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So this is it. Yep, this is the swan song. This is the very last, Ask The Garden Geek Podcast, and it has been an absolute delight for me to be bringing these things to you first as a radio show. Starting in, 1987, through 2019. And then, as a podcast. Period. Come back here periodically and you will find out where I'm at. In the future, the show pretty much goes into great detail about why this is the last one. So give it a listen, you'll hear a little bit of history. It should be interesting for you. have a super wonderful day.

In this totally fantastic and exciting episode of the podcast (am I overselling this a bit, probably) I talked about the fact that it is fall and we need to get our butts in gear to get ready for winter and to make our Gardens look beautiful for this time of year because they should look beautiful for this time of year. I also tell you what happened with my electric lawnmower and how I resolved the fact that after I bought it I hated it. But then again hate is such a strong word let me try that again. how do I resolve the fact but I genuinely was not in love with it after I bought it? How's that?

In this exciting episode, I talk about my backyard getting away from me because of all the rain that we've been having. As the sun had come out and was drying things out I went up to the store that sells stuff by the truckload. While I didn't intend to I went and bought a brand new self-propelled electric lawn mower and came home to mow my big tall backyard as well as the front yard. Things did not go well. A side note if I may while I was recording this episode my doorbell went off and it was my neighbor who needed help with something. When I was done recording after I went and helped him he came back and offered to buy my electric lawn mower for what I paid for it because he wanted it. I am so happy.

In this exciting episode of the podcast we talked about the fact that I just bought a brand new blade for my lawnmower and after not more than four uses it is dull which is really strange. We talked a little bit about pre-emergent herbicides and putting iron down during a fertilizer blackout.

In this long-delayed episode, Michael explains why he hasn't been here for several weeks when he talks about taking a preliminary test that turned into him having to have a colonoscopy to see if he had colon cancer. due process well efficient took some time and truthfully Michael did not want to come out and talk on the microphone until everything was over. In this episode, he talks about the process of having a test, to begin with, and then meeting with a gastroenterologist and planning a colonoscopy. Michael takes you with him for the colonoscopy and the results. He talks about friends of his one is a podcaster name Lee Silverstein who has a podcast called  https://www.wehavecancershow.com/

In this ever so exciting episode of the podcast, I tell you all about my Wednesday mow which is different than my Saturday mow. With all the rain we've been having I have found it necessary to mow the yard both on Saturday and Wednesday but this week when I looked at the grass something was not right and I had to examine closer.

In this absolutely mind-blowing edition of the podcast I talked about house plants in the summertime because for some strange reason, that's what I'm getting in the email in Twitter feeds about. Probably because a lot of people are staying home because we're in the middle of something called a pandemic who knows. I then talk about golly gee what a crap-ass year it's been so far and I have a lot of hopes that it's going to get better dammit.

And this ever so exciting episode of the podcast. Michael talks about mowing his lawn for the first time in a long time. You see, health problems have kept him away from his trusty lawnmower for months and months. And when the guy didn't show up to mow his yard and it kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger. Or should I say longer and longer and longer? It grew tall, let's just say it It grew tall. Michael decided to take matters into his own hands and go out and mow the yard. Period. 100-degree heat, got it done. Then, because we have a fertilizer ban. In this part of the world. It was important to get a little bit more uniformity in the color, and Michael discusses different types of iron to use in this situation he used iron sulfate, but the recommendation to you is to use iron chelate.

In this episode, we talked about insects. We talked all about them we talked about their body parts we talked about how they breathed we talked about their circulation system we talked about what they think about and who loves them. Okay, we really don't talk about that

In this episode of the show we will talk about how to control white flies on gardenias, and you can use the same methods for other plants, such as palms, or other things that the whitefly gets on. I'm going to give you an organic method, I'm going to give you a non organic but still natural method, and I will give you the chemical that I suggest when all else fails.

In this edition of the podcast, we're going to talk about, pesticides, both insecticides and in this case, we will talk about herbicides, I do mention that there are other types of pesticides out there, such as rodenticides fungus sides, and all kinds of other "cides".

