Podcasts about pruners

I VINE MASTER PRUNERS SIMONIT&SIRCH hanno messo a punto da anni una tecnica innovativa per combattere il mal dell'esca, la dendrochirurgia, una vera e propria operazione chirurgica sulle piante della vite grazie alla quale la carie bianca che colonizza la struttura legnosa delle piante e ne causa l'infezione viene eliminata con una specifica attrezzatura, mantenendo intatta la qualità delle uve.  I risultati che il Team SIMONIT&SIRCH ha raggiunto in 14 anni di lavori e sperimentazioni sono sorprendenti e di grande importanza sia per la qualità dei vini che per il risparmio economico da parte dell'azienda: il 90% delle piante trattate è tornato infatti pienamente produttivo. La dendrochirurgia è, al momento, l'unica tecnica valida per fermare il mal dell'esca ed evitare l'estirpo. 

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This Thanksgiving season is a good time to mend fences. I'm not talking just about relations with family and friends, but literally, fixing your garden fences. The weather is cool, the ground hasn't frozen yet and it's a good time to assess not only fences, but other garden tools and features to see if they need fixing, removing or replacing. Let's start with the fence. We have a 7-foot-tall wire fence around the main part of our garden for deer control. It's worked well except for the occasional errant deer that tries to jump the fence every few years. That means it's been bent and broken in places. We've been cutting and mending that fence so the deer stay on “their side” of the garden. This is true for wooden and plastic mesh fences as well. Hoses and nozzles always seem to leak for us after a few years. First of all, drain them of water well and store the hoses in a dry, protected spot in winter. This will reduce cracking and breaking of the hose and couplings. Check the nozzles and, if they leak at the point of contact with the hose, get a new O-ring rubber washer to fit in the nozzle. Clean the nozzle as well. Take a good look at your cutting tools such as hand pruners, hedge trimmers and loopers. Clean and sharpen the blades now and oil the movable parts. Finally, do an assessment of what needs replacing such as grow lights, plant markers and plant stakes and do a little shopping now since you're already in the holiday spirit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Are you wondering if you still need to care for your landscape plants? Julio and I will tell you what you need to know. 2. We'll tell you what to do to winterize your pond. 3. Caroline called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and told us about her beautiful Gardenia growing outdoors. 4. Our buddy Harold from Staten Island called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and asked about snow this winter on his large arborvitae. 5. If you're thinking about pruning your dogwood tree, "Drop this Pruners!" 

La dendrochirurgia è una vera e propria operazione chirurgica sulla pianta della vite attraverso la quale - con l'impiego di una specifica attrezzatura - viene eliminata la carie bianca che colonizza la struttura legnosa della pianta. A mettere a punto questa tecnica sono stati i VINE MASTER PRUNERS SIMONIT&SIRCH.

Meet Kelly Chadwick, ISA Certified Arborist and founder of Spirit Pruners. Kelly answers all of our tree care questions, tells us about the technical assistance his company can provide property owners, and shares his philosophy on arboriculture and tree care.

If you are like us, you planted lots of different summer flowering bulbs in your garden this year, including Gladiolus. You might be wondering how to deadhead your gladiolus flowers. Listen to hear what to look for and what to do to deadhead your gladiolus plants! Watch our Deadheading Gladiolus Flowers #shorts video on YouTube to see how to deadhead your gladiolus flowers. Fall is approaching, and, to plant your late summer and early fall seeds, get your Little Dibby today and plant your seeds at the right depth every time! Go to etsy.com/shop/spokengarden to get yours today! We'll see ya in the Garden! All rights reserved for Spoken Garden. Music by The Lookers.

Garden Snips vs Secateurs You would think that gardening tools would have all the same name pretty much all around the world. What else would you call a spade ? Perhaps a trowel may have a few different names, but what about secateurs and garden snips? Are they the same thing? Secateurs are sometimes called  pruning shears or hand pruners . My Toolkit: Felco No8 secateurs  Secateurs can be bypass style, where the cutting blade passes a curved non-cutting 'anvil.' Secateurs can also be anvil style where the cutting blade cuts into a 'anvil.' Good quality secateurs will cut easily, feel comfortable to hold and spare parts are able to be purchased. Secateurs are used for the  'green' wood on plants cutting easily up to the diameter of a person's fingers. Garden snips ( bottom of picture) are closer in appearance to scissors, with two cutting blades. Unlike scissors, they have a spring to make repeated cutting of plant material easier. Garden snips are best used for trimming off spent flowers on plants such as calibroachoa, petunias, and other annuals and perennials. Light trimming of soft 'green' plant material is OK as long as the stems or branches are not too thick. Garden snips don't have the cutting power of secateurs. Let's find out more I'm talking with Tony Mattson, general manager of www.cutabovetools.com.au PLAY: snips vs secateurs_18th August 2021 Like me, a lot of gardeners would have both types of secateurs-anvil and bypass as well as a pair of snips. After all, not everything can be pruned with the one tool. If you have any feedback email realworldgardener@gmail.com or write in to 2RRR PO Box 644 Gladesville NSW 1675

