Podcast
Homegrown NH
Tune in every Saturday morning for Homegrown NH – a new weekly segment, offering quick practical gardening tips —from native plants and pollinators to sustainable yard care. Whether you're an experienced green thumb or just trying to keep a succulent alive, Homegrown NH has something for you.
- Home & Garden chart
- #183
- Episodes
- 67
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 3 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 4 days ago
Episodes
67 episodes, newest first
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3 min
Dealing with unwanted critters in the compost
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Composting is a feel-good activity until you find a rat enjoying it too!
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3 min
Get your raised garden beds ready for winter
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Freezing nighttime temperatures have arrived, and it’s time to prepare raised garden beds for winter so you can get started right away next spring.
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3 min
A long-term plan to get rid of Japanese knotweed
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Japanese knotweed is notoriously difficult to eradicate, but with patience and persistence, you can succeed.
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3 min
Homegrown NH: Want healthy evergreens? Try something other than blue spruce
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Blue spruce trees are beautiful, but the evergreens are susceptible to disease.
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3 min
Critter-proof your fall-planted bulbs
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How can you prevent fall-planted bulbs like tulips and daffodils from being eaten by squirrels or chipmunks?
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3 min
Homegrown NH: Multiply your perennials this fall
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Divide your perennials in fall and you can expand your garden and start off spring with plants that are ready to grow.
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3 min
Plant trees and shrubs this fall
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Fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs, with one possible exception: hold off on evergreens.
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3 min
The best time to work on your lawn
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Is your lawn looking patchy or want to add micro-clover? Fall is a great time for lawn care!
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3 min
Make the most of your compost
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Compost is known as "black gold" because it has huge value for plant growth and soil health.
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3 min
Get rid of 'creeping Jenny' for good
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The ground cover, “creeping Jenny,” is invasive and prohibited for sale in the state, but it still manages to overspread lawns, gardens, and natural areas.
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3 min
What to do when evergreens start dropping needles
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Evergreens drop their needles over time, but if you learn the natural cycle, you can identify when you need to take action.
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3 min
Choosing plants for a native NH garden
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An avid gardener moving to the state from Georgia wants suggestions for a native plant garden.
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3 min
How to spot and stop invasive jumping worms
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Invasive jumping worms are now found all over NH, and they destroy soil and change ecosystems.
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Weeds are part of gardening
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Consider safer alternatives for eradicating weeds this summer.
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3 min
Which veggies are easiest to grow in NH, and which are hardest?
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Is any vegetable "universally easy to grow"? Probably not, but Homegrown NH's Emma Erler has tips on where to put your energy if you're new to gardening.
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3 min
Are ants good or bad for your garden?
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Are ants helping or actively harming your garden and grass?
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3 min
Defend your garden from pests
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From organic pesticides to hand-picking each pest individually, it is a struggle to keep unwanted guests out of your garden.
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3 min
Conserve water and help your garden thrive with a rain barrel
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A rain barrel can be as simple or complicated as you like, but either way you’re taking advantage of natural rainfall to water your garden.
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3 min
How to minimize mosquitos in your garden
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If mosquitos are keeping you inside when you want to enjoy your garden, try an effective DIY preventative.
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3 min
Homegrown NH: The basics for beginning vegetable gardeners
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If you’re starting a veggie garden for the first time, here are the essentials you need to know to get started.
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