“You Bet Your Garden” touted as an hour of “chemical-free horticultural hijinks,” is a weekly, nationally syndicated broadcast hosted by Mike McGrath. It is produced in the studios of PBS39 in Bethlehem, PA. This weekly call-in program offers ‘fiercely organic’ advice to gardeners far and wide.
The Healing Power of Hibiscus
On this 'healing' episode of YBYG Mike McGrath relates the many uses of Hibiscus! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
2/24/2024 • 54 minutes, 1 second
How to 'REALLY' Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden
On this well caffeinated episode of YBYG Mike McGrath percolates over 'Tall Tales and Rumors' and grinds how to 'REALLY' use coffee grounds in the garden for the Question of the Week! PLUS The Philadelphia Flower Show 2024 is upon us! Mike interviews Seth Pearsoll; Creative Director and Vice President for the Philadelphia Flower Show from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society!! PLUS your fabulous phone calls!!! Learn more info @ www.phsonline.org
2/17/2024 • 55 minutes, 37 seconds
When Aphids are the 'Root of the Problem'
On this problem solving episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs at the 'Root' of your Aphid issues! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
2/10/2024 • 47 minutes, 23 seconds
A 'Dogwood' Dilemma
On this NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath saves your 'Dogwood' in the Question of the Week! Plus your saving phone calls!!
2/3/2024 • 48 minutes, 47 seconds
A Tilling Tragedy in the Making
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath warns you from tilling bad 'Manure! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
1/27/2024 • 49 minutes, 35 seconds
Grow Your Own Bird Seed
On this high flying episode of YBYG Mike McGrath helps your favorite Birds live longer and happier lives by teaching you how to grow your own seed! Plus your high flying phone calls!!
1/20/2024 • 46 minutes, 27 seconds
Are You Making Compost? OR Are You Just Composting?
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath weighs in on the difference between 'making' compost or 'just' composting in the Question of the Week! Plus your just made phone calls!!
1/13/2024 • 51 minutes, 6 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
On this Annual Classic episode of YBYG Mike reveals rosemary's secret potential!
1/6/2024 • 52 minutes, 26 seconds
You Bet Your Garden 2023 Year in Review
On this Annual episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs through the year with a festive look at the Seasons past! Plus you fabulous annual phone calls!!
12/30/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 58 seconds
After Holidays ’Holiday’ Plant Care PLUS Book Review with Jarema Osofsky Author of ’Moon Garden: A Guide to Creating an Evening Oasis’
On this Festive Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath gifts you tips on after holiday 'holiday' plant care! PLUS Author Jarema Osofsky on her new book: Moon Garden: A Guide to Creating an Evening Oasis!! "An enchanting guide to creating a moon garden, plus soothing rituals to practice in your night-blooming oasis."
12/23/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Pantry Moths & Other Flying Pests
On this Pesty episode of YBYG Mike McGrath takes a swat at your 'Pantry Moths' PLUS more Book Gift Ideas for the holidays!!
12/16/2023 • 55 minutes, 12 seconds
What I Have Learned About Luffa Gourds PLUS Book Review with Linda Vater Author of The Garden Journal
On this spongy episode of YBYG Mike McGrath squeezes out his Luffa crop with a review on this years harvest! PLUS an interview with Linda Vater Author of The Garden Journal: A 5-year record of your home garden!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
12/9/2023 • 56 minutes, 53 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Carolina Reapers Hot Hot Hotter!
On this spicier than most ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sizzles into an especially hot -but somewhat testy- Question of the Week on Carolina Reapers! Plus your pepper picking phone calls!!
12/2/2023 • 54 minutes, 34 seconds
@YBYG Classic: The Four Part Question of the Week
From the 2020 pandemic archives Mike McGrath answers a FOUR part Question of the Week; With Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins! Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!!
11/25/2023 • 48 minutes, 29 seconds
Saving Home Grown Potatoes For Planting
On this 'spud' filled episode of YBYG Mike McGrath harvests Yukon Gold in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous french fried phones calls!!
11/18/2023 • 51 minutes, 25 seconds
Put Out The Welcome Mat For Stag Beetles
On this NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath scuttles your 'Stag Beetle' fears in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
11/11/2023 • 51 minutes, 34 seconds
Milkweed and their Foes
On this Monarch saving episode of YBYG Mike McGrath migrates your Monarchs safely with tips and tricks on Milkweed and their Foes! Plus your migrating phone calls!!
11/4/2023 • 50 minutes
How To Handle Leaf Litter
On this Fall abundant episode of YBYG Mike McGrath dives in your leaf piles in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous Fall phone calls!!
10/28/2023 • 50 minutes, 43 seconds
Luffa Gourds: How To Grow Your Own Shower Sponges
On this Spongy episode of YBYG Mike McGrath cleans up your Garden in a soapy Question of the Week! Plus your soapy phone calls!!
10/21/2023 • 48 minutes
Black Walnuts: Threat or Menace
On this nutty episode of YBYG Mike McGrath cracks the case 'Black Walnuts: Threat or Menace' in the Question of the Week! Plus your nutty phone calls!!
10/14/2023 • 49 minutes, 34 seconds
Dig That Crazy Mixed Up Lawn PLUS A Sound Track Guided PHS Walking tour!
On This New Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs that crazy mixed up lawn in the Question of the Week! PLUS Andrew Bunting from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 'PHS' on a new Philly based Garden Walking tour- to a soundtrack!! Plus your sound tracked phone calls!!!
10/7/2023 • 54 minutes, 51 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
On this Classic episode of YBYG from last season Mike reveals rosemary's secret potential! Otherwise, its a HYBRID-IZED show, cats and kittens! New Calls! Old Calls! And PLENTY of Mike McGrath to store up til next winter!
9/23/2023 • 52 minutes
@YBYG Classic: What’s the Deal with Epsom Salts?
On this SALTIER THAN MOST Classic episode of YBYG Mike McGrath addresses an age old topic: Epsom Salts in the Question of the Week! Plus your 'salty' phone calls!!
9/16/2023 • 53 minutes, 35 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Time for the third season of Gardening
On This CLASSIC YBYG Mike McGrath prepares you for the third season of Gardening into the Fall!! Plus your fabulously classic phone calls!!
9/9/2023 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds
@YBYG Classic: The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
On this YBYG Classic; Mike McGrath gets you ready to save your seeds for next years garden. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
9/2/2023 • 50 minutes
@ YBYG Seasonal Reminder: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
On this Classic episode of YBYG Mike warns of LAWN CLIPPINGS that may contain remaining chemicals that can hurt your Compost piles and your Plants!! Plus your Fabulous phone calls!!
8/26/2023 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Pulverize Your Garlic
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike teaches you how to pulverize your Garlic and reveals more of his LOVE of GARLIC!!
8/19/2023 • 53 minutes, 48 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Garlic Planting Time PLUS Growing Figs in Cold Climates
In this SEASON STARTING Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath interviews long time friend and author Lee Reich about his book, 'Growing Figs in Cold Climates' PLUS in the Question of the Week: "Getting Garlic in the Ground" Original Air date Saturday Sep 10, 2022
8/12/2023 • 57 minutes, 21 seconds
@YBYG Classic: A Bakers Dozen of Things You Must Do For Fall
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike Preps you for fall with a 'Bakers Dozen of thing you must and SHOULD do for Fall!! Plus Jake Chalfin of Laurel Valley Soils brings his wealth of knowledge to your gardens!! Plus Plus YOUR fabulous phone calls!!!
8/5/2023 • 51 minutes, 53 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Please Do Not Plant Ornamental Pear Trees :)
On this CLASSIC episode of YBYG Mike interviews with author Amy Ziffer about how to plant shade tree gardens. PLUS A warning to not plant "ornamental" Pear trees!! Original Air Date Saturday Oct 01, 2022
7/29/2023 • 49 minutes, 15 seconds
@YBYG Classic: A Convincingly Crappy Crepe Myrtle Calamity
On this episode of YBYG Mike saves your plants from Aphids- not Fungus! Plus your 'Fungal' phone calls!!
ENCORE from October 2022
7/22/2023 • 50 minutes, 16 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Can Floating Goats Control Water Weeds?
On this weed infested episode of YBYG Mike McGrath uses 'Goats' to clear the way to the water in the 'Question of the week!!' Plus your 'weedy' phone calls!!
Can Floating Goats Control Water Weeds ENCORE 10/22/2022
7/15/2023 • 48 minutes, 53 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Carolina Reapers Hot Hot Hot!
On this spicier than most ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sizzles into an especially hot -but somewhat testy- Question of the Week on Carolina Reapers! Plus your pepper picking phone calls!!
7/8/2023 • 50 minutes, 43 seconds
@YBYG Classic: Why Are My Arborvitae Turning Brown?
Why Are My Arborvitae Turning Brown? On this episode of YBYG Mike turns out answers as to why Arborvitae are browning? Plus your fabulous phone calls!! Original Airing 11/10/2022
7/1/2023 • 52 minutes, 3 seconds
A YBYG Classic: Cringing Over Creosote
On this encore episode of YBYG Mike helps you cringe over Creosote! Is Creosote is the reason your grass won't grow?! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
6/24/2023 • 53 minutes, 56 seconds
A YBYG Classic: Three Ways to Get Even with Thistle
On this Classic 'Thistly' episode of YBYG Mike answers WICKED questions from the local Wicked Plant Festival! Plus 3 ways to get even with Thistle in the Question of the Week!!!
