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TV Episodes

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723: Spring Fling, Terrariums, Protecting Plants From Frost.   March 11, 2017   Watch Episode
Master Gardner Ginny Fletcher, Shelby County Extension Director Jim Todd, and Master Gardener Jane Carter talk about this year’s Spring Fling. Jane also demonstrates how to build a terrarium. And Master Gardener Tom Mashour talks about protecting plants from frost. Tome Mashour shows how to tell if your soil is too wet to till.
724: Planting Cool Season Vegetable Seeds, Correct Crape Myrtle Pruning   March 18, 2017   Watch Episode
Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows how to plant cool season vegetable seeds including beets, radishes and lettuce. Also, Certified Arborist Wes Hopper shows the correct way to prune Crape Myrtle trees. Tom Mashour shows how to rototill a garden.
725: Planting Strawberries, Low-Maintenance Landscape Shrubs   March 25, 2017   Watch Episode
Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows how to plant strawberries. Also, Jim Crowder from Memphis Botanic Garden talks about low-maintenance landscape shrubs. Tom Mashour shows different kinds of fertilizer for the garden.
726: Blackberry Check-up, Pruning Figs   April 1, 2017   Watch Episode
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison gets our blackberries ready for the growing season by pruning and fertilizing. Also, fig expert Bill Colvard shows how to prune a neglected fig tree. Chris Cooper Chris Cooper talks about shady poor draining areas where moss loves to grow.
727: Planting Blueberries, Organic Planting and Fertilizing   April 8, 2017   Watch Episode
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison plants blueberry plants in the Family Plot garden. Also, local garden expert Tonya Ashworth talks about planting and fertilizing organically. Chris Cooper shows how to fix volcano mulch around trees.
728: Arrangements With Grocery Store Flowers, Container Flower Garden   April 15, 2017   Watch Episode
Master Gardener Mary Heim shows how to make flower arrangements with grocery store flowers. Also, gardening expert Tonya Ashworth shows how to plant a flower container garden. Chris Cooper shows how a tree can be damaged by a rope tied around it.
729: Spraying Fruit Trees, Hanging a Bird Feeder   April 22, 2017   Watch Episode
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to spray fruit trees. Also, Debbie Bruce from Wild Birds Unlimited shows how to hang a bird feeder to attract birds to your yard. Mike Dennison shows peach borer damage.
730: Thinning Peaches, Green Beans   April 29, 2017   Watch Episode
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to thin peaches. Also, UT Extension County Director Walter Battle talks all about green beans. Mike Dennison shows how to prune dead branches off trees mid-season.
731: Planting Ornamentals In Heavy, Wet Soils   May 6, 2017   Watch Episode
This week on the Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South it’s all about planting ornamentals in heavy, wet soils. Host Chris Cooper and Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talk about the problems, plants that can do well in this kind of soil, and then how plant the shrubs and ornamentals so they will survive.
732: Companion Plantings, Squash   May 13, 2017   Watch Episode
Gardening Expert Tonya Ashworth talks about companion plantings. Also, UT Extension Agent Walter Battle talks about squash. Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows how to tell if a radish is ready to harvest.
733: Planting Summer Flowers, Cucumbers   May 20, 2017   Watch Episode
UT Extension Agent Joellen Dimond plants summer flowers. Also, Master Gardener Tom Mashour talks about cucumbers. Joellen takes a look at a shrub with transplant shock.
734: Building a Blackberry Trellis, Hydroponics Basics   May 27, 2017   Watch Episode
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to build a blackberry trellis with a livestock panel and T-posts. Also, Master Gardener Stephan Leonard explains the basics of hydroponics. Joellen Dimond shows how to cut suckers from the base of a magnolia tree
735: Red Cabbage Broccoli Chicken Stir-Fry, How to Read Pesticide Labels   June 3, 2017   Watch Episode
UT Extension Agent Andrea Jacobo cooks a red cabbage broccoli chicken stir-fry. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to read pesticide labels. Master Gardener Tom Mashour show haw to make a seeder out of a spice jar.
736: Beehive Basics, Wildflowers   June 10, 2017   Watch Episode
The Bartlett Bee Whisperer, David Glover, shows us around a beehive and gives some basics on beekeeping. Also, Andy Williams from Lichterman Nature Center talks about wildflowers. Debbie Bruce from Wild Birds Unlimited talks about how to attract different kinds of birds to your yard with bird feeders.
737: Repotting Houseplants, Summer Lawn Watering   June 17, 2017   Watch Episode
Rick Pudwell, Director of Horticulture at the Memphis Botanic Garden repots houseplants. Also, UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh talks about summer lawn watering. Mike Dennison shows how to prune a tree branch.
738: Chicken Tomato Tortellini, Growing Under Trees and On Steep Slopes   June 24, 2017   Watch Episode
UT Extension Agent Cathy Faust cooks a quick, delicious recipe for chicken tomato tortellini. Also, Carol Reese, a Horticultural Specialist with UT Extension talks about some of the difficulties when planting under trees and on steep slopes. Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows how to mulch tomatoes.
739: Peppers, Common Planting Myths   July 1, 2017   Watch Episode
Master Gardener Tom Mashour talks all about peppers. Also, UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Carol Reese is debunks common planting myths. Chris Cooper shows how to fix yellowing leaves on green beans.
801: Q&A Show   July 8, 2017   Watch Episode
We spend the whole time answering viewer questions with all your favorite guests. We've got 12 questions on weeds, snakes, crape myrtles, phlox, and more.
