Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca
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Growing tomatoes and palm trees (yes, in Georgia!) 5/17/25 Hour 1
Soil for tomatoes, preventing blossom end rot, and planting palm trees in Atlanta (yes, it's possible!)
Saving birds, and some great garden calls 5/17/25 Hour 2
Soil prep for growing a vegetable garden, preventing bird/window collisions, and leveling out the lawn & yard
Fruit and ornamental tree issues 5/17/25 Hour 3
Herbicides for poison ivy, trouble with maple trees, will citrus come back, and pollination of fruit trees
"Do nothing" approach, and noise in one Atlanta community 5/10/25 Hour 1
My monologue about "Do nothing!", success with blueberries, planting hydrangeas and their sun needs, and noisy lawn equipment
Soil issues and a horticultural guest 5/10/25 Hour 2
Problems with squirrels, is bad soil the cause of a maple's decline, when you might need a perc test, and Julie Campbell, UGA Asst. Professor in Horticulture, joins me in studio!
Horticulture at UGA and real world experiences 5/10/25 Hour 3
UGA's Julie Campbell talks experiences for horticulture students, floral design, and rose care, plus how to find a landscaper
Birding! 5/3/25 Hour 1
Best states for bird watching- how GA performs, and an interesting look at UGA research on our bird watching & feeding habits
House plants and arid plants 5/3/25 Hour 2
Tips on selecting house plants, orchid care, and calls about moles tunneling, and growing agave in Atlanta
Calls from you 5/3/25 Hour 3
Garden myths, and calls about bad news for hostas, composting, ticks and tulips
Saving seeds and mosquito prevention 4/26/25 Hour 1
Introducing the Ga Native Seed Network; planning to prevent mosquitos from pestering us this summer!
High schoolers excited about outdoor jobs 4/26/25 Hour 2
Calls about lawns, mushrooms sprouting up & strange camellia leaves, plus learning about rewarding jobs in turf management with First Green
The beauty of Oakland, and garden calls 4/26/25 Hour 3
Things to see at Historic Oakland Cemetery in spring; Calls about something punching holes in lilies, butterflies and gardening in small spaces
Helping the earth 4/19/25 Hour 1
April is invasive plant pest & disease awareness month and it's earth month! Two great guests to share & encourage our roles in both!
Weed ID and destroying invasive plants 4/19/25 Hour 2
Calls about weeds; Dr. David Coyle from Clemson University in-studio talking about invasive plants and proper use of herbicides
Invasive pests and poison ivy 4/19/25 Hour 3
Dr. David Coyle with helpful info about poison ivy, how invasive pests take hold, and calls about imports, azaleas and roses
Buddy Lee of Encore Azaleas joins me 4/12/25 Hour 1
Honoring the beauty at the Masters, Bird Fest, and success with Encore Azaleas!
Bee ID and much more 4/12/25 Hour 2
Calls! Trouble with a cherry tree, oddity on camellias, protecting bluebirds, and the importance of properly identifying bees
Great caller topics 4/12/25 Hour 3
Pollinator plants, advantages of raised bed gardening, blooming tea olives, and protecting bees
Great garden calls 4/5/25 Hour 1
Don't top trees! Calls about mushrooms in the lawn, canna leaf roller, treating fescue, and balcony gardening
A visit to Atlanta's oldest public park 4/5/25 Hour 2
Highlighting the gardens within Historic Oakland Cemetery, checking wildflower seed mixes, Weed of the Week, and propagation
Killing invasives 4/5/25 Hour 3
Killing invasives selectively, use of a Buckthorn Blaster, feeding birds, and tips for growing tomatoes
Plants and creatures 3/29/25 Hour 1
Spring flowering trees, a little about opossums, using salt in the garden, and the Top 3 Things to be doing!
Clint Waltz in studio 3/29/25 Hour 2
Turf grass specialist Clint Waltz answers questions about fescue varieties, seeding fescue, and scalping, topdressing & aerating Bermuda lawns
Common lawn practices 3/29/25 Hour 3
Bermuda care- defining topdressing, dethatching, and aerating. Also, handling Bermuda growing into fescue and vice versa
Penguins, butterflies and unwanted beetles 3/22/25 Hour 1
Live like a penguin! Also, a popular scam this time of year, promoting butterflies in the landscape and the Top 3 Things to do this week!
