Tulip growing is easy, in cold climates. In warmer climates, getting tulips to rebloom year after year is a challenge. Today, America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, has tips for warm climate tulip growers to get those gorgeous bulbs to rebloom. And, she has advice for ALL tulip growers about the steps to take to make sure your bulbs remain at maximum strength, whether they’re in the ground or not.
Entomologist, Master Rosarian, and photographer Baldo Villegas has tips for taking pictures of garden bugs, so you can positively I.D. the good guys from the bad guys.
What are your full-grown trees worth? Arborist and Master Gardener Anne Fenkner has the way to help you figure that out.
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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Red Tulips ("Flair") in Bloom

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Tulip and Bulb Care in USDA Zone 9
Bug photography with an iPhone
Macro (close-up) Lens for an iPhone or Android Phone
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What Trees to Add (or Cut Down) To Increase Property Value
Harvest Day at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, Saturday Aug. 6

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