Blaise Vinot is back for a second episode! This time we speak about maintaining your pruners, which includes looking after them, sharpening them and cleaning the rust and sap off them as well as a range of other tips and tricks. We also speak about how FELCO pruners make your life easier than other cheaper brands. Don't forget to follow us on social media and enter our awesome FELCO giveaway! Enter on our 3 social media accounts by following us and commenting on our Giveaway post - just tag 2 friends, family members or work colleagues -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-fuller-180908208Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plantsgrowherepodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlantsGrowHereGood luck!!!EPISODE LINKSFELCO is distributed by Heiniger in Australia. Check out the FELCO Australia website: https://www.felco.com/au_en/Find a FELCO dealer in Australia: https://www.felco.com/au_en/dealers/find/View the catalogue: https://www.felco.com/au_en/our-products.htmlService: https://www.felco.com/au_en/service/index/maintenanceSpare parts: https://www.felco.com/au_en/service/index/sparepartsCheck out FELCO's YouTube playlists for maintenance and other videos in English and many other languages: https://youtube.com/user/FELCOtoolsFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @PlantsGrowHere / Facebook: @PlantsGrowHerePodcast - Join our Facebook group!VISIT OUR WEBSITEwww.PlantsGrowHere.comYou'll find heaps of educational blog articles, including How To Prune For Natural Shape, What Relationships Do Plants Have With Other Organisms?, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.LET'S WORK TOGETHERAre you in the industry or an enthusiast with something of value to share? We're always on the hunt for interesting people, doing interesting things. If you'd like to work with us send a message via our online form or a direct email to plantsgrowhere@gmail.com.

Blaise Vinot is the retired Managing Director of FELCO Australia, and has come onto the show to explain how to choose the right pruners for our hands, as well as for the type of pruning that we intend to perform. He walks us through what factors we need to consider as well as some of the most popular options that the famous FELCO brand (easily the most celebrated makers of secateurs) has to offer.Don't forget to follow us on social media and enter our awesome FELCO giveaway! Enter on our 3 social media accounts by following us and commenting on our Giveaway post - just tag 2 friends, family members or work colleagues -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-fuller-180908208Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plantsgrowherepodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlantsGrowHereGood luck!!!EPISODE LINKSFELCO is distributed by Heiniger in Australia. Check out the FELCO Australia website: https://www.felco.com/au_en/Find a FELCO dealer in Australia: https://www.felco.com/au_en/dealers/find/View the catalogue: https://www.felco.com/au_en/our-products.htmlService: https://www.felco.com/au_en/service/index/maintenanceSpare parts: https://www.felco.com/au_en/service/index/sparepartsCheck out FELCO's YouTube playlists for maintenance and other videos in English and many other languages: https://youtube.com/user/FELCOtoolsFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @PlantsGrowHere / Facebook: @PlantsGrowHerePodcast - Join our Facebook group!VISIT OUR WEBSITEwww.PlantsGrowHere.comYou'll find heaps of educational blog articles, including How To Prune For Natural Shape, What Relationships Do Plants Have With Other Organisms?, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.LET'S WORK TOGETHERAre you in the industry or an enthusiast with something of value to share? We're always on the hunt for interesting people, doing interesting things. If you'd like to work with us send a message via our online form or a direct email to plantsgrowhere@gmail.com.

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/PGEErB1sZh4   The CPSC and Fiskars Brands have recalled Fiskars 16 foot Extendable Pole Saw/Pruners.  The telescoping sections of this product may come apart permitting the saw blade and pruner head to fall and create injuries.  More than 467,680 of these have been sold in the Us and 95,000 sold in Canada.  If you own one, stop using it and contact Fiskars Brands at 1-888-847-8716 for instructions regarding how to dispose of the product an obtain a refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Fiskars-Brands-Recalls-16-Foot-Pole-Saw-Pruners-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard   #extensionsaw #extensionpruner #fiskars  

On this episode, I talk with Chris Sabbarese from Corona Tools about gardening, tools, his podcast and much more.  AND, hear all about our hand pruning shears GIVEAWAY on Instagram, From 12/14 to 12/23. Listen to hear more.  So let's talk with Chris!  Podcast webpage  Connect with us on Instagram or Pinterest And, find us on your favorite podcast platform and Alexa!    See ya in the Garden!   All rights reserved for Spoken Garden.

