KDKA – Doug Oster https://dougoster.com Everyone has a garden story, I'd love to tell yours Sat, 27 Jun 2020 14:55:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.1 https://dougoster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-Vegetables-scaled-1-32x32.jpg KDKA – Doug Oster https://dougoster.com 32 32 Container planting 101 for flowers and veggies as seen on PTL https://dougoster.com/container-planting-101-for-flowers-and-veggies-as-seen-on-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/container-planting-101-for-flowers-and-veggies-as-seen-on-ptl/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:39:20 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=369 Here's a great formula for planting containers in the veggie and flower garden.

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]]> In this week’s video on Pittsburgh Today Live, I describe a simple formula for planting nice looking containers. One of the advantages of growing in pots is that the gardener is able to supply the water and fertilizer to keep the plants thriving. It’s a lot easier than trying to take care of a big garden plot.

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]]> https://dougoster.com/container-planting-101-for-flowers-and-veggies-as-seen-on-ptl/feed/ 0 Planting tomatoes for early and healthy harvest from PTL https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/#comments Fri, 22 May 2020 14:13:51 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=281 Harvest the first tomato of the season and keep those plants looking good.

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]]> I love being part of Pittsburgh Today Live on KDKA-TV, I’ve been lucky enough to be on the show for over 15 years. This week it’s all about planting tomatoes not only to harvest the first fruit of the season, but also to keep the plants healthy. The last three seasons have been wet and tomatoes are susceptible to fungal diseases. Here are tips to keep those plants looking good all season long regardless of how much rain falls.

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