Nursery pro Don Shor has been gardening and selling plants in Davis for more than three decades.
Join Don and co-host Lois Richter as they discuss and answer your questions on all things for the garden.
Submit a question (or a brag!) to DavisGardenShow@gmail.com
Podcast
Davis Garden Show, Aug. 8, 2024Thu, 08/08/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday's topics: Brandy Boy tomato not setting fruit, compost tea, managing irrigation in raised planters, and more. Photo courtesy of Fred Hoffman. |
Davis Garden Show, Aug. 1, 2024Thu, 08/01/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday's topics: plant injury during July heat waves, lichen on an older lilac, old citrus tree declining, giant wasps visiting milkweed, and more. |
Davis Garden Show, July 25, 2024Thu, 07/25/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorOn today's show: flowers and vegetables in summer heat, Amaryllis belladonna, early plantings of cool season vegetables, straw and other mulches for the garden. |
Davis Garden Show, July 18, 2024Thu, 07/18/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday's topics: heat wave issues, helping native bees, why some trees aren't fruiting this year, July flowers, hibiscus in colder climates, and more. |
Davis Garden Show, July 11, 2024Thu, 07/11/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday's topics: sunburned leaves and heat wave issues, watering trees, arborist wood chips, and more. |
Davis Garden Show, July 4, 2024Thu, 07/04/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorOn today's show: tomato disorders and disorderly tomatoes, sun and heat injury on fruit, and more. |
Davis Garden Show, June 27, 2024Thu, 06/27/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday's topics: gardenias in pots, mildew and other tree diseases, July flowers for hot sun, lace bug on toyon, and more. |
Davis Garden Show, June 20, 2024Thu, 06/20/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday’s topics: blossom end rot, sequential plantings of summer vegetables, ceanothus in Oregon, lawn problems, and more. |
Davis Garden Show, June 13, 2024Thu, 06/13/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorThis week's subjects: Planting in summer continued, growing peonies in Northern California, good news about citrus diseases, and more. |
Davis Garden Show, June 6, 2024Thu, 06/06/2024 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday’s topics: planting in hot weather, ash trees, weeds and mulching, mildew on crapemyrtles, other crapemyrtle issues, choosing shrubs for bloom and wildlife, what to plant now, and more. |
Comments
Don and Lois,
Hi! I have some suggestions for last minute gifts that your listeners may be interested in. CafePress.com has beautiful as well as humorous t-shirts. This includes t-shirts for gardeners includeing special ones for Master Gardeners. They start at $9. These are both in mens' and womens' styles and sizes. Eric just reminded me that our local botanic garden, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, has great holiday gifts too in their gift shop. He suggested I mention that public gardens in your area likely do the same thing. He also suggested that I mention the possibility of classes for the public to attend at your local public gardens. RSABG has these. Just something you might find of interest, I am a volunteer at RSABG, though I have not volunteered as much recently as I used to. You learn a lot volunteering. Thank you again for answering my questions. You both are great.
-Robin of Southern California
Hi! Thank you for answering my last question. I found your answers very helpful and useful. I am currently relistening to the podcast where Eric called in. Hopefully one day I will do that too and then you can hear my voice. As far my question, i would like to know more about the 'Princess Maxine' rose. Eric bought it for me, but I can not find any information about it. What catagory of rose is it. Anything else you can tell me would also be helpful and useful. Roses are my specialty, but this has me stumped. It has lovely tiny light pink blooms. I have a picture of it, however it is not very clear. By the way, i am now working with Eric. He has hired me and i so enjoy working with him. Something else you might find interesting to know, Eric taps my mind for plant and gardening information, but I can not answer everything. So your answers are beneficial to the both of us. i am so excited that you answered my last question, that i look forward to your answer to my new question. your garden radio show is the best gardening radio show out there!
Robin, Southern California
Hi! This is my first time writing to you, but I have been listening to your podcasts for a few months. I have a question about Irises for you, however I should mention that Eric in Southern California who has been e-mailing you is someone I know very closely.In fact he is the person who introduced me to your podcasts. I love it that you bring his questions onto your show. I feel such pride. As for my question, how do you get Irises (gladiolus too) to bloom again? I have a large pot where I have most of my bulbs planted. They all grow lovely leaves, but haven't flowered in several years. Thefreesias bloom year after year, but not the irises or gladiolus. I have them planted in a mix of potting soil and I now use Spray and Grow to fertilize.
Sincerely,
Robin Winderman
rkicker@rocketmail.com
Hi Robin,
We discussed your iris/gladiolus question on today's show (9/30). We always enjoy Eric's questions; he gives us lots of ideas for seasonal topics.
Thanks for the note,
Don
Hi, I work at a Garden Center and recently our company has begun to carry an Imidicloprid product (Bayer) for use on fruit trees and vegetables. My knee jerk reaction is horror. I know you'll be able to give me the real skinny, am I over reacting or is this a really bad idea? LOVE your show, "Hi Lois!: Greatly appreciated. Lori, San Luis Obispo County, CA