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margaret roach, head gardener

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clivia, staking, viburnum leaf beetle, chestnuts & more: q&a with ken druse

YES, IT’S US AGAIN, me and Ken Druse, here to answer your latest crop of Urgent Garden Questions about topics [read more…]

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what garden ‘pests’ are trying to tell us, from eliot coleman’s ‘the new organic grower’

WHAT ARE OUR vegetable garden “pests” trying to tell us, and how can we move past the mindset of it [read more…]

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what to do about fall webworm? (usually, nothing)

IT’S A BANNER FALL WEBWORM year in my corner of the Northeast, more than I’ve seen in 30ish years here. [read more…]

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fighting dodder, propagating pineapple lily and more: q&a with ken druse

WHO AMONG US doesn’t have at least one Urgent Garden Question? This month on my public radio show and podcast, [read more…]

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moquitoes & water gardens; ants in pots or on peony buds, and more: q&a with ken druse

THE LATEST CROP of Urgent Garden Questions ranges from peonies that just didn’t bloom, to ants on peony buds and [read more…]

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fighting back against rose rosette disease, with christina king of star roses

I DON’T GROW a lot of roses, just a few favorites, but birds plant the occasional multiflora rose seed here [read more…]

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getting to know your garden insects, with dr. david shetlar

WHEN THE NEW SECOND EDITION of “Garden Insects of North America” arrived recently from Princeton University Press, I quickly went [read more…]

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Homegrown heirloom tomatoes

16 things i know about growing tomatoes

FROM THE FIRST SEED SOWN to the last fruit stashed in the freezer, homegrown tomatoes are a labor of love. [read more…]

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asian jumping worms: what we know, with uw-madison’s brad herrick

I GET A LOT of questions about invasive species, and lately a week doesn’t go by without at least one [read more…]

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links i liked: fighting impatiens disease, crossbill irruption, overwintering ticks

THE DISEASE THAT DETHRONED Impatiens as the top annual in the nursery industry—Impatiens Downy Mildew—continues to take its toll. But [read more…]

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Podcast: Soups, Soups & More Soups

I’VE FOLLOWED a vegetarian diet for decades, but it wasn’t until just a few years ago that I mastered a really good vegetable soup. Now I’m learning variations on vegetable-based soups, plus ones with beans and even ideas for mushroom soups, too–all thanks to Alexandra Stafford and these recipes. (Stream it below, read the transcript or subscribe free.)

https://robinhoodradioondemand.com/podcast-player/6211/vegetable-soup-ideas-with-ali-stafford-november-5-a-way-to-garden-with-margaret-roach.mp3

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Welcome! I’m Margaret Roach, a leading garden writer for 25 years—at ‘Martha Stewart Living,’ ‘Newsday,’ and in three books. I host a public-radio podcast; I also lecture, plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 5B garden, and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants.

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