Welcome green thumbs! This week Kevin breaks down backyard orchard culture and shares his tips for growing fruit all year long. Learn how to pick the right varieties, plant densely, and prune properly to maximize any space.

Check out this calendar from Dave Wilson Nursery to find your next fruit tree: Fruit & Nut Harvest Dates

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In this Texas Edition the podcast team meets with Consulting Rosarian Andy Black from the Dallas Rose Society. Andy shares his passion for roses as well as growing tips, when to prune, advice on pest control, and recommends the best rose varieties for DFW.

Learn more about selecting the right rose for your garden from: American Garden Rose Selections™

Check out this collection of beautiful roses at Green Acres Nursery & Supply: Roses

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This week, Kevin sits down with longtime nursery consultant and passionate birder Ian Baldwin to learn simple ways to make your yard more bird-friendly, from creating shelter and safe nesting areas to choosing plants that provide natural food sources throughout the seasons.

See what birds you can find with Merlin Bird ID

Want to attract hummingbirds? Check out this blog: Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden

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What should Sacramento gardeners be doing right now? Kevin is joined by Debbie Arrington from Sacramento Digs Gardening to cover timely topics like harvesting and cooking with citrus, caring for and competing camellias, and pruning roses to set them up for beautiful summer blooms.

Check out Sac Digs Gardening for daily articles, recipes, and more at: SacDigsGardening.com

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This week, Kevin sits down with houseplant buyer Rocky to explore the incredible diversity of the Begonia genus. From striking foliage and unique forms to colorful blooms, these ancient plants have a lot to offer. Whether you're growing tuberous begonias outdoors or collecting indoor houseplant varieties, there truly is a Begonia for everyone.

Connect with the Begonia Society of Sacramento: Branch Website

Houseplant Fest at Citrus Heights

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Hey green thumbs! It’s one of the most exciting times of the year, when garden dreams start with a single seed. In this episode, Kevin shares his pro tips for starting spring and summer vegetables early indoors. Learn why the right soil mix matters, what conditions seeds need to germinate, and what to look for along the way to ensure healthy seedlings.

Check out this collection and planting calendar for Zone 9B: Seed Starting Collection

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Welcome green thumbs! This week, Kevin and Austin celebrate the new year with  garden updates and a few games to test your horticultural knowledge. Kevin recommends pruning and spraying dormant fruit trees, planting bareroots, and smothering out weeds. Play along with garden trivia and start setting your sights on what you want to grow in the new year.

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Welcome, green thumbs. This week, Kevin and Austin sit down in the studio to talk about everything that looks and tastes amazing this time of year. Kevin shares his freshly harvested mandarins, Austin reveals his favorite camellia, and the duo dives into lessons and great advice from Sacramento gardeners in the Facebook community.

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Hey green thumbs! This week, the podcast team reflects on a year of gardening adventures, sharing lessons learned, celebrating successes, and looking ahead to future goals. The key takeaway: you never know who you might inspire by growing and cultivating. Every seed you plant has the power to spark growth in someone else.

Want to document your own garden journey? Check out this garden journal: I Love My Plants

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We’re continuing our Texas Edition of the podcast with one of Texas’s most celebrated horticulturists: Greg Grant! Greg brings a lifetime of gardening wisdom as a seventh-generation Texan, writer, and Smith County Extension Agent with Texas A&M AgriLife. In this episode, Greg shares his deep knowledge of Texas’s diverse eco-regions, the importance of becoming a local expert in your area, and how to succeed with Texas natives, ecological gardening, and vegetable gardening.

Resources:

Texas Home Vegetable Gardening Guide

Texas Ecoregion Map

Vegetable Planting Calendar

Smith County Master Gardeners, Collin County Master Gardeners, Dallas County Master Gardeners

🌿 The Green Acres Garden Podcast is now growing in Texas, with new Texas Edition episodes each month!

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