We’ve reached that point in the gardening year where people have more plants than space in the garden.  So, out come the pots that have been sitting behind the garage! Which brings up a perennially popular question: can you reuse old potting soil successfully? America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, says, yes, you can…if you take certain precautions. She has tips for reusing that old potting soil. Would you like to grow paw paws? It’s a southern U.S. favorite, but it is also known as the Michigan Banana. It’s worth a try everywhere. Master Gardener Quentin Young tells us how to grow this hardy tropical plant for outstanding results.

We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory. It’s the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots. And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!

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Pictured:
A (broken) Pot with Used Soil

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Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/
Mosquito dunks
Bacillus Thurgiensis israeliensis (mosquito bits)
Pumice for potting soil
Growing Pawpaws (Cornell University)
Harvest Day at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, Saturday Aug. 6

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