Hi Listener,

We hope you and your family are safe during this difficult time. Our April episode ended up being rather lengthy, so we decide to turn it into two episodes. So this month you will get twice the Garden Hoes. 

 In this episode, we welcome a special guest, Dr. Nicole Fiorellino, to give us the "dirt" on the soil. We also discussed the "how to's" on planting trees, shrubs, and perennials (30:00).

• Here is a link to the Home and Garden Information Center webpage about soil testing. 
• Want to watch Nicole's soil sampling video? You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cgJvCY9iXQ 

Garden Tips of the Month: Spring bulbs and lawn care, and prepping summer vegetable transplants(~45:00)

**NOTE** Native Plant of the month and bug of the month will be in a second episode coming out later this month, along with some tips for gardening with children. 

 If you have any garden questions or topics you like us to talk about you can email us at [email protected] 

For more information about University of Maryland Extension and these topics, please check out the Home and Garden Information Center website at https://extension.umd.edu/hgic

The Garden Hoes Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Assoc. (Talbot Co.) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Assoc. for Horticulture (QA Co), and Emily Zobel- Agriculture Agent (Dorchester Co.). 

University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all.