You Bet Your Garden

Saturday 5:00 - 6:00am


You Bet Your Garden offers fiercely organic advice to gardeners far and wide: Tips on caring for plants, fending off pests, wrestling with weeds, dealing with disease, and all the other fun things we outdoor enthusiasts enjoy sooooo much.

The Beautiful Lady Slipper Orchid

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The beautiful and ephemeral lady slipper orchid is a true Springtime star. Mike McGrath will take a close look at the horticultural needs of this native American orchid. Plus your fabulous phone calls!

It's a Worm! It's a Beetle! It's Both!

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It's a worm! It's a beetle! It's both. Host Mike McGrath takes a close look at the garden pest known as the wireworm, and it's unusual adult form. Plus your fabulous phone calls!

Did Your Tulips Fail to Show this Year?

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When tulips don't return, it's the gardener who's often guilty of the one-time crime! On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal how to get even the most finicky Spring bulbs to return year after year. Plus: we speak with Mark Birdsall who is making sure fresh food is available for all this summer. And of course your fabulous phone calls!

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