The Growing Season

Our popular TGS Colour Series returns for 2022. 

We've heard from many of our listeners that The Colour Series is a resource they use when deciding on plant materials. 

For 2022 The Growing Season will be updating the library to include new options for many of the colours you love.  First up: Yellow.

Jack, Lynne and Matt discuss yellow flowers, evergreens (seriously) and even dive into some the yellow you'd rarely think about.  Yellow spots on your lawn, yellowing leaves on your plants AND all that yellowy powder that covers your car and clothes at this time of year.  That's right - pollen. 

Tune in on your way to the garden centre!

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What do you call an Austin Mini in a pond?  The wrong environment. 

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat about this very subject on this episode of The Growing Season.

Not about cars, per se, but about soil, compaction of it, amending of it and more.  Plants in the wrong location, in the wrong soil type and what to do to correct these situations are what we talk about on this week's show.

Matt and Jack tell a story about fishing that will leave you smiling.

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***SCREAMS IN TERROR!!!***

The vampires are coming to suck your blood!

The McFarland's steer their ship into an insect infested area and dive deep into the insects that dive deep into plants, animals and YOU. 

The sucking insects that are all around us are highlighted on this episode of The Growing Season's BUGSENSE series. 

Mosquitoes, aphids, mites, thrips, deer flies, black flies, house flies, ticks and many more discussed in detail, complete with solutions to deal with infestations. 

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So lets shoot ourselves in the foot, shall we?

Why even bother getting a landscape design?

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland tackle this subject on The Growing Season.  Its an important question.  Do you need to spend the money on developing a plant for your landscape?  Is it an IMPORTANT step or is it one that landscape designers push to make money?

The McFarland's talk about it candidly.

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"That's such a beautiful landscape!"

"Thanks, except for that hydro box in the middle of the front lawn."

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland have heard that A LOT!  The Growing Season discusses what to do up against hydro boxes, cable boxes, fire hydrants and the like.

What do the different colour of hydrants mean?  As a homeowner how can you address these areas?

Further, this time if year is rife with cases of rodent damage on lawns and in flower beds.   The McFarland's chat about the rodents that are making our lives challenging and what to do with them.   

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You can take the garden out of the woods but you can't take the woods out of the garden.

With the landscape design season in full swing, The McFarland's figured it was a great idea to tie some of their work seep onto the airwaves.

Jack, Matt and Lynne are hip deep into designing a number of properties that feature woodland areas. 

Soloman's seal, ferns, hostas, mulch, hellebore and many more are talked about throughout the course of the show. 

The Growing Season is expanding!   Listen in to find out how!

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So you're looking to get your reno on?

Why not try to make it as eco friendly as possible?

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland guide The Growing Season into the next phase of its existence with its last show before an expansion. 

Eco builds part 2 features chats about building materials made from fungus and waste.  Why is pink insulation pink?  ABS pipe, concrete block, wood studding and much more are all points of interest.

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The BIG one.  The one everyone is talking about: The Gypsy/Spongy Moth.

You’ll get to know this little monster and how to fight it naturally. What are the differences between the European and Asian variety?

 Are we through the worst of the infestation? 

Jack, Lynne and Matt have had so many questions regarding this creature that the TGS BUGSENSE series was born. 

Buckle in and take notes on how to load up for the fight ahead.

JUMP TO 38:00 FOR HOW TO FIGHT THE GYPSY MOTH

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So what's bugging you?

At The Growing Season, we have the pleasure of chatting with a wide range of clientele.  Many times our clients ask "What is eating my [insert plant name here] and how do I deal with it?"

Welcome to TGS Bugsense: Intro To Insects.

Jack, Lynne and Matt give you the rundown on basic insect biology and briefly touch on some of the heavy hitters: grubs, beetles, earthworms and spiders are talked about in a general sense.  This is a great place to start on some light entomology.

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So you like it wet?

Its that time of year!   The snow is receding and your backyard looks like fishing hole from when you were a kid.  What can you do about all this standing water?

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland touch on wetness on this episode of The Growing Season.

If you've got a moist area on your property is it essential to fix it?  When is it an emergency?  What plants will thrive in an environment like this?  The TGS crew dive into all of this. 

Mitigation, evaluation and everything in between is heavily featured on this week's episode of The Growing Season.

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