All Things Gardening Podcast

Fall garden chores, part one

Begin with certain garden chores to ready your gardens, raised beds and landscape for fall and winter.

Decorate for fall with warty pumpkins, colorful gourds and wispy grasses

For this year's autumn decorations, incorporate natural materials — some of which may already be in your landscape.

Try these 3 different kale varieties for hardy, cool-weather greens

Kale is an excellent choice for late-season gardens, with multiple varieties that get sweeter with cool nights.

Avoid critter nibbles with these 3 bulb planting strategies

Chipmunks, squirrels and mice like to nibble on buried flowering bulbs. Learn how to deter them with some simple tips.

Plant trees before the freeze and 'cook' the soil to get rid of jumping worms

Tree and shrub roots need time to get established before the ground freezes.

How to overwinter cuttings of certain potted plants indoors

Certain foliage and flowering annuals can thrive as indoor potted plants during the winter. Find out which ones and how to bring in cuttings.

How to grow hazelnuts for you and the squirrels

Start growing these small shrubs now, and in a few years, hazelberts will produce nuts for you and nearby wildlife.

Perennial flowers that provide color in the garden's quieter season

Include perennial flowers like helenium and Russian sage in your gardens. They'll bloom in late summer to extend color throughout the season.

Late-summer gardening questions: Cherry tree affliction, deer deterrent and a blueberry mystery

An odd growth on blueberry bushes, leathery lichen and hungry deer are just a few of the late-summer issues plaguing listeners.

How to grow grapes in your backyard

Many home gardeners think grape-growing is only the milieu of vineyards, but you can plant a small number of grapevines in your yard and have enough delicious fruit to fe

Late summer garden questions: Lily beetles, hydrangea with no blooms and destructive voles

Charlie Nardozzi answers garden questions that have been cropping up in late summer.

Bring the garden inside: How to cut and prep flowers so they'll last

Learn how to cut flowers like rudbeckia, delphinium, gladiolus and more and enjoy them inside for days.

Fruit-picking tips for a sweeter harvest

If you spend time and care growing fruits, knowing a few harvesting tips can help ensure the best-tasting results.

A day in the life of a back porch tomato plant

Sometimes, plants grown in containers on back decks and porches outperform expectations. We'll meet one named "Big Beef."

'Cowboy toilet paper' can play a role in your garden, too

Mullein grows tall with soft leaves and does best in well-drained soil and lots of sun.

Sow cool-season crops in hot July for a continuous vegetable harvest this fall

Starting cool-season plants in peak summer will ensure a harvest bounty come fall.

More than just tawny orange, choose daylilies with other color and petal variations

Along with the cheery orange daylilies, look for different colorways and petal patterns for your yard and gardens.

Plant sweet potatoes now for an early fall crop

Home gardeners still have time to plant sweet potatoes, and there's still time to get a crop by fall!

Garden question lightning round: controlling rampant mint, runaway chervil and more

Some local home gardeners have out-of-control plants and weeds.

Covering ground with perennial geraniums

Home gardeners looking for slow-spreading ground covers that keep weeds out and support pollinators should consider perennial geraniums.