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The Garden Spot is a series of occassional segments on gardens and
gardening advice, hosted by Michael Weishan.
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MICHAEL
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Gardening website, and ask his advice on your gardening problems.
Peas
It is time to plant the peas. Using simple circular towers you can
plant your peas and they will be ready to eat in 60 days.
Garden Spot Listener Questions
Micheal Weishan answers listener questions about gardening. Example:
Why veggies may taste bitter due to a lack of vitamins in the soil.
Plants for Those Winter Blues
How to battle the winter blues with household plants. Plant aromatherapy.
Holiday Leftovers
Poinsettas are abundant this time of year. The lore behind them
and how to fool so they don't bloom before Christmas.
Winter Seed Starting
Seed starting indoors is a more economic way to get your garden
started. What you need to get your plants sprouting.
Indoor Winter Blooms
Forcing bulbs: Planting inside for winter blooms.
Toiling the Soil
Time to prep the soil for the upcoming planting season. How ridding
your garden of debris couls actually save your plants.
Tulip Bulbs
Steve gets Michael's advice on planting bulbs, including how
to get stagger-timed blooms.
Summer Plant Propagation
Michael reveals to Steve some techniques for propagating plants
during the summer months.
Natural Pest Control
Michael shows Steve which plants can help ward off pesky bugs.
Growing Herbs
Michael tells Laura Knoy about growing herbs--some for spicing
up food, others to use as ant repellent!
Growing Berries
Michael and Steve talk about the joys of growing and eating
berries.
Dirt
How to prepare your soil for planting.
Growing Mushrooms
Growing mushrooms at home during the winter.
Cold Frames
Using cold frames to acclimate seedlings and plants outdoors in
the winter.
Starting Seeds
Michael explains how to start plants from seeds.
Shade Trees
The importance of shade trees in the garden.
Saving Seeds
The joys of growing old time varieties of today's vegetables.
Watering Your Garden
Practical advice on how you can give more life to even the tiniest
garden spot by simply adding water.
BEE-autiful Garden Advice
Gardeners are not the only ones who work in gardens. Bees are a
vital part of making a garden grow.
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