Hort Day

Autumn leaves may be the stars of the fall color show, but fall blooming annuals and perennials can also help to spread some color and joy.

Wasps in your wine glass and mushrooms in the lawn — the end of summer often brings with it some unwelcome guests.

Charity Nebbe speaks with Iowa State University entomologist Donald Lewis and horticulturist Aaron Steil about armyworms.

What to do when seeding turf gass, aerating soil and amending soil. And what not to do amid Iowa's hot summer months.

Charity Nebbe talks to Aaron Steil and DNR forester Mark Vitosh about planting and transplanting with the fall season approaching.

Charity Nebbe speaks to Horticulturists Aaron Steil and Cindy Haynes of Iowa State University Extension about judging vegetables and flowers at the Iowa State Fair.

Charity Nebbe speaks with Iowa State University entomologist Donald Lewis and horticulturist Richard Jauron about planting with pollinators in mind.

Downy mildew and gummy stem blight, squash bugs and vine borers, oh my! There are plenty of diseases and pests going after your squash harvest. And there are some organic strategies to deal with them.

Downy mildew and gummy stem blight, squash bugs and vine borers, oh my! There are plenty of diseases and pests going after your squash harvest. And there are some organic strategies to deal with them.

Guest host Rick Brewer is joined by Ed Lyon, Aaron Steil and Mark Vitosh to answer listeners' plant and tree questions.