Green Side Up is a weekly radio gardening program produced by WDCB (College of DuPage) and University of Illinois Extension. It is hosted by Richard Hentschel, Extension Educator, Horticulture.
Richard Hentschel covers several different fall yard activities including planting spring-flowering bulbs and planting shade trees correctly for the long term health.
Richard Hentschel talks about late season vegetable gardening, including how long you can continue to harvest root crops and ways to leave them in the garden to harvest in december and January; how to handle crops like cabbage and Swiss chard; and what to do with the gardening tools after the season is over.
Richard Hentschel discusses fall lawn care. Late summer and fall practices make a big difference in how the lawn will look in the spring, Mowing, fall fertilization and lawn equipment maintenance is discussed.
Richard Hentschel discusses how to manage summer flowering bulbs, including when to dig and how to store properly for Spring 2012. Spring flowering bulbs can be planted until the ground freezes this fall.
