Better Lawns and Gardens · Teresa Watkins

Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Plant a Nut Tree! October 18, 2025

·41 min·4 clips
Dana Vendrick reveals why fall is the secret season for planting trees with stronger roots.
Host Teresa Watkins discusses fall gardening in Florida, including weather tips and water conservation. Guest Dana Vendrick explains the science of planting nut and fruit trees in autumn, covering pecan pollination and olive oil production. The show also features caller questions on garlic growing, mulch usage, and plant identification, plus a list of weird Halloween plants.

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Practical nut-tree guidance with the plainspoken ease of local garden radio.

Better Lawns and Gardens settles into useful nut-tree advice once the greetings and weather chatter are out of the way. Teresa Watkins and the callers work through compatible varieties, the soil these trees prefer, and how pollination actually happens.

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If you’re sizing up a nut tree for a Florida yard, this gives you the map.

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