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2018 Gardening With Chuck

December 24-30, 2018
Holiday Fruits
Holiday Nuts
No Birds At Your Feeders?
Say Goodbye To The Christmas Tree
No Program On Christmas Day
December 17-23, 2018
Marcescence
Know Your Houseplant's Light Requirement
Pruning Cuts On Trees
Firewood
Cold Temperature Potato Storage
December 10-16, 2018
Using Old Garden Seed
Mouse Damage On Fruit Trees
Controlling Bush Honeysuckle
Controlling Unwanted Trees
Ice and Snow On Shrubs? Leave Them Alone!
December 3-9, 2018
Poinsettia Care
Poinsettias aren't poisonous
Bushes With Bright Red Berries
Time To Just Give It Up
Go Easy With Deicers
November 26-December 2, 2018
Christmas Tree Care
Don't Add Wood Ashes To Your Garden
Deer Scrapes
Wrapping Trees
Winterizing Strawberries
November 19-25, 2018
Why Plant Don't Survive Overwinter In Pots
Moth Flies & Other UFOs In The House
Winterizing Roses
High pH Soils
Plants Losing Leaves When Brought Inside?
November 12-18, 2018
Truly The End Of The Season
Knotweed Control
Winter Travel Safety
Horseradish
Odds And Ends
November 5-11, 2018
Perennial Bed Cleanup -Don't Go Crazy
Draining Hoses And Irrigation Lines
Leaves Part 2
Branches Dropping From Trees
Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
October 29-November 4, 2018
Winterizer Lawn Fertilizers
Normal Needle Drop On Pines
Do I Have To Rake The Leaves
Still Time To Plant Bulbs
Storing Garden Tools
October 22-28, 2018
Digging Sweet Potatoes
Hardiness Of Cool Season Veggies
Winter Storage Of Summer Bulbs
Control Broadleaf Weeds Now
Putting Your Lawnmower Away For The Season
October 15-21, 2018
Too Late To Plant Grass
Fall Pruning Of Trees & Shrubs
Fall Soil Testing
Black Walnut Processing
Working Gardens In The Fall
October 8-14, 2018
Get Ready To Plant Garlic!
Get Grass Planting Wrapped Up
Wrapping Up The Tomato Season
Forcing Bulbs
Fall Planting Of Asparagus or Rhubarb
October 1-7, 2018
Changes At The Bird Feeder
Branch Tips In The Yard
Sunscald Prevention
Ornamental Grass Management
Preparing To Bring Plants Inside
September 24-30, 2018
Trees For Good Fall Color
Planting Trees In The Fall
Soil Subsidence
Mosquitoes
Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs
September 17-23, 2018
Windmill Grass
Moths and Millers
Crickets
How Late Can I Plant Grass
Harvesting Sweet Potatoes
September 10-16, 2018
Little Barley
Harvesting Apples
Soil pH Too High, Start Now!
Lawn Weeds
Be Careful With Wet Soils
September 3-9, 2018
Reblooming of Plants (Remontant)
Power Raking and Core Aerating
Webworms
Dividing Daylilies
Is Glyphosate Safe To Use?
August 27-September 2, 2018
Blister Beetles & Other Late Season Pests
Start Planning For Garlic Planting Now
Stored Energy Hazards
Iron Chlorosis
It's Been A Hard Summer For Lawns
August 20-26, 2018
Almost Lawn Grass Planting Season
Recommended Tall Fescue Cultivars
Recommended Blueragss Cultivars
Pear Harvest
Harvesting Winter Squash
August 13-19, 2018
Resetting Peonies
Your Problem Probably Isn't The Soil
Dividing Iris
Possibly Elm Leaf Beetles
Cicada Killers
August 6-12, 2018
Prepare For Lawn Reseeding
Snakes In The Yard
Plant Hitchhikers
Cutting Back Peonies
Better Lawn Start With Better Grass Seed
July 30-August 5, 2018
Nutsedge Issues
Cantaloupe or Muskmelon - Is There A Difference?
Fall Garden Planting
Sprinkler System Mis-Adjustments
Long Term Drought Damage To Trees
July 23-29, 2018
Alge In Bird Baths
Bermudagrass Renovation
Late Season Crabgrass Control
Cross Pollination - What Does & Doesn't Happen
Don't Use Tordon In Yards!
July 16-22, 2018
Bagworms
Slime Molds
Blister Beetles
Harvesting And Storage Of Fruits And Vegetables
Harvesting Tomatoes When Half Ripe?
July 9-15, 2018
Grubs In Lawns
Bermudagrass Issues
Green June Bugs
Storing Garlic and Onions
Japanese Beetles
July 2-8, 2018
Tomato Hornworms
Bagworms
Flowers But No Fruit
Harvesting Potatoes and Onions
Start Planting Your Fall Garden
June 25-July 1, 2018
Bagworms
Apple Scab
Spider Mites
Tomato Leaf Curl
Squash Bugs
June 18-24, 2018
Brown Patch In Lawns
Bagworms
Blossom End Rot In Tomatoes
Tomato Leaf Spot Diseases
How Dry Is It?
