Richard Hentschel host of Green Side Up continues to talk with Laura Barr on the revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2016. It is more about learning a healthy eating pattern that can be a long term positive change. Limiting sugars, bad saturated fats and salt in all our meals is helpful...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses National Heart Month with Laura Barr, Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator. Cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer worldwide. Cooking and eating healthy foods flavored with herbs for seasonings along with root vegetables and using less salt is...
Host Richard Hentschel talks about the differences in what we call the average frost free date and absolute frost free date and what that means to a gardener. Some plantings can start as early as 4-6 weeks ahead or our average frost free date and others have to wait until 2-3 weeks after.
Richard Hentschel, host of Green Side Up discussed the importance of knowing and understanding all those initials seen in the vegetable and fruit catalogue behind the name of our favorite vegetable or fruit. These initials are indicators of specific to diseases we cannot control in our gardens...
Richard Hentschel concludes his home orchard series this week discussing general care and protection for the young fruit trees in the backyard home orchard. Richard reviewed the points from the previous shows. Young fruit trees should be protected from Insects and diseases from the very start....
Richard Hentschel host of Green Side Up continues with part 3 of a series on growing a home fruit Orchard. This week covers Pollination and bees. Most apples are considered self un-fruitful meaning those trees will need to be pollinated by another variety. Those two varieties will need to be...
Richard Hentschel, host of Green Side Up with a second week of information on beginning the home orchard. This week covers training the young fruit tree and why it is so important to start the year the fruit tree is planted. Proper structure is important for good air movement and the trees...
Richard Hentschel, host of Green Side Up begins a 4 part series on growing fruit trees in the home orchard. Site selection is a good starting point. Soil and air drainage are important considerations. Root rots and foliage diseases are lessened with good site selection. Sunlight and hardiness...
Host Richard Hentschel talks about several ways to re purpose the Holiday tree. The tree works very well as a feeding station or weather protection for the birds. Other uses are using the branches for weather protection for tender perennials and those plants that have a tendency to heave out of...
Host Richard Hentschel and Dru Banks, Nutrition and Wellness Educator talk about holiday eating tips. Avoiding holiday weight gain should be the goal for all of use. Typically we gain anywhere between 1-3 pounds during the holiday season. Over time that added weight can add to health concerns....
