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The Zesty Garden - October 16

On today's Zesty Garden... Tillandsia is a great plant for the bathroom on The Green Room; Take care of field bindweed in the fall (right now!) with Taun Beddes of USU Extension; Plant the Southwestern White Pine in your landscape with Going Native!; Learn how freezing can capture vegetables and fruits at their peak in Yes You Can!; and listen to how victory gardens were essential to sustaining families during World War II in Petals and Prose.

GreenRoom.Tillandsia.10-16-14.mp3
Listen to The Green Room: Shane Taylor w/Cactus and Tropicals-Tillandsia

Zesty.Taun_.Bindweed.10-16-14.mp3
Listen to Taun Beddes: Field Bindweed (aka Morning Glory)

Native.Janett.SWWhitePine.10-16-14.mp3
Listen to Going Native!: Janett Warner/Wildland Nursery-Southwestern White Pine

Can.Adrie_.Freezing.10-16-14.mp3
Listen to Yes You Can!: Adrie Roberts-Freezing Fruits and Vegetables

Petals.Helen_.Victory1.mp3
Listen to Petals and Prose: Helen Cannon-Victory Gardens Part I

Bryan Earl has been with UPR since 1993. He graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Journalism and completed an internship at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon, before coming to UPR full-time. When not in his garden, Bryan loves to travel with his family, ride trains, ski at Beaver Mountain, and sing with the American Festival Chorus.