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Eat salad from the garden year-round by extending the season in your garden

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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Even as the snow starts to fly across Iowa, there are some gardeners and farmers who are still managing to grow delicious veggies under cover.

In this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with extension horticulture specialist Dan Fillius about the techniques he uses in his own home garden to grow salad greens, herbs and some root vegetables year-round. Fillius also talks about his favorites of the new vegetable varieties appearing in the pages of this year's garden catalogs.

Extension horticulture specialist Aaron Steil also joins the conversation to help answer your gardening questions.

Guests:

  • Dan Fillius, horticulture specialist, Iowa State University Extension
  • Aaron Steil, horticulture specialist, Iowa State University Extension
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Charity Nebbe is IPR's<i> Talk of Iowa</i> host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts <i>Garden Variety</i> and <i>Unsettled</i>. 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.
Katherine Perkins is IPR's Executive Producer of Talk Shows and Program Director for News/Talk. Since 2014, Perkins has managed the broadcast schedule and sound of the news and information service of Iowa Public Radio, as well as has directed the long-term planning and oversight for IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River. Perkins has a masters degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).