Tune in every Saturday morning for Homegrown NH – a new weekly segment, offering quick practical gardening tips —from native plants and pollinators to sustainable yard care. Whether you're an experienced green thumb or just trying to keep a succulent alive, Homegrown NH has something for you.
Homegrown NH features Emma Erler, the lead horticulturalist at Kirkwood Gardens at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center with NHPR's Jessica Hunt.
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We asked Homegrown NH host Emma Erler what tasks she tackles at Kirkwood Gardens in early spring. -
How you can create the conditions that will help your blueberry bushes thrive. -
The perennial question of when to prune depends on when your shrub blooms, and what your goals are - with special attention for lilacs. -
If you can take a handful of soil and make a ball that will not fall apart when gently poked, the soil is too wet to work. -
What to be aware of if you’re tending a peach tree and hoping for lots of juicy peaches this summer. -
If you have ladybugs inside at this time of year, it's the Asian ladybug, not the native ladybug. -
There are a lot of bags of soil at the gardening center, and it’s important to choose the right one for any container gardening you plan to do this year. -
After a cold winter, here’s what to do if you see curled and drooping leaves on even the hardiest of rhododendrons. -
Finally, it’s time for NH gardeners to get started planting summer vegetable and flower seeds indoors. -
Here’s how to keep live potted herbs from the grocery thriving, maybe even long enough to plant outside in spring.
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