In this exciting episode, I talked about how to podcast. Yes, I know this is a podcast about gardening it's you know it is about being geeky but I'm not ready to start talking about gardening yet after last week. So next week maybe we'll see. My son suggested today that I answer the question of how to start a podcast. With absolutely zero preparation I sat down here at the microphone and talked about the fact that I hired a guy to mow my grass and how you can podcast.

Hello, my name is Michael Crose. Today I am taking part, along with a thousand or so other of my fellow podcasters, in what we call #PodcastBlackout. Instead of normal programming today, we're going to talk about the murder of George Floyd. But before we do that, listen, if you will, to anti-racism activist, Jane Elliott, as she addresses an audience that was absolutely filled with white people. Jane Elliott: I want every white person in this room who would be happy to be treated as this society in general treats our citizens, our black citizens. If you, as a white person would be happy to receive the same treatment that our black citizens do in this society, please stand. You didn't understand the directions. If you white folks want to be treated the way blacks are in this society, stand. Nobody's standing here. That says very plainly that you know what's happening, you know you don't want it for you. I want to know why you're so willing to accept it or to allow it to happen for others.

What is Frangipani? That's a question I get asked all the time. well actually I really ever get that question, but a lovely lady sent me a picture of one that her husband had found in the Everglades and gave to her and she just loved it but wanted to know more about it. Since her husband is a horticulturist I found it odd that she was asking me but then again I'm an odd person and I bring things out in people once in a while. It is actually a plumeria that would be the Latin name for it and surprisingly enough I have one in my front yard. how strange that?  She and I have this in common.  The older I get the more I  see things intertwined.

In this episode we talked about getting old. What a drag it is getting old and having to go out and do yard work. Now we're talking about something that is my passion. For years I have loved going out and mowing my yard. When I had young kids and a wife at home mowing my yard was my zen meditation. The family knew that I could only be interrupted while mowing my yard if it was a major catastrophe. As I get older and I even have a smaller yard is it is getting warmer here in Florida where I live, mowing the grass is becoming quite a challenge. We discuss options and I ask for your advice. Speaking of which I have now made that easier for you to give me advice or ask me questions. You can leave me a voicemail at 727-337-9111. chances are excellent I will use your voice mail on a show.

in this episode, I talked about the challenges of doing Horticultural Consulting with people while we're dealing with social distancing. Today became a really big challenge for us when a client flew down from New York 2 days ago and didn't go into a two-week quarantine before he wanted to interact with people especially me and my son. I had to tell him no.  he understood and made a list of things for us to look at and he left the property. On the way home I spotted a side truck with a different looking type of sod on it and I followed it. Turns out it was a truckload of Scott's Pro Vista turf grass. If you live in the Deep South you may want to listen to this.

Today I was paid a bunch of money to go tell a woman why her magnolia tree was not doing well. She actually did not want to hear what I had to say but instead drove me over to a neighbor's house in a gated community to look at her beautiful Magnolias and she wanted me to explain to her why hers didn't look that good.. Since she really didn't want to hear anything I said yet she paid me for it, you now get the benefit of my consultation because I will give it to you right here on this silly podcast.

in this episode, I talk about an easy way to get fire ants out of your landscape without using massive amounts of chemicals. While the way is not organic it is very mild and it works every darn time.

And this exciting episode I talk about fertilizer and the extreme importance of having a soil test done on your garden or your lawn. Sometimes we can over-fertilize and put too much of one nutrient down and that is never a good thing because if there is too much phosphorus, for example, it could tie up the soil to where it could not accept other nutrients.

Some of you may remember the People's Radio Network. it started was bought out by the UAW and then Chuck harder started it again. I had the distinct honor of doing the first live show on the second version of PRN. I also had the distinct honor of doing the last live show on PRN. On the last show, my producer goofed me and did all kinds of strange things at the beginning of the show it was actually quite funny. About 2 months later after the network was gone and boarded up much of the staff went to work for a new network called Accent Radio Network. One day this audio file showed up in my email and I share it with you. Other than myself and my late Mom and perhaps my ex-girlfriend I don't think anybody has heard this before.