Over the years I’ve tried my share of gardening tools. Along the way, I’ve spent (and wasted) a lot of money. But it hasn’t been a total loss. Some of those purchases have resulted in the tools I can’t live without, including what I consider my top 12 tools to make your gardening life easier too.

Today we celebrate the Frenchman who designed the very first secateurs or pruners and the Italian orphan who grew up to discover the corpse flower. We'll learn about the Dutch botanist who was trying to figure out what was going on with his tobacco plants and made a significant discovery for science. We'll hear the Autumn Garden Poem that highlights the crimson of the sumac and the woodbine "For the pageant of passing days." We Grow That Garden Library with a cookbook called Flowers in the Kitchen by Susan Belsinger. I'll talk about gathering up your empty containers and pots as well as protecting any ironwork, and then we'll travel back in time to 1875 to hear some thoughts about Autumn Work in the garden.   But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.     Earlier this month, on October 10th, the world celebrated World Mental Health Day.  There was a lovely article featured in Thrive - an organization using gardening to change lives. "As a charity focussed on promoting the health benefits of gardening, Thrive knows how time spent in gardens and nature can bring significant mental health benefits. [They] see and hear how it helps people cope when times are tough." "We see how gardening can reduce stress and anxiety, how the process of nurturing plants can give fragile people a sense of achievement which in turn builds confidence, self-esteem, quality of life and, ultimately, hope."   Most gardeners often joke that gardening is cheaper than therapy. But the truth is that gardening is therapeutic. Connecting with nature is restoratives. Monty Don, Gardeners' World presenter, said this about gardening,   "However you come at it, whoever prescribes it or gets you to do it, gardening heals."   Thrive shared the comments of young people they had worked within the garden. The kids were 12-16 years old with severe psychological and psychiatric disorders like bulimia and anorexia. They worked in the garden and reported: ‘Gardening takes my mind off things.’ ‘I feel happier and less anxious.’ ‘It has helped me be more sociable and to be able to distract myself when I feel bad.’    This is why, at The Daily Gardener, I make a point of giving you ideas and ways to keep connecting with nature all year long - even throughout the winter. It's why I end the show every day with: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."    So, there you go - the best reason to garden - staying physically healthy and mentally healthy. If you see or know of someone struggling, please tell them about the surprising benefits of gardening.   Here's a friendly reminder to keep visiting your farmer's markets and local farmers.    They still have plenty of excellent produce to buy. Think pears, apples, winter squash, pumpkin, brussel sprouts, broccoli, parsnips, beets, and sweet potatoes. And, if you feel so inclined,  bring along an extra hot chocolate or coffee for the sellers, I know they always appreciate that this time of year and who knows? You might just make a new friend.     Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck- because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So there’s no need to take notes or track down links - just head on over to the group - and join.  Brevities #OTD  Today is the birthday of Count Bertrand de Molleville, who was born on this day - 275 years ago - in 1744. During the French Revolution, Molleville escaped to England, where he developed the secateurs or the pruner. He created them to help with pruning grapevines - something he was all too familiar with back home in France. Before the secateurs, a knife or small machete was the primary tool used to prune grapes vines and fruit trees. That said, by 1840, there was actually a riot over the use of the secateurs in a small French town. When the town agricultural committee met to decide whether the secateurs should replace the pruning knife in the vineyards, over 300 farm workers showed up and marched in the streets to protest the decision.  The workers felt that the humble secateurs would replace the need for so many vinedressers. Ah, technology.     #OTD On this day in 1843 the New England Farmer shared a simple update to the nation:  Wisconsin, it is said, will have for sale this year, 1,000,000 bushels of wheat.   #OTD  Today is the anniversary of the death of Odoardo Beccari, who died on this day in 1920. After growing up an orphan, Beccarri managed to get an education in his native Italy, and he eventually traveled to England to study at Kew. Beccarri was friends with Hooker and Darwin, but he also befriended James Brooke, which meant he was able to spend three years exploring Borneo. During his lifetime, Becarri traveled all over India, Malaysia, and New Zealand. But it was on a little voyage he took to central Sumatra (in Indonesia) in 1878 that Beccarri discovered the plant with which he will forever be associated: the Amorphophallus titanum - or the Titan arum- the largest flower in the world. Seven years later, in 1885, the first Titan arum specimen bloomed at Kew, and when it happened, it created a sensation. Today, the Titan arum bloom still draws thousands of visitors. People love to take a selfie in front of the giant blooming plant. The flower is commonly referred to as the corpse flower as it smells like rotting flesh.  