6/17/2023 • 53 minutes, 34 seconds
A YBYG Classic: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
On this Classic episode of YBYG Mike warns of LAWN CLIPPINGS that may contain remaining chemicals that can hurt your Compost piles and your Plants!! Plus your Fabulous phone calls!!! Read the full description.
6/10/2023 • 53 minutes, 10 seconds
A YBYG Classic: The Four Part Question of the Week
From the 2020 pandemic archives: On this CLASSIC episode of YBYG Mike McGrath answers a FOUR part Question of the Week; With Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins! Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!!
6/3/2023 • 48 minutes, 46 seconds
How to Outwit Terrible Ticks!
On this Disease fighting episode of YBYG Mike McGrath give you timely advice for the season to protect against Ticks! Plus your season protecting phone calls!!!
5/27/2023 • 52 minutes, 10 seconds
’Fleabane’ The Misunderstood Pollinator Plant PLUS an interview with Author of TOXIC EXPOSURE Dr. Chadi Nabhan
On this season capping episode of YBYG Mike fights the good fight with Monsanto Trial Expert Witness Dr. Chadi Nabhan! Plus in the Question of the week; Fleabane and its misbegotten misgivings!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
5/20/2023 • 59 minutes, 51 seconds
A Fresher Look: For the Birds!
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike flys through the Question of the Week responding to our #1 fan & Master Gardeners concerns; For the Birds! Plus your #1 flying phone calls!
5/13/2023 • 56 minutes, 6 seconds
Of Poop, Prions, and Pesky Parasites
On this long held NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath flushes out info on Deer Poop in your Garden?! Plus 'In the News' Louisiana Hot Sauce makes an burning appearance!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
5/7/2023 • 51 minutes, 40 seconds
A Fresh Look: In Praise of Potatoes
In this Fresh look at an episode of YBYG, Mike digs in to Potato Bed success in the Question of the Week! Plus your digging phone calls!!
5/6/2023 • 53 minutes, 41 seconds
The Top Tips for Spring Bloom Success PLUS The Kingsessing Morris Men Return
On this timely episode of YBYG Mike interviews The Kingsessing Morris Men! Plus 'Top Tips for Spring Bloom Success' for next year!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
4/29/2023 • 56 minutes, 21 seconds
A Fresh Look: Forgotten Bulbs & the ’Real Deal’ on Bare Rooted Plants
In this soon to not be forgotten episode of YBYG Mike finds the bulbs you were supposed to plant last fall!! And dishes up the real deal on Bare Rooted plants!! Plus your un-forgotten phone calls!!! Aired 4/21/2022
4/21/2023 • 56 minutes, 26 seconds
A Fresh Look: Baseball Is Gardening - Is Baseball
Batter up! In this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike steps up to the plate and compares Americas favorite past time to Gardening in the Question of the Week! Plus your foul ball phone calls!!
Original Air Date Saturday Mar 26, 2022
4/15/2023 • 51 minutes, 28 seconds
A Fresher Look: 50 Ways To Lose Your Sluggies
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath slides in GREAT advice on how to tame Snails and Slugs!! Plus your Sliding Phone Calls!!
4/8/2023 • 54 minutes, 16 seconds
Proper Posture for Personal Protection
On Part 2 of this 'Well Exercised' episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs deeper into tips and tricks for your gardening movement health! Plus In the News: BLUE Mt. in Palmerton Pa. gets more GREEN restoration!! Plus your restoring phone calls!!!
4/1/2023 • 50 minutes, 32 seconds
Exercises to ’Get You Ready for Gardening without Pain’
On this body building episode of YBYG Mike McGrath tones you up for the coming season! Plus your Garden tone phone calls!!
3/25/2023 • 51 minutes
Dancing in the Dark with Rhubarb
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath introduces you to sounds of growing Rhubarb- in the dark! Plus your growing darker sounding phone calls!!
3/18/2023 • 51 minutes, 22 seconds
Apples Galore PLUS Summer Persisting Lettuce
In this Apple info filled episode of YBYG Mike interviews long time guest on YBYG Lee Reich PLUS new guest from 'The Seed Savers Exchange' Orchard Manager- Jaime Hansen PLUS PLUS in the Question of the Week: 'How to Get Your Lettuce to PERSIST in Summer'
3/11/2023 • 51 minutes, 22 seconds
Hydrangeas and Peonies
On this flowering episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs into Hydrangeas and Peonies! Plus in our new segment, 'News YOU Can Use' about Light Pollution, which leaves mating bugs 'waiting in vain'!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
3/4/2023 • 50 minutes, 20 seconds
Hügelkultur and Raised Bed Building
On this NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath explores Hügelkultur (pronounced Hoogle Culture) and Raised bed success for this season! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
2/25/2023 • 50 minutes, 23 seconds
The Elderberry Saga: A New Look
On this NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath takes a new look into the Elderberry Saga! And 'News You Can Use' this week: Great news about Eagles, Hawks and Raptors high above HAWK MOUNTAIN Pennsylvania!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
2/18/2023 • 49 minutes, 38 seconds
Fighting ’Produce-Flation’ Emphasis on Tomatoes and Peppers
In this continuing series on fighting 'Produce-Flation' Mike McGrath hones in on Tomatoes and Peppers in the Question of the Week! Plus in your fabulous phone calls!!
2/12/2023 • 49 minutes, 48 seconds
More Seedy Suggestions to Fight ’Produce-flation’
On this episode of YBYG Mike lends you MORE Seedy advice on how to fight 'Produce-Flation'! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
2/11/2023 • 51 minutes, 50 seconds
A Fresh Look: Where’s the Rhubarb
In this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike digs in on how to grow Rhubarb in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! Original Air Date 3-27-2021
2/4/2023 • 52 minutes, 41 seconds
A Fresh Look: Getting Started for Seed Starting
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike gets you ready for Spring! Plus your fabulously preparing phone calls!! Original Air Date 1/27/2022
1/28/2023 • 50 minutes, 31 seconds
Peas Please!!
On this Pea filled episode of YBYG Mike features the perfect cool weather crop, the pea! Plus your pod bound phone calls!!
1/21/2023 • 53 minutes, 54 seconds
The Rising Cost of Produce Means ’Back to the Garden!”
On this economical episode of YBYG Mike helps you to order your seeds early to combat cost hikes in produce! Plus your earlier harvested phone calls!!
1/14/2023 • 55 minutes, 26 seconds
Gardening for the ’Differently Abled’ & Those ’Less Young’
On this 'Over the Hill' episode of YBYG Mike lays out the path for those LESS young to a future with MORE gardening! Plus your under hill phone calls!!
1/7/2023 • 50 minutes, 24 seconds
A Fresh Look: For the Birds!
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike flys through the Question of the Week responding to our #1 fan & Master Gardeners concerns; For the Birds! Plus your #1 flying phone calls!
12/31/2022 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
Great Ideas for Worms
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike squirms through the Question of the Week with tips for Worms and their many uses! Plus your useful phone calls!
12/24/2022 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
What’s Behind These Cucumber Complications?!
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs into several cucumber complications! Plus your fabulous less complicating phone calls!!
12/17/2022 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds
Green House 101 Review
On this 'enclosed' episode of YBYG Mike takes you behind the glass for a 'Review' course on Green Houses! Plus your 'enclosing' phone calls!! Original air date December 4, 2021
12/10/2022 • 53 minutes, 50 seconds
Cringing Over Creosote!
On this episode of YBYG Mike helps you cringe over Creosote! Is Creosote is the reason your grass won't grow?! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
12/3/2022 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners - in time for this year!
On this PRE Holidays episode of YBYG, Mike sets you up with 'Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners! Plus you last minute phone calls!! Originally aired December 2021
11/26/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 7 seconds
Three Ways To Get Even With Thistle
On this 'Thistly' episode of YBYG Mike answers WICKED questions from the local Wicked Plant Festival! Plus 3 ways to get even with Thistle in the Question of the Week!!!
11/19/2022 • 51 minutes
Carolina Reapers Hot Hot Hot!
On this spicier than most episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sizzles into an especially hot -but somewhat testy- Question of the Week on Carolina Reapers! Plus your pepper picking phone calls!!
11/12/2022 • 50 minutes, 31 seconds
Why Are My Arborvitae Turning Brown?
On this episode of YBYG Mike turns out answers as to why Arborvitae are browning? Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
11/5/2022 • 48 minutes, 58 seconds
Poke Salad for Halloween
In this Annual scare Mike haunts your Garden with info on Scary Plants! Plus your Scary phone calls!!
10/29/2022 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Can Floating Goats Control Water Weeds?
On this weed infested episode of YBYG Mike McGrath uses 'Goats' to clear the way to the water in the 'Question of the week!!' Plus your 'weedy' phone calls!!
10/22/2022 • 48 minutes, 29 seconds
A Convincingly Crappy Crepe Myrtle Calamity
On this episode of YBYG Mike saves your plants from Aphids- not Fungus! Plus your 'Fungal' phone calls!!
