Garden Talk: Design trends for 2025; Growing potatoes; Healthy Soil

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
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Like clothing and furnishings, gardens change over time. We talk about current trends and how they can fit into your landscape. Then we talk with a professor and extension educator about growing potatoes. In the last half hour we focus on the importance of good soil.

Featured in this Episode

  • Meadows, bright colors and ecosystems

    With spring right around the corner, we’re taking a look at the latest trends in garden design and plants. Our guest is Katie Tamony, the Chief Marketing Officer at Monrovia.

  • Potato growing basics

    Growing your own potatoes is easy if you know the right steps. We talk with UW-Madison Professor and Extension Specialist Amanda Gevens about her work and how to get a successful potato harvest.

  • Good gardens start with good soil

    We talk with Bryant Scharenbroch, an Associate Professor of Soil Science at UW Stevens Point about how to tell if your soil is good, bad, or somewhere in between. (originally broadcast on 8-30-2024)

Episode Credits

  • Larry Miller Host
  • Katie Tamony Guest
  • Amanda Gevens Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director
  • Bryant Scharenbroch Guest

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