In a fascinating article, scent scientists recently identified the compounds that make up that terrible smell. The odor includes aspects of cheese sweat, rotting fish, decomposing meat, and garlic, among even worse items that I won't mention here. And, it takes the corpse flower a decade before it can bloom. The putrid smell is meant to attract beetles and other insects to move pollen between blooming plants so that it can reproduce. Incredibly, the plants only bloom for 24-36 hours before collapsing. Between that first bloom at Kew (back in 1885) and the year 2000, fewer than 50 Titan arum blooms had been recorded. But, in 2016, suddenly dozens of corpse flowers around the world bloomed within weeks of each other. Horticulturists are still attempting to discern the reason for the clustered bloom event.     #OTD  During this week in 1990, the Longview Newspaper shared a cautionary article about the upcoming flu season. Buried in the story was this reminder: "A hundred years ago, a Dutch botanist discovered a disease-carrying micro-organism smaller than bacteria and called it a virus, the Latin word for poison." The unnamed botanist was Martinus Beijerinck (pronounced “by-a-rink”), who was searching for the reason tobacco plants were dying. In his research, Beijerinck ground up some diseased tobacco leaves and then pressed the juices through a bacteria filter. He was utterly shocked when the filtered, bacteria-free liquid still spread the disease. After reviewing his experiment, Beijerinck concluded that a "contagious living fluid" was the culprit, and he called it a virus. Today, two of the most common viruses are the flu and the common cold.     #OTD  Today is the 8th anniversary of the death of the botanist Bernard Verdcourt or who died on this day in 2011. For over 60 years, Bernard Verdcourt was known as "BV" to his colleagues at Kew. Verdcourt specialized in East African flora, and he had an unrivaled knowledge of around 4,000 species. He was also an expert on snails and slugs. (Kind of a unique combination of interests). Verdcourt's passion for snails was a hobby he happily cultivated. Somehow he found time to publish work on mollusks in addition to the 1,000 articles he wrote about botany. He wrote all of his 1220 papers and books by hand. Rumor has it that the Kew typing pool felt BV had the second most terrible handwriting at Kew. BV didn't shy away from controversy. He enjoyed bringing adversaries together to watch them work through their issues. He couldn't abide fools or sports. He could be cantankerous, but he was also kind and helpful to young botanists.        Unearthed Words   Autumn Song Shall we not grow with the asters? - Never reluctant nor sad, Not counting the cost of being, Living to dare and be glad. Shall we not lift with the crickets A chorus of ready cheer, Braving the frost of oblivion, Quick to be happy here? The deep red cones of the sumach And the woodbine's crimson sprays Have bannered the common roadside For the pageant of passing days. These are the oracles Nature Fills with her holy breath, Giving them glory of color, Transcending the shadow of death. - Bliss Cameron, Canadian Poet Laureate     Now it's time to Grow That Garden Library with today's book: Flowers in the Kitchen by Susan Belsinger.   As Susan reminds us in the intro to her cookbook, "Petals or whole blossoms of many common garden flowers add color, flavor, and drama to simple recipes." Susan incorporates 50 different flowers into her recipes - from Borage and Fennel flowers to Marigolds and Pineapple Sage flowers. Each flower is introduced with a photo followed by growing hints and instructions for preparing them for the recipe that follows.  This book came out in 1990. You can get used copies using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $2. This book intrigued me so much that I went back and looked at what newspapers were saying about it in 1990.  When they featured Susan's book, newspapers shared some of her go-to recipes like: Golden Corn Muffin with Calendula Petals, Herbed Cucumber Dip with Borage Blossoms (the borage supposedly echos the taste of the cucumber), Berries with Sweet Woodruff, Dandelion Mushrooms, Nasturtiums Stuffed with Albacore Tuna, Nasturtiums with Guacamole, and my favorite, Marigold Rice - which I think sounds perfect for the holidays. Today's Garden Chore Todays a great day to gather up your collections in the garden; look for empty containers, pots, and garden ornaments. There are a few things I use outside to keep my extra pots and garden items looking great. First, I like to use ironwork like an old bakers rack or iron stand of some kind for stacking my clay pots. I line the inside of the pot