Rosie On The House

Farmer Greg details how to grow fruit trees from planting to fully grown.  His 6/6 rule of creating healthy soil.  Planting in a square hole with the proper mix of dirt and nutrients.  Ground cover to cool the soil.  The four times per year to fertilize, finding the correct root stock for success and more!

Tim Hattrick from KNIX's Tim, Ben And Brook In The Morning along with Brady Bogan from KUPD's Morning Mess join in with lots of stories including home improvement talk, scorpion control, Garth Brooks, favorite music growing up and more!

LIVE FROM SANDERSON FORD! Special Guest the Legendary Announcer For The Phoenix Suns Al McCoy joins the broadcast to talk about the Suns playoff season and highlights of his 50 years of broadcasting Suns games.  Sal Sucato of DunRite Windows & Doors details the pros and cons of vinyl and fiberglass windows.  What windows give you more bang for your buck!

You can have color in the summer with warm season flowers.  Jay Harper discusses what to plant.  Ray Lopez of Scottsdale Weed Control and Liberty Greens (artificial turf) talks about the attention to detail in purchasing and installing artificial turf.  Plus 17 year old Luke Lopez discusses getting into the business while finishing high school. LIVE FROM SANDERSON FORD!

Upcoming event to protect your catalytic converter.  Homeowner questions include an air conditioner that seems to be running when its completely turned off, 2 questions concerning a different home soft water system issue and a wet closet next to a shower after use.

Laura Grignano, Manager of Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District and Vineetha Kartha, Manager Colorado River Programs discuss how Arizona has been able to manage, conserve and store water with the Tier 1 Shortage in Lake Mead.  With decades of water management, they explain in detail what will keep the water flowing to homes and agriculture.  Plus what Tier 2 and Tier 3 shortage could mean for Arizona.

Steve Priebe and Donna DiFrancesco of Water Use It Wisely discuss the Desert Ironwood Tree.  One of the more drought tolerant trees that can be considered for landscapes.  Avoiding heavy cut back pruning to protect trees from sunburn damage while proper pruning for monsoon season.  Changing the watering schedule for deep irrigation and other great tips!

New to Arizona?  We discuss more things you should know.  If you're a 'snowbird', important tips to lockup your property for the summer.  Maintaining your pool from removing a cover to testing water quality and child protection fencing around it.  Weekly To Do with Jon Owens of Kinetico discussing improving water quality in the home.  And a homeowner has a problem with a variable speed pool pump.

Are you one of Arizona’s newbies? If so, welcome!  Being new to the Grand Canyon State, there are some important things you need to know.  We discuss air conditioning, hard water, monsoon season and the Stupid Motorist Law.  Plus homeowner questions on low toilet water levels, sewer smell coming from the sink p-trap and how to replace 90 degree metal corners to rounded corners for drywall.

Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree guest is Hayley Andrus of Andrus Cattle Company.  After moving from Idaho to Apache County, she discusses ranch operations and family life in the northeast corner of Arizona.  The standards and production for their beef.  The challenges from weather to wolves.  And the life lessons learned around the farm.

Our Weekly To Do features some tricks you can use for your next remodeling project.  How to choose between 2 contractors with different opinions on a project.  Deck flooring suggestions.  Using Pex Tubing on a pressure relief valve.  Code requirements for hanging and installing wiring behind the wall for a flat screen TV.  And more! 

When it comes to a flipped home, buyer beware!  There a chance permits were never pulled and unlicensed contractors performed the work.  Rosie has tips to consider when buying a flipped home.  Plus various homeowner questions about tile and coatings on roofs, expansion joint repair, mystery liquid seeping thru the floor and more!

Bee Expert David Charlesworth discusses how bee hives form, why they swarm and how a regular bee can become a killer bee.  What you can do to prevent bee swarms.  And his live extraction method of bee hives to safer areas.  Eric Berg talks about Arizona's wine history.  How American Wine started in the southwest, the story of leather used for wine making and other people and places that lead to today's Arizona fruit of the vine.  

Weekly To Do on Hammers and Nails.  Upcoming events.  And homeowner questions about does soft water cause no suds in the washing machine, insulating an aluminum frame, funny smell from the bathroom only at night, sealing ductwork yourself and spraying PAM on the air conditioning filter.

With all the innovations in flooring, its easy to forget that wood floors have been around for centuries. Wood has withstood the test of time as a flooring material.  Bobby Serafin of Rosie Certified Mission Hardwood Floors explain the benefits and installation process of solid and engineered flooring.  Including maintenance and repairing floors that could be the only floor you'll ever want. Learn more at https://rosieonthehouse.com/getting-in-on-the-ground-floor/

The Urban Farm's Farmer Greg and Micro Farm Project's Kari Spencer gives you inspiration to preserve food.  From canning to fermentation, pickling and freezing.  Two types of canning, health benefits of fermentation, dehydrating for tasty snacks and the methods to get it done!

Kerri Carnes and Jill Hanks from APS has great news for customers about a reduction of On Peak power hours coming soon.  They discuss what to do to get ready especially for Super Coolers.  Weekly To Do on kitchen faucets.  Most Asked Question on keeping woodpeckers from tapping on your home.  And more!

Todd Russo of REEis Air Conditioning discusses why this is not the year to ignore air conditioning maintenance or replacement of worn out parts.  Supply chain issues continue to hamper the necessary parts or a new unit.  The importance of establishing a relationship with your local A/C company.  Home Energy Audits.  Plus air conditioner questions from listeners.

Transitioning to summer lawns is all about timing.  Jay discusses the things to consider on bringing bermuda grass back to life.  The best way to remove bermuda if you're done with summer lawns or replacing with artificial grass.  The benefits and challenges of indoor house plants.  And swimming pool talk too!

LIVE FROM THE SAHBA HOME AND PATIO SHOW IN TUCSON! Event Manager Alex Porta discusses the Southwestern Arizona Home Builder's Association's Spring show featuring just about everything for the homeowner.  What homeowners get wrong about the water heater.  And Rick Thompson of Thompson's Drywall Services teaches you how to repair drywall damage if you're inclined to do it yourself.