Gardening

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Growing Gardens Through Summer Heat

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:23 p.m.
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Recent years have proven hard on local greenery, with heat waves and damaging storms. But there are steps you can take to ensure a healthy garden, from choosing local plants to well-timed watering.

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Alice Waters And Cathal Armstrong: Kids And Food

Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:06 p.m.
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Two stars of the organic food movement dish with Kojo about how to get kids to eat healthy.

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Drought: The Local Impact

Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:06 p.m.
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Kojo explores the drought's regional impact on food, and looks at the weather patterns that are creating these damaging conditions.

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Local Trees

Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 1:06 p.m.
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DC was historically known as the "City of Trees," and it's still true today, with nearly forty percent of the city covered by tree canopy. We'll find out the best places to see enjoy our green bounty, and talk to the department responsible for caring for all those trees.

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Maryland's Honey Law: Why Beekeepers are Buzzing

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:29 p.m.
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Got a bear-shaped bottle in your cabinet? Is it filled with pure honey, gathered from bees who fed on plant nectar? Or maybe something much less appetizing...

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Green Thumb Guidance

Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:06 p.m.
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Earlier this year the USDA released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map for the first time since 1990. Zones have shifted across much of the country, tune in to find out what the changes mean for your garden.

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The Medicine Cabinet in Your Garden

Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Gardens can be more than beautiful; they can also supplement your medicine cabinet. We explore medicinal plants, and how to reap the benefits they offer.

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Sweet Corn: A Summer Staple

Wednesday, Aug 3, 2011 at 1:20 p.m.
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In 1953 a University of Illinois scientist discovered a gene that caused corn kernels to store less starch and more sugar. He tried to market the new variety, but the corn industry wasn’t interested. A half century –- and many...

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Behind The National Arboretum

Monday, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:40 p.m.
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We chat with Colien Hefferan, the director of the U.S. National Arboretum.

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Foraging: Finding Wild Foods

Wednesday, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:20 p.m.
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Humans long ago stopped relying on foraging in favor of agriculture. But not everybody has given it up entirely. With Spring right around the corner, we look at the wild bounty available in our backyards and parks, and find out how to...

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The Art of Urban Farming

Wednesday, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:26 p.m.
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You don't need acres of property to grown your own food. We chat with master gardener Ed Bruske about the art of urban gardening.

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Creative Uses for Spring Vegetables

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 12:26 p.m.
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Springtime presents home-cooks with a unique challenge: how to prepare leafy greens and obscure vegetables in new and tasty ways. We explore creative uses for local bounties.

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Urban Chickens

Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.
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Why you could soon see a chicken in your neighbor's backyard. A look inside the growing movement to bring chickens back to cities, and how our local governments are reacting.

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Organic Vegetables on the Mall

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.
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Organic vegetables grown on "the nation's front yard"? We meet the horticulturalist coordinating the Department of Agriculture's "People's Garden" on the National Mall.

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Digging Out: Winter Damage to Plants and Trees

Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.
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As the snow begins to melt, we get tips for rejuvenating our battered gardens and lawns.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.