10/15/2022 • 49 minutes, 56 seconds
Last Minute Tomatoes
On this episode of YBYG Mike goes over how to ripen up that last tomato run for Fall! Plus your ripening phone calls!!
10/8/2022 • 51 minutes, 23 seconds
Please Do Not Plant Ornamental Pear Trees :)
On this episode of YBYG Mike interviews with author Amy Ziffer about how to plant shade tree gardens. PLUS A warning to not plant "ornamental" Pear trees!!
10/1/2022 • 49 minutes, 18 seconds
A Bakers Dozen of Things You Must Do For Fall
On this episode of YBYG Mike Preps you for fall with a 'Bakers Dozen of thing you must and SHOULD do for Fall!! Plus Jake Chalfin of Laurel Valley Soils brings his wealth of knowledge to your gardens!! Plus Plus YOUR fabulous phone calls!!!
9/24/2022 • 51 minutes, 46 seconds
Pulverize Your Garlic!
On this episode of YBYG Mike teaches you how to pulverize your Garlic and reveals more of his LOVE of GARLIC!!
9/17/2022 • 52 minutes, 11 seconds
Garlic Planting Time PLUS Growing Figs in Cold Climates
In this SEASON STARTING Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath interviews long time friend and author Lee Reich about his book, 'Growing Figs in Cold Climates' PLUS in the Question of the Week: "Getting Garlic in the Ground"
9/10/2022 • 57 minutes, 21 seconds
Composting TIme Returns!
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike preps you shreds your FALL leaves to compost in a timely Question of the Week! Plus your shredding phone calls!!ORIGINALLY AIRED September 2021
9/3/2022 • 54 minutes, 59 seconds
A Fresh Look: A Battleship Full of Butterfly Plants
On this ENCORE episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sails through a rundown of the BEST Milk Weeds and other plants to feed the Monarch Butterfly in your Pollinator Garden! Plus your feeding phone calls!! Originally aired 2021.
8/27/2022 • 53 minutes, 32 seconds
A Fresh Look: What Went Wrong with My Tomato plants?!
What Went Wrong with My Tomato plants?!
On this episode of YBYG Mike helps gardens whose tomatoes took a late season slump! Plus your fabulous phone calls!! Original Aired September 2021
8/21/2022 • 54 minutes, 9 seconds
A Fresher Look: Tip Toe Your Tulips to Spring Bulb Success
On this Fresher Look at an episode of YBYG Mike gets your bulbs ready before the Winter- for success in the Spring! Plus your fabulous phone calls!
Originally aired: September 2021
8/13/2022 • 53 minutes, 33 seconds
A Fresh Look: Time for the third season of Gardenin
On this Fresh Look Mike prepares you for the third season of Gardening into the Fall!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
8/6/2022 • 53 minutes, 7 seconds
A Fresher Look: The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
On this 'FRESH LOOK' at an episode of YBYG, Mike gets you ready to save your seeds for next years garden. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
Originally aired 8/26/2021
7/30/2022 • 50 minutes
A Fresh Look: What’s the Deal with Epsom Salts?
On this encore episode of YBYG Mike addresses an age old topic: Epsom Salts in the Question of the Week! Plus your 'salty' phone calls!!
7/23/2022 • 53 minutes, 27 seconds
A Fresh Look: The Dreaded Squash Vine Borer
The Dreaded Squash Vine Borer Originally Aired: 8/11/2021In this 'Dreadful' episode of YBYG, Mike details the 'Dreaded Squash Vine Borer' in the Question of the Week.! Plus your 'Squishy Squashy phone calls!!
7/16/2022 • 49 minutes, 22 seconds
A Fresh Look: The Seed of the Potato Bears Bitter Fruit
The Seed of the Potato Bears Bitter Fruit
Originally aired 8/9/21
On this fresh look Mike answers a local couples gardening concerns on 'Potato woes' in the question of the week! Plus your concerned phone calls!!
7/9/2022 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
A Fresh Look: Hornet Warnings Above and Below
Hornet Warnings Above and Below
Originally 'Stung' July 31, 2021
On this episode of YBYG, Mike gives you a buzz on Hornet Nests in trees and the ground! Plus your 'Buzzy' phone calls!!
7/2/2022 • 53 minutes, 55 seconds
A Fresh Look: Summer Song Bird Safety
On this 'fresh look' at an episode of YBYG, Mike discusses findings that will have you taking down those feeders and bird baths post haste! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
6/25/2022 • 56 minutes, 25 seconds
A Fresher Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
On this "Fresher Look" at an episode of YBYG from last season Mike reveals rosemary's secret potential! Otherwise, its a HYBRID-IZED show, cats and kittens! New Calls! Old Calls! And PLENTY of Mike McGrath to store up til next winter!
In this fresher look at an episode from last season of YBYG Mike covers 4 topics in the Question of the week; Tomato Rot, Compost, Woodchips & Cuke FREE Cucumbers!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!
6/11/2022 • 52 minutes, 34 seconds
A Fresher Look: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
On this fresher look at an episode from last season of YBYG Mike warns of LAWN CLIPPINGS that may contain remaining chemicals that can hurt your Compost piles and your Plants!! Plus your Fabulous phone calls!!
6/4/2022 • 51 minutes
A Fresh Look: The Four Part Question of the week
On this 'fresh look' at an episode from last season Mike McGrath answers 'The 4 Part' Question of the Week! With Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins!! Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!!!
5/28/2022 • 51 minutes, 49 seconds
A Fresh Look: Fighting Bugs, Butterflies and Slugs-in Scotland
On this 'fresh look' at an episode of last seasons YBYG, Mike McGrath heads to the British Isles to solve International pest problems! And gives you great info on PHS and their Gardening Contest **The contest is closed PHS is no longer taking submissions** phsonline.org/for-gardeners/gardening-contest
5/21/2022 • 48 minutes, 3 seconds
A Fresh Look: In Praise of Snags PLUS Tiny Plants
In this FRESH LOOK at an episode of YBYG Mike praises 'snags' in the Question of the Week! PLUS an interview with Leslie Halleck on her 2021 book, "Tiny Plants: Discover the joys of growing and collecting itty-bitty houseplants"
5/14/2022 • 53 minutes, 2 seconds
A Hybrid look: The Dirty Little Secret of Raised Bed Success
On this 'fresh look' Mike sets you up for Spring with a 'Question of the Week' on proper setup of Compost in your raised beds! And of course your fabulous phone calls!
5/6/2022 • 54 minutes, 47 seconds
Spring Has Sprung with Morris Dancing
In this VERY SPECIAL EDITION of YBYG Mike speaks with the 'lords of dance" The Kingsessing Morris Men! Bringing Spring and Song for our gardens!! PLUS 'How to plant a Tree' in the Question of the Week!!!
4/30/2022 • 57 minutes, 56 seconds
California ’Compost’ Dreaming
"Now for something completely different!" In this new episode of YBYG Mike celebrates International Composting Awareness Week in all its glory by interviewing one of California's finest Composters: Robert Reed from 'Recology' San Francisco's employee-owned recycling and composting collection company!!
4/23/2022 • 56 minutes
Forgotten Bulbs & the ’Real Deal’ on Bare Rooted Plants
In this soon to not be forgotten episode of YBYG Mike finds the bulbs you were supposed to plant last fall!! And dishes up the real deal on Bare Rooted plants!! Plus your un-forgotten phone calls!!!
4/16/2022 • 56 minutes, 26 seconds
A Hybrid Look: The Saviors of Springtime
On this hybrid episode of YBYG Mike McGrath digs into Spring Saviors like Forsythia & Spring Bulbs! And of course your fabulous phone calls!!
4/9/2022 • 54 minutes, 59 seconds
Tomatoes! It’s All About the Rotation!
On this 'rotational episode of YBYG Mike teaches you the #1 cause of Tomato troubles and how to fix it! Plus your 'rotating' phone calls!!
4/2/2022 • 50 minutes, 26 seconds
Baseball Is Gardening - Is Baseball
Batter up! In this episode of YBYG Mike steps up to the plate and compares Americas favorite past time to Gardening in the Question of the Week! Plus your foul ball phone calls!!
3/26/2022 • 51 minutes, 28 seconds
Top Tips For LOTS of Spring Peas
On this Pea starting episode of YBYG Mike gets your Spring Pea plans laid out in the Question of the Week! Plus your Springy phone calls!!
3/19/2022 • 55 minutes, 33 seconds
A Hybrid Look: 50 Ways To Lose Your Sluggies
On this Hybrid Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath slides in GREAT advice on how to tame Snails and Slugs!! Plus your Sliding NEW 2022 Phone Calls!!
3/12/2022 • 54 minutes, 16 seconds
Seed Starting 6 The Final Chapter
In this finalizing episode of YBYG Mike concludes his annual lessons on Seed Starting! Plus your annualizing phone calls!!
3/5/2022 • 51 minutes, 19 seconds
Seed Starting 5 What’s in the Bag? COMPOST!!
In this pentagonal episode of YBYG Mike McGrath seals up another lesson on Seed Starting with Special appearance by Dahlia's!! Plus your 'quinquennial' phone calls!!!
