardy Hibiscus! Listen and learn why you need these beauties in your

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58:17

BITG 06/29/24 Herbs • Southern Magnolias • Shade...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/06/29

In our first segment we're talking herbs for the BBQ. Plant up a pot or window box with these herbs and you'll be using them all summer. Southern Magnolias are a beautiful versatile evergreen trees! In our second segment we're going to give you what you need to know before planting one of these gems. In our third segment we're going to discuss Backyard trees. How to choose the planting location, which trees would be best and how to get it off to a great start so it lives for generations

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57:41

Bloomers in the Garden • 06-22-24 • Landscaping With...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/06/21

Bloomers in the Garden • 06-22-24 • Landscaping With Grasses • 150lb Furry Pests Fears • Bagworm • Monarchs & Swallowtail Butterflies • What’s Buggin' U? Cucumber Beetles Landscaping with Grasses can be tricky! In our 1st segment we'll tell you how to use them in the landscape, how to care for them, and what are some of our favorite varieties. There is a 150lb pest that can devour a flower garden in one night! Julio and I will discuss flowers and shrubs you can grow without the fear of deer in

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59:41

Bloomers in the Garden • 06-15-24 • Workout in Garden...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/06/14

Bloomers in the Garden • 06-15-24 • Workout in Garden • Cooking with Fresh Herbs • Fuchsias • Made in the Shade • What’s Buggin U Colorado Potato Beetles! Did you know Gardening and working in the yard is one of the healthiest activities you can do. We'll share the research with you during our 1st segment. Herbs grown in pots or containers are enough to satisfy the culinary basics! Listen how in our second segment! Since a boy Fuchsias have been one of Len's favorite flowers. In our 3rd segment

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58:27

BITG • 06-08-24 • Ann's Skips' • Naive to Natives •...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/06/06

Bloomers in the Garden • 06-08-24 • Ann's Skips' • Naive to Natives • Dead Heading • Feeding Veggies • What’s Buggin U? Spotted Lantern Flies Ann from Madison NJ sent a text with Pictures to the Bloomers in the Garden hotline! She has some branches turning brown and wanted our advice! Hear all about Cherry Skip Laurels in our 1st segment. Are You naïve to Natives? Listen in during our second segment! We'll discuss plants you may have never known are Natives. Trimming and deadheading help your

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01:01:57

Bloomers in the Garden | 6.1.24: Special Guest Wendy...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/05/31

Bloomers in the Garden | 6.1.24: Special Guest Wendy Komancheck of Green Profits and Landscape Writer • Caller Arthur • New Plants on the Market • Internet Plant Lure • Garden Passport We have a special Guest in Studio, Wendy Komancheck, "The Landscape Writer"! Wendy is a Freelance Garden Writer from Pennsylvania. We'll learn more about Wendy in our 1st segment. Arthur a listener from West Milford NJ called the hotline and was having potting soil problems! Listen in during our second segment! So

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01:00:30

BITG 5.25.24 There's Room for Mushrooms • "The...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/05/24

BITG 5.25.24 There's Room for Mushrooms • "The Honeydew List," • Holy Hydrangeas! • Heating Up H2O • Glowing Firefly Petunias Do you have Mushrooms growing in your lawn? Wondering if they're good or bad? Learn all about it during our first segment! Honey dew apples & ants! A listener has ants all over their apple tree. It's not the ants but the honey do. We'll explain in our second segment! Last week we talked about how to change Mop Type Hydrangeas pink to blue! The world of Hydrangeas are

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58:35

BITG 5.18.24 • Seed VS Cutting • Lawn Weed Control •...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/05/17

BITG 5.18.24 • Seed VS Cutting • Lawn Weed Control • Instant Privacy Hedging • The Hydrangea Blues • Branded Plant Marketing Are you ever confused why Annual Flowers have such widely different prices? We'll explain why the more expensive plants may be the best option!. Listen in during our first segment! Are your weeds growing faster then your lawn? We'll tell you why they seem to be in overdrive this year and the best methods to get rid of them in our second segment. As the weather warms up

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59:41

BITG 5.11.24 • A Day at the Nursery • Standards Set...

Bloomers in the Garden ·

2024/05/10

BITG 5.11.24 • A Day at the Nursery • Standards Set at the Nursery • Customer Needs • No Brown Thumb • Watering Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice

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