Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca
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Post-Hurricane Helene coverage 9/28/24 Hour 3
GA Agricultural Commissioner Tyler Harper joins Green and Growing with a snapshot of the devastation, plus electrical tips from Ragsdale
Post-Hurricane Helene coverage 9/28/24 Hour 2
Urban Ag Council's landscaping & tree tips for homeowners, and lawn dos and don'ts from UGA Turfgrass Specialist Clint Waltz
Post-Hurricane Helene coverage 9/28/24 Hour 1
Downed trees, storm tips from Georgia's Insurance Commissioner, top 3 things to do in the landscape plus when you can always prune
Plant identification and ideas for fall gardening 9/21/24 Hour 3
Shannon Pable encouraging folks to use Master Gardeners; plants for an arid spot, creating raised beds, tips for peonies and dahlias
Thoughtful garden calls & questions 9/21/24 Hour 2
Great questions about recycling potting mix, wildflower mixes, soil tests and preparing to overwinter potted plants
Tasks preparing for fall 9/21/24 Hour 1
Fall tasks, healthy centipede lawn, and tree identification and pruning
Favorite trees 9/14/24 Hour 3
Japanese maples- what to be doing now, houseplants, butterflies, and the American Chestnut
Preventing potential spring problems now 9/14/24 Hour 2
Preventing pests, fungus on lawns and leaf spot. Plus identifying an issue on Zoysia as well as a poorly performing butterfly bush
Fall color and flowers 9/14/24 Hour 1
Discussion on Japanese maples, favorite colors, and colorful fall flowers to consider
Fall is on the way 9/7/24 Hour 3
Fall transplanting & planting, caterpillars, and preemergence herbicide- do it NOW to prevent winter weeds!
Garden knowledge 9/7/24 Hour 2
Calls about pruning- figs, blueberries, loropetalum and prepping veggie gardens with Mickey Gazaway!
Plant myths, and tropicals 9/7/24 Hour 1
Horticulturalist and professor Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott on common sense gardening and debunking myths. Plus, overwintering tropical plants
Slithering reptiles on radio 8/31/24 Hour 2
The Rome-Floyd ECO Center in the house! Meet the American alligator, Kingsnake, Ratsnake, and we discuss black bears, opossums & raccoons
Baby alligator in studio 8/31/24 Hour 1
Fall planting for trees and shrubs, new Zoysia lawn, and Ben & Sarah from Rome-Floyd ECO Center bring in a guest!
Ozzie Johnson- maples and hydrangeas 8/24/24 Hour 3
Colorful maples, uses in the landscape, pruning hydrangeas, and repotting a Christmas cactus
Plant explorer and breeder Ozzie Johnson 8/24/24 Hour 2
Mahonias, hydrangeas, and begonias you know that Ozzie bred and marketed. Plus, how plants are allowed in from other countries
Southern Pine Beetle & Pollinators 8/24/24 Hour 1
GFC talks Southern Pine Beetle- symptoms and treatments; and participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Garden calls 8/17/24 Hour 3
Qs about mondo pythium root rot, growing herbs, and establishing perennials
Great Southeast Pollinator Census 8/17/24 Hour 2
Participate in the GSePC Aug. 23 and 24. Plus, calls about hungry caterpillars, butterfly ID and harvesting grapes
Learning from the experts 8/17/24 Hour 1
Ashley hits the road for UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day and the 100th conference of the International Society of Arboriculture
Fall a great time for cut flowers 8/10/24 Hour 3
Traci from Retreat Lane Flowers- how to be preparing for next season, protecting blooms from bugs and sun needed for growing flowers
Cut flower gardening 8/10/24 Hour 2
Late season pruning, plus cut flower gardening with Traci Gables- what's blooming now, best time to pick, and pests on them
Crop damage from Debby and fall armyworm 8/10/24 Hour 1
GA crop status update from GA Dept of Ag, plus identifying and treating fall armyworm, and a dying dogwood
Plant problems, kudzu bugs and ticks 8/3/24 Hour 3
Rose issues, tackling kudzu bugs, Top 3 Things to be doing, plus avoiding ticks and mosquitos with Elmer Gray from UGA
