The Garden Show

Diving into the phone lines, Dan hears from callers covering a variety of topics such as what is wrong with my Meyer lemons being small, if you can put cloth bags over your plants during the winter but should you take them off whenever it warms back up to the 50's and 60's, and some questions regarding sudden drops in crop production in citrus trees.

Dan opens up today's show discussing how we faired during this recent freeze as cold and wet weather as Banana trees are very likely to be looking worse for wear during these times and planting poinsettias this time of year.

On today's show, Dan Gill opens up the new year as always looking ahead with a hard freeze possibly on the horizon as preparations and precautions should be made right now, before opening up the phone lines to hear from WWL callers on their questions and topics such as the best names to look for in citrus families for fruit production, trimming back crepe myrtles, using topsoil for gardening above...

This hour, Dan opens up the lines at the very beginning covering everything from creating natural privacy barriers, transplanting sasanquas, a bit of a gene lesson on satsumas, pruning sweet olive trees, moving adult blueberry bushes, and more!

Dan heads back to the lines to cover a lesson on how satsuma trees take from their parents, the best time to prune sweet olive trees, and what is the best way to move blueberry bushes?

Dan dives back into the phone lines to discuss the best plants for creating a big ole privacy barrier and transplanting sasanquas.

This hour, Dan Gill opens up the show covering some generic things to do before the weather gets frigid for your plants, then we open up the lines to hear from YOU on what you are facing in your yard such as blueberry bush growing in the Gulf South, what citrus trees work best in our climate for fruit production, trimming crepe myrtles, using topsoil for garden above red, iron-heavy dirt, and more...

Dan head to the phone lines to help listeners figure out why their blueberry bush isn't taking right now and why it is better to get certain named citrus trees over others.

Dan opens up the first show of the new year discussing... you guessed it... prepping our plants, trees, garden, etc. for the serious cold front we are in store for this next week!

On today's show, Dan continues the ongoing discussion on what precautions we should and could be taking to protect our plants during this time of year as winter settles in and cold weather begins to become the norm, before opening up the phone lines to talk with callers about everything from what is causing brown spots in our lawns this time of year and the catch-all cure for it, invading vines fr...

Dan opens up the lines to help callers with issues in their lawns and beds such as what products can help green up those brown spots you see in your yards, and dealing with invading vines is a tricky thing to manage so what is the best way to approach them.

This hour, Dan opens up covering coverings for our plants during the winter season and the best type of lights to hang up and string along our plants, before diving back into the phone lines to the latest from a community garden event upcoming in Folsom, bamboo leaving behind traces of its growth, separating Amarillo's to allow for better growth, and propagation of cuttings, what should you know?

Dan goes back to the phone lines hearing from Frank from the Community Garden over in Folsom on their gardening efforts and their upcoming Camelia Festival and helping a caller with hibiscus blooming after the winter following a mealy bug infestation.

Dan opens up the second hour discussing the type of material and other rules of thumb when covering your plants for the winter and when putting on Christmas decorations, what type of string lights are best for our plants during the holidays?

This hour, Dan opens up the show discussing how we can continue to take precautions for our plants in getting them either ready outside for winters freezing temps OR moving them inside to stay warm and cozy like us before going to the phone lines to help WWL callers with their questions such as what fungus could be making brown spots in your lawn and what can help beat that out, how you can handle...

Dan dives into how you can be using the time now to prepare your plants for the cold weather that has already been knocking on our door as winter arrives, so what exactly should you be doing for prep?

On today's show, Dan dives into how he is winterizing his home and garden before opening up the phone lines to help you prepare your beds, plants, trees, etc. as well as answering your questions covering topics such as Drift rose bush trimming, Monkeypod trees and their chances of growth in our area, freeze protection for Bougainvilleas, the best time of the year for planting Mirlitons, how you ca...

This hour, Dan dives back into the lines to hear from callers on topics ranging from Star Fruit tree production as a tropical plant in Louisiana's climate, Stag Horn ferns ability or lack thereof to withstand cold weather, the damage that an Oak tree can take before keeling over, what time of the year is best for planting Mirlitons, and more!

Dan head back to the phone lines to help WWL callers figure out how and when to plant Mirlitons, a moral issue involving Sassafras plants, and how can you kill a Hawthorn shrub?

Dan opens up the 2nd hour diving into if Star fruit can grow and produce fruit in our climate, winterizing Stag Horn ferns, and how much damage can generally be done to an Oak tree before killing the tree?

This hour, Dan opens up as always talking about what he is up to and noticing in his yard and bed as well as others in our neck of the woods as we settle into winter freezes and get prepped for the holiday season before going to the phone lines to help WWL listeners with questions about topics ranging from freeze protection for Bougainvilleas, the viability of Monkeypod trees in our climate, trimm...

Dan dives into the phone lines to discuss winter and freeze protection for Bougainvilleas, if Monkey pod seeds can survive in our environment, and what is the best way to trim back drift roses?

Dan opens up the show discussing the steps he's taken as he prepares for winter weather!

On today's show, Dan Gill discusses some things he has noticed in his yard and others as we finally getting that frosty weather we've been hoping and the latest iteration of the LSU Ag Center's calendar that promotes tips on good planting techniques and advice and showcased pictures of lawns and homes across Louisiana before opening up the lines to help you with your issues ranging from satsuma tr...

This hour, Dan dives into the phone lines with WWL listeners covering subjects such as an artificial light system set up around Christmas Cacti, the expectations we should have for our pecan trees pecan production, protecting a Turk's Cap plant, if cross-pollination is something you should be doing for citrus trees, what "winterizing" a hibiscus looks like, and much more!