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On a visit to a garden where the hydrangeas were the spotlight of the garden, we learned how the homeowner tends to the pruning to keep a dramatic show going for the long blooming season.

Marty DeHart has examples of some common plant problems along with recommendations for overcoming the issues.

While the hackberry can be a grand and long-lived tree, it does have some annoyances for homeowners. We learn about preventing a common annoyance-- wooly aphid infestation of the tree that causes the production of black soot.

Marty DeHart profiles some common plant problems she has seen in typical Tennessee gardens. Powdery mildew is discussed. Also, a virus hitting impatiens, and a disease that eventually takes all Leyland Cypress.

Annette Shrader visits with a life-long gardener who shares organic methods for building soil full of nutrients and microbes. Trench composting, hugelkultur, vermiculture and permaculture are discussed.

An experienced mushroom grower gives us a tutorial on inoculation of logs with shiitake spawn in plugs. An experienced mushroom grower gives us a tutorial on the inoculation of logs with shiitake spawn in plugs. Once the plugs have been sealed, its time to place them in a nurturing growing environment. High yields depend on it.

Market gardener Charlie Crawford of CC Gardens shares growing tips from his micro-farm operation. Charlie grows high yields of an array of microgreens.

The barefoot farmer shows off his patch of asparagus and shares keys to his success with this perennial crop.

Grapevines need attentive pruning to produce a maximum amount of fruit. We visit Grinder's Switch Winery in Centerville TN for a demonstration of the second pruning that is done after any threat of frost.

Julie Berbiglia introduces us to what’s known as vegetable confetti or microgreens. These nutrition-packed tiny plants take only 2-4 weeks from germination to harvest. We see how a gardener with an entreprenurial spirit has set up a microgreen production farm in his basement.

Warm Winters, More Bugs – Along with the enjoyment we gardeners got from the unusual amount of warm days last winter in the mid-South, there’s a downside. We’ve got more bugs. What can we do organically to combat the problem of so many harmful insects?

A home gardener finally gave up on growing grass in a large shady spot in the backyard and said yes to the moss that was there and doing well. He added several variety of mosses and now has moss established in a large section.