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OSU Extension helps Oklahomans solve local issues and concerns, and manage resources wisely. This podcast brings you timely tips to help you have success as a gardener with a specific focus on gardening in the city.
Join us each episode to turn up your gardening knowledge with timely information from OSU County Extension professionals.
Join us each episode to turn up your gardening knowledge with timely information from OSU County Extension professionals.
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On this episode of the Urban Gardener Podcast, Julia, Lili, and Andrew discuss tips and tricks for transplanting tomatoes in Oklahoma.
Episode's Fact Sheets:
HLA-6020: Growing Vegetable Transplants
L-249: Soil Testing, The Right First Step Toward Proper Care of Your Lawn and Garden
PSS-2207: How to Get a Good Soil Sample
PSS-2228: Fertilizer Nutrients with Animal Manure
HLA-6032: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden in Oklahoma
Julia, Lili, and Andrew discuss tips and tricks on how to prepare for and maintain your summer vegetable garden.
Fact Sheets for the episode:
HLA-6032: Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden in Oklahoma
HLA-6013: Summer Care of the Home Vegetable Garden
HLA-6020: Growing Vegetable Transplants
HLA-6004: Oklahoma Garden Planning Guide
HLA-6436: Healthy Garden Soils
On this episode, Julia, Lili, and Andrew discuss the benefits of transplanting or using seeds for your garden plants.
On this episode, Julia, Andrew, and Lili take on the secrets of the soil. They discuss proper soil testing, how to improve your soil, and a little bit of soil chemistry (don't be scared!).
Fact sheets mentioned on the episode and related fact sheets:
Improving Garden Soil Fertility
Oklahoma Agricultural Soil Test Summary: 2018-2022
How to Get a Good Soil Sample
The Importance of Sampling Depth for Soil Health Assessment
OSU Soil Test Interpretations
Soil Test Interpretations for Vegetable Crops
Soil pH and Buffer Index
Healthy Garden Soils
Oklahoma Soil Fertility Handbook
Backyard Composting in Oklahoma
On today's episode, Julia, Lili, and Andrew discuss types of ornamental plants which will keep their lush green color al through the winter.
Fact Sheets for today's episode:
Pine Wilt Disease: EPP-7674
Fertilizing Shade and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs: HLA-6412
Oklahoma Proven: Plant Selections for Oklahoma (1999-2023)
How to Get a Good Soil Sample: PSS-2207
This episode officially welcomes two new co-hosts: Andrew Fleet and Liliana LeClaire. They join our horticulture expert, Julia Laughlin, as she discusses how to properly prune your trees, shrubs, and other ornamentals as we begin to emerge from winter.
Fact sheets for this episode:
HLA-6403: Roses in Oklahoma
HLA-6408: Landscape Maintenance Schedule
HLA-6409: Pruning Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
HLA-6415: Training Young Shade and Ornamental Trees
HLA-6228: Annual Pruning of Fruit Trees
It’s the time of year people may be thinking about adding new vegetable gardens or expanding existing flower beds. Regardless of what you’re doing, you’ll need to start by removing the existing turfgrass. In Oklahoma, this most likely means Bermudagrass. OK County OSU Extension educators, Joshua Campbell and Julia Laughlin, along with Urban Agriculture Program Assistant Kate Reynolds share several methods for suppressing bermudagrass, and talk through the pros and cons.
Bermudagrass Suppression Methods for Oklahoma Home Gardens
Turfgrass Eradication Research
Cover Crops for Weed Management in Oklahoma
International Compost Awareness week falls during the month of May and we’re celebrating by talking all about vermicomposting! While composting with worms is just one method of composting, it certainly can play a big role in organic waste reduction and providing nutrition for your garden. OK County OSU Extension educators, Joshua Campbell and Julia Laughlin, along with Urban Agriculture Program Assistant Kate Reynolds share how to set up a vermicomposting bin and which worms are best for this method.
Vermicomposting - Composting With Worms
The Basics of Vermicomposting
Whether you’re trying to increase your real estate value, lower your energy consumption, or add beauty to your yard, trees are a great choice. Unlike small herbaceous plants though, trees require some extra care to establish and grow optimally. OK County OSU Extension educators, Joshua Campbell and Julia Laughlin, along with Urban Agriculture Program Assistant Kate Reynolds, share the dos and don'ts of tree planting, and talk about our favorite species.
Planting Trees and Shrubs
Fertilizing Shade and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
Pruning Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Oklahoma Proven Trees
Join us as we talk about everyone’s favorite veggie to grow: tomatoes! Whether you’re growing on a small scale or a large scale, tomatoes are one of those go-to staples we see people wanting to plant year after year. OK County OSU Extension educators, Joshua Campbell and Julia Laughlin, along with Urban Agriculture Program Assistant Kate Reynolds, share our best-kept secrets to tomato success and talk about our favorite varieties.
