The Dirtbag

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Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 11:00am to 12:00pm (noon).

 

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The Dirtbag on 10/09/24

Airs at: Wed, 10/09/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Fall tasks; plus what is honey, part 2?

Airs at: Wed, 09/11/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back for another live show. It's time to get ready for fall, it's time to prepare produce for storage, and it's time to start planting cover crops. And more on what honey is and how it is extracted from the hive and then the c... Read more

Harvesting at the peak; plus what is honey?

Airs at: Wed, 08/14/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back for another live show! Lots of fruit and veggies to be harvested for the next two months, and we offer tips on how to harvest fruits and veggies at their tastiest peak. Plus, we invite listeners to call us to report on an... Read more

What to plant now for the fall and winter veggie garden

Airs at: Wed, 07/10/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert brave the elements for a live show! So, how is your garden faring in this heat? Plus, now is the time to get your fall and winter veggie plants going. And a primer on rock and glacial dust use in the garden. As always, we'll have... Read more

With the harvest upon us, so are pests

Airs at: Wed, 06/12/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the studio for another live show. With the first fruits and vegetables of the season come the pests, and we offer ideas of how to deal with them. Plus, rock/glacier dust is not a fertilizer, but it might be just as goo... Read more

The Dirtbag on 05/08/24

Airs at: Wed, 05/08/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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When to plant what, and bagging apples

Airs at: Wed, 04/10/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the studio for another live show. It may be April, but that doesn't mean it's time to plant everything; we offer up a primer of cold- and warm-season crops and when to plant them. Plus, it's almost time to bag some app... Read more

Soil prep

Airs at: Wed, 03/13/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the studio for move live fun. Oh boy, spring is on the way…at least for this weekend. It's time to get your soil prepared. But what does that mean, and is it even necessary? Still time to prune and plant bare root plan... Read more

That was certainly a cold snap, but did it kill my plants?

Airs at: Wed, 02/14/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert offer up a live pre-recorded show made on 2/5/24. Oh boy, what an ice and cold and wind storm we had, but how much plant damage was actually done? It's too early to tell so don't go digging up any plants until you are absolutely s... Read more

It's dormant pruning time…but wait until after the cold snap

Airs at: Wed, 01/10/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are again in the studio live, so give us a call! It's time for dormant pruning of fruit trees, and we've got the how and when answers, from apples to kiwis...and what NOT to prune now. Plus, yep, cold weather is finally arriving a... Read more