Garden Bite with Teri Knight

On today's Garden Bite, I’m sharing some fabulous native perennials for those understory areas of your landscape. Instead of surrounding your trees with rocks, which we know is a no-no, plant some companions that will help ward off weeds and add some flare! Take a listen and a look on my website.

On today's Garden Bite I'm sharing a couple of gorgeous 2023 hydrangea introductions from Bailey Nurseries in my home state, Minnesota. Take a listen and a look on my website. 'Pop Star' is a perfect compact newcomer while 'Berry White' will grow tall and stunning.

On today's Garden Bite I share great native plants to attract birds to your landscape. These plants are vital in that they attract insects the birds need to feed their young. Natives also serve as safe nesting sites and perches.

The sap is flowing and you can make your own tree syrup. I use that term as maples aren't the only trees that you can tap for syrup. On today's Garden Bite I share details on the trees, the process and interesting information on where this happens and the precise temps needed.

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.