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Gardening with Doug
Info on plant breeder Buddy Lee from TOG 2/08/26
I had a great conversation with my friend Buddy Lee. He’s an amazing plant breeder best known for the Encore Azalea, which is a repeat bloomer.
Buddy shared some great stories about how he became fascinated with plant breeding and explained how home gardeners could create their own varieties.
Old South Seeds Etsy shop is filled with unique heirloom tomatoes and peppers.
Mark Barnett contacted me about a Facebook post he saw about a Pittsburgh Heirloom tomato.
It was fun to learn he has an Etsy shop filled with rare, heirloom tomato and pepper seeds.
The story of the 3945 tomato found on WWII battlefield
The '3945' tomato was discovered while crossing a battlefield during WWII
How to sow and harvest microgreens grown on the windowsill from PTL
Sowing seeds for microgreens is fun and easy. In this segment for Pittsburgh Today Live with Heather Abraham and David Highfield, I demonstrate how to grow and harvest the tasty and tender greens.
Info on Charlie Nardozzi author of The Continuous Garden from TOG 2/01/26
It was great to talk with Charlie Nardozzi, author of The Continuous Garden.
Info on Brandy Hall author of The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture from TOG 1/25/26
I was great to talk with Brandy Hall on the radio show.