Our guest at 8:30 was Matt Mattus, author of Mastering The Art of Vegetable Gardening -- a byieook that caught Bob's attention, and which he read cover to cover.  A guide to help navigate all the advice out there and yield good results for you.

Hour El Numero Dos starts off once again with Edie Tanem and her carefully curated list of gardening events around the bay area; then it's right back to the phones and your questions about your own gardens, here on KSFO!

Happy St. Patrick's Day; Bob's guest in-studio was John Schuster of Wild Wing Company; john has developed deep expertise in owls and other raptors specifically as pest control for gardens and vineyards.   John brings his expertise regularly to our program and is our go-to source for carnivorous birds.

Once again Edie Tanem is on-site with this weeks' burgeoning edition of Stuff for Gardeners To Do; things happening all up and down the bay area that might be of interest to all you budding spring gardeners out there.  Then it's right back to the phones with Bob!

We had no guest this fine spring morning -- the better to accommodate all your calls! We take calls from the 9 bay area counties and beyond; America's Happy Gardener is on the air!

Edie Tanem starts off this hour with another edition of Thing To Get Your Gardener Out and About: gardening-related events up and down the breadth of the bay!   Then it's back to the phones and America's Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem!

At 8:30, our guest was Jeff Cox, author of Gardening with Biochar, and advocate in general for this unique garden amendment.  Jeff starts off by helping us understand what Biochar is, as opposed to just ash from charcoal, for example.

Hour #2 starts with Edie Tanem and her list of things going on in the gardening world, all around the Bay Area in the weeks ahead; then it's back the phones and America's Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem!

Bob opened the show up for calls both hours, no guest today: Nobody but us chickens!  And lots of calls from gardeners around the region who need help with their gardens and yards!

Our guest at 8:30 was Tom Perlette of the 67th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition; this years' theme is "Orchids of the Enchanted Forest."  The show, in San Francisco at the Hall of Flowers, runs Friday Saturday and Sunday, February 22 thru 24; there will be a gala preview on the evening of February 21.   Bob and Tom talked all about orchids, covering varieties, care, and of course the opportunities to see them all around the state this time of year.   The Exposition is a function of the San Francisco Orchid Society.