Garden Basics with Farmer Fred
Tips for beginning and experienced gardeners. New episodes arrive every Friday. Fred Hoffman has been a U.C. Certified Master Gardener since 1982 and writes a weekly garden column for the Lodi News-Sentinel in Lodi, CA. A four-decade fixture in Sacramento radio, he hosted three radio shows for Northern California gardeners and farmers: The KFBK Garden Show, Get Growing with Farmer Fred, and the KSTE Farm Hour. Episode Website: https://gardenbasics.net
Podcasting since 2020 • 386 episodes
Garden Basics with Farmer Fred
Latest Episodes
386 Grape Growing Basics (And More!)
Farmer Fred and Debbie Flower provide practical advice on cultivating table and wine grapes, focusing on the essentials such as sunlight, well-drained soil and variety selection. Also: peach leaf curl controls, prematurely falling figs, n...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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35:19
385 The Repurposed, Sustainable, and Creative Garden
Prepare to be inspired as we dive into a creative and sustainable approach to gardening with Sacramento County Master Gardener Gail Pothour. We explore how to turn everyday household items and scrap materials into stunning and functional garden...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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31:05
384 Ideas for a Successful First Garden!
Essential tips for beginner gardeners, focusing on starting small, plant selection, spacing and companion planting, along with maintenance strategies and the value of involving children and keeping a gardening diary.Previous episodes, sh...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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56:42
383 The 2025 Tomato Preview Show!
If you’re a tomato-head, this is the episode for you!We dive into the world of tomatoes with Don Shor from Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis, California. We discuss our favorite tomato varieties to plant for the 2025 gardening season. What’s...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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53:22
382 Delayed Winter Pruning of Fruit Trees, and More!
In this episode:• The benefits of delayed winter pruning of fruit trees, with orchardist and Master Gardener Quentyn Young.• Controlling ants in raised garden beds, with America’s Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, D...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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40:41
