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

Luffa Gourds, Winter Pruning, & When to Start Your Spring Blooming Flowers

Large loofah harvest! Now what? Jennifer Nelson shows us her haul from last summer, and shares some possible ideas of what she’ll do with the unusual fruit. Then, Martie answers questions about pruning dormant trees and shrubs, and when to start cool season crops, as well as early spring flowers every gardener needs!  

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