Richard Hentschel, host of Green Side Up discusses fall tree planting. Tree selection is key to a tree being able to grow to maturity and last our lifetime. Considerations should be mature size, the kind of shade the tree will provide and now consider diversity. The more diversity we have, the...
Host Richard Hentschel catches us up on what is going on out in the home landscape. Lawns have enjoyed the rains and cooler weather and are vigorously growing and will need to be mowed for some weeks yet. Broad leaf weeds may need to treated if populations are high. Gardens should be regular...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses the 2016 farm crops with Russ Higgins. Richard talks with Russ about this year's harvest season. Crop yields are certainly hitting earlier expectations. Record yields along with record weed growth means harvest is taking a bit longer. There is more grain to move...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses the 2016 farm crops with Russ Higgins. Russ details more on how and when pollination occurs with field corn. Corn has both male and female flowers, but not together. The tassels (male flowers) appear on the top of the corn plant with the female flowers in the ear...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses the 2016 farm crops with Russ Higgins. The weather this year has been really good and are expecting some record yields. We had lots of water the week before and after corn pollination to ensure good yields, soybeans have also enjoyed good pod fill. Corn is about...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses the fungal activity associated with all the rainfall, especially in the lawns. Hentschel cautions about not working in the vegetable garden so disease is not spread. The rains do have the benefit of keeping our over-seeding efforts in the lawn going strongly....
Host Richard Hentschel discusses pollination possibilities in the vegetable garden. We can be very surprised if you grow seeds saved from fruits last summer. Cross pollination is very necessary yet can give us something unexpected if those crosses were hybrids to begin with.
Host Richard Hentschel discusses insects, what is happening in the vegetable garden, especially those vine crops giving us cucumbers, squashes, gourds and pumpkins. We really need to keep up with harvest especially the summer squashes and cucumbers. Recent activity by what we know as a Cicada...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses more on the recent rains and impacts on root systems with our annuals and newly planted perennials. Fruit development in the garden is also changing quickly with all the moisture. Vine crops produce their fruits in just a few days. These rains are also pushing...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses several garden and landscape topics with our recent rains. Even though we have had a lot of rain, as soon as it dries out, some plants may wilt. In the Vegetable garden, be sure to harvest mature and ripe fruit before it rains, especially tomatoes. Cucumber,...
