Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca
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Buying bad soil 5/25/24 Hour 1
Memorial Day remembrance, Southern magnolias, and the dangers of buying soil from unknown origins
A bad landscaper and UGA Extension help 5/18/24 Hour 3
Pruning golden mop cypress & boxwoods, Ashley rants & raves, and new weed, and what's important for pecan trees
Expert advice 5/18/24 Hour 2
Calls about propagating a favorite tree, a new weed, bamboo, irises, and what's turning the lawn brown
Japanese Maple help 5/18/24 Hour 1
Norm Mittleider with summer care for maples, selecting the right one, and problems they may encounter. Plus, the dreaded Japanese beetles!
Hummingbirds and mosquitoes 5/11/24 Hour 3
More about hummingbird feeders, keeping mosquitoes AND bamboo away, plus what are cypress knees?
Cicadas!!! 5/11/24 Hour 2
What gardeners need to know about cicadas, plus pruning roses, magnolia wood, and keeping ants out of hummingbird feeders.
Societal benefits of gardening, and bromeliads 5/11/24 Hour 1
Getting to know your neighbors, Top 3 Things to do, caring for bromeliads (cool plants!) with Hans Rueffert
Gambit of great garden calls 5/4/24 Hour 3
Leaf spots and insects on perennials, birds nesting in ferns, dead parts of a shrub and tomato hornworm
Spring blooms for mom 5/4/24 Hour 2
Watering the lawn, handling spring flowers, and Mother's Day gift ideas from Wild Birds Unlimited.
Successful vegetable gardening 5/4/24 Hour 1
Improving a raised bed and successfully growing tomatoes, with Joe Lamp'l
Talkin' turf 4/27/24 Hour 2
Clint Waltz from UGA and Jutt Howard of NG Turf tackle all of your grass questions!
Bugs and birds 4/27/24 Hour 3
Invasive bugs you may encounter this summer, plus, Mother's Day gift ideas from Wild Birds Unlimited.
Treating weeds and top landscapers 4/27/24 Hour 1
King Green with advice on summer weeds; Georgia Urban Ag Council's GA Landscape Awards
Earth Day! Recycling, and roses 4/20/24 Hour 3
Recycling glass and 'hard to recycle materials' with Live Thrive. Plus learning about and caring for new plants.
Pruning, watering, and disease 4/20/24 Hour 2
ALL topics! Pruning that can be done now, hydrangea health, composting, watering lawns, and powdery mildew
Planting and birds 4/20/24 Hour 1
Things to do around the city, birding with Birds Georgia, and what to do with camellias now, including air-layering!
Sustainable landscaping 4/13/24 Hour 3
Sustainable landscaping with Dr. Richard Ludwig- considering form, color and texture; questions about fruit trees, coring your containers and more
Environmental horticulturalist Dr. Richard Ludwig 4/13/24 Hour 2
Dr. Ludwig discusses sustainability in landscaping, a cool way to grow tomatoes and native plants
Snakes and swarms 4/13/24 Hour 1
Snakes, a swarm of honeybees, finding a landscaper and more!
Establishing and maintaining sod 4/6/24 Hour 3
Jutt with NG Turf- come see and feel the sod; soil testing, soil prep, when to lay warm-season sod, and a question about matching Bermudas.
NG Turf 4/6/24 Hour 2
Hemlocks, artichokes, and NG Turf in studio - grasses that can withstand shade, bluegrasses as lawns, and leveling lawns
April is National Garden Month 4/6/24 Hour 1
What to do during national garden month, recycling pots, English ivy, and native azaleas
Watering, tree issues and more 3/30/24 Hour 3
Unwanted birds, irrigating, problems with trees, rose rosette, and keeping cats out of the garden bed!
Attack of the PEEPS 3/30/24 Hour 2
Easter candies, no thanks to Dave Baker, where to get good sod, and a rare bird rescue
Gardens and chickens 3/30/34 Hour 1
Featuring the Piedmont Park Green Market, and raising chickens with digital creator Michelle from N. DeKalb!
Your questions about lawn maintenance 3/23/24 Hour 3
Clint answers questions about care for Centipede lawns, leveling and top-dressing Bermuda and the dreaded weed Poa annua (annual bluegrass).
