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Practical and Reliable Visit from Melinda Myers

April 17, 2021 Mike Nowak

Practical and Reliable Talk from Melinda Myers

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Garden expert Melinda Myers returns to offer advice about spring gardening, even as the potential for yet another April snow event looms. Mike and Peggy list some Earth Week events, including the One Earth Film Festival. Then, they report on the return of the CEGA 60-Second Video Challenge.

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December 19, 2020 Mike Nowak

It’s a Wonderful Slice 2020!

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Mike and Peggy welcome an all-star cast to the 2020 version of It’s a Wonderful Slice, including horticultural expert Melinda Myers! Elysabeth Alfano returns to the show to talk about her plantbased business predictions for 2021. Joan Murray from City Grange has advice on keeping your holiday and indoor plants healthy.

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October 3, 2020 Mike Nowak

Walk Like an Agrarian

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Sheri Doyel, director of McHenry County College’s new Center for Agrarian Learning Center (CAL) is joined by farmer and activistt Lisa Kivirist to promote the upcoming Forefront Speaker Series, which has free online events planned the second Sunday of each month between now and December. Horticultural expert Melinda Myers returns to the show to offer fall gardening tips.

Spring is still scheduled - purple crocuses

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March 29, 2020 Mike Nowak

Spring Is Still Scheduled–Melinda Myers Says So

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Pandemic or no pandemic, spring is here. Gardening expert Melinda Myers returns to the show to talk about how to get your garden ready. B.J. Miller from Happy Leaf explains why modern LED technology beats the pants off of growing your seedlings under florescent tubes. Lisa Haderlein talks about how oaks in McHenry County can be protected with the help of The 5,000 Acre Challenge.

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October 12, 2019 Mike Nowak

Excellent Gardens, Excellent Garden Advice

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Gardening expert and show regular Melinda Myers returns to talk about the arrival of fall and perhaps a little bit about the horticultural industry. It’s also the day after the 2019 Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards ceremony and Mike and Peggy welcome two of the winning gardeners to the WCGO studios.

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July 6, 2019 Mike Nowak

Net Zero Energy Design…and Beyond!

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Chicago area architects Tom Bassett-Dilley and Nate Kipnis join Mike and Peggy in studio to talk about the potential for net zero–and possibly net positive-energy design projects. Show regular Melinda Myers returns to talk native plants and getting a late start on veggie planting in the Midwest.

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April 27, 2019 Mike Nowak

Wild Ginger Slushies in April

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Nationally renowned garden expert Melinda Myers has advice about spring snow storms and plants. Paul Botts of The Wetlands Initiative and Teri Valenzuela from Audubon Great Lakes talk about the restoration work being done at Indian Ridge Marsh on Chicago’s southeast side.

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November 10, 2018 Mike Nowak

Return of the Gardening Queen

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Gardening expert Melinda Myers returns to talk about late season strategies for your outdoor garden and early season strategies for indoor plants. Mike and Peggy report on post-election environmental stories.

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September 8, 2018 Mike Nowak

The Power of Dirt; Hydrangea Help

Gardening expert Melinda Myers has late season advice for hydrangea care; Dr. Jack Gilbert, author of Dirt Is Good talks about why protecting your kids from germs might not be the best thing for them.

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June 23, 2018 Mike Nowak

Return of the Queen of All Horticultural Media

Garden expert, author, lecturer and Queen of All Horticultural Media Melinda Myers returns to the show to talk early summer gardening. Environmental attorney Albert Ettinger and Cindy Skrukrud from the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club explain their lawsuit with Chicago Trump Tower over its continuing violation of the Clean Water Act.