This week, Nathan talks about some of the easiest and more challenging fruits to grow in your home orchard! From blueberries to blackberries and apples to muscadines, Nathan gets you started on your fruity journey.

Fruit Trees, Plants, PodcastNathan WilsonApril 13, 2024growing fruits, blueberry, blackberry, apple, peach, pear, plum, growing figs, growing raspberryComment

Ep. 252- January Q&A Week: Growing Poppies and Preventing Fruit Drop in Peach

This week, Nathan answers your gardening questions! Nancy asks if poppies can be grown in the south and if there are any perennial kinds. Even though the south isn't the best place to grow poppies year round, Nathan talks about five poppies

Ep. 241- Working with Fruits and Vegetables Over Winter

This week, Nathan gives you ideas about growing vegetables and fruits over winter. Whether you only have a sunny patio or a full-blown orchard, Nathan talks about vegetables and fruits that are great for the south and wonderful to plant over fall and winter!

Ep. 221- Horticultural History: Liberty Hyde Bailey

This week, Nathan takes a look back at the people and practices of horticultural history. Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was a plantsman, gardener, agricultural college professor and dean, and a promoter of the rural lifestyle. Through his numerous

Ep. 202- Gardening is for the Birds

Gardening is for the birds! We can develop a landscape that provides all the necessary resources that birds look for in a habitat. In doing so, we will invite more birds to not just fly through but also build a home and stay in. This week, Nathan talks about plants

Fruit Trees, Podcast, PlantsNathan WilsonFebruary 18, 2023gardening for birdsComment

Ep. 175- July Q&A Week- Screens, Cottage Garden Plants, Topdressing Lawns, and Tropical Plantings

This week, Nathan opens up the mailbag and answers your questions! Sharon from Cleveland, Ga. asks about some small canopy trees that can add some height to their privacy fence. Rachel in north Atlanta wants to know some specific plants to use in a cottage garden. Bobby from East Tennessee wants to know if it's okay to top dress a lawn now with compost. Lastly, Michelle from Flowery Branch, Ga. wants to create a tropical-like garden around her pool. Leave your garden question for Nathan to answer here or on Facebook and Instagram!

Ep. 174- Creating a Cottage Garden

In this episode, Nathan gives you a brief history of cottage gardens, the people who influenced them, and essential elements of a cottage garden to build your own!

Ep. 160- Foodscaping: Vegetables at the Front Door

What in the world is "foodscaping?" This week, Nathan gives you his take on landscaping with fruits and veggies. It's easy to grow a landscape that is both beautiful and nutritious by incorporating apples right beside the azaleas! Nathan gives you tips and

Ep. 156- Understanding and Correcting Late Freeze Damage

Last weekend, we had a terrible freeze! So this week, Nathan discusses what happens to plants that might have already put out new growth or blooms before a late freeze attacks. He talks about some common plants that tend to succumb to late freezes

Fruit Trees, Flowers., Houseplants, Perennials, Plants, Podcast, Pruning, shrubs, TechniquesNathan WilsonMarch 19, 2022late freeze, late frost, winter damageComment

Ep. 145- December Q&A: Pruning Peach, Planting Daphne, and Being A Better Gardener

A great way to start a new gardening year is to help you out by answering your questions! This week, Erik gives us an update on his beat roots and Nathan answers a question about peach pruning from Kirk. Betsy wonders if the challenges that come

Ep. 133- Q&A Week: Pruning Shrubs, Insect Problems, Banana Trees, and Fall Veggies

This week Nathan answers your questions! Mary wonders if now is a good time to hard prune her evergreen shrubs. Scott has a worm issue on all of his vegetable plants. Alma has a banana tree that needs a new home. Leigh wonders if she can s

Ep. 132- A Discussion on Growing Pomegranates

Nathan discusses how-to grow your very own pomegranates! Pomegranates have been around the south since Spanish settlers brought them over in the 16th century. Much has changed since then, so Nathan gives you the recommendations you

Fruit Trees, Plants, Podcast, Propagation, PruningNathan WilsonAugust 21, 2021growing pomegranatesComment

Ep. 131- A Discussion on Growing Blackberries and Raspberries

This week, join Nathan as he gives the ins and outs of growing blackberries and raspberries. From planting, trellising, pruning, and enjoying growing them, you'll be ready to grow your own!

Fruit Trees, PodcastNathan WilsonAugust 14, 2021blackberry, raspberry, growing fruitsComment

Ep. 130- A Discussion on Growing Figs

Figs are probably one of the best summertime fruits found in our southern gardens! They are relatively easy to grow, easy to propagate, nearly pest-free, and wonderfully delicious! Nathan discusses about everything you need to know to get your

Fruit Trees, Insects, plant biology, Plant Disease, Propagation, PruningNathan WilsonAugust 7, 2021figs, fig bush, fig tree, growing figs, how to grow figsComment

Ep. 91- Q&A Week- Blackberry, Rose Sawfly, and East Asian Joro Spider

This week, Nathan's back to answering your questions! David from Alabama asks about the best way to build a bed for blackberries and how to keep them disease-free and growing great! Nathan discusses a nemesis of roses known as the Rose

Ep. 84- Gardening with Kids Revisited, Picking the Best Laurel, and Sunlight for Fruit Trees

This week we venture into the New Southern Garden Mailbag and answer your questions! First, Nathan reminds you how cultivating kids and their interest in the garden is just as important as cultivating the garden itself. Then, we take a trip to

Ep. 78- Persimmon, Arizona Cypress, Chaste Tree, and Euphorbia

This week Nathan discusses some strange and unusual plants. Even though they’re not super common, they can add drama and uniqueness to your garden! Persimmons are well known but not often used. They have great disease resistance,

Ep. 70- Shasta Daisy, Slugs and Snails, Mummy Berry, and Poison Ivy

Another week of garden problems but Nathan's got solutions for you! After describing a classic but irresistible perennial plant called Shasta Daisy, Nathan jumps to the mailbag and answers questions concerning everything from dealing

Ep. 69- Q&A Week Agapanthus, Hedges, Weeding, Fireblight, and Wildflower Meadows

On this week's episode, we answer your questions! Nathan first discusses a really cool perennial plant known as Agapanthus, or African Lily. With it's blue, purple, or white globe shaped flowers atop a thin spike that emerges from the

Ep. 64- Q&A- Moving Peonies, Tree Damage, Cedar-Apple Rust, Azalea Leaf Gall

Another glorious spring episode to answer your gardening questions! This week, Nathan helps Jayne with making a big move from near Canada to Central Florida! She wants to take with her her mother's peonies that were planted in 1952

Flowers., Fruit Trees, Pesticides, Plant Disease, Plants, Podcast, Q&A, TechniquesNathan WilsonApril 25, 2020plants, diseases, disease, peonies, apple, cedar, rust, azalea, gall, damage, treeComment

Podcast

Schedule Appointment