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Nothing a homegrown tomato won't cure

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Garden Variety, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Today... what you need to know about homegrown tomatoes so you can pick them ripe off the vine. Iowa State's Ajay Nair tells us everything we need to know when growing tomatoes — from trellising, pest control, fertility, irrigation and more.

To further grow your gardening knowledge, sign up for our Garden Variety newsletter. And check out all the episodes of  Garden Variety, the horticulture podcast for all the things you’d like to grow or grow better.

Guests:

  • Ajay Nair, associate professor and Extension vegetable production specialist, Iowa State University
Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.
Madeleine Willis is IPR's Production Assistant supporting the talk shows and The Sunny Side Project. Willis has experience in audio production, reporting, writing and editing stories and conversations. She's reported and produced conversations on womanhood, sports, and good news from across Iowa. Willis will receive her bachelors degree from the University of Iowa in May 2025.