Bryan Earl

Zesty Garden- June 13

Bryan Earl — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:53:38 +0000

USU's Extension Vegetable Specialist, Dan Drost, is in studio to answer your vegetable growing questions. And in the latest installment of Take a Hike, David Wallace will tell you where to find Utah's State Flower, the Sego Lily. It's one of our prettiest wild flowers but can easily be missed if you don't know what to look for.

Zesty Garden- June 6

Bryan Earl — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:43:51 +0000

Wildflowers of the Mountain West is a new field guide to aid in the identification of flora seen throughout the intermountain area. On the Zesty Garden today we’ll have a discussion with the guides authors.

Zesty Garden- May 23

Bryan Earl — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:48 +0000

The aphid hoards are descending on your garden. How can you keep them at bay? USU Extension Entomologist, Diane Alston, will help you nurture the aphid nemesis, the lady beetle. Also today is a recipe for Ginger Carrot Soup along with a reading by journalist and bee keeper Nancy Williams on how carrots helped win the Trojan War.

Zesty Garden- April 25

Bryan Earl — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:34 +0000

As we warm up this spring and get our gardens ready we need to start thinking about weeds. Today on the program we have USU extension weed specialist Ralph Whitesides with the Plants, Soils and Climate Department. We discus things you can do now that if you ignore, you will regret later.

Zesty Garden- April 18

Bryan Earl — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:49 +0000

There is still time to prepare your trees for this years pests. We speak with USU extension entomologist Diane Alston about what you can do to ready your plants with sprays and other solutions now that the season is warming up.

Zesty Garden- May 16

Bryan Earl — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:31 +0000

One of the best ways to ensure that your cool season lawn gets through the hot summer is using the best watering practices and having a healthy lawn. This includes watering deeply and less often, and mowing high. But there are also other types of cool season grasses that can also help your lawn be more drought tolerant. These include tall and fine fescues. Today on The Zesty Garden, we’ll look at the latest in these and other “best practices” with USU Water Conservation and Turfgrass Specialist, Kelly Kopp. But first on the program, we’ll talk with a dutch bulb expert whose family has been selling bulbs for almost 400 years.

Zesty Garden- May 2

Bryan Earl — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:07:55 +0000

Today we visit with USU Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Kelly Kopp, about buffalo grass and it’s suitability for planting in our climate. We’ll also talk with author Joel Karsten about his new book “Straw Bale Gardens-The Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier, and With No Weeding.” Journalist and USU Emerita Professor, Nancy Williams, joins us for another edition of Petals and Prose.

Zesty Garden- April 11

Bryan Earl — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:06:03 +0000

In studio with me today is Dan Drost, USU Extension Vegetable Specialist. Dan says the garden has been pretty frosty this week, and we'll be discussing the growth of your plants and seeds.

If you have garden questions, send the Zesty Garden an email, or tweet us @ZestyGarden.

Zesty Garden- April 4

Bryan Earl — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:40:44 +0000

In studio with me today is Mark Andersen from Andersen Seed and Garden. Among other things, we'll be talking about tomatoes, keeping critters out of your garden from munching on those delicious tulips, and lawns, roses, and onions.

If you have garden questions, send the Zesty Garden an email, or tweet us @ZestyGarden.

Zesty Garden-March 28

Bryan Earl — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:56:48 +0000

One of the most important tasks for managing woody plants, including fruiting and ornamental trees and shrubs, will take place soon. This Thursday on the zesty garden, USU extension entomologist Diane Alston will talk about the practice of using dormant sprays to reduce or prevent the insect outbreaks that can devastate flower and fruit production in your garden. We’ll also look at those insects that carry diseases to your vegetables, and how you can control them.