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Looking for something new to do in your landscape? How about building a labyrinth! Unlike a maze, labyrinths have no dead ends or tricks; all paths lead to the center. Unique and beautiful, they are thought to help people achieve a meditative state. We'll discuss labyrinth building and meaning with PA community garden coordinator Doreen Pasekoff, who recently created a classic outdoor turf labyrinth.

Virtually invisible thrips are as small as the period at the end of a sentence, but can cause big problems for your poor plants. Mike McGrath will tell you how to trick them into showing themselves and how to call beneficial insects, like pirate bugs, to the rescue.

The stuck-tight scale pest can be a persistent problem on plants indoors and out, and their highly effective waxy coating completely protects them from natural and chemical pesticides. Mike McGrath will explain how to tell if your problem really is scale and go over the treatments that do work against this well-protected pest.

Forget Halloween; you know what's really scary? People burning their leaves! On this thrilling episode of You Bet Your Garden host Mike McGrath shows how to harvest this rich bounty of miracle mulch and black gold-to-be. Plus fabulous phone calls, tips and tricks - all chemical free, of course.

Do you want to avoid giving blood to summertime mosquitoes but don't want to douse yourself in chemicals like Deet? Mike McGrath will talk about two natural repellant products that have been shown to be very effective in scientific studies. He'll also suggest some aromatic garden plants that can be used to fend off the pests, and discuss new repellants based on catnip, Osage orange and even tomatoes.

Asparagus is the ultimate perennial vegetable. Plant a couple dozen crowns correctly and you'll harvest 20 pounds of tasty treats a year for decades to come. Mike McGrath will tell you how to get started and how to care for your patch to insure sequential seasons of springtime succulence.

If you've grown squash plants in your garden you've probably suffered the savage attentions of the dreaded vine borer, which can wipe out an entire crop and is hard to detect at first. Mike McGrath will reveal six all-natural ways to prevent this pest, including one that dates back to the 1890s!

The legendary Mel Bartholomew, creator of the wildly popular "Square Foot Garden", joins us to discuss his new guide to growing the most possible plants in the smallest possible space. Mel�s new book, All New Square Foot Gardening, adds 10 improvements to the original 25-year-old SFG method. Later on the show, Mike will reveal how people without any ground of their own can still get growing by joining a community garden.

Spring is coming, and that means soon it will be time to get your garden going. Mike McGrath will help new gardeners avoid rookie mistakes with details on how to create a super-productive, easy-care raised bed.

The warmer weather has a lot of people thinking about finally getting their tattered turf in shape. But what you should and shouldn't do for your lawn in spring depends on which kind of grass you're growing. Mike McGrath will explain the differences between cool- and warm-season lawns and how to care for both types over the coming months.

Everybody loves the taste of ice-cold watermelon in the summer, but growing them can be a challenge. Mike McGrath will help you spit some homegrown seeds this season when he discusses growing tips and the best varieties.

Tired of seeing your prized plants perish when frost comes calling? Mike McGrath will reveal his favorite gardening trick; bringing peppers, begonias, and impatiens inside for the winter. You can enjoy good eating and beautiful color through the cold season, and start out with nice, big plants next Spring. He'll also explain which herbs can over-winter outside in which garden zones, and which ones have to come inside.

When it comes to producing flowers, wisteria is often the vine of disappointment. On the next episode of You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will reveal what you can do NOW to coax this rampant runner into spectacular bloom next spring.

You may call them pill bugs, sow bugs, or roly-polies, but the most correct name for either of these two land-locked cousins to crabs and crayfish is the "woodlouse". Mike McGrath will discuss these interesting isopods and tell you what, if anything, you need to do when they show up in your compost pile or plants.

What are the most important organic controls to have at the ready so that pest problems can be dealt with promptly? We'll name the top ten organic essentials every good little gardener should have close at hand!

Are you looking to add a little homegrown fruit into your life? This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will share with you the three big things you have to do to put some strawberries on your plate. Plus: chemical free answers to all your garden questions.

Are you tired of losing your plants to garden-devouring pests? Insect expert Linda Gilkeson joins us to reveal easy organic ways to keep bad bugs out of your beds. Her new book is West Coast Gardening: Natural Insect, Weed & Disease Control. Then, are chipmunks cute little critters or are they just as pesky as squirrels? Mike McGrath will reveal what kind of damage chipmunks do in gardens, and suggest non-lethal ways to keep them at bay.

Mike McGrath takes a look back at the year 2006 with our favorite listener phone calls and gardening questions.

Birds can be excellent garden pest controllers. And sometimes they can BE the pests! This week on You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath will help you keep those flying friends where you want them!

Are you looking to brighten up your house with some ravishing tropical plants? House plant expert Ellen Zachos joins us to talk about colorful tropical beauties that are not difficult to care for. Her new book is Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants. During the Question of the Week, Mike will discuss pruning summer-blooming plants. He'll go over the easy but terrifying advice for butterflybush, and more.