MICHAEL CHARLES 
GARDENING SHOW


Archive of PAST

Michael Charles Gardening Shows




MAY 12, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

- Tomatoes & Basil as "partners"
- Watering in Rains County this upcoming week
- Sage (Salvia officinalis)
- Wormwood
- Privet shrubs (bird food at the right time)
- Tabasco Peppers
- ANTS...!!!
- Ordering & installing grass (for you lawn)
- Have kids...?   Plant them a tree...!
Testing your soil for drainage
...and much more...

Michael Charles 5.12.2022.mp3


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May 19, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

- Set for Summer...!
- Collecting Rainwater
- Fruit Tree Care
- Lawnmower Tips & Check -Up
- Queen Anne's Lace
- Black Eyed Susans
- Onions vs. Garlic
- Replacing Winter Flowers
- Mulch...!
- Anti-Squirrel Potting Tip
- Stick Bugs...! 
- Cucumber Beetles
- Poison Ivy...!
- Birds
- Plants Butterflies Love
- Hercules Club Tree
- Humming Birds...!









Michael Charles 5.19.2022.mp3


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May 26, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

- Rainfall perspectives
- Plants like regular watering schedule
- What Butterflies like:
*Turks Cap
*Mexican Milkweed
*Spiderflower
*Cypress Vine
*Geraniums
*Trumpet Vines
- Local Nurseries Roundup
 - Tortoise Beetles...!
- Ants...!
- Potting soil
- Dogwood Tree Question
- Bridle Wreath Spirea
- English Ivy
- Boston Ivy
- Japanese Jasmine


Michael Charles 5.26.2022band 2.mp3


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June 9, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

- Watering Schedule for Summer
- Types of Mulches
- Call from Eliza: "Tale of Two Plum Trees"
- Grafting
- Foraging for Wild Edible Fruits
- Preparing Wild Edible Fruits
- Farm to Market updates
- Local Mennonite Farms
- Organic Fertilizers
- Tomato Analysis & Watering 



Michael Charles 06.09.2022.mp3



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June 30, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

-  Getting rid of Tent Caterpillars
- Your ALLIES against Tent Caterpillars
- Deep watering
- Call from Eliza: Hydrangeas
- Soil can effect the color of your flowers
- Grafting: Do it in the Spring!
- Audit your sprinkler system
- Mixing Rock Phosphate
- Fish Emulsion
Reducing Plant Heat Stress
- Holding the nutrients into your soil
- Repotting potted plants  
 

 

Michael Charles 6.30.2022.mp3



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July 7, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

-  Hocus Pocus by Focus
- Rain in Rains County
- Getting rid of  garden PESTS
- Indoor plants for great AIR
- Zizi plant (less water needed)
- Call from Eliza: Daisy & Yarrow combo?
- Liquid fertilizers 
- Phosphorus for flowering?
- Nursing your Hibiscus plants
- Fighting Fire Ants
-  Fire Ant Bait
- Using Molasses in your garden

Michael Charles 7.7.2022.mp3


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July 14, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

- RAIN in Rains County...! 
- Lightening puts nitrogen into the water...!
- Tomatoes not getting red? 
- Granular or liquid fertilizer...?
- Mixture for stink bugs...
- Counting time between lighting & thunder = distance
Okra vs Aphids & Ants
Start thinking about your FALL garden now...
Starting your seedlings....
- Call from Fawncyne: Grapes in Rains County...?
- Design Concepts for yard & garden...
- Fish emulsion 
- Seedlings in eggshells = calcium 
- Horseradish plant
- What to refrigerate vs. What to keep room temperature
- Fire-scaping: fire prevention plants near your house

Michael Charles 7.14.2022 .mp3


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July 21, 2022

Discussed in this Show:

- RAIN in Rains County...! 
- Collecting rain water...
- Drink water BEFORE going outside, don't wait until you get thirsty
- Things to use for mulch
- Starting Brassica family of plants now: 
(Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts)
- Nutritional yeast as fertilizer...
Grapes....!
- Care for grapes in this area need:
*well drained area    *watch for mildew - dust with sulfur
- Types of Grapes that will grow in this area:
(Red Flame, Fredonia, Concord, Thompson's)
Call from Eliza: Question on soil types...
(Clay, Sandy, Loamy, Silty, Peaty & Chalky)
- Agave


Michael Charles 7.21.2022.mp3


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