Mid-American Gardener: Sprucing Things Up
Ever thought about growing grapes? Our panel considers the growing of this fruit in Zone 5B, plus a few other topics.
Mid-American Gardener: Cutting back
From pruning to reining in, the panel discusses how to cut back for fall.
Mid-American Gardener: Beetlemania
Dianne and the panel take on Japanese beetles and talk a bit about tomatoes, too.
Mid-American Gardener: The grapes of wilt
Dianne and the panel are talking about grapes and verticilium wilt.
Mid-American Gardener at Urbana’s Market at the Square
Come visit with your favorite Zone B5 experts at the Market on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9-11 am.
Mid-American Gardener: Balcony views
Dianne and the panel are talking about gardening outside of your backyard.
Mid-American Gardener: Things that bug us
Dianne and the panel are talking about insect control.
Mid-American Gardener: The bellflower tolls for thee
Dianne and the panel discuss boxwoods and bellflowers.
Mid-American Gardener: The patch
This week the panel is discussing a growing list of topics, including pumpkins.
Mid-American Gardener: Staying alive
Dianne and the panel are discussing how to keep your plants safe and healthy this summer.
Air Dates and Times
| Channel | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| WILL-TV, Urbana | Thursday | 7 pm (live) |
| Saturday | 11 am (repeat) | |
| WTVP-TV, Peoria | Saturday | 11:30 am |
| WEIU-TV, Charleston | Sunday | 1:30 pm |
| WSEC-TV, Springfield | Saturday | 11 am |
| WQEC-TV, Quincy | Saturday | 11 am |
| WMEC-TV, Macomb | Saturday | 11 am |
| Lakeshore PBS, Chicago/Northwest Indiana | Friday | 1 pm |
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February 2025 Episodes
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