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Become a succession boss

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Garden Variety, hosted by Charity Nebbe

You need to do a lot of planting, weeding and nurturing before it’s time to harvest your vegetables. Iowa State University extension horticulturist Dan Fillius offers guidance on how to maximize vegetable production and then discuss how to get more out of your garden through succession planting.

To further grow your gardening knowledge, sign up for our new  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

  • Dan Fillius, extension horticulturist, Iowa State University  
Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
Aaron Steil is a Consumer Horticulture Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. Aaron contributes his expertise to the Garden Variety podcast and newsletter and to Talk of Iowa's Horticulture Day program.