Mountain Gardener with Ken Lain

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center chat about creative ways to use garden pottery as garden containers. Do you have some gorgeous pottery that you would like to use for your garden containers? Are you stuck on how to be creative with your pottery? Listen in for tips from Ken and Lisa! Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gard...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about using coffee grounds for a healthy garden. We often see in coffee shop the offer of used coffee grounds to gardeners. So why is it beneficial to use those grounds on a garden?  Listen in to find out! Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: http...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss using wildflowers to revegetate construction site damage. Can those vibrant wildflowers help heal the scars of construction sites? You bet your blooms they can! Think of them as nature's little band-aids, ready to patch up bare soil and bring those dusty patches back to life. Before you start flinging seeds like confetti, learn th...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener asks and answers if autumn leaves are good for the garden in the fall. This time of year the trees are losing or have lost all their leaves. Should you go about raking them all up immediately or do those leaves do some good for your garden? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lai...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about Spruces trees of all sizes. Learn everything you should know about spruce trees and how to grow them! Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_net...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener shares better techniques for planting winter evergreens when it's cold outside. Should you take certain steps in the winter that you don't need in warmer weather? What should you do to ensure your winter evergreen remains healthy after planting?  Listen in the find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gard...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center cover some garden trivia and the history of the Christmas Cactus. Did you know that Christmas Cactus is really a cactus and it native to the mountains of Brazil? Learn more about this holiday favorite and other fun facts. Listen in to learn more! Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardenin...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener asks if feeding with plant spikes really works. We see plant spikes in nurseries all the time but do they really work or is there a better method to feed your plants? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST1...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center hold a questions and answers session. This week, they're covering everything from growing kumquats in Prescott to watering newly planted pines and transplanting trees. That's not all, Ken and Lisa will also answer other questions about gardening. Listen in to get all the answers! Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11....

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener discusses garden USDA Zones. Often when researching a plant, you'll see a recommended Garden USDA Zone listed. What are these gardening zones and how will it affect what you plant? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https:/...

In this episode, Ken Lain the Mountain Gardener chats about how to force a poinsettia to flower and turn color again. If you bought a poinsettia last year and it turned green over the summer, how can you get it to bloom and bring back that brilliant red?  Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast1...

In this episode, Ken Lain the Mountain Gardener chats about the top 10 landscape evergreens for holiday decorating. Evergreens can be great plants to add to your landscape but which ones will work best with your holiday decorating? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://F...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss why poinsettias are used to celebrate holidays like Christmas. Learn the story behind poinsettia and why they are so popular this time of year and how they tie to the holiday season. What was it that made them such popular holiday plants? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener asks if poinsettias can live outdoors? This time of year, the poinsettia is a very popular plant. What is the best care set up for your poinsettia? Can you put it outside or is this more an indoor plant in the winter? Listen to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follo...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center in Prescott discuss how to grow a better holiday poinsettia. Poinsettia are very popular this time of year. What are some steps you can take to grow a better holiday poinsettia? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener discusses the best pond care for a healthy winter. Should you drain your pond this winter? Should you cover it? Should you add anything to the water? What is the best care you can provide for your pond this winter? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follo...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener asks, how many poinsettia colors there are. We are all familiar with the red poinsettia we see at just about every grocery store, home improvement store, and nurseries this time of year. Did you know that there more poinsettia colors than red? White, pink, and so many other varieties of poinsettia exist. How many colors are there? Listen in to find o...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener shares gardening tips for the year's end. Learn in this episode what you should be doing between now and the end of the year to keep your garden healthy. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram:...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa chat about the top 10 year end garden tasks for a better yard. As we head into the holidays the end of the year is not far behind. What are some garden tasks you should do at the end of every year so your yard next season will be better than ever before? Listen in the find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-g...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about how to frost proof irrigation and the well house. Frost can cause some challenges with winter irrigation. Learn in this episode what you can do to keep everything working well through the winter months. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: h...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center chat about the most popular holiday tree and how to plant them. What is the most popular holiday tree? Is it the beloved evergreen that we use for our Christmas trees? If so, which kind of holiday tree is it? Listen in to find out! Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Foll...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about houseplant gnats and what to do. Perhaps you've noticed little, tiny bugs flying around your houseplants. These little things can be very annoying and worse can cause damage to your plants. What can you do about those houseplant gnats? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about evergreen trees decorated for the holidays then planted in winter. Having a living evergreen as your Christmas tree is a great feature. Even better is the kind that you can plant after the holidays. Which evergreen trees are best for decorating and then planting in the winter? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11:...

In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center in Prescott chat about how and when to repot houseplants. Have your houseplants gotten a little too big for their pots? Are they becoming root bound? Is your houseplant struggling? Perhaps it's time to repot it.  What should you know about repotting your houseplants? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://ca...

In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about when vegetable foliage have black leaves in autumn. Is this normal, a bad thing? What should you be doing? Listen in to find out. Listen to Mountain Gardener on Cast11: https://cast11.com/mountain-gardener-with-ken-lain-gardening-podcast/ Follow Cast11 on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 on Instagram: https://www.inst...