Welcome to Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem, the Bay Area's premiere local talk show about Organic Gardening!  

Our guest this morning is Wendy Sandoval, part of the family that just took over ownership of Botanica Nursery and Gardens in Sebastopol; it's right along Highway 116 just East of Downtown Sebastopol.  These gardens and nursery have a rich history -- and several names -- spanning back decades, yet some of the same people have worked and propagated Rhododendrons and Azaleas this whole time.  It was wonderful to hear how the new owners are enthusiastic about their new and historically significant nursery and gardens; they're open daily and no longer charge admission to tour the gardens!

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Our Guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is Bill Hageman of Peaceful Valley Nursery -- or more to the point, the new owners of famous local nursery Annies' Annuals.  Peaceful Valley Holdings Inc. purchased the wholesale and web operations of Annies Annuals along with the name, whereas  employees of the original organization now own the retail operations in Richmond -- effectively dividing up the original company.  

Bill spoke to us about the respect for and unique niche niche occupied by Annies Annuals, and how the acquisition fits with the mission of Peaceful Valley; his intention is to carry the mission forward and work with all the many partners and customers of the original nursery.

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Here is the Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem show for November 3, as heard on KSFO 560 live on the radio between 9:00 and 10:00 on Sunday morning.    We took gardening-related questions from all around the SF Bay Area and beyond.  The show is lightly edited to remove musical content per applicable policy.

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Every Sunday we broadcast live from the KSFO Studios in San Francisco, 9-10 am; this here is the podcast of that hours' original broadcast, minus the musical interludes.  Some weeks we have a guest, this week we went open phones -- folks responded, calling up with their gardening questions for Edie Tanem, our show host.

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Our guest this morning on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is Sandi Duncan who this year has taken over the reins as Editor In Chief of the Farmers Almanac - the first female editor at the almanac in its' 200-year history.  With over 30 years experience at the Farmers Almanac assisting the previous editor, Sandi has earned her time at the helm of the storied publication, and she spent the best part of an hour with us this morning discussing not only the weather, but various other tidbits of information one might expect from an almanac editor.

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Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is on the air, Sundays 9-10 on 560 KSFO AM San Francisco.  Here's todays' show, which featured live calls from listeners around the Bay Area; people wanting to know information about organic gardening in this part of the world.

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Our guest on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem this morning is Matthew Biggs, author of -- among other titles -- Secrets of Great Botanists, a historical romp through the history of cultivation of plants in civilization.  Filled with great anecdotes and sprinkled with the authors' dry humor, the book is both captivating and educational.  Edie and Matthew spent the whole hour discussing various aspects.

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Welcome to Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem; we're here taking calls this morning and talkin' gardening stuff; we do it every Sunday from 9 to 10 am live on the radio on 560 AM KSFO San Francisco.

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Our guest on this morning's program is Navy veteran and ardent home gardener, John Dannecker -- who is also an alum of San Rafael High school (as is Edie herself!).  John spoke to us about his lifelong love for gardening, how that inspired him to renovate the gardens of his family home in San Diego, and how he applied his engineering skills to explore alternative modes of growing, including using a FarmBot, and a hydroponic growing outfit assembled from readily available parts.   Truly a show for your Inner Plant Nerd today! 

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Edie Tanem is your show host on Bob Tanem In The Garden on KSFO; she's a certified nursery person and a master gardener and she's on call this hour and every Sunday from 9 to 10 on 560 AM KSFO. 

Today is an open lines day; the show is all about the callers and the wide variety of questions and concerns they present with live on the radio.  This podcast edition is lightly edited to remove musical content per applicable rules.

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Our guest on Bob Tanem In The Garden with Edie Tanem is Courtney E. Allen, Director of National Programs at the American Horticultural Society.  She joined us for the first half of the show this morning; after her interview we opened the phones up for calls; Bay Area gardeners call with their questions, concerns and ideas.

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