Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Fred Hoffman
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Tips for beginning and experienced gardeners. New episodes arrive every Tuesday and Friday. Fred Hoffman has been a U.C. Certified Master Gardener since 1982 and writes a weekly garden column for the Lodi News-Sentinel in Lodi, CA. A four-decade fixture in Sacramento radio, he hosted three radio shows for Northern California gardeners and farmers: The KFBK Garden Show, Get Growing with Farmer Fred, and the KSTE Farm Hour. Episode Website: https://gardenbasics.net
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342 Q&A Grow Carrots in Summer? Weed Cloth - Good or Bad?
Master Gardener Fred Hoffman and his guests answers garden questions from listeners on the Tuesday edition of the Garden Basics podcast. The first question is about weed cloth and its impact on soil improvement and fertilization. Fred and Debbie Flower advise removing the weed cloth and using just mulch instead. The second question is about planting carrots in California's climate. Fred explains that carrots can be grown year-round in milder coastal climates, but in the Central Valley, they h...
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341 Fred's Garden Tour with Debbie
Something a little different today. America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower and myself take a stroll through the Farmer Fred backyard garden, talking about the plants, and discussing the strategies to make them successful plants, with, of course, all sorts of garden tips thrown in. It’s the ultimate scenic bypass episode yet!It’s all in Episode 341 of today’s Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast: Fred’s Garden Tour, with Debbie Flower. Next Friday, we’...
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340 Q&A Cross-Pollination Concerns, Best Cities and States for Gardening
Farmer Fred and Debbie Flower discuss:•The impact of climate and weather on gardening success.•Understanding cross-pollination and its implications for seed saving and plant breeding.•The importance of local conditions and location-specific knowledge in gardening.•Different perspectives on the best US cities for gardening, highlighting the influence of location on gardening success.Pictured: Bees on Flowering OnionsLinks:Subscribe to the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter https://gardenbasic...
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339 How To Water Clay Soil (and more clay gardening tips!)
In this episode of Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, the focus is on how to water clay soil and other tips for gardening in clay. Debbie Flower, America's Favorite retired college horticultural professor, shares valuable insights on the topic. The episode covers the characteristics of clay soil, the importance of organic matter, watering techniques, mulching, and the use of cover crops. The conversation also delves into the impact of soil structure on crop production and the b...
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338 Q&A Squash Flowers? Fertilizer Application? Tart Cherries?
In this episode of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, Fred and his expert guests answer questions about: • Squash pollination woes with Master Gardener and vegetable expert Gail Pothour.• The timing and application of plant fertilizer, with America's Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower. • Choosing tart/sour cherry trees for cooking purposes, with Phil Pursel of Dave Wilson Nursery. Pictured: Male, Female Summer Squash FlowersLinks...
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337 How To Choose Nursery Plants. Tips for Starting a School Garden.
If you’re the type of gardener that buys flowering plants at a nursery that are covered in blooms, America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, will explain why you shouldn’t do that, and a lot more nursery plant shopping tips!Also, we have tips for starting an elementary school garden. And you don’t have to be a school teacher to do it. We talk with a couple of very enthusiastic California Master Gardeners who are spreading the word with tips on how to start a sc...
Customer Reviews
Best Gardening Podcast!!!
My favorite garden podcast. Been listing from episode one and before on the radio. I tell everyone about it. Love listening to Fred and all the wonderful guest. Totally agree Debi Flower is everyone’s favorite horticulture professor. Well at least she was my all time favorite college professor.
Can’t get enough
I drive a lot and enjoy using that time listening to the podcast and learning more about how to garden well. Farmer Fred and his guests have taught me so much. I really appreciate the expertise information I can put to practice in my own garden. I also like how you provide scientific and technical information in a way that is easily understood. I look forward to many more episodes.
Enamored with gardening
I have gained so much knowledge from this podcast. Thank you