with burlap before stacking the pots, so they don't stick together. Second, for my ironwork, all of that will get one last shot of clearcoat (ideally) before winter sets in. This year, it sounds like the cold is really coming early - just in time for Halloween. Lastly, consider bringing a few items indoors to enjoy during the winter. Some of my favorite pieces are things that weren't necessarily the star of the show outside - but they transform into something wonderfully grounding when you bring them indoors. Think of old cracked containers or items with patina. I love to pair an older, smaller container with one of the robin's nests that survived over the summer. They all come indoors and add a touch of something natural and rustic, which is quite lovely when layered in with the more refined decor of a home.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart We're going to travel back in time, about 144 years ago, and read William Taylor's thoughts on Autumn Work that he shared in The Nottinghamshire Guardian on this day in 1875. He wrote: WHAT a relief to the flower gardener to bid farewell to the summer of 1875!   The work has been quite double that of ordinary seasons; weeds and grass have grown as they never grew before, while the more tender plants in beds have scarcely grown at all.   Now and then, we had a gleam of sunshine to cheer and encourage us to make another effort, and again and again, as soon as we began to get a little tidy came a thunderstorm or a hurricane, thwarting all our attempts at neatness.   Gardeners, however, never give up for [such] trifles, and it is not till October is here that we acknowledge ourselves beaten.   The trees are now putting on their autumnal tints; Elms and Tulip Trees are being arrayed in the brightest of gold, [...]    Leaves of every hue are playing about in the gentle breeze as they fall to rustle beneath our feet. What a mistake to run after every leaf with a barrow and a besom as it falls!  What a waste of time and a want of taste!   Gather them up certainly before they begin to decay on the walks and so discolor them. But, employers, please remember that October is a month in which trimness is impossible out-of-doors, and if it were not impossible, it would still be undesirable.   And there is another reason for not insisting on too much trimness in October; it is a month in which the professional gardener has two seasons at once. In one respect, his new year begins somewhere about Michaelmas, the same time as the Russian Violet commences flowering. Forcing has to be prepared for in earnest, planting pushed forward with all possible speed—evergreens first, and fruit trees immediately afterwards.   Pruning has also to be finished, with the modern gardener, before Christmas, and where there is much to do must be commenced with early. Currants are already fit for the secateurs; Gooseberries will shortly be, then Plums, Morellos, and Peaches. After the first leaves are ripe, the sooner such trees are pruned, the better.   The secateurs, or French pruning-shears, is a very handy little instrument; its total length is about 9 inches, and its weight half a pound. It can be gripped with the whole hand, and consequently does not tire the operator like the ordinary shears; it cuts clean as a knife, and by its aid, the pruner can do his work much faster than with a knife. No one who has used it for one season will go without it till a better instrument is invented, which will probably be some time first.   Digging, trenching, potting bedding plants, planting box-edging, laying turf, storing fruit and vegetables, sheltering tender plants, and a multiplicity of other things too numerous to write of, all want doing now, and it is altogether an exceedingly busy month.   Gardeners generally have [less work] during August and September. They are enabled to look round themselves at home, and often to make a little tour and pick up useful hints from others of the fraternity; they then begin about October with renewed vigor to work for another year.   This year, however, I know many have found it impossible to keep up with their work, and consequently, anything like relaxation has been out of the question. [...] The work is so exciting and so intensely satisfying that it is almost impossible for an enthusiast to think of his health while he is behind with his work, and consequently, many go on till nature can no longer stand it. I would ask employers, then, if they happen to possess an excellent and enthusiastic gardener whom they value, to be careful just now and not tax him too much, for there are some hundreds at this moment which if they had another straw placed on their backs would breakdown. But enough of this.   Autumn is here. Bright and breezy autumn, I give you a hearty welcome; you shut out of sight forever our dismal wintry summer; you release me from floricultural millinery, and put an end for a time to my polychromatic disappointments. I go to enjoy my vacation with a spade and a pruning-hook, for the most perfect rest is a change of occupation.—William Taylor.       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

