KSL Greenhouse
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen live on Saturdays from 8-11am.
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KSL Greenhouse Full Show 09/13/25
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
Here’s what we covered this week:
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Plant of the week: Kindred Spirit Hybrid Oak
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9 o’clock feature: Soil Preparation
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10 o’clock feature: Almendro Tree
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And more of your questions and concerns!
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Almendro Tree
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
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Feature: Almendro Tree
10:20
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What's the best way to treat my peach tree that's arms fell off this winter? What is the best time of year to kill Morning Glory? How can I control the Bind Weed in my flower beds? Why don't professional athletic fields have earth worms? What're the small, black, beetle-like bugs on my raspberry plants? How can I get rid of unwanted trees? Why do we have so many Black Widows this year and how do I get rid of them? Why is the harvest low from my two apple trees?
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Why isn't my apple tree producing anymore? What're best practices to get more fruit from my cherry tree? How can address the drainage problem in the mostly clay-based soil in my backyard? What can I do for my Autumn Blaze Maple that is yellowing?
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Why are my peach trees dropping leaves ann producing fruit with green spots? When is the best time to prune my burning bush? What type of trees can you plant over a water retention pond?
Soil Preparation
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
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Feature: Soil preparation
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Should I visit the Utah Dalia Society’s celebration at the Sugarhouse Garden Center? What do you recommend to manage aphids?
9:35
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What’re some stately trees that grow well in the Tremont area? Can I treat the Oxalis (Wood Sorrel) from my lawn now and how should I go about it? Why is my lawn looking like it's being burnt? Why aren't my brusselsprout plants forming sprouts? Should I put down osmocote fertilizer this fall? What's the best way to kill Finca and Creeping Jenny?
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Do I need to remove the screens from the roots around my fruit trees? Where should I ge a soil test for my cut flower garden? What can I do to reduce the number of earth worms in my grass? What're the steps for reviving my lawn?
Plant of the week: Kindred Spirit Hybrid Oak
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
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Plant of the week: Kindred Spirit Hybrid Oak
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How will Peat Moss affect the growth of my grass? I want to replace my Delta trees... what should I replace them with?
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Why are the apples from my six-year-old apple tree so small? What would be a good shade tree to plant? What can I do for my Rose of Sharon that’s leaves are turning white?
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The northeast corner of my lawn collects water from my neighbor's lawn... is there a high-water tolerant plant I could plant in that area? When is a good time to put preen on my lawn? What can I do for my five-year-old apricot tree that’s bark is peeling? How can I control the wasps in my garden?
KSL Greenhouse Full Show 9/6/25
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
Planting Landscape Trees
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
Everything You Need to Know About Sod Webworm
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
Plant of the Week: Burning Bush
Welcome to the KSL Greenhouse show! Join hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes as they talk about all things plants, tackle your toughest gardening questions, and offer tips that can help you maintain a beautiful yard. Listen on Saturdays from 8am to 11am at 102.7 FM, 1160 AM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL NewsRadio app. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @kslgreenhouse. Happy planting! #KSLGreenhouse
KSL Greenhouse Full Show 8/30/25
- Plant of the week: Japanese Anemone
- 9 o’clock feature: When to Harvest Your Fruits and Veggies
- 10 o’clock feature: Peach Varieties and Maintenance
- And more of your questions and concerns!
Peach Varieties and Maintenance
- Feature: Peach Varieties and Maintenance
- Why is my Ichiban eggplant growing thorns?
- How do I get salt out of the soil before I plant new grass and replace a tree that died?
- How do I get rid of broadleaf weeds?
- What’s wrong with my red maple?
- Is there anything I can do to get my cosmos to bloom before the frost hits?
- How do I store Elephant Ears for the winter to plant next year?
- When can I harvest my butternut squash, and how do I best store it?
- Is it too early to prune the long vines on my raspberries and blackberries?
