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The Garden Show — 313 episodes
Full Show 08/15/2026: Winter Plants, Shrubs
Hour 2: Asparagus Vine, Cactuses
Hour 1: Shrubs, Cool-Season Vegetables
Full Show 08/08/2026: Preparing for Autumn, Surviving Chinch Bug Season
Hour 2: Aerification, Repelling Chinch Bugs and other Pests
Hour 1: Fall is Coming! Selective Pruning
Full Show 08/01/2026: Regulating Weed and Crabgrass, Best Methods for Pruning
Hour 2: Avoiding Excessive Irrigating, Regulating Weeds
Hour 1: Pruning, fertilizing in the Summer
Full Show 07/25/2026: Combatting Summer Pests, Best Methods of Mulching
Hour 2: Responsible Insecticide Use, Mulching in the Summer
Hour 1: Universal Pest Control, Composting
Full Show 07/18/2026: Fig Tree Season, Proper Methods of Fertilizing
Hour 2: Peanut Plants, Fighting Tree Diseases
Hour 1: It's Fig Season! Proper Bird Netting and Cape Myrtles
Full Show 07/11/2026: Best Trees to Grow in the Summer, Safe and Efficient Fertilizing Methods
Hour 2: Orange Trees, Repelling Summer-Time Pests
Hour 1: Planting Fig Trees, Chocolate Mimosa Trees
Full Show 06/27/2026: Best Indoor Plants for Summertime, Regulating Pests and Weeds in Flower Gardens
Hour 2: Repelling Mosquitoes, Growing Celosia Flowers
Hour 1: Indoor Plants, Best and Worst Trees to Grow in the Summer
Full Show 06/20/2026: It's the BEST time of year to grow tropical plants, Repelling mole crickets
Full Show 06/13/2026: Repelling Caterpillars, Why summertime is the best time to plant Sod
Hour 2: Repelling Caterpillars while they're in season, preventing rot on your tree branches
Hour 1: Best methods for pruning, controlling lespedeza weeds
The Gardening Show with Dan Gill Full Show 06/06/2026
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 06/06/26 Hour 2
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 06/06/26 Hour 1
The Garden Show with Dan Gill Full Show 05/30/2026:
The Garden Show with Dan Gill Full Show 05/16/2026: Tomato plants, Tips for community gardens
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/16/26 Hour 2
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/16/26 Hour 1
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/09/26: Hour 1
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05-09-26 Hour 2
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.
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05/02/26: Dan discusses sod and burweeds
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05-02-26 Hour 2
The Garden Show with Dan Gill 05-02-26 Hour 1
The Garden Show with Dan Gill Full Show 05/02/2026: Preparing your lawn for the warm weather and termite season.
Dan Gill Full Show 4/4/2026: How to Use Easter Lilies After Easter Sunday
Full Show 3/28/2026: Keeping Plants Irrigated During Dry Times
Full Show 3/21/2026: Plenty of Plant Sales & Garden Shows are "In Bloom" this Spring
Full Show 3/14/2026: March is a Transitional Weather Month
Full Show 3/7/2026: Springtime Gardening: Everything is WAKING UP!
Full Show 2/14/2026: Roses for Valentine's Day
Full Show 2/7/2026: Recovering the Lawn After Freezing Temperatures
Full Show 1/31/2026: Cover Plants for the Cold
Full Show 1/24/2026: Protecting Plants From the Big Freeze
Full Show 1/17/2026: A Camellia Show is Coming Up at UNO
Hour 2: Treating Black Fungus on Crepe Myrtle
Hour 1: How to Treat Pine Beetles
Full Show 1/10/2026: Dealing with the Unpredictable Up-and-Down January Weather
Hour 1: How Plants Recover From Root Rot
Hour 2: How to Stop Cats from Using Potted Plants as Litter Boxes
Full Show 1-3-2026: My Boxwoods are Turning Yellow, What Do I Do?!
Full Show 12-27-2025: Taming Wild Vines in the Cold
Full Episode 12-20-2025: Why aren't my dianthus plants blooming?
11-29-2025: Carrying on with Struggling Camellias
Full Episode 11-22-2025: I've got Mushrooms and Weed, but not the fun kind.
