Pam Geisel
Host, The Practical Gardener-
Hi. I'm Pam Geisel, Your Practical Gardener. Today we’ going to talk about a horrible terrible little tiny pest called spotted wing drosophila.So as it…
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Roses are just glorious right now. That’s thanks in no small part to the abundance of winter moisture in the North State, as well as our seasonally…
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Codling moth larvae are the cause of the infamous “worm” in the apple or pear and is the immature stage of a small moth. This pest spends the winter as a…
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Our gardening practices directly affect our community and our environment. There are many healthy gardening habits we can adopt that will lessen our…
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It's hard to believe, but the calendar says there are less than 50 days until spring. If you're at all like me, with all the welcomed winter rain, you…
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It's officially winter, and one of the fun things about winter: it’s time to purchase our bare root plants. Specifically, bare-root roses.There are roses…
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Irene from Chico called, and she said that while she was out pruning in her home orchard, she saw small branches and twigs that have completely died back…
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Pest mitigation is an unfortunate part of the practical gardener's responsibilities, but a little prevention goes a long way. Host Pam Geisel gives some…
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As we get into September, the rainy season seems so close, yet so far away. Pam Geisel has some advice for working with these ongoing drought conditions…