Garden calls and mosquito prevention 3/22/25 Hour 2
Garden trends for 2025, calls about eliminating Bradford pears, mixed fescue stands and UGA Public Health Extension Specialist Elmer Gray
Warding off a summer pest 3/22/25 Hour 3
Interesting black fly/gnat facts and busting mosquito myths with UGA's Elmer Gray
Butterfly banter 3/15/25 Hour 1
Expert guests discussing butterflies, their host plants, and how insects heal themselves using plants
NG Turf and Armor Wildlife Management 3/15/25 Hour 2
NG Turf and sod health topics; Armor Wildlife Mgmt with deer fencing and other ways to prevent deer damage
Favorite perennials and finding native milkweed 3/15/25 Hour 3
Dr. Bodie Pennisi offers up advantages of perennials plus favorites for sun and shade!
Fire danger & invasives 3/8/25 Hour 1
Ga Forestry Commission on preventing fires, jasmine vines, the ills of Bradford pears, and evergreen, shrub recommendations
Garden calls 3/8/25 Hour 2
Favorite spring plants, questions about transplanting seedlings, mowing Bermuda for the 1st time, grape vines, and don't be fooled by colored hostas!
Garden calls and questions 3/8/25 Hour 3
Mickey Gazaway and I answer questions about lilies, pruning, fescue to prevent erosion and flowering vines
Flowering trees and using native plants 3/1/25 Hour 1
Helping you identify spring-blooming plants, question about soil tests, and why native plants!
Armor Wildlife Management 3/1/25 Hour 2
Deer prevention- effectiveness of consumer vs commercial repellents; dealing with armadillos and moles
Deer in the landscape 3/1/25 Hour 3
Observing deer damage with Armor Wildlife Mgmt- discussions about fencing and damage to trees and other plants
Ways to honor Ga Arbor Day 2/22/25 Hour 1
Ga Arbor Day- the Ga Forestry Commission stops by, fragrant flowers, and putting grass seed down soon
Spring planting ideas 2/22/25 Hour 2
Air layering as propagation, soil tests, growing wild flowers, tips for starting seed, and shade-loving perennials
Properly planting trees 2/22/25 Hour 3
Ga Forestry Commission with tree planting tips, Qs about balled & burlapped trees, pecan trees and a good use for leaves
Perennial plants 2/15/25 Hour 1
Pruning jasmine, threat of Southern Pine Beetle, and Dr. Bodie Pennisi offers up advantages of perennials and her favorites for sun
Bird count and lawn grasses 2/15/25 Hour 2
Tips for this weekend's Great Backyard Bird Count; NG Turf talks about certified varieties of sod and the grass to fertilize right now
NG Turf - new sod varieties 2/15/25 Hour 3
Jutt Howard from NG Turf answers questions about sodding dormant grasses, importance of soil prep, and how well Bluegrass performs!
Great Backyard Bird Count hints and tips 2/8/25 Hour 1
Fruit tree growth and pollination and info for the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count!
Birds and wonky weather 2/8/25 Hour 2
Tips about songbirds (attracting them and caring for the injured), trees with annoying suckers and what to do, and impacts of cold-warm-cold weather on spring plants
Great garden questions 2/8/25 Hour 3
Calls about deer fencing and prevention, trimming loropetalum shrubs, cold season veggies and transplanting perennial lilies
All about seeds and cold weather golf 2/1/25 Hour 1
Adams-Briscoe Seed Co. with all kinds of plants from seed, protecting tough turf on golf courses, and a little about poison ivy
Winter planting 2/1/25 Hour 2
Vertical farming, best planting practices for evergreens, and Mickey Gazaway with some great winter flowering plants
Garden calls and seeding for favorite plants 2/1/25 Hour 3
Questions about dark leaves on gardenia, caring for Bermuda, and black leaves on hellebores
Butterflies, violets and fruits 1/25/25 Hour 1
Protecting Monarchs, containerized plants in the cold, African violets, how many seeds to start, and Dr. Armitage assures us cold weather is good!
Looking out for animals, and major pruning 1/25/25 Hour 2
Songbirds, deer acting weird, Mark Arum's concern for his dog in the yard, and what rejuvenative pruning works on in February