WEBVTT 00:00.834 --> 00:02.268 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - Hi, thanks for joining us 00:02.268 --> 00:04.571 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% for The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South. 00:04.571 --> 00:05.939 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% I'm Chris Cooper. 00:05.939 --> 00:08.975 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Deadheading is removing spent flowers from plants. 00:08.975 --> 00:11.978 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Today, we're deadheading roses and butterfly bushes. 00:11.978 --> 00:14.114 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Also, invasive plants can cause lots 00:14.114 --> 00:15.915 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of problems for the environment. 00:15.915 --> 00:17.650 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% That's just the head on The Family Plot: 00:17.650 --> 00:19.052 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Gardening in the Mid-South. 00:20.120 --> 00:21.287 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - (female announcer) Production funding 00:21.287 --> 00:23.390 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% for The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South 00:23.390 --> 00:25.392 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% is provided by 00:25.392 --> 00:27.827 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% the WKNO Production Fund, 00:27.827 --> 00:30.030 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% the WKNO Endowment Fund, 00:30.030 --> 00:32.532 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and by viewers like you, thank you. 00:33.500 --> 00:36.536 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% [upbeat country music] 00:43.643 --> 00:45.678 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Welcome to The Family Plot, I'm Chris Cooper. 00:45.678 --> 00:47.781 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Joining me today is Rosa Garcia. 00:47.781 --> 00:49.182 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Hi. - Rosa is a landscape specialist 00:49.182 --> 00:50.517 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% right here at Agricenter. 00:50.517 --> 00:52.619 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And Joellen Dimond will be joining me later. 00:52.619 --> 00:54.387 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% How you doing today, Rosa? - Doing great, thank you. 00:54.387 --> 00:55.955 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Thank you for joining us today. 00:55.955 --> 00:57.757 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Yes, of course. It's my pleasure. 00:57.757 --> 00:59.993 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Well, good, we're glad you're here. 00:59.993 --> 01:01.394 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We're here at Agricenter International, 01:01.394 --> 01:03.363 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% right in front of the Farmer's Market building. 01:03.363 --> 01:05.498 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% We have some Knock Out roses here. 01:05.498 --> 01:07.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - And you're gonna talk to us about deadheading 01:07.200 --> 01:09.335 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% those Knock Out roses, right? - Exactly. 01:09.335 --> 01:11.671 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So these Knock Out roses, they need some care. 01:11.671 --> 01:12.605 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% - Okay. 01:12.605 --> 01:14.207 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - So we're gonna be giving them 01:14.207 --> 01:16.643 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% a little TLC this afternoon. 01:16.643 --> 01:17.777 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% - Okay. - So, you know, 01:17.777 --> 01:21.147 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% as you can see, some of the roses, 01:21.147 --> 01:23.383 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% the blooms are already spent. 01:23.383 --> 01:24.684 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - Yeah. - These have been blooming 01:24.684 --> 01:25.985 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% for about two months already. 01:25.985 --> 01:28.288 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, you know, one of the life cycles 01:28.288 --> 01:31.091 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% of the blooming process is already done. 01:31.091 --> 01:32.292 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% We're starting a new one. 01:32.292 --> 01:34.260 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% As you can see, we're getting some new blooms already, 01:34.260 --> 01:36.329 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so we wanna make room for those. 01:36.329 --> 01:37.897 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% So yeah, so this is, I think, 01:37.897 --> 01:40.567 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% this will be the right time to do some deadheading to them. 01:40.567 --> 01:42.135 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Okay, well, let's get right to it then. 01:42.135 --> 01:43.303 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Let's go ahead and deadhead. 01:43.303 --> 01:45.271 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - So, like, this bloom right here, 01:45.271 --> 01:47.707 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you know, these blooms are already done. 01:47.707 --> 01:49.542 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% The first thing that I wanna do first, 01:49.542 --> 01:51.144 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and this is the very important step. 01:51.144 --> 01:53.480 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Okay. - You wanna kind of 01:53.480 --> 01:55.181 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% sterilize your pruners, 01:55.181 --> 01:56.616 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% especially with rose bushes, 01:56.616 --> 01:59.953 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they're very susceptible to infections. 01:59.953 --> 02:01.621 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And this is- - So what are you using 02:01.621 --> 02:02.755 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% to sterilize? 02:02.755 --> 02:04.491 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Just using regular rubbing alcohol. 02:04.491 --> 02:05.792 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% - Okay. - You know, so. 02:05.792 --> 02:09.562 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And a little bit of some cotton pads, you know. 02:09.562 --> 02:10.563 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% That's all you need. 02:10.563 --> 02:11.731 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And so it's pretty easy, 02:11.731 --> 02:13.