Susan Poizner
Author, fruit tree educator, and Creator of the award-winning fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com.
Appears in 111 Episodes
Fruit Tree Traps
IPM specialist Kristy Grigg-McGuffin of the Ontario Ministry of Food and Rural Affairs talks about fruit tree traps - some monitor fruit tree pests while others help t...
Pawpaw Fruit Facts
Forget mangos and bananas. If you're interested in an exciting taste adventure in tropical fruit, check out the Native American pawpaw fruit. Paul DeCampo, Isaac Cr...
Developing a Fruit Tree Spray Schedule with Mike Biltonen
If you’re growing your fruit trees organically, it’s important to protect them from pests and diseases and having a fruit tree spray schedule can make that much easier...
Growing Jesuit Pear Trees
Jesuit pear trees also known as Mission pears. French Jesuit missionaries brought these productive trees to North America in the 1700s. Learn more about this heirloom ...
Luther Burbank's Garden of Invention
In this episode we explore the story of plant breeder Luther Burbank and we'll see how his discoveries still live on in our edible gardens today. Our guest is Rachel S...
What are Biofertilizers?
In this episode, certified crop advisor Simon Neufeld talks about soil biology. Why is it important to have a lot of good organisms in your soil? What services do the...
Growing Perennial Vegetables
Ben Caesar of Fiddlehead Nursery in Ontario who will share his top perennial vegetables to grow and create a fantastic dinner menu featuring many of his favourite edib...
Fruit Trees and Spotted Wing Drosophila
Nikki Rothwell of Michigan State University's Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Centre talks about spotted wing drosophila (SWD). Unlike other fruit flies that ...
Growing Elderberries as a Cash Crop
Learn from organic grower Terry Durham of riverhillsharvest.com about how to grow elderberries, what cultivars to choose, and to discover if growing these lovely plant...
Mites and Fruit Trees with Fred Beaulieu
Fred Beaulieu, Ph.D., a mite expert and Research Scientist from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada talks about mites - the good, the bad and the ones you'll find in your...
Dying Apple Trees and Sudden Apple Decline (SAD) with Kari Peter
Kari Peter, Ph.D of Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Centre, talks about Sudden Apple Decline (SAD) or Rapid Apple Decline, which has devastated orchards in On...
Growing Uncommon Fruits with Lee Reich
Lee Reich, PhD. author of Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden, shares some of the interesting fruits he grows on what he calls his "farmden" (which he says is more than a...
Growing Tropical Fruits Anywhere with Byron Martin
Byron Martin, co-author of the book Growing Tasty Tropical Plants In Any Home, Anywhere talks about tropical fruits you can grow indoors where ever you live. Byron is...
Buying Organic Fruit Trees with Taylor Ingram
You may grow your fruit trees organically - but are you growing organic fruit trees? In this episode, we speak with Taylor Ingram of Stark Bro's Nurseries and Orchards...
Autumn Olives - If You Can't Beat Them, Eat Them! with Dustin Kelly
Autumn olive shrubs (Elaeagnus umbellata) are considered an invasive species in North America. One way to cut down on their spread is to harvest the fruit and reduce t...
Dehydrating Fruit with Teresa Marrone
Teresa Marrone, author of The Beginner's Guide to Dehydrating Food, talks to us about making and using dried foods. We learn what types of home-grown or bought fruit a...
Easy Berries with Bob Bors
Bob Bors, co-author of the book "Growing Fruit in Northern Gardens" and the head of the Fruit Breeding Program of the University of Saskatchewan talks about his favour...
Hazelnuts and Truffles with Adam Koizol
Adam Koziol of Earthgen Tree Nursery in Ontario explains why hazelnut trees are becoming increasingly popular both in the home garden and as a cash crop. He also discu...
Willow Mulch for Fruit Trees with Dr. Glynn Percival
Dr Glynn Percival manages the UK and Ireland Bartlett Tree Research and Diagnostic Laboratory based at the University of Reading and talks about how new growth on will...
Herbs in Your Pollinator Garden with Brittany Wood Nickerson
Brittany Wood Nickerson, author of The Herbal Homestead Journal and Recipes from the Herbalist's Kitchen, and founder and primary instructor of Thyme Herbal, talks abo...
Edible Landscaping & The Use of Animals with Gary and Joel Salatin
Animals can be an asset in your garden or orchard!This is such an interesting topic, Susan asks Gary from Reality Radio 101 to join the discussion, along with celebrit...
Aphids & Fruit Trees with Stephen A. Marshall
Entomologist Stephen A. Marshall, who teaches entomology at The University of Guelph in Ontario is the author of the classic tome Insects: Their Natural History and Di...
Maintaining Your Fruit Tree Pruning Tools with Ben Cullen
Garden writer Ben Cullen talks about about the importance of choosing the right fruit tree pruning tools and maintaining them properly to ensure your pruning cuts don’...
Mulching Fruit Trees - Which Mulches are Best? with Professor David Granatstein
Professor David Granatstein of Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources about the best types of mulch for your fruit trees...
Growing Olive Trees with Cary Cloud (Guest Host by Steve Biggs)
The guest host of the Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast will be horticulturalist and award-winning author Steven Biggs talks to Cary Cloud, co-owner of Olive Tree ...
Preventing Lyme Disease with Rossana Magnotta
Rossana Magnotta of the Magnotta Winery in Ontario talks about Lyme disease. Rossanna's husband Gabe died of Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick. Rossana is the ...
No Fuss Fruit with Steve and Emma Biggs
Fruit trees can be fussy - but there are some types of fruiting plants that even a child can grow successfully. The father daughter gardening and writing team Steve an...
Apple Cold Storage and Honeycrisp Challenges with Dr. Randy Beaudry
Dr. Randy Beaudry, a post-harvest physiologist working at Michigan State University talks about Honeycrisp apples and why they are tricky to grow and store. Learn mor...
Kickstarting Your Soil with Elizabeth Stell
Elizabeth Stell, author of Secrets to Great Soil, talks about how to care for your soil so that your fruit trees and other plants will thrive. ABOUTOrchard People, fo...
What is IPM? with Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
Kristy Grigg-McGuffin, Horticulture IPM Specialist from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs explains what Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is and h...
