The Green Thumb
Every Friday at 4:48 p.m. and Every Monday at 7:42 a.m. and 8:42 a.m.
Utah State University Extension specialists offer timely advice and gardening tips for all seasons from caring for your summer lawn to keeping your indoor plants thriving during the winter months.
Tune in Fridays during All Things Considered and Mondays during Morning Edition for The Green Thumb.
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Ben Scow with USU Extension in Washington County gives tips on when and what to plant for the upcoming gardening season.
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The changing leaves, cooler temperatures and shorter days even have me thinking about hibernation. But before I take any long winters nap I’ve got one very important turfgrass management task to take care of and recommend that you do the same.
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Leaving residual vegetation, leaves and stems of the plants that produced fruit and vegetables in our gardens also leaves harborage and safe places for pest insects and pathogens to overwinter.
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Alex Knudson, USU Extension's arthropod diagnostician, explains the different ways we can get rid of pests in the garden without pesticides.
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Ben Scow, Washington County agriculture and horticulture agent, explains the benefits of having a fall garden.
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Alex Knudson, USU Extension's arthropod diagnostician, explains how to get rid of grasshoppers, both naturally and with the use of pesticides.
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USU Extension Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor Ben Scow unlocks the secret to identifying a perfectly ripe watermelon.
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USU Extension Horticulturalist Taun Beddes explains the best ways to find out why your lawn is turning brown.
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Dan Drost, USU Extension vegetable specialist, gives some tips on starting to plant the warm weather vegetables in our gardens.
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Kate Richardson, USU Extension arthropod diagnostician, invites people to be part of "No Mow May" and tells us why.