Air Dates: 7&10 | 14&17 | 21&24 | 28 & May 1
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Episode #1341
Air Dates: 4/07/05 and 4/10/05

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Marty DeHart hosts a tour of Holtkamp Greenhouses in Nashville, the largest producer of African violets in the world; Troy Marden visits with the Clarksville High School’s FFA organization and sees how this  group is getting first-hand experience in greenhouse production, turf management, and nature trails; and Sheri Gramer profiles the persimmon tree.

Contact Info:

Clarksville High School’s FFA organization’s annual plant sale, featuring various annuals and vegetables, begins April 15 and continues while quantities last. The sale is daily during regular school hours. For more information, contact Billy Harper at 931-648-5690.

For more information on Holtkamp Greenhouses/ Optimara Violets:
www.optimara.com

The persimmon tree featured is available at:
Bennett’s Nurseries
7002 Memorial Parkway NW
Huntsville, AL 35810
256-852-6211

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Episode #1342
Air Dates: 4/14/05 and 4/17/05

This time on Volunteer Gardener, Troy Marden travels to Mary’s Greenhouse in McMinnville to see what’s new for 2005 in both annuals and perennials; Catherine Darnell meets a man with a passion for passion flowers and learns what’s necessary to keep these tropical plants thriving in middle Tennessee; and Tammy Algood demonstrates an easy way to cook up tasty chicken.

Contact Info:

Mary’s Greenhouse
202 Meiser Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110
931-668-2119

“What’s New this Season” - featured plants in this segment include:
Heuchera ‘Ruby Bells’
Heuchera ‘Marmalade’
Heuchera ‘Chocolate Veil’
Heucherella ‘Burnished Bronze’/ foamy bells
Crested Japanese Painted Fern ‘Applecourt’
Polemonium caeruleum ‘Brise d’ Anjou’/variegated Jacob’s Ladder
Tradescantia ‘Blue and Gold’ or ‘Sweet Kate’/ Golden Spiderwort
Schizophragma ‘Moonlight’
Helleborus argufifolius
Columbine ‘Woodside Gold’
Silene ‘Clifford Moor’
Centaureamontana ‘Gold Buillon’/Perennial bachelor button
Salvia ‘Purple Knockout’
Osteospermum ‘Orange Symphony’
Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’/Black-leafed elephant ears
Colocasia ‘Black Stem’
Opuntiaellisiana/Prickly Pear
Chicken gizzard
Dwarf Banana ‘Rojo’ or ‘Zebrinas’
Coleus ‘Kong Rose’
Variegated St. Augustine grass
Mandevilla ‘Sun Parasol Crimson’

Tammy’s Chicken Roasting Tips
*For best results and a crispier chicken, let roaster sit in the refrigerator uncovered overnight.

*Sprinkle, then rub in kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.  Rub vegetable oil over entire chicken.

*Roast chicken on a roasting rack in a heavy roasting pan, not an aluminum one. 

*Roast in a 350 degree oven and watch the inserted thermometer until chicken reaches the correct temperature. Remove from oven and loosely cover with heavy duty aluminum foil, or 2 sheets of regular foil. Let sit for at least 10 minutes,  allowing the juices to soak back into the meat.  Now you are ready to slice, eat and enjoy!

Episode #1343
Air Dates: 4/21/05 and 4/24/05

Get pen and paper ready for this informative edition of Volunteer Gardener. First, Sheri Gramer gets a sneak peak at new and improved annuals in the trial gardens of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; Marty DeHart has a sure-fire method of getting rid of pesky invasive plants for good; and Tammy Algood bakes up a sweet treat with Lemon-Soaked Pound Cake.

Contact Info:

Marty used a product called ‘Brush and Stump Killer’ which is available at:

Bates Nursery and Garden Center
www.batesnursery.com
3810 Whites Creek Pike
Nashville, TN 37207
615-876-1014

Episode #1344
Air Dates: 4/28/05 and 5/01/05

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Troy Marden showcases a wide variety of flowering dogwoods and suggests ways to incorporate them into the landscape; Julie Berbiglia visits with the Twin States Iris Society as they celebrate thirty years of friendship and service to their community; Annette Shrader shares a tip for low cost mulch that’s great organic matter for trees, shrubs and perennials; and Ron Gunter adds structure and style to the garden with a wooden vine post.

Show Info:

The Twin States Iris Society Show & Sale
The Twin States Iris Society is hosting an Iris show and sale on Saturday May 7th from 2-4pm at Walter J. Baird Middle School in Lebanon. Admission is free and tours of the school's iris gardens are also available. The school is located on WJB Pride Lane in Wilson County. Call the school at 615-444-2190 for directions. Contact Rena Shrum at 615-308-9644 for more information.

Assembling a ball topped vine pole

Materials needed:

*12 pieces 3-1/2” x 3-1/2” pre-treated wood blocks
*16 pieces 3/4” x 6” wood dowel rods
*1 piece 5-1/2” x 5-1/2” x 3/4" wood block
*1 piece 4-1/2” x 4-1/2” x 3/4" wood block
*Small bottle of waterproof glue
*1 piece 3-1/2” ball finial
*4 each 3-inch-long galvanized screws
*1 dowel screw 3/8 x 4”
*2 pieces 2” x 4” x 8’ pre-treated boards
*exterior stain (optional)

Instructions:

1. Glue 11 spacers between the 2-2x4s at 2/1/2” intervals starting at the top. Use the last spacer to glue flush to the bottom of the 2x4s.

2. Drill 11/16” diameter holes 1-1/4” deep down each side of the 2x4s, spacing them 6 inches apart.

3.  Glue dowels into the holes drilled.

4. Attach the 2 wood blocks left (the 4-1/2” square and the 5-1/2” square) to the top using the 4 screws.

5. Attach ball finial using the dowel screw.

6. If desired, apply finish.

7. Set and plant. Set the completed pole in a hole at least 30 inches deep. Choose any vining annual or perennial to grow up and around the new pole.

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