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WJBO Lawn & Garden Show

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A weekly look at what's growing in Baton Rouge's lawns and gardens with local experts from Clegg's Nursery.

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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

It's The Perfect Weather For Pansies, Snapdragons & Petunias! 14.10.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Zane and Braden from Clegg's Nursery talk about what's new at the nursery, why it's perfect weather to plant pansies, snapdragons and petunias, and a reminder not to wait to stop by and grab your pumpkins for Halloween and fall decorations! Also, caller questions on getting rid of monkey grass, seeding rye grass and planting a satsuma tre...

Webworms, Winterizing, Water and More! 07.10.2023

It's a wide-ranging episode of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, as intern Anna-Claire and special guest Belle are joined by local experts Butch and Dr. Allan from Clegg's Nursery! We've got sod webworms, whether it's too late to winterize, water, water and more water for citrus trees, which herbs to plant now and when strawberry plants are coming in! PLUS - plenty of caller questions on: growing m...

Preparing For Fall And Lots Of Your Questions! 30.09.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Braden and Zane from Clegg's Nursery are busy answering your questions! From planting fall vegetables, whether pineapple can be grown in our area to the benefits of micro-irrigation, there's a lot to go over! Also, Braden and Zane touch on fall color plantings, why regular irrigation is still critical and what happens when you winterize w...

Drought Conditions Continue In Louisiana 23.09.2023

Dr. Allen and Braden from Clegg's Nursery are with you for this week's WJBO Lawn & Garden Show. They'll give you an update on what's fresh off the truck at Clegg's, plus take caller questions on when or should you winterize in these dry conditions, dealing with webworms, and what might be causing hard yellow spots on satsumas! You can be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show by calling us at...

Sod Webworms Are Back! 09.09.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Butch Drewes and Dr. Allan Owings from Clegg's Nursery, along with the intern Anna-Claire, talk about the return of sod webworms, waiting to plant fall veggies, peach trees and chilling hours, how to combat crabgrass and more! If you'd like to be part of the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, give us a call Saturday mornings between 8 and 9 am at...

A New Addition To The Lineup, Along With Same Old Butch 02.09.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, a new local expert joins the show from Clegg's Nursery! Join Chris and Butch along with the intern Anna-Claire! With questions on when to start planting fall vegetables when it's so dry out, plus lots of caller questions including: When to start second fertilization on fruit trees? Is there anything I can do to keep trees from drying out? Will the dry we...

How To Water Smartly 26.08.2023

Local experts Butch and Bradon from Clegg's Nursery along with the intern Anna-Claire are your hosts for this week's WJBO Lawn & Garden Show! As the heatwave continues, Butch once again talks about how to water smartly to make sure you're doing what your lawns and garden need and NOT waste water! PLUS: Is citrus available now? Is it too early or too late to plant fall vegetables, and what woul...

Talking Potting Soil with Dr. Heather Kirk-Ballard of the LSU Ag Center 19.08.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, local experts Dr. Alan Owings and Zane Mercer from Clegg's Nursery welcome Dr. Heather Kirk-Ballard from the LSU Ag Center to talk about a new consumer survery about your potting soil preferences! If you're interested, you can take the survery here: https://lsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Z9WfBowUrJxS8m Also, Dr. Alan and Zane touch on the upcoming cool s...

Dealing With Insects & Pests 12.08.2023

This week it's Zane and Bradon from Clegg's Nursery talking about insects, pests and more on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show! If you have a question, join us Saturday mornings between 8 and 9 am on WJBO Newsradio 1150 AM & 98.7 FM, or on our free iHeartRadio app! You can also tell your smart device or smart speaker to play WJBO on iHeartRadio!

Having Some Great Outdoor Conversation 05.08.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Scott Ricca from Clegg's Nursery and Bill Roundtree have what Bill called "great outdoor conversation" - and we agree! Covering everything from ginger, honey, water management, keeping your plants and trees' stress levels as low as possible in this heat and berries - and that's not even the caller questions! From ornamental pears, getting...

Never-Ending Heat, Louisiana Super Plants and Your Questions! 29.07.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Zane Mercer and Dr. Allan Owings are back in the saddle to talk about the never-ending heat, the Louisiana Super Plant program, and also your questions on fertilizing shrubs and annuals, the details behind earthworm castings, and starting a compost/mulch pile! Join us Saturday mornings between 8 and 9am on WJBO Newsradio 1150 AM & 98....

Still Dealing With The Heat! 22.07.2023

This week, Dr. Allan Owings and Zane Mercer from Clegg's Nursery are your local experts for the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show! We're once again talking about the impacts of our heat wave and also some recommendations, including NOT mowing your drought-stressed lawn if there's little growth! Yes, an excuse to get out of mowing, gotta love it! Also, fall planting timing, mealy bugs, supertunias, vines...

