Mid-American Gardener

Mid-American Gardener: The new digs!

 

Mid-American Gardener returns live this week as host Tinisha Shade-Spain and friends Kay Carnes, Phil Nixon and Jennifer Shultz-Nelson answer viewer questions and discuss topics including Ornamental Pear, Heirloom tomatoes and controlling Japanese Beetles.

If you have questions (with photos if you have them), we’ve got you covered. Send questions to yourgarden@gmail.com, post them on Facebook, or leave us a voicemail at (217) 300-8224. Who knows - we just might look to include them in a future show or podcast.

Plus, you can now follow us on Instagram! 

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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

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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