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The Family Plot - November 10, 2018The Bartlett Bee Whisperer David Glover explains what to do if honey bees move into your house. Also, Compost Fairy Mike Larrivee talks about the basics of composting. Mike also takes a look at the Family Plot compost pile.
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The Family Plot - November 3, 2018
Horticulture Expert Dr. Leila Kelly, defines some common garden terms. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to care for and maintain garden tools in the fall. Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows what to do to get strawberries ready for winter.
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The Family Plot - October 20 2018
Mary Schmidt from Lichterman Nature Center talks all about owls, including how they can help control pests in the garden. Also TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond explains everything there is to know about boxwood. Horticulture Expert Dr. Lelia Kelly talks about things to watch out for when moving houseplants indoors for the winter.
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The Family Plot - October 13, 2018
The Family Plot answers viewer questions. We have questions on grass, tomatoes, trees and more!
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The Family Plot - October 6, 2018
TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond plants violas in the flower bed. Also, Wilson County UT Extension Agent Lucas Holman talks about how to grow garlic. Joellen finds a canna leaf roller and tells how to get rid of them.
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The Family Plot - September 29, 2018Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about stink bugs. Also, Williamson County TSU Extension Agent Amy Dismukes talks about IPM, or Integrated Pest Management. Chris Cooper identifies bacterial spot.
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The Family Plot - September 22, 2018
This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh talks about what to do to get your lawn ready for winter. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about pond maintenance. Mike also takes a look at a blueberry plant.
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The Family Plot - September 15, 2018
On this episode we are catching up with some of the viewer questions that we did not have time to air during the show. Some topics cover legumes, shrubs. blackberry rust and more!
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The Family Plot - September 8, 2018TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks chrysanthemums. They make great fall decorations and when they are don you can plant them in your flowerbed for next year. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about urban wildlife, problems they cause and how to prevent it. UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh finds dallisgrass in the lawn.
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The Family Plot - September 1, 2018
TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about trees that have great color in the fall. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mr. D. plants fall vegetables in The Family Plot Garden. Joellen looks at some drought tolerant plants that need water.
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The Family Plot - August 11, 2018
Sick of taking care of your lawn? TSU Extension Agent for Tipton County Joellen Dimond gives some alternatives. Also, Retired Extension Agent Mr. D. talks about three common pesticides. Mike kills the grass around the blueberries.
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The Family Plot - August 4, 2018
UT & TSU Extension Agent for Shelby County, Karen Bernard cooks a yummy vegetable skillet. Also, Mr. D. talks about four lawn weed chemicals and what they do. Chris takes a look at weed eater damage on the blueberries.
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The Family Plot - July 28, 2018Terrarium artist Nancy Morrow shows us how to build a terrarium. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison takes a look at how the corn did in the Family Plot Garden this summer.
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The Family Plot - July 21, 2018
Master Gardener Mary Heim shows how to arrange flowers in the Japanese ikebana style. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows several different kinds of herbicide applicators and demonstrates how to calibrate a sprayer. Lucas Holman shows how to clean cured garlic.
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The Family Plot - July 14, 2018Alainia Hagerty from Tomato Baby talks about growing tomatoes and gives some tricks for keeping them producing in the heat of summer. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about and shows how to use fungicides and glyphosate. Chris talks about how to kill poison ivy.
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The Family Plot - July 7, 2018
This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, it's the Q & A show! We have lots of questions we have not had time to air, so we are catching up. Some of the topics we will be covering include privet, growing in straw, thrips in roses, organic fruit and many more!
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The Family Plot - June 30, 2018
Andy Williams from Lichterman Nature Center talks about the benefits of snakes in the garden and what to do if you come across a venomous one. Also, UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Carol Reese tells the herbaceous flowers that grow great in Tennessee for year-round color. Carol also takes a look at insect leaf damage on canna.
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The Family Plot - June 23, 2018TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond plants a butterfly garden. Also, UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Carol Reese talks about the basics of Japanese Maples. Joellen shows how to prune basil.
