Ask Grumpy

Ask Grumpy

Hosted by Steve Bender and Nelah McGough and Nellah McGough · Southern Living

4.8from 337 ratings

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56Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
165
Episodes
103
Transcribed
337
Ratings
2023
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About Ask Grumpy

Ask Grumpy, a podcast featuring Steve Bender, AKA Southern Living’s Grumpy Gardener is back for Season 4. For more than 30 years, Grumpy has been sharing advice on what to grow, when to plant, and how to manage just about anything in your garden. Tune in for episodes every Wednesday as Grumpy answers reader questions, solves seasonal conundrums, and provides need-to-know advice for gardeners with his very Grumpy sense of humor. Be sure to follow Ask Grumpy wherever you listen so you don't miss an episode.

Publisher
Southern Living
Category
education · leisure
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
23 Mar 2023
Latest episode
29 Apr 2026
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103 of 165 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 29 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Goodbye Spiky Vines

  2. 22 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Save My Rosebush!

  3. 15 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Leggy Lavender

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Goodbye Spiky Vines

Published 29 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It was horrible. I needed a machete to get through it. I cleared it pretty well, though, and now keep it tamed with regular mowing. However, I was in my crawl space recently and found Smilax growing down there. How can it grow with no sunlight, and how can I get rid of it for good? Okay. Well, Smilax, which is also known as cat briar and horse briar, is one of the meanest native vines you will ever meet. Birds eat its berries and they spread it everywhere. The seedlings grow these huge tubers that you almost need a backhoe to dig up. Plus, most species are armed with vicious thorns that can literally tear you to shreds. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
310 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
27 ratings

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Steve Bender and Nelah McGough and Nellah McGough host the show. Published by Southern Living.

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