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Recent Radio Shows
5/6/13 | 1:23 PM
Most people buy bags and bags of potting soil for their plant containers. The dollars add up, so it would be more cost-effective to make your own potting material. It's not that hard, and there are other benefits, too.
Lee Stivers is a horticulture extension educator at Penn State... listen now
5/6/13 | 1:12 PM
Your land might be the perfect location for a natural gas pipeline.
Doug Clark is an attorney who specializes in negotiating pipeline right-of-way agreements for landowners. He says if a gas company comes knocking on your door, don't sign anything until you find out what your rights are.... listen now
5/6/13 | 12:42 PM
National Public Gardens Day is held each year on the Friday before Mother's Day. It's designed to increase our awareness of all the splendor and ideas that public gardens have to offer.
Paul James, also known as The Gardener Guy, is the event's official spokesperson. He says there... listen now
5/6/13 | 12:31 PM
Renovating a lawn is not for the impatient person. It takes several weeks of watering before grass seed even sprouts.
Chris Lemcke is the national technical director for Weed Man USA. He says there are ways to tackle lawn issues with simple home remedies. For example, he says grass seed will... listen now
5/6/13 | 12:23 PM
Elderberries add a distinctive flavor in jams and jellies, wine, and pie. Some people even use them for medicinal purposes. They also make nice landscaping plants.
Eric Stafne is an extension fruit crop specialist at Mississippi State University. He says there are about 10 varieties of... listen now
5/6/13 | 11:40 AM
Aaron Steele of Ames, Iowa, wanted his sons to be responsible for chores on the family acreage, so he bought them a few goats. The plan was to have them around during the summer, then sell them in the fall. But the family fell in love with the goats, and even added more to the flock because Aaron... listen now
5/6/13 | 11:26 AM
In this edition of Maintenance Monday, we're answering a question from Darren in Texas. When his tractor idles, he feels a lot more vibration in the seat than he used to. What might be causing this?
Kent Kolbeck is a John Deere Tech Instructor at Garden City Community College... listen now
5/2/13 | 12:18 PM
Anyone who raises chickens has to protect them from predators. But sometimes the unfortunate happens and you're left wondering what got them. Jesse Lyons is an extension poultry specialist at the University of Missouri. He says if birds are missing, there may be a fox taking dinner home to her... listen now
5/2/13 | 12:05 PM
An arborist is the best person to call when you need tree limbs cut, but some people do it themselves. Many homeowners suffer too many injuries and even fatalities from falling off of a ladder, or trying to manage heavy limbs as they're cutting them.
Scott Prophett is the president and... listen now
5/2/13 | 11:53 AM
As a kid, Joel Karsten helped bale straw and hay on a farm in southwestern Minnesota. When he stacked a rack of hay or straw bales, there were always a few that slid off the top. The string would break, so they'd pile the broken bales up next to the barn. Throughout the summer the bales would... listen now