The Garden Show returns, even in the midst of a global pandemic!
Hosts Mollie Kabler and Kitty LaBounty share the joys and the struggles of gardening in Southeast Alaska. This program will air regularly on Fridays, from 9:30 – 10 AM, a part of the Good Day Bluegrass Show. Make sure to call in with your questions on Friday mornings – the number to call is 747-5877!
2021 Episodes
Episode 6/25/21 – Jasmine Shaw on the air, talking about the UAF Cooperative Extension http://cespubs.uaf.edu/
Episode 6/18/21 – Mollie is in Anchorage and talking about issues with green leafies
Episode 6/11/21 – Preparing for your edible food garden, and avoiding aggravation
Episode 6/4/21 – Florence Welch on the air, from http://sitkavores.blogspot.com/
Episode 5/28/21 – Mollie show: what are her favorite references and inspirational sources?
Episode 5/14/21 – The start of the gardening season!
Episode 5/7/21 – Getting technology organized! Mollie and Kitty talk about the wild winter/spring
Past Episodes
2020
Episode 9/4/2020: Bulbs and more bulbs, darlings.
Episode 8/21/2020: Put on the raingear and do battle! Words of encouragement and flowers that thrive! Dahlias, Snapdragons, Gladiolas, Nigella
Episode 8/14/2020: What’s going terribly well? How about that row of pennies? Mollie takes questions from listeners!
Episode 8/7/2020: Opportunistic Gardening in a Wet Season: When to save things and when to let them go.
Episode 7/24/2020: Berries and Brambles! Also: what’s good to plant late in the season (but watch out for slugs.) Resource: https://www.uaf.edu/ces/foodhealth/berries/
Episode 7/10/2020: Shrubs for looking at.
Episode 7/3/2020: Herbs: what’s easiest to grow from seed, what works in Southeast Alaska.
Episode 6/19/2020: What to do in an unkind summer. Slugs are top of the mind, and a word on fertilizers: what to use and when to use them.
Episode 5/22/2020: Weed (not that kind) and Weed Suppression.
Episode 5/15/2020: Slugs & Thugs: annoying animals and robust plants in the garden. Also, Transplanting on ‘Frost Free Friday.’
Episode 5/8/2020: Dahlias and Fertilizers and Herbs, Oh My!: what’s working well, what you can grow inside.
Episode 5/1/2020: Soil Matters! Treatment for Seedlings, Baking Soil, and Is There Such A Thing As Too Many Herring Eggs.
Episode 4/24/2020: Carrots & Potatoes: how to plant them, Investigating Bitten Rhododendron Leaves.
Episode 4/17/2020: Rhododendrons, Deer Repellent Recommendations from Tenakee, What to do with Gentle Nights and Tender Starts.
2019
Episode 6/15/19: Pests, Weeds, Fertilizing, and Questions
Episode 5/25/19: Mid-season Gardening
Episode 5/11/19: Gardening 101
2018
Episode 4/12/18: Planting Seeds and Selecting Varieties
2017
Episode 6/28/17: Top 10 Herbs
Episode 6/19/17: Top 10 Veggies
Episode 6/14/17: Container Gardening on the Deck
Episode 6/7/17: Top 10 Flowers
Episode 5/18/17: Veggies
Episode 5/10/17: Containers, Potatoes, and Hardening Off Starts
Episode 5/4/17: Special Guest Keith Nyitray
Episode 4/28/17: Country Gardenin’
Episode 4/19/17: Local Resources and More
2016
Episode 4/6/16: Rhododendron (pledge drive)
Episode 4/13/16: Primroses & “No Struggle” plants
Episode 4/20/16: 5 Productive Easy-to-grow Veggies
Episode 4/27/16: Transplanting
Episode 5/4/16: Early Summer Prep
Episode 5/18/16: Roses
Episode 5/25/16: Herbs
Episode 6/08/16: Pests
Episode 6/15/16: Fragrants
Episode 6/22/16: Harvesting
Episode 6/29/16: Greenhouse
Episode 8/31/16: Fall Part 1
Episode 12/14/16: Winter!
