025 - Crabapples, Winter Protection and Fungus Gnats
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\\xa0:50 Did You Know...about the pros and cons of Winter Protection?\\xa0Think you should wrap your evergreen shrubs in burlap for the winter? Ellen explains how to correctly construct a protective screen, and C.L. wonders why anyone would want to upholster their shrubs.
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4:45 Eat/Drink/Grow:\\xa0Crabapples.How to choose a tree, which varieties C.L. and Ellen are lusting after, and what to do with the fruit. The two varieties mentioned are Chestnut and Dolgo. C.L. directs you to two helpful crabapple sites. One from\\xa0The Morton Arboretum\\xa0and a chart from\\xa0J. Frank Schmidt.
Ellen gives this link on her website for\\xa0crabapple recipes.
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16:45 Insider Information: Last Chance Harvesting. Cool weather greens such as curly dock (for foragers), Tuscan kale, carrots, pak choi, chard and Brussels sprouts (for gardeners). Ellen also talks about ginkgo nuts. Have you heard the saying, "Stinko ginkgo?"
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21:05\\xa0Love Letters and Questions: Fungus Gnats and Fruit Flies\\xa0\\xa0Robbie writes "Help! I\'ve got fruit flies in my kitchen."
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