111 Tips for Establishing Low Water-Use Plants. The Smoke Tree. Tart Cherries.

06/15/21 • 29 min

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Much of the Western United States, right now, is under extreme drought conditions. Watering restrictions are already being established in many places. If this is the new normal, and you want a landscape, low-water use plants, especially native plants, may be part of your future. But just because they will eventually become able to thrive with less water, they still will need regular watering after planting for a short time. Today, we talk about the watering precautions necessary when putting in low water use plants. And the Plant of the Week is a plant that does its best in poor soil, and puts on a show for an extended period throughout its wide growing region: the smoke tree. Plus we’re talking the best tart cherry varieties to plant,

It’s all on episode 111 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery.

And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!
Pictured:
The Smoke Tree (Continus coggygria 'atropurpurea')

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It’s all on episode 111 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery.

And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!
Pictured:
The Smoke Tree (Continus coggygria 'atropurpurea')

Links:
Smart Pots
Dave Wilson Nursery
UC Davis Arboretum

More episodes and info available at Garden Basics with Farmer Fred

Got a garden question? There are several ways to get in touch:

leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe, at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics

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Tomato Hornworm

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Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - 111 Tips for Establishing Low Water-Use Plants. The Smoke Tree. Tart Cherries.

Transcript

GB 111 Establishing Low Water Plants. Tart Cherries. The Smoke Tree. TRANSCRIPT

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SPEAKERS

Debbie Flower, Warren Roberts, Phil Pursel, Farmer Fred

Farmer Fred 00:00

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