All things Fall was the topic of this show.

We had the biggest Harvest Moon I have seen in along time. The Harvest moon is no
ordinary moon; it behaves in a very special way. The moon normally rises, on average,
about 50 minutes later each day. But near the autumnal equinox (which was 09/23),
the day to day difference in the local time of moonrise is only 30 minutes. Which means
the Moon rises just as the sun is setting, giving farmers a little extra light as they gather
their harvests.

Skinner Nurseries, Marietta, Heavy Petal Plant Pick was brought to us by Garrick
Lewis of Skinner Nurseries, Marietta. Garrick's pick was Osmanthus fragrans. An
under used evergreen shrub. It has wonderful dark glossy foiliage but it's the small
white flowers that bloom in fall, couple that with their intense perfume you can't go
wrong with this shrub. Great choice Garrick!
www.skinnernurseries.com

Creature Feature: The Monarch Butterfly.  They are a poisonous insect. Getting their
poison when they are caterpillars. When they are in their caterpillar state they feed on the poisonous milkweed plant (genus Asclepias).  Everyone new Monarchs migrated but it wasn't until 1975 when a Canadian scientist Dr. Fred A. Urquhart discovered them in the mountians of centeral Mexico. The female lays her eggs along this route and it may take up to three generations of Monarchs to complete the trip.  Not all Monarch's migrate some spend their whole lives in one location.

Product of the Week: We discussed the Georgia Perennial Plant Association's top picks for shade. For more information go to www.georgiaperennialplant.org

My Special Guest: Author Lynn Coulter.  She is a native Atlantan which is pretty unusual in itself.  Pam lives in Atlanta with her husband and Son.  She writes for Southern Living and today we discussed her bestselling book, 'Gardening with Heirloom Seeds'.  Pam shared with us so many wonderful stories about heirloom seeds.  That is one of the many things that make them so special.  Not only is her book beautifully photographed but it is full of so much information and history.  It even has places for keeping a journal of your own heirloom seeds, to be passed down from generation to generation.  To see for yourself Lynn's book and more details go to Lynn's web site, www.lynncoulter.com

Special Organic Segment: Sweet Potatoes, Ipomoea batatas.  They come from Central and South America and so require a long, frost free growing season.  They are related to the morning glory family.  The ornamental sweet potato has long been used in containers. Sweet Potaoes are not Yams. Yams are in the Dioscorea sp. family.  Though
here in the South we use the names synonymously.  Some good ones for the South are: Centennial, Georgia Jet, and Jewell.  Most of the sweet potatoes produced commercially are mainly in the southern states, particularly North Carolina and Louisiana.

Recipe of the Week: Culinary expert Virginia Willis has come up with a truly fantastic recipe for Sweet Potatoes that will change your mind about serving plain old sweet potato pie for the holiday's.  For details go to www.virginiawillis.com