Conversations Live: Get Your Garden On! (Spring 2020)
Originally Aired April 30, 2020
It’s growing season, and during this time many of you are turning to gardening as a hobby to enjoy at home and as a way to stock your kitchens. We have tips on growing fruits and vegetables, canning for winter, making the most of small spaces, and more!
Host
Anne Danahy
WPSU Reporter
Guests
Tom Butzler
Horticulture Educator, Penn State Extension
Tom Butzler works with commercial horticulture operations and the landscaping community in Clinton County. His area of expertise is vegetable production and beekeeping.
John Esslinger
Horticulture Educator, Penn State Extension
John is an Extension Educator that works with commercial vegetable, fruit, and greenhouse growers.
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