118 Attracting Pollinators. Wasp: Friend or Foe? Mystery Fungus.

07/09/21 • 27 min

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We do a deep dive into your garden questions on this episode. We attempt to identify a giant wasp in a listener’s yard.
A mysterious, underground white fungus has another listener perplexed.
And we help out people who want to attract beneficial insects and pollinators to their garden.

It’s all on episode 118 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots.

And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!
Pictured:
A bee on an artichoke flower.

Links:

Smart Pots
The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eierman
Kim Eierman's Ecobeneficial.com website
Pollinator-Friendly Regional Plant Lists from the Xeres Society
Calscape.org Pinpoints California native plants via your CA zip code
Cicada Killer Wasp info
Mushrooms and Other Nuisance Fungi in Yards

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It’s all on episode 118 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots.

And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!
Pictured:
A bee on an artichoke flower.

Links:

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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Today we find out more details about using a certain fabric plant container in your garden. Of course, it’s Smart Pots, which is no ordinary fabric container. Did you know they come in a wide variety of sizes and can stay much cooler in the summer heat versus other plant containers? And we will find out why Smart Pots are perfect for the organic gardener.
The Plant of the Week is something a little different. It’s a water plant. The beautiful and fragrant Asian or Chinese Lotus.

It’s all on episode 117 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:
Smart Pots Big Bag Bed

Links:
Smart Pots
Dave Wilson Nursery
Nelumbo (Asian Lotus Flower) info
UC Davis Arboretum

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During July, we are giving away Smart Pots when listeners’ submit audio questions. If we use it on the podcast, you will be getting a new, six foot long Smart Pot raised bed fabric planter! Just like Eyal from the San Francisco Bay Area, who is wondering why his passion fruit flowers fell off. We’ll dive into the world of passion fruit today.
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Passion Fruit
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Smart Pots
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UC Davis Arboretum
Plants that Attract Pollinators
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Garden Basics with Farmer Fred - 118 Attracting Pollinators. Wasp: Friend or Foe? Mystery Fungus.

Transcript

GB 118 Pollinators. Wasps. Fungus.

27:16

SPEAKERS

Cindy in Roseville, Debbie Flower, Baldo Villegas, Kim Eierman, Farmer Fred

Farmer Fred 00:00

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