Garden Bite with Teri Knight

When is the best time to fertilize your lawn? Do you think it's now? Oh, then LISTEN up! I discuss the best time to fertilize your lawn (if you want to) and WHY that is. Find more information on my website, Garden Bite. 

Do the blooms of forsythia foretell the coming of crabgrass? Or could it have more to do with the soil temperature? When to put down pre-emergents for crabgrass and other broadleaf weeds. That's today's Garden Bite. Be sure to go to my website and check out the video too. I also share information about how to track the soil temperature in YOUR area. 

Mycelium are the thin threads of fungi (or mushrooms) that link roots of different plants. They are the plant world's information system and it's amazing! Learn much more about this incredible "world wood web"... so to speak. It's on today's Garden Bite. 

Oh my, I think we might actually have spring. About 3 to 4 weeks behind but I’m still hopeful. With a spring in my step, I’m talking 2022 plant introductions! A new hydrangea, morning glory and a couple of other outstanding annuals including an airy cosmos that is simply lovely. Check them out here and on my website, Garden Bite! Find Garden Bite with Teri Knight on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube too! 

I talked about soil and rain barrels and composting last week. But what about organic matters? What is it? Does it matter? How much organic matter matters? Can it be too much? All this on today's Garden Bite! What you should know about your soil. And a reminder to find Garden Bite on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and youtube. 

Until we can get out in our vegetables gardens, we need to keep those indoors seedlings in good shape. On today's Garden Bite I talk about just that, how to position the lighting, watering practices and more, as well as the dreaded disease known as Damping Off. 

April is fickle in the Upper Midwest. From sandals to sorels, ya never know what we’re gonna get. So what’s a gardener to do? I'll tell you on today's Garden Bite! And also what not to do yet in our cold climates. 

You may have received an Easter lily this past weekend. On today's Garden Bite I give you tips on the best care and also about planting it outdoors! Yes, lilium longiflorum is hardy to zone 5. You can plant it in zone 4 too, just mulch it heavily. Learn more on Garden Bite. 

Oh there are so many reasons to set up a rain barrel and use compost bins! Learn more on today's Garden Bite. There is a warning of where NOT to use captured rain water from your barrel as well as suggestions of where to get one that doesn't involve a big box store. Although you can buy one there too. My favorite compost bin design too and which one I don't like are also on my website. 

Moles or voles, neither is welcome in the landscape but, there they are messin' with your lawns and plants. Learn the different ways each of these critters cause damage on today's Garden Bite and how you can deal with it.