A 'Dogwood' Dilemma

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A 'Dogwood' Dilemma

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Feb 3, 2024

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On this NEW episode of YBYG Mike McGrath saves your 'Dogwood' in the Question of the Week! Plus your saving phone calls!!

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Feb 3, 2024

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“You Bet Your Garden” touted as an hour of "chemical-free horticultural hijinks," is a weekly, nationally syndicated broadcast hosted by Mike McGrath. It is produced in the studios of PBS39 in Bethlehem, PA. This weekly call-in program offers ‘fiercely organic’ advice to gardeners far and wide.

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