WPTF Weekend Gardener · Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten

WPTF Weekend Gardener - Stories, Science, and the Winter Garden (Part 2 Of 3)

December 20, 2025·44 min·4 clips
North Carolina's auditor explains how AI is being used to monitor disaster recovery spending in real-time.
This episode of WPTF Weekend Gardener features NC State Auditor Dave Bolick discussing his office's use of AI for disaster recovery monitoring and upcoming audits, alongside gardening experts exploring topics like okra varieties, kale preferences, and plant disease management. The conversation blends state accountability insights with practical gardening advice in a lively interview format.

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A loose, local garden conversation where practical advice comes wrapped in family lore and dry humor.

WPTF Weekend Gardener settles into a familiar mix of garden know-how, family ties, and local memory. It moves from Clemson spineless and butter beans versus limas to the boxwood mystery linked to Moses, and the show feels most alive when it lets those details sit side by side…

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You want gardening talk that feels like a warm Saturday-morning room full of familiar voices.

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