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    <title>The Informed Gardener</title>
	<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
    <link>http://kiroradio.com/informedgardener</link>
    <description>Each week, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural professionals. She offers invaluable advice to both the seasoned and novice gardeners.  Linda has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist.  She is WSU&apos;s Extension Urban Horticulturist.</description> 
	<itunes:subtitle>Each week, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural professionals. She offers invaluable advice to both the seasoned and novice gardeners.  Linda has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist.  She is WSU&apos;s Extension Urban Horticulturist.</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Each week, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural professionals. She offers invaluable advice to both the seasoned and novice gardeners.  Linda has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist.  She is WSU&apos;s Extension Urban Horticulturist.</itunes:summary>
    <language>en-us</language> 
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		<itunes:name>KIRO RADIO</itunes:name>
		<itunes:email>feedback@mynorthwest.com</itunes:email>
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    <ttl>15</ttl> 
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  	  <title><![CDATA[What's Bugging You?]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Professor Linda reports from Science Daily on a host of insects - good and bad, the toxic and the tolerable. How you can best use ladybugs in your garden - and much more]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/08/informedgardener080212_1_672.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[Professor Linda reports from Science Daily on a host of insects - good and bad, the toxic and the tolerable. How you can best use ladybugs in your garden - and much more]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Say It With Flowers]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linda dispels gardening myths, corrects a so-called, 'expert' gardener's tips and shares summer suggestions for everyone.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/07/informedgardener072412_1_272.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[Linda dispels gardening myths, corrects a so-called, 'expert' gardener's tips and shares summer suggestions for everyone.]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Sub Arctic Gardening]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linda heads to Anchorage Alaska to speak with Master Gardeners on what they grow, HOW they grow it and how we can benefit down in the lower 48. For more tips and tricks in your garden, head to www.theinformedgardener.com]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/05/informedgardener052212_1_911.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[Linda heads to Anchorage Alaska to speak with Master Gardeners on what they grow, HOW they grow it and how we can benefit down in the lower 48. For more tips and tricks in your garden, head to www.theinformedgardener.com]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Better Gardening Through Chemistry]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Organic Matter or over the counter pesticides? Linda exposes the benefits of them both for plants and people. Be sure to read the full podcast on www.informedgardener.com]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/05/informedgardener051612_1_731.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/05/informedgardener051612_1_731.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Organic Matter or over the counter pesticides? Linda exposes the benefits of them both for plants and people. Be sure to read the full podcast on www.informedgardener.com]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Getting Your Money's Worth]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linda talks about landscape architecture; are future students getting enough plant knowledge and plant shopping dos and dont's. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/05/informedgardener050812_1_422.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/05/informedgardener050812_1_422.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Linda talks about landscape architecture; are future students getting enough plant knowledge and plant shopping dos and dont's. ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linda teaches us about Springs rising soil temperatures, educates us on the use of Corn Gluten-meal and shares some gardening tips. ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/05/informedgardener050112_1_142.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/05/informedgardener050112_1_142.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Linda teaches us about Springs rising soil temperatures, educates us on the use of Corn Gluten-meal and shares some gardening tips. ]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Resolutions]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linda speaks with Dr. Craig Cogger rabout why we shoud all resolve to have our own compost piles. Linda will help us use our new piles wisely. More news from the Mercury weird science blog... ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener122711_1_729.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener122711_1_729.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Linda speaks with Dr. Craig Cogger rabout why we shoud all resolve to have our own compost piles. Linda will help us use our new piles wisely. More news from the Mercury weird science blog... ]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Keeping Kozy]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gardeners are spending more time indoors than out this time of year, so this week's podcast features Linda interviewing Dr. Rita Hummel. Dr. Hummel teaches a course on interior plantscaping and is also an expert on plant cold hardiness. Here she combines both areas to explain chilling injury on tropical houseplants.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener122011_1_726.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener122011_1_726.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[Gardeners are spending more time indoors than out this time of year, so this week's podcast features Linda interviewing Dr. Rita Hummel. Dr. Hummel teaches a course on interior plantscaping and is also an expert on plant cold hardiness. Here she combines both areas to explain chilling injury on tropical houseplants.]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Winter Weather Worries]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[I've got an interview with Dr. Gary Chastagner, WSU's Christmas tree expert.  He'll tell you about his latest reseach and share some tips for keeping your tree happy and your carpet needle-free.
 ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener121311_1_724.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener121311_1_724.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[I've got an interview with Dr. Gary Chastagner, WSU's Christmas tree expert.  He'll tell you about his latest reseach and share some tips for keeping your tree happy and your carpet needle-free.
 ]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Winter Winners]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The interview of the week is at the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, with Director Dr. Sarah Reichard. We visited the Winter Garden, where she wearing her taxonomy hat picked out her favorite plants. They include paperbark maple aka Acer griseum.
]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2011/12/informedgardener010212_1_472.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2011/12/informedgardener010212_1_472.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[The interview of the week is at the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, with Director Dr. Sarah Reichard. We visited the Winter Garden, where she wearing her taxonomy hat picked out her favorite plants. They include paperbark maple aka Acer griseum.
]]></description>
 		    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Gifts That Keep on Giving]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week the theme is "Gifts that keep on giving." Along with the news tidbits and myth busting, I had a lot of fun interviewing shoppers at some Seattle nurseries. I started out with two relatively simple questions about gardening gifts, and you'll enjoy hearing the responses. There are some great ideas out there! ]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2011/11/informedgardener112911_1_723.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2011/11/informedgardener112911_1_723.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[This week the theme is "Gifts that keep on giving." Along with the news tidbits and myth busting, I had a lot of fun interviewing shoppers at some Seattle nurseries. I started out with two relatively simple questions about gardening gifts, and you'll enjoy hearing the responses. There are some great ideas out there! ]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Leftovers]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[While our US readers enjoy the Thanksgiving holidays, you can all enjoy this week's podcast, entitled "Leftovers." We discuss good leftovers, transforming orange peels into useful chemicals, and bad leftovers aka - fertilizer runoff, and then take a trip to an innovative company, Recovery 1 that recycles building demolition materials.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2011/11/informedgardener112211_1_725.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2011/11/informedgardener112211_1_725.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[While our US readers enjoy the Thanksgiving holidays, you can all enjoy this week's podcast, entitled "Leftovers." We discuss good leftovers, transforming orange peels into useful chemicals, and bad leftovers aka - fertilizer runoff, and then take a trip to an innovative company, Recovery 1 that recycles building demolition materials.]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Real Turkeys]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For this podcast we have brought back Riz Reyes, who's wearing his horticultural consultant hat in advising my podcasting engineer Shelli at Sky Nursery. 
Riz has some great ideas for container gardens that look great during the winter and keep performing the rest of the year, too.