2/26/2022 • 55 minutes, 4 seconds
Seed Starting 4: Feeding and Watering
On this episode of YBYG Mike continues his series on successful seed starting! Plus your successful phone calls!!
2/19/2022 • 54 minutes, 59 seconds
Seed Starting ’3’ Lights: A New Hope
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath illuminates your garden with Lighting techniques in Seed Starting part 3! Plus your illuminating phone calls!!
2/11/2022 • 54 minutes, 31 seconds
The Right Way To Start Seeds
On this 70th Birthday Edition of YBYG Mike McGrath (now 70 years young) continues to celebrate the wonders of Spring and Seed starting! Plus your 'Celebratory' phone calls!!
2/5/2022 • 55 minutes, 7 seconds
Getting Started for Seed Starting
On this episode of YBYG Mike begins a 'preparing' series to get you ready for Spring! Plus your fabulously preparing phone calls!!
1/28/2022 • 54 minutes, 29 seconds
A Battleship Full of Butterfly Plants
On this new episode of YBYG Mike McGrath sails through a rundown of the BEST Milk Weeds and other plants to feed the Monarch Butterfly in your Pollinator Garden! Plus your feeding phone calls!!
1/21/2022 • 54 minutes, 25 seconds
Are Milk Weed Bugs A Menace to Monarchs
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath explains Misinformation on Monarchs in the Question of the Week! Plus your misinforming phone calls!!
1/14/2022 • 55 minutes, 3 seconds
For the Birds!
On this episode of YBYG Mike flys through the Question of the Week responding to our #1 fan & Master Gardeners concerns; For the Birds! Plus your #1 flying phone calls!
1/8/2022 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
A Fresh Look:The Ethics of Fallen Leaves
ENCORE PRESENTATION: In this Fresh Look Mike McGrath reviews the annual question; Is it ethical to use fallen leaves for garden mulch and compost making? Or should we leave them alone? Plus your questionably ethical phone calls!!
1/1/2022 • 50 minutes, 18 seconds
A Fresh Look: ”Running Bamboo For the Holidays”
On this 'Fresh Look' at a Happy Holiday episode of YBYG Mike digs in to the legal and landscaping dangers of 'Running Bamboo'! Plus your running phone calls!
12/25/2021 • 54 minutes, 52 seconds
Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners
On this Holiday episode of YBYG, Mike sets you up with 'Last Minute Gifts For Gardeners! Plus you last minute phone calls!!
12/18/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 4 seconds
A Fresh Look from the ‘Before Times‘: Gardening Books as Holiday Gifts
*Originally aired November 2019* Need gift ideas for the gardeners in your life? Mike McGrath shares three books on gardening that also make perfect holiday gifts. Plus, **FROM THE BEFORE TIMES ** Sam Lemheney, designer of the famed Philadelphia Flower Show, reveals what they have in store for the show in March 2020 in this iconic encore interview!! *Dates of Show do not apply*
12/10/2021 • 53 minutes, 41 seconds
Green House 101
On this 'enclosed' episode of YBYG Mike takes you behind the glass for a course on Green Houses! Plus your 'enclosing' phone calls!!
12/4/2021 • 53 minutes, 50 seconds
A Fresh Look: Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend
On this 'Fresh Look' Mike takes you through the wild world of Praying Mantis'. Plus an encore presentation of an iconic interview with Sam Lemheny of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society about the famed Philadelphia Flower Show!! (DATES DO NOT APPLY)
11/27/2021 • 53 minutes, 29 seconds
Great Ideas for Worms, Worms, Worms
On this episode of YBYG Mike squirms through the Question of the Week with tips for Worms and their many uses! Plus your useful phone calls!
11/20/2021 • 54 minutes, 42 seconds
A Fresher Look: Holly Jolly Holiday Pruning of Evergreens and Holly
On this 'fresh look' at a seasonal episode of YBYG Mike preps your Holly for Winter plant pruning. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
11/13/2021 • 54 minutes, 29 seconds
When Plants Kill Plants
On this episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath targets in on plants that are deadly to other plants in the Question of the Week! Plus your deadly phone calls!!
11/6/2021 • 54 minutes, 36 seconds
Halloween Special - Poke Weed & The Gators Got Her Granny
On this episode of YBYG Mike wishes your garden a Happy Halloween! And we learn some important info on Poke Weed in the Question of the Week!!
10/30/2021 • 56 minutes, 42 seconds
A Fresh Look: Of Mice, Of Mint...& Moth Balls
On this 'fresh look' at an episode of YBYG Mike takes you through tips for mice problems as we head into the fall! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
10/23/2021 • 50 minutes, 49 seconds
A Fresh Look: The Most Fruitful Way to Tame Rampant Rousers
In this 'Fresh Look' Mike McGrath warns you not to PRUNE so quickly this fall! And takes you into the fall with Tips for 'Taming' Rampant Rousers!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
10/16/2021 • 54 minutes, 52 seconds
Composting, Down Under
On this episode of YBYG, Mike takes you 'Down Under' to the wild world of Composting in the Question of the Week! Plus your wild phone calls!!
10/9/2021 • 55 minutes, 10 seconds
Hair of the Dog -that bit Slugs
On this episode of YBYG, Mike gives you needed info of deterring slugs and squirrels using the 'Hair of the Dog'! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
10/2/2021 • 54 minutes, 12 seconds
Composting Time!
On this episode of YBYG Mike preps you shreds your FALL leaves to compost in a timely Question of the Week! Plus your shredding phone calls!!
9/25/2021 • 54 minutes, 59 seconds
What Went Wrong with My Tomato plants
On this episode of YBYG Mike helps gardens whose tomatoes took a late season slump! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
9/18/2021 • 54 minutes, 9 seconds
A Fresh Look: Tip Toe Your Tulips to Spring Bulb Success
On this Fresh Look at an episode of YBYG Mike gets your bulbs ready before the Winter- for success in the Spring! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
9/11/2021 • 53 minutes, 33 seconds
A Fresh Look: Time for the third season of Gardening
On this Fresh Look Mike prepares you for the third season of Gardening into the Fall!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
9/5/2021 • 53 minutes, 7 seconds
A Fresh Look: The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
On this 'FRESH LOOK' at an episode of YBYG, Mike gets you ready to save your seeds for next years garden. Plus your fabulous phone calls!
8/28/2021 • 53 minutes, 45 seconds
What's the Deal with Epsom Salts
On this new episode of YBYG Mike addresses an age old topic: Epsom Salts in the Question of the Week! Plus your 'salty' phone calls!!
8/21/2021 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
The Dreaded Squash Vine Borer
In this new episode of YBYG, Mike details the 'Dreaded Squash Vine Borer' in the Question of the Week. Plus your 'Squishy Squashy' phone calls!!
8/14/2021 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
The Seed of the Potato Bears Bitter Fruit
On this new episode of YBYG, Mike answers a local couples gardening concerns on 'Potato woes' in the question of the week! Plus your concerned phone calls!!
8/7/2021 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
Hornet Warnings Above and Below
On this new episode of YBYG, Mike gives you the buzz on Hornet Nests in trees and the ground! Plus your 'Buzzy' phone calls!!
7/31/2021 • 53 minutes, 55 seconds
Summer Song Bird Safety
Could you possibly be ‘helping’ your songbirds to a painful and premature death by providing food and water for them over the summer? On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike discusses startling findings that’ll have you taking down those feeders and bird baths post haste! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
7/25/2021 • 54 minutes, 42 seconds
A Fresh Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
On this "Fresh Look" at an episode of YBYG from last season Mike reveals rosemary's secret potential! Otherwise, its a HYBRID show, cats and kittens! New Calls! Old Calls! And PLENTY of Mike McGrath to store up til next winter!
In this fresh look at an episode from last season of YBYG Mike covers 4 topics in the Question of the week; Tomato Rot, Compost, Woodchips & Cuke FREE Cucumbers!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!
7/11/2021 • 50 minutes, 38 seconds
A Fresh Look: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
On this fresh look at an episode from last season of YBYG Mike warns of LAWN CLIPPINGS that may contain remaining chemicals that can hurt your Compost piles and your Plants!! Plus your Fabulous phone calls!!!
7/3/2021 • 50 minutes, 42 seconds
A Fresh Look: The Four Part Question of the week
On this 'fresh look' at an episode from last season of YBYG Mike McGrath answers a 4 part Question of the Week! With Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins!! Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!!!
6/26/2021 • 54 minutes, 14 seconds
A Fresh Look: Fighting Bugs, Butterflies and Slugs-in Scotland
On this 'fresh look' at an episode of last seasons YBYG, Mike McGrath heads to the British Isles to solve International pest problems! And gives you great info on PHS and their PAST Gardening Contests *DISCLAIMER * LAST YEARS CONTEST INFO & NO LONGER VALID* - PLUS your Fabulous Phone calls!
6/18/2021 • 49 minutes, 20 seconds
In Praise of Snags PLUS an interview about 'Tiny Plants' by Leslie Halleck
In this episode of YBYG Mike praises 'snags' in the Question of the Week! PLUS an interview with Leslie Halleck on her new book, "Tiny Plants: Discover the joys of growing and collecting itty-bitty houseplants"
6/11/2021 • 56 minutes, 44 seconds
Update on Groundhog & Racoon Woes: The People Speak
In this episode of YBYG Mike shares best practices when dealing with furry friends!! Plus your furry phone calls!!
