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The Garden Show

Whether it’s your garden, lawn, flower beds or fruit trees – if you have questions, Dan Gill has the answers!

  1. 291

    Full Show 06/20/2026: It's the BEST time of year to grow tropical plants, Repelling mole crickets

    In today's show, Dan breaks down the best plants to grow through the heat of summer, including colorful satsuma trees. He also discusses planting crepe myrtles in the beneficial New Orleans climate and the drawbacks of over-watering your soil. In hour two, Dan talks about effective ways to repel pests in the garden without harmful insecticide. He also breaks down how to contain long, pesky, moss overtaking your lawn, the best techniques for growing tomato plants and more!

  2. 290

    Full Show 06/13/2026: Repelling Caterpillars, Why summertime is the best time to plant Sod

    In today's show, Dan talks about vegetable gardens and the best, most colorful, flowers to grow for the summer. He also discusses how to prevent diseases in trees and the best methods for pruning. In hour 2, Dan identifies the best methods to repel caterpillars without harming your crops. He also talks about the best plant fertilizers and preventing rot on your tree branches. And he goes over the pros and cons of using synthetic insecticide.

  3. 289

    Hour 2: Repelling Caterpillars while they're in season, preventing rot on your tree branches

    In hour 2, Dan identifies the best methods to repel caterpillars without harming your crops. He also talks about the best plant fertilizers and preventing rot on your tree branches. And he goes over the pros and cons of using synthetic insecticide.

  4. 288

    Hour 1: Best methods for pruning, controlling lespedeza weeds

    In hour 1, Dan talks vegetable gardens and identifies the best, most colorful, flowers to grow this time of year. He also takes some calls and discusses how to prevent diseases in trees, the best methods for pruning and more!

  5. 287

    The Gardening Show with Dan Gill Full Show 06/06/2026

    In today's show, Dan gives some tips on lawncare during the summer months. He also discusses why it's important to NOT wait to trim your lawn, especially in warm weather. Plus, he talks about how to repel pests in your garden without harming your crops and proper methods of dethatching. In hour two, Dan talks about talks about planting gardenia and lemon trees, how to manage cockaburrs in your garden, and more!

  6. 286

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 06/06/26 Hour 2

    In hour two, Dan takes some more calls and gives tips for planting pecan trees, as well as zoysia grass. He also talks about planting gardenia trees, how to manage cockaburrs in your garden, and more!

  7. 285

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 06/06/26 Hour 1

    In Hour one, Dan gives some tips on lawncare during the summer months. He also discusses why it's important to NOT wait to trim your lawn, especially in warm weather. Plus, he talks about how to repel pests in your garden without harming your crops, proper methods of dethatching, and more!

  8. 284

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill Full Show 05/30/2026:

    In today's show, Dan opens talking herb gardens! And he discusses the best herbs to use for meals. He also discussed planting basil plants in time for the cold weather, using lemon grass to add flavor in certain dishes and properly applying MSM turf. In hour two, Dan took some calls and talked about Identifying harm in certain weed killers, techniques for growing artichokes and planting trees in a St. Augustine lawn.

  9. 283

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill Full Show 05/16/2026: Tomato plants, Tips for community gardens

    In today's show, Dan gives some tips on growing tomato trees and how to prevent branches from breaking when they get full. We also discuss a series of topics in hour two, including Celeste big trees and how to repel pests without harming your crops. Plus, Dan talks about how to grow celeste big trees, satsuma trees and more beautiful summertime plants!

  10. 282

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/16/26 Hour 2

    In hour two, Dan gives some tips on growing tomato trees and how to prevent branches from breaking when they get full. Also, Dan and a caller discuss growing satsuma trees and how to accelerate their growth. Plus, he talks about how to keep your garden from wilting, which crops to transplant in the fall, and more!

  11. 281

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/16/26 Hour 1

    In Hour 1 of the Garden Show, Dan discusses how to prevent certain crops from drying out in the summertime. He also talks about growing Vitex plants and how to care for chaste trees. Plus, a caller asks Dan about growing celeste big trees and how to properly apply fertilizer. And he talks about how to grow fruit trees, what to do to avoid spots, and more!

  12. 280

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/09/26: Hour 1

    On a rainy day, Dan opens the show talking about how rain can hurt and help your crops. He also talks about how to dispose of grass clippings and managing spots on flowers. He also discusses how to avoid rough spots when planting potatoes, how to properly install new turf on your lawn, and more!

  13. 279

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05-09-26 Hour 2

    In hour two of the Gardening Show, Dan identifies a few colorful, beautiful flowers to plant for summer time. He also discusses the difference between growing indoor and outdoor plants. He also talks about how to grow tomato pants, the best methods for mulching, and more!

  14. 278

    The Gardening Show with Dan Gill Full Show 05/09/2026: Best flowers to grow for summertime and how rain hurts and helps our crops.

