12/27/14 Jannine Cabossel, the Tomato Lady: Looking to 2015
12/20/14 Hosts Bob, Laurie and Chris: Last Minute Holiday Gifts for Gardeners
- Listen: GardenJournal 12 20 2014
- Resources: Last minute gift ideas
12/13/14 Hosts Bob, Laurie and Chris: Great Gardens to Visit in Western US
12/6/14 Joy Mandelbaum, Master Gardener: SFMGA 2014 Projects
11/29/14 Jannine Cabossel, the Tomato Lady: Putting the Garden to Bed
- Listen: GardenJournal 11 29 2014
11/22/14 Carole Langrall, Master Gardener: Holiday Decor From Your Garden
11/15/14 Jamie Douglass, The Mad Potter: “Planting” Outdoor Pots for Winter Interest
- Listen: GardenJournal 11 15 2014
- Jamie’s Tips: Tips from the Mad Potter
- Photos of Outdoor Winter Pots: The Mad Potter
- Photos: Mad Potter Pot Feet
- Tree Cutting Permit Info Tree Cutting Info
11/8/14 Nancy Chambers, HTR: Sowing the Seeds of Health & Wellness
- Listen: GardenJournal 11 8 2014
- Therapeutic Landscape Network: www.healinglandscapes.org
- American Horticultural Therapy Association: www.ahta.org
11/1/14 Ellen Zachos: Festive Drinks from the Garden
- Listen: GardenJournal 11 1 2014
10/25/14 Nate Downey, author, Harvesting the Rain
- Listen: GardenJournal 10 25 2014
- Nate Downey’s website
- Jannine Cabossel’s 10 Things to Do in the Garden in November
10/18/14 Michael Clark, landscaping and gardening consultant: Fall Gardening
- Listen: GardenJournal 10 18 2014
10/11/14 Ken Kuhne, Grow Y’Own: Container Gardening
- Listen: GardenJournal 10 11 2014
10/4/14 Jeremiah Kidd, permaculture expert: Edible Landscapes for Every Size Garden
- Listen: GardenJournal 10 4 2014
9/27/14 Jannine Cabossel, the Tomato Lady: Plant Your Garlic and Shallots Now
9/20/14 Bev Adkins, Master Gardener: The EarthKind Rose Trial
9/13/14 Anne Schmauss, Wildbirds Unlimited: Birds in the Garden
- Anne, owner of “Wild Birds Unlimited” in Santa Fe, Anne is an expert at attracting birds to the backyard. Listen in as she explains how to attract more birds by offering the right cover, habitat, food and water plus the use of native plants, including grasses, berry-producing shrubs and flowers.
- Listen: GardenJournal 9 13 2014
- Anne writes the local backyard bird column for the New Mexican and has written a national book called “For the Birds: A Month by Month Guide to Attracting Birds to your Backyard”
9/6/14 Hosts Bob Zimmerman and Laurie McGrath, Master Gardeners, offer fall gardening tips
- Listen: GardenJournal 9 6 2014
- Excess veggies? Take them to the Food Depot, 1222 Siler Road, Santa Fe. (505) 471-1633
- Fall tree & shrub irrigation and planting: http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2004/102304.html
- For fruit tree selection listen to our show (MP3) with GordonTooley, Tooley’s Trees, 2/8/14
- For shrub care and selection listen to our show (MP3) with Michael Clark, 4/5/14
- Info on Xeric bulbs to plant in Fall
- Species Tulips: EasytoGrowBulbs.com
- Alliums (ornamental onions): http://www.gardeners.com/how-to/growing-alliums/7371.htm
- Watering to ward off Bark Beetles: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/water-is-best-tool-in-fight-against-bark-beetles-expert/article_b70e1ca6-36dd-5154-ba12-04bbbfd59959.html
8/30/14 Jannine Cabossel, the Tomato Lady: What to do Now in Your Garden: September
- Listen: GardenJournal 8 30 2014
- blog: giantveggiegardener.com
8/23/14 Scott Canning, SFBG Horticulture and Special Projects Director: Botanical Language Demystified
- Listen: GardenJournal 8 23 2014
- The book mentioned on the show: “The Eye of the Lynx” by David Freedberg.