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% just wipe them off like that. - Okay. 02:13.700 --> 02:16.436 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - That's perfect. So here we are. 02:16.436 --> 02:18.471 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - All right. - This is the spent bloom. 02:18.471 --> 02:20.240 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% So what I'm gonna do with this one, 02:20.240 --> 02:23.476 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I usually cut down two nodes down. 02:23.476 --> 02:26.613 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% This one is already spent. 02:26.613 --> 02:28.748 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So, like, we're not gonna be getting any new blooms 02:28.748 --> 02:30.083 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% on this whole stem. - Gotcha. 02:30.083 --> 02:31.784 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - So I'm just gonna go down all the way 02:31.784 --> 02:34.454 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and kind of when you do your cut, 02:34.454 --> 02:35.722 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I don't know if you can see it there, 02:35.722 --> 02:38.024 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% but you do a slanted cut 02:38.024 --> 02:40.093 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% so you don't do it, like, straight. 02:40.093 --> 02:41.728 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Okay. - Like that, but slanted. 02:41.728 --> 02:42.896 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% And that prevents any water 02:42.896 --> 02:45.064 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% from collecting on your rose, 02:45.064 --> 02:46.499 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% you know? - Right. 02:46.499 --> 02:49.636 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - So you can do it just like that or just like this. 02:49.636 --> 02:52.172 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So either way, but cut it. - Okay. 02:52.172 --> 02:53.840 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% So nice, yeah, slanted cut. 02:53.840 --> 02:55.108 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Almost 45-degree cut, okay. - Slanted cut, 02:55.108 --> 02:56.643 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% so you can see that, so. - Yeah. 02:56.643 --> 02:58.945 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - And that's just gonna keep your bush nice and healthy. 02:58.945 --> 03:00.213 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Okay. - And you just do 03:00.213 --> 03:02.081 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% the same thing with all the other ones. 03:02.081 --> 03:03.716 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% As you can see, we have others here, 03:03.716 --> 03:05.952 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and they're in between, you know, the new bloom. 03:05.952 --> 03:10.690 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So you kinda wanna look at the bottom and see. 03:10.690 --> 03:12.492 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So these are two different ones here. 03:12.492 --> 03:16.296 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So I would cut one, two nodes down on this one. 03:16.296 --> 03:18.998 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% So I would go right there. 03:20.266 --> 03:22.769 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Okay, right. - That's another slanted cut. 03:22.769 --> 03:24.637 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% This one here too. 03:24.637 --> 03:26.573 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% So as you can see, this one's, 03:26.573 --> 03:28.074 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% it's got two stems right there. 03:28.074 --> 03:32.845 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So I'm gonna do one, two, so cut slanted. 03:32.845 --> 03:34.147 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% - Got it. 03:34.147 --> 03:35.982 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And you're looking for all of the branches, 03:35.982 --> 03:38.117 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of course, that have the spent blooms on them. 03:38.117 --> 03:40.153 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Exactly, so this is another one right here. 03:40.153 --> 03:42.121 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% It's in the back, but there we go, so. 03:42.121 --> 03:44.791 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And it's also, you know, shaping your bush. 03:44.791 --> 03:47.193 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% So it's making it look nicer. - Sure. 03:48.628 --> 03:51.864 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - So I'm like, this one, I see that there's new growth, 03:51.864 --> 03:54.467 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% so I'm cutting above the new growth. 03:54.467 --> 03:56.869 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Right. - So, and that's some 03:56.869 --> 03:58.638 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% of the others, so yeah. - So while you're cutting too, 03:58.638 --> 04:00.473 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you're also encouraging it to grow out. 04:00.473 --> 04:01.808 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% - Exactly. - Right, 04:01.808 --> 04:03.042 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% 'cause you don't want it to grow in, right? 04:03.042 --> 04:05.345 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Right, exactly, so whenever you see, 04:05.345 --> 04:07.447 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% you know, like, one of the branches, 04:07.447 --> 04:08.781 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% let me see an example here. 04:08.781 --> 04:13.453 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So, you know, so we got branches growing out. 04:13.453 --> 04:16.055 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So I don't see the new nodes on this one, see? 04:18.725 --> 04:20.927 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So there's, I wanted to show an example. 04:20.927 --> 04:22.362 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Sure, okay. - Oh, like this one here, 04:22.362 --> 04:23.930 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% like this one has new growth here. 04:23.930 --> 04:25.131 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - I see. - So if I was going 04:25.131 --> 04:26.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% to cut it, I would cut it, you know, 04:26.966 --> 04:29.202 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I would cut this branch off instead of the one 04:29.202 --> 04:31.671 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that is, you know, growing out. 04:31.671 --> 04:34.140 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So this one's growing to the inside. 