It's open phones on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem this morning, and we got lots of calls today.  A certified Master Gardener, a certified nursery person, and the daughter of Bob Tanem, Edie hosts this gardening talk show live on the air each Sunday morning on 810 KSFO, taking gardening questions and occasionally interviewing experts.  Here, we present the podcast replay, from which musical interludes and most ads have been edited out.

It's open phones on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem this morning, and we got lots of calls today. &nbsp;A certified Master Gardener, a certified nursery person, and the daughter of Bob Tanem, Edie hosts this gardening talk show live on the air each Sunday morning on 810 KSFO, taking gardening questions and occasionally interviewing experts. &nbsp;Here, we present the podcast replay, from which musical interludes and most ads have been edited out.

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Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, January 18 2026, 9:00 am

We presented a "Best of" broadcast with 2 segments of Edie Tanem interviewing author Amy Stewart this past fall, and 2 segments of Bob Tanem interviewing the same author 10 years ago in October of 2015.  This podcast edition includes light editing to remove musical content and most advertising.

We presented a "Best of" broadcast with 2 segments of Edie Tanem interviewing author Amy Stewart this past fall, and 2 segments of Bob Tanem interviewing the same author 10 years ago in October of 2015. &nbsp;This podcast edition includes light editing to remove musical content and most advertising.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, Best Of  as broadcast 1/4/2026 at 9:00 am

It's America's happiest gardening show, Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem.  We broadcast live on 810 am KSFO on Sunday mornings at 9:00; sometimes we have a guest but some days -- today, for example --we just take calls and talk about stuff in, around and for the garden.

Concerned about recent cold snaps?  The tip of the day came from caller Neil at the very end of the show, who suggested "heat tape" -- a product originally designed for use to prevent pipes from freezing, it plugs in to 110 power and comes on automatically at 38° F, and shuts off at 40° F.  Neil says you can put it at the base of trees or wherever you're concerned about frost damage.  Of course Edie reiterated Bob's old trick of using incandescent holiday light strings for a similar purpose, though those are getting harder to find; LEDs don't produce enough heat to help.

It's America's happiest gardening show, Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem. &nbsp;We broadcast live on 810 am KSFO on Sunday mornings at 9:00; sometimes we have a guest but some days -- today, for example --we just take calls and talk about stuff in, around and for the garden.
Concerned about recent cold snaps? &nbsp;The tip of the day came from caller Neil at the very end of the show, who suggested "<a href="https://amzn.to/4qdedJL">heat tape</a>" -- a product originally designed for use to prevent pipes from freezing, it plugs in to 110 power and comes on automatically at 38&deg; F, and shuts off at 40&deg; F. &nbsp;Neil says you can put it at the base of trees or wherever you're concerned about frost damage. &nbsp;Of course Edie reiterated Bob's old trick of using incandescent holiday light strings for a similar purpose, though those are getting harder to find; LEDs don't produce enough heat to help.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, January 11 2026, 9:00 am

Our guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is Kenny Phillips, certified arborist with Davey Tree company.  Davey is our go-to source for up-to-date, less toxic expert tree care; they are a national company but it is employee owned; the employees bought out the founding Davey family back in 1979.   There are several offices around the Bay Area where listeners can arrange for an arborist to come out and evaluate a tree at no charge (some conditions apply).

Kenny spent the better part of the hour with us talking about several aspects of tree care and lifecycle management.  Also discussed are a variety of options for dealing with post-use Christmas trees.  We also took a call or two from the audience, with questions for Kenny.

This podcast is a reproduction of the original live broadcast on 810 KSFO San Francisco.  The show has been lightly edited to remove all musical content and most of the advertising.  Our show can be heard live on the air and on KSFO.com from 9 until 10 am Pacific time each Sunday.

Our guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is Kenny Phillips, certified arborist with <a href="https://www.davey.com">Davey Tree company</a>. &nbsp;Davey is our go-to source for up-to-date, less toxic expert tree care; they are a national company but it is employee owned; the employees bought out the founding Davey family back in 1979. &nbsp; There are several offices around the Bay Area where listeners can arrange for an arborist to come out and evaluate a tree at no charge (some conditions apply).
Kenny spent the better part of the hour with us talking about several aspects of tree care and lifecycle management. &nbsp;Also discussed are a variety of options for dealing with post-use Christmas trees. &nbsp;We also took a call or two from the audience, with questions for Kenny.
This podcast is a reproduction of the original live broadcast on 810 KSFO San Francisco. &nbsp;The show has been lightly edited to remove all musical content and most of the advertising. &nbsp;Our show can be heard live on the air and on KSFO.com from 9 until 10 am Pacific time each Sunday.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, January 18 2026, 9:00 am

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