S3:E02 Winter Pruning with Andrew Ristvey

The Garden Thyme Podcast

Hello Listener,
Although it may be cold and dreary outside, it’s the perfect time to take inventory of your deciduous trees and shrubs to see which plants would benefit the most from pruning. In this months episode we’re sitting down with Extension Specialist in Commercial Horticulture, Dr. Andrew Ristvey. Dr. Ristvey is giving us the ins and outs on winter pruning.
We also have our:

• Bug of the Month (Winter Stoneflies) at 37:30
• Garden Tips of the Month at 45:55
• Native Plant of the Month ( American holly) at 49:00

Here are some great resource to learn more about pruning:

• The University of Georgia Extension: Basic Principles of Pruning Woody Plants
• Virginia Tech Pruning Handbook
  • Virginia Tech Shrub Pruning Calendar
  • Virginia Tech Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar
  • Virginia Tech Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar

If you have any garden-related questions please email us at [e-mail] or look us up on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GardenThymePodcas. For more information about UME and these topics, please check out the UME Home and Garden Information Center and Maryland Grows Blog at https://marylandgrows.umd.edu/.

The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture, Rachel Rhodes- Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne’s County), and Emily Zobel-Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).
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For more information about UME and these topics, please check out the UME Home and Garden Information Center and Maryland Grows Blog at https://marylandgrows.umd.edu/.
The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Principal Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture; Rachel Rhodes- Senior Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County); and Emily Zobel- Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).

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Chapters

1. S3:E02 Winter Pruning with Andrew Ristvey (00:00:00)

2. Bug of the Month (00:37:27)

3. Garden Tips of the Month (00:45:51)

4. Native Plant of the Month (00:49:00)