04:34.140 --> 04:35.241 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So that one is cut. - Okay. 04:35.241 --> 04:37.710 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - So yeah, can cut that, you know? 04:37.710 --> 04:39.812 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And so that's how you shape your bush. 04:39.812 --> 04:42.482 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And it also encourages, the more deadheading you do, 04:42.482 --> 04:46.653 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% it encourages the rose bush to give you some more blooms. 04:46.653 --> 04:48.221 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% So, yeah. - Okay. 04:48.221 --> 04:50.590 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So Rosa, before we go over to the butterfly bushes, 04:50.590 --> 04:52.292 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% right, we're gonna be deadheading those as well, 04:52.292 --> 04:53.793 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% why do we need to deadhead? - Yes. 04:53.793 --> 04:57.697 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So first reason would be for aesthetic reasons. 04:57.697 --> 04:59.999 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% You know, you don't want your rose bush 04:59.999 --> 05:02.468 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% to have all these dead, you know, 05:02.468 --> 05:03.569 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% dead buds already, you know? 05:03.569 --> 05:05.004 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - Sure. - So because we're getting 05:05.004 --> 05:07.740 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% the new cycle of blooming started, 05:07.740 --> 05:09.442 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% we wanna make room for those. 05:09.442 --> 05:12.111 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% So you know, first to keep your rose bush looking great. 05:12.111 --> 05:13.579 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% - Right. - Second reason 05:13.579 --> 05:18.117 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% is because your rose bush needs attention, you know? 05:18.117 --> 05:20.019 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And so the maintenance that you give it, 05:20.019 --> 05:23.156 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% it's the more beautiful you're gonna get your 05:23.156 --> 05:24.424 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% rose bush to grow. 05:24.424 --> 05:28.161 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So you are looking also to, you know, reshape it 05:28.161 --> 05:29.962 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and shape it to your liking, you know? 05:29.962 --> 05:33.466 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% So whenever you don't 05:33.466 --> 05:34.767 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% deadhead your rose bushes, 05:34.767 --> 05:36.235 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% I don't think you get enough 05:36.235 --> 05:38.738 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% or as many blooms as you would like. 05:38.738 --> 05:40.973 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And so if you are fertilizing your rose bush, 05:40.973 --> 05:42.408 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and you're doing all the right things, 05:42.408 --> 05:44.544 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but you're not deadheading, you know, 05:44.544 --> 05:47.847 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that could, like, not give you the result that you want. 05:47.847 --> 05:50.283 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So I think, you know, that's a good reason 05:50.283 --> 05:53.419 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% for deadheading, yeah, besides just keeping it pretty. 05:53.419 --> 05:54.687 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Right, yeah, yeah, that's good explanation. 05:54.687 --> 05:56.622 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So yeah, let's walk over to the butterfly bushes 05:56.622 --> 05:58.224 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and talk about those, all right? 05:59.859 --> 06:01.127 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% All right, Rosa, so yeah, 06:01.127 --> 06:02.495 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% beautiful butterfly bushes you have here. 06:02.495 --> 06:04.564 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% - Yes, and they're at the peak 06:04.564 --> 06:05.998 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% of their blooming right now. 06:05.998 --> 06:07.533 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% - Okay. - Yes, so. 06:07.533 --> 06:10.937 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But as you can see, some of these blooms are already spent. 06:10.937 --> 06:12.138 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% - I see that, yeah. 06:12.138 --> 06:13.439 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - So, you know, although we are getting, 06:13.439 --> 06:16.509 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% yeah, new blooms, these are already done. 06:16.509 --> 06:18.711 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So we want our butterfly bush to look good. 06:18.711 --> 06:20.680 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% - Okay. - So you know, 06:20.680 --> 06:22.715 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% so once again, after doing, you know, 06:22.715 --> 06:25.318 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% different plants, you wanna sterilize. 06:25.318 --> 06:26.652 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% - That's so important, right, 06:26.652 --> 06:28.221 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to sterilize? - Yeah, so sterilize anytime. 06:28.221 --> 06:31.090 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Don't forget, you know, always bring your alcohol with you. 06:31.090 --> 06:33.359 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% And I will wipe them off once more. 06:33.359 --> 06:35.094 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Yeah, 'cause we wanna sterilize, you know, 06:35.094 --> 06:36.396 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% we don't wanna pass on any diseases 06:36.396 --> 06:38.531 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% or anything like that. - Exactly, exactly. 06:38.531 --> 06:40.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Especially between different plants, 06:40.266 --> 06:41.501 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you know? - Right, exactly right. 06:41.501 --> 06:43.569 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% - That will do it. 06:43.569 --> 06:44.804 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Okay. - So as you can see, 06:44.804 --> 06:46.305 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% this is one of the spent blooms. 06:46.305 --> 06:50.410 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% So I like to cut these right here all the way down. 06:50.410 --> 06:52.078 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% So I would take, you know, 06:52.078 --> 06:53.413 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% the whole stem. - And this is still 06:53.413 --> 06:54.514 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% at that angle that you told us about before? 