Resources:
Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden
Commercial Production of Fresh Market Tomatoes
Common Diseases of Tomatoes: Part I. Diseases Caused by Fungi
Common Diseases of Tomatoes: Part II. Diseases Caused by Bacteria, Viruses, and Nematodes
Common Diseases of Tomatoes: Part III. Non-Infectious Diseases
Everyone loves a spring salad garden, and it’s easier to pull off than you might think. BUT starting at the wrong time, or with the wrong plant varieties can set you back for a season. OK County OSU Extension educators, Joshua Campbell and Julia Laughlin, along with Urban Agriculture Program Assistant Kate Reynolds, are here to help you start off right. In this episode, we jump into the topic of planting cole crops and leafy greens and cover how we plant them, how we care for them, and more!
Cool Season Greens Production
Cole Crop Production
Commercial Vegetable Varieties for Oklahoma
Oklahoma Garden Planning Guide
Take a deep dive into pruning in urban landscapes with OK County OSU Extension Educators, Joshua Campbell, Julia Laughlin and Urban Ag Program Assistant, Kate Reynolds. They look at the benefits of pruning, how to prune, when to prune, and how to manage your tools.
Why Prune (0:55)
When to Prune (7:23)
How to Prune (11:04)
Myths and Questions (14:26)
Factsheet: Pruning Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
The year is winding down, and so are the OK County OSU Extension educators, Josh Campbell and Julia Laughlin and their Program Assistant, Kate Reynolds. Wind down with them, and learn how to recognize and protect against winter injury on trees and shrubs. If you’re tired of working outside but looking for distractions, keep listening for an overview of how to winter sow transplants and the neat things you can find in seed catalogs!
Resources
Winter Protection for Landscape Plants
Winter Desiccation Injury of Evergreen Shrubs and Trees
Preventing southwest injury in landscape trees
Growing Vegetable Transplants
Ready, Set, Plant - Starting Seeds the Easy Way
Bermudagrass Suppression Methods for Oklahoma Home Gardens
OK County OSU Extension educators, Josh Campbell and Julia Laughlin and their Program Assistant, Kate Reynolds, look at winter protection of the home landscape, decorating for the holidays with plants, and our dreams for spring.
Resources
Winter Protection for Landscape Plants
Selection and Care of Christmas Trees
Poinsettia Care
History of Poinsettia
Your tools are ready for cleaning after a hard season’s work and your automatic irrigation systems need to be prepped for winter, plus you may have some seeds you want to save. For our second episode of November, OK County Extension educators, Josh Campbell and Julia Laughlin and their Program Assistant, Kate Reynolds, share our best methods for tackling this work for urban gardeners.
Resources
Seed Saving Basics
Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds
Winterizing Your Garden Tools
Yard Equipment Maintenance Tips
Irrigation System Winterizing Tips
Winterizing Lawn and Garden Irrigation Systems Worth the Effort
OK County OSU Extension educators, Josh Campbell and Julia Laughlin and their Program Assistant, Kate Reynolds, look at the key things you’ll want to know this month in regards to turfgrass, natural resource conservation, and garden ornamentals. Plus, Josh gives us the scoop on sandbur problems, and Julia gives us the scoop on the significance of pecan trees in Oklahoma.
Resources
Cool Season Lawn Management Calendar
Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Home Lawns
Sandbur Control in Bermudagrass Pasture
Controlling Sandburs in Grass Areas
Brian Pugh - Sandbur Control
Planting Trees and Shrubs
For our second episode of October, OK County Extension educators, Josh Campbell and Julia Laughlin and their Program Assistant, Kate Reynolds, take a deep dive into two time-sensitive projects: migrating your houseplants indoors for the winter, and creating a new garden bed with the help of the lasagna composting method.
Resources
Backyard Composting in Oklahoma
Bermuda Grass Eradication Demonstration - 2022
Different Ways of Bermudagrass Eradication Research on the Best of Oklahoma Gardening
The weather is cooling down and our gardens are looking like fun places to work in again. Join OK County Extension educators, Josh Campbell and Julia Laughlin, and learn what you can plan, harvest, and maintain in your garden this month. Plus, if you’re looking to up your gardening game with some new techniques, you’ll want to hear all about cover cropping, low tunnels, and solarization.
Bermudagrass Lawn Management Calendar
Cool Season Lawn Management Calendar
Perennial Flowers for Specific Uses in Oklahoma
Benefits of Using Cover Crops in Oklahoma No-Till
Keep Garden-Fresh Taste Longer with Extended Growing Season
Using Compost as a Heat Source for Growing Seedlings on Hot Beds and in Greenhouses
You may not know it, but fall is an amazing time for growing vegetables in Oklahoma! Join our extension educators, Josh and Julia, and learn what you can plant this month to enjoy the rest of the year. Keep listening for tips on ornamental plants you can snag for winter, and how to refresh and share your Iris and Daylilies. It's also the time to take care of your cool season grasses, and Josh offers some advice on ways to refresh and prepare your lawn for the next year.
Resources:
Fact Sheet Repository
Fall Gardening in Oklahoma
Cool Season Greens Production (Spinach, Collard, Kale, Mustard, Turnip, Leaf Lettuce)
Managing Turfgrass in the Shade in Oklahoma
Learn how to water your lawn in a drought and why you're tomatoes haven't been producing in our latest episode! You'll also discover fun local events such as the County Free Fair, our own Eastside Farmer's Market, as well as our educational workshops.
Resources:
Fact Sheet Repository
Mesonet
Bermudagrass Lawn Management Calendar
Fall Gardening
Home Grown Gardening
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