Garden Bite with Teri Knight

Oh how we long for some fresh greens when we're in the midst of winter. Sprouting seeds gives us that opportunity. Very nutritious and tasty too, it takes just about a week from seed to sandwich! Learn all about sprouting seeds to greens on today's Garden Bite. 

Snags are dead trees left standing. Why do you care? Oh because there is so much LIFE they have left to give. Unless they're a hazard, it's important to leave them alone. The cycle of life they provide is amazing. There is a great cartoon that I share on my website. I hope you'll take a look and learn all about it on today's Garden Bite! 

Oh how wonderful it is to share your landscape with birds and butterflies! Today's Garden Bite is all about attracting them with the right natural food sources and tips to keep them coming back. It doesn't matter the size of your space, there's something for every one. 

As we ponder our gardens, vegetables specifically, companion planting is a great topic. It's been used for a VERY long time but until recently was poo pooed by academics. Except for those who wrote their own articles on the subject! One of them was my own Instructor from Master Gardener classes in 2003! I have lots of information on what to plant with who on today's Garden Bite. 

Orchids! Phalaenopsis orchids, aka Phals specifically, are the most popular indoor houseplant gift. Catching your eye in the produce aisle of the grocery store or in local garden centers, they can often be an impulse buy. The good news is they are relatively easy care. Find details such as what it means when the leaves are dark on Garden Bite. 

Air plants have become a fun, trendy houseplant. Their Latin name is Tillandsia and they are native to South and Central America with about 500 species or more! They need no soil, so where do their nutrients come from? How to display them? And much more on today's Garden Bite. 

Ugh, it's sub zero outside and all these ugly brown bugs are crawling around indoors. Okay, maybe not an army of them but enough that you wonder what are they doing in my home? Laying eggs? Ick. How do I get rid of them? That's on today's Garden BITE! No, these stink bugs don't bite humans. 

Growing vegetables can seem a bit daunting for beginners. On the contrary, there are some really great choices to start with. Listen to today's Garden Bite and learn more about those vegetables on my website too! 

It's not just hosta. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE hosta but sometimes we need some flowers and other color besides green, cream and yellow. Today's Garden Bite is about some other options to cheer up your shady corner. 

Wow, I hope you are surviving our roller coaster of cold arctic air! As I write this, the temperature is 6 below zero but tomorrow is supposed to be 30 above. And then the deep freeze comes again. How on Earth do our wild birds stay warm? That's today's Garden Bite.