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WPTF Weekend Gardener
by Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten
The WPTF Weekend Gardener is an award-winning radio talk show that has been on the air for over 40 years. Mike Raley has been the host since the show first aired in January of 1985, bringing expert gardening advice and fun conversation to listeners. Rufus Edmisten, former NC Secretary of State and Attorney General, has been a co-host for over 10 years, providing his unique insights and adding to the lively discussions. The Weekend Gardener is an evolution of The Tar Heel Gardener, a show that aired for 40 years and was hosted by North Carolina State University professor John H. Harris. Initially a 15-minute program where John answered listener letters, the show grew into a half-hour format before becoming the 3-hour talk show we know today. Over its four decades, the Weekend Gardener has become a staple for gardening enthusiasts across the state.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Campbell Road Nursery (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show live from Campbell Road Nursery with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Campbell Road Nursery (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show live from Campbell Road Nursery with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Rescued Wood Rehab (Part 3 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Rescued Wood Rehab.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Rescued Wood Rehab (Part 2 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Rescued Wood Rehab.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Rescued Wood Rehab (Part 1 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Rescued Wood Rehab.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The Nash County Arboretum (Part 3 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Nash County Arboretum.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The Nash County Arboretum (Part 2 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Nash County Arboretum.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The Nash County Arboretum (Part 1 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Nash County Arboretum.
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820
WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from J.E. Womble and Sons in Lillington (Part 3 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from J.E. Womble and Sons in Lillington.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from J.E. Womble and Sons in Lillington (Part 2 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from J.E. Womble and Sons in Lillington.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from J.E. Womble and Sons in Lillington (Part 1 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from J.E. Womble and Sons in Lillington.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The Aluminum Company of NC (Part 3 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from the The Aluminum Company of North Carolina.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The Aluminum Company of NC (Part 2 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from the The Aluminum Company of North Carolina.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The Aluminum Company of NC (Part 1 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from the The Aluminum Company of North Carolina.
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Weekend Gardener – Live from the State Farmers Market (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Dr. Patrick McMillan of Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
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Weekend Gardener – Live from the State Farmers Market (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Dr. Patrick McMillan of Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
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812
Weekend Gardener – Live from the State Farmers Market (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Dr. Patrick McMillan of Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Snakes & Spring (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with special guest Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Snakes & Spring (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with special guest Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Snakes & Spring (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with special guest Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Roots & Routes (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Paul McKenzie, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Roots & Routes (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Paul McKenzie, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Roots & Routes (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Paul McKenzie, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Azaleas and Crepe Murder (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery and Tony Avent of Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Azaleas and Crepe Murder (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery and Tony Avent of Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
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803
WPTF Weekend Gardener - Azaleas & Crepe Murder (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery and Tony Avent of Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
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802
WPTF Weekend Gardener - BLTs & Walking Sticks (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss all sorts of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - BLTs & Walking Sticks (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss all sorts of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - BLTs & Walking Sticks (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss all sorts of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Extension Agents and Tomatoes (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by extension agent, Amanda Bratcher, gardener, author, and educator, Craig LeHoullier, prolific horticulturist and plant conservationist, Tony Avent, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Extension Agents and Tomatoes (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by extension agent, Amanda Bratcher, gardener, author, and educator, Craig LeHoullier, prolific horticulturist and plant conservationist, Tony Avent, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Extension Agents and Tomatoes (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by extension agent, Amanda Bratcher, gardener, author, and educator, Craig LeHoullier, prolific horticulturist and plant conservationist, Tony Avent, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Trout Lilies, Legal Counsel, and Birthday Singing (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Phil Campbell, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Trout Lilies, Legal Counsel, and Birthday Singing (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Phil Campbell, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Trout Lilies, Legal Counsel, and Birthday Singing (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Phil Campbell, and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Howler Monkeys and Bladderworts (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Dr. Patrick McMillan, Botanist, Conservation Biologist, Plantsman, and Horticulturist, to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Howler Monkeys and Bladderworts (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Dr. Patrick McMillan, Botanist, Conservation Biologist, Plantsman, and Horticulturist, to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Howler Monkeys and Bladderworts (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Dr. Patrick McMillan, Botanist, Conservation Biologist, Plantsman, and Horticulturist, to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Bees, Oysters, and Tomato Sandwiches (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss a plethora of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Bees, Oysters, and Tomato Sandwiches (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss a plethora of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Bees, Oysters, and Tomato Sandwiches (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss a plethora of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Snowy Stories (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Nelsa Cox, and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest callers to talk about current winter precipitation and how it could affect the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Snowy Stories (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Nelsa Cox, and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest callers to talk about current winter precipitation and how it could affect the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Snowy Stories (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Nelsa Cox, and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest callers to talk about current winter precipitation and how it could affect the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Winter Weather Worries (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Phil Campbell and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Mark Baumgartner to talk about winter weather affecting the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Winter Weather Worries (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Phil Campbell and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Mark Baumgartner to talk about winter weather affecting the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Winter Weather Worries (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Phil Campbell and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Mark Baumgartner to talk about winter weather affecting the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Slugs, Wild Gingers, and Winter Curiosities (Part 3 of 3)
In the final hour, Raley and Edmisten reunite with Adams and McMillan to share stories of family gardens and farming traditions. They provide tips on growing eggplant and managing pests, and reflect on the lessons learned from their upbringing surrounded by food and flowers, emphasizing the personal connections to gardening.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Slugs, Wild Gingers, and Winter Curiosities (Part 2 of 3)
In this segment, Raley and Edmisten continue with Adams and McMillan, focusing on tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and culinary herbs. They discuss growing specialty herbs like culantro and Vietnamese coriander, heat-tolerant cilantro alternatives, mint varieties, and seed saving, while sharing practical gardening advice and insights from farmers' markets.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The WPTF Weekend Gardener is an award-winning radio talk show that has been on the air for over 40 years. Mike Raley has been the host since the show first aired in January of 1985, bringing expert gardening advice and fun conversation to listeners. Rufus Edmisten, former NC Secretary of State and Attorney General, has been a co-host for over 10 years, providing his unique insights and adding to the lively discussions. The Weekend Gardener is an evolution of The Tar Heel Gardener, a show that aired for 40 years and was hosted by North Carolina State University professor John H. Harris. Initially a 15-minute program where John answered listener letters, the show grew into a half-hour format before becoming the 3-hour talk show we know today. Over its four decades, the Weekend Gardener has become a staple for gardening enthusiasts across the state.
HOSTED BY
Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten
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