06:54.514 --> 06:56.115 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Yes, I still do it at an angle. 06:56.115 --> 06:58.785 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So just to make sure the plant will be, you know, 06:58.785 --> 07:01.320 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% free of fungus or anything that might collect, 07:01.320 --> 07:02.555 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% you know, with the water. 07:02.555 --> 07:04.056 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Yeah. - So that's one. 07:04.056 --> 07:05.725 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Here's another one. - And it allows for, you know, 07:05.725 --> 07:07.794 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for good air circulation. - Yeah, exactly. 07:07.794 --> 07:09.295 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Yeah, so you don't have those fungal disease problem. 07:09.295 --> 07:10.630 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% - Right, right. 07:10.630 --> 07:12.064 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - Okay. - So you wanna leave room, 07:12.064 --> 07:13.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% you know, for all that, all the air 07:13.933 --> 07:15.568 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to circulate around it for sure. 07:15.568 --> 07:18.004 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So like this one, these blooms are spent. 07:18.004 --> 07:21.040 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% So I wanna go two leaves down. 07:21.040 --> 07:22.875 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% And as you can see, there's new growth 07:22.875 --> 07:24.177 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% all around it. - Yeah, I can see it, 07:24.177 --> 07:25.244 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% can see it. - So I will cut it right there 07:25.244 --> 07:27.547 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% in between like that. 07:27.547 --> 07:28.748 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% - Okay, it's good. 07:28.748 --> 07:29.916 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Pretty easy. - Good clean cuts too. 07:29.916 --> 07:31.017 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% That's what you want. - Yes, yes. 07:31.017 --> 07:32.018 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Not jaded cuts, but clean cuts. 07:32.018 --> 07:33.219 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - So make sure, you know, that the stem 07:33.219 --> 07:34.821 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% is not, like, split or anything. 07:34.821 --> 07:36.589 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% You wanna, you know, keep your pruners, 07:36.589 --> 07:39.158 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% or your scissors, or anything you use nice 07:39.158 --> 07:40.760 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and sharp so that you don't get, 07:40.760 --> 07:42.562 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% you know, any split stems. 07:42.562 --> 07:44.464 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% This is the last one on this little bush. 07:44.464 --> 07:46.299 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% - Okay. Okay. - There we go. 07:46.299 --> 07:47.967 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So yeah, I'm gonna leave the other ones. 07:47.967 --> 07:49.502 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% These are still, you know, looking good, 07:49.502 --> 07:51.237 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% so I think I'm gonna leave them a little longer. 07:51.237 --> 07:52.805 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And that's it, just like the rose bushes 07:52.805 --> 07:54.874 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% is going to encourage the butterfly bush 07:54.874 --> 07:56.375 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% to keep blooming for you, attracting all 07:56.375 --> 07:58.744 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% those beautiful butterflies and pollinators. 07:58.744 --> 08:00.379 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Yeah, yeah, we definitely wanna attract 08:00.379 --> 08:01.647 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% those pollinators and such. - Yeah. 08:01.647 --> 08:02.882 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - So Rosa, we thank you for that demonstration. 08:02.882 --> 08:04.116 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Yeah, of course. - Excellent job. 08:04.116 --> 08:05.351 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Thank you so much. - Thank you so much. 08:05.351 --> 08:07.753 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Thank you for having me. - All right, yeah. 08:07.753 --> 08:10.857 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% [upbeat country music] 08:13.359 --> 08:14.694 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% On these purple coneflowers, 08:14.694 --> 08:17.497 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% we have a classic case of powdery mildew. 08:17.497 --> 08:18.898 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% When I think about powdery mildew, 08:18.898 --> 08:23.102 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% I think about warm days, cool nights, high humidity. 08:23.102 --> 08:24.770 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The thing about powdery mildew is this: 08:24.770 --> 08:27.607 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% it is a white mold, it is looking for moisture 08:27.607 --> 08:30.409 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to help it start its life cycle. 08:30.409 --> 08:32.211 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% So there's a couple options we have here. 08:32.211 --> 08:33.980 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% One is you can actually physically 08:33.980 --> 08:37.083 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% remove this coneflower plant, right? 08:37.083 --> 08:39.352 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% 'Cause you don't want it to affect the other coneflowers 08:39.352 --> 08:40.653 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% that are in this area. 08:40.653 --> 08:43.890 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% If you want to use a fungicide, 08:43.890 --> 08:46.092 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% I will use a low-impact fungicide. 08:46.092 --> 08:48.027 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% Sulphur can be one that you can use. 08:48.027 --> 08:49.595 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% Neem oil is one. 08:49.595 --> 08:51.797 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% Or how about copper-based fungicide? 