Heat, Low Moisture and Moisture Management 15.07.2023

This week, Scott Ricca and Dr. Allan Owings from Clegg's Nursery are getting hot, hot, hot on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show! Proper care for your stressed plants in this heat is all about making sure you're watering everything correctly - and no, your thumb on the hose isn't the answer! Plus, caller questions about satsuma leaves curling, proper lawn maintenance, and making sure you're treating...

A New Host Joins The Show! 01.07.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, the intern Anna-Claire and Butch welcome Bradon from Clegg's Nursery as a new host! Learn about one of Bradon's passions - bonsai trees! Also, we talk about why to be concerned about chinch bugs, who just love our recent hot and dry weather! Also, another discussion about watering properly and lots of caller questions on a variety of issues If you're s...

Learning About Microirrigation Systems 24.06.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Butch Drewes & Zane Mercer go in-depth on microirrigation systems to show you a way to keep your gardens properly watered with little to no effort - including cost and what's involved with installation. Also, Butch and Zane go over weed control, what products you can and can't use in vegetable gardens - plus, what stressing out your v...

What's Growing In The Test Beds? 17.06.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, local experts Dr. Allen Owings and Scott Ricca from Clegg's Nursey talk about Allen's recent travels to test beds to have a look at what might be on Clegg's shelves soon! Plus lawn issues with our heat wave and caller questions on rehabbing crepe myrtles, soil compaction, elephant ears and more! Join us for the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show! You can call (22...

Today's Word: Water 10.06.2023

This week's edition of the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, our five-letter word of the day is water says local expert Butch Drewes from Clegg's Nursery, who explains just how long you should be watering every day and why a micro-irrigation system can help keep your plants healthy! Plus tips on issues hitting your gardens and what you can still plant right now - even in the heat! If you'd like to be par...

More Vegetable Garden Issues, Caller Questions on Lawns, and More! 20.05.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Zane Mercer and Butch Drewes from Clegg's Nursery cover the issues customers are seeing in their vegetable gardens, plus answer caller questions on lawn care plus what plants will work in a pool area and why you should wait until after the pool is installed before you go buy some! Broadcasting note: the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show will ta...

Lots Of Things Going On In Our Vegetable Gardens 13.05.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, Butch Drewes and Dr. Allen Owings from Clegg's Nursery are joined by the intern, Anna-Claire! Butch notes there's a lot of things going on in our vegetable gardens and not all of them are good, plus what issues you're dealing with if you're trying to grow peppers, and lawn issues in our area. Also, plenty of caller questions ranging from struggling cre...

Make Sure What You're Doing In Your Lawn or Garden Works For Our Area 06.05.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts from Clegg's Nursery Zane Mercer and Scott Ricca talk about lingering impacts from our last cold snap, why you might not want to use what you read on the internet here in your own lawn and garden, plus callers questions and more! If you'd like to be part of the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, you can give us a call Saturday mornings between...

What's Causing Our Dead Lawns? 29.04.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, local experts Butch Drewes and Zane Mercer from Clegg's Nursery are joined by the intern Anna-Claire to talk about what's causing dead lawns, how we're still seeing impacts from December's cold snap, what we should be doing for our citrus trees, butterfly gardening, hummingbirds, vegetable gardens, your questions and more! If you'd like to be part of t...

Dead Areas In Lawn, Weed Control In Vegetable Gardens and more! 15.04.2023

Local experts Scott Ricca and Zane Mercer from Clegg's Nursery are with you on this week's WJBO Lawn & Garden Show, tackling topics like what's causing those dead areas in your lawn, weed control in your vegetable gardens and more! Plus caller questions incuding: why one mulberry tree produces and one doesn't can you "train" knockout roses should I repeat lawn application this year? If you'd l...

Dealing With Dead Lawns, Short Supply Of Some Trees & More 08.04.2023

This week on the WJBO Lawn and Garden Show, the trio of the Intern Anna-Claire alongside Butch Drewes and Dr. Allan Owings from Clegg's Nursery cover a wide variety of topics including Dealing with blossom end-rot dead lawns weeds what to plant right now in your vegetable garden blooming issues on citrus trees, along with why those trees are in high demand other trees that are in short supply ...a...

Fertilization, Pruning & More 25.03.2023

What a difference a week makes! Last week, the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show crew was bundled up, this week local experts Scott Ricca and Zane Mercer are in shorts, discussing the toll our last cold snap took on vegetables in our area. Scott and Zane also talk about how it's time to fertilize, prune and maybe even some weed-n-feed if you haven't already! Plus, a lot of caller questions on everything...

Finally, Some Rain! 18.03.2023

This week's local experts on the WJBO Lawn & Garden Show are Scott Ricca from Clegg's Nursery and Bill Roundtree! Bill explains why getting some rain is good for your garden and why the water that comes out of your hose may be good for you, but not necessarily for your plants. Scott and Bill also talk about how often you should use your irrigation systems in the coming months, what actions to...

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