Taun Beddes

Homegrown Horticulture

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Homegrown Horticulture podcast helps solve your gardening dilemmas with a focus on growing plants in the Intermountain West. We offer tips on everything from great heirloom tomatoes to awesome trees and shrubs for the yard that do well in our unique climate. For the latest researched based information relevant to you, listen to the Homegrown Horticulture Podcast, a production of Utah State University Extension.

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Taun Beddes

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Latest episode

Dec 19, 2025

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Episodes

Greetings after a long time silent. 19.12.2025

Hi all, This episode is for those still subscribed. It is just a compilation of voiceovers I have done for KSL Newsradio and Utah Public Radio.

Saving Water During a Drought and Problems With A Kwanzan Cherry 09.06.2022

Taun Beddes 0:01 Hello everyone and welcome back to the Homegrown Horticulture podcast. On today's episode we talk about what's wrong with Kwanzan Cherry. Then also we have two interviews from Savannah Peterson, a horticulturist with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. She talks about irrigation and programs to get money back for re-landscaping your yard. I was recently called to look at...

Gardening with drought restrictions and preventing injury while working in the yard 23.03.2022

Hi all, there's been a lot of concerns about water restrictions coming this summer and I think most people are going to see them at least along the Wasatch Front. And if it's going to be possible to actually grow a garden with severe water restrictions. I know that Weber Basin water has announced you will only be watering once a week, and that includes both your lawn and your garden. In a garden s...

Sharpening Tools and Growing Buttercups in Cold Climates 15.03.2022

In today's show we have Michael Caron and Samantha Hansen. Both are experienced horticulturists. Mike talks about maintaining gardening tools, and Samantha growing ranunculus (Buttercups).

Uh Oh, I still Need To Buy Gifts For My Gardener 23.12.2021

Hi all, I hope you have a happy holiday.

Why Are My Tomatoes Not Ripening, and Billbugs 12.08.2021

https://extension.usu.edu/pests/uppdl/files/factsheet/Billbugs.pdf

Walnut and Pine Tree Problems 14.07.2021

Thousand Canker Disease of Walnut: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1729&context=extension_curall https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/ornamental-pest-guide/arthopods/scales/pine-needle-scale

Elm Seed Bugs and A Follow Up on Watering During Drought 14.07.2021

00:09 Elm Seed Bug 08:43 Dr. Kelly Kopp on Lawn Watering Elm Seed Bug https://extension.usu.edu/pests/caps/files/elm-seed-bug-2017.pdf

Clover and Yarrow Lawns Along With Lawn Watering 06.07.2021

https://slowtheflow.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw_o-HBhAsEiwANqYhp05h0lXIari-4Ujsx7zxegLTv6v8_1XiGejvEaXXm8BMy5uCkDobcxoCr3QQAvD_BwE See transcripts. usual.usu.edu

Sycamore and London Plane Tree Problems Oh My 23.06.2021

https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/ornamental-pest-guide/arthopods/plant-lace-seed-bugs/sycamore-plant-bug https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/ornamental-pest-guide/diseases/anthracnose https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/ornamental-pest-guide/arthopods/scales/sycamore-scale

Creeping Spurge, Dandelions and Crabgrass 19.05.2021

Wed, 5/19 · 10:19 AM Taun Beddes 0:00 I wanted to put out a quick apology for missing an episode last week. I've been extremely busy. And part of last week I was under the weather. So thank you again for your patience and thank you for listening. TB Taun Beddes 0:11 Hello and welcome back to the homegrown horticulture podcast. On this week's episode: lawn weed control. TB Taun Beddes 0:19 The home...

Roses For Mothers Day and How to Care For Them 05.05.2021

0:03 Intro Hello and welcome back to the homegrown horticulture podcast. Today we're going to be talking all things roses. The homegrown horticulture podcast is specifically for the Intermountain West, an area often forgotten about by national gardening companies. If you just found us or have been listening for a long time, welcome, and thank you again. 0:27 Roses Intro In a former career, I worke...

Growing a New Lawn, Fixing A Lawn and Japanese Maple 28.04.2021

0:03  Hello everyone and welcome back to the homegrown horticulture podcast. Today I'm going to be answering questions I've received through social media and over the phone about yards and gardens. 0:16  The homegrown horticulture podcast is specifically for the Intermountain West, an area with a very unique climate and very unique soils that's oftentimes forgotten about by national hort...

