Susan Poizner
Author, fruit tree educator, and Creator of the award-winning fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com.
Appears in 116 Episodes
Community Orchards in the UK and Beyond with Lewis McNeill
In this episode of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast, host Susan Poizner interviews Lewis McNeill of The Orchard Project about how they help nurture and suppor...
Bee Garden Design and Fruit Trees with Lorraine Johnson
Lorraine Johnson, co-author of the free eBook: "A Flower Patch for The Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee" explains how to use native plants to create a pollinator or bee garden...
Vertical Mulching and Worms in Soil with Glynn Percival
In this episode of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast we speak to Dr. Glynn Percival, Manager of Bartlett's Tree Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at the Unive...
Biochar and Fruit Trees with Mark and Laurie Mann
In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about how biochar can help boost the carbon levels in your soil. But what is biochar and how is it made? How is biochar d...
Cover Crops and Fruit Trees with Christina Curell
What are the benefits and the disadvantages of planting cover crops around fruit trees? Can cover crops on an orchard floor help prevent fruit trees from climate chang...
Fruit Tree Traps with Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
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 with Paul DeCampo and Isaac Crosby
Forget mangos and bananas. If you're interested in an exciting taste adventure in tropical fruit, check out the Native American pawpaw fruit. Now pawpaw fruit may be j...
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 with Paul Spence
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 with Rachel Spaeth
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? with Simon Neufeld
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 they...
Growing Perennial Vegetables with Ben Caesar
Ben Caesar of Fiddlehead Nursery in Ontario shares his top perennial vegetables to grow and create a fantastic dinner menu featuring many of his favourite edible peren...
Fruit Trees and Spotted Wing Drosophila with Nikki Rothwell
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 with Terry Durham
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 ...
