Pittsburgh Today Live – Doug Oster https://dougoster.com Everyone has a garden story, I'd love to tell yours Tue, 11 May 2021 14:00:10 +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 Pittsburgh Today Live – Doug Oster https://dougoster.com 32 32 The Hidden Life of Trolls at Phipps from PTL https://dougoster.com/the-hidden-life-of-trolls-at-phipps-from-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/the-hidden-life-of-trolls-at-phipps-from-ptl/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 14:00:06 +0000 https://dougoster.com/?p=861 The Hidden Life of Trolls at Phipps is an amazing display. It's a fun Summer Flower Show.

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]]> Come with me on a tour The Hidden Life of Trolls, a fun Summer Flower Show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. This is incredible, a wonderful display of flowers, but the trolls are truly magnificent.

Watch the show here.

This troll will ask you a riddle!

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]]> https://dougoster.com/the-hidden-life-of-trolls-at-phipps-from-ptl/feed/ 0 Tour the Spring Flower Show at Phipps with Doug from PTL https://dougoster.com/tour-the-spring-flower-show-at-phipps-with-doug-from-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/tour-the-spring-flower-show-at-phipps-with-doug-from-ptl/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:11:00 +0000 https://dougoster.com/?p=787 I spent the day with Laura Schoch, a display horticulturist at Phipps Conservatory, exploring “Canopy of Color,” the Spring Flower Show . I was blown away by the show and I’m excited for you to see it on Pittsburgh Today Live. Here’s the show. You…

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]]> I spent the day with Laura Schoch, a display horticulturist at Phipps Conservatory, exploring “Canopy of Color,” the Spring Flower Show .

I was blown away by the show and I’m excited for you to see it on Pittsburgh Today Live.

Here’s the show. You should go see this in person, it’s amazingly beautiful and whimsical too.

Check out these photos I shot while there.

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]]> https://dougoster.com/tour-the-spring-flower-show-at-phipps-with-doug-from-ptl/feed/ 0 A tour of the Winter Flower Show at Phipps as seen on PTL https://dougoster.com/a-tour-of-the-winter-flower-show-at-phipps-as-seen-on-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/a-tour-of-the-winter-flower-show-at-phipps-as-seen-on-ptl/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:29:50 +0000 https://dougoster.com/?p=643 Take a tour of the Winter Flower Show at Phipps.

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‘J’Adore Pink’ is one of the beautiful poinsettias on display at the Winter Flower Show at Phipps.

Associate director of exhibits Jordyn Melino take me on a tour of the Winter Flower Show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens for Pittsburgh Today Live. “Home for the Holidays” is filled with traditional holiday displays and also garden whimsy.

Here’s the video from Pittsburgh Today Live

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]]> https://dougoster.com/a-tour-of-the-winter-flower-show-at-phipps-as-seen-on-ptl/feed/ 0 China seeds and Christmas in July on PTL https://dougoster.com/china-seeds-and-christmas-in-july-on-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/china-seeds-and-christmas-in-july-on-ptl/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:47:06 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=449 Here's what to do if you get a strange seed packet in the mail and celebrate Christmas in July with garden gifts.

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]]> This week’s appearance on Pittsburgh Today Live starts off with a chat about seeds reportedly sent from China to people around the country. I discuss how important it is to deal with them the right way. Then it’s Christmas in July for gardeners. Check out all the ideas for your favorite gardener. If you’d like to donate some of your extra produce to a local pantry, here’s how to find one close to you.

Thanks to Soergels for the produce and flowers and to Hahn Nursery for the shrubs.

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]]> https://dougoster.com/china-seeds-and-christmas-in-july-on-ptl/feed/ 0 Watering the garden the right way from PTL https://dougoster.com/watering-the-garden-the-right-way-from-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/watering-the-garden-the-right-way-from-ptl/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:24:37 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=440 There's a right way to water the garden to keep plants thriving and healthy.

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]]> It’s important for plant health to water the garden at the right time and the right way. Here’s how I take care of the vegetable, flower garden and lawn when rain is scarce.

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]]> https://dougoster.com/watering-the-garden-the-right-way-from-ptl/feed/ 0 Making Garlic Scape Pesto on Pittsburgh Today Live https://dougoster.com/making-garlic-scape-pesto-on-pittsburgh-today-live/ https://dougoster.com/making-garlic-scape-pesto-on-pittsburgh-today-live/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 15:16:42 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=400 Garlic scape pesto is my favorite way to use the seed heads in a recipe.

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]]> Pittsburgh Today Live producer Jill Neely let me do a little cooking this week on the show. I made one of my favorite seasonal dishes. Garlic scapes are the seed heads of garlic plants and need to be removed so that the plant focuses on making big bulbs instead of seeds. They are a wonderful treat and can be used many different ways in the kitchen. This pesto is my favorite way to enjoy the scapes.

Here’s the outtake, where one of our chickens wanted to be a star!

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]]> https://dougoster.com/making-garlic-scape-pesto-on-pittsburgh-today-live/feed/ 0 Tour the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden as seen on PTL https://dougoster.com/tour-the-pittsburgh-botanic-garden-as-seen-on-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/tour-the-pittsburgh-botanic-garden-as-seen-on-ptl/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:31:15 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=395 The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden has reopened. Come on a tour with me.

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]]> The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden has reopened. I get a tour from executive director Kieth Kaiser. We look at the Celebration Garden, Hillside Pollinator Garden and Garden of Five Senses, which opens soon.

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]]> https://dougoster.com/tour-the-pittsburgh-botanic-garden-as-seen-on-ptl/feed/ 0 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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]]> https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/feed/ 6 How to Make a Terrarium with the Kids as Seen on PTL https://dougoster.com/how-to-make-a-terrarium-with-the-kids-as-seen-on-ptl/ https://dougoster.com/how-to-make-a-terrarium-with-the-kids-as-seen-on-ptl/#respond Fri, 01 May 2020 16:39:55 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=225 Here's a fun and easy project you can do at home with the kids. Making a terrarium is easy and fun. You can actually use lots of things that you already have it home.

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Here's a fun and easy project you can do at home with the kids. Making a terrarium is easy and fun. You can actually use lots of things that you already have it home.

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