Rosie on the House

COVID has brought around the “COVID clutter’” said Bridges Conner, Owner and Founder of Get Organized with Bridges + CO, “I am seeing more and more people reach out because they are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start with their projects.” Bridges joins us to help you organize and reduce the clutter. Plus the latest home scams, questions on a malfunctioning exhaust fan and installing a real wood floor.

Because of the pandemic, we have been forced to use our houses as workspaces, schools, entertainment centers, and fitness centers. We discuss some of the remodeling trends and cool innovations in those trends. And listeners need help on new build home for the Arizona climate, weed control and smelly drains.

Jay Harper discusses growing and maintaining roses for great blooms later in the year. Justin Rohner of Queen Creek Botanical Gardens talks about one of the most unique gardens in the country. Featuring edible plants, trees and a working water mill for grinding and cracking. Chris Welborn of Vicente Landscaping in Prescott, AZ talks about irrigation maintenance to prevent freezing pipes.

Our Weekly To Do on Water Heaters with George Cathey of Isley's Home Service featuring 3 types of heaters, how they work and proper maintenance. A story from John Eisenhower about burning a Christmas tree in the fireplace. And homeowner questions too!

Owning and maintaining a home in Arizona is very different that other parts of the country. We detail what first time home buyers need to know. Response to our recent Most Asked Question of burning a Christmas tree in a fireplace. And discussion on accenting your home with colors.

SavATree's John Eisenhower is joined by Sarah Maitland with the Tree Of The Month: The Ghost Gum Tree! A shade tree that grows faster in heat. Tip on pruning during a mild winter. Proper space from the home to plant a shade tree. And listener questions on palm stumps, privacy trees and vines, planting new trees and a tree pathogen discussion of sooty canker.

We tackle listener questions: installing a single basin sink, consistence tile cracking, soundproofing, tankless water heaters, hard to find flat roofing part and more! The Most Asked Question Of The Week: Can you burn a Christmas in the fireplace? And our Weekly To Do evaluating your home budgeting.

Equity in your home, trends in remodeling, cost of material supplies, expanding home office space with updated electronics plus the latest scams to look our for are some of the insights to look for in 2021. BLOG

Waylon Wuertz of Wuertz Gourd Farm is our guest with Julie Murphree of The Arizona Farm Bureau. Waylon discusses how he got into gourd farming, his customer base of artists and crafters, the advantages growing gourds and the other facts and things you can find visiting the farm. (It could be the next 'C' in Arizona's 5 C's)

From plants out of control, hardest things to grow in our climate to garage conversions and other must do fixes for aging homes, we look back the top 5 most popular 2020 blogs at Rosie On The House.

All of us at Rosie On The House are grateful for what we do to become Every Arizona Homeowner's Best Friend. We look back how the show and homeowner information has evolved from its beginnings as a radio show to today's added technology.

Farmer Greg details how you can grow your own citrus and fruit producing orchard big or small. Proper planting, maintaining height to make it easy to pick, building healthy soil and explains his 'magic bullet', foliar feeding with a special fish formula on the leaves.

After an appliance check at The House, we discovered a home hazard we never thought about. HASSAR joins us to explain what they found and tips to keep your appliances in shape. And questions on low water pressure at the kitchen sink, roof replacement on multiple homes in a neighborhood, rapid clicks from the attic when the heater turns on, fixing cracks in sheetrock and more!

Rosie explains the things you need to consider to find the best contractor for your remodeling job. And added holiday cheer including the Romero family's seasoned pecan recipe.

Jay Harper discusses winter care for your gardens and lawns including proper watering and fertilizing. Caring for your holiday plants. We remember Horticultural Hero Terry Mikel for his love of everything green.

Safety tips on keeping your dryer vents free of lint, keeping your Christmas tree from being a fire hazard, proper ladder use for hanging lights and electrical cords. With a skilled labor shortage, how more women should choose a career in the construction industry. Arizona's own Dierks Bentley and The Phoenix Symphony perform the state song 'I Love You Arizona'.

Air Scrubbers became popular for its cleanliness aspect with Covid-19. We explain how they work. Remodeling inside and outside your home doesn't have to be too complicated with proper permits and plans. How solar works and can benefit your home's energy bill plus tax credits and incentives to save on install. And we'll bet you never heard of the Adverse Market Fee added to a refinance loan. We explain what its for and the fee cost.

John Eisenhower of SavATree discusses the Tree Of The Month, the Mexican Blue Fan Palm. Why some trees are still holding on to their leaves and some showing very late fall colors. How a blanket of snow can benefit a tree's roots for a spring growth push. Explains 'mortality spiral' and proper tree pruning into winter including the one type tree to be extra careful pruning.

