Conversations Live: Get Your Garden On! (Spring 2026)
It’s spring. That means it’s a great time to get outside and garden. Whether you’re checking on your trees and shrubs, weeding your garden beds or thinking about the vegetables and flowers you want to grow this summer, you’ve come to the right place. Experts to share their insights into the growing season and answer viewer questions.
Host
Susan Chyczewski, WPSU
Guests
Elsa Sánchez is a Penn State professor of horticulture systems management. She works on the production of vegetable crops with a focus on environmental sustainability. And she assists commercial vegetable growers.
Tom Butzler is a Penn State Extension horticulture educator. He works with commercial horticulture operators and landscapers in Clinton County. His areas of expertise include vegetable production and beekeeping.Broadcast
Thursday, May 14, at 8:00 p.m.
Streaming
Stream live at live.wpsu.org and next day on the PBS App
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