Monthly Archives: February 2009

America’s Home Grown Veggie Show

Well the show is going ahead and previews tomorrow at noon for one hour. If you are interested in listening, go to www.radiosandysprings.com. Tomorrow we are going to wing it, and just chat about the show, what we are planning … Continue reading

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Another Radio Show

For the past year or so I have hosted the Master Gardener radio show every other week on ww.Radiosandysprings.com. This morning, toward the end of the show we were talking about vegetablegardens, then Victory gardens, and the producer/owner now wants … Continue reading

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Attention spans get smaller

When I first started giving lectures to the public, that standard was 60minutes.  This was roughly divided into 5 minutes introduction to you and the topic, 40mins talk, 15 minutes questions and wrap up, plus clear away.  Then things got … Continue reading

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Spring is getting closer

There has been so much going on that I neglected the blog!  From hellebores to winter honeysuckle, and now the cherry trees are coming out.  I even ordered seeds, belatedly, and have some compost to sow them in. Tomorrow though … Continue reading

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Hardy Bananas and Bamboo

Yesterday on the radio show I had Steve Guiness who enjoys playing around with tropical plants. He takes people on gardening trips to the South American continent, so he was the perfect person to ask about my hardy bananas and … Continue reading

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The First Daffodil

The weather turned mild this past 24 hours, so I was able  get out into the garden to work today.  The chore was made more pleasant by the fact that the first daffodils were out.  These cheery little guys are … Continue reading

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