The Garden Spot
The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Winterizing
Aired on 11/9/24, Alice is planning ahead as we begin to think about protecting our plants when the colder weather finally arrives. Callers inquire about the different types of soil and their purposes; A blue spruce solution; and more!
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Forcing Bulbs
Aired on 11/2/24, Alice gets a flurry of calls while she talks about something she is passionate about: Forcing bulbs! Those caller comments include: Yellow Solenia care, an Allium surprise, and much more.
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Future planning for your gardens
Aired on 10/26/24, Alice talk about digging summer bulbs, planting spring bulbs, and addresses caller concerns like Mum growth around some dead blossoms; Putting raspberries to bed for the winter, and more!
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Alice shares her Mexican sunflower surprises
Aired on 9/21/24, Alice brings up the topics of poinsettias getting their buds, holding off on planting bulbs for next spring, and addressing some emailers in addition to the call-ins!
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Shorter Days and Colder Mornings
Aired on 9/7/24, Alice dives deep into the lilac disease that has been around for about 4 years. September is for trees, shrubs, and perennials! Callers inquire about: Trimming wisteria, pruning quince flowers, and much more!
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Planning ahead for Autumn
Aired on 8/24/24, Alice begins the preparation to transition into fall! She discusses the relevant veggies, changing planters, and answers caller questions about tulips, trimming baptisia, viburnum, lilac fungus, and more!
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - A Green July!
Aired on 7/27/24, Alice talks about the various hydrangeas needing care around this time of year, as we take a moment to appreciate the appropriate amount of precipitation Jefferson City saw this summer. Callers ask about their redbud tree potentially dealing with some stress; cherry tree leaves f…
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Rose of Sharon and Hearty Hibiscus
Aired on 7/13/24, Alice touches upon different hibiscus plants as we come back from the summer holiday, and briefly talks about container plant maintenance. Caller questions include using tordon as an herbicide on their rose of sharon, Thinning already existing Strawberry plants, and more!
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - The many different lilies
Aired on 6/8/24, Alice helps determine what are actually lilies and which ones are in name only, along with some advice for our callers which include: Dipel and other tools to take care of caterpillers attacking petunias; Mophead hydrangeas not blooming, and more!
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The Garden Spot with Alice Longfellow - Wrapping up the guide on container gardening
Aired on 5/18/24, Alice is ecstatic about her roses exploding! Plus, she gives the last few tips on any container plants you may have gotten for Mother's Day the week prior. Caller questions include a forsythia bush not blooming; which chemicals and ratio is the best for roses; A concern about hol…
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