Susan Poizner

Susan Poizner

Author, fruit tree educator, and Creator of the award-winning fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com.

Appears in 126 Episodes

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 and radio show listeners to join the discus...

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 ...

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