Explore every episode of the podcast You Bet Your Garden
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| Can You Grow Your Own Kimchi? | 13 Sep 2024 | 00:54:59 | |
Mike McGrath tells you when to plant the ingredients for kimchi so they'll all be ready at the same time. Plus your fabulously fermented phone calls! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Time for the third season of Gardening!! | 04 Sep 2024 | 00:53:08 | |
On this Classic YBYG Mike prepares you for the third season of Gardening into the Fall!!!! Plus your fabulous classical phone calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: The Four Part Question of the week!!!! | 31 Aug 2024 | 00:48:29 | |
From the long lost 2020 pandemic archives Mike McGrath answers a FOUR part Question of the Week; With Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins! Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Seasonal Reminder: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings! | 24 Aug 2024 | 00:53:08 | |
ENCORE: On this Classic episode of YBYG Mike warns of LAWN CLIPPINGS that may contain remaining chemicals that can hurt your Compost piles and your Plants!! Plus your Fabulous phone calls!!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Why Are My Arborvitae Turning Brown?? | 17 Aug 2024 | 00:52:03 | |
ENCORE: Why Are My Arborvitae Turning Brown? On this episode of YBYG Mike turns out answers as to why Arborvitae are browning? Plus your fabulous phone calls! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: A Convincingly Crappy Crepe Myrtle Calamity! | 10 Aug 2024 | 00:50:16 | |
ENCORE: On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath saves your plants from Aphids- not Fungus! Plus your 'Fungal' phone calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Baseball Is Gardening - Is Baseball | 03 Aug 2024 | 00:51:28 | |
Batter up! In this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike steps up to the plate and compares Americas favorite past time to Gardening in the Question of the Week! Plus your foul ball phone call | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Fighting Bugs, Butterflies and Slugs-in Scotland | 27 Jul 2024 | 00:48:03 | |
On this classic episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath heads to the British Isles to solve International pest problems! And gives you great info on PHS and their Gardening Contest **The contest is closed PHS is no longer taking submissions** phsonline.org/for-gardeners/gardening-contest | |||
| @YBYG Classic: In Praise of Potatoes | 20 Jul 2024 | 00:53:41 | |
In this Fresh look at an episode of YBYG, Mike digs in to Potato Bed success in the Question of the Week! Plus your digging phone calls!! | |||
| A YBYG Classic: Cringing Over Creosote! | 13 Jul 2024 | 00:54:03 | |
On this encore episode of YBYG Mike helps you cringe over Creosote! Is Creosote is the reason your grass won't grow?! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Carolina Reapers Hot Hotter Hottest! | 06 Jul 2024 | 00:50:50 | |
On this spicier than most ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sizzles into an especially hot -but somewhat testy- Question of the Week on Carolina Reapers! Plus your pepper picking phone calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Can Floating Goats Control Water Weeds? | 29 Jun 2024 | 00:49:44 | |
On this floating goat filled episode of YBYG Mike McGrath returns to an episode of seasons past-with current relevance! Plus your relevant phone calls!! | |||
| Of Cow Manure and Compost Tea | 22 Jun 2024 | 00:51:51 | |
On this compostable episode of YBYG Mike McGrath perfects your Compost Tea! Plus your perfect manure filled phone calls!! | |||
| What is Eating my Buds? | 15 Jun 2024 | 00:52:10 | |
On this delicious episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs in to the mystery of your missing Buds! Plus your mysterious phone calls!! | |||
| The Triple Question of the Week | 08 Jun 2024 | 00:54:26 | |
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath hits a 'triple' in the Question(s) of the Week! Covering conventional plants grown organically, bunny poop & shredded leaf compost!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!! | |||
| We'll Have You Rolling in Clover | 01 Jun 2024 | 00:54:59 | |
On This 3 leaf episode of YBYG Mike McGrath highlights CLOVER in the Question of the Week! PLUS an interview with Jesse of FeralForaging.com on CLOVER and it many uses!! Plus your lucky phone calls!!! | |||
| Can You Successfully Seed a Lawn in the Spring? | 25 May 2024 | 00:51:29 | |
