June 2025 Episodes
June 5, 2025
This week on Mid-American Gardener, we're visiting Shane Cultra's house where he discusses his low-maintenance garden. Shane, a fifth-generation nursery owner, shares his experience with annuals, vegetables, shrubs, and trees. He also answers your questions, and we explore his backyard water feature that welcomes biodiversity to his landscape.
June 19, 2025
This week on Mid-American Gardener, we visited a truly inspiring community garden: First Followers Topsoil. This local organization is helping formerly incarcerated individuals plant seeds of hope, healing, and restoration. Through gardening, these men—young and old—are rebuilding their lives, connecting with at-risk youth, and growing more than just food. They're growing community, confidence, and a new future.
June 26, 2025
On this week's episode of Mid-American Gardener, Jim Appleby, Kay Carnes, and Martie Alagna are in the studio to answer your garden questions. Your tomatoes and grapes might be looking a little worse for wear right now...but, it might not be your fault! Jim explains how herbicides in your neighborhood might be affecting your backyard garden. Plus, Kay brings in a pink peony poppy, an easy self-seeding annual that is deer resistant. Martie also identifies a mystery weed and discusses control options. Do you have a garden question? Send it in to us at yourgarden@gmail.com, and one of our expert panelists will answer it for you on the show!
