This week on the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, local experts Dr. Alan Owings and Zane Mercer from Clegg's Nursery welcome Dr. Heather Kirk-Ballard from the LSU Ag Center to talk about a new consumer survery about your potting soil preferences! If you're interested, you can take the survery here: https://lsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Z9WfBowUrJxS8m

Also, Dr. Alan and Zane touch on the upcoming cool season (can't get here soon enough), the Louisiana Superplant program and caller questions about crepe myrtle "pucks" and more!

The WJBO Lawn & Garden Show also wants to wish Butch Drewes a quick recovery after a snake bite!

If you'd like to be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, give us a call Saturday mornings between 8a and 9a central at (225) 499-9526 - that's 499-WJBO!

This week it's Zane and Bradon from Clegg's Nursery talking about insects, pests and more on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show!

If you have a question, join us Saturday mornings between 8 and 9 am on WJBO Newsradio 1150 AM & 98.7 FM, or on our free iHeartRadio app! You can also tell your smart device or smart speaker to play WJBO on iHeartRadio!

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Scott Ricca from Clegg's Nursery and Bill Roundtree have what Bill called "great outdoor conversation" - and we agree! Covering everything from ginger, honey, water management, keeping your plants and trees' stress levels as low as possible in this heat and berries - and that's not even the caller questions! From ornamental pears, getting a cutting from a satsuma tree, transplanting plants and boxwoods - this episode is as wide-ranging as the selection at your local independent garden center!

If you want to be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, it's easy! Just call (225) 499-9526 between 8am and 9am Saturday mornings! Tip: call earlier to avoid the rush! And don't forget to listen on WJBO Newsradio 1150 AM & 98.7 FM or on your smart device by telling it to play WJBO on iHeartRadio Saturdays at 8am!

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Zane Mercer and Dr. Allan Owings are back in the saddle to talk about the never-ending heat, the Louisiana Super Plant program, and also your questions on fertilizing shrubs and annuals, the details behind earthworm castings, and starting a compost/mulch pile!

Join us Saturday mornings between 8 and 9am on WJBO Newsradio 1150 AM & 98.7 FM or on your smart speaker by telling it to play WJBO on iHeartRadio! You can be part of the show by calling (225) 499-WJBO - that's (225) 499-9526!

This week, Dr. Allan Owings and Zane Mercer from Clegg's Nursery are your local experts for the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show! We're once again talking about the impacts of our heat wave and also some recommendations, including NOT mowing your drought-stressed lawn if there's little growth! Yes, an excuse to get out of mowing, gotta love it!

Also, fall planting timing, mealy bugs, supertunias, vines and more!

If you'd like to be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, call (225) 499-9526 Saturday mornings between 8 and 9 am! That's 499-WJBO! If you're listening on our free iHeartRadio app on your mobile device, you can click the red TalkBack Mic to leave a message too!

This week, Scott Ricca and Dr. Allan Owings from Clegg's Nursery are getting hot, hot, hot on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show! Proper care for your stressed plants in this heat is all about making sure you're watering everything correctly - and no, your thumb on the hose isn't the answer!

Plus, caller questions about satsuma leaves curling, proper lawn maintenance, and making sure you're treating your dayliillies right!

You can be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show - just give us a call at (225) 499-9526 between 8 and 9 am central Saturday mornings! You can also leave us a message anytime on our iHeartRadio app by using the Talkback Mic when you listen to WJBO Newsradio!

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, the intern Anna-Claire and Butch welcome Bradon from Clegg's Nursery as a new host! Learn about one of Bradon's passions - bonsai trees! Also, we talk about why to be concerned about chinch bugs, who just love our recent hot and dry weather! Also, another discussion about watering properly and lots of caller questions on a variety of issues

If you're spending some time in your lawn and garden this long weekend, make sure you're properly hydrated yourself and give a listen to this week's show!

You can be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show! Give us a call at (225) 499-9526 between 8am and 9am Saturday mornings - that's (225) 499-WJBO!

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Butch Drewes & Zane Mercer go in-depth on microirrigation systems to show you a way to keep your gardens properly watered with little to no effort - including cost and what's involved with installation.

Also, Butch and Zane go over weed control, what products you can and can't use in vegetable gardens - plus, what stressing out your veggies. (No surprise - heat is one thing!)

Also, caller questions on crepe myrtles, cucumbers, plum tomatoes and chinch bugs!

If you'd like to be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, give us a call Saturday mornings between 8am and 9am central at (225) 499-WJBO! That's (225) 499-9526. TIP: Call early in the show to get to your question faster!

This week on the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, local experts Dr. Allen Owings and Scott Ricca from Clegg's Nursey talk about Allen's recent travels to test beds to have a look at what might be on Clegg's shelves soon! Plus lawn issues with our heat wave and caller questions on rehabbing crepe myrtles, soil compaction, elephant ears and more!

Join us for the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show! You can call (225) 499-9526 Saturday mornings between 8 and 9am! That's 499-WJBO! If you're listening on the iHeartRadio app, you can also send us a question via the TalkBack mic!

This week's edition of the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, our five-letter word of the day is water says local expert Butch Drewes from Clegg's Nursery, who explains just how long you should be watering every day and why a micro-irrigation system can help keep your plants healthy!

Plus tips on issues hitting your gardens and what you can still plant right now - even in the heat!

If you'd like to be part of the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, give us a call at (225) 499-9526 between 8am and 9am central Saturday!

And don't forget to visit one of the four locations of Clegg's Nursery in the Baton Rouge area!