Rosie On The House

Its the right time to plant new food bearing trees and care for the existing ones.  Farmer Greg's over 30 years at the Urban Farm has tried and tested tips to get you started growing your own food in your Urban Orchard!  

Liberty Wildlife nurtures Arizona's wildlife thru rehabilitation, education of their environment and conservation.  From small birds, owls to bobcats, snakes and more.  They discuss their history and invite the public to see the great work they do.  Plus our Patagonia, AZ Staycation winner raved about their weekend.

Listeners' home improvement questions on removing a vinyl floor, toilet problem after many fixes that didn't work, attic foam insulation, home inspection issue and A/C compressor speed opinion.  Plus what The City Of Phoenix is doing to keep the water supply constant for years to come including testing something new called 'hydro gels' for lawns using less water.

Arizona Pool Water Recycling explains how they can recycle pool water to drinking water quality and rebalance it without draining and disposing it.  Using high pressure reverse osmosis, they can recycle overnight.  Reducing maintenance and water!  Plus we hear from a customer who was very pleased with the results.  

Jay Harper and Rob with Rainbird talk about lawn transition time to winter rye grass lawns. Tips on seeding, watering, sprinkler heads and systems. Rob discusses how water pressure affects your irrigation performance and how to calculate your pressure.

Award Winning Travel Writer & Arizona Tourism Hall Of Fame member Roger Naylor talks about his new book 'Arizona State Parks:  A Guide To Amazing Places In The Grand Canyon State'.  The history of the state can be told with our award winning state parks.  Staggering diversity of scenery and playground for hiking, fishing and outdoor fun!  Plus we talk with our Staycation destination at The Duquesne House Inn & Gardens in Patagonia, AZ.

The C.A.P.'s Gordon Meyers talks about the C.A.P. Machine Shop. They handle all of the repairs, overhauls, refurbishing and fabricating along the entire system. In some cases, they can make the parts needed.

Our 'How To' segment features Fox Valley Electric and things a homeowner can spot or do before calling an electrician for repair. Why we don't recommend home warranties. And listener questions about a contractor problem, water heater flush and baseboards in a tile install.

Rosie Certified All About Water discusses heating water with the traditional tank and tankless water heaters.  Tankless has become popular with hot water on demand. Explain how both work, recirculating pumps, flushing maintenance and the importance of the anode rod. Plus listener questions.

Stephen Price of Integrity SavATree discusses tree care as October transitions from cool morning to warm days.  Proper watering, fertilizing and pruning citrus trees to ease the weight of branches producing fruit.  The Tree Of The Month:  Jamacian Cherry Tree!  And listener questions too!

The Central Arizona Project (C.A.P.) is an engineering marvel that moves water from the Colorado River near Parker, AZ down through the heart of Arizona into Mexico. We explain how the system works, predicting and delivering required allocations for agriculture and cities. Plus The Union Pacific's 'Big Boy' steam engine's trip through the state.

We take listener questions on saving paint colors, coating a roof on a modular home, fixing a loose gate attached to masonry block, caulking, air scrubber on a new A/C unit, flat roof silicone coating and trench-less sewer line repair.

Arizona is known for hard water. Kinetico Tucson talks about how their innovative systems soften the water for appliances to last longer and proper treatment for better tasting drinking water. They also discussed the advantages of installing a loop, and why 'pure water is not good for you' isn't quite true.

Katie Leister of Rocker 7 Farm Patch join Julie with The Arizona Farm Bureau talking about their pumpkin patch and the other family events in October. Katie explains how they promote traditional Arizona agriculture by educating children and adults through hands-on experience with their real working farm.

The Babacomari Ranch in southern Arizona dates back to an 1832 Spanish Land Grant, became a working ranch in 1935 run by the Brophy family.  Ellen Williams talks about the land and its history.  Plus how you can stay at the historic adobe house.  Plus events hiking the entire 800 mile Arizona Trail.

How is power created in Arizona?  Mix of everything from coal to gas, nuclear and more!  We discuss what it take to create it from all sources, how to determine the cost of your cooling part of your power bill and the state's power consumption just might surprise you.

Galaxy Lending Group's Harold Perkins discusses the many facets and options in obtaining loans for mortgages, remodeling and tips for using your home equity properly to keep you from spending too much.  Plus how our digital home maintenance app Home Zada can make it easy to monitor every financial home expense.

In celebration of The Great American Seed Up, Farmer Greg and guest Bill McDorman of The Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance talk about everything you need to know about seeds.  From vegetables to herbs, grain and corn, it all starts with seeds.  Its a lot more than just planting them in the ground.

Katie Stumbo of Go Conquer Fitness discusses the importance of balance training as we age.  To avoid serious injuries from a fall and what you can do about it now.  The 52 Hike Challenge changes lives a step at a time. The Pinetop-Lakeside's Community Services Director talks about the town and the winner of our Staycation!

Gates and fences are great security features and can look great too!  We go over how to maintain them from water damage, stains and rot.  Plus listener questions about their home, castle or cabin.