08:51.797 --> 08:54.100 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% Read and follow the labels on that. 08:54.100 --> 08:55.768 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Make sure you get good coverage as well. 08:55.768 --> 08:57.270 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And then something else too. 08:57.270 --> 09:01.107 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Before you run out and buy another purple coneflower plant, 09:01.107 --> 09:03.409 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% look for resistant varieties. 09:03.409 --> 09:05.978 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% [upbeat country music] 09:05.978 --> 09:07.079 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% All right, Joellen. 09:07.079 --> 09:08.314 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Yes. - Let's talk a little bit 09:08.314 --> 09:09.782 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% about invasive plants, right? 09:09.782 --> 09:11.117 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Always an interesting conversation, right? 09:11.117 --> 09:12.618 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - It is very interesting. 09:12.618 --> 09:14.854 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And let's start out with the definition. 09:14.854 --> 09:15.988 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Yes, please. - I mean, what is 09:15.988 --> 09:17.223 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% an invasive plant? - Okay. 09:17.223 --> 09:20.793 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - It's a plant that causes some kind of ecological 09:20.793 --> 09:24.530 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% or economic harm in a new environment, 09:24.530 --> 09:25.831 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% where it's not native. - Okay. 09:25.831 --> 09:27.967 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Where it's not native. - Where it's not native. 09:27.967 --> 09:29.936 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Now, invasive plants are capable 09:29.936 --> 09:31.971 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% of doing quite a few things. 09:31.971 --> 09:36.542 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% They cause extinction of native plants and animals. 09:36.542 --> 09:40.580 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% They also reduce biodiversity in an area. 09:40.580 --> 09:43.182 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And of course, they compete with native organisms 09:43.182 --> 09:46.152 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for their limited resources that are there. 09:46.152 --> 09:49.155 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And they alter habitats. 09:49.155 --> 09:50.856 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - That's pretty bad. - So it's, 09:50.856 --> 09:52.158 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% you don't really think about it, 09:52.158 --> 09:53.492 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% but we're gonna talk about enough, 09:53.492 --> 09:55.528 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% then maybe people will start thinking about, 09:55.528 --> 09:56.896 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% you know, the plants that they buy. 09:56.896 --> 09:58.164 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% - Okay. 09:58.164 --> 10:02.435 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Of course, plants with the highest invasive potential, 10:02.435 --> 10:04.103 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% they are prolific seeders. 10:04.103 --> 10:05.037 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% - Of course. 10:05.037 --> 10:07.773 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% - They are vigorous growers. 10:07.773 --> 10:10.743 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% They adapt well to any, 10:10.743 --> 10:14.747 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% different kind of environmental conditions to grow in, 10:14.747 --> 10:16.983 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% which sounds like what? 10:16.983 --> 10:19.685 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% A desirable plant that we all want in our gardens, right? 10:19.685 --> 10:21.287 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - It sounds like something you would want, 10:21.287 --> 10:22.722 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% for sure. - Yes, that's all 10:22.722 --> 10:27.093 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% of the qualities that we would like to have for our own 10:27.093 --> 10:29.795 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% garden plant. - I would agree. 10:29.795 --> 10:31.597 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Which is how they've, which is exactly what's happened. 10:31.597 --> 10:36.602 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Now, if seeds of these plants leave the garden, 10:36.602 --> 10:39.238 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% you know, by wind or wildlife. - Yeah. 10:39.238 --> 10:40.973 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - 'Cause sometimes they get attached to, you know, 10:40.973 --> 10:42.375 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% wildlife that goes by them, 10:42.375 --> 10:44.343 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and then they get dispersed in another yard. 10:44.343 --> 10:47.113 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Okay. - Or out in the woods, 10:47.113 --> 10:49.315 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% or by birds eating the seeds. - Yes. 10:49.315 --> 10:51.217 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - And then dispersing them other places. 10:51.217 --> 10:52.852 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% So you know, 10:54.420 --> 10:55.688 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% once they get out there, 10:55.688 --> 10:59.158 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% they may outcompete the native plants 10:59.158 --> 11:00.259 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% that are already there. 11:02.595 --> 11:04.764 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% An example would be the Bradford pear. 11:04.764 --> 11:06.799 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% That is the perfect example. 11:06.799 --> 11:08.768 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Originally, it was given the patent. 11:08.768 --> 11:10.102 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% And now, it is grafted. 11:10.102 --> 11:12.571 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% If you look at it, it is all Bradford pears 11:12.571 --> 11:14.407 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% are grafted onto a root stalk. 11:14.407 --> 11:15.708 align:left position:42.5% line:5% size:47.5% - Okay. 11:15.708 --> 11:18.544 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - And when the seeds, they're not real pears, 11:18.544 --> 11:21.113 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% but they're little seed pears. 