802: Beneficial Insects, Lawn Fertilizer Calculations   July 15, 2017   Watch Episode
Gardening expert Tonya Ashworth talks about predatory beneficial insects. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent make Dennison shows how to calculate how much fertilizer to use on your yard. Carol Reese talks about how much sun begonias like.
803: Abelia, Fruit and Nut Tree Pollinators   July 22, 2017   Watch Episode
UT Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about abelia. It’s a low maintenance blooming shrub with some new exciting cultivars. Also, Retired Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about fruit and nut tree pollinators. Joellen shows how to move some flowers that are growing in the wrong place.
804: Onions, Rooting Cuttings   July 29, 2017   Watch Episode
UT Extension Agent Walter Battle Talks about growing onions. Also, horticulture expert Dr. Lelia Kelly shows how to easily and cheaply root cuttings from annuals. Carol Reese talks about watering hanging baskets.
805: Basic Rose Care, Gardening Terms   August 5, 2017   Watch Episode
Rose expert Bill Dickerson talks about the basics of rose care: pruning, fertilizing and disease. Also, Dr. Lelia Kelly defines several gardening terms including scarification, sweet vs. sour soil, and wet feet. Also, Chris finds a tomato hornworm on a tomato plant and shows how to use BT to stop them.
806: Planting Fall Vegetables, How to Sow Wildflowers   August 12, 2017   Watch Episode
Haywood County UT Extension Director Walter Battle talks about planting fall vegetables. Now’s the time to do it. Also, horticulture expert Dr. Lelia Kelly talks about how to sow wildflowers. Chris identifies pepper anthracnose.
807: Building a Hydroponics System   August 19, 2017   Watch Episode
Hydroponics expert Scott Dekarske and Master Gardener Stephan Leonard show how to build a small, inexpensive hydroponics system.
808: Q&A Show   August 26, 2017   Watch Episode
This week we are catching up on some of the viewer questions we could not answer on TV. We answer all the questions we get and post the answers here on FamilyPlotGarden.com.
809: Compact Vegetable Plants, Herbicide Basics   September 2, 2017   Watch Episode
UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer Horticulture, Dr. Natalie Bumgarner talks about compact vegetable plants. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison gives the basics on herbicides. Chris Cooper looks at bacterial wilt on cucumbers.
810: Chiggers, Ticks and Mosquitoes; Pineapple Lily   September 9, 2017   Watch Episode
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about bugs that think you are tasty: chiggers, ticks and mosquitoes. Also, UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer Horticulture Natalie Bumgarner talks about the eucomis or pineapple lily. Natalie also shows when to pick okra.
811: pH Basics, Installing a Hummingbird Feeder   September 16, 2017   Watch Episode
Extension Agent Celeste Scott explains pH and how it affects plants. Also, Debbie Bruce from Wild Birds Unlimited shows how to install and maintain a hummingbird feeder. Joellen Dimond takes a look at how the summer flowerbed is doing.
812: Chamaecyparis (False Cypress) and Spirea, Dealing With Landscaping Pros   September 23, 2017   Watch Episode
Tipton County Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about Chamaecyparis (false cypress) and Spirea. Also, Madison County Extension Agent Celeste Scott talks about how to deal with the landscape pros. Natalie Bumgarner shows an unknown gourd and talks about garden genetics.
813: Bee Report 2017, Fruit Tree Planting Tips   September 30, 2017   Watch Episode
Bartlett Bee Whisperer David Glover shares the latest data and research into honey bees. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison gives fruit tree planting tips. Mike checks our blueberry plants before winter.
814: Super Veggie Stir-Fry, Fruit Tree Rootstock   October 7, 2017   Watch Episode
UT Extension Agent Karen Bernard shows how to cook a delicious super vegetable stir-fry. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about fruit tree rootstock. Mike checks our blackberry plants before winter.
815: Q&A Show   October 14, 2017   Watch Episode
We have 10 viewer questions we answered but did not get to air. There are questions about Japanese maples, bamboo, raspberries, squash bugs, morning glories and more!
816: Planting Tulips and Daffodils, Changing Hydroponics Solution   October 21, 2017   Watch Episode
Hardeman County UT Extension Agent Lee Sammons, III shows how to plant tulip and daffodil bulbs. Also, Hydroponics Expert Scott Dekarske shows how to change the nutrient solution in a hydroponics system. UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh shows how zoysia can spread and take over bermuda.
817: Renovating Strawberries, Canning Green Beans   October 28, 2017   Watch Episode
Master Gardener Tom Mashour prepares a new strawberry bed and renovates strawberries. Also, Shelby County Extension Agent Cathy Faust cans green beans. Chris shows some armadillo damage.
818: Planting Winter Flowers, Nuisance Wildlife   November 4, 2017   Watch Episode
Tipton County TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond plants winter color in the Family Plot flower bed. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about nuisance wildlife: geese, deer, and armadillos. UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh shows why to not mow your grass when it is wet.
819: Viburnum and Aster, Fall and Winter Fruit Tree Care   November 11, 2017   Watch Episode
TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about viburnum and aster. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about fall and winter fruit tree care. UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh talks about fertilizing lawns in the fall.
820: Rototilling a New Garden   November 18, 2017   Watch Episode
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison rototills and adds amendments to turn a piece of lawn into a new garden for next spring.
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    • Tomatoes: How-to and Information
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