    On a rainy day, Dan opens the show talking about how rain can hurt and help your crops. he also discusses how to dispose of grass clippings and managing spots on flowers. We also talk about planting potatoes and how to avoid nasty spots and how to properly install turf on lawn. In hour 2, Dan identified a few beautiful, colorful, flowers to plant for the summer and discussed techniques for growing citrus trees. He also broke down the differences between growing indoor and outdoor plants, the most beneficial soil for plants during the summer and how to grow the best tomato plants.

  15. 277

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/02/26: Dan discusses sod and burweeds

    Dan hits the phone lines and discusses how to implement sod into your yard, limiting painful burweed and more!

  16. 276

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05-02-26 Hour 2

    In hour 2 of the Garden Show, Dan Gill discusses how to best manage and implement your topsoil for the warmer summer months. He also talks about planting blueberries, when to add calcium to your fruits, and more!

  17. 275

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05-02-26 Hour 1

    In hour 1 of the Garden Show, Dan Gill discusses safe products for termite management, avoiding unwanted mushrooms that make your yard ugly, preventing dead leaves on pear trees, and more!

  18. 274

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill Full Show 05/02/2026: Preparing your lawn for the warm weather and termite season.

    On today's show, Dan Gill discusses planting hot-weather crops as they come into bloom at the best time of the year. In addition, he discusses how to avoid unwanted weeds. He also talked about how to to properly manage mites around your crops, which chemical products are safe to use and more!

  19. 273

    Dan Gill Full Show 4/4/2026: How to Use Easter Lilies After Easter Sunday

    On today's show, Dan Gill answers plant and gardening questions about green onions, Easter lilies, palladium bulbs, tangerine trees, pear trees, compost, and more.

  20. 272

    Full Show 3/28/2026: Keeping Plants Irrigated During Dry Times

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about keeping plants irrigated during dry times. Then, Dan answers gardening questions from the WWL callers.

  21. 271

    Full Show 3/21/2026: Plenty of Plant Sales & Garden Shows are "In Bloom" this Spring

    On today's show, Dan Gill gives tips and advice on how to mow the lawn for the dawn of the spring season, trimming shrubbery, clover taking over, removing invasive grasshoppers, and more. Dan also announces some upcoming gardening festivals and events taking place.

  22. 270

    Full Show 3/14/2026: March is a Transitional Weather Month

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about preparing your lawn and garden for the transitional March weather. Dan also answers questions about eliminating clovers from the lawn, planting lemon trees, covering blueberry bushes for a light freeze, and more.

  23. 269

    Full Show 3/7/2026: Springtime Gardening: Everything is WAKING UP!

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about cool-season bedding plants, vegetable gardening, warding off lawn insects, moving plants after a freeze, and more.

  24. 268

    Full Show 2/14/2026: Roses for Valentine's Day

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about taking care of Valentine's Day roses. Also, Dan answers your questions about fertilizing blood orange trees, seeding Bermuda grass, transplanting hydrangeas, planting rose bushes, reviving Southern Cherry trees and staghorn plants, growing pink lemonade trees, and more.

  25. 267

    Full Show 2/7/2026: Recovering the Lawn After Freezing Temperatures

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about moving fully grown azalea trees, using coffee grounds for garden compost, granular weed killers, and more.

  26. 266

    Full Show 1/31/2026: Cover Plants for the Cold

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about the proper way to cover your plants for the cold freeze, putting eggshells in compost, pruning citrus trees, protecting Sago palms, and more.

  27. 265

    Full Show 1/24/2026: Protecting Plants From the Big Freeze

    On today's show, Dan Gill gives tips on how to protect your plants, trees, and gardens from the freezing we

  28. 264

    Full Show 1/17/2026: A Camellia Show is Coming Up at UNO

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about how to treat pine beetles, controlling dollar weed, the Camellia Club show at UNO, treating black fungus on crape myrtle, growing holly trees, and more.

  29. 263

    Hour 2: Treating Black Fungus on Crepe Myrtle

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about the Camellia Club show at UNO, growing red brugmansia in the South, treating black fungus on crepe myrtle, growing holly trees, and more.

  30. 262

    Hour 1: How to Treat Pine Beetles

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about how to treat pine beetles, controlling dollar weed, and more.

  31. 261

    Full Show 1/10/2026: Dealing with the Unpredictable Up-and-Down January Weather

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about dealing with unpredictable up-and-down January weather, using dead elephant ear leaves as compost, getting rid of those "sticky balls" (sticker weeds) in the grass, and recovering plants suffering from root rot. Also, Dan answers callers' questions about preventing house cats from using potted plants as litter boxes, protecting plants from root rot, how to replant a 3-foot possumhaw, why bananas aren't growing to full size, and more.

  32. 260

    Hour 1: How Plants Recover From Root Rot

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about dealing with unpredictable up-and-down January weather, using dead elephant ear leaves as compost, getting rid of those "sticky balls" (sticker weeds) in the grass, recovering plants suffering from root rot, and more.

  33. 259

    Hour 2: How to Stop Cats from Using Potted Plants as Litter Boxes

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about preventing house cats from using potted plants as litter boxes, protecting plants from root rot, how to replant a 3-foot possumhaw, why bananas aren't growing to full size, and more.