Thriving with Frosty Foliage - Full Show 11-8-2025
Weeds and mold: how you can fight for your plants - Full Show 11-1-2025
Burrs, dead grass, and poison ivy, oh my! Full Show 10-25-2025
Will New Orleans palm trees survive bronzing disease? The Garden Show with Dan Gill (Full Show 10-4-2025)
The Garden Show with Dan Gill (Full Show 9-27-2025)
The importance of proper irrigation during the dry season (Full Show: 9/20/2025)
Diseases that can possibly kill fig trees
What could be killing off all the boxwood trees?
Gardening adjustments needed for the dryer weather (Full Show: 9/13/2025)
Cast Iron Plants
Combating the Southern Pine Beetle
Sometimes we blame ourselves for plants behaving badly when it isn't our fault (Full Show: 9/6/2025)
Preparing Peggy Martin roses for colder weather
Which roses are okay to prune this time of year?
The importance of timeliness when gardening (Full Show: 8/30/2025)
Some Savannah hollies don't make berries
Why do rats gnaw at tree bark?
The effects of the January freeze on trees and plants are still evident this late in the year (Full Show: 8/16/2025)
Eliminating weeds is a process and takes patience
How to deal with citrus leafminer and mealybug damage
Planting vegetables ahead of the fall season (Full Show: 8/9/2025)
Wilting tomatoes
Who's stealing the peaches from the peach trees?
The best time to sod St. Augustine grass (Full Show: 8/2/2025)
It would be cool to plant a commemorative tree for a newborn child
How to avoid damage to grass due to canine urine
Summertime gardening and lawn maintenance tips (Full Show: 7/19/2025)
Collecting flower seeds is a worthwhile, rewarding hobby
The best time to plant a young magnolia tree
Don't let the summer heat discourage you from tending to your garden (Full Show: 7/12/2025)
What are the possible causes of black spots on roses?
Flower beds always need attention, especially during the summer heat
What selective grass killers work best for you?: Full Show 7-5-2025
What can you do to fight back against Virginia Button weed?
Should I be spraying water on my milkweed plants to get rid of aphids?
How does a pear tree get off its production cycle?
What are green manure crops?
What should we know about growing blueberries in Louisiana?
What works best on lawns that are dealing with very compacted soil?
If you lack a green thumb, what should you know before starting a garden?: Full Show 6-28-2025
What should I look out for when growing Zucchini squad plants?
Should you reuse soil from a plant that had root rot?
What do you need if you are starting a garden in 2025?
Sometimes plant care is better if you keep it simpler!
A greenhouse is absolutely NOT a necessity to grow good tomatoes!
While we don't like this heat, Tropical plants LOVE it...
Fighting snails with the best weapon available... alcohol!: Full Show 6-14-2025
What month should you plant tomatoes?
The best trick to fight snails is... beer?
What type of fungal issues can we find on fig trees?
What is the best way to deal with common invasive vines?
Sooty mold or bark scale, what are the differences?
How do Petunias do in our climate?
Green Thumb in the Summer Heat (Full Show: 6/6/2025)
When's the best time to transplant lemon trees?
The summer heat may take a toll on your greenery
How to get your garden back in shape (Full Show: 5/31/2025)
When's the best time to plant pumpkins for Halloween?
Now is the best time to stimulate grass growth
Palm trees don't require a lot of extra stuff...: Full Show 5-24-2025
What fertilizer works best for what?
Palm trees are easy to grow and just need a few things!
Is micro-clover a good substitute for grass?
What is this white fuzz on my plants?
Can a zig-zag cut on a plant grow a new stims leaves in a zig-zag fashion?
What shrubs can help bolster our yards this time of year?
Is mistletoe harmful to our trees?: Full Show 5-17-2025
What can we do to stop pests from eating our plants?
How should we handle invasive vines?
What is the best way to handle unwanted Mudbugs in your yard?
When can we expect our Peggy martin roses to close up shop?
Is there an illness that could cause a healthy tomato plant drop its green leaves?
Be careful when managing container plants!
Stumps, bumps, and dealing with weed clumps!: Full Show 5-10-2025
What works best in getting rid of citrus tree stumps?
What is the rule of thumb for cold damage plants?
Can weeds replant if you toss them on out lawn after pulling them?
What works best in handling tree stumps for palm trees?
When it comes to weed killers; should I spray it or just yank them out?
Rain brings both good and bad things to our plants
What should you know before laying sod?: Full Show 5-3-2025
How do I spot a dying Satsuma tree?
Should we be worried about Oak Galls?
How can you help and/or join the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans?