11:21.113 --> 11:22.481 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Mockingbirds, I've seen mockingbirds, 11:22.481 --> 11:23.816 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% they absolutely love them. 11:23.816 --> 11:25.484 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% And other birds eat them. 11:25.484 --> 11:27.253 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% They were supposed to be not viable. 11:27.253 --> 11:30.022 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% But unfortunately, they are viable 11:30.022 --> 11:31.891 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% once they go through the bird. 11:31.891 --> 11:34.493 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% And so if you go along I-40- 11:34.493 --> 11:35.928 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% - Oh. - During the spring 11:35.928 --> 11:37.296 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% when the pears are blooming, 11:37.296 --> 11:39.498 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% you can tell you're coming to an exit 11:39.498 --> 11:41.467 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% before you actually get to it 11:41.467 --> 11:44.170 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% because they've planted Bradford pears there sometime. 11:44.170 --> 11:45.671 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Because the birds have dispersed them, 11:45.671 --> 11:48.908 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and now the wild pears are growing in that area 11:48.908 --> 11:51.310 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% and taking over the native habitat. 11:51.310 --> 11:52.611 align:left position:35% line:5% size:55% - Right. - Pears are, 11:52.611 --> 11:54.980 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% it's a vigorous tree, these have thorns 11:54.980 --> 11:56.582 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% and everything else. - Yeah, with thorns, yeah. 11:56.582 --> 11:59.351 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% - So I mean, you know, it's not a desirable native plant. 11:59.351 --> 12:01.387 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - Wow. - So that is the worst one. 12:01.387 --> 12:02.655 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - And you think about the Bradford pear though, 12:02.655 --> 12:04.523 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% in the spring, they can be so beautiful. 12:04.523 --> 12:06.225 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - It's beautiful, beautiful fall foliage. 12:06.225 --> 12:08.127 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - Yes, oh my gosh. - You know, nice shape, 12:08.127 --> 12:10.930 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% but there are other varieties that, of course, 12:10.930 --> 12:13.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that, like, the Cleveland that would be much better to plant 12:13.866 --> 12:15.234 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% has the same attributes. 12:15.234 --> 12:16.869 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Okay. - May not grow as vigorously 12:16.869 --> 12:19.705 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% or get as large, but those seeds are not viable. 12:19.705 --> 12:20.973 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% - Okay. - So I mean, 12:20.973 --> 12:23.209 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% it's just the Bradford pear that has the bad reputation 12:23.209 --> 12:26.579 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of having the viable seeds that get dispersed. 12:26.579 --> 12:28.013 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Wow, and then they break easily. 12:28.013 --> 12:30.249 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Yeah. [laughs] The limbs do. - Yes, yeah. 12:30.249 --> 12:31.417 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Yeah. - All right. 12:31.417 --> 12:33.953 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Well, let's talk about the six 12:33.953 --> 12:36.589 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% top invasive plants [Chris chuckling] 12:36.589 --> 12:38.290 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - This is gonna be good. - In the United States. 12:38.290 --> 12:39.725 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And we're talking the whole United States. 12:39.725 --> 12:41.093 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - The whole United States, all right. 12:41.093 --> 12:42.595 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - Kudzu. - Kudzu, I was hoping that- 12:42.595 --> 12:44.196 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% - Number one. - Number one. 12:44.196 --> 12:45.364 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% - Yeah. - Yes. 12:45.364 --> 12:49.502 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - It was introduced in the United States in 1876. 12:49.502 --> 12:51.804 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% It was for an ornamental, or an forage, 12:51.804 --> 12:53.906 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% and erosion control plant. 12:53.906 --> 12:58.244 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% One million acres was planted in the southeast 12:58.244 --> 13:02.448 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% by the Soil Conservation Service in the 1930s and '40s. 13:02.448 --> 13:06.252 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% By the 1950s, it was determined   that it was invasive. 13:06.252 --> 13:08.654 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - Oh man. - So it did not take long 13:08.654 --> 13:11.090 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for, you know, us to figure out 13:11.090 --> 13:12.758 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that that was an invasive species. 13:12.758 --> 13:14.727 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - It took over pretty quick. - It did, they did that. 13:14.727 --> 13:17.496 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% 'Cause it can grow at a rate of one foot a day 13:17.496 --> 13:19.131 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% and 60 feet a year. 13:19.131 --> 13:20.900 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% - Think about that. 13:20.900 --> 13:23.235 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% - The vine takes over areas in this, 13:23.235 --> 13:24.937 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% in the whole southeast. 13:24.937 --> 13:27.139 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% - Yeah. - I mean, it looks like some 13:27.139 --> 13:29.275 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% odd creatures are out there because it 13:29.275 --> 13:31.443 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% just covers everything. - Yeah, trees, 13:31.443 --> 13:32.778 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% telephone poles. - Yeah, it takes over, 13:32.778 --> 13:34.547 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% and it smothers everything, 13:34.547 --> 13:36.348 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and nothing can live under it. - Yeah, man. 13:36.348 --> 13:38.384 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - So there you go. - Kudzu, all right. 