Quote of the Week
Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.
...Helen Keller
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GardenLife Sneak Peek
This Week's Radio Show
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8-9 PDT, 11am-Noon EDT
 Whether you are a beginning or experienced gardener, you can avoid many of the trial-and-error pitfalls of creating a yard with year-round interest by listening to "The Perennial Diva," Stephanie Cohen from Collegeville, Pennsylvania and horticulture consultant Jennifer  Benner from Roxbury, Connecticut. They have co-authored The Nonstop Garden: A Step-by-Step Guide to Smart Plant Choices and Four-Season Designs, incorporating diverse plant selections and easy design strategies. Closing out the first hour, Bob Reidmuller from Oasis Water Efficient Gardens will "...unlock this door with a key of imagination to a dimension of sight... and cross over into The Twilight Zone" of genetic mutants: crests and monstrose! Call John, Sharon and Bryan with your gardening questions at 1-866-606-TALK.
8-10 PDT, 11am-1pm EDT
Bees, wasps and ants! Oh my! 
Entomologist and author, Eric Grissel will enlighten us about the indispensable role of
Hymenoptera in gardens: the predators, pollinators and recyclers. Get more information on his books, including his latest, Bees, Wasps, and Ants: The Indispensable Role of Hymenoptera in Gardens. And now that it is officially summer, are your roses suffering from the heat? Garden expert Lance Walheim comes to the rescue with advice about rose care.
 For al fresco dining, Marta Teegen will inspire us to try her recipes featuring mouth-watering, warm-weather produce such as pole beans, watermelons, sweet corn and tomatoes. Her book, Homegrown: A Grower's Guide for Creating a Cook's Garden in Raised Beds, Containers, and Small Spaces is a must-have for anyone who wants to grow and cook their own produce. Call John, Sharon and Bryan with your questions at 1-866-606-TALK
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| Grandma Tokita's "INAKA" Stir-Fry
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After having planted our Costata Romanesco just four weeks ago, it has leaves almost as large as a giant Gunnera and has already yielded a dozen 6-to-8-inch long squash. What to do with such an early bounty of these beautiful, deeply-ribbed, heirloom zucchini?
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| Did You Know?
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Here are some kernels of factoids.Behind wheat and rice, corn is the 3rd most important food crop in the world. It is also an important ingredient in alcohol, distilled spirits, corn syrup, sugar, cornstarch, synthetic fibers, plastics, wood resin, synthetic rubber, lubricating oils, corn cob pipes, abrasives, corn oil, margarine, saccharin, paints, soaps, linoleum and gasohol.
There are approximately 600 kernels of corn in each ear arranged in an even number of 14 to 16 rows with one strand of silk per kernel. About 27,000 kernels equals 1 bushel. After 6 hours of storage at room temperature, corn loses up to 40% of its sugar content.
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Reserve Cool Season Veggies Now
Reserve cool season tomatoes, onions and artichoke for shipping the week of Aug. 9.
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| Save on Bearded Iris Pre-Order Now!
Save up to 60% and more on our top quality selection of Bearded Iris. Order now for shipping in mid-late Aug.
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GeoBulb A $70 light bulb!
Why is the $69.95 GeoBulb-3 the best value light bulb that you can buy and better for the environment? It lasts 40 times longer than a conventional incandescent bulb and 10 times longer than a compact fluorescent.
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Shutterbug Contest (click here)
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 Correctly
identify the plant, and you're entered into a drawing for free book from
gardening publishers like Timber Press and Cool Springs Press.
This week's prize
from Timber Press:
"Armitage's
Vines and Climbers:"
by Allan M. Armitage
Hint #1: From Southwestern China
Hint #2: Hera's personal messenger
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GardenLife welcomes the C.Crane Company to our radio family and heartily endorses their business!
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C. Crane has been located in Fortuna, CA a small town in
the wilds of Humboldt County for almost 30 years, home of the world's tallest trees and
six free-flowing rivers. This proximity to nature and low key lifestyle where we
live and work with our neighbors is extended to our values. We treat our
customers the way we want to be treated and take the time to listen to them. We
enjoy the feedback we receive about our radios and lighting products. Remaining
true to our values helps us create a company we are proud of. Our focus in our
mission to find, develop and deliver items that enhance our lives through
communication and energy saving devices brings us continued success __________________________________________________________________________________
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Protect your plants from rabbits, deer and other critters!
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Bobbex Deer Repellent is
the most effective long lasting spray on the market. It safely disrupts the foraging patterns of deer and
deters them from browsing on your property. Bobbex is:
Can be used on
all ornamental shrubs and flowers, and around
vegetablesOriginal, unique
sprays made from all natural and recycled ingredients.
Environmentally
friendly
All natural
ingredients that stop deer browsing by using multiple smell and taste deterrents
and WILL NOT WASH OFF________________________________________________________________
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SoilSoup
by GreenOrganics
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Stop
or limit the use of synthetic fertilizers! You can not begin repairing or
enhancing your soil until you limit synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and other
garden chemicals.
After
just one or two treatments of SoilSoup your plants will start to look healthier;
the lawn is greener, the flowers have bigger and more colorful blooms, the fruit
and vegetables taste better, and the roses look great without any mildew! Pest
issues will lessen as a healthier plant grown
in healthy soil, has a stronger immune system.
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