6/4/2021 • 55 minutes, 8 seconds
Whack the Wilt PLUS Flower Show Update!!
In this episode Mike discovers that Wilt can affect Maple Trees as well as Tomatoes! PLUS an update on The 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show!
5/28/2021 • 54 minutes, 54 seconds
Praying Mantis: Garden Fiend or Garden Friend
In this episode of YBYG Mike waits motionless for prey with his large spiky forelegs folded like hands in prayer on the Question of the Week... And covers various "Global" Praying Mantises! PLUS gets you ready for The 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show with an encore presentation interview with Sam Lemheney from The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
5/22/2021 • 54 minutes, 54 seconds
Squash Beetles, Squash Bugs, What is Squashing My Zucchini
In this episode of YBYG Mike squashes the mystery behind your eaten Zucchini! Plus your squishy phone calls!!
5/15/2021 • 54 minutes, 34 seconds
In Praise of Potatoes
In this episode of YBYG, Mike digs in to Potato Bed success in the Question of the Week! Plus your digging phone calls!!
5/8/2021 • 55 minutes, 11 seconds
Careful with that Garlic, Eugene
In this episode of YBYG Mike warns listeners of Garlic care mistakes in the Question of the Week! Plus your caring phone calls!!
5/1/2021 • 55 minutes, 26 seconds
Pine Needles, Pine Straw and Pine Fine
On this episode of YBYG Mike features PINE in the Question of the Week! PLUS For Earth Day, an interview with Tassia Schreiner, author of The Magical Mythical Bees!!
4/24/2021 • 53 minutes, 55 seconds
Now is the Time to Care for Spring Bulbs Correctly
In this episode of YBYG Mike goes over how to care for your Spring Bulbs- and correctly! Plus your correcting phone calls!!
4/17/2021 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
Are Bag Worms the Creepiest or Sneakiest Caterpillar?
On this episode of YBYG, Mike digs in to Bag Worms and their sneaky and creepy traits! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
4/10/2021 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
Moles, Voles, Shrews and Woodchucks: What is Eating My Garden?
On this episode of YBYG Mike chomps on a new Question of the Week about critters in your garden! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
4/3/2021 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
Where's the Rhubarb
In this episode of YBYG Mike digs in on how to grow Rhubarb in the Question of the Week. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
3/27/2021 • 54 minutes, 29 seconds
Attack of the 17 Year Cicadas
On this episode of YBYG Mike prepares you for the '17' year itch: CICADAS!! 'Pharaoh Cicada' AKA 'Brood X' returns to the East Coast and beyond! Plus your 'Brooding' phone calls!!
3/20/2021 • 54 minutes, 49 seconds
The Best Flowers for Cutting
On this new episode of YBYG, Mike goes over the best flowers for cuttings! Plus your cutting phone calls!!
3/13/2021 • 54 minutes, 42 seconds
Mike's Definitions of Dirt!
On this new episode of YBYG Mike defines 'DIRT' in the Question of the Week! Plus your compost defining phone calls!!
3/6/2021 • 57 minutes, 1 second
The Dirty Little Secret of Raised Bed Success
On this episode of YBYG Mike sets you up for Spring with a 'Question of the Week' on proper setup of Compost in your raised beds PLUS secrets on success for the coming season! And of course your fabulous phone calls!!
2/26/2021 • 56 minutes, 4 seconds
Seed Starting Part 3
In this episode of YBYG the 'Trilogy' on Seed Starting is Complete with tips for Spring! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
2/19/2021 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
Seed Starting Part 2 Let There Be Light
In Part 2 of a 'Trilogy' on Seed Starting, Mike McGrath helps you plant the seeds for success with a focus on lighting in a sequel Question of the Week!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
2/12/2021 • 55 minutes, 35 seconds
Seed Starting Basics
On this episode of YBYG Mike prepares you for the start of Spring with a review on 'Seed Starting Basics!' Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
2/5/2021 • 55 minutes, 21 seconds
Peas and Beans, To Start or Not To Start?
On this episode of YBYG Mike digs into Legumes and when/how to start seeding in the Question of the week! PLUS Seed Pioneer, Renee Shepherd 'zooms' by for a chat on Sun Flowers and seeding in 2021!! PLUS PLUS your 'zoomy' phone calls
1/29/2021 • 56 minutes, 48 seconds
A Christmas Tree Year Round- in Spain
On this episode of YBYG Mike answers an International Question of the week from Spain! And your International and National phone calls!!
1/22/2021 • 51 minutes, 15 seconds
Caring for Crape in Colder Climbs PLUS Sam Lemheney from PHS on the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show
On this new episode of YBYG Mike answers a Question of the week on care tips for Southern Crape Myrtle- in Northern climates. Plus a very special guest, Sam Lemheney of PHS tells us about the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show!!
1/15/2021 • 50 minutes, 23 seconds
What to do About Dirty Rats
On this new episode of YBYG, Mike teaches you how to get RID of RATS! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
1/8/2021 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
A Fresh Look:The Ethics of Fallen Leaves
In this Fresh Look Mike McGrath reviews the Annual question; Is it ethical to use fallen leaves for garden mulch and compost making? Or should we leave them as they lay? Plus your questionably ethical phone calls!!
1/1/2021 • 57 minutes, 53 seconds
A Fresh Look: The Legal & Landscaping Dangers of Running Bamboo
On this Holiday Hangover episode of YBYG Mike takes a fresh look at the legal and landscaping dangers of 'Running Bamboo'! Plus your running phone calls!!
12/26/2020 • 52 minutes, 21 seconds
A talk on Compost and Salinity with Jake Chalfin PLUS More Avocado Seeding
In part 2 of this Avocado double whammy Mike dives into the compost pile with a special guest from Laurel Valley Soils, Jake Chalfin! Plus a refresher on last weeks 'Nationwide' Avocado Seeding in the Question of the Week
12/18/2020 • 49 minutes, 45 seconds
An Old Avocado Tree in Tennessee and a 'troubled youngster' in New Jersey
On this episode of YBYG Mike covers Interstate Avocado Seeding in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
12/11/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
When is a Prune - not a Prune?
On this new episode of YBYG Mike goes over the differences in Winter pruning (and not pruning) techniques. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
12/4/2020 • 53 minutes, 22 seconds
Holly Jolly Holiday Pruning of Evergreens and Holly
On this Encore episode of YBYG Mike preps you for Winter plant pruning. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
11/27/2020 • 51 minutes, 47 seconds
What to do with Worm Bins Over the Winter + The NEW book "Complete Container Gardening" Author interview with Sue Goetz
On this episode of YBYG Mike answers an International Question of the Week and explains 'what you do with worm poop, over the winter' Plus speaks with the Sue Goetz, Author of the new book "Complete Container Gardening"
11/20/2020 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Spring and Summer Bulb Stories & Beer Fridge Advice
On this episode of YBYG Mike preps you to prep your bulbs for next season! Plus your 'preppy' phone calls!!
11/13/2020 • 50 minutes, 23 seconds
One of the Biggest Rookie Mistakes in the Wonderful World of Composting
In this episode of YBYG Mike goes over one of the biggest rookie mistakes for composters in a multiple Q/A! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
11/6/2020 • 50 minutes, 52 seconds
The Spooky Creepy Crawly Question of the Week
On this Halloween episode of YBYG, Mike teaches you to beware of pokey creepy crawly caterpillars in the Question of the Week! Plus your spooky phone calls!!
10/30/2020 • 56 minutes, 22 seconds
Of Mice, Of Mint...& Moth Balls
On this episode of YBYG Mike takes you through tips for mice problems as we head into the fall! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
10/23/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Leaf Shredding Season Begins!
On this episode of YBYG Mike goes over how to choose the BEST Leaf Shredder in the Question of the Week! Plus your fabulous phone calls!
10/16/2020 • 52 minutes, 33 seconds
The Most Fruitful Way to Tame Rampant Rousers
In this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath takes you into the fall with Tips for 'Taming' Rampant Rousers. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
10/8/2020 • 53 minutes, 22 seconds
How to Perennialize your Peppers
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath teaches you how to keep your Pepper plants inside for the winter! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
10/2/2020 • 54 minutes, 51 seconds
Terrariums For Beginners & The Perils of Pruning
On this episode of YBYG, Mike talks Terrariums with special guest, Patricia Buzo- Author of the new book ‘A Family Guide To Terrariums For Kids’. And goes over the Perils of Pruning in the Question of the week!!
9/25/2020 • 53 minutes, 19 seconds
How to have Spring Bulb success with Tulips
On this episode of YBYG Mike covers how to plant spring bulbs properly in the fall with special instructions for Tulips. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
9/18/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
It is time for the 3rd Season of Gardening
On this episode of YBYG Mike readies you for the 3rd season into the Fall with tips for autumn. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
9/11/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
The Crash Course for saving some SEEDS for next Season
On this episode of YBYG, Mike gets you ready to save your seeds for next years garden. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
9/4/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
The Most Popular Question of the Week
On this Centennial Episode of YBYG Mike takes a fresh look at the most sought after question of the week; Can Porch Painting to make Ghosts AND Wasps go away! Plus your centennial phone calls!!
