Green Acres Garden Podcast

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin and Austin discuss the benefits of growing fruit and nut trees at home. Learn about dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties that are easy to manage and produce a delicious harvest. Use this resource to plan ahead for an extended harvest: Fruit and Nut Harvest Chart by Dave Wilson Nursery Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggre...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin and Austin travel to the Folsom Green Acres location to meet Kristina where she shares her knowledge of growing potatoes. Learn about the many delicious varieties and how easy and fun growing vertical with spuds can be. Watch on YouTube: How To Plant Seed Potatoes Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenacres Green A...

Welcome back green thumbs! This week Kevin and Austin sit down to discuss the benefits of having birds in your garden and what plants will attract them. Find out what plants from the many options will work best for you. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenacres Pictured: Hummingbird nest at our Sacramento location. Green Acres Garden Podcast Gree...

Welcome garden friends! This week Kevin and Austin celebrate the last episode of the year by answering your questions submitted through the Green Acres Nursery & Supply Facebook page (@idiggreenacres). Follow the Green Acres Garden Podcast group on Facebook for the opportunity to have your questions answered on future episodes, share your ideas for topics, and more. Green Acres Nursery & S...

Happy holidays green thumbs! This week Kevin sits down with Austin to discuss best practices for houseplants as the days get colder and shorter. Learn how to navigate common challenges with humidity, watering, and pests. Austin dares to take on the advanced task of keeping a poinsettia alive for next season. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenac...

Welcome back! This week the team travels to Roseville to meet an official rose queen, Master Rosarian, Charlotte, to teach you the art of caring for roses. Charlotte describes what to prune, and why, as she uses her three-minute-or-less pruning technique to get gorgeous spring blooms.  Watch on YouTube:  How to Prune Roses with Charlotte from the Sierra Foothills Rose Society Green Acres Nursery &...

Did you know there are simple things you can do in winter to prevent pest and disease from coming on in warmer months? This week Kevin shares his top tips for getting ahead of peach leaf curl, aphids, scale, and other common garden occurrences, during the dormant season. Watch on YouTube: Dormant Care Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenacres Sig...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin teaches you how to prune your fruit trees in the show's first educational video segment. Watch and learn what tools to use and how to perform thinning and heading cuts by clicking the link below. Watch on YouTube: How To Prune Fruit Trees Green Acres Nursery & Supply A Season of Caring, Adopt a Loving Pet Event Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook...

Join a growing trend…plant a landscape that offers more than aesthetics. This week Kevin and Austin talk about creating an edible landscape for gardens small and large. Plan your plot with their suggestions for trees, shrubs, vines and groundcovers you can harvest at home. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Fruit Sleeve Varieties Selecting Soils A Season of Caring, Adopt a Loving Pet Event Join our...

Welcome back green thumbs! This week Julie shares everything you need to know about protecting your plants from the cold. Kevin and Austin are a couple of cone heads and share the many conifer varieties you can plant at home. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Winterizing Your Yard Join our Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenacres Sponsored in part by BeWaterSmart Green Acres Gar...

Hey green thumbs. This week the team travels to a local community garden called Table Farm to meet with Chloe. We learn about what's growing in the garden as seasons change, how to get involved in this or your own community garden, and explore the "why" of gardening. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Table Farm Join our Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenacres Spo...

Hey green thumbs. This week Greg returns to the show to teach us about gardening in the winter and inspire us with all of the beautiful colors and species that thrive in the cold. Now is the time to practice the art of gardening. Blog Post: Winter Color Green Acres Nursery & Supply Join our Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenacres Sponsored in part by BeWaterSmart . Interes...

Hey green thumbs! Did you know a number of plants prefer being divided at certain times of the year (or every few years) to maintain healthy root growth and to encourage blooms? This week Kevin explains plant division and walks us through the simple process from his school garden. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Join our  Green Acres Garden Podcast Group on Facebook @idiggreenacres Sponsored in p...

