Pollinizers and pollinators--there's a difference!

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Wed, 03/11/2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Do your fruit trees have what it takes to get good fruit production--the right pollen?
Ah, the month of March, on nicer days, the fruit trees are filled with scented blossoms and…insects, doing what they do, collecting and distributing pollen. But is it the "right" pollen? Your fruit production depends on it being right. This month, host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert discuss pollinizers--the plants that supply the pollen to your fruit trees and bushes. Sometimes it is the same flower or tree, but more often it has to be another tree and variety. Do you have what it takes?

As always, we'll answer your gardening questions, have a new Plant of the Month (Gravenstein apple), a new Garden Stumper, and what's going on in the honey bee hive this month.

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