What is great for getting rid of stumps?
What exactly are "lichens"?
Got some leftover Easter Lilies? Toss them in your garden!
There's a difference between a cold damaged plant and a dead plant: Full Show 4-19-2025
What are some good, quick growing evergreen trees that can fill our yards with?
Can hibiscuses work well in smaller pots?
What shrub works well without a lot sunlight?
What should you know about bougainvillea and their strict pot conditions?
What time of year do lawn weed preventers work best?
What should you know about roses in Louisiana?
Fighting against invading wisteria is a LONG battle!: Full Show 4-12-2025
Why are citrus trees so expensive right now?
Dan, I bought a small rose bush and need help getting it on the ground!
What is the "hair like" growth popping up on my crepe myrtle?
Remember that some plants can alternate between good and bad years when bearing fruit!
What are the bugs that cause "sooty mold"?
It is Buck moth caterpillar season everybody!
Is it too late to deal with stickers?: Full Show 4-5-2025
There is a reason why people still till thousands of years later!
What works best to get rid of Asian Jasmine?
Does tilling really make that much of a difference?
Be aware of the caterpillars making their way to our plants right now!
Can limes help grow your lawn?
Warm season planting is rearing up!
Is there a good fix for boxwood blight?: Full Show 3-29-2025
Oak leaf hydrangea's growth cannot be "slowed" by winter weather... it either dies or keeps growing!
Mulch can be a much better subsitute for needing a ground cover
Good fertilizers should have...?
What do you need to know before hiring a landscaper?
What is a good all purposes herbicide for spraying away slugs and bugs?
What should we keey an eye on as spring rolls on?
If you are uncertain of your grass, is there a good general weed and feed?: Full Show 3-22-2025
With Spring here, now's the time to tackle our lawn projects!
Are you a crepe myrtle murderer?
Is it best to match growing conditions between nearby plants?
Now that Spring is here, what changes in our gardens?
Is soil or sand better for raising a lawn?
What sort of weather conditions can we expect in the coming months?
Grafting is much easier than it seems...: Full Show 3-8-2025
Do may hew bushes do well in our climate?
What are some good, tall plants to use as hedges?
Lots to do this wekeend for all your amatuer and serious gardeners out there!
What is the best way to start up a new garden!?
What are the types of diseases that we usually see in our palm trees?
What should we be doing to our lawns this time of year?
Are our fig trees hearty enough to still be healthy after this last winter?: Full Show 3-1-2025
Is clover a nuisance or benefit for our lawns?
How can you determine if a tree or plant or shrub is dead or alive?
What is the best way to clear out bamboo?
The type of rose bush you want is simple... just pick what you like!
What is a lawn fertilizer that brings about nice, green grass quickly?
Do you err on the side of caution or are you a risk-taking gardener?
With Spring abound, time clean up the garden!
What can root stalk do to our Meyer lemon trees?
What is the go-to weed killer for zoysia grass?
What citrus trees are best for outlasting a freeze?
We've got the who, what, when, and where of a bunch of botanical events!
Sometimes it is best to leave trees alone!
Spring cleaning does extend to your landscape!
If you are stumped about whether a plant is alive or dead, just wait & see!: Full Show 2-15-2025
Put trimming your roses on the to do list right NOW!
What weed killer is best for dollar weed?
What is a tree that does well in the shade?
Are there any issues with planting by the moon?
A quick light freeze shouldn't be an issue for our roses!
Strap in for another cold front hitting us next week!
Should we be pruning back rose bushes right now?: Full Show 2-8-2025
Can an older plant be better built to withstand the cold than a younger one?
How can you "refine" your general fertilizer?
When should we start fertilizing our fruit trees?
What is the best way to deal with dollar weeds?
What is the sap sucking bug on my fruit trees!?
How did our Palm trees fair following the blizzard?
Now is a great time to see how our roses are doing!
What should you look for in a general herbicide?: Full Show 2-1-2025
How can you spot and tackle dollar weed?
You cannot give it when fighting weeds back!!
Can I spray dollar weed now or is it far too warm?
The time for weed control is as soon as you can do so, there is no season!
What is Dan's go-to for pre-emergent?
Don't panic about how your yards and garden beds look right now
Evaluate your plants, trees, gardens, and homes after this weather!: Full Show 1/25/2025
This past week really tested our plants in the Gulf South!
Did the cold weather deal with all the bugs on our plants?
