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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Are ants helping or actively harming your garden and grass? -
From organic pesticides to hand-picking each pest individually, it is a struggle to keep unwanted guests out of your garden. -
It wouldn't be summer without fat, juicy, homegrown tomatoes! -
A rain barrel can be as simple or complicated as you like, but either way you’re taking advantage of natural rainfall to water your garden. -
If mosquitoes are keeping you inside when you want to enjoy your garden, try an effective DIY preventative. -
Suggestions for ensuring your plants are getting as much water as they need. -
If you’re starting a veggie garden for the first time, here are the essentials you need to know to get started. -
“Hügel” is the German word for hill or mound; "hügelkultur" is a way of growing plants in rounded, above-ground beds made from woody debris. -
When might raised beds be preferable to growing in the ground? -
Is it worth brewing up some compost tea or burying a banana peel in your garden to help fertilize your plants?
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