  34. 258

    Full Show 1-3-2026: My Boxwoods are Turning Yellow, What Do I Do?!

    On this shortened episode of the Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan runs through how to keep your plants healthy through the coldest parts of winter. He touches on Christmas cactuses, pagoda plants, and composting.

  35. 257

    Full Show 12-27-2025: Taming Wild Vines in the Cold

    On this episode of the Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan gives his take on protecting local, tropical plants in south Louisiana during the winter. Later, we hear about St. Augustine's with brown circles in their bark, rosemary bushes with strange webbing, and even how to remove thorny vines from your property.

  36. 256

    Full Episode 12-20-2025: Why aren't my dianthus plants blooming?

    On this episode of the Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan sheds some light on how we can maintain our plants throughout the winter season. He analyzes how to plant cajun hibiscus plants this time of year, tries to pin down diachuses that aren't blooming, and when it's time to repot one's blueberries.

  37. 255

    11-29-2025: Carrying on with Struggling Camellias

    On this episode of the Garden Show, Dan Gill gives us guidance on all your gardening questions. He breaks down how camellias bloom, how one should fertilize their satsuma trees, and how recent Louisiana cold fronts have affected local gardens.

  38. 254

    Full Episode 11-22-2025: I've got Mushrooms and Weed, but not the fun kind.

    On this episode of the Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan gives his thoughts on autumn lawn care. He covers how to deal with unwanted weeds, removing benign mushrooms from your porch, and even if there will be research on crossing orchids and Spanish moss

  39. 253

    Thriving with Frosty Foliage - Full Show 11-8-2025

    On this episode of the Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan gives us guidance on how we can support our plants in the face of the upcoming cold front. He also touches on mold, jujube trees struggling to bear fruit, and dealing with crows encroaching on your garden.

  40. 252

    Weeds and mold: how you can fight for your plants - Full Show 11-1-2025

    On this episode of the Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan breaks down how we can deal with our planting problems. We find how how to maintain our lawns, plant spring bulbs, and how to respond to trees that are plagued by sooty mold.

  41. 251

    Burrs, dead grass, and poison ivy, oh my! Full Show 10-25-2025

    On this episode of the Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan tells you why you shouldn't blame wildflowers for your allergies, how to recover dead grass, and methods one should take in dealing with poison ivy.

  42. 250

    Will New Orleans palm trees survive bronzing disease? The Garden Show with Dan Gill (Full Show 10-4-2025)

    On this episode of The Garden Show with Dan Gill, Dan covers how the changes in weather affect citrus trees, how one should deal with invasive weeds, and pruning blackberries.

  43. 249

    The Garden Show with Dan Gill (Full Show 9-27-2025)

    On this episode of The Garden Show, Dan dives deep into how we think about "feeding" our plants. He talks about how fertilizer isn't plant food, and chats with callers on how best to deal with overgrown plants, picking pots, and more.

  44. 248

    The importance of proper irrigation during the dry season (Full Show: 9/20/2025)

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about the importance of proper irrigation during the dry season, planting herbs, what's possibly killing off boxwood trees, diseases that can kill fig trees, taking care of orange trees, unhealthy honeysuckle vines, and more.

  45. 247

    Diseases that can possibly kill fig trees

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about possible diseases that can kill fig trees, planting jasmine, taking care of orange trees, unhealthy honeysuckle vines, and more.

  46. 246

    What could be killing off all the boxwood trees?

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about the importance of proper irrigation during the dry season, planting herbs, what's possibly killing off boxwood trees, taking care of crepe myrtles, and more.

  47. 245

    Gardening adjustments needed for the dryer weather (Full Show: 9/13/2025)

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about gardening adjustments needed for the dryer weather, combating Southern pine beetles, over-watering camellia bushes, the best time to move trees around, paying attention to the trunk of a tree at a nursery, the lifespan of summer heirloom peas, trimming cast iron plants, when to transplant cast iron plants, and more.

  48. 244

    Cast Iron Plants

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about the lifespan of summer heirloom peas, trimming cast iron plants, using Killzall to get rid of pompous grass, when to transplant cast iron plants, and more.

  49. 243

    Combating the Southern Pine Beetle

    This hour, Dan Gill talks about gardening adjustments needed for the dryer weather, overwatering camellia bushes, combating Southern pine beetles, the best time to move trees around, and paying attention to the trunk of a tree at a nursery.

  50. 242

    Sometimes we blame ourselves for plants behaving badly when it isn't our fault (Full Show: 9/6/2025)

    On today's show, Dan Gill talks about which roses are okay to prune this time of year, how to get rid of torpedo grass, when to plant leeks, a Japanese plum tree that isn't doing so well, preparing Peggy Martin roses for colder weather, hibiscus plants that aren't blooming, and dealing with citrus canker.

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Whether it’s your garden, lawn, flower beds or fruit trees – if you have questions, Dan Gill has the answers!

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