Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:20:55 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2122921 en-us © 2026 Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard yes 6a8d7a6a-74c4-526f-b9dd-c36390378cf0 Big Backyard Media episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Big Backyard Media https://storage.buzzsprout.com/szaou5guwsshseroumupd2qcf8hv?.jpg Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 18 - It's already July! What to think about midway through summer! Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 18 - It's already July! What to think about midway through summer! Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-13199855 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:00:00 -0500 1312 full false Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 17 - Late June means time for strawberries! Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 17 - Late June means time for strawberries! Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-13061179 Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0500 1417 full false Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard - Growing the perfect backyard tomatoes! Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard - Growing the perfect backyard tomatoes! This week on Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard... tips for growing the perfect backyard tomatoes, my top 5 plants to attract humming birds, plus my plant of the week, all this and a whole lot more!

]]> This week on Garden Guy Dale K's Big Backyard... tips for growing the perfect backyard tomatoes, my top 5 plants to attract humming birds, plus my plant of the week, all this and a whole lot more!

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12995985 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0500 1398 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 14 - Curb Appeal! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 14 - Curb Appeal! Memorial Day weekend is upon us, my easy top 10 ways you can improve your curb appeal plus taking care of the BBY invasion of mozzies (mosquitos)
Plus my summer vibe plant of the week!

]]> Memorial Day weekend is upon us, my easy top 10 ways you can improve your curb appeal plus taking care of the BBY invasion of mozzies (mosquitos)
Plus my summer vibe plant of the week!

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12939897 Mon, 29 May 2023 12:00:00 -0500 1274 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 13 - No Mow May? A good thing or just a fad? Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 13 - No Mow May? A good thing or just a fad? This week we'll look into No Mow May. Is it just a social media fad? The University of Minnesota released a statement this week on this, plus a follow up to robotic mowers. Plus a whole lot more fun gardening talk!

]]> This week we'll look into No Mow May. Is it just a social media fad? The University of Minnesota released a statement this week on this, plus a follow up to robotic mowers. Plus a whole lot more fun gardening talk!

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12864930 Tue, 16 May 2023 23:00:00 -0500 1343 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 12 - Moving Day! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 12 - Moving Day!  It's house selling season .... so what is the best way to make sure all your plants make the move? 
Plus the dirt on weed prevention in your yard plus my plant of the week! 

]]>  It's house selling season .... so what is the best way to make sure all your plants make the move? 
Plus the dirt on weed prevention in your yard plus my plant of the week! 

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12776865 Wed, 03 May 2023 10:00:00 -0500 1333 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 11 - Earth Day! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 11 - Earth Day! Earth Day April 22nd , this week how you can be sustainable in your own back yard ... plus as promised my top 5 spring must do's s as no my plant of the week !

 Links: www.OMRI.org

]]> Earth Day April 22nd , this week how you can be sustainable in your own back yard ... plus as promised my top 5 spring must do's s as no my plant of the week !

 Links: www.OMRI.org

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12706281 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0500 1333 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 10 - Spring Vibes! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 10 - Spring Vibes! This week I have some definite spring vibes going on with my first spring combination planter, plus a new segment, My Plant of the Week! 
Is rabbit damage getting you down? Tips to mitigate rabbit damage over winter, all this and a whole lot more!
Links:  www.crescentgarden.com

]]> This week I have some definite spring vibes going on with my first spring combination planter, plus a new segment, My Plant of the Week! 
Is rabbit damage getting you down? Tips to mitigate rabbit damage over winter, all this and a whole lot more!
Links:  www.crescentgarden.com

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12680448 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500 1533 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 9 - 5 top veggies you should be planting right now! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 9 - 5 top veggies you should be planting right now! This week my 5 top veggies you should be planting right now, plus step by step tips to straw bale gardening, and how do the gardeners at the Maters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club get those azaleas to look so beautiful! 

]]> This week my 5 top veggies you should be planting right now, plus step by step tips to straw bale gardening, and how do the gardeners at the Maters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club get those azaleas to look so beautiful! 

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12627765 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0500 1360 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 8 Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 8 Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12591861 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500 1429 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 7 - Back to Basics! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 7 - Back to Basics! Back to Basics

As spring approaches this week I'll take you through my Top 7 Gardening tips ... plus my 

"Go to Herbs" for the kitchen garden, and one that might surprise you…what goes into my Pineapple Shrub Cocktail! And as always, some great questions from BBY listeners.

Shrub Cocktail Recipe

1/2lb prepared chopped pineapple

3-5 sprigs tarragon

1 cup cane sugar

A pinch kosher salt

½ cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup white wine (whatever you like to drink )

Seltzer water 

Using a wooden spoon smash prepared pineapple add and muddle two sprigs of tarragon.

Add sugar and salt and cover and let sit at room temperature for a couple of hours. With a fine sieve strain pineapple mixture into a large measuring bowl, pressing on fruit to release as much syrup as possible. Discard solids.

Add wine and vinegar into shrub mixture, stir to combine.

Prepare glasses of ice and pour shrub mixture into the glass and top up with seltzer water. Add sprigs of tarragon to garnish. 

Enjoy!

]]> Back to Basics

As spring approaches this week I'll take you through my Top 7 Gardening tips ... plus my 

"Go to Herbs" for the kitchen garden, and one that might surprise you…what goes into my Pineapple Shrub Cocktail! And as always, some great questions from BBY listeners.

Shrub Cocktail Recipe

1/2lb prepared chopped pineapple

3-5 sprigs tarragon

1 cup cane sugar

A pinch kosher salt

½ cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup white wine (whatever you like to drink )

Seltzer water 

Using a wooden spoon smash prepared pineapple add and muddle two sprigs of tarragon.

