It's spring time and the gardening show on KSFO is getting lots of questions -- Edie Tanem, host of Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, has lots of answers.  We got calls and emails today, and you can listen to the whole hour right here on the podcast edition of the show, it's a  recording of the live show from this morning, minus musical interludes and a lot of the ads.

It's spring time and the gardening show on KSFO is getting lots of questions -- Edie Tanem, host of Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, has lots of answers. &nbsp;We got calls and emails today, and you can listen to the whole hour right here on the podcast edition of the show, it's a &nbsp;recording of the live show from this morning, minus musical interludes and a lot of the ads.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, March 22 2026, 9:00 am

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Our live radio programming is all about organic gardening in the Bay Area, and this week was reserved for local goings on and your calls.  The subject wandered up and down the bay area and from trees to squash, the weather and the wind, and back again; this podcast is the entire original broadcast hour with musical interludes (and most ads) lifted out.

Our live radio programming is all about organic gardening in the Bay Area, and this week was reserved for local goings on and your calls. &nbsp;The subject wandered up and down the bay area and from trees to squash, the weather and the wind, and back again; this podcast is the entire original broadcast hour with musical interludes (and most ads) lifted out.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, March 15 2026, 9:00 am

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It's garden talk radio with Edie Tanem on the Bob Tanem In The Garden radio show on KSFO!  We were live this morning and taking calls, and the result is available for your listening pleasure on this podcast: 45 minutes of gardening advice,  ideas and ruminations.  In addition, Edie attended the Bonsai show and sale over the weekend and has that experience to talk about.

This podcast edition has been lightly edited to remove musical content and the bulk of the advertising.

It's garden talk radio with Edie Tanem on the Bob Tanem In The Garden radio show on KSFO! &nbsp;We were live this morning and taking calls, and the result is available for your listening pleasure on this podcast: 45 minutes of gardening advice, &nbsp;ideas and ruminations. &nbsp;In addition, Edie attended the Bonsai show and sale over the weekend and has that experience to talk about.
This podcast edition has been lightly edited to remove musical content and the bulk of the advertising.

Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, March 8 2026, 9:00 am

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Our first guest this morning was Suzanne Muller, a woman of many hats at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt -- a non-profit all-volunteer run garden nurturing an amazing collection of miniaturized trees in the Japanese Bonsai tradition.   Top of mind is the Gardens' annual fundraiser event -- the Mammoth Auction and Sale is this coming Saturday and Sunday March 7 and 8.  

Our second guest was Bonsai enthusiast and podcaster Addison Galambos.  Addison is a board member at the Garden and a Bonsai "Builder" himself -- in fact he runs a podcast called the "Bonsai Builders Podcast" that is available at your favorite podcast site or on YouTube.  

The rest of todays' broadcast was discussion of current gardening stuff, and listener calls.  This podcast is a repackaging of our original radio broadcast on 810 KSFO; all music and most ads have been edited out.

Our first guest this morning was Suzanne Muller, a woman of many hats at the <a href="https://bonsailakemerritt.com">Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt</a> -- a non-profit all-volunteer run garden nurturing an amazing collection of miniaturized trees in the Japanese Bonsai tradition. &nbsp; Top of mind is the Gardens' annual fundraiser event -- the <a href="https://bonsailakemerritt.com/mammoth-auction-sale-fundraiser/">Mammoth Auction and Sale</a> is this coming Saturday and Sunday March 7 and 8. &nbsp;
Our second guest was Bonsai enthusiast and podcaster Addison Galambos. &nbsp;Addison is a board member at the Garden and a Bonsai "Builder" himself -- in fact he runs a podcast called the "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonsai-builders-podcast/id1833396540">Bonsai Builders Podcast</a>" that is available at your favorite podcast site or on YouTube. &nbsp;
The rest of todays' broadcast was discussion of current gardening stuff, and listener calls. &nbsp;This podcast is a repackaging of our original radio broadcast on 810 KSFO; all music and most ads have been edited out.

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

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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.

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