Mid-American Gardener

Mid-American Gardener: Winter Burn, Rubber Plants, and Spring Cleanup

 

Mid-American Gardener Horticulture expert Dianne Noland is joined by her extraordinary guest panelists Ella Maxwell, Karen Ruckle and Dave Ploussard. The discussion touched upon winter burn, rubber plants, fruit trees, landscape replacements, spring clean up, strawberries and so much more. Ella shows a different kind of Easter basket (from her mom) to present some new fabulous gardening ideas.

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

Luffa Gourds, Winter Pruning, & When to Start Your Spring Blooming Flowers

Large loofah harvest! Now what? Jennifer Nelson shows us her haul from last summer, and shares some possible ideas of what she’ll do with the unusual fruit. Then, Martie answers questions about pruning dormant trees and shrubs, and when to start cool season crops, as well as early spring flowers every gardener needs!  

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