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I'm Hannes Zacharias, former resident of Dodge City, speaking for High Plains public radio, radio readers book club. The book is Running Out by Lucas Bessire, published in 2021.

Some of your vegetables will have different growing timespans; for example, asparagus can produce in the same location for three decades, but requires a few years of growth before it should even be harvested. Learn when it makes sense to move your plants around in your garden, and when you should leave them where they are!

This is Mike Strong, in Hays, for HPPR. The book is “Running Out” by Lucas Bessire.The farther you go from home, the more you meet the place you came from. When you return to that place the more you see every place.

It you are hesitant, as I was, to read The Water Thief because it is a dystopian story, - after all, who needs more depressing thoughts? – let me put your concerns to rest.

No matter how long you've been gardening, there will always be something new to learn...maybe you learned from a parent or grandparent, or your neighbor may have a new technique, and of course, experience is also its own teacher. This week, we'll talk about a few things worth considering, and which may help prove beneficial in your garden this year!

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of PJ Pronger of Amarillo. PJ was a Book Leader for the 2020 Spring Read – Radio Waves and a contributor of Radio Reader BokBytes. We appreciated his insight as well as his eloquence. The HPPR Radio Readers Book Club is an on-air, on-line community of readers exploring themes of interest to those who live and work on the High Plains. We will miss PJ in that community and thank his family for sharing him with us.

Luke's topic this week is wild hogs and effective ways to keep their numbers in check. To learn more about what Luke is up to, visit www.catfishradio.org

Sunlight is all around us, and yet we don't always take the time to consider what it gives us. This week, I'll share how my early childhood fascination with sunlight led me to focus on learning how much light was good for my plants, and which fruits and vegetables could use a bit less. We'll talk about the best ways to give your plants all the light they need, and no more!

Bill Carey with Striper Express www.striperexpress.com on Lake Texoma is Luke's guest this week and the current red hot topwater striper action is the topic.