On this Springtime episode of YBYG Mike McGrath 'seeds' your Lawn through all seasons in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: ’Fleabane’ The Misunderstood Pollinator Plant | 18 May 2024 | 00:58:30 | |
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike fights the good fight with Monsanto Trial Expert Witness Dr. Chadi Nabhan! Plus in the Question of the week; Fleabane and its misbegotten misgivings!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!! | |||
| Sulfur! Its Not Just For Chiggers Anymore | 11 May 2024 | 01:02:09 | |
On this itchy episode of YBYG Mike McGrath silences the myths on Sulfur in your Garden and its use beyond Chiggers! Plus your ankle biting then itching phone calls!! Song Credit: 'SeasickSteve; Chiggers | |||
| Dandelions Will Make You Wise | 04 May 2024 | 00:59:26 | |
On this Dandelion filled episode of YBYG Mike McGrath helps your 'Irish Daisy' filled Lawn! Plus your 'Puff-Ball' phone calls!! | |||
| What To Do When Weather Wins | 27 Apr 2024 | 00:51:56 | |
On this winning episode of YBYG Mike McGrath weathers the storms in your garden in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| Growing a Great Pumpkin Patch | 20 Apr 2024 | 00:48:50 | |
On this Pumpkin prepping episode of YBYG Mike McGrath teaches you how to grow a great Pumpkin patch! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| What Should You Do When Asters Get TooTall? | 13 Apr 2024 | 00:50:47 | |
On this Tall tale of an episode of YBYG Mike McGrath levels out your Asters in the Question of the Week! Plus your heightened phone calls! | |||
| Here Come the Cicadas PLUS Alan Bergo 'The Forager Chef' Author Spotlight | 06 Apr 2024 | 00:51:29 | |
On this buzzing episode of YBYG Mike McGrath gets your region ready for TRILLIONS of Cicadas! PLUS Award-winning Chef, Author & Show Host Alan Bergo 'The Forager Chef' talks Mugolio and more!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
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| A Fresh Look: Dancing in the Dark with Rhubarb | 30 Mar 2024 | 00:49:32 | |
On this classic episode of YBYG Mike McGrath introduces you to sounds of growing Rhubarb- in the dark! Plus your growing darker sounding phone calls!! | |||
| New Thoughts on the 'Soil Borne Wilts' that Terrify Tomatoes | 23 Mar 2024 | 00:49:47 | |
On this thought promoting episode of YBYG Mike McGrath scares up your Tomatoes by re defining the terror known as 'Soil Borne Wilts'! Plus your terrifying phone calls!! | |||
| How to start Peas and Beans indoors | 16 Mar 2024 | 00:51:28 | |
On this Legume filled episode of YBYG Mike McGrath snaps your Peas and Beans to an early start in the Question of the week! Plus our audio editor 'The Lovely Jazzy Jonas Bone' finds the long lost Pennsylvania Farm Show call with Doug Dooling!! Plus your black and white turned technicolor phone calls!! | |||
| Alien Earth Worms | 09 Mar 2024 | 00:54:56 | |
On this creepy crawly episode of YBYG Mike McGrath squirms through the differences in native worms! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| A Fresh Look: How to Outwit Terrible Ticks! | 02 Mar 2024 | 00:50:53 | |
On this ENCORE Disease fighting episode of YBYG Mike McGrath give you timely advice for the season to protect against Ticks! Plus your season protecting phone calls!!! | |||
| The Healing Power of Hibiscus | 24 Feb 2024 | 00:54:01 | |
On this 'healing' episode of YBYG Mike McGrath relates the many uses of Hibiscus! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| How to 'REALLY' Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden | 17 Feb 2024 | 00:55:37 | |
On this well caffeinated episode of YBYG Mike McGrath percolates over 'Tall Tales and Rumors' and grinds how to 'REALLY' use coffee grounds in the garden for the Question of the Week! PLUS The Philadelphia Flower Show 2024 is upon us! Mike interviews Seth Pearsoll; Creative Director and Vice President for the Philadelphia Flower Show from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society!! PLUS your fabulous phone calls!!! Learn more info @ www.phsonline.org | |||
| When Aphids are the 'Root of the Problem' | 10 Feb 2024 | 00:47:23 | |
On this problem solving episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs at the 'Root' of your Aphid issues! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| A 'Dogwood' Dilemma | 03 Feb 2024 | 00:48:47 | |
On this NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath saves your 'Dogwood' in the Question of the Week! Plus your saving phone calls!! | |||
| A Tilling Tragedy in the Making | 27 Jan 2024 | 00:49:35 | |
