Callers report on blossom end rot of tomatoes, maggots in onions, and homemade herbicide recipes. We talk pruning of Magnolia, Rose of Sharon and how to best propagate Datura.

Bumper Crops of Vegetables - Except for the Odd Pest and Disease!

Zoomer Radios Garden Show host is noted author, columnist, radio and HGTV personality Charlie Dobbin. Shell update you with each weeks gardening tips and professional advice, while taking your calls and having some fun with gardening as well. Every Saturday from 9-10am on Zoomer Radio AM740 and FM96.7

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Paul Gellatly aka The Tattooed Gardener.ca joins Dean and Charlie in studio for a rollicking show. The 'piss-off plant' (Plectranthus caninus) is said to keep cats and other mammals away. Pruning Hydrangeas, whether to dead-head petunias and controlling what might be Robber Flies are all discussed.

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Watering, Pruning, Transplanting and More!

Lots going in in our gardens - transplanting rhubarb, black spot on roses (so early!), whether to change potting mix from year to year, cutting back perennials, making and using compost, and 30 year old Wisteria that needs a new support. Whew!
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It's Planting Weekend!

Paul Oliver from the Urban Nature Store joins us to share tips on migrating birds. Hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles and Cardinals feature including best placement for birdfeeders. Ostrich ferns, moss in the lawn and apple trees are discussed too.
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Attracting Birds to your Garden

Callers want recommendations for vines in shade, small garden shrubs, eliminating poison ivy, and when can we plant our vegetable seeds outside? An ancient jade plant is also ailing.
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Poison Ivy & 100 Year Old Jade Plant!

A new invasive species called Hammerhead Worms has arrived in Ontario. Be aware of flat-headed worms - do not touch with bare hands, squash them to kill and report via iNaturalist.ca or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Take pictures first to confirm sighting. Meanwhile, pruning Forsythia, planting Dahlias, moving Hydrangea and Holy/Thai basil seed germination are all discussed this week on the Garden Show.
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Bumper Crops of Vegetables - Except for the Odd Pest and Disease!

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