The Organic Gardener
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This week Doug answers questions about plants affected by the tough winter.
May 10, 202632 min
This week Doug explains how to grow disease-free tomatoes, answers questions about growing garlic, and sad looking boxwoods.
May 3, 202637 min
This week Kris Ward from Davey Tree explains to Doug the right way to mulch and fertilize trees.
Apr 26, 202637 min
This week Doug interviews Ben Dunigan from Phipps about the Spring flower show called True Colors
Apr 19, 202635 min
Doug interviews Bill Cenk from the Remember Me Rose Garden and Eric Countryman from Davey Tree explains how to plant a tree the right way.
Apr 12, 202633 min
This week Doug's guest is Steve Repasky from Bee Control and Meadow Sweet Apiaries.
Apr 5, 202634 min
This week Doug talks with Luke Werner from the Davey Tree Expert Company about his favorite trees to plant this season.
Mar 29, 202635 min
This week Doug answers garden questions about growing tomatoes and planting early Spring crops.
Mar 22, 202636 min
This week Doug helps a caller with deciding what to plant at the cemetery and answers other garden questions.
Mar 15, 202632 min
Frank Hyman, author of the Ripe Tomato Revolution joined Doug this week to share tips for growing disease free tomatoes.
Mar 8, 202634 min
This week Doug interviews Teri Speight, author of Black Flora.
Mar 1, 202634 min
This week Doug interviews Rhonda Kaiser, author of The Vintage Farmhouse Garden.
Feb 22, 202634 min
This week it's all about the Deer Proof plant collection from Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs as Doug interviews his friend Natalie Carmolli from the company.
Feb 15, 202633 min
This week Doug is joined by plant breeder extraordinaire Buddy Lee, creator of the Encore Azalea.
Feb 8, 202633 min
Doug interviews Charlie Nardozzi about his book "The Continuous Vegetable Garden".
Feb 1, 202635 min
This week Doug interviews Brandy Hall, author of The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture.
Jan 25, 202635 min
Doug interviews Steph Green, owner of Contained Creations about how to plant great containers. He's also detailing his first seed order of the season.
Jan 18, 202637 min
Doug interviews his friend Dan Benarcik, a horticulturist from Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Pa. Doug says, it's one of his favorite places in the world.
Jan 11, 202637 min
This week Doug tells a fun story about his dog stealing an heirloom tomato and answers garden questions about apples, tomato diseases, and others.
Jan 4, 202636 min
Special Snowdrops, other Bulbs Sprouting? Do You Have Something Special in Your Garden?
Dec 28, 202533 min
HURRAY FOR THE WINTER SOLCTICE, DAYS START GETTING LONGER TOMORROW! LAST MINUTE GIFTS FOR GARDENERS GIFT CERTIFICATE SEEDS COOL HOUSEPLANTS PAPERWHITES/AMARILYS GOOD TOOLS KNEELER STATUES, ANGELS, GNOMES, WHIRLYGIGS BIG, FANCY CONTAINERS GETTING TOOLS
Dec 21, 202526 min
Doug answers garden questions about growing tomatoes and house plants.
Dec 14, 202532 min
Jordyn Melino from Phipps joins Doug to talk about the winter flower show.
Dec 7, 202534 min
Doug welcomes Sandra Mao, author of Vibrant Harvest to the show. He's also announcing a cool tomato seed sale from Tomatofest.
Nov 30, 202536 min
Doug answers lots of your gardening questions on this morning's show.
Nov 23, 202535 min
Doug interviews Keith Kaiser, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Botanical Garden about Dazzling Nights.
Nov 16, 202533 min
Steve Repasky is back to fill in for Doug. He talks with his guest Dr. Nash Turley about attracting bees.
Nov 9, 202535 min
Steve Repasky fills in for Doug while he is in Italy and talks bees. Doug interviewed Kathy Jentz, author of Groundcover Revolution.
Nov 2, 202532 min
This week Doug answers lots of garden questions, including how to improve the soil, how to get rid of rose of cherons and more.
Oct 26, 202532 min
Doug interviews Niki Jabbour from Savvy Gardening about extending the season, growing garlic and more.
Oct 19, 202534 min
This week Doug answered lots of gardening questions about shrubs, cool weather vegetables, and talked about planting bulbs.
Oct 12, 202537 min
This week learn how to winterize fig trees and meet the designer of the Fall Flower Show at Phipps.
Oct 5, 202534 min
It's all about fall planting on this week's show as Luke Werner from Davey Tree details the right way to plant trees.
Sep 28, 202532 min
Peggy Anne Montgomery from Flowerbulbs.eu was Doug's guest and has a $100 gift certificate for bulbs to giveaway.
Sep 21, 202534 min
Doug interviews Davey's Craig Stone about the drought and go over a fall checklist for trees.
Sep 14, 202531 min
Doug interviews Steve Biggs, author of "Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't.'
Sep 7, 202535 min
This week Doug talks with Kris Ward from Davey Tree about selecting the right tree for the right place.
Aug 31, 202532 min
This week Doug finds a couple growing thousands of figs from a very special tree.
Aug 24, 202534 min
This week Doug answers your questions and talks pollinators with Davey Tree.
Aug 17, 202534 min
This week Doug features the Hilltop Urban Farm which helps their community in many ways.
This week Doug features the Hilltop Urban Farm which helps their community in many ways.
Aug 10, 202537 min
This week Doug talks with Eric Countryman from the Davey Tree Expert Company about watering trees and other issues.
Aug 3, 202533 min
This week Doug answers lots of different questions from listeners including dealing the multitude of sycamore trees
Jul 27, 202535 min
This week Doug answers questions about watering and fertilization and talks to Davey's Craig Stone about what not to do with your trees.
Jul 20, 202535 min
This week Doug answers your questions about summer lawn care, garlic, and dealing with insect problems on broccoli.
Jul 13, 202534 min
This week Doug answers questions about hibiscus, about replacing a lawn, and talks with Luke Werner from the Davey Tree Expert company
Jul 6, 202532 min
This week Doug answers garden questions about a plethora of garden pests and how to battle them organically.
Jun 29, 202536 min
This week Doug interviews Craig Stone from the Davey Tree Expert Company about pests and diseases of trees.
Jun 22, 202535 min
This week Doug interviews Gabrielle Marsden, the Butterfly Ambassador, about the plight of the zebra swallowtail butterfly and how the paw paw tree could help the species.
Jun 15, 202536 min
This Doug tells a great story about a forgotten secret garden near the 17th hole of Oakmont Country Club. A young Bob Ford helped care for the garden.
Jun 8, 202533 min
Doug explains how to grow disease-free tomatoes and talks Spring planting with Rob Kruljac from Davey Tree.
Jun 1, 202534 min