- A great website with a one-page low-down on scientific plant names is: http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/avh/help/names/
8/16/14 Sylvan Kaufman, Green Earth Consulting: The Stories Behind Invasive Species
- Listen: GardenJournal 8 16 2014
8/9/14 Clayton Bass, SFBG CEO: What’s New at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden
- Audio File: GardenJournal 8 9 2014
- Santa Fe Botanical Garden
8/2/14 Ellen Zachos: Backyard Foraging
- Audio file: GardenJournal 8 2 2014
- Backyard Foraging Recipes
7/26/14 Jannine Cabossel, the Tomato Lady: What to do Now in Your Garden: August
- Audio file: GardenJournal 7 26 2014
- blog: giantveggiegardener.com
7/19/14 John Oberhausen: The Cactus Rescue Project
- Audio file: GardenJournal 7 19 2014
- About Obie, his collection, how to propagate, and more: https://sites.google.com/site/obiescactus/home
- Cactus Rescue Project: https://sites.google.com/site/cactusrescueproject/home
- Photos of the Santa Fe Cholla, the La Tienda Cactus Garden and the Eldorado Community Center Garden
7/12/14 Deb Farson, Master Gardener and Master Composter: Making Great Compost
7/5/14 Erin O’Neill, garden consultant for the Santa Fe Community College Culinary Arts Garden: The SFCC Campus Gardens
- Audio file: GardenJournal 7 5 2014
6/28/14 Jannine Cabossel, The Tomato Lady: What To Do Now in Your Garden: July
- Audio file: GardenJournal 6 28 2014
- blog: giantveggiegardener.com
6/21/14 Libby Sternberg, Master Gardener: Planting a Wildflower Meadow
- Creating A Wildflower Meadow
- Photos: Meadow Garden – Before Meadow Garden – After
- Audio file GardenJournal 6 21 2014
6/14/14 Rich Atkinson, licensed arborist: Tree Selection and Care
- Audio file: GardenJournal 6 14 2014
6/7/14 Karen Armijo, Master Gardener and Juanita Ortega, American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian: Summer Rose Care
- Audio file: GardenJournal 6 7 2014
5/31/14 Jannine Cabossel, The Tomato Lady: What To Do Next Month in Your Garden
- Audio file: GardenJournal 5 31 2014
- blog: giantveggiegardener.com
5/24/14 Kate Whealen, Master Gardener: How to Create a Pollinator Garden
- Audio file: GardenJournal 5 24 2014
- Info about native bees and mason bee nests: http://www.pollinatorparadise.com/
- Honey Bee Forage Plants for Northern NM2013
- Favorite Water Wise Plants for Honey Bees
- Avoid these pesticides
- To get in touch with Kate and the Sangre de Cristo Beekeepers: https://plus.google.com/106682339106387205441/about?gl=us&hl=en or http://sdcbeeks.org. Meetings are held on the last Thursday of each month.Use the above links to get information about location and times.
5/17/14 The Iris Society on Selecting and Growing Irises
- Audio file: GardenJournal 5 17 2014;
- How to Grow Irises
5/10/14 David Salman, horticulturist: Grasses for Santa Fe County
- Audio file: GardenJournal 5 10 2014
5/3/14 One-hour special combined broadcast of The Garden Journal & Gardens, Food, and Santa Fe LIVE from the Santa Fe Master Gardener Garden Fair
- Audio file of Gardens, Food, and Santa Fe: GFSF 5 3 2014.
- Audio file of The Garden Journal: GardenJournal 5 3 2014
4/26/14 Jannine Cabossel, The Tomato Lady: What To Do Next Month in Your Garden
- Audio file:GardenJournal 4 26 2014
- blog: giantveggiegardener.com
4/19/14 Michael Melendrez of Soil Secrets on Building Soils
- Audio file:GardenJournal 4 19 2014
- Resources: www.soilsecrets.com; www.treesthatpleasenursery.com
- Video of Michael Melendrez
- Flyer for Soil Secrets event at Arboretum Tome Arboretum Tome Event
4/12/14 Bob Ross, landscape architect and host of KSFR’s Gardens, Food, and Santa Fe, on Container Gardening. Part of a one-hour special combined broadcast of The Garden Journal & Gardens, Food, and Santa Fe recorded LIVE at the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market.
- Audio file: GardenJournal 4 12 2014
4/5/14 Michael Clark, landscaping and gardening consultant: Best Shrubs for Santa Fe County Gardens
- Audio file: GardenJournal 4 5 2014
3/29/14 Jannine Cabossel, The Tomato Lady: What To Do Next Month in Your Garden
- Audio file: GardenJournal 3 29 2014
- blog: giantveggiegardener.com
3/22/14: Gene Butler, The Firebird: The Whys and Hows of Drip Irrigation
- Audio file: GardenJournal 032214
- The Firebird: http://www.thefirebird.com/about.html
- Dripworks: http://www.dripworks.com
- Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply: www.GrowOrganic.com
- Save Water Santa Fe: http://savewatersantafe.com/
3/15/14 Reese Baker, Permaculturist: Incorporating the Principles of Permaculture into Your Garden
- Audio file: GardenJournal 3 15 2014
3/8/14 Janet Hirons, Master Gardener: Restoring the El Zaguan Garden
- Audio file: Garden Journal 030814
- SFMGA 2014 work sessions in the garden at El Zaguan: 10am-12pm or 8am-10am (depending on the weather–when it’s hot we’ll be there from 8-10.) Visitors are welcome to drop by and see what we are working on that day or find out more about the project. Work days: March 20, 29; April 3, 12, 17, 26; May 8, 17, 22, 31; June 5, 14, 19, 28; July 10, 19; August 9, 21, 23; Sept 11, 20, 27; Oct 9, 19
3/1/14 Deborah Madison: Author of Vegetable Literacy
Deborah Madison, left, and Laurie McGrath admire a Belgian endive from Deborah’s garden.
