The Halloween Dress Up Show!
Tree roots growing in lawns, forgotten seeds, florist Hydrangeas and how to eliminate the highly invasive English ivy are some of the topics of this episode of the Garden Show.
Oct 31, 2020•44 min
The Garden Show with Charlie Dobbin
Zoomer Radio’s Garden Show host is noted author, columnist, radio and HGTV personality Charlie Dobbin. She’ll update you with each week’s gardening tips and professional advice, while taking your calls and having some fun with gardening as well. Every Saturday from 9-10am on Zoomer Radio AM740 and FM96.7
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Episodes
Perennial Plants Before Winter
Callers are prepping for winter - bringing in tender geraniums, agapanthus and others. How to fix the lawn is part of the show. Is Dusty Miller a perennial? And how to control Gypsy Moths is a priority this year too!
Oct 24, 2020•44 min
Dahlias, Hydrangea, and Poppies
Can red worms survive winter above ground? How to take geranium cuttings for overwintering, unhappy Japanese maples and do we have to cut back Hostas before winter?
Oct 17, 2020•43 min
Overwintering Tender Plants
Callers need help with transplanting, pruning hedges for better growth, planting bulbs and when to plant grass seed.
Oct 10, 2020•44 min
Fall Fertilizer
Callers set the tone as usual, but lawns are top of mind. Overwintering tender geraniums, heather, Norfolk Island Pine and re-potting Anthurium are also addressed.
Oct 03, 2020•44 min
Everyone Loves A Garden
Callers & emailers need to know about moles, overwintering tender dahlias and glads. Plus planting a wisteria vine, and what about all those Rose of Sharon seeds!
Sep 26, 2020•35 min
Back In The Studio
Familiar callers phone in to ask about green tomatoes, overwintering annual plants and when to transplant garden perennials. We continue to answer emails about orchids, jade plants, grass and mulch.
Sep 19, 2020•45 min
Of Mice, Turf and Torching Insects!
Listeners wonder about blow torching Japanese beetles, saving a valuable Japanese maple during construction and what to do about pesky bindweed. Cucumber beetles and Lily leaf beetles are discussed at length too.
Sep 12, 2020•43 min
Lavender topiary, tomato wilt and more about Hydrangeas!
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Sep 05, 2020•44 min
Disease on Zinnia, How to Transplant, Crazy Chipmunks and More!
It's the time of year to transplant, do lawn repair, and start planning for next spring. Listeners cover the gamut with their questions on this week's episode of The Garden Show.
Aug 29, 2020•45 min
Have You Seen Any Monarch Butterflies?
The OHA sends a report, we discuss monarch populations plus more great q's and a's on black eyed susans, shade tolerant perennials and when to prune Japanese maples.
Aug 22, 2020•43 min
From Pumpkins to Leaf Gall
Unwanted seeds in the mail? We tell you what to do with them! Plus answers to questions on begonias, mimosa trees, Lotus flowers and opium poppies.
Aug 15, 2020•43 min
It's almost the "Edibles" Show!
Charlie answers questions from listeners on black currants, tomatoes, lawn care and of course Hydrangeas!
Aug 08, 2020•44 min
Tomato Hornworms - Yuck!
Charlie gives a blow by blow description about picking large pests off her tomatoes. Listeners learn about transplanting, and some poisonous invasive weeds. Japanese maples are suffering this summer due to heat, wind and drought.
Aug 01, 2020•41 min
Vegetable Gardens with Pests!
Listeners ask about cucumber beetles, blossom end rot of tomatoes, and how to pollinate peppers growing indoors.
Jul 25, 2020•41 min
Seed Sowing, Soil Amendments, Pruning, and More!
Listeners weigh in with vegetable garden questions, clematis transplanting plus some pest problems.
Jul 18, 2020•42 min
Pesky Beetles, Deadheading, and Plants That Change Their Appearance!
Clematis flowers change colour, elderberry shrub and unknown perennials just 'show up', and some plants refuse to start growing this season. All this week on the Garden Show!
Jul 11, 2020•41 min
Moonflowers and Healing Gardens
We learn more about squirrels, deer, aphids and leaf miners on edibles. Charlie provides some details about the first episode of the Healing Gardens documentary - in production now.
Jul 04, 2020•42 min
Pruning Flowering Shrubs, Rhubarb, and Basil
Listeners ask lots of questions about edibles: basil, asparagus and rhubarb included. When to prune and when to transplant peonies and hydrangeas is covered. And then there's 17th floor balcony gardening and deer - though not necessarily at the same address!
Jun 27, 2020•41 min
Tomatoes and How to Stress Apple Trees and Get Flowers!
Feed your tomatoes, beat your trees, fix bumps in your lawn and watch out for Hyrdangea pests are just some of the topics covered this week on the garden show.
Jun 20, 2020•41 min
Bulbs, when to prune and lots of flowers!
This week we cover roses, daffodils, hydrangeas, plus a few garden pests like deer and powdery mildew.
Jun 13, 2020•42 min
Trees and More Trees!
Charlie & Frank clarify when to prune, what to prune and how important our trees are to the value of our homes. Sometime you just have to call in a certified arborist for diagnosis and care of your trees.
Jun 06, 2020•42 min
Bulbs and Tubers
Answers to email questions include how to: care for Easter lilies, get rid of clover in the lawn, houseplants outgrowing the house and planting potatoes!
May 30, 2020•43 min
Swan Songs
Listeners send in lots of great, timely garden questions again. Meanwhile Charlie and Frank share anecdotes about their local swans!
May 23, 2020•43 min
The Emails Keep Coming
Charlie & Frank have fun with questions about pressure treated wood in the garden, planting under oak trees, pruning to rejuvenate and dealing with invasive plants.
May 16, 2020•42 min
Shout-Outs to Our Listeners!
We carry on with lots more emails: castor beans, lichen and Zee zee plants are just a few of the topics covered this week.
May 09, 2020•37 min
Community Gardens are Now Open!
What's with the Garden Centres - are they open or not? Find out more on this episode of the Garden Show. Plus Emme is back and we talk fertilizer, propagation and lawn care.
May 02, 2020•40 min
Flowers, vegetables plus a special guest!
Charlie & Frank are joined by 8 year old Emme. She's wants to know why plants need sun, plus she has tips of her own. Lots of email gets answered this week too!
Apr 25, 2020•43 min
Lots of Emails!
Clearly with time and space available our listeners are in their gardens. Pruning, transplanting, even bug control is covered this week!
Apr 18, 2020•44 min
Keep on Gardening
Frank & Charlie take on social distancing, lots of great email questions, and keep on having fun!
Apr 11, 2020•53 min
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