Episodes

40 minutes ago
40 minutes ago
Those old containers and raised beds can get tired! Mountain Gardener Ken Lain tells us how to bring them alive again! Learn about replenishing soil, fertilizing, watering, and planting to once again have spectacular containers and raised beds!
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🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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2 days ago
2 days ago
Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here!
Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you.
Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game!
Included in This Week’s Show:
- Insider Garden Tips to More Vegetables this Season
- Garden Questions of the Week With Ken & Lisa Lain
- The 3 Types of Tomatoes and Benefits of Each
- Growing Better Herbs & Vegetables in Containers
- How to Make Flowers Bloom All Season Long
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3 days ago
3 days ago
If you love your colorful garden full of flowers, you’ll enjoy hearing from Ken Lain about how to make those flowers bloom in a spectacular show of color all season long. Learn about the best soils, fertilizer, and summer care.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Chris Shipley of Civano Nurseries joins us today to talk about Civano Nurseries in Tucson, his favorite native plants, and how Civano Nurseries develops new and exciting varieties of plants for Garden Centers each year. Learn what’s new for 2025 and the exciting things to come!
Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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5 days ago
5 days ago
You don’t need a huge garden to supply fresh and delicious vegetables and herbs for your summer table! Ken and Lisa Lain talk about the best varieties for containers, how to pick the right size container for your crops, and how to prepare and care for your containers for an abundant harvest.
Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners
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6 days ago
6 days ago
If your idea of garden heaven is a ripe, succulent tomato warm off the vine, this show is for you! Ken Lain talks about the 3 types of tomatoes, the differences in each, and how to help these summer favorites grow and thrive abundantly throughout the season.
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Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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7 days ago
7 days ago
This week, Ken and Lisa Lain answer your questions about best practices for growing in raised bed gardens, how much sun and the best soil for your roses to thrive and bloom, and how to help your fruit trees get the best start in life for years of enjoyment.
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Ken & Lisa Lain, The Mountain Gardeners
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Monday May 05, 2025
🫛 Insider Garden Tips to More Vegetables this Season
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
Learn from the experts about the tips that will make your vegetable garden the envy of all this season! All about how to make sure you have enough zucchini to send your neighbors running for cover, the most luscious tomatoes, the best salad veggies, and so much more!
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🥕Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
#WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Tomatoes #Growing Vegetables, #BetterGardenVegetables

Sunday May 04, 2025
Sunday May 04, 2025
Hey garden enthusiasts, Ken & Lisa Watters Lain, The Mountain Gardeners here!
Get ready to catch Ken and Lisa's gardening bug! They're bursting with knowledge and passion for growing beautiful things, and they're ready to share it all with you.
Don't miss out on this chance to level up your gardening game!
Included in This Week’s Show:
- 8 Stunning Plants for the Native Landscape
- How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers
- 3 Types of Yucca for Every Garden Style
- Updated Container Styles With Spring Flowers
- Douglas Forst, Armstrong Growers: What’s New for 2025
- Garden Therapy: What I Love Most About Gardening!
Subscribe to The Top 10 Gardener Podcast today and get your hands dirty with their expert tips and tricks. You'll find it on all your favorite podcast platforms. To Watch the Entire Podcast Show, Tap or Click on the Link Below Subscribe for Top 10 Gardener updates!
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Saturday May 03, 2025
👨🌾 Garden Therapy: What I love Most about Gardening
Saturday May 03, 2025
Saturday May 03, 2025
Ken Lain talks about moisture cycles in the Central Highlands, and how spring moisture will cause those early blooms (and weeds) to take off! Learn about fertilizing and weed control, turning on your drip irrigation, and the lure of garden therapy – how spending time in the garden will elevate your outlook and lower your stress levels!
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👨🌾Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Friday May 02, 2025
🎥An Interview with Douglas Forst from Armstrong Growers
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
Douglas Forst of Armstrong Growers joins us today to talk about how he got into the business, his favorite plants, and how Armstrong Growers brings the newest and best flowers, perennials, vegetables and herbs to Garden Centers each year. Learn what’s new for 2025 from one of the foremost growers in the business!
🎥Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Thursday May 01, 2025
🪴Updated Container Style with Spring Flowers
Thursday May 01, 2025
Thursday May 01, 2025
Perennials in containers add gorgeous color and interest to your landscape, and they are easy to grow with less weeding, watering and care required. But sometimes these containers get tired and need rejuvenation. Ken and Lisa talk this week about replenishing soil, and livening up or even replacing container plants.
🪴Ken & Lisa Lain, the Mountain Gardeners
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Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
🌵 3 Types of Yucca for Every Garden Style
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
🌵 3 Types of Yucca for Every Garden Style
This segment is all about Yuccas, Agaves and Century Plants! These native beauties are perfect for the Arizona Central Highlands, and they’re stunning additions to your landscape! Many varieties and colors with gorgeous blooms are available. Learn how easy these plants are to grow and maintain!
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🌵Ken Lain, The Mountain Gardener
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Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
🌷 How to Grow Tree Roses in Containers
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Ken and Lisa Lain Watters Lain talk all about growing tomatoes, peppers and more in containers. Learn what kind of soil to use and when to change it out, the ideal size of container, the right kind of fertilizer, and more. Are the bugs and other foliage problems showing up? Drop a sample into a plastic bag and bring it into the Garden Center for diagnosis!
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Monday Apr 28, 2025
🌱8 Stunning Plants for the Native Landscape
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Learn about naturally growing plants native to Arizona’s Central Highlands. Ken Lain shares his eight favorites, in bloom right now at Watters Garden Center and ready to plant in your landscape. Marginal soil, wind, cold and heat – these native beauties will thrive in our ever-changing conditions!
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