Add sugar and salt and cover and let sit at room temperature for a couple of hours. With a fine sieve strain pineapple mixture into a large measuring bowl, pressing on fruit to release as much syrup as possible. Discard solids.

Add wine and vinegar into shrub mixture, stir to combine.

Prepare glasses of ice and pour shrub mixture into the glass and top up with seltzer water. Add sprigs of tarragon to garnish. 

Enjoy!

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12533084 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0500 1726 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 6 - Spring is coming so let's talk about fertilizer! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 6 - Spring is coming so let's talk about fertilizer! The Numbers! What do the numbers on Fertilizer mean ?

Standing in the fertilizer aisle and the garden store or farm store can be confusing!

This week we talk about soil health and fertilizing ..... and as promised. What I do in my yard.

www.soilkit.com


SoilKit is a comprehensive lab-based soil test kit that provides all the supplies needed for quick and easy soil collection. Tested by one of the nation's leading agricultural labs, SoilKit provides easy to read results and expert recommendations to keep your lawn and garden healthy. www.soilkit.com

]]> The Numbers! What do the numbers on Fertilizer mean ?

Standing in the fertilizer aisle and the garden store or farm store can be confusing!

This week we talk about soil health and fertilizing ..... and as promised. What I do in my yard.

www.soilkit.com


SoilKit is a comprehensive lab-based soil test kit that provides all the supplies needed for quick and easy soil collection. Tested by one of the nation's leading agricultural labs, SoilKit provides easy to read results and expert recommendations to keep your lawn and garden healthy. www.soilkit.com

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12474857 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:00 -0500 1587 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 5 - Veggies, pro tips, and a new plant! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 5 - Veggies, pro tips, and a new plant! This week I find inspiration from my past !

Coming up super easy veggies you can grow with your kids and grand kids and guess what ......you don't even need a garden!

My five essential pro tips to keeping your house plants healthy for the final stretch of winter.

Plus I'll introduce a BRAND NEW plant for 2023 that I'm super excited about that has my local Minnesota Roots!

And we'll answer some questions from the Big Backyard mailbag!

LINK: www.ars.usda.gov   USDA plant Hardiness zone map










]]> This week I find inspiration from my past !

Coming up super easy veggies you can grow with your kids and grand kids and guess what ......you don't even need a garden!

My five essential pro tips to keeping your house plants healthy for the final stretch of winter.

Plus I'll introduce a BRAND NEW plant for 2023 that I'm super excited about that has my local Minnesota Roots!

And we'll answer some questions from the Big Backyard mailbag!

LINK: www.ars.usda.gov   USDA plant Hardiness zone map










]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12426709 Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:00:00 -0500 1398 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 4 Adding privacy to your spaces!!! Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 4 Adding privacy to your spaces!!! This week we take a deep dive into gardening for privacy. As our backyard global revolution continues, there are so many natural ways to obtain privacy without the need  for a physical barrier like a fence. And I take a page out of Germany's traditional beer gardens to achieve this.

Stay tuned for my 2023 color of the year in the garden...It's going to give you some desert vibes!

Looking to garden and grow something right now? I'll share my 5 pro tips for growing micro greens indoors right now.

plus...some fantastic gardening questions from our big backyard community!

]]> This week we take a deep dive into gardening for privacy. As our backyard global revolution continues, there are so many natural ways to obtain privacy without the need  for a physical barrier like a fence. And I take a page out of Germany's traditional beer gardens to achieve this.

Stay tuned for my 2023 color of the year in the garden...It's going to give you some desert vibes!

Looking to garden and grow something right now? I'll share my 5 pro tips for growing micro greens indoors right now.

plus...some fantastic gardening questions from our big backyard community!

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12383862 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0600 1478 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 3 Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 3 Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12334320 Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:00:00 -0600 1346 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 2 Dale talks live from Hawaii Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 2 Dale talks live from Hawaii I talk live from beautiful Honolulu Hawaii!
I love visiting this area especially when its cold and frozen at home in the midwest. We talk about some history of the islands and my favorite things to check out if you're lucky enough to visit here. We also answer some listener questions!

]]> I talk live from beautiful Honolulu Hawaii!
I love visiting this area especially when its cold and frozen at home in the midwest. We talk about some history of the islands and my favorite things to check out if you're lucky enough to visit here. We also answer some listener questions!

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12290219 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0600 1299 1 2 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 1 What do I do in the middle of Winter??? Dale K's Big Backyard Episode 1 What do I do in the middle of Winter??? It's a new year but still cold and bare out, especially in the midwest where I live. 
We'll talk about what we can do right now to think about the new gardening season!

]]> It's a new year but still cold and bare out, especially in the midwest where I live. 
We'll talk about what we can do right now to think about the new gardening season!

]]> Big Backyard Media Buzzsprout-12226503 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0600 1295 full false Dale K's Big Backyard Intro Dale K's Big Backyard Intro Dale K's Big Backyard Series 1 intro
Master gardener Dale Konetschka dives weekly into plants, flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, grasses, composting, water gardens, and answers other backyard questions. We'll look at the history, research, and future of horticulture. 
We're on Apple, Spotify, and Google, or wherever you get your podcasts!

]]> Dale K's Big Backyard Series 1 intro
Master gardener Dale Konetschka dives weekly into plants, flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, grasses, composting, water gardens, and answers other backyard questions. We'll look at the history, research, and future of horticulture. 
We're on Apple, Spotify, and Google, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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