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Mike McGrath
WTOP's Garden Editor Mike McGrath is:
* Host of the nationally syndicated Public Radio show, You Bet Your Garden
* Contributing Editor and columnist for Greenprints magazine
* Former Editor-in-Chief of ORGANIC GARDENING magazine
* Author of books on Tomatoes, Compost, Seed saving and Kitchen Gardening
* Mike makes several appearances around town. Click for more.
* Do you have a question for Mike? Email him at mikemcg@ptd.net. (Please include your name, location and the topic in the subject line)
Garden Plot: How to prolong the life of roses
If all you do is remove last year's mulch from under your roses, you'll greatly reduce disease problems. And if you replace that much with fresh yard waste compost, like LeafGro, you'll prevent new disease spores from breeding.
Lawn care: Never aerate cool season lawns in spring
WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath offers advice on when to aerate lawns, when to add corn gluten and grass seed, what not to do to boxwoods and when to prune apple trees.
What your flowers really say on Valentine's Day
Thursday is Valentine's Day. And if you didn't already know that, this is probably the most helpful garden tip you'll get from me this season.
Garden Plot: Not all mulches are created equal
In this week's edition of Garden Plot, Mike McGrath discusses how to choose the best mulch and offers some different types of corn seeds that make for great popped corn.
Garden Plot: Apologies to the deer and cold weather lawn advice
When I reported this one on Saturday, I had to change my opening line to "Garden Editor Mike McGrath with your Mea Culpa of the Day!"
Garden Plot: Rutting deer and WTOP discounts
Hard water is OK but you must keep the deer away.
Garden Plot: Winter maintenance for trees, shrubs and lawns
Save the Date: Mike will appear at the Community Home Show at the Universities at Shady Grove on Saturday Feb. 9.
Garden Plot: Melt your ice, not your plants
WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath
Preserving and protecting your holiday plants
WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath offers tips on how to get your amaryllis to bloom again, how to poinsettia and what to do with paperwhites.
Tree composting, curbside schedules released
Area counties release their curbside pickup schedules for Christmas trees and where residents can take their trees for composting.
Old Christmas trees, New Year's resolutions
Now that the holidays are almost over, put your old Christmas trees to good use and make smart resolutions to help your lawn when spring comes.
Plan now for live Christmas tree success
It's the time of year when many folks decide to get a really live tree for Christmas, one with its roots all wrapped up in burlap that they'll plant outdoors after the holidays.
Garden Plot: Gifts for gardeners, de-icers and tips for healthy holiday plants
In this week's Garden Plot, Mike McGrath recommends gifts for gardeners in addition to tips to protect your plants this winter.
Garden Plot: Holiday gifts, December advice
Have you decided what to get for your favorite gardener this holiday season?
Garden Plot: Grubs, greens and Christmas trees
Find out when to trim those evergreens and how to prevent grub damage, and remember these tips for a tip-top Christmas tree.
Garden Plot: Oh, Christmas tree
If you're buying a Christmas tree, there are a few things you need to know in order to keep it healthy and beautiful.
Rosemary trees, home-grown gifts and voles
A sure sign of the approaching holidays is the appearance of those wonderful Christmas-tree shaped cones of live rosemary in garden centers and upscale supermarkets.
Great deals on trees and squirrel birth control
A great resource for proper tree selection, planting and care.
Time to plant spring bulbs and ward off evil squirrels
You know how I'm always telling you to wait until after Halloween to plant your spring bulbs? Well, it's after Halloween, which means the time is here!
Garden Plot: Sandy storm warning do's and don'ts
Lawn-related advice in preparation for a possible coming storm.
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