8/28/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
The Happiest Garlic Harvest, EVER!,
It is Garlic planting time and on this episode of YBYG, Mike takes you through the steps to get the Happiest Garlic Harvest, EVER!! And your fabulous phone calls!
8/21/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
When should you PICK your Produce?!
In this episode of You Bet Your Garden Mike teaches you "When to Pick your Produce. Plus your fabulous phone calls!!
In this new episode of YBYG Mike covers 4 topics in the Question of the week; Tomato Rot, Compost, Woodchips & Cuke FREE Cucumbers!! Plus your fabulous phone calls!!!
8/7/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
A Fresh Look: Death by Lawn; The Sad Story of Contaminated Clippings
On this episode of YBYG Mike warns of lawn clippings that may contain remaining chemicals that can hurt your Compost piles and your Plants!! Plus your Fabulous phone calls!!!
7/31/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
A Fresh Look: Happy Tomato Planting Tips
On this fresh look at an episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath takes you through ALL the HAPPY TIPS to get your tomatoes in the ground! Plus your fabulous Phone calls!
7/24/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
A Fresher Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
On this "Fresher Look" at an episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals rosemary's true abilities of alertness and memory. Plus, he also reveals which plants can repel human pests like mosquitos. Otherwise, its a HYBRID show, cats and kittens! New Calls! Old Calls! And PLENTY of Mike McGrath to store up 'til next winter!
7/17/2020 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
A Fresher Look: 50 Ways to Lose your Slugs
On this Encore Episode of YBYG Mike McGrath slides in GREAT advice on how to tame Snails and Slugs!! Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!!
7/10/2020 • 53 minutes, 22 seconds
Do's and Don'ts for Using Grass Clippings in Gardens
On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath shares do's and don't using grass clippings for mulch and compost making in your garden. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
7/3/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
The Four Part Question of the Week; Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins
On this episode of YBYG Mike McGrath answers a 4 part Question of the Week; With Deer & Evil Squirrels, Cartoon Dice, Killing a Lawn softly, and Explaining Endorphins. Plus your Fabulous Phone Calls!
6/26/2020 • 54 minutes, 49 seconds
Fighting Bugs, Butterflies and Slugs-in Scotland!
On this episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath heads to the British Isles to solve International pest problems! And gives you great info on PHS and their Gardening Contest - PLUS your Fabulous Phone calls!!
6/18/2020 • 54 minutes, 45 seconds
Attempting to Ensure Late Season Success
On this episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath goes the distance helping you make it to the end of the season -before you know it is here! And of course your Fabulous phone calls!!
6/12/2020 • 54 minutes, 24 seconds
A Fresh Look: Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals rosemary's true abilities of alertness and memory. Plus, he also reveals which plants can repel human pests like mosquitos -- just in time for planting. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call question show, cats, and kittens!
6/5/2020 • 53 minutes, 55 seconds
50 Ways to Protect Your Plants from Slugs and Snails
Are your plants being eaten overnight by slugs or snails? In this episode on YBYG, host Mike Mcgrath reveals 50 ways you can get rid of the creatures and protect your plants. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
5/29/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
Tips on Installing New Trees and Shrubs
On this week's YBYG, host Mike Mcgrath goes over do's and don'ts for installing new trees and shrubs. For example, you should never try to "improve" the soil in the planting hole and we will go over why. And of course, we take your fabulous phone calls.
5/22/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
More Tips for Beginner Gardeners
More and more people want to start or expand their own gardens. In this episode, host Mike McGrath will continue to share advice for beginner gardeners as well as go over warnings on tilling and the proper use of horse manure.
5/15/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
Sharing 26 Tips for First-Time Gardeners
On this week's episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath shares 26 tips for success for first-time gardeners And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
5/8/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
How to Plant Happy Tomatoes
On this week's on YBYG, host Mike McGrath reveals dozens of ways to ensure a great tomato harvest. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
5/1/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
What are "Direct Seeded" Crops?
Some crops such as peas, beans, sweet corns, and greens are supposed to be "direct-seeded. In this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath explains what it means for these crops to be "direct-seeded." And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls as well.
4/24/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
How to Keep Springtime Flowers Blooming Every Year
On this week's on YBYG, host Mike McGrath discusses how to keep flowers such as forsythia and daffodils blooming year after year in the springtime. And of course, he takes you fabulous phone calls.
4/17/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 80 : A Rose Disease is Making the Rounds!
A Fresh Look: Mike McGrath reveals how he accidentally conquered an allegedly-invincible rose virus. Plus, a United Nations Researcher comes to the Lehigh Valley to learn about how sustainable agriculture can help fight hunger.
4/10/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Got Tomato Problems?
A Fresh Look: On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells us why blight is the last thing you want your tomatoes to have and how to prevent the most common tomato problems when you install your plants this season. Otherwise, it's a phone call extravaganza!
4/3/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Enjoying Plants During Quarantine & Interviewing a Wild Foodie
On this week's YBYG, host Mike McGrath explains how enjoying the outdoors and plants is a great "cure" for quarantine blues. Also, Mike interviews Lynn Landes, the founder of The Wild Foodies of Philly and talks about their community of people who love learning about edible food and plants in the wild.
3/27/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Getting Rid of Spider Mites
On this week's YBYG, host Mike McGrath reveals spider mites' weaknesses and how to protect your garden. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
3/21/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 76: The Rule of Fallen Leaves
On this week's YBYG, host Mike McGrath reviews the rules of fallen leaves and introduce a brand new version of the "spotted Lanternfly" song.
3/13/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Taking Care of Roses
On this week's episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath shares the proper and successful chemical-free ways to care for your roses. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
3/6/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Removing Mulch From Spring Bulbs
Did you mulch your spring bulbs and perennials over the winter? On this week's YBYG, host Mike McGrath reveals exactly when to remove that mulch to help plants emerge safely in the spring. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
2/27/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Turning Sand into Perfect Garden Soil
On this week's episode, host Mike McGrath reveals the best way to turn sand into garden soil as he answers a listener's question from Australia.
2/21/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Tackling Successful Seed Growing
On today's YBYG, host Mike McGrath Mike discusses the basics of successful seed starting such as peppers and tomatoes. Additionally, Mike interviews the director of the Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware on the topic of native plants.
2/14/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Are Foxes Good or Bad for your Backyard?
On Today's YBYG, host Mike McGrath discusses the pros and cons of having a fox living in your yard. They do eat mice and voles, but they can also can be a nuisance. And of course, we take your fabulous phone calls.
2/7/2020 • 0
Coffee Grounds and Stove Ashes can Improve Your Plant's health
On today's YBYG, host Mike McGrath explains how to correctly use coffee grounds and ashes from a hardwood stove to help improve plants' health. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
1/31/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
The Mission to Preserve America's Heritage Apples
On today's YBYG, host Mike McGrath speaks with a gentleman who's mission is to find, name, and preserve America's heritage apples. And of course, he takes your fabulous phone calls.
1/24/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Curing Garden Beds of Weeds and Disease
Are you gardens overrun with weeds and disease? On today's YBYG, Mike McGrath reveals a way to cure your garden beds if you're willing to let the plot to take a summer off.
1/17/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Ethics of Fallen Leaves
Is it acceptable to use fallen leaves for garden mulch and compost making or should we leave them alone? And of course, Mike Mcgrath takes your phone calls.
1/10/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
What are the legal and landscape dangers of planting bamboo?
Fresh Look: On today's episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath tells us why that beautiful stand of running bamboo at your neighbor's home will soon be yours, too. Of course, Mike takes lots of your fabulous phone calls.
1/3/2020 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
What is the best way to remove poison Ivy? And why do flea beetles love chemical fertilizers?
A Fresh Look: Mike McGrath marks the 20th year of continuous episodes of You Bet Your Garden on public broadcasting and the first show out of our headquarters at Lehigh Valley Public Media. Episode topics include poison ivy removal, why chemical fertilizers make flea beetles fat and happy, and of course, Mike takes your phone calls.
12/27/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Answering Your Holiday Gardening Questions
On today's YBYG, host Mike McGrath answers your holiday related gardening questions as well as suggests a few more last-minute gift ideas.
12/23/2019 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Ticks & Tricks- Reduce Tick Populations in Your Yard While Also Guaranteeing They'll Leave You Alone
On today's YBYG, Mike McGrath reveals ways to severely reduce the number of ticks in your yard as well as how to guarantee you won't get bitten. Plus, hear about a few more holiday gift ideas for gardeners.
12/12/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
High School Science Fair Winner Shares Her Project on Measuring Midges DNA
On this week's YBYG, Mike McGrath interviews Sonja Michaluk, New Jersey high school science fair winner, who discusses her project on measuring the DNA of midges to determine the health of local waterways.
Additionally, Mike suggests three more gardening books for holiday gift ideas in case you still need something for the gardener in your life.
