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You Bet Your Garden

“You Bet Your Garden” touted as an hour of ”chemical-free horticultural hijinks,” is a weekly, nationally syndicated broadcast hosted by Mike McGrath. It is produced in the studios of PBS39 in Bethleh... Read more

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A Fresh Look at Pruning Problems and Fig Trees

A Fresh Look at Pruning Problems and Fig Trees

In this episode, we travel back in time with Mike McGrath to talk about what to do if the spirit of Martha Stewart is ha... Read more

25 Oct 2019

53mins

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Let’s Consolidate Your Compost Confidence!

Let’s Consolidate Your Compost Confidence!

We’re talking all things compost on this episode of You Bet Your Garden with Mike McGrath! He’ll walk us through compost... Read more

18 Oct 2019

54mins

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What are the legal and landscape dangers of planting bamboo?

What are the legal and landscape dangers of planting bamboo?

Fresh Look: On today's episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath tells us why that beautiful stand of running bamboo at your neighbo... Read more

3 Jan 2020

54mins

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Ethics of Fallen Leaves

Ethics of Fallen Leaves

Is it acceptable to use fallen leaves for garden mulch and compost making or should we leave them alone? And of course, ... Read more

10 Jan 2020

54mins

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Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?

Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?

On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals rosemary's true abilities of alertness and memory. Plu... Read more

17 May 2019

54mins

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Got Tomato Problems?

Got Tomato Problems?

On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells us why blight is the last thing you want your tomatoes t... Read more

5 Apr 2019

53mins

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Ticks & Tricks- Reduce Tick Populations in Your Yard While Also Guaranteeing They'll Leave You Alone

Ticks & Tricks- Reduce Tick Populations in Your Yard While Also Guaranteeing They'll Leave You Alone

On today's YBYG, Mike McGrath reveals ways to severely reduce the number of ticks in your yard as well as how to guarant... Read more

12 Dec 2019

54mins

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Coffee Grounds and Stove Ashes can Improve Your Plant's health

Coffee Grounds and Stove Ashes can Improve Your Plant's health

On today's YBYG, host Mike McGrath explains how to correctly use coffee grounds and ashes from a hardwood stove to help ... Read more

31 Jan 2020

54mins

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Have your squash plants ever collapsed mid-summer?

Have your squash plants ever collapsed mid-summer?

On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath reveals how to defeat the weird little moth whose babies a... Read more

14 Jun 2019

54mins

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Is it possible to have to much organic matter in your soil?

Is it possible to have to much organic matter in your soil?

On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike gets us ready for International Compost Awareness Week & tells us what ... Read more

19 Apr 2019

53mins

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Think twice before “improving” the soil when planting plants and shrubs!

Think twice before “improving” the soil when planting plants and shrubs!

On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells us if service berry deserves tough love if its been grow... Read more

9 Aug 2019

54mins

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Do You Know What’s In Your Compost?

Do You Know What’s In Your Compost?

Bulk compost is more available than ever, but there is an alarming new trend in how some of them are composed. On this e... Read more

21 Jun 2019

54mins

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What is one of the worst landscaping practices?

What is one of the worst landscaping practices?

On this episode of YBYG, our host, Mike McGrath, explains why grinding down above-ground tree stumps of healthy trees is... Read more

2 Aug 2019

54mins

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Getting Rid of those Pesky Spotted Lanternflies

Getting Rid of those Pesky Spotted Lanternflies

On this episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath tackles the dreaded Spotted Lanternfly, the pesky and invasive insects that seem t... Read more

15 Nov 2019

51mins

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Hostas: Threat or menace?

Hostas: Threat or menace?

Hostas thrive in the shade so well that some people consider them weeds. On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mi... Read more

12 Jul 2019

54mins

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What gardening book should you read next?

What gardening book should you read next?

On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us about the three books about gardening that he recommends--... Read more

22 Mar 2019

53mins

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What can you do with those leftover straw bales?

What can you do with those leftover straw bales?

On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath tells us why you should leave the straw for the scarecrows this season, inste... Read more

1 Nov 2019

51mins

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Curing Garden Beds of Weeds and Disease

Curing Garden Beds of Weeds and Disease

Are you gardens overrun with weeds and disease? On today's YBYG, Mike McGrath reveals a way to cure your garden beds if ... Read more

17 Jan 2020

54mins

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Are leaf blowers only good for making noise?

Are leaf blowers only good for making noise?

Think again! On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath tells us how to make magnificent mulch and commendable compost w... Read more

8 Nov 2019

51mins

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What is the best out-of-season greenhouse?

What is the best out-of-season greenhouse?

Many gardeners who live in cold climate dream about growing plants in greenhouses. On this episode of You Bet Your Garde... Read more

30 Aug 2019

49mins

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