Dealing with Nuisance Wildlife, Growing Garlic, Inkberry & Tree Guards
04/16/21 • 77 min
As much as gardeners love the outdoors and the diversity of wildlife that call our region home, there are some parts of the yard and garden where we have to draw the line. With as much effort as we put into gardening and landscaping, we all know the sinking feeling of seeing what can happen seemingly overnight. In this episode of Granite State Gardening, UNH Extension’s Emma Erler and Nate Bernitz share proven tips and solutions for dealing with animals that can damage yards and gardens. Straddling the line between supporting wildlife and managing nuisance wildlife can be a challenging balancing act, but we share an approach that does just that. After listening, you will be equipped to prevent damage, and if necessary manage whichever critters take an interest in your gardens this growing season. We hope you will take away some new ideas, as well as what strategies not to spend time and money on.
· Featured Question: Growing garlic
· Featured Plant: Inkberry (Ilex glabra)
· Gardening Tip: Using Tree Guards
Resources:
· USDA APHIS Wildlife Services in NH
· NH Fish & Game: Living with Wildlife, Wildlife Control, & Nuisance Wildlife
Connect with us at @askunhextension on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to the monthly Granite State Gardening newsletter.
Email us questions, suggestions and feedback at [email protected]
As much as gardeners love the outdoors and the diversity of wildlife that call our region home, there are some parts of the yard and garden where we have to draw the line. With as much effort as we put into gardening and landscaping, we all know the sinking feeling of seeing what can happen seemingly overnight. In this episode of Granite State Gardening, UNH Extension’s Emma Erler and Nate Bernitz share proven tips and solutions for dealing with animals that can damage yards and gardens. Straddling the line between supporting wildlife and managing nuisance wildlife can be a challenging balancing act, but we share an approach that does just that. After listening, you will be equipped to prevent damage, and if necessary manage whichever critters take an interest in your gardens this growing season. We hope you will take away some new ideas, as well as what strategies not to spend time and money on.
· Featured Question: Growing garlic
· Featured Plant: Inkberry (Ilex glabra)
· Gardening Tip: Using Tree Guards
Resources:
· USDA APHIS Wildlife Services in NH
· NH Fish & Game: Living with Wildlife, Wildlife Control, & Nuisance Wildlife
Connect with us at @askunhextension on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to the monthly Granite State Gardening newsletter.
Email us questions, suggestions and feedback at [email protected]
Previous Episode
Growing Cool Season Vegetables in your Spring Garden
Some of our favorite vegetables can not only be grown before last frost, but thrive in the cool months before we can grow tomatoes and other classic warm season crops. With our region’s short growing season, moving up your planting window is a welcome opportunity for antsy gardeners after a long winter. In this episode of Granite State Gardening, UNH Extension’s Emma Erler and Nate Bernitz share proven tips and solutions for successfully growing cool season veggies. After listening, or even while you’re listening, head out to the garden and get growing. With a few tricks, you’ll be amazed how much you can grow and harvest before the heat of summer.
- Featured Question: Row Cover Frames
- Featured Plant: Garlic (Allium sativum)
- Gardening Tip: Harvesting Cool Season Vegetables
Background reading:
- When to start and plant your vegetable garden
- Using row covers in the garden
- Growing cool-season vegetables
- Growing Garlic
- Fertilizing vegetable gardens
- Garden mulches
Upcoming Events
- Cool Season Veggies with Becky Sideman on Facebook Live, April 19 at 6 pm
- Explore our other upcoming events for gardeners and homesteaders
Access the transcript for this episode at https://extension.unh.edu/blog/growing-cool-season-vegetables-your-spring-garden
Next Episode
Annual and Perennial Blooms, Cut Flower Gardens, and Foam Flower
While we often focus on growing fruits and vegetables, flower gardening brings unmatched beauty and life to any yard and is a lifelong passion for many gardeners. It can also be overwhelming: which flowers go together, what should I choose, how to stop weeds. Growing beautiful flower gardens brings its own challenges while offering endless opportunities for your personality and creativity to shine.
In this episode of Granite State Gardening, UNH Extension’s Emma Erler and Nate Bernitz share proven tips and solutions for creating and maintaining vibrant ornamental flower gardens. We hope you’ll take away new ideas, inspiration and techniques that you can use this year and for years to come. And if you’re so inclined, send us photos of your flower gardens looking their best to [email protected].
· Featured Question: Cut Flower Gardens
· Featured Plant: Foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Resources:
UNH Extension resources on growing annuals and perennials: https://extension.unh.edu/tags/annual-perennial-gardens
Upcoming events: https://extension.unh.edu/topic-events/Home,%20Yard%20&%20Garden
Connect with us at @askunhextension on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to the monthly Granite State Gardening newsletter.
Email us questions, suggestions and feedback (and photos from your garden) at [email protected]
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