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Garden for LifeSoil quality and bug warsCo-hosts Geoffrey Riley and Lynn Kunstman talk about steps to improve soil quality WITHOUT tilling the garden, and how to encourage the good bugs to show up and eat the damaging bugs.2025-07-0714 minGarden for LifeGardening tips for early summerGarden for Life co-hosts Geoffrey Riley and Lynn Kunstman offer tips for gardening in early summer. This episode is all about tending to new plants that are starting to grow, and keeping an eye on things like soil temperature and good watering techniques.2025-06-0614 minGarden for LifeThe care and keeping of your garden as the summer months approachFormer Jefferson Exchange host Geoffrey Riley and Jackson County Master Gardener Lynn Kunstman discuss the 2025 Spring Garden Fair and late-spring gardening tips.2025-05-0214 minGarden for LifeSlow soil, quickening insects: April gardening tipsWe're right around the time of year when it's unlikely that a garden (at least in the Medford area) will be visited by frost overnight. Just the same, it may take a while for the soil to warm up. The insects require a bit less preheating, it turns out. These and other gardening issues are part of our resumption of the Garden for Life podcast. Sitting in for Lynn Kunstman this time is Grace Florjancic, who is the Master Gardener training coordinator at Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center near Medford...2024-04-1914 minGarden for LifeForget the robins, Lynn Kunstman's return signals the approach of springSome of the flowers popped up during the warm spell in February, long before the official start of spring. With spring just days away (March 19th), it's time to kick into gardening gear for some of us, which means we can bring our resident master gardener, Lynn Kunstman, out of the winter deep-freeze. Lynn, the current Statewide Master Gardener of the Year, can answer many plant questions, or at least direct us to the people who can. This session of Garden for Life is recorded, but we can stockpile questions for...2024-03-1515 minGarden for LifeBefore winter really sets in, a chat with LynnIf you live near a farm, you may notice green things still in the ground. There ARE vegetables--cabbages and carrots and more--that do just fine in the cold ground. But for most gardeners, this is the slow season. So we take it slow and easy in the return of our gardening podcast, Garden for Life. Lynn Kunstman from Jackson County Master Gardeners fields our questions about late fall/early winter gardening activities. We can take your questions for FUTURE segments at JX@jeffnet.org... or submit a question about specific plants...2023-12-0114 minGarden for LifeAs the leaves fall: an October take on gardening, with Lynn KunstmanAt least west of the Cascades, winters can be fairly mild in these parts, so some items will still grow in gardens through the cold season. October seemed to sneak up on us, so it's time to talk about cleaning out the summer plants and prepping for the rest of Fall and the fast-approaching winter weather. Jackson County Master Gardener and Oregon State Master Gardener of the Year Lynn Kunstman returns for our monthly gardening Q&A. What's your gardening issue? If Lynn doesn't know the answer, she will know someone who does. 2023-10-1314 min
PolliNation Podcast244 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Lynn KunstmanThis week we continue our September on Bee Friendly Gardening with a southern Oregon Master Gardener who has a passion for native plants. 2023-09-1146 minGarden for LifeHeat and harvest and more August happenings, in a live Garden For LifeJust about the time the tomatoes and cucumbers (and the plums and cherries and pears) started ripening, the big heat wave arrived. If gardeners didn't much want to go out there, how were the plants coping? We put that question and more to Lynn Kunstman on her latest visit. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. Lynn is happy to take up concerns from listeners, and she joins us live this time around; you can join in by emailing jx...2023-08-1714 minGarden for LifeWatery tomatoes, and other harvest season happenings in Garden For LifeAfter a hot spell, summer settled down a bit, and local gardens appear to be responding, giving forth flowers and fruits and veggies. Some, anyway. We check results both positive and negative (like a complaint about watery tomatoes) with our regular guest Lynn Kunstman. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. Lynn is happy to take up concerns from listeners, and she joins us live this time around; you can join in by emailing jx@jeffnet.org. ...2023-08-0315 minGarden for LifeHarvest time approaches, as we Garden for LifeFruit and vegetables are getting big, and flowers are in full bloom in many a garden. And if we're not careful, bugs are having some fun with the garden bounty. We talk bugs and planting for the cool season and more with Geoffrey Riley and Lynn Kunstman. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. Lynn is happy to take up concerns from listeners, and you can get questions into the next session by emailing jx@jeffnet.org. 2023-07-2815 minGarden for LifeGarden for Life: The really hot days in the garden, with guidance from LynnThere's no point looking for rain for most of us at this time of year. If we want plants to grow, we need to bring out the hose. And a little expertise can't hurt, so we reach out again to Lynn Kunstman. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. She's live with us for this segment, and you can get questions into this or the next session by emailing jx@jeffnet.org. You can also get help from the 2023-07-2015 minGarden for LifeWell, NOW it's hot: Garden for Life covers July gardening issuesWe've learned from gardening experts how to "harden" plants grown from seeds indoors, before they are transplanted outdoors. Now, when the weather has turned hot and bright, is when that hardening pays off for the plants. We'll talk about this and other hot-season issues with our Lynn Kunstman. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a recurring segment we call Garden for Life. She's live with us for this segment, and you can get questions into this or the next session by emailing jx@jeffnet.org. 2023-07-0614 minGarden for LifeJune is busting out, in Garden for LifeGardeners have to watch the calendar through spring, waiting for the last frost dates to clear before putting summer plants in the ground. They should be there by now, Lynn Kunstman tells us. Lynn is a Jackson County Master Gardener and our partner in a segment we call Garden for Life. Now that the growing season has arrived, we'll schedule more visits with Lynn, and you can get questions into the next session by emailing jx@jeffnet.org. You can also get help from the Master...2023-06-0515 minGarden for LifeLynn lays down the law on soil temps, in Garden for LifeWarm days lie ahead, we know that. It's just that they took longer than usual to arrive this year, after a longish and mostly wettish winter. And just because the air turns warm does not mean the soil is warm enough to receive plants. We go over that with Master Gardener Lynn Kunstman in this month's edition of Garden for Life. If you need some help identifying a plant or a problem with it, contact the Master Gardener Plant Clinic. California listeners can find local master gardeners through the program through ...2023-04-2114 minGarden for LifeBack to the garden with Lynn KunstmanThings are just a bit dormant in the plant world these days. The heart of the growing season is months away for most of us, though a few things--like the garlic you planted last fall--might be sprouting. Lynn Kunstman from Jackson County Master Gardeners returns with her green-thumb insights in our Garden for Life segment, talking about midwinter issues like perusing seed catalogs (and sprouting garlic). We can take your questions for FUTURE segments at JX@jeffnet.org... or submit a question about specific plants to the 2023-02-1014 min