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The Family Plot - June 16, 2018
Debbi Bruce from Wild Birds Unlimited talks about how bird baths can attract birds to your yard all year. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about tomato fungicide spray schedules. UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Carol Reese gives some options for staking trees.
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The Family Plot - June 9, 2018
Master Gardener and hydrangea expert Linda Lanier shows five common hydrangea varieties and gives the basics on each. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about how to spray tall plants. Chris Cooper identifies nutsedge and tells how to get rid of it.
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The Family Plot - June 2, 2018
Dr. Lelia Kelley defines gardening terms, UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh shows how to lay sod, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about grapes, and Master Gardener Melisa Nowag shows how to install a drip irrigation system in the garden. Mike shows how to side dress corn.
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The Family Plot - May 26, 2018
Garden expert Tonya Ashworth talks about the basics of square foot gardening. Also, Mike Dennison and Chris use a soil drench to treat crape myrtle bark scale. Mike identifies some Mexican bean beetles and tells how to control them.
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The Family Plot - May 19, 2018
UT Extension Agent Cathy Faust makes low-sugar strawberry freezer jam. Also, Gardening Expert Tonya Ashworth tells what to do to attract wildlife to your yard. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to use newspaper as mulch.
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The Family Plot - May 12, 2018
Orchid expert Randall Bayer shows how to re-pot a grocery store orchid. Also, Joellen Dimond, TSU Extension Agent for Tipton County, plants summer flowers in the Family Plot Bed. Flowers featured are bat-faced cuphea, and diamond frost euphorbia. Garden Expert Tonya Ashworth shows how to tell if your woody plant is dead.
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The Family Plot - May 5, 2018
UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh talks about lawn fertilization. Also, TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond takes a look at the shrubs we planted one year ago. Plus, Mr. D. gives a crash course on Bt and how to apply it. Booker talks about the need for a sharp lawn mower blade
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The Family Plot - April 28, 2018
UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer Horticulture Natalie Bumgarner helps us start a green bean vegetable trial. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to plant corn. TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond shows how to cut spent blooms off of spring bulbs.
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The Family Plot - April 21, 2018
UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer Horticulture Natalie Bumgarner shows how to start seeds indoors. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison does a spring check-up and fertilization on our blueberries and blackberries. Mike also takes a look as some frozen strawberry blooms.
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The Family Plot - April 14, 2018
Mary Schmidt from Lichterman Nature Center brings some frogs and toads and talks about how they are beneficial in the garden. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about what to do when songbirds are being pests.
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The Family Plot - April 7, 2018Jim Crowder from Memphis Botanic Garden talks about hostas and shares some of his personal favorites. Also, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison tells some of the things to do to get your soil ready for the growing season. Jim shows how to protect hostas from voles.
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The Family Plot - March 31, 2018Suzy Askew from the Memphis Horticultural Society talks about the benefits of plant societies and garden clubs. UT Extension for Haywood County Director Walter Battle talks about growing summer squash. Also, Jim Crowder from the Memphis Botanic Garden demonstrates how to rossize hostas to encourage them to develop pups.
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The Family Plot - March 24, 2018
UT Extension Haywood County Director Walter Battle talks about garden planning. Also, Master Gardener Tom Mashour talks all about potatoes. Certified Arborist Wes hopper shows how to prune a water sprout.
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The Family Plot - March 17, 2018A special long pledge edition of Family Plot. Dr. Lelia Kelley defines gardening terms, Certified Arborist Wes Hopper shows hot to correctly prune a crape myrtle, Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about grapes, and Master Gardener Stephan Leonard shows how to build a small hoop house.
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The Family Plot - March 10, 2018
Rose expert Bill Dickerson shows how to prune a rose bush. Also, TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about the tools every gardener needs. Certified Arborist Wes Hopper shows how to encourage tree feeder root growth.
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The Family Plot - March 3, 2018
Learn about the 2018 Memphis Area Master Gardners Spring Fling, and get a sneak peak of their herbs demonstration. Also, TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond talks about whether you should grow plants from seeds or buy and plant transplants. Joellen also tries to save a sick dusty miller.
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