13:38.384 --> 13:40.486 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - The second one is Norway maple. 13:40.486 --> 13:42.087 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% - Okay, okay. 13:42.087 --> 13:46.358 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% - It was brought to the US in 1756 13:46.358 --> 13:49.428 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% from Europe by John Bartram, 13:49.428 --> 13:51.597 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% who is a famous plant explorer 13:51.597 --> 13:53.265 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% here in the United States. - Oh, okay. 13:53.265 --> 13:55.634 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - So he brought it over, but see, he did not know- 13:55.634 --> 13:57.169 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Right. - That it would end up 13:57.169 --> 14:01.373 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% outcompeting the native maples in the northeast 14:01.373 --> 14:02.908 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and the northwest. - Okay. 14:02.908 --> 14:04.210 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - And that's where it has, 14:04.210 --> 14:06.278 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% it gets a very dense canopy. 14:06.278 --> 14:08.180 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% So not only does it take over 14:08.180 --> 14:09.348 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and it's very aggressive 14:09.348 --> 14:11.784 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% compared to our other native maples, 14:11.784 --> 14:14.353 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% but it shades out the wild   flowers that are underneath too, 14:14.353 --> 14:16.422 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% because it's got a dense canopy on it. 14:16.422 --> 14:17.623 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - Wow, how about that? 14:17.623 --> 14:18.757 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And think about that time period again, 14:18.757 --> 14:22.361 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% 1756, wow. - 1756, yes. 14:22.361 --> 14:23.963 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Long time ago. - Long time, okay. 14:23.963 --> 14:27.199 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Yeah, the third one, Japanese honeysuckle. 14:27.199 --> 14:30.603 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - And oh, I mean, I know we all know that. 14:30.603 --> 14:31.971 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - All over the place. - But it was introduced 14:31.971 --> 14:35.674 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% in 1806 as an ornamental- - Wow. 14:35.674 --> 14:37.076 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - And for erosion control. 14:37.076 --> 14:39.578 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% You know, it's got, like, a beautiful smell. 14:39.578 --> 14:40.946 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% - Yes, yes. - In May around here, 14:40.946 --> 14:42.982 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% it smells beautiful out in the woods. 14:42.982 --> 14:45.251 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% - Yes. - But the seeds 14:45.251 --> 14:46.819 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% are dispersed by birds. 14:46.819 --> 14:49.321 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% It is now anywhere from Maine 14:49.321 --> 14:51.323 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% down to Florida, over to Texas, 14:51.323 --> 14:53.525 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% and in spots out west. 14:53.525 --> 14:57.529 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% It is an aggressive vine, and it can girdle. 14:57.529 --> 14:59.698 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% You know, when it starts climbing trees and stuff, 14:59.698 --> 15:01.500 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - I've seen it. - It'll girdle the trees. 15:01.500 --> 15:03.669 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% It shades, it shades them, 15:03.669 --> 15:06.238 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% and it kinda smothers other native plants. 15:06.238 --> 15:08.774 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So that's [chuckles]. - The honeysuckle, right? 15:08.774 --> 15:09.808 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - The honeysuckle. - Of course, we remember 15:09.808 --> 15:10.709 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% that from our youth. 15:10.709 --> 15:11.844 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% - Yeah. - Right? 15:11.844 --> 15:13.279 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - Yeah. - Oh golly, how about that? 15:13.279 --> 15:14.413 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% All right. - Yeah, it smells beautiful. 15:14.413 --> 15:17.049 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% But yeah, it's a little aggressive. 15:18.317 --> 15:21.053 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% The fourth one is purple loosestrife. 15:21.053 --> 15:23.088 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% It's a beautiful perennial. - Yeah, 15:23.088 --> 15:25.357 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% I'm familiar with that. - It's got gorgeous flowers 15:25.357 --> 15:29.261 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% on it, it was introduced in the 1800s 15:29.261 --> 15:32.398 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% as an ornamental and for medical uses. 15:32.398 --> 15:36.068 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% It grows aggressively in most of the United States. 15:36.068 --> 15:37.469 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% It takes over wetlands. 15:37.469 --> 15:40.472 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% That's the problem, it's taking over wetlands. 15:40.472 --> 15:43.409 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% One plant can produce two million seeds. 15:43.409 --> 15:45.978 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - Ouch!   - And of course the plant itself 15:45.978 --> 15:47.613 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% kinda grows like a bunch. 15:47.613 --> 15:50.282 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% And so it can grow outward at least a foot a year, 15:50.282 --> 15:52.484 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% especially in the wetlands, where it really likes it. 15:52.484 --> 15:53.686 align:left position:42.5% line:5% size:47.5% - Okay. 15:53.686 --> 15:55.921 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - And then there's Japanese barberry. 