Laura is joined in studio this morning with UMN Extension horticulturist Laura Irish Hanson. This season’s drought has been difficult, but Laura has tips on how to keep your gardens alive. Don’t forget to water your trees! And when is the best time to water our plants? Clue: you can stay in your pajamas. Plus questions about apple tree termite infestations, tomato blossom end rot, butternut squash just in time for fall. For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

Laura is joined this morning with UMN Extension horticulturist Mary Meyer! She takes questions regarding watering during these drought conditions, maintaining Mexican Marigolds, and the most interesting questions she’s answered from the “Ask a Master Gardener” feature on the University of Minnesota Extension website. Plus the Minnesota Horticultural Society is celebrating its 160 anniversary! Mary tells us about the fun things to expect at the MN State Fair to commemorate the big anniversary. For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

Laura is joined this morning with not one but two garden experts: UMN Extension horticulturist Julie Weisenhorn and UMN Extension Educator Jon Trappe. Jon in particular knows about his Quack Grass and we have many questions about how it spreads. Julie weighs in on peach tree maintenance for an ambitious caller trying to grow peaches in MN! Plus Julie previews all the fun events coming up at the Arboretum. For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

Master Gardener with UMN Extension Teresa Rooney answers questions about pole bean control, tree pruning, magnolia scale, and critter control. Also a gentle reminder to clean your pruners, especially if you’re going from plant to plant. For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

University of Minnesota horticulturist Laura Irish Hanson is in studio to chat about all things horticulture. Plus questions and answers about Japanese Knotweed, Magnolia Scale treatment, fern takeovers, and garden veggies! For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

We chat with University of Minnesota horticulturist Laura Irish Hanson about the best time to fertilize, moth and grub treatment, mowing tips and more ! For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

With more of the summer heat on the way - plenty of time to get into those garden projects and we have Julie Weisenhorn, retired horticulturist with the University of Minnesota to help with any questions you have! We begin with some fertilizer questions, the weekly Creeping Charlie troubleshooting, perfecting the harvesting of tomatoes including Laura’s own personal experience and some questions on tomato growth - this, more on Summer Harvest Days coming up at the Arboretum and much more with Julie! If you have any questions on your garden or planting project - reach out to Julie and others - you can also access that extension website which is very multifaceted and helpful visit extension.umn.edu!

We begin the show talking about hydrangeas, tomato plant troubleshooting, rhubarb, applying GrubX to the lawn - how long can it last? oak tree trouble, insect damage to plants and gardens - this and much, much more with our friend Theresa Rooney, Master Gardener with Hennepin County and also the University of Minnesota! If you have a gardening question or want more information on some of the helpful tools you can access just visit extension.umn.edu

With the heat on the way we want to keep our outdoor and garden projects in check - we chat with University of Minnesota horticulturist Mary Meyer - We get into everything from transplanting Rhododendron, Creeping Charlies, keeping your garden protected, Aster yellow disease, clematis and much, much more with Mary! For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

Plenty as always to get into with our Smart Gardens program and we begin discussing what is foodscaping, including a fun event at the University of Minnesota - Foodscaping at the Arb where you can plant and plan your growing project with the help of master gardeners. Of course, we answer some of your questions on creeping charlies, crabgrass, trimming stems, branches, zinnia plant problems, blight on the apples and more with our friend Julie Weisenhorn. Learn more from horticulturist Julie Weisenhorn at extension.umn.edu !