If you haven't seen it before, be sure to check out Riz's web page, rizreyes.com 
There's a link to some great container gardens that he's put together.

Please let us know if you've got comments or suggestions for future topics or interviews. 
]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener010212_1_473.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		    <enclosure url="http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2012/01/informedgardener010212_1_473.mp3" length="13500000" type="audio/mpeg" />
          <description><![CDATA[For this podcast we have brought back Riz Reyes, who's wearing his horticultural consultant hat in advising my podcasting engineer Shelli at Sky Nursery. 
Riz has some great ideas for container gardens that look great during the winter and keep performing the rest of the year, too.

If you haven't seen it before, be sure to check out Riz's web page, rizreyes.com 
There's a link to some great container gardens that he's put together.

Please let us know if you've got comments or suggestions for future topics or interviews. 
]]></description>
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  	  <title><![CDATA[Scary Gardens]]></title>
			<itunes:author>kiroradio.com</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast is built around the theme of "Scary Garden." Linda takes on lasagna mulching and brings you some garden tips for the fall/winter season.]]></itunes:summary>
          <link>http://audio.kiroradio.com/seattle/kiro/2011/11/informedgardener111111_1_327.mp3</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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          <description><![CDATA[This podcast is built around the theme of "Scary Garden." Linda takes on lasagna mulching and brings you some garden tips for the fall/winter season.]]></description>
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