Pests on beans, honey locust trees, brussels sprouts and rhubarb. But then a final call from Monica brings up a great book by Douglas Tallamy, "Bringing Nature Home". All about growing native plants to support local fauna. He and Charlie are huge fans of biodiversity!
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Sustainable Horticulture and a Few Pest Solutions

Zoomer Radios Garden Show host is noted author, columnist, radio and HGTV personality Charlie Dobbin. Shell update you with each weeks gardening tips and professional advice, while taking your calls and having some fun with gardening as well. Every Saturday from 9-10am on Zoomer Radio AM740 and FM96.7

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Paul Oliver from the Urban Nature Store joins us to share tips on migrating birds. Hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles and Cardinals feature including best placement for birdfeeders. Ostrich ferns, moss in the lawn and apple trees are discussed too.
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Attracting Birds to your Garden

Callers want recommendations for vines in shade, small garden shrubs, eliminating poison ivy, and when can we plant our vegetable seeds outside? An ancient jade plant is also ailing.
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Poison Ivy & 100 Year Old Jade Plant!

A new invasive species called Hammerhead Worms has arrived in Ontario. Be aware of flat-headed worms - do not touch with bare hands, squash them to kill and report via iNaturalist.ca or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Take pictures first to confirm sighting. Meanwhile, pruning Forsythia, planting Dahlias, moving Hydrangea and Holy/Thai basil seed germination are all discussed this week on the Garden Show.
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Hammerhead Worms!

Lots of questions for both indoor and outdoor plants. What to do when your Aloe vera flowers? Cyclamen care, and yellow leaves on Hibiscus. Outside: changing Hydrangea bloom colour, dormant spray for old apple tree, hosting a wedding in a hayfield, and roots growing under a swimming pool. Whew!
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All Over the Garden this Week, All By Myself!

Charlie is presenting for Union Villa on Apr 25th, plus don't forget Riverdale Hort is fundraising with bags of worm castings - gold for your garden! Questions include: lawns, climbing roses, Bloomerang Lilac and Ivory Silk Lilac trees. African violets, Gardenias and more!
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Sustainable Horticulture and a Few Pest Solutions

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