This week the guys talk with the company and guy who is heading up the camper build for Tred Barta's Get Off The Couch Tour! Tred is on sight watching the build Size of the trailer Special design Design of the wheelchair lift Kitchen build How is it different from a normal build www.hlinterpriseinc.com 8 day build How does hitch work with someone who is paraplegic? Giving the outdoor experience opportunity to those who have physical challenges Outside hook ups Biggest change in the camper industry Background in camping Trailer is about 7500lbs Special storage Fishing rod holders Gun rack The Kamikaze pole saw from EZ Kut Extending pole saw, 20 foot extension Mike cuts Danny's hand Two extendable extensions Lifetime warranty Pruners and Loppers Talking about the idea of a doe only season in Buffalo County Wisconsin. Danny gives his thoughts Private land owners leasing their land Outfitters that have already booked hunts Local economy Shooting the right doe Michigan Thumb Area APR survey

This week the guys talk with the company and guy who is heading up the camper build for Tred Barta's Get Off The Couch Tour! Tred is on sight watching the build Size of the trailer Special design Design of the wheelchair lift Kitchen build How is it different from a normal build www.hlinterpriseinc.com 8 day build How does hitch work with someone who is paraplegic? Giving the outdoor experience opportunity to those who have physical challenges Outside hook ups Biggest change in the camper industry Background in camping Trailer is about 7500lbs Special storage Fishing rod holders Gun rack The Kamikaze pole saw from EZ Kut Extending pole saw, 20 foot extension Mike cuts Danny's hand Two extendable extensions Lifetime warranty Pruners and Loppers Talking about the idea of a doe only season in Buffalo County Wisconsin. Danny gives his thoughts Private land owners leasing their land Outfitters that have already booked hunts Local economy Shooting the right doe Michigan Thumb Area APR survey

This is the DIY Garden Minute by Spoken Garden!  "Teaching you tips and tricks for your Garden in one minute!"    Find more one-minute topics at spokengarden.com/podcast.  Today's topic is 7 Garden Gifts for New Homeowners! This is part of our 12-part Holiday Garden Gift Series  As part of this episode, some of these gift ideas we are affiliates for.  They are:   The Husqvarna 350 BT, Professional 2-Cycle Gas Backpack Leaf Blower!  Corona 3180D ClassicCUT Forged Bypass Hand Pruner, 1" Diameter Cut  Fiskars PowerTOOTH 7-inch folding pruning saw   Sun Joe GTS4002C Garden Tool System  Fiskars' 28-inch Bypass Loppers  Starter 9-Piece Hand Tools Set by VREMI Horticulture  Sunset Western Garden Book: The Ulitmate Gardening Guide – Cloth bound  Check out and listen to other DIY Garden Minute episodes for holiday gift ideas or other topics at spokengarden.com/podcast. On Instagram or Pinterest under @SpokenGarden (all one word) to follow or leave us a comment.    See ya in the Garden! 

Is equipment maintenance part of your Fall garden tasks list?  Did you know fallen plant leaves can help build new soil in your garden? Today on Episode 27, we help you understand what equipment in your garden needs maintenance with some pointers.  Also, I will describe and tell you how leaves can build new soil layers in your garden soil. This is the 6th of our 7-part podcast mini-series outlining 8 of the most common garden tasks that should be on your list and week four of our Fall Garden Bootcamp Challenge!  By the end of this episode, you will know which tools you need to service and know the 3rd benefit to keeping fall leaves in your garden!!  For our segment, "That's Good-To-Know", our topic is gift ideas for a great garden tool set! 

Today's topic: 5 Garden Gifts for Beginning Gardeners! Part of our 12-part Holiday Garden Gift Series    For the beginning gardener in your family, we have 5-gift ideas for holidays! Affiliate links to follow.   5 garden gift ideas:      Check out & listen to our other DIY Garden Minute episodes for holiday gift ideas or for other topics at spokengarden.com/podcast.   Find us on Instagram or Pinterest under @SpokenGarden (all one word) to follow or leave us a comment.    See ya in the Garden! 

In this episode, Mike McGrath talks about what to do if the spirit of Martha Stewart is haunting you to pick up your pruners and landscape & why your fig tree is still not producing figs. Plus, we sit down with Rachel Falcove, the Executive Director of the Interfaith Hospitality Network, to talk about the 20th year of the Empty Bowl Dinner. And, as always, Mike takes your phone calls. 

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Today on Episode 9, I am going ot talk to you about pruning in your garden and asnwer a couple of these questions:  What does it mean to prune in your garden or landscape?  Why should I care about pruning at all?  Are there specific trees or shrubs I should prune in the Fall and what area they?  If I do prune in m garden, what should I do with any limbs or sticks I cut?  By the end of this episode, you should know why you prune in your garden and a general sense of how to do it!

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Garden clean-up chores are easier with the right tools. We look at bypass and anvil pruners from Gardener’s Supply and tips for maintaining them.