What's the difference between a Genetically Modified plant and a Hybrid? First, genetic mutations have been going on forever. Think a male and female mate and have a baby... that's a genetic modification, naturally. Hybridizers have been doing this for a long time breeding various plants by hand. Genetically modified plants are created in a lab. There's a lot to this discussion, is it wrong? Is it a smart way to feed all the people we have on Earth? I have more on my website too. Check it out GardenBite. 

Bring those early pollinators into your landscape with native Pussy willows! These early Spring bloomers are so cool looking. The male Pussy willow has the best flowers and you don't need a female to get the flowers for your pollinators. Learn all about our native, Salix discolor, and also some other species and cultivars that are really interesting. These shrubs can be cut back substantially and come back. Those cuttings can be woven for a fence. Willows are also being studied for bio-energy. It's all on today's GardenBite. 

One more week to sow native seeds outdoors! Then it's indoor seed sowing/planting. All you need to get started and a list of WHEN to start WHICH seeds indoors! It's all on today's Garden Bite. Be sure to check out all the episodes. And let me know how you like my show! Thanks. [email protected] 

It’s fun Friday and I’m going to share some fab NEW Spring bloomers for 2022! A couple of sweet and color annuals and a pair of perennials to capture that first spring bloom on today's GardenBite. Oh so pretty!

Yesterday I talked about repotting your houseplants, today it's about the varied soils and mixes. What exactly does potting soil do? What are soil-less mixes? Is one better than the other? I share my own experience and more on today's GardenBite. 

Houseplants looking weary? Thin? Droopy? Or are their roots coming out the bottom of the pot? Time to repot. It's a how-to on today's GardenBite. 

The pandemic has produced a plethora of gardeners. Some are seeking a healthier way to live, not only mentally, but physically. Vegetables offer an amazing assortment of nutrients and their coloring helps to tell the story of how they might aid your immunity! Greens are good but so are purples and yellows and even white too. Learn more on my show and on my website GardenBite.com. 

Flowers, chocolate, cards... it's Valentine's Day. Today's Garden Bite is about the holiday's origins with a peek at celebrations around the world and a quick lesson on what the message is of the color of rose you select. That is, IF you select roses! Learn more on my website, GardenBite.com. 

For those of us in cold climates, now into mid March is a good time to prune our trees and shrubs. Well, most of them. Do NOT prune spring-flowering types. That information, how-to and sharpening your tools is all on today's Garden Bite. 

You don't have to have full sun to enjoy bountiful vegetables in your garden! There are plenty of options, some that can even handle 2 hours of direct sun. (they still need some!) And others that will do just fine in 4 to 6 hours! Full sun is 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight. I talk about all the variations and vegetables to choose on today's Garden Bite.