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01 July 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Star-Spangled Show!

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lgg-20110702-wheat.mp3 On this patriotic edition of Let’s Get Growing, ISU Agronomist Bob Dodds and host Gary Folluo discuss the recent crop report on the wheat harvest, examine turf grass diseases, talk about Japanese Beetles, look into caterpillars that eat garden plants and expound on raised garden beds!  It’s a lot of show on a holiday [...]

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24 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

The Grass Is Greener

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lgg-20110625-grass.mp3 On this edition of Let’s Get Growing, ISU agronomist Bob Dodds talks with host Gary Folluo about landscaping issues!  Topics include The Grass is Greener,  Colorado Beetles, Tree Diseases,  Outdoor Lighting and How to level your mower!  Plus, Bob tackles common questions about gardening and agriculture!  (Original Air Date: June 25, 2011)

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17 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Summer Squash

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lgg-20110618-squash.mp3 On this edition of Let’s Get Growing, ISU Extension Office Agronomist Bob Dodds and host Gary Folluo discuss a variety of gardening and agricultural topics, including how to use straw bales in the garden, new heirlooms of 2011, building a compost pile, pond life and growing squash in the home garden!  Also, the Bird [...]

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10 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Vegetables, Vegetables, Vegetables!

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lgg-20110611-iowa-rank.mp3 My doctor always said I should have more vegetables, and there’s a veritable smorgasbord of them in this edition of Let’s Get Growing!  Bob Dodds from the ISU Extension Office and host Gary Folluo outline the Farmer’s Markets now in operation around the area, Iowa’s Rank in Agriculture, Watering Transplanted Trees, Cattails and the [...]

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04 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Hostas

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lgg-20110604-hostas.mp3 With our first taste of summer heat comes a Let’s Get Growing show full of ideas and advice to get you and your garden through the summer months ahead!  First and formost, Bob Dodds from the ISU Extension Office talks with host Gary Folluo about hostas!  Also on this show — the Iowa Fruit [...]

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