Quote of the Week
"Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity."
...Lindley Karstens
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GardenLife Sneak Peek
This Week's Radio Show
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8-9am PDT, 11am-Noon EDT
Sunday, August 8
8-10am PDT, 11am-1pm EDT
 Jim Myers is a professor of vegetable breeding and genetics at Oregon State University where he specializes in the release and development of improved vegetable varieties with adaptation to the Pacific Northwest, of bush beans, snap peas, winter squash, corn and tomatoes. He'll tell us about cool season tomatoes and how to keep them fruiting until the first extended winter frost. Go to www.hort.oregonstate.edu for more great news about the latest in plants ideally suited for the conditions of the Pacific Northwest. And garden expert Lance Walheim will give us more timely ideas for fall vegetable planting and maintenance.
 For the second hour, Greg Ecsedy from Bobbex will help us understand why we are seeing so many animals foraging in our urban gardens and what we can do to discourage them from damaging our landscapes. Check out www.bobbex.com for more information about repellents. Call John, Sharon, Bryan or our three guests with your questions at 1-866-606-TALK (8255).
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| How to Divide and Plant Bearded Iris
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With their distinctive spikes of colorful flowers emerging from sturdy, strap-shaped foliage, bearded iris are stunning garden plants. They are available in a rainbow of hues including bi-colors, come in a wide range of sizes and depending on the variety, flower early, mid-season or late. Growers have recently hybridized a new strain known as remontant (re-blooming) that will flower in the Spring and again in mid-Summer to Fall.
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| Did You Know?
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The three erect petals of an iris flower are known as standards, the three lower petals that either hang down or flare out are called falls and the fuzzy-caterpillar-like form usually found at the base of the falls towards the center of the flower is the reason why the bearded iris is so named. |
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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:
"Gardening for a Lifetime"
by Sydney Eddison
Hint #1 - Native to Africa
Hint #2 - Summer Bloom
Hint #3 - Sold by Top Tropicals in Florida
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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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Pat Lanza, author of 
