Local Host Stephen Brueggerhoff • Thursdays, noon – 1 p.m.
Garden Success with Stephen Brueggerhoff is a call-in gardening show airing each Thursday from noon to 1:00pm on KAMU-FM. Stephen, an extension specialist in horticulture at Texas A&M Agrilife, serves as your garden consultant, answering questions to help you grow a bountiful garden and beautiful landscape in the Brazos Valley. Stephen will give you time-saving tips, guide you to the best plants selections and provide proven pest management strategies including both conventional and organic techniques.
Call in your lawn and garden questions at 979-845-5689, or e-mail them during the show to: gardensuccess@tamu.edu. Listen to past episodes below.
Episodes
Garden Success – 9/5/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff September 5, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Frogfruit, a call about stopping a tallow stump from resprouting, crape myrtle bark scale, identifying an oak tree with pictures of leaves and acorns, info on the Brazos Valley Bee School, upcoming local events, rain & fungal pathogens, pruning roses, and more.
Garden Success – 8/29/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff August 29, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses raising vegetable plants from seed in-depth, upcoming local events, a listener question about oak tree viability, and more.
Garden Success – 8/22/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff August 22, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses listener questions about Miracle Gro application amounts, where to locate seed-free compost for their lawn, Cobalt St. Augustine turf, chinch bugs, gray leaf spot, the best times to water turf, upcoming local events, lichen, squash bugs, and more.
Garden Success – 8/15/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff August 15, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses galls on trees, oak wilt, pruning oak trees, cultivating palm trees, pruning roses, shasta daisies, upcoming local events, identifying an oak tree, crape myrtle bark scale, and more.
Garden Success – 8/8/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff August 8, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses working in his garden, preparing soil for planting, no-till & till soil prep methods, crop rotation, upcoming local events, pole beans, and more.
Garden Success – 8/1/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff August 1, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the recent Agrilife Extension conference, Jujube trees, fall garden plants, upcoming local events & programs, local parks, diagnosing a sample of yellowing turf, planting Cobalt St. Augustine plugs in an existing lawn, Yaupon trees possibly putting oak and other trees at risk in a yard, treating winter squash & pumpkins with powdery mildew on leaves, environmental stressors on trees, and more.
Garden Success – 7/25/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff July 25, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses melons, a yellowing lawn, figs, upcoming events, lawn overwatering, jujube trees, replacing oak trees that have died, seed starting heat mats, and more.
Garden Success – 7/18/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff July 18, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses different types of grasses, the Texas state grass, Texas Superstar plants, upcoming local events, listener questions about removing grass around an oak tree without harming the tree, when to pick a ripe watermelon, and more.
Garden Success – 7/11/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff July 11, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Yaupon and Nellie R Stevens hollies, heat mats for starting plants, grass identification, starting tomatoes, smaller okra varieties for a raised bed, controlling nematodes, lawn mowing tips, upcoming local events, and more.
Garden Success – 7/4/2024: Q&A With Stephen Brueggerhoff July 4, 2024 Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses suggested plants around a shaded fountain, tips for gardening in summer heat & efficient watering, upcoming local events, red white & blue plants for July 4th, struggling bell pepper, cucumbers, fall tomatoes, online resources, basil, eggplant, seed saving, and more.
Garden Success – 6/27/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter & Stephen Brueggerhoff June 27, 2024 Skip Richter and co-host Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss holes in canna leaves, gardening in galvanized stock tank, eggplant pest problems, Skip's new bird bath, bees & wasps, upcoming local events, grape identification, lawn weed strategies, BV Water Smart, and Skip's departure from Garden Success.
Garden Success – 6/20/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter & Stephen Brueggerhoff June 20, 2024 Skip Richter and guest Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss oak tree health, hornbeam trees splitting, sap leaking from a tree's trunk, Skip & Stephen's favorite trees, upcoming local events, beneficial nematodes, Yaupon trees, tomatoes, and more.
Garden Success – 6/13/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter & Stephen Brueggerhoff June 13, 2024 Skip Richter and guest Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss greenhouse tomatoes, frogfruit, cold damage to trees, how to remove a dying red cedar tree, trimming sago palms, how to treat for fire ants in a vegetable garden, and upcoming local events.
Garden Success – 6/6/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter & Stephen Brueggerhoff June 6, 2024 Skip Richter and guest Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss figs, listener questions about roses, snail control, cucumbers, potato storage, and more.
Garden Success – 5/30/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter May 30, 2024 Skip Richter discusses recent rains and the mosquitos they brought, benefits of mulching for the summer, webworms, listener questions about plant propogation, plant identification, why a fig is not producing fruit, and more.
Garden Success – 5/23/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter May 23, 2024 Skip Richter discusses listener questions about a young montezuma cypress, found red milkweed, suggested flowering plants for summertime, pampas grass mowing advice, and more.
Garden Success – 5/16/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter May 16, 2024 Skip Richter discusses summer squash planting, crape myrtle varieties, powdery mildew protection, mulching for weed control, shade tolerant grasses, trees leaking sap attracting butterflies and wasps, protecting peach fruit from squirrels, a meyer lemon with iron deficiency, and more.
Garden Success – 5/9/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter May 9, 2024 Skip Richter discusses listener questions about how to find and plant palmetto grass, a beekeeper asking about the timing of our nectar flow, how to landscape for bees, how to plant vitex, redbud drought damage, and more.
Garden Success – 5/2/2024: Dr. Juliana Rangel, Associate Professor of Apiculture in the Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University May 2, 2024 Skip Richter discusses issues facing bees, the science of apiculture, and the Texas A&M Honeybee Lab with Dr. Juliana Rangel, Associate Professor of Apiculture in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University.
