Fireplace ash for the garden (how much?), thistle infestation in raised garden beds (how eradicate?), super-long English ivy stems (how propagate?) and Amaryllis still dormant!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Keeping Amaryllis healthy and blooming for many years is easy - fertilizing, re-potting and more. We discuss soggy orchid care plus a caller is searching for specific Chrysanthemums. Another caller has a good suggestion!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

We chat about Robbie Burns Day and Scottish thistles. Watering orchids, Christmas cactus failing, box tree moths, and a caller from Uruguay tells us about Lady of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) blooming recently. The fragrance is magnificent!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Rick Gray, co-author of The Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region, joins us on the show. We discuss milkweed tussock moths, the region this book is relevant to, promoting insects and birds in our gardens, and when volume 2 & 3 will be published to include native trees. NativePlantGardener.ca for more info.Listen live …

We talk orchids with Terry Kennedy, orchid expert and co-owner of Orchids in Our Tropics. Callers are interested in best media, best fertilizer and how the heck do you know when to water an orchid?!? Shrub suggestions for a bay window, geranium propagation, and more about Amaryllis.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…

Orchids, Amaryllis, Dahlias and palms. All need attention now! Plus how to find OMAFRA factsheets on the web.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Marked down Amaryllis, winter mulch on roses and lavender, potted spruce on the 9th floor, and raspberries that don't provide fruit. We discuss OMAFRA factsheets, and frankly, just how hard they are to access!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Old roses, Poinsettia defoliation, propagating Christmas cactus, and saving eggshells for the garden. All this and more!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Callers are few; so Charlie & Dean chat about growing sprouts and microgreens, frozen jade plants and birds. Superhero caller Jean uses this opportunity to call twice in one show!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Propagating figs, moving old roses and droopy Poinsettias. It doesn't get more fun than this!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

More about leaving the leaves on the lawn, overwintering tropical Agapanthus and Dipladenia, fall mums, Poinsettia care and of course, Amaryllis.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Paul Oliver from the Urban Nature Store joins the show to share tips and information about caring for our feathered friends. Callers need how to overwinter water lilies, force bulbs indoors, and care for tropical Hibiscus.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Can there be too many leaves on the garden beds? What about storing calla lilies overwinter? Will roses survive after being stripped by Japanese beetles earlier in the season? And lots more...Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Pruning Rose of Sharon, Bougainvillea, a cedar hedge, and Clematis. Great tip to repel squirrels, and should we put small rocks in the bottom of pots when planting?Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

Callers have tips for controlling cats indoors and squirrels outdoors. Roots growing into raised gardens, storing tender bulbs overwinter and indoor tropical plants defoliating.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Zoomer

Caring for Dipladenia, Lisianthus, and Dahlia tubers over the winter is topical. Keeping a plant-eating cat under control, and Hydrangeas with no flowers are also covered this week on the Garden Show.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network

This week it's all about fall lawn fertilizer, pruning Holly and Dogwood, transplanting and insects on plants coming indoors for the winter.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioKirjoittanut Zoomer Podcast Network