Mountain Gardener with Ken Lain
Gardening season is year-round with Watters Garden Center's Ken Lain. The Mountain Gardener shares his secrets on how to have the most beautiful, blooming Prescott landscape.
Episodes
533 episodes
Does Feeding with Plant Spikes Really Work?
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener asks if feeding with plant spikes really works. We see plant spikes in nurseries all the time but do they really work or is there a better method to feed your plants? Listen in to find out.
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Gardening Questions and Answers
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center hold a questions and answers session. This week, they're covering everything from growing kumquats in Prescott to watering newly planted pines and transplanting trees. That's not all, Ken a...
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Understanding Garden USDA Zones
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener discusses garden USDA Zones. Often when researching a plant, you'll see a recommended Garden USDA Zone listed. What are these gardening zones and how will it affect what you plant? Listen in to fi...
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How to Force a Poinsettia to Flower and Turn Color Again
In this episode, Ken Lain the Mountain Gardener chats about how to force a poinsettia to flower and turn color again. If you bought a poinsettia last year and it turned green over the summer, how can you get it to bloom and bring back that bril...
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Top 10 Landscape Evergreens for Holiday Decorating
In this episode, Ken Lain the Mountain Gardener chats about the top 10 landscape evergreens for holiday decorating. Evergreens can be great plants to add to your landscape but which ones will work best with your holiday decorating? Listen in to...
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Why are Poinsettias used to Celebrate Holidays like Christmas?
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center discuss why poinsettias are used to celebrate holidays like Christmas. Learn the story behind poinsettia and why they are so popular this time of year and how they tie to the holiday season...
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Can Poinsettias Live Outdoors?
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener asks if poinsettias can live outdoors? This time of year, the poinsettia is a very popular plant. What is the best care set up for your poinsettia? Can you put it outside or is this more an indoor...
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How to Grow a Better Holiday Poinsettia
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center in Prescott discuss how to grow a better holiday poinsettia. Poinsettia are very popular this time of year. What are some steps you can take to grow a better holiday poinsettia? Listen in t...
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Best Pond Care for a Healthy Winter
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener discusses the best pond care for a healthy winter. Should you drain your pond this winter? Should you cover it? Should you add anything to the water? What is the best care you can provide for your...
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How Many Poinsettia Colors are There Really?
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener asks, how many poinsettia colors there are. We are all familiar with the red poinsettia we see at just about every grocery store, home improvement store, and nurseries this time of year. Did you k...
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Gardening Tips for Year's End
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener shares gardening tips for the year's end. Learn in this episode what you should be doing between now and the end of the year to keep your garden healthy.
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Top 10 Year End Garden Tasks for a Better Yard
In this episode, Ken and Lisa chat about the top 10 year end garden tasks for a better yard. As we head into the holidays the end of the year is not far behind. What are some garden tasks you should do at the end of every year so your yard next...
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How to Frostproof Irrigation and the Well House
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about how to frost proof irrigation and the well house. Frost can cause some challenges with winter irrigation. Learn in this episode what you can do to keep everything working well through ...
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The Most Popular Holiday Tree and How to Plant Them
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center chat about the most popular holiday tree and how to plant them. What is the most popular holiday tree? Is it the beloved evergreen that we use for our Christmas trees? If so, which kind of ...
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Houseplant Gnats Inside and What to Do
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about houseplant gnats and what to do. Perhaps you've noticed little, tiny bugs flying around your houseplants. These little things can be very annoying and worse can cause damage to your pl...
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Evergreen Trees Decorated for the Holidays then Planted in Winter
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about evergreen trees decorated for the holidays then planted in winter. Having a living evergreen as your Christmas tree is a great feature. Even better is the kind that you can plant after...
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How and When to Repot Houseplants
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center in Prescott chat about how and when to repot houseplants. Have your houseplants gotten a little too big for their pots? Are they becoming root bound? Is your houseplant struggling? Perhaps ...
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When Vegetable Foliage have Black Leaves in Autumn
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener chats about when vegetable foliage have black leaves in autumn. Is this normal, a bad thing? What should you be doing? Listen in to find out.
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When Can You Prune Blooming Shrubs in the Landscape?
In this episode, Ken and Lisa of Watters Garden Center in Prescott talk about when you can prune blooming shrubs in the landscape. Pruning is an important part of plant care and keeping your shrubs healthy. When is the best time to prune your s...
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Why Pine Trees Drop Brown Needles in Autumn
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener explains why pine trees drop brown needles in Autumn. Have you ever noticed that the pine trees drop more brown needles in the fall? Is this preparation for winter or is there something more serio...
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A Favorite Part of Digital Gardening
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener talks about his favorite part of digital gardening. Looking for plants online can be fun and designing that garden is a part of that fun. What types of plants should you buy? How do you want to ga...
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How to Irrigate Plants through Winter
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener shares how to irrigate plants through the winter. Cold temperatures can cause some challenges when using irrigation. What are some tips to continue to keep your plants well-watered through the win...
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Top 10 Deer & Rabbit Proof Plants and Repellents
In this episode, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener talks about the top 10 deer and rabbit proof plants and repellents. While the wildlife can be nice to watch it's not so nice when they come into your garden and start to destroy the vegetation. Wh...
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