Five Easy to Grow Landscape Plants For Modern Yards 21.04.2021

00:04 Introduction Hello and welcome back to the Homegrown Horticulture podcast. On today's show we talk about five great plants very adapted to the Intermountain West. The Homegrown Horticulture podcast is for those living in the Intermountain West. These areas have rapidly-growing populations, but they're often times forgotten about by national gardening companies because of our unique climate a...

Iron Chlorosis: A common condition in the West 14.04.2021

https://forestry.usu.edu/trees-cities-towns/tree-care/preventing-iron-chlorosis

Some Really Common Fruit Tree Questions Answered 06.04.2021

USU Home Orchard Pest Management Guide https://extension.usu.edu/pests/uppdl/files/factsheet/home-orchard-pest-mgmt-guide.pdf

Early Spring Lawn Care for a Happy, Healthy Lawn 31.03.2021

00:00 Intro 00:53 Why do some lawns green up before others 02:20 Should I apply lawn pre-emergent 06:00 How to control existing lawn weeds 09:25 Should I aerate my lawn 11:48 Reseeding my lawn 13:59 When and how often to fertilize Lawn Fertilizers:https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/lawn-fertilizers-for-cool-season-turf Preparing soil for new grass seed: https://extension.usu.edu/yard...

Easy to Grow Shade Tolerant Perennials 23.03.2021

Link to Survey https://forms.gle/J75bZQoWJA9TH53F9 Hyperlinks Brunnera: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/brunnera-macrophylla-jack-frost/ Corydalis: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/yellow-corydalis-corydalis-lutea/ Anemone: https://hgic.clemson.edu/fall-flowering-japanese-anemone/ Leopard’s Bane: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/doronicum/ Hashtags #utahgardener #garden #gardeni...

You Can Successfully Grow Raspberries 18.03.2021

Growing Raspberries in The Home Garden 00:04 Intro 00:24 Today we'll be talking about raspberries 00:44 What should be my first consideration for growing raspberries? 01:10 How much sunlight do raspberries need? 01:34 Weed control 04:01 Soil Testing 05:45 Preparing soil for planting 07:31 Planting and establishing your raspberries 08:38 Where you get your raspberry plants 09:53 What variety should...

Spring Fever Have You Put The Cart Before the Horse? 10.03.2021

00:10 Intro 00:45 Dewberries 01:26 Strawberry patch is underperforming 03:46 What to plant and what to do in the yard in late winter Veggie planting dates for the Wasatch Front https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1719&context=extension_curall Show Transcript: Hello everyone my name is Taun Beddes, and this is the Homegrown Horticulture podcast. Today I thought we would t...

Selecting and Planting Blackberry Bushes For Your Home Garden 03.03.2021

00:09 Intro 00:31 Today we are going to be talking about blackberries! 08:09 Outro Music composed by Savannah Petersen and used by permission. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2859&context=extension_curall https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2657&context=extension_curall

Planting and Growing Plums! 24.02.2021

00:03 Intro 00:39 A history of plums, varieties and differences, diseases, and more! 05:48 Outro Music composed by Savannah Petersen and used by permission. Coryneum Blight (Shothole) https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-coryneum-blight Greater Peachtree Borer https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-gptb San Jose Scale https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-sjs...

You Can Grow Apricot Trees in Your Own Home Orchard! 17.02.2021

00:05 Intro 00:31 What you need to know about growing apricots in the intermountain west 06:58 Outro Music composed by Savannah Petersen and used by permission. https://extension.usu.edu/dev/yardandgarden/research/apricots-in-the-home-garden https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-coryneum-blight https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-gptb

How to Successfully Grow Peach Trees 10.02.2021

Growing peaches in the home orchard https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/extension_curall/1637/ Coryneum Blight https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-coryneum-blight Greater Peach Tree Borer https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-gptb Pruning Peaches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xzl-OaUKbE

Growing Cherries Trees In the Home Orchard 02.02.2021

https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/fruits/treefruit https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1661&context=extension_curall https://extension.usu.edu/pests/ipm/notes_ag/fruit-coryneum-blight

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