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Mike's Special Guests, Tips and Tricks
Visit Garden Designer and BBC Radio Broadcaster John Cushnie's website. Check out Ireland's landscape, and plan a trip here. Visit Wil Hershberger's website of nature photography Christmas Tree Advice Read Mike's Top Ten 'To-Do' Tips for Fall! Mushroom maven Paul Stamets has been a frequent and popular guest on our show. Visit his company, Fungi Perfecti, where you can read more about Paul, his books, his mushroom growing kits and the many, many uses of mushrooms. Learn more about Canada Geese here Science isolates the sweaty smell that makes some people unattractive to mosquitoes, midges and other bad biters. Read about it online. Visit Dr. Davis' site to learn more about wood mulches and fungi. Find out more about Messenger Read Mike's report on salt water's effect on fire ants. Mike is a "Five Star Expert" for the web site How to Do Things: Visit the Bio-Integral Resource Center and check out their new list of least-toxic pest controls. Find out more about TerraCycle's worm fertilizer products (packaged in recycled soda bottles). Look up the scientific articles about pesticides and health:
News from the world of science that chemical pesticides can reduce penis size in males and disrupt reproduction in females:
Legendary seed-seller Renee Shepherd's seed picks and growing advice are available at www.reneesgarden.com. Read about spider research here. Here's an abstract of the research article on brown recluse spiders and pesticides at the Nature website. Find out how you can protect yourself against being bitten by the brown recluse. Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening site The J. L. Hudson "Ethnobotanical Catalog" of unusual and exotic seeds. (Note--the famous fly-fighting "shoo fly" plant, aka "the Apple of Peru" is listed under its scientific name, Nicandra). More information about Seeds of Change. More information about Burpee. "Pipeshark," the invention that replaces broken and tree rooted pipes without excavation. Visit Art Wolk Texas organic advocate Howard Garrett's appearance on the show was very
popular. Here's a link to his website: Research on the link between pesticides and Parkinson's disease: Read about Round-Up's negative effects on frogs and toads. Check out the website of Dr. Rick Relyea, the researcher who discovered that Round-Up is killing frogs and toads. Learn more about getting rid of fire ants with the Texas "Two Step" method. Here is Nick Christian's recipe for using borax to get rid of Cheeping Charlie (ground ivy). For more information on the house-staining, plant-killing dangers of shredded bark, dyed mulch and other wood-based mulches, check out these University Extension bulletins:
Look at pictures of Raymond Evison's Clematis. Pesticide effects on children. Squirrels are Eating My Spring for Supper! It's Smart to Subject Suspicious Soil To a Toxin Test Be Smart! Be Thrifty! Be Really Cool! Get Your Soil Tested! Hope You Fed The Boids THIS Winter. Read Mike's tips for forcing bloom in your living room. Let's get the season started by checking out some seed catalogs. Read Mike's Valentine's suggestions. Read Mike's advice on chemical-free lawn care. Read Mike's tips on houseplants. Read Mike's advice on mulches and termites. Be Careful How You Fill That Hole in the Ground! Read Mike's tree planting advice. Read about Mike's suggestions for ground covers. Read Mike's "Jersey Tomato" best variety guesses! House Plant Woes: A Too Tall Pine & a Rubber Tree What Lost its Bounce Mike McG's Special Tips for Valentine's Day!. Your You Bet You Garden Top Ten Tips for Happy Holiday Trees. For LOTS of Spring Peas--Sprout NOW, Plant on Pat's! A Gardener's Holiday Gift List That Really Sings! Holiday Gift Ideas; Part 2 Holiday Gift Ideas; Part 1 A Pair of Perilous Poison Ivy Problems! College of Composting Knowledge! Intermediate rotting! Welcome to the College of Composting Knowledge! Introduction to Composting: Bulbs! Bulbs! Plant Your "Springs"... Fall leaves Aren't WORK; They're a Year's Supply of Almost Everything Your Garden Needs! "Hey kids, what time is it?" That's right--it's Composting Time! Want great looking grass next season? Now's the time to make it happen! Plant Pansies NOW and get 10 Months of Bloom!!! Read Mike's advice on Garlic and Bulb Planting. "Wasp Out!" Those Aren't Bee Nests In The Ground! Supercharged Compost Tea: The ULTIMATE Disease-Fighting Plant Food? Got tomato troubles? Mike has answers. FOUR Pests Foiled! And a Non-Pest Protected! Advice Learn more about mosquito-fighting BTI Wallop Weeds with Soap, Flame, Vinegar or Heat! Problems with feral cats - check out www.alleycat.org! Check out the latest research on nuisance molds such as shotgun fungus. Would you like to brighten up your garden's shadiest spots but don't have any success? Listen to Mike's interview with garden writer Patricia Taylor, she has great suggestions on how to add flowering color where the sun doesn't shine! For the ultimate Corn Gluten Meal resource: Dr. Nick Christians' Iowa State corn gluten page, with all the research information and a nationwide list of suppliers: http://www.gluten.iastate.edu/ Hardy bamboo picks and pictures from a YBYG listener Trying to find a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Farm near you? Visit www.csacenter.org. If you live in the Greater Philadelphia / New Jersey region, visit www.phillychile.com Looking for Mike's great azalea and rhododendron advice? Click here! Deer causing havoc? Fight back with Mike's
anti-deer recipe or get some plants deer
like the least.
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