Good morning and happy February from all of us here at Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem...!  We are joined this morning by Jeff Harris of the San Francisco Orchid Society, here to talk up the 2026 Orchid Exposition he'll be presiding over at the SF County Fair building in Golden Gate Park, starting Thursday Feb. 26 and running through Sunday March 1.   Jeff reminded us of just how fabulous an event this is for anyone interested in orchids; whether seeing the best on display or actually buying plants at the marketplace they include at the event.  And as Jeff further pointed out, this is a terrific time of year to take a walk among some of the other park attractions that are right there, as well as the area's abundant walk-up restaurants.

In the second half of the show we took calls from our live audience; this podcast is a repeat of the actual broadcast at 9:00 local time in San Francisco on 810 KSFO; the musical interludes and the bulk of the adverts have been lifted out for your protection.

Good morning and happy February from all of us here at Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem...! &nbsp;We are joined this morning by Jeff Harris of the San Francisco Orchid Society, here to talk up the 2026 Orchid Exposition he'll be presiding over at the SF County Fair building in Golden Gate Park, starting Thursday Feb. 26 and running through Sunday March 1. &nbsp; Jeff reminded us of just how fabulous an event this is for anyone interested in orchids; whether seeing the best on display or actually buying plants at the marketplace they include at the event. &nbsp;And as Jeff further pointed out, this is a terrific time of year to take a walk among some of the other park attractions that are right there, as well as the area's abundant walk-up restaurants.
In the second half of the show we took calls from our live audience; this podcast is a repeat of the actual broadcast at 9:00 local time in San Francisco on 810 KSFO; the musical interludes and the bulk of the adverts have been lifted out for your protection.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, February 1 2026, 9:00 am

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It's Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, the podcast edition -- featuring this weeks' guest, show favorite Ed Laivo, known to the Interwebs as Ed Able of Ed Able Solutions -- which is the name of his YouTube channel of many years.  The subject? Fruit Trees!  Ed is an expert on this subject, and on citrus in particular.  Today Edie and Ed discussed among other things the trend toward summer pruning to keep trees lower; in addition to keeping the fruit where you can reach it, keeping your trees to 7 feet or below also enables putting a grow cover over them to disrupt pests at key times, and causes the trees to require less water -- without materially affecting production volume.   Ed works with a number of growers and nurseries in the California central valley, and recently re-wrote the "Back Yard Orchard Culture" feature on Dave Wilson Nursery's web site (the first time that article was updated in many years).  Ed makes a wonderful guest, and the hour flies by.

This podcast edition our show has been lightly edited to remove musical content and much of the advertising.  The show airs live in its' entirety on Sunday mornings at 9:00 on 810 KSFO, and streaming on KSFO.com

It's Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, the podcast edition -- featuring this weeks' guest, show favorite Ed Laivo, known to the Interwebs as Ed Able of<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdAbleSolutions-qw9zb"> Ed Able Solutions</a> -- which is the name of his YouTube channel of many years. &nbsp;The subject? Fruit Trees! &nbsp;Ed is an expert on this subject, and on citrus in particular. &nbsp;Today Edie and Ed discussed among other things the trend toward summer pruning to keep trees lower; in addition to keeping the fruit where you can reach it, keeping your trees to 7 feet or below also enables putting a grow cover over them to disrupt pests at key times, and causes the trees to require less water -- without materially affecting production volume. &nbsp; Ed works with a number of growers and nurseries in the California central valley, and recently re-wrote the <a href="https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/backyard-orchard-culture/">"Back Yard Orchard Culture" feature</a> on Dave Wilson Nursery's web site (the first time that article was updated in many years). &nbsp;Ed makes a wonderful guest, and the hour flies by.
This podcast edition our show has been lightly edited to remove musical content and much of the advertising. &nbsp;The show airs live in its' entirety on Sunday mornings at 9:00 on 810 KSFO, and streaming on KSFO.com

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, January 25 2026, 9:00 am

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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.

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, December 28 2025, 9:00 am

Our guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is Sandra Mao -- author of the just published book, Vibrant Harvest: Cultivating a Kaleidoscope of Colors in Your Vegetable Garden with Heirlooms, Modern Hybrids, and More.   This book is a refreshing approach to gardening; it's container-garden friendly and emphasizes some of the less commonly planted varieties -- promoting an "eat the rainbow" approach to diet and fresh home grown produce.

This podcast is a replay of the original broadcast live on 810 KSFO; we're live on the air in San Francisco and online at KSFO.com each Sunday morning from 9 until 10.  This podcast edition has been lightly edited to remove music and most advertising.

