Winterizing the Vegetable Garden
Master Gardener Tom Mashour talks about what he does to get his vegetable garden ready for winter and planting in the spring. He likes to have his garden weed free in the spring. He talks about the pros and cons of three ways to get rid of weeds: herbicide, tilling, and hand weeding. Also, there are lots of leaves in the fall. Tom takes his leaves and grass clippings and dumps them on his garden to decompose over the winter. He also talks about planting green manure.
Tom talks about planning next year’s garden. He rotates his vegetables and explains how and why he does that. He starts his seeds indoors six weeks before it is time to plant. Related Resources: Preparing the Garden for Winter Getting Your Vegetable Garden Ready for Spring |
The Season End of the Butterfly Garden
This week in the garden TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond makes one last check of the butterfly garden this season. The butterflies are gone but bees are still visiting the flowers that have not yet gone to seed. >>Watch
Other things to do
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Ornamentals and Trees in the Winter
TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about how to help your shrubs and trees survive the winter and be ready to thrive next year. >>Watch
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Removing Honey Bees from Houses
Honey bees are great until they move into your house. The Bartlett Bee Whisperer David Glover is a hive remover and beekeeper. He talks about the process he uses to remove bee hives from houses. >>Watch
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Gardening Terms #6
Horticulture Expert Dr. Lelia Kelly defines some common garden terms >>Watch
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Fall Garden Tool Care
Taking care of tools will make them last a long time. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows what he does to take care of his garden tools. >>Watch
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Gardening Superstitions
It’s Halloween time and horticulture expert Dr. Lelia Kelly talks about how plants have been part of superstitions over history. >>Watch
Additional Video: History of Garden Gnomes
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Viewer Questions
What is this plant?
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What can I do to help my yellowing watervine?
Water by its self does not provide enough nutrients to sustain a plant. Joellen Dimond and Tom Mashour give suggestions on how to fertilize. >>Watch
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What is wrong with this boxwood?
This is an unusual thing. TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond thinks this may be a result of dogs urinating on the plant. >>Watch
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Is there an herbicide that kills weeds in monkey grass?
It all depends on what weeds you want to kill. Grassy and broad-leaf weeds require a different treatment and you may still need to hand weed. >>Watch
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