Every growing season throws a few curve balls. As the summer comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on what worked in your garden this year, and where you might need some expert advice! Our panel will share what they’ve encountered this growing season, and provide a checklist of garden chores to do before the chilly weather kicks in. They also take viewer questions.
Tom Butzler is a Penn State extension horticulture educator. He works with commercial horticulture operations and the landscaping community in Clinton County. His area of expertise is vegetable production and beekeeping.
Rob Crassweller is a professor of horticulture at Penn State. He’s an expert in fruit trees and serves as treasurer of the American Pomological Society.
Carla Hass is a member of the Master Gardener program, run by Penn State Extension. She’s also a senior lecturer in Penn State’s Eberly College of Science.
News on vaping is increasingly making the headlines as new studies are showing adverse health effects related to the habit. But what is vaping exactly? Can it be safer than smoking cigarettes? And how is it regulated? Also, is there any connection between vaping and the opioid crisis?
Do you have questions about your pet? Or maybe you’re thinking of adopting one. We talk about all things pets with veterinarians Fred Metzger and Debra Smart.
2022 is a midterm election year, and Pennsylvania is a battleground state. Voters will pick a new governor and a new U.S. Senator, in races that have been playing out in national news. We talks with two experts about how elections are shaping up in Pennsylvania.
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