Last week I talked about the depletion of peat bogs due to it's incredible value in the gardening industry. Today's Garden Bite is about options. Other forms of natural elements that can do about the same thing as peat including moisture retention, drainage and soil amending. Listen in and find more information on my website.

The Spring Equinox took place Monday but many of us are still dealing with snowy, wet, soggy soil. While our "garden muscles" want to go out into the landscape and start assessing and cutting back perennials and grasses; we need to tiptoe. On today's Garden Bite I share the do's and don'ts along with maps to frost depths and more.

Crop rotation isn't just for farmers. Different vegetables use different nutrients in the soil, and many the same, so crop rotation can really help your soil. You can "feed" it by planting in rotations of plant that are givers and takers. Learn much more on today's Garden Bite.

As mentioned yesterday I was at a Horticulture Day and was really looking forward to the main speaker, Meg McAndrews Cowden. She, sadly, had laryngitis and wasn’t able to give her talk on Gardening in a New Climate. However, her notes were in our materials and I share some of them with you on today's Garden Bite. I have talked many times about using natives, Meg expands with more on vegetable growing and extending seasons.

I was at a recent Horticulture Day and loved a presentation by an Extension Educator in Minnesota who told stories of people who had no clue on how they were contributing to the death of their trees. They're expensive, long term investments. Learn the to-do's and NOT to-do's when planting and caring for your trees on today's Garden Bite. There are lots of pictures too.

Hello, Spring? Where are you? Today is YOUR big day and I haven’t heard a peep out of you. Seriously we’re all getting a bit concerned! We have the itch to get out into our landscapes but many of us are still either snow covered or wet and soggy. Learn more about that and the Equinox as well as who called this day "The Return of the Sun Serpent" on today's Garden Bite.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! A perennial question has to do with whether there really is a plant called "Shamrock" and if not, where did that name come from. I tell you on today's Garden Bite. A little history 'Bite and a lot of green on today's post! 

It's the bout of the century! No, just kidding. I get asked what the difference is between these two beautiful shrubs, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. There are answers on today's Garden Bite along with some beautiful photos on my website. One thing they both need is a more acidic soil. 

Instead of a carpet of snow, how about a 2023 introduction of an AAS winner called 'Carpet Angel'? This is a new Shasta Daisy that would make a fabulous groundcover. I share it on today's Garden Bite along with one of my favorite annuals. A new African Daisy in the Bright Lights series. Take a listen and a look and let me know what you think! 

There's a growing movement to end the use of peat moss in gardening. There are a lot of articles on the matter and like any resource, humans tend to overuse it. Is it renewable? Are there alternatives? Take a listen and a look on my website for today's Garden Bite and the "possible" answers to those questions.