Our guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is Sandra Mao -- author of the just published book, <a href="https://amzn.to/4qjilHP">Vibrant Harvest: Cultivating a Kaleidoscope of Colors in Your Vegetable Garden with Heirlooms, Modern Hybrids, and More</a>. &nbsp; This book is a refreshing approach to gardening; it's container-garden friendly and emphasizes some of the less commonly planted varieties -- promoting an "eat the rainbow" approach to diet and fresh home grown produce.
This podcast is a replay of the original broadcast live on 810 KSFO; we're live on the air in San Francisco and online at KSFO.com each Sunday morning from 9 until 10. &nbsp;This podcast edition has been lightly edited to remove music and most advertising.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, December 21 2025, 9:00 am

Still the premiere radio show about Organic Gardening in the SF Bay Area, Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is live on the air on 810 KSFO each Sunday morning at 9:00 am local time in San Francisco.  This podcast is the time-shifted version; we've edited out most of the ads and all of the music, and left in all the calls and all the gardening advice for you to enjoy.  Today we discussed (along the way) soil remediation with epsom salts or with hydrogen peroxide (hint: proceed with caution!), tree care and community gardening. Folks called about their citrus trees, hummingbird feeder formula, and many other topics.  For more information about our show including text archives from Bob, see bobtanem.com.

Still the premiere radio show about Organic Gardening in the SF Bay Area, Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is live on the air on 810 KSFO each Sunday morning at 9:00 am local time in San Francisco. &nbsp;This podcast is the time-shifted version; we've edited out most of the ads and all of the music, and left in all the calls and all the gardening advice for you to enjoy. &nbsp;Today we discussed (along the way) soil remediation with epsom salts or with hydrogen peroxide (hint: proceed with caution!), tree care and community gardening. Folks called about their citrus trees, hummingbird feeder formula, and many other topics. &nbsp;For more information about our show including text archives from Bob, see <a href="https://www.bobtanem.com">bobtanem.com</a>.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, December 14 2025, 9:00 am

Our guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem was  you -- the bay area gardeners who call in.  We had some out-of-area gardeners weigh in too when it comes to that, but this is the Bay Area's premier radio talk show about organic gardening, after all.

Originally aired live on Sunday morning on 810 KSFO San Francisco, this podcast on-demand edition of our show is the same as the original, but has most of the advertising and all of the music edited out, for your protection and that of the license holders.  No license is required to grow things in your garden, so here we are!  For the unedited experience join us live, 9:00 to 10 am Pacific time on 810 KSFO, and on KSFO.com streaming live.

 

Our guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem was &nbsp;you -- the bay area gardeners who call in. &nbsp;We had some out-of-area gardeners weigh in too when it comes to that, but this is the Bay Area's premier radio talk show about organic gardening, after all.
Originally aired live on Sunday morning on 810 KSFO San Francisco, this podcast on-demand edition of our show is the same as the original, but has most of the advertising and all of the music edited out, for your protection and that of the license holders. &nbsp;No license is required to grow things in your garden, so here we are! &nbsp;For the unedited experience join us live, 9:00 to 10 am Pacific time on 810 KSFO, and on KSFO.com streaming live.
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Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, December 7 2025, 9:00 am

Welcome to the Podcast Edition of Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem; we present a faithful reproduction of the live (Sunday 9 to 10 am on 810 KSFO San Francisco) radio show, edited lightly to remove most of the ads and all of the music.

Our special guest this morning was Tamara Jo Hicks, co-author of the Feasts on the Farm cookbook along with Jessica Lynn MacLeod.  This is a homegrown recipe book out of the Tomales neighborhoods of West Marin, where Tamara and her husband run a goat and sheep milk outfit called Toluma Farms.  Sourced from locals, and with a foreword by Alice Waters, the recipes in this book come with stories and pictures, making this a beautiful work of art, featuring artistic culinary creations using local ingredients.  The book is available at local bookstores and and select Bay Area farmers' markets.

Welcome to the Podcast Edition of Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem; we present a faithful reproduction of the live (Sunday 9 to 10 am on 810 KSFO San Francisco) radio show, edited lightly to remove most of the ads and all of the music.
Our special guest this morning was Tamara Jo Hicks, co-author of the <a href="https://www.farmhousepottery.com/products/feasts-on-the-farm">Feasts on the Farm cookbook</a> along with Jessica Lynn MacLeod. &nbsp;This is a homegrown recipe book out of the Tomales neighborhoods of West Marin, where Tamara and her husband run a goat and sheep milk outfit called <a href="https://www.tolumafarms.org">Toluma Farms</a>. &nbsp;Sourced from locals, and with a foreword by Alice Waters, the recipes in this book come with stories and pictures, making this a beautiful work of art, featuring artistic culinary creations using local ingredients. &nbsp;The book is available at local bookstores and and select Bay Area farmers' markets.

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