The Dirtbag

  Gene Bradley fills in as host today for Glen Andresen, who is on break. Gene's guests will be Bob Hatton, program director of the Portland Fruit Tree Project, who will talk about their work in Portland, and Weston Miller, OSU Extension Service Horticulturalist, who wil... Read more

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert discuss summer weed control and watering, pruning fruit trees in the summer, and Jim's garden travels to Italy. As always, we'll answer your gardening questions, have a new Plant of the Month (fruit trees that are good candidates... Read more

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert discuss gardening in brutally hot weather, honey bee swarming, and Jim's garden travels to Russia and Korea. As always, we'll answer your gardening questions, have a new Plant of the Month (mulberry), quiz you with a new Garden Stu... Read more

It's the composting edition. Host Glen Andresen discusses the single most important thing you can do as a gardener: make and use compost. We'll explore bin options, speeding up the process, and pitfalls to avoid. Plus, a short primer on worm composting. As always, we'll... Read more

Host Glen Andresen and  guest Jim Gilbert discuss where on the tree or bush the fruit actually grows, whether it be on old wood, new wood, spurs, or a combination. Plus, we hammer home the importance of thinning fruits and vegetables. And finally, Jim reports on his rece... Read more