Benjamin Futa, Author at PBS Wisconsin

Let’s Grow Stuff: Brown is a color, too

November 8, 2023

While my own gardening may be winding down for the year, the garden itself now enters the “brown” stage, which…

Let’s Grow Stuff: Designing your turf-free landscape

August 10, 2023

Note: This is Part Two of a 3-part blog series explaining how to “Replace your lawn with something better, a…

Let’s Grow Stuff: Replace your lawn with something better, a beginner’s guide

May 3, 2023

Throughout the 2023 season of Let’s Grow Stuff — our videos and the blog — we’ll be following a sustained…

Let’s Grow Stuff: The case for going peat-free

March 23, 2023

Potting soils and peat Gardeners everywhere are at a moment of pent-up anticipation as winter breathes its final breath. Early…

Let’s Grow Stuff: Gifts for gardeners

December 1, 2022

When it comes to thinking of gifts for gardeners, I always put practicality first. Is this something a gardener can…

Let’s Grow Stuff: Ben’s weekend wins for autumn

October 7, 2022

One of my favorite things about gardening is that it’s an endless form of job security; it’s a hobby that…

Let’s Grow Stuff: Mulling over ‘No Mow May’

June 8, 2022

Pros, cons and tips & tricks for rewilding our own outdoors for May and beyond. I first heard about No…

Let’s Grow Stuff: 2022 garden trends – synergy, connection and resilience

March 16, 2022

Show of hands – who planted a “Covid Victory Garden” in 2020? If you raised your hand, you’re one among…

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