Mid-American Gardener

Mid-American Gardener: Food for thought

 

On this week's episode of Mid-American Gardener, host Tinisha Shade-Spain and panelists Jim Appleby, Mark Kemp, and Shane Cultra answer your phone calls and emails. They cover topics ranging from popcorn plants, Japanese maples, and baptisia blueberry sundae, to cabbage loopers and hibiscus cranberry crush.

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Air Dates and Times

Channel Day Time
WILL-TV, Urbana Thursday 7 pm (live)
  Saturday 11 am (repeat)
WTVP-TV, Peoria Saturday 11:30 am
WEIU-TV, Charleston Sunday 1:30 pm
WSEC-TV, Springfield Saturday 11 am
WQEC-TV, Quincy Saturday 11 am
WMEC-TV, Macomb Saturday 11 am
Lakeshore PBS, Chicago/Northwest Indiana Friday 1 pm

Featured Entry

Pruning Tips with Ryan Pankau

Spring has Sprung and you’re almost out of time to get that last minute pruning done before it’s too late for the season. Late winter, early Spring is prime time pruning season and to discuss this and learn all about the perfect technique we’ve brought in a local expert in forestry and a friend of our show through the University of Illinois Extension office, Ryan Pankau. 

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