MGGKC Gardening Videos
Videos for the Entire Family
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Kids Ask Dr. Bug videos (date published):
- Shiny, Sparkly, and Seriously Cool Insects (12-9-25)
- Bugs Have Bones?? (11-11-25)
- Butterfly Camp - Raise Your Own Monarch Butterfly! (8-14-25)
- Do Bugs Float? (7-7-25)
- Dr. Bug's Backyard Bug Traps (6-10-25)
- Hey Kids! Spot the Invasive Spotted Lanterfly! (5-7-25)
- Pheremones: The Secret Language of Smell (4-2-25)
- Not all Bugs are "Bugs"! (3-11-25)
- Dancing Bees (2-4-25)
- Can we really eat bugs, Dr. Bug? (1-7-25)
- Do you dare to learn creepy spider facts? (10-8-24)
- How bugs really see the world: Mind-blowing insect vision! (9-10-24)
- Can you hear the bug songs? Listen & learn the songs of the Insect World (8-13-24)
- All about Mosquitos! (7-2-24)
- Insect Life Cycles (6-4-24)
- The Lovable World of Ladybugs! (5-14-24)
- The Thrill of the Trill: CICADAS are Coming! (4-30-24)
- Be a Kid Ambassador for IPM (3/5/24)
- Chillin’ Bugs: how insects brave the cold (2-6-24)
- Jingle Bug Jam! (12-5-23)
- Toots, Sneezes and Farts (11-7-23)
- Halloween Special – Zombie Insects REVEALED! (10-3-23)
- Fluttering Jewels (9-5-23)
- Butterflies emerge from Dr. Bug’s pet caterpillars (8-1-23)
- Be a Bug Owner (7-11-23)
- Let’s go on an INSECT SAFARI !! (6-6-23)
- More ants or butterflies? (5-2-23)
- Oldest and newest bugs (4-4-23)
- Bugs creep me out! Why should I be nice to them? (3-7-23)
- Insects and Winter Survival! (2-21-23)
- Where do leaves come from? (1-31-23)
Tuesday Tips Team videos (date published):
EMG Lorna's Favorite Fall Tuesday Tips (10-29-25)
Marcia's Tuesday Tips Spring Favorite Videos (3-25-25)
Myth Busters:
- Woolly Bears' Nature's Forecast (12-22-25)
- Woolly Bear Predicts Winter or Does It? (2-11-25)
- Cracking the Persimmon Seed: Can it Predict the Weather? (10-22-24)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM):
- IPM: Know the beneficials (7-25-23)
- 5 IPM Strategies to keep your garden pest free! (4-25-23)
- It’s holistic. It’s common sense. Integrated Pest Management (4-18-23)
Propagation (making more plants):
- It is Springtime! Time to Dig N' Divide your Garden Perennials! (4-15-25)
- Winter Sowing (2-20-24)
- Are these seeds any good? Let's find out! (1-30-24)
- Propagation – BIG garden returns on a budget (3-21-23)
- How to Divide Overgrown Dish Garden (2-22-22)
- How to dig and divide perennials (9-15-20)
Climate & weather in the garden:
- Getting in the (new) zone (5-21-24)
Gardening outdoors in the soil:
- Cultivating Creativity: Garden Art Series Intro (8-26-25)
- Design a Dreamy Shade Garden (7-22-25)
- From Gloomy to Gorgeous: Shade Garden Plant Picks (5-20-25)
- What Kind of Shade is in Your Garden? (4-29-25)
- Colorful Fall Gardens! Take your late-summer dull to dazzling! (9-17-24)
- Annuals or Perennials? Which is Best for Your Garden? (8-20-24)
- The Right Rose for the Right Place (3-12-24)
- Untangle a garden mystery: Cool-season / warm-season crops! (2-13-24)
- Adapt Your Garden (8-2-22)
- Grow Native (6-22-21)
- Mulching With a Purpose (5-21-22)
- How to Make Compost (4-26-22)
- Protecting Plants From Animal Damage (2-1-22)
- What to do with all of those leaves in your yard (11-23-21)
- How to clean up your garden in the fall (11-1-21)
- How to build your raised bed garden (3-30-21)
- Wake Up Your Perennials (5-4-21)
Gardening outdoors in containers:
- Mastering Container Gardening: Part 2 – Ornamentals from Ordinary to EXTRAORDINARY! (7-16-24)
- Mastering Container Gardening: from Basics to Bountiful / Part 1 - Basics (6-18-24)
- Container Gardens – why it’s a bad idea to add rocks for drainage or take up space! (6-13-23)
- Container Planting Basics (9-27-22)
- Easy to grow, Herbs in Containers (6-20-22)
Gardening indoors:
- Painted Poinsettias! (12-2-25)
- Punt those Pesky Pests: bring plants indoors pest-free! (10-29-24)
- Winter Beauties (12-13-22)
- How to care for your Poinsettias (11-29-22)
- Forcing bulbs for winter color (11-16-20)
The creatures we encounter:
- Welcoming Birds & Butterflies (7-1-25)
- A Pest on the Move: Spotted Laternfly Eyes the Midwest (6-17-25)
- The Thrill of the Trill: CICADAS are Coming! (4-30-24)
- The Annual Homecoming! Inviting the Hummers to your house (4-15-24)
- Frosty intruders at your doorstep! (11-21-23)
- How can you protect the Pollinators? (10-13-21)
Plant health & diseases:
- Transplant Shock therapy: What your Plant wants you to Know (10-15-24)
- A "mitey" mess - Rose Rosette Disease (5-7-24)
Gardening tools & helps:
- Cool Gifts for Gardeners (11-19-25)
- Gifts for the Gardener: Pick the Perfect Pruners (12-12-23)
- Patented plants… what does that mean to me? (3-14-23)
- Winterizing Your Garden Tools (12-20-22)
- Garden Safety (4-13-21)
- Irrigating Your Garden (6-1-21)
- Garden Journaling (5-18-21)
- How to test your soil (Part 1) (10-25-21)
- How to interpret your soil test results (Part 2) (11-8-21)
- Zoning in on plant hardiness zones (11-24-20)
Trees and shrubs:
- Stop the Invasion: Bush Honeysuckle (9-23-25)
- How to grow beautiful roses! Interview with KC Rose Society Rosarian John Riley (6-28-22)
- Evergreen Winter Care – Watering (2-11-22)
- What is a Champion Tree? (8-17-21)
- Espalier Explained (3-15-21)
Growing things you'll eat:
- NC Tomatoman Talks Low-Acid Tomatoes (3-18-25)
- Herbs growing? It's time to harvest (8-22-23)
- Growing Strawberries in Your Garden (6-7-22)