Dan, what is the "scratch test"?
Can crotons rebound from the cold we just had?
Is it almost time to start cutting back Roses?
"Take a deep breath and wait to see how your plants faired"
If you need to protect your plants ahead of the frigid blast, do it now! : Full Show 1/18/2025
What plants will be fine to stay outside and uncovered this week?
Gather round everybody to see if your plants are hearty enough to chill outside!
Can plumerias survive this cold spell?
What type of material should we use for covering our plants?
If cauliflower and broccoli can be harvested before the cold, they should be!
What are the BIGGEST things we should do to protect our plants?
There is more to winterizing your plants than you may assume!: Full Show 1/11/2025
Is it too late to cut back a banana plant right now?
Sit down for a Hibiscus focused segment!
What are some good suggestions for replacing a tree?
What more can we do to protect our plants from this cold?
Is there a way to correct a plants crop so it doesn't alternate between good years and bad years?
Bananas are the BIGGEST drama queens of the cold season
Now is the time to get ready for a big freeze!: Full Show 1/4/2025
Make sure you pick the RIGHT time to transplant a tree/plant!
What should you know about moving a mature blueberry bush?
What are some good plants for natural privacy barriers?
Which citrus trees work best in our climate for fruit production?
Some named citrus trees are better for fruit production than others!
Gather round for some more cold weather preparations!
Make sure you are aware of what TYPE of lights you are putting on your plants!: Full Show 12/7/2024
Be diligent in checking your lawn for brown patches!
Looking to propagate a cutting? What should I know?
Now isn't the time to be forcing non-winter plants to bloom!
What should we look for in a good cover materal for our plants?
Where can you find a Farmer's Almanac?
Winter is knocking on our door so the best time to prep your plants is now!
What can I do to start preparing my plants for hard freezes?
Star Fruit trees, while tropical, don't do great in Louisiana
What time of year is best for planting Mirlitons?
How much damage can an Oak tree take before you've killed the tree?
Be ready for a huge hurdle if you want to trim Drift Roses
Can Monkeypod trees make it in this climate during the winter?
Now is the time to start to get ready to protect your plants from freezes!
With Winter here, what can you do to protect your plants?: Full Show 11/23/2024
River sand is a good general ground filler across the Gulf Coast!
What should you know about blooming Plumerias?
Pecans take a while to get to production age so be patient!
Is river sand a good choice for filling in areas?
This is not the best time to be putting down warm weather trees and plants into our yards!
What can you do to prep for colder weather hitting your plants?
Check your yard for signs of overwatering!: Full Show 11/16/2024
Wait for your citrus fruit to color up FULLY before harvesting!
Should you be leaving leaves behind?
Hot or cold you can never stop killing weeds!:Full Show 11/9/2024
Pruning doesn't mean killing!!!
What is the best time of the year for planting Sweet potatoes?
Don't panic over your blueberry plants looking a little rough right now...
Cold weather will be here before you know it!
What are some good general rules to follow when attacking weeds?
How do you protect the head of a cauliflower?
We all need to reel in our expectations of fruit from young citrus trees back a bit...: Full Show 11/2/2024
How can you kill off the stickers in your lawn?
What is the average expected timeline for new citrus trees?
Growing poinsettias from cuttings is a very tricky thing to try
Can we grow pumpkins in southern Louisiana?
If you do see a large number of white moths that fly out of your lawn, what should you do?
Are you putting out any winter plants for decoration?
As it gets cooler, what is going on in our gardens?: Full Show 10/26/2024
Dan, I want a plant that will bloom right now, any suggestions?
What are those beautiful trees blooming around the city?
A dead oak tree is an easy thing to spot, but hard thing to deal with.
Before you head to the nursey, think of the color scheme you like!
What are cover crops?
Keep that vegetable garden productive all winter long!
How can you protect your plants during a freeze?
Is it better to bag your grass or not?
When should you transplant shrubs or young trees?
What should you know about planting sugar cane?
Can you grow Pansies from seeds?
How hearty are Petunias and what can we do to protect them in the cold?
How should I handle my falling leaves?
What are some good winter plants to get?
Make sure your Birds of Paradise are getting sun ALL! DAY! LONG!!
What exactly is a "Paper Plant"?
How do you transplant a Philodendron?
NOW is the time to deal with "Sticker weed"!
How far can you prune camellias during their dormant phase?
What can you expect from your plants this time of year?
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