- Could grass seedlings have a chance of successful spring growth if I aerate in a few weeks before seeding?
- How do I get rid of the clover patches that are appearing on my lawn?
- What’s the name of the grass that’s immune to fungus?
- What can I do about the fungus infection on my onions?
- How do I get rid of morning glory?
- Is there any kind of weed killer that won’t damage clover?
- Is there anything I can do to prevent my pine trees from dying?
- What can I do if the middle of my vinca vine is dying?
- Is there a shade tolerant grass?
When to Harvest Your Fruits and Veggies
- Is there anything I can do this late in the season to get rid of necrotic ring spot?
- Why does my pomegranate never blossom?
- What can I do to protect my flowering pear tree if I need to prune it in the late summer?
- How can I tell the difference between dormant and dead Kentucky bluegrass?
- What can I do to get rid of goatheads?
- When’s the best time to plant flowering cherry trees?
- How do I transplant a lilac that’s a few years old?
- What can I do about a fungus that causes a yellow ring in my yard?
- Now that my lavender bloomed and died off, when do I trim the dead blooms off to prepare it for winter?
- How can I mulch my planter pot to protect it from the burn that happens over the winter?
- What can I do to wash my peach tree from borers?
- Why do the apples on my seedling Jonathan apple tree look like crabapples?
- How do I kill the bamboo in my yard?
- What can I do about the fungus on my tomatoes that’s causing the leaves to turn yellow?
Plant of the Week: Japanese Anemone
- Plant of the week: Japanese Anemone
- Why do some of my pansies wilt and die?
- What’s wrong with my hedge?
- What can I do about the small bugs jumping around my grass?
- Will the part of my grass that was killed by sod webworm grow back, or do I need to replace it?
- What’s the easiest way to tell if pears are ripe for canning?
- What’s the best way to get rid of grubs?
- Can I lightly prune my honey locust any time of year?
- Can I go as high as 90% tall fescue?
- How low do I cut peonies in the fall after they go dormant?
- Are creeping junipers considered perennials?
- When and how do I prune my sumac tree?
- Is it still too hot to put out grass seed?
- How do you use liquid humic acid?
- What can I do about the fungus in our lawn?
- How long are fruit trees considered newly planted?
- Is it common for newly planted peach trees to lose leaves at the top branches?
KSL Greenhouse Full Show 8/23/25
- Plant of the week: Chrysanthemum
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- Guest: Brian Lloyd with Olson’s Greenhouse
- 9 o’clock feature: Navigating Tomato Troubles
- 10 o’clock feature: Common Lawn Problems
- And more of your questions and concerns!
Common Lawn Problems
- Feature: Common Lawn Problems
- Why do my plums split just before ripening?
- Is there a tree that looks similar to the Canada Red chokecherry tree but doesn’t have suckers?
- How do I get rid of the aspen roots that are sprouting up through my grass?
- Is there a place to take damaged leaves off a hedge for diagnostics?
- What’s a fast-growing flowering tree that’s not too tall or wide?
- What can I do next season to save my peach tree that’s cracking bark and dripping sap from its pores?
- When can I pick my pumpkins?
- Can I aerate and overseed with fungus-resistant grass to prevent necrotic ring spot?
- Why am I getting lots of growth but no beans?
- What’s the best way to prune raspberries in the fall?
- What’s a fast-growing flowering tree that’s not too tall or wide and has low tolerance of disease?
- Would it hurt to prune my Winter Gem boxwoods this late in the season?
- Why aren’t my peaches ripe yet?
- Can I use expired organic carrot juice in my yard?
- Is there a good weed control for field bindweed and spurge that won’t kill the lawn?
- How do I control spurge and oxalis?
Navigating Tomato Troubles
- Feature: Navigating Tomato Troubles
- What do I do if I have sod webworm causing brown spots on my lawn?
- How and when should I prune blackberry plants?
- Why do I only get tiny berries?
