Soils expert Steve Zien talks about the benefits of topping you garden soil with organic mulch. And, he mentions the best mulches to use…as well as the ones to avoid. UC Davis Arboretum’s Warren

Roberts on the showy plants of June. AmpleHarvest.org . Garden Grappler.

Our favorite retired college horticulture professor. Debbie Flower, offers up tips for gardens to deal with the triple digit heat this coming week. Growing tomatoes in pots. Garden Grappler.

Pam Bone, Sacramento County's Original Master Gardener, grows a lot of different cane berries: blackberries, raspberries, brambleberries, blackberries and more. She shares her tips for your berry garden. Japanese beetles in Sacramento. Dehydrating your harvest. Garden Grappler.

The Plant Lady, Marlene Simon, talks about garden issues during our recurring roller coaster weather patterns this month, especially irrigation. Caring for succulents and lavender. Mulching. Garden Grappler

Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis drops by to talk about Blueberries and Tomatoes: the Harvest and the Hope. Critter-proofing blueberry plants. Garden Grappler

We tackle two popular spring garden issues: the bugs of spring, and rose care. Retired state entomologist and current Master Rosarian Baldo Villegas has the answers. We take a radio tour of the UC Davis Arboretum with Superintendent Emeritus Warren Roberts. Garden Grappler.

We tackle fruit trees on this episode, and there's a lot to contend with this time of year. fruit tree expert Ed Laivo talks about size control and pest issues. Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery gets into fruit thinning. Garden Grappler.

Our favorite retired college horticulture teacher, Debbie Flower, returns with spring garden advice. Garden Grappler

Tom Spellman from Dave Wilson Nursery has ideas on how to grow high chill deciduous fruit trees in low chill areas. Growing the Dutchman's Pipevine. Garden Grappler.

Perhaps you're thinking of expanding your backyard food production with chicken or bees. Today's guest, Cherie Sintes-Glover is an Urban Chicken Consultant and a beekeeper. She has tips! Warren Roberts takes us on a spring tour of the UC Davis Arboretum. Garden Grappler.