Season 2

Hosted by gardener and horticulturist Ben Futa, Let’s Grow Stuff is designed to help the beginning gardener learn the tools of successful vegetable and herb gardening. Each episode provides quick and easy techniques to make growing fun!

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Save Your Trees From Girdling Roots

Let's Grow Stuff

Save Your Trees From Girdling Roots

Learn why girdled tree roots are harmful and how to avoid them when planting trees.

Save Your Trees From Girdling Roots

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Creating a Bulb Lawn

Let's Grow Stuff

Creating a Bulb Lawn

Adding spring-flowering bulbs is an easy way to bring color to your lawn.

Creating a Bulb Lawn

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff How to Plant a Fruit Tree

Let's Grow Stuff

How to Plant a Fruit Tree

Planting a fruit tree is an easy project that will yield tasty things for years to come.

How to Plant a Fruit Tree

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Gardener Profile: Yusuf Bin-Rella

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Gardener Profile: Yusuf Bin-Rella

Meet the creator of the first Afro-Indigenous BIPOC farm at the Wisconsin State Capitol.

Gardener Profile: Yusuf Bin-Rella

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Gardener Profile: Nika Vaughan

Let's Grow Stuff

Gardener Profile: Nika Vaughan

Meet Nika Vaughan. Her plant store is a ‘no judgment zone’ where community is created.

Gardener Profile: Nika Vaughan

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Repotting Indoor Plants

Let's Grow Stuff

Repotting Indoor Plants

Soil mixtures are vital for houseplants. Let's cover how to repot an indoor plant!

Repotting Indoor Plants

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Herbs

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Herbs

All about herbs: how to grow them, how to harvest, and some simple tips for success.

Herbs

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Attracting Hummingbirds

Let's Grow Stuff

Attracting Hummingbirds

Learn how your garden can attract and support hummingbirds through the growing season.

Attracting Hummingbirds

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Growing Up!

Let's Grow Stuff

Growing Up!

Gardening vertically maximizes space, improves plant health and makes harvesting easier.

Growing Up!

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Incorporating Native Plants

Let's Grow Stuff

Incorporating Native Plants

Native plants provide habitat and food for pollinators and songbirds, and are hardier.

Incorporating Native Plants

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Make a Bee Hotel!

Let's Grow Stuff

Make a Bee Hotel!

Insects like pollinators can benefit from having a bee hotel in your yard.

Make a Bee Hotel!

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff All About Mulch

Let's Grow Stuff

All About Mulch

Knowing when and how to use mulch is important, as not all mulches are created equal.

All About Mulch

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Spring Clean-Up

Let's Grow Stuff

Spring Clean-Up

Spring clean-up gives our gardens the jump start they need for a great growing season.

Spring Clean-Up

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Getting Started with Gardening: Essential Tools

Let's Grow Stuff

Getting Started with Gardening: Essential Tools

In this episode, we look at two essential tools: pruners and a soil knife.

Getting Started with Gardening: Essential Tools

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Indoor Seed Starting Part Two

Let's Grow Stuff

Indoor Seed Starting Part Two

Next steps in caring for your new seedlings!

Indoor Seed Starting Part Two

Video thumbnail: Let's Grow Stuff Indoor Seed Starting Part One

Let's Grow Stuff

Indoor Seed Starting Part One

Learn how to start your own plants from seed indoors.

Indoor Seed Starting Part One