Hort Day

The growing season is almost here. And while new life isn’t sprouting yet, these below freezing nights and above freezing days create the perfect conditions for tapping maple trees to create tasty, homemade syrup.

The growing season is almost here. And while new life isn’t sprouting yet, these below freezing nights and above freezing days create the perfect conditions for tapping maple trees to create tasty, homemade syrup.

Iowa DNR forester Mark Vitosh talks about pruning shade trees in a way that’ll strengthen and hopefully help them withstand the tests of weather and time.

This "Hort Day" edition of Talk of Iowa, we find out how to take care of orchids.

Alongside Aaron Steil and Cindy Haynes, Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe learns the best practices for vermicomposting and preparing gardens for the spring.

Alongside Aaron Steil and Cindy Haynes, Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe learns the best practices for vermicomposting and preparing gardens for the spring

On this "Horticulture Day" edition of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe is joined by DNR forester Mark Vitosh to learn about the best practices for taking care of Christmas trees

Host Charity Nebbe is joined by Cindy Haynes and Gail Nonnecke of Iowa State University on this "horticulture day" edition of Talk of Iowa.

As the use of cover crops continues to increase on local farms, home gardeners may be interested in trying the practice in their very own backyard.