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath warns you from tilling bad 'Manure! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| Grow Your Own Bird Seed | 20 Jan 2024 | 00:46:27 | |
On this high flying episode of YBYG Mike McGrath helps your favorite Birds live longer and happier lives by teaching you how to grow your own seed! Plus your high flying phone calls!! | |||
| Are You Making Compost? OR Are You Just Composting? | 13 Jan 2024 | 00:51:06 | |
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath weighs in on the difference between 'making' compost or 'just' composting in the Question of the Week! Plus your just made phone calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests? | 06 Jan 2024 | 00:52:26 | |
On this Annual Classic episode of YBYG Mike reveals rosemary's secret potential! | |||
| You Bet Your Garden 2023 Year in Review | 30 Dec 2023 | 01:07:58 | |
On this Annual episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs through the year with a festive look at the Seasons past! Plus you fabulous annual phone calls!! | |||
| After Holidays ’Holiday’ Plant Care PLUS Book Review with Jarema Osofsky Author of ’Moon Garden: A Guide to Creating an Evening Oasis’ | 23 Dec 2023 | 01:03:27 | |
On this Festive Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath gifts you tips on after holiday 'holiday' plant care! PLUS Author Jarema Osofsky on her new book: Moon Garden: A Guide to Creating an Evening Oasis!! "An enchanting guide to creating a moon garden, plus soothing rituals to practice in your night-blooming oasis."
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| Pantry Moths & Other Flying Pests | 16 Dec 2023 | 00:55:12 | |
On this Pesty episode of YBYG Mike McGrath takes a swat at your 'Pantry Moths' PLUS more Book Gift Ideas for the holidays!! | |||
| What I Have Learned About Luffa Gourds PLUS Book Review with Linda Vater Author of The Garden Journal | 09 Dec 2023 | 00:56:53 | |
On this spongy episode of YBYG Mike McGrath squeezes out his Luffa crop with a review on this years harvest! PLUS an interview with Linda Vater Author of The Garden Journal: A 5-year record of your home garden!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: Carolina Reapers Hot Hot Hotter! | 02 Dec 2023 | 00:54:34 | |
On this spicier than most ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sizzles into an especially hot -but somewhat testy- Question of the Week on Carolina Reapers! Plus your pepper picking phone calls!! | |||
| @YBYG Classic: The Four Part Question of the Week | 25 Nov 2023 | 00:48:29 | |
From the 2020 pandemic archives Mike McGrath answers a FOUR part Question of the Week; With Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins! Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!! | |||
| Saving Home Grown Potatoes For Planting | 18 Nov 2023 | 00:51:25 | |
On this 'spud' filled episode of YBYG Mike McGrath harvests Yukon Gold in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous french fried phones calls!! | |||
| Put Out The Welcome Mat For Stag Beetles | 11 Nov 2023 | 00:51:34 | |
On this NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath scuttles your 'Stag Beetle' fears in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! | |||
| Milkweed and their Foes | 04 Nov 2023 | 00:50:00 | |
On this Monarch saving episode of YBYG Mike McGrath migrates your Monarchs safely with tips and tricks on Milkweed and their Foes! Plus your migrating phone calls!! | |||
| How To Handle Leaf Litter | 28 Oct 2023 | 00:50:43 | |
On this Fall abundant episode of YBYG Mike McGrath dives in your leaf piles in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous Fall phone calls!! | |||
| Luffa Gourds: How To Grow Your Own Shower Sponges | 21 Oct 2023 | 00:48:00 | |
On this Spongy episode of YBYG Mike McGrath cleans up your Garden in a soapy Question of the Week! Plus your soapy phone calls!! | |||
| Black Walnuts: Threat or Menace | 14 Oct 2023 | 00:49:34 | |
On this nutty episode of YBYG Mike McGrath cracks the case 'Black Walnuts: Threat or Menace' in the Question of the Week! Plus your nutty phone calls!! | |||
| Dig That Crazy Mixed Up Lawn PLUS A Sound Track Guided PHS Walking tour! | 07 Oct 2023 | 00:54:51 | |
On This New Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs that crazy mixed up lawn in the Question of the Week! PLUS Andrew Bunting from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 'PHS' on a new Philly based Garden Walking tour- to a soundtrack!! Plus your sound tracked phone calls!!! | |||