12/6/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Gardening Books as Holiday Gifts & Sneak Peek of the Philadelphia Flower Show
Need gift ideas for the gardeners in your life? On today's YBYG, Mike McGrath shares three books on gardening that also make perfect holiday gifts. Plus, Sam Lemheney, designer of the famed Philadelphia Flower Show, reveals what they have in store for the show in March 2020.
11/30/2019 • 51 minutes, 50 seconds
The Safest Ways to Prune Evergreens and Holly
The holidays are fast approaching! Are you ready? Today on YBYG, host Mike McGrath reveals the safest ways to take cuttings from your evergreens and holly, revealing the timing for holiday greens success.
11/22/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Getting Rid of those Pesky Spotted Lanternflies
On this episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath tackles the dreaded Spotted Lanternfly, the pesky and invasive insects that seem to be taking over everything. We'll explain what they are and explore the best ways to get rid of them so that your garden stays healthy and happy.
11/15/2019 • 51 minutes, 51 seconds
Are leaf blowers only good for making noise?
Think again! On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath tells us how to make magnificent mulch and commendable compost with the help of electrically-powered blower-vacs! Plus, do you know what it takes for a plant to be awarded a gold medal?
11/8/2019 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds
What can you do with those leftover straw bales?
On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath tells us why you should leave the straw for the scarecrows this season, instead of using it to reduce yields in your garden. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call questions show!
11/1/2019 • 51 minutes, 51 seconds
A Fresh Look at Pruning Problems and Fig Trees
In this episode, we travel back in time with Mike McGrath to talk about what to do if the spirit of Martha Stewart is haunting you to pick up your pruners & why your fig tree is still not producing figs. Plus, we sit down to talk about the 21st year of the Empty Bowl Dinner.
10/25/2019 • 53 minutes, 54 seconds
Let’s Consolidate Your Compost Confidence!
We’re talking all things compost on this episode of You Bet Your Garden with Mike McGrath! He’ll walk us through compost conundrums and queries & as always, take your phone call questions!
10/18/2019 • 54 minutes, 23 seconds
Stop! Don’t tame those rampant runners!
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath explains why now is NOT the time to cut back overgrown plants, despite the fact that your climbing roses are climbing to the stars. Otherwise, it’s a fabulous phone call questions show!
10/11/2019 • 49 minutes, 52 seconds
Is Your Garlic in the Ground Yet?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath tells us all about garlic: what to plant, how to plant it, how to harvest and what to do with your harvest! Plus we hear some folk songs about lantern flies and other pests.
10/4/2019 • 54 minutes, 15 seconds
A Fresh Look At: Got ivy growing up your trees?
On this 'fresh look' episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us why ivy growing up a tree may or may not be a reason insurance companies could cancel a policy. Plus, Adrian Higgins from the Washington Post talks with us about why Bradford Pear trees might be the worst tree of all time and, as always, an extra heaping helping of your phone calls.
9/27/2019 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
Name That Pest! Sawfly Edition
On this episode of YBYG, host Mike McGrath helps us name that pest and tell us what to do if Sawflies are wilting down your willow trees. Plus, we talk products that actually don’t protect you from mosquito bites. And, as always, we take your fabulous phone call questions!
9/20/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
What’s NOT on the deer’s menu of choice?
Deer need to eat 6-10 pounds of greenery a day, but what plants can you grow in your garden that aren’t on their list of top options? On today’s episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath gives us some advice on what to do! Otherwise, it’s a fabulous phone call show!
9/13/2019 • 51 minutes, 22 seconds
What kind of buzzing bee is living in your lawn?
On this episode of YBYG, our host Mike McGrath breaks down the difference between spring-time, non-stinging, native bees & late summer, aggressive yellow jackets. He also tells us how to deal with the potential danger living below the grass. Otherwise, it’s a fabulous phone call show!
9/6/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
What is the best out-of-season greenhouse?
Many gardeners who live in cold climate dream about growing plants in greenhouses. On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath tells is why the inside of your home might be the best place to grow out of season.
8/30/2019 • 49 minutes, 23 seconds
Are evil squirrels eating your tomatoes & tree fruits?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals several ways you can try and stop those “long-tailed servants of Satan” before they get to your plants. We also talk to a researcher from the Smithsonian who explains the connection between dangerously bitter squash and wooly mammoths! And, as always, we take your phone call questions!
8/23/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Is it too late for pepper plants?
On this episode of YBYG, our host Mike McGrath reveals why peppers are perhaps the only “plants of summer” that will accept such tender mercies this late in the season. Otherwise, it’s a fabulous phone call question show!
8/16/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Think twice before “improving” the soil when planting plants and shrubs!
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells us if service berry deserves tough love if its been growing in a nursery bed for a year, and why you should never “improve” the soil in the planting hole when installing new plants and shrubs in your garden. Otherwise, it’s a fabulous phone call show!
8/9/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
What is one of the worst landscaping practices?
On this episode of YBYG, our host, Mike McGrath, explains why grinding down above-ground tree stumps of healthy trees is one of the worst landscaping practices often seen at condo associations. Otherwise, it’s a fabulous phone call question show.
8/2/2019 • 54 minutes, 20 seconds
Hostas: No longer a threat or menace!
The shade loving Hosta plant was the hot topic in a recent show, but we’re changing our tune. Instead of learning how to eradicate the plant, host Mike McGrath tells us how to save a Hosta when the trees that throw shade are no more. Otherwise, it’s a phone call question show!
7/26/2019 • 53 minutes, 51 seconds
How can pond scum help your garden?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath tells us how useful that pond scum can actually be! Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call questions show!
7/19/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Hostas: Threat or menace?
Hostas thrive in the shade so well that some people consider them weeds. On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath answers the ultimate question-- Hostas: threat or menace? Plus, we talk with a guest who teaches us how to turn houseplants into pets. And, as always, your fabulous phone call questions.
7/12/2019 • 54 minutes, 21 seconds
Planning on saving tomato seeds this season?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath explains what you need to know for saving your tomato seeds and how to keep the Radiator Charlie tomato in your line up. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call question show!
7/5/2019 • 53 minutes, 51 seconds
What are the dangers of using Preen?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals what is in your package of Preen, why its banned for use in the European Union, and the devastating effects these herbicides can have on the natural order. Otherwise, it’s an extra heaping handful of your phone call questions!
6/28/2019 • 54 minutes, 20 seconds
Do You Know What’s In Your Compost?
Bulk compost is more available than ever, but there is an alarming new trend in how some of them are composed. On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath gives us a heads up on what to look for when buying that black gold. Plus, Mike talks with master seed-supplier, Renee Shepherd, & discusses selecting seeds for flavor. As always, we take your fabulous phone call questions.
6/21/2019 • 54 minutes, 8 seconds
Have your squash plants ever collapsed mid-summer?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath reveals how to defeat the weird little moth whose babies are paralyzing your pumpkins & zapping your zucchini! Plus, author Lorraine Ballato explains why you could be doing much better with your hydrangeas. Plus, we take your phone call questions!
6/14/2019 • 54 minutes, 18 seconds
Can handling wet plants be fatal?
How important is it to not play with your plants when they're wet? On this episode of YBYG, Mike McGrath explains why you should never handle them & name the real drama queens who are just waiting to make a wet touch turn fatal! Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call questions show.
6/7/2019 • 53 minutes, 40 seconds
Summer Greenhouses-- What are they good for?
Greenhouses are great for starting plants & growing cold weather crops over the winter. But, what about in the summer? On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host, Mike McGrath, reveals how to keep it cool enough for plants to survive & more!
5/31/2019 • 53 minutes, 30 seconds
It's a You Bet Your Garden Rewind!
Our host, Mike McGrath, is on a break this week to finish building his new raised beds for his tomato plants. He wondered which recent show would most ring true for the season, so PBS39 brings you a very special episode from last month that highlights the wide range of materials & soils you can buy in bulk for your lawn and garden. Plus, we discuss what to do when soil tests give rogue results and take a couple of your fabulous phone call questions.
5/24/2019 • 52 minutes, 57 seconds
Does rosemary have the power to deter insect pests?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals rosemary's true abilities of alertness and memory. Plus, he also reveals which plants can repel human pests like mosquitos -- just in time for planting. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call question show, cats and kittens!
5/17/2019 • 54 minutes, 7 seconds
Should you ever "improve the soil" when installing new trees or shrubs?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath tells us why you should never improve the soil when installing new shrubs. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call questions show!
5/10/2019 • 53 minutes, 59 seconds
Looking for a new book this season?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath suggests three books you should read if you're looking to learn about the idea of the perfect lawn, the original forest canopy of America, and how pesticides became popular despite their lack of effect. Plus, information on another book giveaway!
5/3/2019 • 53 minutes, 12 seconds
What is 'direct-seeding'?
Some crops like sweet corn, peas and greens are supposed to be 'direct-seeded'. On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host, Mike McGrath, discusses what 'direct-seeding' even is & answers your phone call questions.
4/26/2019 • 53 minutes, 11 seconds
Is it possible to have to much organic matter in your soil?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike gets us ready for International Compost Awareness Week & tells us what to do when soil test results go rogue. Plus, as always, Mike takes your phone call questions.