- Audio file: GardenJournal 030114
- More at DeborahMadison.com
2/22/14 Jannine Cabossel, The Tomato Lady, and Erin O’Neill: Seed Starting
- Audio file: Garden Journal 02 22 2014
- Jannine Cabossel’s blog: GiantVeggieGardener.com
- Seed Temp and Planting Charts
- Cool-Warm Season Crops
- Erin O’Neill’s Blogs:
- SFCC Community Garden: SFCCGarden.wordpress.com
- Personal blog: seedsandstones.wordpress.com
- School gardening blog: seedsofsantafe.com
- To register for Erin’s SFCC Continuing Education course, Gardening in the Desert, call 428-1270
2/15/14 Jack and Juanita Ortega, American Rose Society Consulting Rosarians: Selecting and Caring for Roses
- Audio file: Garden Journal 021514
- Tips for Growing Roses in Santa Fe
- The Santa Fe Rose Society meets the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Kingston Residence, 2400 Legacy Court in Santa Fe. Beginning in May they will meet at members homes. Info at 505-988-4614.
- Sources mentioned on the show:
- Hortico www.hortico.com
- Pickering Nurseries www.pickeringnurseries.com
2/8/14 Gordon Tooley from Tooley’s Trees: Best Fruit Trees
- Audio file: GardenJournal 2 8 2014
- Watch Gordon Tooley demonstrate how to plant a tree and other helpful resources.
- Heirloom Apples: Forgotton Fruit Manual & Manifesto
2/1/14 Barbara King, Master Gardener: Gardening 101 Course & Clayton Bass, CEO of Santa Fe Botanical Garden
- Audio file: Radio GardenJournal 2 1 2014
1/25/14 Jannine Cabossel, The Tomato Lady: Next Month in the Garden
- Audio file: GardenJournal 1 25 2014
- Santa Fe Seed Exchange, Wed. March 12 at Frenchy’s Barn on Agua Fria at Osage. 4 pm – 7 pm. For info contact homegrownnewmexico@gmail.com or call 473-1403.
- Jannine’s blog: GiantVeggieGardener.com
- 10 Things to Do in February.
- Jannine’s tomato seed list: Tomato Lady Tomato List
- Jannine’s vegetable seed list: Jannine Cabossel’s seed list
1/18/14: Patrick Torres, Santa Fe County Extension Agent: “Preparing Your Tools for the Gardening Season”
- Caring for Your Tools
- Lee Valley Tools: www.leevalley.com Has short videos on how to select tools, ergonomics of hand pruners and digging tools, the uses for different types of tools.
- Audio file: Garden Journal 1 18 2014
1/11/14: Reese Baker on “Permaculture — How to Implement it in Your Home Garden.”
- Reese Baker, owner and founder of The RainCatcher Inc., has been involved with construction, organic farming, and permaculture in Santa Fe for over 15 years.
- Audio file: Garden Journal 1/11/14 MP3
- References from the show:
- Introduction to Permaculture – Bill Mollison
- Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual – Bill Mollison
- Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-scale Permaculture – Toby Hemenway
- Landscaping with Fruit – Lee Reich
- How to Make a Forest a Garden – Patrick Whitefield
- Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability – David Holmgren
- Four Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long – Elliot Coleman, Kathy Bray and Barbara Damrosch
- Rainwater Harvesting – Brad Lancaster
- How to Grow More Vegetables (Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine) – John Jeavons
1/4/14: Winter Pruning with Tracy Neal
12/28/13: Garden Year in Review with The Tomato Lady Jannine Cabossel, Master Gardener
- Audio file: Garden Talk 12 28 2013
- Resources:
- Jannine’s blog: GiantVeggieGardener.com
- GARDEN PLAN PROGRAMS 1. http://www.growveg.com/ 2. http://www.plangarden.com/ 3. http://www.vegetable-gardening-online.com/ To review more vegetable garden planners and their costs: http://vegetable-garden-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
12/21/13: Growing Herbs Indoors with Linda Lonsdale, Master Gardener
- Audio file: Garden Talk 12 21 2013.
- Resources: Growing Herbs with Linda Lonsdale
- Photos: Herb garden through the seasons: Winter; Spring; Summer; Fall
12/14/13: “Pets & Plants: What’s Toxic & What to Do” with guest Dr. T. Murt Byrne, DVM
- More info at ASPCA website or call the ASPCA 24-hour emergency poison hotline directly at 888-426-4435.
- To listen to or download MP3 file of this show, click here.
12/7/13: Growing Cacti and Succulents Indoors with Joy Mandelbaum, Master Gardener
- To view or download Joy’s plant selections and growing tips, click here: Cacti and Succulents References
- To listen to or download MP3 file of this show, click here.
- Cacti & Succulents Photos
11/30/13: Orchid Basics with Ron Midgett
- Listen to or download MP3 file of this show here: Garden Talk 11 30 2013

Ron Midgett of New Earth Orchids with Laurie McGrath at his store.
- References:
- The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean; Ballantine Books, ISBN: 0-449-00371-X.
- New Mexico Orchid Guild nmog.org offers field trips for orchid lovers.
- Orchid Basics Notes
11/23/13: Favorite Garden Books with Tracy Neal:
- Listen to or download MP3 file of this show: Garden Talk 11 23 2013
- Garden Books Reference