We discuss a survey showing demand for home improvement features including a comeback of a lost home feature. Responses of our Home Maintenance Calendar (now called the Homeowner Handbook!). Plus we take listener questions on termite damage around a wood window sill, freezer issue, dishwasher not heating, how to determine if a hot water heater solar panel is working properly, and cost for a detached RV garage.

During the holidays and year round, you rely on your appliances to run smoothly. Rosie Certified Honest Appliance Service Sales And Repair (HASSAR) features great maintenance tips to keep dishwashers, garbage disposals, refrigerators, washing machines and more running properly.

The Justice Brothers Ranch is the longest continually operated citrus orchard in the state of Arizona, and the operation has been family owned since its inception in 1928. Selwyn Justice joins Julie Murphree of The Arizona Farm Bureau to discuss their U-Pick orchard featuring a variety of citrus and farm stand for farm fresh products.

A big THANK YOU to all that listen to our show and use our resources at Rosie On The House.com. Most Asked Question Of The Week is how to keep a Christmas Tree fresh thru New Year's Day. Our Weekly To Do on Glass Panes. Adam Homer of Pella Windows talks about if condensation or fog develops in between the glass panes. Plus our social media update!

The pandemic has made it tough on many families. For those who are fortunate, its no better time to give thanks and contribute to your favorite organization. In this hour, we highlight our 3 favorites. John Junker with St. Vincent de Paul, Marc Boehm with Military Assistance Mission and Jason Barlow with Habitat For Humanity. Each explains how their organization has tackled assisting needs during the pandemic and how you can help.

The Urban Farm's Farmer Greg says think more than just a garden. Mimic what nature does in the forest by creating your own backyard food forest. Plant what you like to eat, plants to attract pollinators, ground cover, shade and privacy hedgerows that provide citrus, fruits and more! Lots of great tips to get started.

Discussing homeowner topics about home inspectors, smoke detectors, gas line plumbing, installing solar before this year's tax credit ends, scams and air conditioning listener questions. Plus the Most Asked Question Of The Week, what's the difference between watts and lumens in a light bulb and how to calculate them?

By popular demand, Hospitality Bio Cleaners are back to discuss how they can disinfect your home to operating room standards! They explain the science behind their five step procedure Bio 360 Plus. Introducing their Bio Defender Film Coating that kills 99.99% microorganisms and coming soon their Bio Defender Sanitizing Solution. Plus why 'Dwell Time' is an important term you need know.

Gardening is more popular that ever and its the perfect time to join others and start yours! Jay gives you some tips to get started and maintain your garden. Jay Danick of West Coast Turf talks about the advantages of rye grass for winter lawns. Questions about eucalyptus trees, removing hedges near a gas line, keeping a ficus tree from producing berries and more!

Questions about dishwasher performance and maintenance, liquid or power, braided stainless steel supply lines, water heaters, why we don't recommend radiant barrier products, sound proofing a home near a freeway, why do septic systems back up during the holidays and more! Good information to know BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS!

On top of giving away a new top of the line Air Conditioning Heating unit, REEis Air Conditioner & Home Comfort discusses what a home energy audit can do in making your home more efficient. The misconceptions and proper way a heat pump functions. What to consider when its time to replace your older unit? Listeners ask if moving a unit from the roof to a cool spot in the yard makes a difference and how to insulate a new build metal building.

John discusses our Tree Of The Month the Arizona Sycamore, pruning and trimming tips for evergreen and deciduous trees for late fall early winter, making your own compost/mulch, the proper amount of mulch avoiding a 'soil volcano' and focusing on the root collar, avoid planting a tree too deep and more tree tips.

Holiday gatherings will be a lot different this year. We have suggestions on what you can do for guests staying over and virtual ideas using technology for family and friends. Answers to the most asked question of the week on why does plumbing backup during the holidays. Real cost of kitchen remodeling and more things around our house you should know.

With the holidays coming, you rely on your appliances to run smoothly . Rosie Certified Honest Appliance Service Sales And Repair (HASSAR) features great maintenance tips to keep dishwashers, garbage disposals, refrigerators, washing machines and more running properly.

Julia Murphree is an native Arizonan who grow up on her father's cotton farm in Pima county. Today, she is the spokeswoman for Arizona Farm Bureau and joins Rosie On The House the first Saturday of every month for our #FarmFresh hour connecting Arizona residence with local agriculture commodities coming our of our farms and ranches. Agriculture in Arizona is a 23 billion dollar industry and our focus this wee is Arizona’s #MedjoolDates with special guest Juan Guzman of Natural Delights.