4/19/2019 • 53 minutes, 10 seconds
A rose disease is making the rounds! Here is what you can do.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath reveals how he accidentally conquered an allegedly-invincible rose virus when it struck his garden. Plus, a United Nations Researcher comes to the Lehigh Valley to learn about what our methods of sustainable agriculture can do to help fight hunger. And, as always, Mike takes your phone call questions.
4/12/2019 • 51 minutes, 27 seconds
Got Tomato Problems?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells us why blight is the last thing you want your tomatoes to have & how to prevent the most common tomato problems when you install your plants this season. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call questions show!
4/5/2019 • 53 minutes, 2 seconds
Are oak leaves really that troublesome?
On this week's episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host, Mike McGrath, reveals why oak leaves really aren't so bad and tells you how to use all kinds of leaves for your spring planting. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call question show!
3/29/2019 • 52 minutes, 33 seconds
What gardening book should you read next?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us about the three books about gardening that he recommends-- You'll never look at roses, figs or pawpaws the same way again! As always, Mike takes your fabulous phone call questions!
3/22/2019 • 53 minutes, 35 seconds
Who is to blame for your plants being eaten up over night?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath tells us why slugs or snails should be your first suspects when you find your plants have been eaten overnight. Plus, the many ways to rid the slimy creatures from your garden. Plus, a heaping handful of your phone call questions.
3/15/2019 • 53 minutes, 30 seconds
What you need to know if you plan on starting your own plants from seeds this season!
Looking to plant some seeds this season? On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, our host Mike McGrath explains how to produce starts that are better than what you'll find at home and garden centers! As always, Mike takes your fabulous phone call questions.
3/8/2019 • 52 minutes, 45 seconds
A Fresh Look at Tomato Troubles and Backyard Chickens
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath gives us a fresh look at previous episodes while he's traveling across the country! Mike tells us how to avoid tomato troubles this summer by discussing split skins and poor returns. Plus, we talk about how to make backyard chickens feel like part of the family. And, as always, we take your phone call questions!
3/1/2019 • 53 minutes, 1 second
What can you do if unwanted insects invade? And, how to banish fruit flies and drain flies.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike tells us the best way to get rid of unwanted insects come to party in your worm bin & how to banish fruit flies. And as always, Mike takes your fabulous phone call questions!
2/22/2019 • 53 minutes, 17 seconds
Planning on growing tomatoes? Here is what you need to know!
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells you what you need to know if you are planning on growing tomatoes from seeds that you saved from last summer & what to do if you plan to save some seeds this summer! Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call question show!
2/15/2019 • 53 minutes, 35 seconds
What rules should you follow to grow your own sweet corn? And, an extra heaping helping of your phone call questions.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us the 8 rules to follow if you want to get that extra delicious taste of summer in your sweet corn. Plus, Mike takes your phone call questions.
2/8/2019 • 52 minutes, 32 seconds
Suffering from blossom end rot? And, a Philadelphia Flower Show preview!
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath tells us why egg shells might be the answer to blossom end rot & the surprising number of plants that those shells can help out. Plus, we preview the Philadelphia Flower Show!
2/1/2019 • 53 minutes, 49 seconds
When should you prune winterberry? And lots of your fabulous phone calls!
On this week's episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike tells us how and when you should prune your winterberry plants & what these priceless plants need to be useful to birds and for your holiday decor. Otherwise, its a fabulous phone call question show!
1/25/2019 • 53 minutes, 50 seconds
How can you add multicolored lupines to your garden? And, a peek at Burnside Plantation's gardens.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us how to grow some show stopping, four-foot-tall, multicolored lupines for your garden. We also take a look at Burnside Plantation's recreation of classic gardens. And, as always, Mike takes your phone calls.
1/18/2019 • 53 minutes, 50 seconds
How can you perrennial-ize your poinsettias? And all about the farm that grows farmers.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us how to move on from your cut Christmas trees & how to perennial-ize your poinsettias. Plus, we talk about the Seed Farm -- a farm that grows farmers. And, as always, Mike takes your fabulous phone call questions.
1/12/2019 • 52 minutes, 14 seconds
What are the legal & landscape dangers of planting bamboo?
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us why that beautiful stand of running bamboo at your neighbor's home will soon be yours, too. Of course, Mike takes lots of your fabulous phone calls.
1/4/2019 • 51 minutes, 23 seconds
A Fresh Look at our First Lehigh Valley Hour of Horticultural Hijinks
In this week's episode, we travel back in time with Mike to revisit the first episode of horticultural hijinks at the PBS39 Studios in Bethlehem, PA. We also mark the 20th year of continuous episodes of You Bet Your Garden on public broadcasting. Episode topics include poison ivy removal, why chemical fertilizers make flea beetles fat and happy, and of course, Mike takes your phone calls.
12/28/2018 • 53 minutes, 7 seconds
Got ivy growing up your trees? And Adrian Higgins talks Bradford Pear trees.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath tells us why ivy growing up a tree may or may not be a reason insurance companies could cancel a policy. Plus, Adrian Higgins from the Washington Post talks with us about why Bradford Pear trees might be the worst tree of all time and, as always, an extra heaping helping of your phone calls.
12/21/2018 • 48 minutes, 35 seconds
Whats to blame when you awaken to a ripped up lawn? And a heaping helping of your phone calls!
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike tells us a list of 5 suspects to blame when your turf is suddenly tattered. Plus, we get an extra heaping handful of your viewer questions, including one about an uncommon citrus tree.
12/14/2018 • 48 minutes, 41 seconds
Why are some trees' branches cut back to a stump? Plus, how the 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show is going back to the 1960s.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike tells us why a "technique" called pollarding was a great idea in 1 AD, but a terrible idea for the present. Plus, we learn how the fabulous 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show is planning a tribute to Flower Power on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. As always, Mike takes your questions.
12/7/2018 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds
What are the secrets to a fireproof Christmas tree & needle-free floor?
It's almost the holidays! On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath gives you some essential tips and tricks to cutting the perfect Christmas tree for a needle-free floor and making sure it's fireproof. We sit down with Director of Stoneleigh: A Natural Garden, Ethan Kaufman, who discusses how he helped to turn a private estate into a beautiful public garden. AS always we take your phone calls and answer your questions.
11/30/2018 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds
Can ants really kill a tree? Plus, a heaping helping of your questions!
In this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath reveals what is really going on when carpenter ants are found in your tree or terrace & why you should say 'thanks' for the heads up. Mike also takes an extra heaping helping of your phone call questions.
11/23/2018 • 50 minutes, 13 seconds
What can you do with a tree stump? And, why 'volcano mulching' can hurt you in the long run.
Mike McGrath hosts a tree filled episode this week! Mike outlines your options when it comes to taking down trees and how to make those stumps come in handy. Plus, we sit down with Joe Bayer from Bartlett Tree Experts to talk about the lost art of mulching & how volcano mulching could cost you. As always, we take your phone calls.
11/16/2018 • 56 minutes, 22 seconds
Should I use my compost pile now? And, what is the relationship between people and plants?
In this episode, Mike discusses whether you should use your compost piles now, or wait until the spring. We're joined by special guest Holly Shimizu, former Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden, to talk about the relationship between people and plants. And, as always, Mike takes your phone calls.
11/9/2018 • 55 minutes, 42 seconds
Why were my tomato plant so bad this summer? Plus, tips and tricks on how to make chickens feel like part of the family.
On this episode of You Bet Your Garden, Mike answers why your tomato plants didn't do so well this summer. Plus, we chat with Lisa Steele, author of '101 Chicken Keeping Hacks,' to get some ideas on how to make the feathered friends feel more like family. As always, Mike takes your phone calls.
11/2/2018 • 51 minutes, 28 seconds
Looking to pick up your pruners for landscaping? And, why is your fig tree still not producing figs?
In this episode, Mike McGrath talks about what to do if the spirit of Martha Stewart is haunting you to pick up your pruners and landscape & why your fig tree is still not producing figs. Plus, we sit down with Rachel Falcove, the Executive Director of the Interfaith Hospitality Network, to talk about the 20th year of the Empty Bowl Dinner. And, as always, Mike takes your phone calls.
10/26/2018 • 50 minutes, 58 seconds
What type of scarab beetle devoured your roses this summer? Plus, Dan DeVault teaches us about kombucha.
In this episode, Mike McGrath sits down with Dan DeVault of Pheasant Hill Farm to talk about the organic ingredients that go into his kombucha. Mike tells us what type of scarab beetle (there are 30,000 different types!) devoured your roses this summer & takes your phone calls.
10/19/2018 • 51 minutes, 24 seconds
Why are so many flowers and plants blooming again? And an extra heaping helping of your questions.
Mike McGrath explains why so many flowers and plants are acting like spring chickens despite being close to Halloween. Plus, Mike is taking an extra heaping helping of your phone call questions.
10/11/2018 • 52 minutes, 53 seconds
What is the best way to remove poison ivy? And why do flea beetles love chemical fertilizers?
Mike McGrath marks the 20th year of continuous episodes of You Bet Your Garden on public broadcasting and the first show out of the PBS39 Studios in Bethlehem.Episode topics include poision ivy removal, why chemical fertilizers make flea beetles fat and happy, and of course, Mike takes your phone calls.
