The Dirtbag

Host Glen Andresen welcomes back Jim Gilbert to talk about, what else, fruit trees: staking, pruning, fertilizing, and planting. Also, 'tis the season to prune grapes and kiwis.  Plus, it's time to begin planning the veggie garden, and that means ordering seeds and then ... Read more

Host Glen Andresen welcomes fellow Master Gardener Trish Brazil to talk about the creation of City Berry Farm, a fantastically dense garden of edible fruits and vegetables, right in the heart of the Cully neighborhood in NE Portland. Trish bought the 2/3-acre lot and hou... Read more

Cold weather is surely on the way, and, in addition to not calling you Shirley, we need to take precautions in our gardens. Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert will walk you through ways to protect your tenderer plants. Plus, what to do with that bumper crop of pers... Read more

Even if you haven't planted cover crops and don't plan to, there are many other ways to protect and improve your garden beds and soil. Combined, host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert have gone through more than 130 winters, the vast majority of them as gar... Read more

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert discuss harvesting pears, sea berries…and believe it or not, pruning cherries, plums and other stone fruits now. Plus, it's time to think about (and actually planting) leguminous cover crops. And, what's happening on t... Read more

  On this encore presentation of The Dirg Bag Gene Bradley fills in as host for Glen Andresen, who is on break. Gene's guests will be Bob Hatton, program director of the Portland Fruit Tree Project, who will talk about their work in Portland, and Weston Miller, OSU Ext... Read more

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert discuss harvesting fruits and veggies at their peak flavor. And, are your plants ready for a week of HOT temps? Plus, it's time to prune those espaliered (and other) fruit trees. And Jim's been traveling again, this ti... Read more

Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert Jim Gilbert discuss early summer tasks in the garden, including summer pruning, watering newly planted plants and during hot weather, and getting vegetables going for the fall and winter garden. As always, we'll answer your garde... Read more