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The Garden Show

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Whether it’s your garden, lawn, flower beds or fruit trees – if you have questions, Dan Gill has the answers!

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Jun 27, 2026

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Episodes

How can you spot and tackle dollar weed? 01.02.2025

This hour, Dan dives back into the call line to help listeners with a variety of topics such as transplanting agapanthus, both spotting and dealing with dollar weed, the best time to be planning sod for grass to grow on it, knowing what a kumquat looks like, and much more!

You cannot give it when fighting weeds back!! 01.02.2025

Dan helps out listeners with their issues and concerns such as moving agapanthus, dealing with some perennial weeds, and what are these small lily pads-like weeds we see in our grass?

Can I spray dollar weed now or is it far too warm? 01.02.2025

Dan opens up the 2nd hour hearing from a flurry of callers covering topics such as dollar weed removal, crepe myrtle facing sooty mold, and more!

The time for weed control is as soon as you can do so, there is no season! 01.02.2025

This hour, Dan opens up recapping how our plants are still recovering from the blizzard and isn't something we should be freaking out about before heading to the phone lines to hear from callers on topics such as if citrus trees can outlast the bad weather we just had, moving camellias can be tricky but it is possible if you prioritize root health, the best pre-emergent you can find and what you s...

What is Dan's go-to for pre-emergent? 01.02.2025

Dan hears from listeners on their issues such as blood orange tree winter weather woes, if ginger roots can leave behind messes blocking off areas for future gardening, and what pre-emergence is the go-to for Dan?

Don't panic about how your yards and garden beds look right now 01.02.2025

Dan eases your concerns on how our yards are still looking rough as they bounce back from that incredible snow storm that struck most of the Gulf South!

Evaluate your plants, trees, gardens, and homes after this weather!: Full Show 1/25/2025 25.01.2025

On today's show, Dan Gill takes a look at how we, and more importantly, our plants are bouncing back from a record setting snow storm that left many on the Gulf South under unbelievable levels of snow... so what's next for our plants? Dan opens up discussing what we can to to help our plants now and evaluate the state and health of our gardens and beds before opening up the phone lines to hear fro...

This past week really tested our plants in the Gulf South! 25.01.2025

This hour, Dan Gill goes back to the trusty ole telephone to help WWL listeners with their questions, concerns, and botanical hurdles following a record setting snowstorm that hit Louisiana and the Gulf South. We figure out why azaleas browning up, thanksgiving cacti looking rough due to this frigid weather, and much more!

Did the cold weather deal with all the bugs on our plants? 25.01.2025

Dan dives back into the lines to help callers figure out if their plants made it out of the cold, the neat trick to use an old cheap thermometer to protect your plants from a hard freeze, and if the cold has had any negative effects on any pests that may have bothered our plants.

Dan, what is the "scratch test"? 25.01.2025

Dan heads back to the phone lines to open up the 2nd hour discussing when the best time is to fertilize blueberry bushes and azaleas turning brown, so what is the scratch test Dan recommends we do?

Can crotons rebound from the cold we just had? 25.01.2025

This hour, Dan Gill dives into the show discussing the cold weather we just had and how we are entering a period of evaluation to see what damage we will have in our yards before diving into the phone lines to hear from callers concerns ranging from cutting back roses, changes to upcoming festival dates due to the weather, if crotons come back from this freeze, the heartiness of different palm tre...

Is it almost time to start cutting back Roses? 25.01.2025

Dan opens up the phone lines to hear from listeners about their issues and questions such as a Camelia show that was rescheduled for anyone interested, as well as another Camelia Festival Meeting taking place in Folsom in just a couple weeks, and if we are getting close to the time of the year where we start cutting back roses.

"Take a deep breath and wait to see how your plants faired" 25.01.2025

Dan opens up about the weird week we just had and how the cold could leave an impact on our plants, trees, grass, and more.

If you need to protect your plants ahead of the frigid blast, do it now! : Full Show 1/18/2025 18.01.2025

On today's show, Dan Gill helps listeners figure out what preparations if any, they should be taking ahead of what could be record setting lows across most of Louisiana and the Gulf South, so what plants are likely to freeze and which ones are hearty enough to withstand the frigid temps? Also, of the plants, trees, shrubs, and more that need some help from us, how can we protect them and what step...

What plants will be fine to stay outside and uncovered this week? 18.01.2025

This hour, Dan talks to WWL listeners about a variety of topics most of which involve the what plants can survive the cold weather we are in store for and what plants will need a little extra help, as well as what type of help you can give them ranging from covering the plants, warming them with lights, and bringing them inside.

Gather round everybody to see if your plants are hearty enough to chill outside! 18.01.2025

Dan dives back to the phones to answer questions about covering hibiscuses' in a freeze, how hearty a new willow tree is to outlast the cold, and can blood orange and Japanese plum trees stay strong this next week or should we take steps to protect them?

Can plumerias survive this cold spell? 18.01.2025

Dan opens up the 2nd hour of the show helping callers figure out what material is best for covering your plants, and how do rose bushes and plumerias fair in frigid weather?

What type of material should we use for covering our plants? 18.01.2025

With a huge freeze on the horizon, Dan Gill opens up the show discussing the biggest and final few steps you can take to prepare for an incredibly frigid week ahead before opening up the phone lines to help callers figure out if their greens will survive the cold temps, if now would be a good time to cut back rose bushes, how our cauliflower and broccoli may need to be harvested if they are of siz...

If cauliflower and broccoli can be harvested before the cold, they should be! 18.01.2025

Dan heads to the phone lines to help callers with their questions and concerns such as getting your greens out in time to survive the big freeze on the way, if now is a good time to cut back rose bushes, how our cauliflower and broccoli should harvested if they are close to harvest size, and if not, cover them.

What are the BIGGEST things we should do to protect our plants? 18.01.2025

Dan helps us figure out the last few big things we can check off the prep list as we look ahead to a huge cold front coming this week!

There is more to winterizing your plants than you may assume!: Full Show 1/11/2025 11.01.2025

On today's show, Dan Gill discusses how we aren't even remotely close to being done with the frigid, freeze-possible, weather as the most recent freeze was cold but didn't hit as hard as it could've so now is the time to prepare instead of after. Then, we head to the phones to hear from YOU about the topics you are wondering about such as using a cloth cover to protect your plants even when it war...

Is it too late to cut back a banana plant right now? 11.01.2025

This hour, Dan goes back to the phones to breakdown what are some good replacement options for a tree, a serious citrus identification issue troubling one caller, winterizing a hibiscus, cutting back banana plants, and more!

Sit down for a Hibiscus focused segment! 11.01.2025

Dan turns to the phones to go over the best time to be planting a hibiscus and what winterizing them for the cold fronts ahead of us!

What are some good suggestions for replacing a tree? 11.01.2025

Dan heads back to the phone lines helping listeners with issues such as some suggestions for what you can use to replace a tree, a correction of plant identification, and more!

What more can we do to protect our plants from this cold? 11.01.2025

This hour, Dan Gill dives into the latest in our coastal climate as we took on another week of freezing cold temps affecting our plants, so what should we be doing to protect them, and Dan goes over some of the biggest drama queens in the plant and fruit world that often overreact when faced with unfavorable weather by looking much worse than they actually are (looking at you Bananas) before divin...

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