All Things Gardening Podcast
1) Berries that will help fuel both overwintering and migrating birds
Right now, seed heads from certain flowers like echinacea are providing great food for birds. You can provide another key source of nutrition in your yard: native berries.
2) Plant roses that perform a second act right into fall
Traditionally, roses bloom in June and July, but certain types can make a comeback for a late summer second act.
3) How to remedy buggy flowers, dried-out lilacs and sad plum trees
The wet spring followed by a hot, dry summer contributed to certain garden issues. Lilacs, fruit trees and flowers have suffered but will bounce back with the right remedies.
4) How to get free garden seeds and help out pollinators at the same time
Those who know, self-sow! Self-sowing is when certain plants are left to bolt or go to seed. When plants go to seed, their flowers attract more pollinators and the seeds drop in the soil for another p...Show More
5) Listeners ask for garden help with their sticky daylilies, invasive worms and asparagus beetles
It's mid-August and you're likely harvesting warm-weather veggies like tomatoes and zucchini. Still, garden woes exist, and Charlie Nardozzi aims to remedy some.
6) This hardy perennial attracts pollinators and adds late-summer color
Tall garden phlox grow up to five feet and come in a myriad of colors; just the sort of flowers that pollinators love.
7) How inviting beneficial species to your yard can reduce deer flies and mosquitoes
Encouraging bats and dragonflies to visit your yard could help reduce the numbers of biting insects.
8) Wetter and more humid weather causing some late-summer garden issues
Charlie Nardozzi fields listeners' questions about their summer garden woes.
9) Know before you grow: Gooseberries and currants are restricted in some states and counties
Currants and gooseberries are the alternate host for a disease that affects pine trees. If you plan to grow these landscape plants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, check for restrictions first.
10) Grow freckled, statuesque lilies — so long as you avoid this pesky beetle
Tiger, trumpet and Martagon lilies grow tall and add movement and color to late summer gardens, so long as you can keep the red lily leaf beetle at bay.