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Published September 7th, 2024, 04:06 pm

Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse 
 
9:05 
  • Feature: Apple Taste Test 
9:20 
  • When can I pick the Honeycrisp apples?
  • Why is the skin on my Bartlett pears brown?
  • Would Preen prevent weeds?
  • When do I trim lilac bushes?
  • What varieties of hydrangeas are pruned down to the ground in the fall?
  • What’s causing my perennial plants to have small roots?
  • Can I replant the onion bulbs and harvest them next year if they have not matured?
  • Can I cut my grass shorter in the fall?
  • Is there anything I can do to have my ice box watermelon plant focus to grow that one watermelon?
  • Do asters reseed themselves?
  • What’s the name of the apple that is small, has a clear yellow/green color, and ripens in late June/early July?
  • When’s the best time to trim back ornamental grasses and lavender? 
9:35 
  • How much can I prune off an older honeysuckle in the spring?
  • When’s the best time to cut back Russian sage, and how far down should I cut it?
  • Is there a type of grass that's hardier and will be more successful growing in a hilly area where juniper roots have grown down into the flat grassy area?
  • What do I do if the grapes aren’t harvested yet, and there are tiny white bugs flying around?
  • How should I overwinter my large potted coleus?
  • What should I do if my Flame Thrower redbud looks like it’s dying?
  • When and how much do I prune my blackberry bush?
  • What’s the white fungus on my crabapple trees? 
9:50 
  • What are ongoing challenges with American and red elms with respect to Dutch elm disease?
  • What are some of the best trees to put in a 6 ft park strip in front of a house?
  • When and how should I trim a Marshall’s Seedless green ash tree that’s dead in the middle?
  • Is it better to prune roses in the fall or spring?
  • What should I do if my peach tree has yellow leaves with green veins and buckshot holes in the leaves?
  • Do donut peach trees grow well in Logan?
  • Is there a chemical that I can mix with glyphosate Roundup to help eradicate cheatgrass more efficiently?
  • Is it safe to assume the elm seed bugs are gone if I haven’t seen any this year? 
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