with Teri Knight
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Amaryllis – tis the season
Amaryllis is one of those gorgeous plants that helps ring in the holiday season. While we may not be able to see all of our loved ones in person, we can send them love with a beautiful bloom.
There are a huge variety of choices. I did find one that seems to sum up a bit of 2020, it’s new this year and called ‘Half and Half’.
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: A peek at 2021 plants
2020 will go down in history. Turbulence of many types. But still, humans are resilient, we look at ways to celebrate holidays differently this year.
Milestone birthdays, graduations, Thanksgiving this week and Christmas and other religious holidays on the horizon.
On today’s Garden Bite, I wanted to take a moment to share some lovely plants. Plants that are coming in 2021. Something to look forward to. Proven Winners is offering a couple of … [Continue reading]
Click on the link below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: The Unwanted Houseguest
It’s the time of year when you may hear the pitter patter of small creatures about your house. This year it’s not just the kids who are distance learning, it’s another creature, MICE.
While we may not be holding traditional Thanksgiving, we still don’t want these guys as houseguests!
Oh sure, he looks cute but the destruction and, egad!, waste left behind by these little creatures is NOT something you want in … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Oriental Bittersweet – Pretty obnoxious
As we approach the holidays, this is a perennial topic now. Oriental bittersweet is pretty obnoxious… see how I did that? Pretty, yes, obnoxious, most definitely!
Used so often in decorations, this lovely looking vine is deceitful as it’s invasive qualities haunt our forests, grasslands, and parks! Sounds a bit harsh for such a well used holiday decoration but it’s true.
This invasive has penetrated our native areas to the point that it’s … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Festive container creations
I love creating my festive containers! While we had some stupid cold weather, we were also blessed with beautiful warm weather after, that meant I could put the spruce tops in because the soil was not frozen! SCORE!
I went to my local nursery and bought the “accents”, cedar and pine boughs and new this year for me… dyed magnolia leaves!
I really love using natural elements. There are so many gorgeous options.
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Planning for perennial edibles next year
When planning our vegetable gardens, most of us think of them as annuals. Here’s a look at 3 perennial edibles and 1 herb for zone 4 climates.
This first one I’ve never been a fan of but almost everyone I know loves it. Asparagus.
It takes commitment to grow this guy but once established, your asparagus bed will yield for years. A main requirement for growing asparagus is a neutral pH, which … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Gall darn it!
Gall darn it but those things are funny lookin’! What ARE those things?
More information on Pine Oak gall from the University of MN Ext.
Galls are abnormal growths that occur on leaves, twigs, roots, or flowers of many plants. More gall dang information on Wayne’s Word….
Most galls are caused by irritation and/or stimulation of plant cells due to feeding or egg-laying by insects such as aphids, midges, wasps, or mites. Some info … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: The Minnesota Tip Method for roses
Developed here in the north for those gardeners who just love fussy roses! (I’ll stick to shrub roses, carpet roses and generally those that don’t require protection!)
There are a number of gorgeous roses, however, including grandifloras, floribundas and tea roses that we’d love to keep. It’s a proven record for the best results at winter protection. It does require some time and effort. Here’s more information from the Minnesota Rose Society. … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Types of bird feeders
Yesterday was about the food, today is about the feeder!
There are numerous feeders out there. Which ones work? Well, they all do but which ones keep the squirrels at bay? Ha! None of them forever, unless you have them rigged for an electric shock when they touch it.
Someone I know actually did that! He had fashioned a shocker that he could operate by remote control from the kitchen when the blackbirds would … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Foods for the Birds
There’s nothing like calming your spirit after a slushy, bumper to bumper ride home than watching the brilliant Red Cardinal feasting on bird food out your window. Bird Notes from Cornell U’s Ornithology lab is a great read on feeding birds.
For your enjoyment, make sure you locate the bird feeders where you can see them keeping in mind that birds want to feel safe. So an area that will provide quick cover should … [Continue reading]