
Mike McGrath
Program HostMike is host of the nationally syndicated weekly public radio show You Bet Your Garden, an hour of “chemical-free horticultural hijinks.” From 1993 through 1997, Mike was the regular gardening expert on the weekend edition of The Today Show, Saturday mornings on NBC. He has also appeared on Nova, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, PBS Healthweek, CNN, FOX and as a regular contributor on the weekly PBS TV series Your Organic Garden and the Discovery Channel’s Home Matters.
In 2024, You Bet Your Garden moved to its new home on WDIY where it is produced and then distributed nationally to public radio stations across the U.S.
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Mike McGrath solves the case of the mysterious black objects found on a listener's tiger lilies. Plus, your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath reveals his garlic process from start to finish. Plus, a look at this year's monarch butterflies, and your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath wraps up his obsession with the possible oral cure for poison ivy. Plus, a glimpse at Mike as an interview guest, and your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath talks about the delicious fruit you can find all around you. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath talks about an odd garden pest. Plus, orchids for the First Ladies, and your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath talks about the possibility that oral medication could prevent poison ivy from affecting you. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath looks at new research showing natural predators to the spotted lanternfly. Plus, farming techniques that can be used in your garden, and your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath gives tips on keeping those walking stomachs from ravaging your garden. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath shares tips for ridding your garden of one of its biggest pests — the flea beetle. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!
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Mike McGrath explains methods for stopping slugs from devastating your garden. Plus, a heaping helping of your fabulous phone calls!