June 11-17, 2018
Meetings Tonight And Tomorrow Night
Poison Ivy
Trumpet Vine
Killing Tree Seedlings
Deadheading
June 4-10, 2018
Harvesting Garlic
Bagworms
Thatch Layers
Proper Watering
Sidedressing Vegetable And Flower Gardens
May 28-June 3, 2018
Bagworms
Clover Mites
Warm Season Grass Fertilization
Walnut Wilt
Remove Strawberry Blossoms
May 21-27, 2018
It Was A Rough Winter For Roses
Ash-Lilac Borers
Annual Cool Season Weedy Grasses
Cucumber Beetles
Squash Bugs
May 14-20, 2018
How To Kill A Tree
Winter Squash
Sweet Potato Time
Falling Leaves
Peach Leaf Curl
May 7-13, 2018
Shade - The Enemy Of Lawns
Time To Head Into The Stretch With Spring Gardening
How To Kill A Lawn
Black Spot Of Roses
Fruit Tree Sprays
April 30-May 6, 2018
Now That It's Rained, A Little
Issues With Aging Evergreens
Fertilizing Strawberries and Brambles
Orchardgrass
What Do Those Numbers Mean?
April 23-29, 2018
Why Don't We Plant Tomatoes Early
Puncturevine Control
Bagworm Time Yet?
Be Ready For Apple Leaf Disease Control
Pruning Spring Flowering Shrubs
April 16-22, 2018
Mulch Volcanoes
2nd Half Of April Planting
Knotweed Control
Star Of Bethlehem Control
Pretty Flowers In The Lawn
April 9-15, 2018
Cold Weather And Plants
How Low Can You Go
Grass Sandburs
Brown Junipers
Fruit On Ornamental Pears
April 2-8, 2018
Irrigating Lawns
Crabgrass Preventers
Don't Be In A Hurry With Bagworm Controls
Growing Big Onions
Apple Tree Sprays
March 26-April 1, 2018
Asparagus Bed Care
Weed Control In Asparagus Beds
Frost Tolerance Of Apricots And Peaches
Adding Organic Matter In The Spring To Gardens
Managing Turf In The Shade
March 19-25, 2018
Potato Planting Time
Rhubarb Planting Time
Why I Don't Like Spring Seeding Of Grasses
Time To Cut Back Ornamental Grasses
Spring Cleanup Now To Prevent Perennial Flower Diseases Later
March 12-18, 2018
March Lawn Care
Spring Lawn Seeding
Planting A Wildflower Bed
Warm Season Grass Care
Blueberries
March 5-11, 2018
Don't Plant Ornamental Pears
Straw Bale Gardening
Herbs In Mason Jars
Planting Peas
Pruning Deciduous Shrubs
February 26-March 4, 2018
Asparagus
Walnut Toxicity
What Does A Soil Test Tell You OR Not Tell You
Fertilizing Spring Flowering Bulbs
What Doesn't A Soil Test Tell You?
February 19-25, 2018
Fruit Tree Pruning - General
Pruning Apple Trees
Pruning Peach Trees
Peach Leaf Curl Treatments
Pruning Neglected Fruit Trees
February 12-18, 2018
Poisonous House Plants
What's Flying Around My House
Plants Recommended For Kansas
Tomatoes Don't All Grow The Same
What Kind Of Tomato Do You Want Par II?
February 5-11, 2018
Understand Your Plants
Disasters In Tree Cutting
Grow Your Own Firewood
Cloning Apple Trees
What Kind Of Tomato Do You Want?
January 29-February 4, 2018
Fruit Trees & Cold Weather
Planning Your Fruit Orchard
Dutch Elm Disease Resistant Elms
Planning For Shade Trees
Give A New Tree A Fighting Chance!
January 22-28, 2018
It's All America Time Again
AAS Winners - Vegetables
AAS Winners - Flowers
Caddo Sugar Maples
Shummard Oaks
January 15-21, 2018
Starting Onion Plants Indoors
Buy Quality Garden Seed
Using Old Garden Seed
Starting Flower Bedding Plants From Seed
Cold Weather Impact On Plants
January 8-14, 2018
Heirloom Varieties VS Newer Hybrids
Dormant Oils, What Are They, What Do They Do?
Winter Bird Feeding
Some Winter Time Blooms
Squirrels In Your Back Yard
January 1-7, 2018
Beware the Catalog!
Vegetable Garden Planning
Use Wisdom When Selecting Landscape Plants
Putting The Right Plant In The Right Place
Starting Plants From Seed