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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Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert discuss harvesting
fruits and veggies at their peak flavor. And, are your plants ready for a
week of HOT temps? Plus, it's time to prune those espaliered (and other)
fruit trees. And Jim's been traveling again, this time ...
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Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert discuss early summer
tasks in the garden, including summer pruning, watering newly planted plants
and during hot weather, and getting vegetables going for the fall and winter
garden.
As always, we'll answer your gardenin...
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There's no biological reason to rototill your soil...so why do it?
Host Glen Andresen welcomes back Will Newman to talk soil…and specifically
to try to answer the question: To till or not to till (the vegetable beds).
We'll also get an update on OSALT and its properties. P...
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Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert pruning peaches and nectarines
now…and why that is prefered to pruning them when they are dormant. Plus,
the Home Orchard Society's big spring event, the Fruit Propagation Fair is
Sunday, March 18; we'll tell you what to expect. And...
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Host Glen Andresen welcomes Jim Gilbert back to the fold to talk about his
ongoing project to find or breed a variety of apricot that does well AND
produces fruit reliably west of the Cascades. Plus, what's with this crazy
February weather? Well, it's perfectly normal. And ...
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Host Glen Andresen finally gets to talk to Franki Baccellieri about the
Temperate Orchard Conservancy. Plus, a discussion of what to prune now and
what to prune later. And some ideas on what to do with your cover crop come
spring.
As always, we'll answer your gardening que...
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