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Welcome to The KSL Greenhouse Show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen every Saturday from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 

 

Here’s what we covered this week: 



Plant of the week: Hedge Maple 
9 o’clock feature: How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Garden 
10 o’clock feature: Lawn Weed Control
And more of your questions and concerns! 

Welcome to The KSL Greenhouse Show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen every Saturday from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 

 

10:05 



Feature: Lawn Weed Control 



10:20 



What can I fill the bottom half of my planters with besides soil so it’s not so heavy?
When should I prune my tall cherry tree branches?
What are some best practices for growing sweet potatoes?
What should I do to kill the bugs on my Hostas?
What’s the best way to kill the clover that’s overtaking my flowerbed?
Can billboard backdrops on the garden plot to keep weeds out? 



 

10:35 



Is it a good idea to put a dead chicken in a compost pile?
What will happen to the branches of my Eastern redbud tree that aren’t leafing out?
What is a good burgundy columnar tree that will grow no taller than 20 feet tall?
How long should I wait for my snap peas to fatten up before they taste too starchy?
Why does my lawn go to seed when the grass is only about 2 inches long?
When and how do I thin plums?
What can I do to take care of my lawn if it has yellow patches?
How long does it take an apple to form the spur on which the fruit is born? 



 

10:50 



Is it time to put grub control on lawns?
Is it safe to use the All-In-One Weed Killer under my peach trees and in my vegetable garden to prevent field bindweed?
When is the best time to trim my black walnut trees, and is there anything I should add or supplement now that they’re flowering?
Is there hope for my daffodils next spring if they stopped producing blooms?
What should I do about the Russian olive tree in my flowerbed?
How do I get rid of the tiny worms in my cherries, and what can I do to stop them from getting in my cherry trees when there’s a beehive close by? 

Welcome to The KSL Greenhouse Show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen every Saturday from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 

 

9:05 




Feature: How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Garden 



9:20 



Can supermarket rose bushes live for multiple bloomings?
Can I put a peony from a greenhouse in a pot and grow it in the house?
Why are there no blossoms on my wave petunia hanging baskets?
How do I get rid of the aphids on my rose bushes?
What can I do to prevent my strawberry plants from being eaten?
How can I spray my apple trees for worms without hurting the chickens in the same area?
How do I fix the dry leaves on my burning bushes?
When should I thin my peaches? How do I eradicate black medic in my lawn? 



9:35 



What are some recommendations for columnar trees that will get 4-6 feet wide?
What are some irrigation tips for a large area with new trees, and what kind of grass or alternatives would be good?
What can I do to prevent earwigs from getting in my peaches?
What is the name of the new petunia that doesn’t need deadheading? 



9:50 



How do I know if I bought a dwarf Western hackberry tree instead of a regular Western hack berry tree?
What can I do if my pinyon pine tree got snow damage?
What is eating the leaves of my baby Zinnias?
Will a blueberry bush grow in Kaysville?
Is it possible to successfully propagate a lilac from cuttings?
What is a pet-safe way to spray an herbicide for morning glory? 

Welcome to The KSL Greenhouse Show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen every Saturday from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 

 

8:05 



Plant of the week: Hedge Maple 



8:20 



Is the Canadian Red Chokecherry a good tree to put in my park strip?
Can I resod the area of my lawn that's dying from pine needles?
Is it true that baking soda can keep away diseases and insects off your tomato plants?
What should I do if the branches on my tallhedge buckthorn are hanging down? 



8:35 



What are some ways I can get rid of the suckers on my ornamental pear trees?
What can I do about the colonies of ants in my flower garden?
Will the shrub spikes be too much for my Little Devil bushes?
Can I spray the new shoots that my St John’s-wort plant is sending to my lawn?
Will a peony bush do well with midday and afternoon sun?
Where can I find fruitless crabapple trees? 



8:50 






How long do I let my compost bin compost before I add it to my garden?
How far down do I cut back the dead branches off my Cherry Laurel bushes, and what would be best to add to the soil?
Is it possible to take cuttings from a peony and start them with those roots?
If I spray my tall Sweet Cherry tree as far as I can reach, will the lower cherries be worm-free? 

Welcome to The KSL Greenhouse Show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen every Saturday from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 

 

Here’s what we covered this week: 



Guests: Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District


Shaun Moser, Conservation Garden Park Manager
Kelly Good, Community Engagement Department Manager
Cynthia Bee, Director of Communication at Utah Water Ways
Valerie Millete, Conservation Coordinator
Erik Wermel, Conservation Supervisor
Eugene and Sid Butler
Mike Lorenc
Madeline Sueltz, Conservation Coordinator




Plant of the week: Plumbago 
9 o’clock feature: Waterwise tips 
10 o’clock feature: Pros and Cons of Landscape Fabric 
And more of your questions and concerns! 

Welcome to The KSL Greenhouse Show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen every Saturday from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 

 

Guests: Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District



Eugene and Sid Butler
Mike Lorenc
Madeline Sueltz, Conservation Coordinator



10:05 



Feature: Pros and Cons of Landscape Fabric 



10:20 






What can I find the electric mower and retractable hose?
What are best practices for thinning apples and pears?
What should I consider before planting trees?



10:35 



How aggressive should I be when removing the soil or mulch before replanting after applying full strength Roundup? 
What landscape plants and flowers are available that look like plants that were in the Salt Lake Valley before 1847? 
What should I do about my Cottonless Cottonwood tree that's bent over? 
How do Japanese maple trees do in Utah?
What can I do about the powdery mildew on my zucchini plants?
What is Utah Water Savers? 



10:50 



Should I invest in a watering system like the ollas?
Will painted wood leech into the soil where my zucchini plants are?
What is the best way to amend the soil where there's too much gravel?
What is the one thing I should do in my garden today?
Why does Taun love hawthorns?
Why are some of the leaves on my sycamore tree not coming out?