Mid-American Gardener

Early Spring Recap of MidAmerican Gardener

 

In April, the MidAmerican Gardener crew headed back into the studio to get you ready for all things Spring!

Ella Maxwell and Jennifer Nelson to talk all things early-season gardening, including finding out how to balance tidiness with supporting pollinators and beneficial insects.

Retired Entomologist and educator Jim Appleby and horticulture educator and greenhouse guru Kelly Allsup take a deep dive into a fun and relatively easy gardening hobby that originated in Japan; it’s called Kokedama.

Ella and Jennifer return to bring a mix of science, soil, and a little plant whispering into the studio.

Kay Carnes and Martie Alagna visit the studio to talk about spring flowers, vegetables and, of course, tomatoes.

Have a question? Send it to us at yourgarden@gmail.com!

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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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