Halloween, Arizona Highways Magazine's feature on Frank Lloyd Wright and the Most Asked Question Of The Week on attic ventilation. Roger Naylor discusses his latest book ''Arizona Scenic Roads And Hikes, his award winning book on Arizona State Parks and some of his favorite places to visit around the Great State Of Arizona!

Phoenix Historian Steve Schumacher discusses Phoenix's 150th Anniversary. How the founders chose the location out of three areas, the association with the Hohokam culture and how Phoenix got the name. Dr. Sky talks about Mars and the Halloween moon. And this week's blog on fasteners.

Thanks to incredible engineering and management, an understanding how Arizona moves, manages and delivers water to customers. Featuring Salt River Project, Central Arizona Project, University Of Arizona Water Resources Research Center and The Arizona Farm Bureau as the biggest consumer of water for a 23.3 Billion Dollar agriculture.

A wealth of homeowner information at Rosie On The House.com, the most remodeling request on kitchens, most asked question of the week on frost protection and a listener has a paneling problem.

Tom James and Nick Jara introduce you to Hospitality Bio Cleaners. The Gold Standard in residential and commercial disinfection services. Their proven Bio360+ Disinfection System is scientifically developed to disinfection your space to hospital operating room standard. They detail their company, services, research and we put them to the test with results.

Farmer Greg favorite subject, growing citrus trees! Starting with preparing the correct hole, creating his recipe, which he explains, for healthy soil before you plant new trees. The varieties of citrus you can grow, managing the proper height of the trees, explains successive ripening for more abundance, the benefits of fish emulsion spray and much more!

Gavin Torel from Gilbert, AZ is a 13 year old self taught singer, songwriter, guitarist of all genres of music, and a multi instrumentalist. Already playing at restaurants and events around the valley. Carrie Schnepf of Schnepf Farms helped with this month's Staycation accomodations at The Cozy Peach vintage Airstream trailers. Plus the Pumpkin Chili Festival!

Adam Homer of Pella Windows discusses how the latest color trend in their windows have become very popular. And details what Rosie says is the absolute best Pella window for the desert or any home. Which is why he says don't replace you windows until you get an education and quote from Pella Windows and Doors! Plus homeowner questions about their Pella Windows.

Now is the time to get your gardens planted, lawn seeding, weeds under control and proper watering schedules for fall. Plus getting new trees in the ground including suggested types for shade. And if you don't have space in the yard, consider container gardens.

Most Asked Question Of The Week: How to keep woodpeckers from pecking at the roof? And listener questions on mystery wet leaks, bath remodel in a manufactured home, painting clay tiles and leak detection devices.

Harold Perkins of Galaxy Lending Group discusses a new additional refinancing fee called The Adverse Market Fee! A half percent fee that goes into effect December 1st, 2020. If you're looking to use home equity to do some remodeling, Harold explains how you can save thousands of dollars provided you act before December 1st.

SavATree's John Eisenhower is joined by Sarah Maitland to discuss maintenance and proper pruning for fall weather. How trees have survived the hottest summer ever. The Tree Of The Month The Canyon Hackberry. And lots of listener tree questions.

Discussion of our Tip Of The Week about paint condition. Joe with Arizona Painting Company talks about the things to look for when its time to repaint the exterior and interior of your home. Rosie's questions to ask when considering a painting company. And listener questions on mold removal and permits.

The human desire to bring a connection between the indoors and outdoors began to show up in the designs of the architects of the 20th century. Don Ryden of Ryden Architects discusses the history of housing during that period with stories of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright who worked toward designing truly American homes while connecting the indoors with the outdoors.

Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree's guest is Jason Barnard of Whitebarn Hay And Cattle in beautiful Cochise County. Producing beef, hay and Jason's chillies connection with his uncle Ed Curry, the world's premier chili farmer. He discusses his family story of farming, his methods producing beef and his children have authored a book about what farm life is all about.

The pros and cons of flagstone patios. Discussion on pool covers. They are not all the same. And listener questions including enclosing a carport into a garage for $14,000?

The International Dark Sky Association works to protect the night sky from light pollution for all to enjoy. Arizona has quite a few certified communities too! Director Dr. Jeff Hall of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff discusses its importance. Dr. Sky talks about what to look for in the current night sky including Mars, The Milky Way and other fascinating facts in the night sky.