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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Terry Messmer, USU Extension Wildlife Specialist, explains a little bit more about what Sage-Grouse are going to go through this year.
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Kate Richardson, arthropod diagnostician at USU, tells us how we can help the pollinators keep pollinating.
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Rick Heflebower explains the importance of letting our soil dry out before we till and plant.
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If we all wait to water now, there will be more water available later in the growing season when our plants really need it.
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Terry Messmer explains some of the dangers wildlife faces in the winter and what we can do to keep them safe.
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Dan Drost, USU Extension vegetable specialist, makes sure we are ready for spring by preparing to plant now.
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Rick Heflebower gives advice on how to prepare your garden now.
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Terry Messmer, USU Extension wildlife specialist, explains how ravens can threaten several rare native species.
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Dan Drost, USU Extension Vegetable Specialist, gives advice for upcoming year seed stock.
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Many people believe feeding wildlife particularly in winter will help local wildlife during tough periods. But there are compelling arguments against feeding wildlife, including building dependencies, habituating animals to humans, increased aggression of animals, higher road mortality and higher window mortality.