Family Plot

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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
This Week In the Garden

Looking at the Compost Pile
Getting Strawberries Ready for Winter
When to Pick Bell Peppers
Getting Plants Ready to Bring Indoors
Canna Leaf Roller
Bacterial Leaf Spot
Blueberry Check-Up

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

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

Composting

The Compost Fairy Mike Larrivee talks about how to get good compost in your garden. >>Watch

Gardening Terms #6

Horticulture Expert Dr. Lelia Kelly defines some common garden terms >>Watch

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

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

Viewer Questions

What is this plant?
A: Paper Mulberry

This is the paper mulberry, but it is not related to the mulberry. These trees were brought to the U.S. as a shade tree and escaped captivity. They are invasive. >>Watch

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

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

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

What kind of plant is this?
A: Bur-cucumber

The Bur-cucumber has hairy leaves and stems. A cluster of flowers produces a bur-looking fruit. >>Watch

Family Plot is dormant for the winter. We will return in March with new episodes.