Host Glen Andresen welcomes back Jim Gilbert to talk about watering (or is
that irrigation?), his apricot variety trial, and his recent trip to New
Zealand.
As always, we'll have a new Plant of the Month (strawberries); a new Garden
Stumper; and define our Dirtbag Dictiona...
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Host Glen Andresen welcomes back Farmer Ted (Snider) to talk about how to
sharpen your garden tools at home, including what kind of sharpening
implements are needed. And, if this April rain would ever let up for more
than an hour, it's time to get serious about planting. Bu...
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Host Glen Andresen welcomes back world-traveler Jim Gilbert, who will report
on his recent trip to China searching for tasty and appropriate plants to
grow here. Also, when is too early to plant? When is it time to plant? When
is is appropriate to stake a tree?
As always, ...
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Host Glen Andresen welcomes Farmer Ted (Snider), the owner of Cully Farm
Store, to talk about vegetable seeds, Willamette Valley seed companies,
starting and growing veggies, and his mission to give old tools new life.
We'll also offer tips on preparing a vegetable garden b...
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Host Glen Andresen welcomes back Jim Gilbert to talk about, what else, fruit
trees: staking, pruning, fertilizing, and planting. Also, 'tis the season to
prune grapes and kiwis. Plus, it's time to begin planning the veggie
garden, and that means ordering seeds and then sta...
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Host Glen Andresen welcomes fellow Master Gardener Trish Brazil to talk about
the creation of City Berry Farm, a fantastically dense garden of edible
fruits and vegetables, right in the heart of the Cully neighborhood in NE
Portland. Trish bought the 2/3-acre lot and house ...
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Cold weather is surely on the way, and, in addition to not calling you
Shirley, we need to take precautions in our gardens. Host Glen Andresen and
guest Jim Gilbert will walk you through ways to protect your tenderer plants.
Plus, what to do with that bumper crop of persimm...
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Even if you haven't planted cover crops and don't plan to, there are many
other ways to protect and improve your garden beds and soil. Combined, host
Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert have gone through more than
130 winters, the vast majority of them as garden...
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Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert discuss harvesting
pears, sea berries…and believe it or not, pruning cherries, plums and other
stone fruits now. Plus, it's time to think about (and actually planting)
leguminous cover crops. And, what's happening on the ...
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On this encore presentation of The Dirg Bag Gene Bradley fills in as
host for Glen Andresen, who is on break.
Gene's guests will be Bob Hatton, program director of the Portland Fruit Tree
Project, who will talk about their work in Portland, and Weston Miller, OSU
Extens...
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