Mid-American Gardener: Fertilizing peonies, diagnosing ailing tomatoes, and more
Our recent rains can spell problems for some plants, including tomatoes. Never fear - our intrepid panel is here!
Mid-American Gardener: Dividing hostas, pruning lilacs, removing vines, and more
When IS the best time to divide a hosta?
Mid-American Gardener: Best tomato practices, repelling small wildlife, mulch, and more
You have to repel the wildlife just to GET the tomatoes these days.
Mid-American Gardener: Planting pineapples, fire blight, crabapple suckers, and more
Can you really grow pineapple in Zone 5b?
Mid-American Gardener: Dandelions, ornamental grasses, bagworms, and more
What's a bagworm, anyway?
Mid-American Gardener: Transplanting rhubarb, avoiding vine borers, attracting pollinators, and more
Can you attract bees with white clover?
Mid-American Gardener: Pinching back mums, ground-dwelling bees, mothballs in the garden
What is mushroom compost and why use it?
Mid-American Gardener: Tomatoes, barbecue rosemary, butterfly bushes
Can eggshells really help grow better tomatoes?
Mid-American Gardener: Bleeding hearts, prayer plants, snow mold
What'sthat white web-like stuff on the grass?
Mid-American Gardener: Managing tall fescue grasses, burning ornamental grasses, Japanese maples
The color of Japanese maples is as beautiful in the spring as in the fall.
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 |
Featured Entry
February 2025 Episodes
A short month has us pining to get our hands dirty and say goodbye to winter. While it may not be over yet, there are some things we can do to get ready for what is right around the corner.