Garden Success – 4/25/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter April 25, 2024 Skip Richter discusses listener questions about fire ants, rose rosette, seed onion bulbs, as well as general information about lawn care and A&M Agrilife Extension resources.
Garden Success – 4/18/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter April 18, 2024 Skip Richter discusses How to select the right fertilizer for your lawn or trees, soil testing information, listener questions about dwarf yaupon & fuzzy black caterpillars, and more.
Garden Success – 4/11/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter April 11, 2024 Skip Richter discusses listener questions on an oak tree with separating bark, what's happening with juniper trees around town, lawn weed identification & treatment plans, and other information including how to evaluate your lawn's irrigation system to ensure adequate watering with minimal wasted water.
Garden Success – 4/4/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter April 4, 2024
Garden Success – 3/28/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter March 28, 2024
Garden Success – 3/21/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter March 21, 2024
Garden Success – 3/14/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter March 14, 2024
Garden Success – 2/29/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter February 29, 2024
Garden Success – 2/22/2024: Q&A With Skip Richter February 22, 2024
Garden Success – 2/15/2024: A Conversation with Charlie Hall February 15, 2024
Garden Success – 2/8/2024: Wine & Grapes February 8, 2024
Garden Success – 2/1/2024: A Conversation with Dave Appel February 1, 2024
Garden Success – 1/25/2024: A Conversation with Jay White January 25, 2024
Garden Success – 1/18/2024: A Conversation with Meng Meng Gu January 18, 2024
Garden Success – 1/11/2024: 50 Gardener Mistakes January 11, 2024
Garden Success – 1/4/2024: A Conversation with Sandy Dillard January 4, 2024
Garden Success – 12/28/2023: Common Gardening Mistakes December 28, 2023
Garden Success – 12/21/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter December 21, 2023
Garden Success – 12/14/2023: Answers To Common Questions December 14, 2023
Garden Success – 12/7/2023: Seasonal & Evergreen Tips December 7, 2023
Garden Success – 11/30/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter November 30, 2023
Garden Success – 11/23/2023: Holiday Season To-Do List and Gift Ideas November 23, 2023
Garden Success – 11/16/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter November 16, 2023
Garden Success – 11/9/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter November 9, 2023
Garden Success – 11/2/2023: A Conversation with Paul Winski November 2, 2023
Garden Success – 10/26/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter October 26, 2023
Garden Success – 10/19/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter October 19, 2023
Garden Success – 10/5/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter October 5, 2023
Garden Success – 9/28/2023: A Conversation with Michael Potter, Montgomery County Horticulture Agent September 28, 2023
Garden Success – 9/21/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter September 21, 2023
Garden Success – 9/14/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter September 14, 2023
Garden Success – 9/7/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter September 7, 2023
Garden Success – 8/31/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter August 31, 2023
Garden Success – 8/24/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter August 24, 2023
Garden Success – 8/17/2023: A Conversation with Dr. Tim Hartmann August 17, 2023
Garden Success – 8/10/2023: A Conversation with Morgan Abbott August 10, 2023
Garden Success – 8/3/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter August 3, 2023
Garden Success – 7/27/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter July 27, 2023
Garden Success – 7/13/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter July 13, 2023
Garden Success – 7/6/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter July 6, 2023
Garden Success – 6/29/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter June 29, 2023
Garden Success – 6/22/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter June 22, 2023
Garden Success – 6/15/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter June 15, 2023
Garden Success – 6/8/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter June 8, 2023
Garden Success – 6/1/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter June 1, 2023
Garden Success – 5/25/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter May 25, 2023
Garden Success – 5/18/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter May 18, 2023
Garden Success – 5/11/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter May 11, 2023
Garden Success – 5/4/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter May 4, 2023
Garden Success – 4/27/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter April 27, 2023
Garden Success – 4/20/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter April 20, 2023
Garden Success – 4/13/2023: A Conversation with Jay White from Texas Gardener Magazine April 13, 2023
Garden Success – 4/6/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter April 6, 2023
Garden Success – 3/30/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter March 30, 2023
Garden Success – 3/23/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter March 23, 2023
Garden Success – 3/9/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter March 9, 2023
Garden Success – 3/2/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter March 2, 2023
Garden Success – 2/23/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter February 23, 2023
Garden Success – 2/16/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter February 16, 2023
Garden Success – 2/9/2023: A Conversation with Jay White from Texas Gardener Magazine February 9, 2023
Garden Success – 2/2/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter February 2, 2023
Garden Success – 1/26/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter January 26, 2023
Garden Success – 1/19/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter January 19, 2023
Garden Success – 1/5/2023: Q&A With Skip Richter January 5, 2023
Garden Success – 12/29/2022: Common Gardening Mistakes December 29, 2022
Garden Success – 12/22/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter December 22, 2022
Garden Success – 12/15/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter December 15, 2022
Garden Success – 12/8/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter December 8, 2022
Garden Success – 12/01/2022: A Conversation with Dr. Dave Appel December 1, 2022
Garden Success – 11/24/2022: A Conversation with Anjel Helms November 24, 2022
Garden Success – 11/17/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter November 17, 2022
Garden Success – 11/10/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter November 10, 2022
Garden Success – 11/03/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter November 3, 2022
Garden Success – 10/27/2022: A Conversation with Mike Shoup October 27, 2022
Garden Success – 10/20/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter October 20, 2022
Garden Success – 10/13/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter October 13, 2022
Garden Success – 10/06/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter October 6, 2022
Garden Success – 09/29/2022: A Conversation with Dr. Sam Feagley September 29, 2022
Garden Success – 09/22/2022: Q&A With Skip Richter September 22, 2022
Garden Success – 09/15/2022: A Conversation with Lisa Whittlesey September 15, 2022
