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Kentucky Gardening and Horticulture on Eastern Standard

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Published April 25, 2017 at 12:36 AM EDT

Host John Hingesbergen chats with Adam Leonberger and Alexis Amorese from the Franklin and Boyle County Extension Offices about gardening and Horticulture. Ryan Koch of Lexington Seedleaf joined via phone.

April Showers bring may flowers... but the flowers and vegetables don’t just happen without some knowledge and work.

On this week’s Eastern Standard, we’ll welcome experts in gardening and horticulture to talk about how we can get the most out of our greenery.

On this week's Eastern Standard: Gardening and Horticulture here in Kentucky with folks from the local Extension offices and a director of a local organization that seeks to provide residents with shareable, community garden plots.

Guests on this week's Eastern Standard include:

Alexis Amorese: Boyle County Extension Office

Adam Leonberger: Franklin County Extension Office

Ryan Koch: Director of Lexington-based Seedleaf, a community-outreach organization that oversees community gardens and seeks to provide sustainable and healthy food to those in Kentucky.

Send your questions for the guests, personal stories related to gardening, or comments before the show to: wekueasternstandard@gmail.com or call 859-622-1657 and leave a message or call in when you tune in for EST Thursday morning at 11:00 on 88-9 WEKU. You can also tweet @WEKUEST before or during the show, or post a comment to our Facebook page.

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