Gardening

You can slice and enjoy uncooked like water chestnut or bake, mash or boil it and enjoy like a potato. The Jerusalem artichoke is neither an artichoke nor from the Middle East but grows prolifically in our region and produces lovely yellow flowers.

In early fall, you might see bright spots of colorful lobelia or boltonia in wetter areas on stream banks and near ponds. You can grow cultivated versions of these fall wildflowers in your garden, too.

Not ready to let go of growing fresh salad greens even though the summer season is waning? Fret not and grab the nearest garden container or cozy up to a cold frame.

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with canning experts about the ins and outs of preserving fruits and vegetables, as well as some inventive recipes.

Black-eyed Susans and clematis are late summer stars in the garden, with their showy blooms and hardy foliage. They can also get really out of hand and grow too large! We'll learn new varieties to try and how to keep them in bounds.

If you grow lettuce, radishes, fennel and even some flowers like calendula, you can let them bolt and self-sow. Then, next spring, after they germinate and sprout, thin out and leave the strongest seedlings. You'll grow a new, free crop with very little effort.

This year in Vermont, many hydrangea bushes are flowering abundantly, possibly due to many days of high humidity. Find out how and when to prune and care for different hydrangea types so they'll successfully overwinter and bloom again next year.

Host Connor Cyrus speaks with Amy Todisco about a farming retreat—and

In Japan, knotweed is eaten as a leafy green when it has first sprouted. In Vermont, there are no natural controls for the plant and it grows rapidly and indiscriminately, crowding out native plants.

Wild parsnip or poison parsnip can spread quickly and it can take over a meadow or field. This reduces the biodiversity in that field of the plants and the insect and other wildlife. The sap can also give you a really nasty burn or rash, especially if you get it on your skin on a sunny day.