Bob Tanem In The Garden

Hour #2 starts with Beverley these days; she's got her list of public events of interest to gardeners, all over the Bay Area. Have your pencils ready!

Then it's Back to Bob; Tanem that is; America's Happy Gardener taking your calls!

Our guest this morning was none other than Pat Stone... the guy behind the "Weeders' Digest," that is to say, the Green Prints Magazine that Mr. Stone happens to be editor in chief for. This is a quarterly compendium of stories, submitted by readers and authors around the world; all the stories touch on the garden as a common point of interest.

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Our 2nd hour starts with Beverley Tanem; she's got her famous List of Gardening Events in the SF Bay Area; she runs it down for us all, and then... back to Bob, on the only radio show that features America's Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem!

Our guest this morning was Christopher J. Earle, co-author of a book called Trees of Western North America. These authors have compiled a book not just about identifying trees, but teaching about trees: how they grow, where they came from, how people have used them. Here, we're talking specifically about trees that are growing in the wild, whether native or naturalized.

Christopher is also the author of a popular web site, Conifers.Org -- a fabulous wealth of information at your disposal.

Our second hour of the broadcast starts with B for Beverley; she has her list of stuff going on for the information and entertainment of gardeners in the bay area; then America's Happy Gardener himself resumes court, taking all your calls.

Our guest this morning was the inimitable Ed Laivo, multi-talented gardener and noted Citrus expert. Bob talked to Ed about growing backyard citrus, how to handle the threat of invasive disease, and other pest concerns vis-a-vis citrus. Ed is associated with Four Winds Growers, one of California's premier Citrus and fruit tree nurseries, serving both retail and wholesale customers.

Our second hour starts with Bev today, she's got her list of Stuff To Do for Gardeners in the Bay Area; she's a wealth of information.

Then, it's Back to Bob: Tanem, that is; America's Happy Gardener takes your calls!

Our guest this morning was Professor Matteo Garbelotto, our local authoritative expert on Sudden Oak Death. "Professor Matteo" is with Bob's alma mater, University of California at Berkeley; on the web site there, listeners can find interactive maps of the Bay Area showing where the disease is spreading, and can register for classes to learn how to identify and combat this deadly disease.

Sudden Oak Death is caused by a Phytophthora ramorum, that is to say, a microscopic algae-like life form that invades and chokes native oak trees, causing sudden death.

Hour #2 of this program today begins with Beverley, and all the gardening goings-on going on around the Bay Area.

Then, we're back to the phone lines which are jammed -- just jammed -- with gardeners rolling up their sleeves for a fall planting season; America's Happy Gardener Bob Tanem is in, and he's here to help!

The Compost Powered Water Heater is a book that can change the world: we can be making hot water, for heating and other use -- from compost and cow manure. Gaelan Brown, our guest on the show and author of this unusual book, shows us how this simple concept can be done at scales from the back yard to the municipal waste yard.