Don't just leave those baskets hanging

By Charity Nebbe,

Samantha McIntosh, Kate Perez

Published May 11, 2024 at 7:00 AM CDT

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Garden centers are currently overflowing with hanging baskets in full bloom and if you bring one home and care for it properly, you can keep those blooms going all summer long.

It's Horticulture Day! On this edition of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe speaks with Iowa State University horticulture specialists Cindy Haynes and Aaron Steil about the best ways to care for and create hanging baskets. Then, the specialists answer listener questions.

Guests:

Cindy Haynes, professor and horticulture Extension specialist, Iowa State University
Aaron Steil, horticulture Extension specialist, Iowa State University

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa

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Samantha McIntosh

Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Kate Perez

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Don't just leave those baskets hanging

Garden centers are currently overflowing with hanging baskets in full bloom and if you bring one home and care for it properly, you can keep those blooms going all summer long.

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