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Mid American Gardener Holiday Special

 Catch the latest from Mid American Gardener with a holiday special Q&A at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery. This week, Karen and Ella join the team for a holiday Q&A show. We talk about keeping poinsettias and tropicals happy and alive all through winter. Ella shows off some big leaves from trees in her yard, and later Jim joins us with a lesson on evergreens and which one would make the best Christmas tree.
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