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Are mysterious creatures munching your plants? This week, host Mike McGrath will discuss how to identify the guilty party before all the green is gone. And of course, chemical free answers to all your garden questions.

Nasty biting ticks are one of the most annoying - and dangerous - pests of summer. This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will explain how to prevent the problem with 10 tick-control strategies. And of course, we'll have chemical-free answers to all your gardening questions.

Looking for a clever way to grow some fruit? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, small fruit expert Lee Reich joins host Mike McGrath to discuss his new book on landscaping with those tasty edibles! And of course, we have chemical-free answers to all your gardening questions.

Are indoor moth pests eating the clothes in your closet as well as the snacks in your scullery? This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will share a "sexy" way to end the problem-without poisons of course! Plus, Mike talks about the secret of American gardening with author Andrea Wulf. And of course, chemical free answers to all your garden questions.

Want to restore all the minerals that time has sucked out of your soil? On this week's thrilling episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath discusses how rock dust can perk up your plants. As always, fabulous phone calls and chemical free answers to garden questions.

Have you been told to prune the "sucker" offshoots off of your tomato plants? This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will discuss why he thinks the right thing to do is to keep them on. Plus, an interview with a researcher who discusses the link between pesticides and myeloma. And of course, chemical free answers to all your garden questions.

There's very serious, late breaking bad news for tomato and potato growers sweeping the country. This week will be a special edition of You Bet Your Garden, where host Mike McGrath will discuss the recent outbreak of "late blight"; perhaps the most devastating of all plant diseases. Plus: Your protection options; and of course, chemical free answers to all your garden questions.

Looking for a lush, fragrant, fast-growing screening plant that supplies a highly valued cash crop and grows virtually anywhere? This week on You Bet Your Garden, we'll hop onto the idea of growing your own hops!

Think tomatoes are the most different tasting things you can grow as opposed to buy? This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal why the real answer is potatoes! Plus: chemical-free answers to all your garden questions.

It doesn't often happen, but we have a listener struggling to keep her ivy alive, along with the usual numerous emails from listeners who can't get rid of their ivy. Mike McGrath will reveal the best ways to keep ivy happy, and he'll explain how to best get rid of it. Mike will also discuss why the plant that you're calling ivy may not be ivy at all!

Few insects are as annoying to gardeners as the pestiferous blackfly. This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal how you can evade the unwanted attentions - and bites - of these annoying gnats.

Has the economy got you thinking about growing for money instead of just for fun? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will explain the important steps you need to take to insure a profit before you put a single plant in the ground!

Do you want to save yourself a lot of frustration in the garden? In this episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal the ten biggest mistakes that gardeners make!

Many people want to turn their lawns into food factories this season. This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath reveals a number of different ways you can transform your turf into tomatoes - and warns you about some common lawn-to-garden mistakes you'll want to avoid. And, of course, he's got chemical-free answers to all your gardening questions.

Are you ready to start putting sweat equity into your yard? This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will talk about important fitness tips that will help you keep you and your garden in great shape all season long.

In this thrilling episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will tell you about the two main types of tomatoes and helps you decide which one is best for you. Then Mike gives you a guide to community gardens. Plus: chemical-free answers to all your gardening questions.

How can you tell when your melons are ready to pick? Should ripe tomatoes sit out on the vine? Should you wait if plants are wet? Host Mike McGrath will reveal the secrets of harvesting like the pros.

Think poisons were the only early answer to insects? On this week's You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath talks with the author of the new book American Pests- who explains how early controls were highly advanced! Plus: fighting Phragmites: the Monster Weed of the Wetlands.

Are your edible gardening efforts hampered by a lack of sun? On this edition of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal the tasty treats that can survive - and maybe even thrive - with some shade!

Need to grow your own greens in the middle of the summer? Host Mike McGrath will tell you everything you need to know about New Zealand spinach and other greens that like it hot.