Extending the Gardening Season with Cold Frames

Welcome to The KSL Greenhouse Show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen every Saturday from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio App. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 

Guest: JayDee Gunnell, USU Extension Professor 

10:05 

Feature: Extending the gardening season with cold frames 

10:20 

Topics: Grape leafhopper on grapes, Aspen trees, Willow blight on globe willows 

Questions: Will using dormant spray help get rid of grape leafhoppers, Will birch trees do better in Utah than aspen trees, What can I spray on my globe willows to get rid of willow blight, What can I do to get the lawn on the north side of my home to grow? 

10:35 

Topics: Lawn pre-emergent, Smoke bush, Rose bushes, Rose of Sharons, Using root tone on burro’s-tail, Kashmir cedar tree, Japanese zelkova, Gambel oak 

Questions: Is pre-emergent for troubled areas in lawn needed sooner since it’s warmer this year than usual, What should I do to make my smoke bush fuller, What should I use to spray rose bushes that had a lot of aphids and powdery mildew, When should I prune rose of Sharons, Is using root tone advised or not on burro’s-tail cuttings, What’s causing my kashmir cedar tree to lose its needles, Who’s the gardener in Ogden that's growing citrus trees through the winter, Is it a problem that my Japanese zelkova has not lost most of its leaves yet, When’s the best time to cut back gambel oak? 

10:50 

Topics: Almond trees, Planting a tree on rocky ground, Fall fertilizer, Pruning peach trees, Brown spots on lawn 

Questions: Why are my almond trees making a mess, Will my tree do well on rocky ground, Is it okay to put down fall fertilizer now while there’s no snow on the ground, When should I prune peach trees, What are the brown spots on my lawn and how do I treat them?