Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the studio for a live show. Now is a good time to think about having a soil test done, and they are not expensive at all! So, just what does a soil test tell you? Plus, it's time to do some winter pruning and spraying of fruit trees. But is spraying really necessary? And is your mailbox overflowing with seed catalogs? 'Tis the season for planing and ordering.
As always, we'll have a new Plant of the Month (kumquat) and a new Garden Stumper--the first caller with the correct answer gets a free sharpening of a gardening hand tool from Cully Farm Store in Northeast Portland. Our musical theme this month is a tribute to Jimmy Carter, peanut farmer. Plus, our Dirtbag Dictionary term is "chilling hours." And finally, what Glen is trying to understand this month.
Don't forget, if you have a gardening question, and don't want to call in, you can always email us at thedirtbag@kboo.org -- we'll answer your question on the air during the next show. And, surprise, this is the same email to use to answer The Garden Stumper this month.
The Dirtbag, a garden variety show... Listen. Laugh. Learn.