- Can I treat powdery mildew on my Glenora grapes this late in the season and, if so, how?
- Can I grow the yellow Rainier cherries in Utah?
- How low do I cut my peonies in the fall after they go dormant?
- Why are there webs all over my evergreen trees and bushes?
- Why is my Bosc pear tree struggling with black falling leaves and peeling bark?
- What do I do if my nectarine tree has peach borers?
- Why are my bell pepper fruits not growing in full size and starting to rot at the bottom?
- Is it normal for organic Waltham butternut squash fruit to have mostly male flowers?
- What’s a good flowering vine to grow over some metal wired rock retaining walls?
- What can I do about the cottonwood borers on my cottonwood trees?
- What should I do if I’m seeing a flurry of moths throughout my lawn after applying bifenthrin?
- Can I fertilize my Knock Out roses now to get them to bloom again?
Plant of the Week: Chrysanthemum
- Plant of the week: Chrysanthemum
- Guest: Brian Lloyd with Olson’s Greenhouse
- When’s the best time to set up my sprinkler timer?
- Is there anything I can apply at this time to kill sod webworm flies?
- When’s a good time to remove shade cloth?
- Is it time to remove the shade cloth over my tomatoes?
- Why did I get clean peaches on my tree this year all of a sudden?
- When and how do I trim back my Everbearing raspberries?
- What’s causing my cherry tomato to look rotten at the bottom?
- Why did the leaves on my Clematis ‘Jackmanii’ turn yellow?
- Why is one of my Knock Out roses dying?
- Why is there a ring of growth going through my apple orchard?
- How do I prepare my Yukon Gold potatoes for storage?
- What can I do about the spots on my lawn?
KSL Greenhouse Full Show 8/16/25
- Plant of the week: Black-Eyed Susan
- 9 o’clock feature: Tips for Growing Pears
- 10 o’clock feature: Summer Leaf Scorch
- And more of your questions and concerns!
Summer Leaf Scorch
- Feature: Summer Leaf Scorch
- Should I prune my elm trees that came back after having two bad winters?
- Can I plant dried perennial seeds in pots now and leave them outside during the winter, or should I wait until next spring?
- Why do my pole beans have many blossoms but no beans?
- What should I do if the peaches on one of my tree’s branches dried up?
- Why is my apple tree turning yellow?
- Why haven’t some of my peaches grown?
- What can I do to treat the new brown patch in my lawn?
- What are some good options for trees in park strips?
- What do I do after cutting the leaves off my amaryllis bulbs?
- Is it too late to prune fruit trees?
- Is it okay to cut off the leaves that were affected by powdery mildew on my squash plants?
- Should I be worried about the boxelder bugs on my rose of Sharon plants?
- How do I transplant roses?
- Are hornets and wasps pollinators?
- What’s a recommended raised bed mix?
- What should I do with the branch that broke off my peach tree?
Tips for Growing Pears
- Feature: Tips for Growing Pears
- Are moisture meters reliable for checking soil moisture?
- What’s the proper way to water a lawn in sandy soil?
- What’s a good shade tree with color that will do well in full sun in a south-facing yard?
- Which works better on “root eaters,” a spray or a granular?
- Why are some of the fruits on my tomato plants turning black?
- Is there any way to get rid of the round, hard spots on my lawn that have tubers in them?
- What should I do if most of the needles on my Douglas firs have turn brown?
- Can I cut off the tree roots that are growing up in my front yard?
- Is there anything I can do to stop hornets and bees from eating my peaches?
- Is it okay to put Yukon Gold potatoes in my compost bin?
- If I have a grub- or cutworm-infested lawn and leave it untreated this season, will they overwinter and be a problem next season?
- What groundcover would work best in an area that has sprinklers and gets partial shade?
- What’s the best indicator that you have sod webworm?
- What can I do to get my lawn to grow?
- What should I do if I see borers on my green ash tree even though it looks healthy?
- What’s the reason why city trees in Europe are identified with metal tags?
