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Core knowledge for great apples

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Garden Variety, hosted by Charity Nebbe

One of life’s simple pleasures is biting into a crisp, fresh, locally grown apple — whether that’s an apple from a local orchard, your farmer’s market or your backyard.

ISU Extension fruit crop specialist Suzanne Slack joins Garden Variety to talk apples. How do ya like that?

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Suzanne Slack |Iowa State University Extension fruit crop specialist and ISU assistant professor of horticulture

To further grow your gardening knowledge, sign up for our new Garden Variety newsletter. And check out all the episodes of Garden Variety, the horticulture podcast for all the things you’d like to grow or grow better.

Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
Aaron Steil is a Consumer Horticulture Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. Aaron contributes his expertise to the Garden Variety podcast and newsletter and to Talk of Iowa's Horticulture Day program.
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College. Since 2022, Troutman has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.