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You Bet Your Garden

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Garden Guru and former Organic Gardening Editor-in-Chief Mike McGrath tackles your toughest garden, lawn and pest problems. You Bet Your Garden® is an hour of "chemical-free horticultural hijinks" with ‘fiercely organic’ advice for gardeners. Have a question for Mike? Email him at: [email protected] can also listen to new episodes of You Bet Your Garden® on major podcast platforms, including:SpotifyApple PodcastsPodbeanNPR.org

Episodes

56 min
May 29, 2026
The Story Behind Haint Blue Paint | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath ends his 30 years on public radio in style with a blowout celebration full of phone calls, interviews, and live music!

56 min
May 22, 2026
Sawflies: A Truly Weird Garden Pest | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath examines a garden pest that may have many people confused. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
May 15, 2026
Helping Your Hopeless Hydrangeas | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath reveals what to do about your hydrangeas that were hurt by odd weather. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
May 8, 2026
Companion Planting for Cabbage Pests | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath explains how to keep insect pests from eating your vegetables. Plus, a tool to save birds, and your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
May 1, 2026
Relocating and Splitting Your Spring Bulbs | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath gives tips for separating or moving your Spring bulbs. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Apr 24, 2026
How to Axe Your Ants | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath explains how to prevent ants in your kitchen. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Apr 17, 2026
Spring Lawn Care Advice: Leave It Alone! | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath explains why you shouldn't worry about your lawn right now. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Apr 10, 2026
How to Beat Your Beetles | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath reveals how to keep Japanese beetles away from your plants. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Apr 3, 2026
Of Mice and Mint and Mothballs | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath answers whether mint can keep mice out of your home. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Mar 27, 2026
Ticks Are a Tenacious Trouble! | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath reveals the best ways to keep ticks away. Plus, an important show announcement, and your important phone calls!

56 min
Mar 20, 2026
Your Summer Mosquito Plan: Misery or Victory? | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath gives a fool proof plan for keeping mosquitos away this summer. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Mar 13, 2026
Hey, Gardener, Leave Those Plants Alone! | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath explains what to do about those late-season freezes. Plus, your fabulous phone calls!

1 hr 1 min
Mar 6, 2026
Do Bat Houses Really House Bats? | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath explains how to encourage bats to eat your mosquitos. Plus, what birds need, and your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Feb 27, 2026
Zap that Bug Zapper | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath explains why bug zappers aren't actually helping anything. Plus, pretty poppies, and your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Feb 20, 2026
The Many Moods of Mushroom Soil | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath reveals what mushroom soil really is. Plus, celebrating the nation's 250th birthday, and your fabulous phone calls!

1 hr 1 min
Feb 13, 2026
How Far South Can You Grow Raspberries? | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath provides work-arounds for growing fruit like raspberries in hotter climates. Plus, a new kind of potato, and your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Feb 6, 2026
Gardening in Any Body | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath gives tips for people with mobility struggles. Plus, a founding organic voice, and your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Jan 30, 2026
What to Fill Your Raised Beds With | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath reveals the perfect mixture to fill your raised beds with. Plus, your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Jan 23, 2026
The Worms Go In, the Worms Go Out | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath explains how to make the perfect soil addition for your garden. Plus, your fabulous phone calls!

56 min
Jan 16, 2026
What to Do with Old Potting Soil | You Bet Your Garden

Mike McGrath gives uses for your old potting soil. Plus, is it a rose or not, and your fabulous phone calls!