Hey green thumbs! This week Kevin and Austin chat with Katie Piazza from Delta Bluegrass Company to discuss the less thirsty blends available for our area, along with watering and fertilizing tips as we roll into cooler weather. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Nursery & Supply Sod Collection BeWaterSmart Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garde...

Welcome green thumbs! This week the team plays Garden Trivia with unsuspecting customers at the Folsom Green Acres Nursery & Supply. Have some fun and test your garden knowledge by playing along with the contenders. Kevin and Austin share a few more interesting facts back in the studio. Green Acres Nursery & Supply BeWaterSmart Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Gr...

Welcome back garden friends! This week the team meets with Caroline at the Sacramento store to discover all of the beautiful plants you can put in your garden this fall to add color. From annuals and perennials to shrubs and trees Caroline and Kevin come up with some stunning suggestions for your fall and winter landscape.  Kevin shares the secrets of Ginkgo biloba—the tree that's been around...

Welcome garden friends! This week Kevin and Austin answer questions from the Green Acres Nursery & Supply Facebook page  (@idiggreenacres). Follow the Green Acres Garden Podcast group on Facebook for the opportunity to have your questions answered on future episodes, share your ideas for topics, and more. Green Acres Nursery & Supply BeWaterSmart.info Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres...

Welcome back garden friends! In this episode Kevin and Austin run through the fall gardening checklist to keep your garden beautiful. The team meets with Christa at the Sacramento nursery to learn about soil amendments, green manure, veggies to grow now from seed and how to achieve zen in the garden. Kevin teaches Austin the importance of de-thatching and how to keep a lawn healthy. Green Acres Nu...

Hey green thumbs! This week the team welcomes resident social media guru Lauren into the studio to discuss the upcoming Fall Festival. She shares everything you need to know to participate in this fun event. Then the team meets with Kristen at the Elk Grove store to discuss houseplants in celebration of National Indoor Plant Week. Green Acres Nursery & Supply BeWaterSmart.info Green Acres Gard...

Hey garden friends! Welcome back to a very special 10th episode with Kevin and Austin. The team celebrates by visiting the Sacramento store for the first time to learn about Fall planting with Jacy. Then Julie comes back to teach us the best methods for planting a tree. Green Acres Nursery & Supply BeWaterSmart.info Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Garden...

Welcome back. This week the team talks to Greg about fall bulbs for spring blooms. Learn bulb varieties and how to plant these geophytes. Then Robyn teaches us everything we need to know about bareroot season for fruit trees and roses, and how you can order them early. Don't know what a bareroot is? Tune in to find out! Green Acres Nursery & Supply BeWaterSmart.info Green Acres Garden Pod...

This week the team has a most excellent adventure as they travel to the CapRadio Garden at Sacramento State University to talk tips for the transition from your summer garden to a fall and winter garden. Then Kevin talks with Jackie, a Green Acres guru and certified arborist, about caring for trees—especially in a low-water year. Green Acres Nursery & Supply BeWaterSmart.info Green Acres Garde...

Hey garden friends. Welcome to a very buzz-tacular episode of the podcast. This week the team meets Everett at the Folsom store to learn how to successfully grow citrus trees. Then Kevin and Austin travel to the Hӓagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis to learn about the habits of bees, and how you can invite them to your garden, from Doctor Christine Casey. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Blog Po...

Hello garden friends. In this special episode, the podcast welcomes seed guru Curtis Jones from Botanical Interests. Kevin and Curtis share their seed gardening knowledge. Kevin and Austin get new nicknames and discuss the many benefits of growing plants from seeds. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green Acres Blog Post: Seed Starting BeWaterSmart.info Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nurser...

Hello garden friends. Dig into this episode to learn how to make garden gold. Kevin brings back Julie to demystify garden composting. She shares the dirty science of making happy soil. Check out the awesome Palo Verde tree with Russell for the Staff Pick of the Week. Green Acres Nursery & Supply Composting 101 BeWaterSmart.info Green Acres Garden Podcast Green Acres Nursery & Supply Green...