Angelo’s back on the airwaves for the 2024 growing season! Tune in Saturdays at 8am March through October on Newsradio WTAM 1100 to hear Northeast Ohio grower & garden center owner Angelo Petitti deliver timely lawn & garden advice. Call to have your questions answered live on-air by Angelo, himself! You can also listen to episodes on demand when it’s convenient for you by visiting this page. Saturday’s live episodes are typically posted here the following Monday morning.
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May 13, 2024
Perfect Plants for Mother’s Day
The weather has been beautiful this spring and the rain we received over the weekend was much needed! This week, Angelo talks about prepping the veggie garden, fertilizing perennials, trees, and shrubs, and managing deer issues. He also shares some of his favorite flowering annuals, perennials, and shrubs we grow locally here in Northeast Ohio. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "I have a very large pine tree in my yard, when's the best time to prune it", and "When is the best time to divide and transplant my spring bulbs"?
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May 6, 2024
Soil Prep for Container Gardens
Soil temperatures are warming up, making it a great time to plant! This week, Angelo talks about the best way to prepare soil for container gardens. He also shares some fantastic spring-blooming trees and shrubs to check out this season. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "When is the best time to prune Forsythia", and "What's the best fertilizer for Mandevilla vines"?
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April 29, 2024
Planting Deer Resistant Shrubs
Spring weather has arrived and it's a great time to get out and enjoy the wildflowers around Northeast Ohio! This week, Angelo talks about the importance of preparing the soil for planting and fertilizing perennials, trees, and shrubs. He also shares some of his favorite deer resistant shrubs for the landscape. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "When is the best time to prune Oakleaf Hydrangeas", and "What dwarf ornamental grasses should I plant along the side of my house"?
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April 22, 2024
Perennial Gardening in Early Spring
Cool weather has continued through April, but spring is on its way! This week, Angelo talks about dividing and transplanting perennials, along with fertilizing tips for the landscape. He also shares some of his favorite Mophead (macrophylla) hydrangea varieties arriving in our stores this season. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "When is the best time to prune and feed Dogwoods", and "When should I prune my panicle hydrangeas"?
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April 15, 2024
Getting the Lawn Prepped for Spring
A week of rainy weather has the lawn and garden fairly soggy, but there's still a lot to be done to get ready for the growing season! This week, Angelo shares lawn care tips for spring, including best practices for seeding the lawn, managing weeds, and fertilizing. He also talks about the best time to divide and transplant perennials. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "when is the best time to prune spirea", and "there are black spots on my rose canes, how should I treat them"?
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April 8, 2024
April is Native Plant Month
Did you know April is Ohio Native Plant Month? Noelle filled in for Angelo this week and shared some early-blooming Ohio native plants to look for as you're out and about this spring. She also shared advice for spring lawn care, lawn and garden weed maintenance, and spraying fruit trees at this point in the season. PLUS she answers callers' questions like "when should I prune my Japanese Maple Tree", and "I need to divide my Iris, when is the best time to do that"?
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March 30, 2024
Spring Care for Houseplants & Tropicals
A week full of cooler, rainy weather is getting the planting season off to a good start. This week, Angelo shares tips for getting tropical plants ready to move back outdoors, including Hibiscus and Bougainvillea. He also talks about prepping containers for the planting season and starting seeds indoors. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "is it too early to apply GrubEx", and "my raspberry bush is starting to produce leaves, can I still prune it"?
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March 23, 2024
Spring Garden Prep
Colder weather has set back in for the next week or so, but there's still plenty to be done in the garden to get it ready for spring! This week, Angelo gives advice for spring lawn care, starting cold crops indoors and pruning that should be done now. He also talks about managing issues with moles and voles in the garden as well as protecting the home against insects as the weather starts to shift. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "when should I prune my Wisteria vine", and "what's the best type of soil to use in my raised beds"?
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March 16, 2024
Early Spring Pruning Tips
Warm weather this winter has put the gardening season a couple weeks ahead of its usual schedule. This week, Angelo gives advice for pruning all different types of trees and shrubs, and he shares the best way to spray and care for fruit trees in March. He also talks about what the mild NEO winter means for lawn care and the best way to start prepping for spring. PLUS, he answers caller questions like "Can I trim my White Pine now", and "When is the best time to start using Milky Spore in my lawn"?
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March 9, 2024
March Gardening Indoors and Out
Angelo is back on the radio and ready to kick off the 2024 gardening season! Mild winter weather has the garden waking up earlier than usual, so Angelo has plenty of advice to share. He covers what can be done in the garden at this point in the season including lawn care, soil prep, and houseplant maintenance. He also answers caller questions like "When should I apply Lightning Lime to my lawn", and "Can I prune my panicle hydrangea now"?
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October 30, 2023
Getting the Garden Ready for Winter
It's the last radio show of the year and there's so much to talk about as we approach the end of the fall gardening season. This week, Angelo talked about all of the garden tasks we can be working on to prep the garden for winter. He also shared advice for protecting garden pots for the winter and how to overwinter fig trees and other tropicals indoors. PLUS he answered callers' questions like "Is late October a good time to plant a new birch tree", and "When should I fertilize my Green Giant Arborvitaes"?
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October 21, 2023
Fall Garden Clean Up
Rainy weather & cool temps this week have made it feel more like Fall in NEO. This week, Angelo talked about all of the garden tasks we can be working on at this point in the season, including cleaning up the vegetable garden and planting garlic. He also shared advice for planting spring-blooming bulbs and bringing tropical plants indoors for winter. PLUS he answered callers' questions like "What's the best way to control grubs in Fall", and "When should I dig up my Dahlia bulbs to prepare them for Winter"?