We all know trees are vital, especially in Davis. Imagine this city without them, especially when it's 112 degrees* outside. Today we talk with Erin Donley Marineau, whose job as executive director of Tree Davis means she's one of the people responsible for keeping the city well-tree'd.
Watering in a drought. Reducing lawn water while keeping your trees alive. Root distribution of trees, "circle watering" strategy.
Coast redwoods in interior California. Many redwoods were planted in Davis years ago; should we add new ones now? What might we substitute for them?
What's wrong with these struggling tomato plants?
Compacting soils can cause problems.
"Mulch is for on top, not underground."
And more answers to listeners' questions. Submit yours for inclusion in a future show by emailing Don Shor and Lois Richter at DavisGardenShow@gmail.com
For the 10th anniversary of his death, we remember one of New England's finest singer-songwriters (and novelists). Bill Morrissey left behind a dozen albums in a recording career that stretched from 1984 to 2007. On today's show, we remember Bill through his music and the lens of fellow songwriters Marc Erelli and (the late) Eric Taylor. Bill Morrissey died on July 23, 2011, in a motel room in Dalton, Georgia, while on a short tour of the South.
Also on today's Folk Brothers: new music from Rachel Baiman, Watchhouse, I See Hawks In LA, and WB Yeats poems set to music!
Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Sidney Bechet, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter, Billy Taylor, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan, Duke Ellington, and Claude Bolling.
Don Shor and Lois Richter talk about July pests -- what 's around now and how to handle things -- and lots about fruit trees -- including broken branches, thinning possibilties, reduced size method, and summer pruning. From that Facebook @ re feeding squirrels -- just don't!
And, of course, we talk about the GLORIOUSLY WONDERFUL WEATHER this week.
The Rolling Stones' hit single "Honky Tonk Woman" was countrified for inclusion on the band's 1969 Let It Bleed LP. Gram Parsons -- who had just left The Flying Burrito Brothers to pursue his solo career -- told his pal Keith Richards to ask a young bluegrass musician named Byron Berline to add a fiddle track. Berline -- who had already done stints with Bill Monroe, The Dillards, and was preparing to join the Burritos -- recorded his part on the sidewalk outside of Elektra's Hollywood studio, picking up the iconic traffic sound used in the final mix. He went on to have a distingished career in the world of bluegrass, rock, country and Americana music, and passed away this past Saturday at 77.
Also on today's show: new tracks from Joe Troop, Slaid Cleaves, Dawn Riding, I See Hawks in LA. And so much more!
Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, Richard Twardzik Russ Freeman, Clark Terry, Shelly Manne & His Men, The Modest Jazz Trio, Luiz Bonfá & Stan Getz, Sam Rivers, Pepper Adams Quintet with Thad Jones, Lee Morgan, and The Dave Brubeck Quartet
A little more than half of Yolo County’s residents are now fully vaccinated, and the phase where thousands of people were eagerly signing up for the vaccine has ended. What’s next? Yolo County Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson appears on Davisville today to help us understand the status of the disease in Yolo County as of mid-July 2021. The subjects include herd immunity, the delta variant, answering questions from individuals who are reluctant to get the vaccine, and the ambiguity of not knowing what behavior is completely safe, even when you’re fully vaccinated.
Too many questions to get to all of them! Come back next week and hear the rest.
Mid-June topics:
La Niña and rainfall patterns. How to water -- and how not.
What plants want you to do when there's a heat wave. Or, better still, BEFORE one!
Privacy plants -- including avoiding undesired co-habitants (like raccoons and rats)!
Figuring out how/when to plant seeds. Some tips and tricks for certain seeds!
and more ...
We cruise through the hour with Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters, ending with an extra song "Paper Bag" before signing off. Enjoy!
