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July 12, 2024 38 mins

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Pictured: Garden Gold Peach in Bloom


Links:
Subscribe to the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter https://gardenbasics.substack.com
Smart Pots https://smartpots.com/fred/

Dave Wilson Nursery
HeirloomRoses.com (with the FRED discount link)

Harvest Day at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, Saturday, Aug. 3.


Other links mentioned in today’s podcast:

Dave Wilson Nursery Taste Test Results - Peaches and Plums

Improving Sandy Soils (NCSU)

The Yak (National Library of Medicine)

Citrus Soil Mix (Container Citrus Production, Clemson U.)

Soil Drainage - The Garden Professors

Soil Myth Busting for Extension Educators: Soil Structure and Functionality


Got a garden question? 

• Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe, at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics

• Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964. 

• Fill out the contact box at GardenBasics.net

• E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com 


All About Farmer Fred:
The GardenBasics.net website

The Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter, Beyond the Basics
https://gardenbasics.substack.com

Farmer Fred website
http://farmerfred.com

The Farmer Fred Rant! Blog
http://farmerfredrant.blogspot.com

Facebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred" 

Instagram: farmerfredhoffman
https://www.instagram.com/farmerfredhoffman/

Twitter/X: @farmerfred

Farmer Fred Garden Minute Videos on YouTube


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