FAMILY PLOT: Gardening in the Mid-South

#1601 Jill Maybry from Memphis Botanic Garden shows 13 different kinds of houseplants you can use to brighten your home.

#1602 Jill Maybry from Memphis Botanic Garden shows how to propagate begonias from leaf and stem cuttings.

##1603 We are planting the summer annuals. Joellen Dimond, Director of Landscape at the University of Memphis plants colocasia, coleus, angelonia, and begonia. Also, retired UT Extension Horticultural Specialist Carol Reese talks about how to plan your perfect landscape.

#1604 University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond talks about how to make your flower beds more interesting by planting in groupings instead of rows. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about voles.

#1605 It’s the Q&A show! We answer 11 spring gardening questions about fungus, shrubs, weeds, and more.

#1606 Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about the different kinds of blueberries and which one would do best in your yard. Also, Master Gardener Tom Mashour talks about cucumbers.

#1607 Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about ways to keep squirrels out of your garden. Also, retired UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Carol Reese gives some ideas for good perennials for the South-East.

#1608 UT Extension Area Specialist Walter Battle shows how to lay down plastic sheet mulches. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Cathy Faust shows how to make low-sugar strawberry freezer jam.

#1609 UT Extension Area Specialist Walter Battle shows how to lay down several organic mulches. Also, UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Celeste Scott lists some summer-flowering shrubs that love the heat.

#1610 Gardener Peter Richards shows how to plant vegetables in black plastic and woven weed barrier. Also, Joellen Dimond, Director of Landscape at the University of Memphis, shows how to plant a container herb and flower garden.

#1611 Gardener Peter Richards shows how to plant vegetables in organic mulches: pine straw, ground mulch and cardboard. Also, Tonya Ashworth talks about gardening organically.

#1612 UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Celeste Scott talks about easy favorite flowers for a cutting garden. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh shows how to aerate a lawn.

#1613 UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Celeste Scott shows how to plant flowers in five different kinds of mulch. Also, University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond talks about common diseases in annual flowers.

#1614 UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Celeste Scott talks about the shrubs that put on a show in the heat of summer. Also, Juanita Jones from Jones Orchard shows how to bottle peaches.

#1615 It’s the Q&A show! We answer nine viewer questions about bugs, soil, weeds and more.

#1616 University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond talks about the steps she goes through to plan a landscape. Also, retired UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Carol Reese talks about some common problem plants you may have in your yard and some replacement options.

#1617 University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to put pencil to paper and design your perfect landscape.

#1618 Master Gardener Linda Lanier shows and talks about the five kinds of hydrangea that grow in the Mid-South. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison talks about how to spray tall plants.

#1619 Retired UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh talks about fertilizing your lawn in the summer. Also, retired Extension Agent Cathy Faust shows how to can green beans.

#1620 We visit Summer Celebration in Jackson, TN. Chris, along with Celeste Scott, Natalie Bumgarner, and Joseph Seago answer eight gardening questions from the audience. We got questions about weeds, roses, tomatoes, butterflies and more!

#1621 Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows how to start fall vegetable seeds indoors. Also, Bill Colvard gives tips for growing figs.

#1622 Master Gardener Tom Mashour shows how to plant fall leafy greens. Also, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison takes a look at our corn and has some recommendations for next year.

#1623 Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to build an armadillo trap with wings. Also, Mary Schmidt talks about the lifecycle of monarch butterflies and how to attract them to your yard.

#1624 University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond talks about how to refresh flower planters in the fall and UT Extension Horticultural Specialist Celeste Scott describes different kinds of houseplant potting media.

#1625 It’s the Q&A show! We answer ten viewer questions about lawns, elephant ears, voles , and more.

#1626 Joellen Dimond, University of Memphis Director of Landscape, lists six shrubs that are winners in the landscape. Also, UT Horticulture Professor Natalie Bumgarner talks about fall garden problems.

#1627 Plant Inspector Lisa Lawhead talks about some serious fall plant diseases. Also, Bill Dickerson shows how to get roses ready for fall and winter.


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