Rosie On The House

John Eisenhower and Sarah Maitland detail the Tree Of The Month The Twisted Myrtle. Before you plant new trees, a soil analysis can benefit its successful growth. They explain how to collect a sample and who can analyze it. Pruning for rejuvenation and new spring growth. Irrigation that mimics rainfall. Beneficial and bad bugs.

Our Tip Of The Week on interior trends includes a Rosie story on a chest of drawers assembly.  Why we don't recommend wasting money on water line insurance.  Listener questions of updating the air conditioning ducts, painting smooth stucco with ceramic or regular paint, water hammering issue and more!

We offer great tips to consider when choosing colors for your home.  How to test different colors to help decided what works for your lifestyle.  Plus the correct ways to open a paint can, pouring, storing, techniques with brushes, rollers for the do it yourselfers!  BLOG

The Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree guest is Jim Graham.  Owner of Golden Rule Vineyards farm in Cochise, Arizona and wine tasting room in Willcox, Arizona.  Jim grows acres of pistachios and wine grapes.  He discusses the importance of proper harvesting and processing pistachios and the many vintages of wines available.  Arizona is second to California in pistachios!

Rosie talks about his garage wall mounted vacuum cleaner, the response to a book mentioned last week.  And listener questions on moisture in a dual pane window, water supply line leak under a driveway, sewer odor in the home, sealing around a sliding door.  And how does the spring loaded toilet paper holder get flushed down the toilet?

Harold Perkins of Rosie Certified Galaxy Lending Group discusses historic low mortgage rates and how your monthly rent payment could be enough to get you into a home.  There are many benefits and factors to consider.  We go over the pros and cons.  Plus help callers with their questions on renting versus owning.

There are a lot of books about gardening.  But we discuss some of our favorites to get you started growing your favorite things you like to eat.  From growing in containers to beds in your yard, even vertical gardens.  Preparation and timing is the key.  GARDENING BOOK REVIEWS

Rosie shares two interesting books to help calm your fears and clear you mind.  Bridges Connor of Get Organized With Bridges And Company shares more tips on out with the old and in with the new in cleaning out clutter and homeowner questions! Original broadcast archive page rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/open-home-hour-w…-in-with-the-new/

Clay Janson of Rosie Certified Phocus Insurance and Rosie go thru insurance details you likely never thought about since Covid-19 has more families at home.  Like additional renters insurance for people who move back into a home, rider insurance for valuable items, company property at your home that's not covered beyond homeowners insurance.  Plus learn about Course Of Construction insurance for any remodeling project. Original broadcast archive page rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/how-covid-19-may-affect-your-insurance-policies/

Farmer Greg calls it his 'magic bullet' for any tree and garden. Anthony Dominguez of HyKreations explains their products and methods used for foliar feeding.  Fertilizing on any part of the tree where needed.  Part of our topic on extreme heat tree care including proper planting and preparation for new fruit trees. Original broadcast archive page rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/outdoor-living-hour-fruit-trees-for-the-desert-with-the-urban-farm/

COVID has brought around the “COVID clutter’” said Bridges Conner, Owner and Founder of Get Organized with Bridges + CO,  “I am seeing more and more people reach out because they are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start with their projects.” Bridges joins us to help you organize and reduce the clutter.  Plus the latest home scams, questions on a malfunctioning exhaust fan and installing a real wood floor.

Because of the pandemic, we have been forced to use our houses as workspaces, schools, entertainment centers, and fitness centers.  We discuss some of the remodeling trends and cool innovations in those trends.  And listeners need help on new build home for the Arizona climate, weed control and smelly drains.

Jay Harper discusses growing and maintaining roses for great blooms later in the year. Justin Rohner of Queen Creek Botanical Gardens talks about one of the most unique gardens in the country.  Featuring edible plants, trees and a working water mill for grinding and cracking.  Chris Welborn of Vicente Landscaping in Prescott, AZ talks about irrigation maintenance to prevent freezing pipes.

Our Weekly To Do on Water Heaters with George Cathey of Isley's Home Service featuring 3 types of heaters, how they work and proper maintenance.  A story from John Eisenhower about burning a Christmas tree in the fireplace.  And homeowner questions too!

Owning and maintaining a home in Arizona is very different that other parts of the country.  We detail what first time home buyers need to know.  Response to our recent Most Asked Question of burning a Christmas tree in a fireplace.  And discussion on accenting your home with colors.

SavATree's John Eisenhower is joined by Sarah Maitland with the Tree Of The Month:  The Ghost Gum Tree!  A shade tree that grows faster in heat.  Tip on pruning during a mild winter.  Proper space from the home to plant a shade tree.  And listener questions on palm stumps, privacy trees and vines, planting new trees and a tree pathogen discussion of sooty canker.

We tackle listener questions:  installing a single basin sink, consistence tile cracking, soundproofing, tankless water heaters, hard to find flat roofing part and more!  The Most Asked Question Of The Week:  Can you burn a Christmas in the fireplace?  And our Weekly To Do evaluating your home budgeting.

Equity in your home, trends in remodeling, cost of material supplies, expanding home office space with updated electronics plus the latest scams to look our for are some of the insights to look for in 2021.  BLOG

Waylon Wuertz of Wuertz Gourd Farm is our guest with Julie Murphree of The Arizona Farm Bureau.  Waylon discusses how he got into gourd farming, his customer base of artists and crafters, the advantages growing gourds and the other facts and things you can find visiting the farm.  (It could be the next 'C' in Arizona's 5 C's)

From plants out of control, hardest things to grow in our climate to garage conversions and other must do fixes for aging homes, we look back the top 5 most popular 2020 blogs at Rosie On The House.