Mid-American Gardener

Mid-American Gardener: soil testing, mulches, rose types, garlic mustard, Amaylis Belladonna

 

Mid-American Gardener Horticulture specialist Dianne Noland and guest panelists David Robson, Doug Williams and Martie Alagna discuss soil testing, the different types of mulches that best serve our gardens, rose types that produce the best colors and some of the most efficient ways to uproot garlic mustard. Doug Williams explains the blooming of the Amaryllis flowering bulb and reminds us that the Amaryllis Belladonna was George Washington Carver's favorite. Plus much more!

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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