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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Your garden may be resting under a new blanket of snow, but planting time for cool season crops is just around the corner.

On this Horticulture Day episode of Talk of Iowa, horticulture specialists Dan Fillius and Aaron Steil share advice on how and when to start your cool season plants and techniques you can use to start your gardening season early before they answer listener questions.

Guests:

  • Dan Fillius, commercial vegetable and specialty crop specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
  • Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Have a question for the hort gang? Send it in, and they may answer it in the Garden Variety newsletter.

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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.
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College. Since 2022, Troutman has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.