Turfgrass expert and spring green up 3/23/24 Hour 2
UGA's Clint Waltz answers your questions about St Augustine, grasses for shade, and what NOT to be doing for warm season grasses right now
Garden Media Group - social trends 3/23/24 Hour 1
Farmers market feature, and how social media influences the garden industry, plus Southern Living plants for spring!
Garden calls and bluebirds 3/16/24 Hour 3
Questions about the 'disease triangle', kudzu and more, plus Jim Bearden with attracting bluebirds to your yard!
UGA Professionals with a spring outlook 3/16/24 Hour 2
Interviews with the experts at UAC's Landscape Pro University, and Dr. Allan Armitage helps us decipher plant tags
Pitfalls of pruning 3/16/24 Hour 1
When to prune, when and how NOT to prune, plus tips on growing citrus in Georgia with Via Citrus!
More about deer, and moles! 3/9/24 Hour 3
Trent Ellis of Armor Wildlife Management on deer behavior, and ways to deter them (and moles) from harming your landscape.
Armor Wildlife Management 3/9/24 Hour 2
Trent Ellis joins me, talking about what it takes to repel deer on your property
A unique tree and woodpeckers 3/9/24 Hour 1
History of Indian Marker trees, welcoming new friends NG Turf & Wild Birds Unlimited, and the variety of woodpeckers in Georgia
A weekend to get things done 3/2/24 Hour 3
Norm Mittleider explains vole damage to roots, lichens, and care for hydrangeas. And Ruby's Farm Nursery is back open for 2024!
Jap Maples and tree behavior questions 3/2/24 Hour 2
Jap Maple expert Norm Mittleider answers questions about planting, transplanting, pruning, and sucker growth. Turfgrass expert Clint Waltz with advice for a persistent weed!
Trying new things 3/2/24 Hour 1
Check out farmers markets this year! Tips for gardeners new to Georgia and selling centipede lawn if you've never experienced it
Our state flower, and great garden calls 2/24/24 Hour 3
Our state flower! To scalp or not to scalp, what to add to soil, magnolias, crape myrtles and planting daffodils late
Bugs and economics 2/24/24 Hour 2
Dr Dave Coyle about Invasive Species Awareness Week and Dr Ben Campbell talks about the USDA Census on Georgia horticulture over the last 5 years
Farmers markets and seed starting 2/24/24 Hour 1
Spring in bloom, finding community farmers markets, starting seed now and the disease triangle
Premier Tree Solutions 2/17/24 Hour 3
Removing trees safely from ChopMyTree.com, shared responsibility of trees near property lines and using wood chips effectively
Tree care & Premier Tree Solutions 2/17/24 Hour 2
Handling and caring for seedlings/saplings and the importance of having an arborist help with caring for large trees
Great Backyard Bird Count & GA Arbor Day 2/17/24 Hour 1
How to participate in the GBBC through Feb. 19th, and Georgia Power with money saving tips when it comes to planting trees
Shannon Pable in-studio 2/10/24 Hour 3
Tips for plant identification, planting in pots, and Qs about slugs, fertilizing azaleas & gardenias, and keeping deer & rabbits away
"Cold is good for plants" 2/10/24 Hour 2
A visit with Dr. Armitage, plus designer and gardener extraordinaire Shannon Pable joins me in studio to talk shade gardening
Grasses and citrus 2/10/24 Hour 1
10 steps for a healthy home lawn (from UGA), plus calls on Meyer lemon, weeds in ivy and types of Zoysia
Variety of topics and calls 2/3/24 Hour 3
Ornamental grasses, seed starting and calls about ground covers, grass on the cheap and an unwanted ground cover!
A chat about Japanese maples 2/3/24 Hour 2
Norm Mittleider with great info about caring for Japanese maples and what does 'organic' mean?
Invasives and tree pruning 2/3/24 Hour 1
A popular radio show announces its end, invasive plants & pruning crape myrtles and fruit trees
What is rejuvenation pruning? 1/27/24 Hour 3
Rick Smith, The Pruning Guru, answers questions about pruners, rejuvenation pruning on hollies, and letting trees be...