Just about the time the tomatoes and cucumbers (and the plums and cherries and pears) started ripening, the big heat wave arrived. If gardeners didn't much want to go out there, how were the plants coping?

We put that question and more to Lynn Kunstman on her latest visit. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. Lynn is happy to take up concerns from listeners, and she joins us live this time around; you can join in by emailing [email protected].

You can also get help from the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. Whether you're an experienced gardener, a novice, or just a listener, there's fun to be had in talking about gardening.

After a hot spell, summer settled down a bit, and local gardens appear to be responding, giving forth flowers and fruits and veggies. Some, anyway. We check results both positive and negative (like a complaint about watery tomatoes) with our regular guest Lynn Kunstman.

Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. Lynn is happy to take up concerns from listeners, and she joins us live this time around; you can join in by emailing [email protected].

You can also get help from the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. Whether you're an experienced gardener, a novice, or just a listener, there's fun to be had in talking about gardening.

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Lynn mentioned a class she's giving on Thursday evening—with online access—about Attracting and Protecting Beneficial Insects. Register here: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/jackson/events/attracting-protecting-beneficial-insects

Fruit and vegetables are getting big, and flowers are in full bloom in many a garden. And if we're not careful, bugs are having some fun with the garden bounty.

We talk bugs and planting for the cool season and more with Geoffrey Riley and Lynn Kunstman. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. Lynn is happy to take up concerns from listeners, and you can get questions into the next session by emailing [email protected].

You can also get help from the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. Whether you're an experienced gardener, a novice, or just a listener, there's fun to be had in talking about gardening.

There's no point looking for rain for most of us at this time of year. If we want plants to grow, we need to bring out the hose. And a little expertise can't hurt, so we reach out again to Lynn Kunstman.

Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. She's live with us for this segment, and you can get questions into this or the next session by emailing [email protected]. You can also get help from the Master Gardener Plant Clinic.

Whether you're an experienced gardener, a novice, or just a listener, there's fun to be had in talking about gardening.

PS: It comes from a true expert: Lynn just got named Oregon Statewide Master Gardener of the Year

We've learned from gardening experts how to "harden" plants grown from seeds indoors, before they are transplanted outdoors. Now, when the weather has turned hot and bright, is when that hardening pays off for the plants.

We'll talk about this and other hot-season issues with our Lynn Kunstman. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. She's live with us for this segment, and you can get questions into this or the next session by emailing [email protected].

You can also get help from the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. Whether you're an experienced gardener, a novice, or just a listener, there's fun to be had in talking about gardening.

Gardeners have to watch the calendar through spring, waiting for the last frost dates to clear before putting summer plants in the ground. They should be there by now, Lynn Kunstman tells us.

Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a segment we call Garden for Life. Now that the growing season has arrived, we'll schedule more visits with Lynn, and you can get questions into the next session by emailing [email protected].

You can also get help from the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. Whether you're an experienced gardener, a novice, or just a listener, there's fun to be had in talking about gardening.

Warm days lie ahead, we know that. It's just that they took longer than usual to arrive this year, after a longish and mostly wettish winter. And just because the air turns warm does not mean the soil is warm enough to receive plants.
We go over that with Master Gardener Lynn Kunstman in this month's edition of Garden for Life. If you need some help identifying a plant or a problem with it, contact the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. California listeners can find local master gardeners through the program through UC-Davis.

Yes, spring is coming, but it is indeed taking its sweet time about getting here. So those of us dreaming of spring and summer gardening have to wait just a bit longer, like until the soil is actually warm enough for seeds to germinate. But you CAN start some seeds indoors before the warm days arrive.

We talk about indoor starts and soil amendments and more with Lynn Kuntsman of Jackson County Master Gardeners, in this month's edition of Garden for Life.

If you need some help identifying a plant or a problem with it, contact the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. California listeners can find local master gardeners through the state wide UC Master Gardener program.

Things are just a bit dormant in the plant world these days. The heart of the growing season is months away for most of us, though a few things--like the garlic you planted last fall--might be sprouting.

Lynn Kunstman from Jackson County Master Gardeners returns with her green-thumb insights in our Garden for Life segment, talking about midwinter issues like perusing seed catalogs (and sprouting garlic).

We can take your questions for FUTURE segments at [email protected]... or submit a question about specific plants to the Master Gardener Plant Clinic.