Eliminating invasives and plant pests vs disease 8/3/24 Hour 2
Michael Cowan with ReForest ATL and Dr. Jean Woodward from UGA - preventing diseased plants
Help for landscapers and benefits to us 8/3/24 Hour 1
Ga Urban Ag Council with how to find a landscaper, and come see me at UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day Aug. 7 - details here
The most invasive plants 7/27/24 Hour 3
Avoiding English ivy & bamboo, movement for a new state flower, and identifying butterflies
Fun gardening and investigative gardening 7/27/24 Hour 2
Dr. Richard Ludwig- gardening with kids, and Dr. Jean Woodward- plant diseases are everywhere, properly identifying them
Mid-summer mosquitoes 7/27/24 Hour 1
Garden calls, and UGA's Elmer Gray to bust or substantiate myths about mosquitoes
Protecting trees, or removing them 7/20/24 Hour 3
ChopMyTree.com answers Qs about proper insurance, power companies cutting trees, girdling limbs, exposed roots, and trees in storms
ChopMyTree.com stops by 7/20/24 Hour 2
Deer tolerant plants, plus Premier Tree Solutions- covering all of Atlanta, equipment vs. climbers, tips on hiring a professional tree company, and what questions to ask
Garden questions 7/20/24 Hour 1
Calls about nutsedge in sod, the health of gardenias and crape myrtles, plus the top 3 things to do!
Fruits! 7/13/24 Hour 3
Pruning blackberries, too hot for tomatoes? Calls about fig and orange trees
Beauty in summer 7/13/24 Hour 2
Reliable garden resources on the internet, summer pruning and cultivating butterflies
Moss and snakes 7/13/24 Hour 1
Beautiful moss- learning to love it! Plus, where I was shocked to see a snake at my house.
Kids and pollinators 7/6/24 Hour 3
Gardening with kids- ideas from Richard Ludwig; calls about bees, barberry, blueberries, splitting bark and more
Fertilizing now and butterflies 7/6/24 Hour 2
Fertilizing trees and whether or not it's necessary, butterfly bushes, and timing butterfly chrysalises
Summer camps and gardens 7/6/24 Hour 1
Farm fresh foods at camp, and a little about the upcoming WSB Radio Care-a-thon. Find unique opportunities when you donate at wsbradio.com/careathon
Diving into plant diseases 6/29/24 Hour 3
Selecting and planting healthy plants, minimizing disease spread, boxwood blight, and more with Dr. Woodward
Cherry trees and plant pathology 6/29/24 Hour 2
Diatomaceous Earth, Japanese beetles in cherry trees, and plant diseases with UGA's Jean Woodward
Farmers Markets and garden questions 6/29/24 Hour 1
Featuring the Alpharetta Farmers Market, plus questions about summer-blooming flowers and gnats in houseplants
Miserable mosquito summer 6/22/24 Hour 3
UGA Entomologist Elmer Gray with mosquito prevention- bodies of water to pay attention to, environmentally friendly solutions, and "tick questing"
Mosquito myths 6/22/24 Hour 2
Bee ID, Japanese beetles on roses, and Entomologist Elmer Gray busts common mosquito myths. Interesting stuff!
Sustainability 6/22/24 Hour 1
Concepts around sustainable gardening, favorite trees, and the top 3 things to do this weekend!
NG Turf and the summer heat 6/15/24 Hour 3
Jutt Howard with NG Turf shares tips for properly maintaining sod in the summer heat, plus answers questions about weeds and matching varieties
Pollinators, and talking turf 6/15/24 Hour 2
Father's Day gift ideas, issues with trees this time of year, and Jutt Howard with NG Turf takes your calls!
Plant detective 6/15/24 Hour 1
Know the problem before you 'fix' the problem; National Pollinator Week and certifying your landscape
Common sense gardening 6/8/24 Hour 3
Interpreting plant tags and common sense gardening with Dr. Allan Armitage; pruning tips from Rick Smith and Bruce Holliday
Care and maintenance for maples 6/8/24 Hour 2
Norm Mittleider with summer care for maples, selecting the right one, and problems. Plus, guests from the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association
Summer citrus 6/8/24 Hour 1
Growing citrus in Georgia with Via Citrus, and calls about a new weed, irises and bamboo!