From The Ground Up!
Saturdays at 9:35am, and Tuesdays at 1:33pm
“From the Ground Up,” hosted and produced by Judy Wagley, is a weekly program designed to inform and inspire the home gardener, or ANYONE who has an interest in the natural world around us. Each week, Judy talks with an expert and highlights a topic that is timely for the season. You are sure to learn something new and interesting. Let's get growing!
From the Ground Up is a production of WCMU. Our theme music was written and performed by Ken Verheecke.
Latest Episodes
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If you would like fresh, home-grown garlic next summer—it's time to plant it now! Andrew Curtiss from Show-tiss Farm tells us how. -
If you want to have tulips and daffodils blooming in the spring, you need to plant them now! Peggy Brisbane tells us how—and why! -
It’s time to put a “winter jacket” on your garden, Andrew Curtiss from Shalom Vegetables in Shepherd, Michigan tells us how and why to plant cover crops. -
Kari Fulton, Nursery Stock Manager at North Star Gardens in Gaylord, tells us why fall is a great time to plant trees, shrubs and more! -
They are more than a nuisance, mosquitoes can carry diseases too. Carl Doud is an entomologist and Director of Midland County Mosquito Control, he advises how to help keep the pesky insects away. -
Many folks believe that springtime is the most important time for gardening. But Kim Buntin from Polly's Planting and Plucking in Harbor Springs says that right now, early September, may be the best time to get things done in the garden. -
"Mums" are favorite fall flowers. Janice Jenkins, from Elm Creek Garden Center in Farwell, Michigan, tells us how to care for chrysanthemums. -
Judy Wagley chats with Kara Lynch, who is a Registered Dietitian and Food Safety Educator for Michigan State University Extension in Isabella County. Kara gives us helpful information about canning our garden-fresh produce. -
Kara Lynch, Registered Dietician and Food Safety Educator for Michigan State University Extension, shares tips on freezing the season's produce. -
Invasive Species, we may envision plants that are sprawling and climbing and choking out everything around them-- and just being a nuisance. But let's get to the root of the matter.Matt Lindauer, from the Chippewa Nature Center in Midland, is the Central Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area Coordinator.
