Air Dates: 5 & 8 | 12 & 15 | 19 & 22 | 26 & 3/1
Monthly Program Listing

Episode #1716
Air Dates: 11/5/09 and 11/8/09

On this week’s episode, Annette Shrader visits with a Clarksville gardener with a talent for trimming topiaries. Sheri Gramer stops by with some fall magic; and then we’re off to the market to gain insight from the barefoot farmer into our own home vegetable gardens.

Jeff Poppen can be contacted at jeff@barefootfarmer.com. Visit his website to learn more at www.barefootfarmer.com

Sheri’s segment was taped at Stanley’s Greenhouse
3029 Davenport Road
Knoxville, TN 37920
865-573-9591

 

Episode #1609
Air Dates: 11/12/09 and 11/15/09

Join us for this episode of Volunteer Gardener as Annette Shrader pays a mid-summer visit to the gardens of Jimmy Williams. This Paris, Tennessee native shares his secrets for keeping the perennial beds looking picture-perfect all season long. Sally Reynolds calls in a tree expert to evaluate and help save a weeping Japanese maple severely damaged by the freeze. And we’ll travel to Red Boiling Springs to the organic farm of Jeff Poppen to learn his recipe for soil-enriching compost tea.

 

Episode #1742
Air Dates: 11/19/09 and 11/22/09

There’s something for everyone on this week’s show. Sheri Gramer learns how to create dazzling containers from a palette of perennials, annuals and herbs. Troy Marden learns the secret of successful seed germination on a visit to the greenhouse at The Hermitage. Jeff Poppen tells us about growing grapes on the farm.

Sheri’s segment was taped at
Harpeth True Value
203 Downs Blvd. (at intersection of Columbia Ave. and Downs Blvd.)
615-794-3641

To learn more about Jeff Poppen, visit www.barefootfarmer.com
He mentioned that Concord, Niagra, and Delaware are good varieties of grapes to grow in our climate.

Troy’s segment was taped at The Hermitage, Home of Pres. Andrew Jackson
4580 Rachel’s Lane
Nashville, TN 37076
Peter Fossel, garden manager, would be happy to answer questions concerning heirloom and organic gardening: pfossel@thehermitage.com
His book, “Organic Farming: Everything you Need to Know” is available on Amazon.com
Peter mentioned two heirloom vegetables grown at The Hermitage that have superior taste: Cherokee Purple tomatoes and Black-Seeded Simpson lettuce (Thomas Jefferson’s favorite). Peter also talked about their homemade soil
mix consisting of perlite, compost, garden soil, peat moss, rock phosphate, green sand, blood meal and lime.

 

Episode #1743
Air Dates: 11/26/09 and 11/29/09

On this week’s program, Julie Berbiglia investigates a cost-effective way to keep valuable trees healthy and growing strong with the help of cabling. Sheri Gramer sees how herbs can add texture, fragrance and color to the landscape. Troy Marden demonstrates how to fit lots of plant material and lots of variety into a small courtyard space. Then Tammy Algood shares a quick and tasty appetizer, Four Cheese Seafood Dip.

Julie’s segment was taped with Dan Glascock, owner /certified arborist of
Arbor Art Tree Care
Arborart.net
615-299-9999

Annette Shrader featured the following squash varieties:
Crookneck, Sunburst, yellow scallop, round Italian, white scallop, straight neck summer, and Italian.

Sheri’s segment was taped at
Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm
www.erinsmeadowherbfarm.com
132 England Lane
Clinton, TN
865-435-1452
Herbs that were suggested for use in a landscape were:
Rosemary
Variegated mint
Salad burnette
Thyme
Salvia glutinosa (yellow blooms)
Echinacea

 

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