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Northern Gardening

  • 2nd Thursday 7-8pm
  • and following Saturday at 6am
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Northern Gardening covers a variety of gardening topics relevant to our northern climate. The program airs on the second Thursday of each month from 7-8 p.m. and is rebroadcast the following Saturday at 6 a.m. The program is a partnership between the Northwoods Food Project, the Cook County U of MN Extension Office, and WTIP.

The Northwood's Food Project is a non-profit organization who's purpose is to increase Cook County's long term food sustainability and self-reliance by eating and growing locally produced food.
 

Learn more about the partnership between WTIP, the Northwoods Food Project, and the Cook County U of MN Extension Office that makes Northern Gardening possible.

Jeanne Wright and daughter Olya, Diane Booth, and Melinda Spinler in the WTIP studio for Northern Gardening.


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Northern Gardening: Landscaping with native plants

April's Northern Gardening is all about landscaping with native plants.  Joining hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam are a number of guests, including landscape designers, architects, and master gardeners - who have all landscaped with native plants in both commercial and back yard situations.

Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday at 6 am. All previously aired programs are archived on our website to listen to at any time.

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Spring Bloom by Stephan Hoglund

Northern Gardening: Great flower varieties for our climate

This month's edition of Northern Gardening  explored "Great Flower Varieties for Our Northern Climate."  

Hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam were joined by Marielena Shaner from Boda Bayfield; Deb Shubat from Shubat’s Fruits & Flowers; and Monica Highmark from New Song Farm to discuss the different flower varieties they are growing mainly for cut flowers to sell at Farmer’s Markets or for weddings.

Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday at 6 am. All previous programs are archived on our website, to listen to at any time.

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Photo by normanack via Flickr and Creative Commons (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

Northern Gardening: Great vegetable varieties for Northeastern Minnesota

The January and February editions of Northern Gardening explored the best vegetable varieties for Northeastern Minnesota. 

Last year many seed varieties were sold out early or reserved for farmers so that when local gardeners went to local sources for seeds, they were pretty surprised to find them unavailable. So this month, we are delighted to talk about vegetable varieties that are ‘tried and true’ for our area with a number of local market gardeners from St. Louis, Lake, and Cook counties - joining the program via Zoom.

Click here for the recommended vegetable variety list for Cook County.

Listen to the full programs from both January and February in the audio below.

 

Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday at 6 am. You can send any gardening questions to [email protected], or call her at (218)-387-3015, to have your question answered during future Northern Gardening programs.  Previous editions of Northern Gardening can be found here.
 
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Northern Gardening: Protecting trees and shrubs in winter

In this edition of Northern Gardening hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam explore how to protect trees and shrubs in winter.  Since this has been the warmest November on record, there is still plenty of time to prepare your trees and shrubs for the upcoming season.  Also in this program, a discussion about holiday gifts available locally for gardeners. 

Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday at 6 am. You can send any gardening questions to [email protected], or call her at (218)-387-3015, to have your question answered during future Northern Gardening programs.

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Photo by JP Newell via Flickr and Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Northern Gardening: Succulents

November's Northern Gardening is all about succulents - the hottest gardening topic for millennials since 2014!

Hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam are joined by U of M Extension Master Gardener Sally Berg and by garden photojournalist, author, and expert on succulents, Debra Lee Baldwin.  The panel discusses these greats plants and ways for you to use them here in the northland.

WTIP's Northern Gardening airs live the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday from 6 to 7 am.

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Photo by Karen on Flickr via Creative Commons (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)

Northern Gardening: Hydroponic Gardening and Storing the Fall Harvest

If you have questions about hydroponic gardening or how to store your fall harvest, October's edition of Northern Gardening is the show for you.  Hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam welcomed a panel of guests to answers questions from listeners on those exact topics.

WTIP's Northern Gardening airs live the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday from 6 to 7 am.

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Photo by Kevin Doncaster via Flickr and Creative Commons (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

Northern Gardening: Saving Seeds

September's Northern Gardening is all about seed saving.  Hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam welcome a panel of local gardeners and plant specialists to answer questions from both first-time seed savers to folks who have been saving seed for quite some time and are looking for additional seed saving challenges.

WTIP's Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday from 6 to 7 am.

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Fireflare Orange Mollis Azalea.  Photo from North Dakota State University via Creative Commons.

Northern Gardening: Small Trees & Great Shrubs

July's Northern Gardening is all about small trees and great shrubs for zones 3 & 4.  Hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam are joined virtually by a panel of local gardeners and plant specialists for northern climates answering your questions on the topic.

WTIP's Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 pm and is rebroadcast the following Saturday from 6 to 7 am.

Photo from North Dakota State University via Creative Commons.

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Photo by Rhonda Silence

Northern Gardening: Landscaping with native plants

June's edition of Northern Gardening is all about landscaping with native plants.

Hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam are joined by a panel of local gardeners and native plant specialists for northern Minnesota and Wisconsin to explore this topic.

WTIP's Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 pm,  and is rebroadcast the following Saturday from 6 to 7 am.

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Photo by Rhonda Silence

Northern Gardening: Growing vegetables in Cook County

May's edition of Northern Gardening covers growing vegetables here in Cook County.

Hosts Diane Booth and Joan Farnam are joined by local guests to answer questions about growing vegetables across the entire county.

WTIP's Northern Gardening airs the second Thursday of the month from 7-8 pm - and is rebroadcast the following Saturday from 6 to 7 am.

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