Bob Tanem Program Summaries
Presented by Kellogg Garden Products
Bob Tanem, America's Happy Gardener, has presented his radio program on KSFO Radio since 1994. He is a member of the Garden Writers of America. His radio show has won the Garden Writers Association Award of Excellence Nationwide for "on air talent". He has been honored with this award three times in the past six years.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
We welcomed our old friend Lance Walheim, who is a popular gardening author, citrus expert, and a representative for Bayer's "Bayer Advanced" line of gardening products. Bayer recently came out with a new organic line - Natria - which is exciting news to Bob, and many listeners of this program. One of the topics discussed was the current threat to California's citrus industry, the Citrus Psyllid.
Read more...Sunday, July 18, 2010
This morning's guest spoke to us about wasps -- you know, those stinging insects that aren't honeybees, and who might make themselves into unwelcome guests at your summer picnics. Mark Grambart is CEO of Contech, who have introduced an innovative new wasp trap to pick up your yellowjackets, et. al. -- without using any insecticides, using all natural ingredients, yet far more effective than wasp traps of the past. The "Wasp and Yellow Jacket Bag Trap" contains a special attractant that has been meticulously formulated to simultaneously tempt wasps with hundreds of their favorite food scents.
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Happy Independence Day from all of us at Bob Tanem In The Garden and KSFO! Our guest this morning was Lawrence Davis-Hollander, author of Tomato: A Fresh-from-theVine Cookbook. Lawrence knows more about fresh tomatoes, and what to do with them, then most of us put together; from classics like sauces and fried green tomatoes, to more esoteric fare such as candied tomatoes and green tomato pancakes, this book is full of anecdotes, pictures and of course recipies to make all your tomato dreams come true!
Read more...Sunday, June 27, 2010
Our guest this morning at 7:30 ws Lorraine Ballato -- author of a new book on Container gardening, but with a twist: you can make your own favorite planter into a self-watering planter as a do-it-yourself project! Successful Self-Watering Containers: Converting Your Favorite Container to a Self-Waterer is available now, just in time for the heat of summer!
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