Posts by Everybody Gardens

Pittsburgh Today Live: It’s not too late to add more flower bulbs

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster offers tips to take advantage of the days before the ground freezes to plant some fall bulbs on “Pittsburgh Today Live.”

October 24, 2019

In the Garden: How to grow, harvest and make horseradish

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster is showing how to grow, harvest and process horseradish that will wake you up!

October 23, 2019

In The Garden Live: Fall garden still going strong

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster conducted his monthly live question-and-answer session from his garden, which is still going strong in October.

October 22, 2019

In the Garden: Tip to keep bulbs safe from critters, planting bulbs & shallots

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster is planting lots of unique bulbs in the garden and showing how to keep tulip and crocus bulbs safe from critters.

October 16, 2019

Doug Oster discusses fall gardening on ‘Pittsburgh Today Live’

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster stopped by KDKA’s “Pittsburgh Today Live” to talk about fall gardening and how to extend your growing season.

October 11, 2019

In the Garden: Instant raised bed garden & planting shrubs in the ground

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster is planting a 200-gallon Root Pouch, which is inexpensive and made from recycled plastic bottles.

October 9, 2019

Doug Oster answers your gardening questions live In The Garden

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster answered reader questions in his monthly question-and-answer session live from his garden.

September 17, 2019

In the Garden: Adding instant color, creating a nursery bed and repairing statues

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster found flats for a dollar and plants them in empty containers. He’s also showing the benefits of a nursery bed. Oster loves statuary and shows how to find them cheap and fix them up.

August 21, 2019

Tomato and Garlic Day offers chance for gardeners to help food bank

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster stopped by “Pittsburgh Today Live” to tell how gardeners can help a food bank at the 15th annual Tomato and Garlic Day.

August 16, 2019

Somalis adopt vacant city lots to create farm through City of Pittsburgh

The City of Pittsburgh’s Adopt-A-Lot program allows people to take vacant lots and transform them into gardens. The United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh has done just that, farming nearly an acre in the Perry Hilltop neighborhood.

August 8, 2019

In the Garden: It’s watering 101, fertilizing shrubs and a revealing tour of Doug’s garden

Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster is showing the right way to water. This avoids fungal issues in the garden and keep plants happy. He’s also doing the last fertilization of shrubs for the season. Check out a tour of the highs and lows of Doug’s Garden too.

August 7, 2019

Bring your summer garden back to life with these tips

If the heatwave destroyed your plants, Everybody Gardens editor Doug Oster is showing what you can plant to bring new life to your summer garden.

August 2, 2019