- How do I know if it’s a fungus or a bug eating my lawn?
Plant of the Week: Black-Eyed Susan
- Plant of the week: Black-Eyed Susan
- Why do I see white powdery substance on my grapes?
- If I want to clear a rose bed from weeds, can I individually put plastic bags over the roses and spray the ground with Roundup or Spruce once the temperature drops?
- Why are the leaves on my Standing Ovation serviceberries starting to brown around the edges?
- Why is my willow tree leaking sap?
- How do I tell when my okra pods are ready to harvest?
- Is it too hot to put down 16-16-16?
- What’s the best treatment for Virginia creepers and grape leafhoppers on my grapes?
- What causes a lumpy lawn, and how do I fix and prevent it?
- Why did my privet bushes lose leaves on the inside of the branches?
- Why haven’t I gotten any beans so far on my Blue Lake Pole Beans?
- What are the pros and cons of the zelkova shade tree?
- What can I do if I missed thinning one of the branches on my peach tree?
- Are my lawn sprinklers not working properly?
- What’s a good peach tree variety for fresh eating?
KSL Greenhouse Full Show 8/9/25
- Guest host: Dave Mecham
- Plant of the week: Panicle Hydrangea
- 9 o’clock feature: Blossom-End Rot: Symptoms and Treatment
- 10 o’clock feature: Tips for Growing Peaches in Your Garden
- And more of your questions and concerns!
Tips for Growing Peaches in Your Garden
- How do I get rid of whitetop?
- How do I treat iron chlorosis on my Autumn Blaze Maple?
- What’s the best way to get rid of a ground wasp nest?
- Can spring-blooming flower bulbs be dug up and replanted right now?
- Why are my Colorado blue spruce trees turning brown at the top?
- What’s the best way to handle grubs on my lawn?
- How do I get rid of clover and crabgrass?
- Is there anything I can do to soften my clay soil so that I can remove my old plants?
- How do I get rid of the fungus gnats?
- How do I kill my honey locust tree’s roots that are sending shoots all over?
- Can I safely use Fertilome Weed Free Zone spray in my flower garden to kill bindweed?
- If you have clay soil and necrotic ring spot, would aerating with water help?
- Why aren’t my pumpkins producing?
- Can I dust corn with Sevin?
- What’s causing my soil to have high phosphorous levels?
- What’s eating my petunias?
Blossom-End Rot: Symptoms and Treatment
- What can I do if the middle section of my Pie Cherry tree is dying?
- Why are my quaking aspens turning yellow in the spring?
- What’s causing the dead spots on my lawn?
- How do I control the yellow jacket wasps around my grapevines?
- What can I do about the bindweed taking over my lawn and flower beds?
- What can I do if the leaves on my tomatoes are dying?
- What’s the best way to control crabgrass?
- Is it safe to plant Japanese maple in the fall?
- If I treat summer patch with a fungicide, will it hurt my lawn?
- What’s causing my impatiens to shrivel up, and what can I do to save them?
- Can you ever really get rid of trumpet vine?
Plant of the Week: Panicle Hydrangea
- Plant of the week: Panicle Hydrangea
- What's the proper way to care for poinsettias?
- What's the best way to get rid of the massive amounts of spurge in my lawn?
- What can I do if I get leafminers on my grapevines every year?
- What should I do if the sod I put in last spring looks dead?
- How much should I water after planting trees from the nursery?
- \Why are all my tomatoes cracked?
- What can I do about the thistles in my yard?
- What’s a large shade tree that would be best to grow in Magna?
- If I use a systemic on roses, how far away does it have to be from edible things in your garden?
KSL Greenhouse Full Show 8/2/25
- Guest host: Dave Mecham
- Plant of the week: Rose of Sharon
- 9 o’clock feature: Prostrate and Spotted Spurge
- 10 o’clock feature: Bindweed Control
- And more of your questions and concerns!