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Volunteer Gardener 2540

Produced by Nashville Public Television, Volunteer Gardener features local experts who share gardening advice, landscape design tips, and environmentally conscious farming practices. We visit with growers, plant collectors, and hobbyists alike who share insight and experience. Airs Thursday nights at 7:30 and Sunday mornings at 9:30 on NPT, channel 8.

Volunteer Gardener 2540

Volunteer Gardener | Season 25 Episode 2540 | 28m 34s | CC

On Nashville Public Television's Volunteer Gardener, the emerald ash-borer is a significant threat to our urban, suburban and rural forests as it kills ash trees at an alarming rate. Jeff Poppen reveals one of his farming practices that promotes moisture retention in the growing fields, even during drought. Marty DeHart tackles the questions of soil pH.

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