15:55.921 --> 15:57.790 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Japanese barberry. - Japanese Barberry. 15:57.790 --> 15:58.924 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - We talked about that a time or two. 15:58.924 --> 16:00.025 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - Yeah, we have. 16:00.025 --> 16:01.894 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% It was introduced in the 1800s 16:01.894 --> 16:03.996 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% as an ornamental garden plant 16:03.996 --> 16:07.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to be a substitute for the European barberry 16:07.633 --> 16:11.036 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% that was found to harbor this black rust stem, 16:11.036 --> 16:15.007 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% a serious fungus disease of cereal crops. 16:15.007 --> 16:17.142 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% So what they did was they ended up 16:17.142 --> 16:19.478 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% substituting a bad plant for another 16:19.478 --> 16:22.081 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% bad plant. - Plant, right. [laughs] 16:22.081 --> 16:22.982 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - This is its problem. 16:22.982 --> 16:24.650 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% It grows in deep shade, 16:24.650 --> 16:26.618 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% and it will produce dense thickets, 16:26.618 --> 16:28.387 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% especially in the northeast. 16:28.387 --> 16:29.655 align:left position:42.5% line:5% size:47.5% - Okay. 16:29.655 --> 16:31.423 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% - And its seeds are dispersed by birds. 16:32.758 --> 16:37.196 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% The very last one is one we all know is English ivy. 16:37.196 --> 16:38.364 align:left position:37.5% line:5% size:52.5% - It's ivy. 16:38.364 --> 16:39.865 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% Yeah. - English ivy is considered 16:39.865 --> 16:43.836 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% one of the top six worst invasive plants 16:43.836 --> 16:45.437 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% in the United States. - Wow. 16:45.437 --> 16:48.640 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - It was introduced from Europe in the 1700s 16:48.640 --> 16:50.309 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% as an easy-to-grow, 16:50.309 --> 16:52.011 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - Easy? - Evergreen groundcover. 16:52.011 --> 16:53.278 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% Easy to grow. - Which it is. 16:53.278 --> 16:54.246 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - It is. [Chris chuckles] 16:54.246 --> 16:56.382 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% - But it's an aggressive vine 16:56.382 --> 17:00.652 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% that can kill trees by shading and girdling again. 17:00.652 --> 17:02.054 align:left position:42.5% line:5% size:47.5% - Okay. 17:02.054 --> 17:05.024 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - And the seeds, of course, are spread by birds. 17:05.024 --> 17:07.726 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - So how can we make sure that we're not planting any 17:07.726 --> 17:10.195 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% of these non-native invasive plants? 17:10.195 --> 17:11.864 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Well, every area of the country 17:11.864 --> 17:15.467 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% has their own websites and their own lists. 17:15.467 --> 17:19.605 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Tennessee, here, we have 64 species on ours. 17:19.605 --> 17:21.240 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% You can visit our website 17:21.240 --> 17:23.575 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% and see a few of the websites you can visit 17:23.575 --> 17:26.979 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% to look in your area or look, like, your local, 17:26.979 --> 17:29.281 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% use your local state's websites 17:29.281 --> 17:31.583 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% to see if there are invasive plants 17:31.583 --> 17:33.752 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that are for sale around your area. 17:33.752 --> 17:36.422 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And just simply don't plant invasive species 17:37.589 --> 17:40.059 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% 'cause we, you know, we can control what's in our garden, 17:40.059 --> 17:41.326 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% what we plant there. - Sure. 17:41.326 --> 17:43.896 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - But what we can't control is the animals, 17:43.896 --> 17:48.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the insects, the birds, the wind 17:48.000 --> 17:52.404 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that carries these plants to non-native areas. 17:52.404 --> 17:53.939 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% - That is good stuff. 17:53.939 --> 17:55.774 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% How about that? Interesting. 17:55.774 --> 17:57.342 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% So those are our top six. 17:57.342 --> 17:59.244 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Those top six. [Chris laughing] 17:59.244 --> 18:00.712 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - All right, thank you much, good information. 18:00.712 --> 18:02.147 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - You're welcome. 18:02.147 --> 18:05.250 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% [upbeat country music] 18:06.185 --> 18:09.321 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - We have this Russian sage 18:09.321 --> 18:11.623 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% that we had planted about a year ago 18:11.623 --> 18:14.526 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% in this big cement planter box here, 18:14.526 --> 18:16.995 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and well, it's gotten pretty big and wild. 18:16.995 --> 18:19.398 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And we have a maple right here 18:19.398 --> 18:23.001 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that we planted near our Russian sage. 18:23.001 --> 18:24.269 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% So what I wanna do, 18:24.269 --> 18:27.306 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I wanna kinda reshape it to our liking. 18:27.306 --> 18:28.774 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% You know, we want to get these 18:28.774 --> 18:30.542 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% branches away from the maple. 18:31.743 --> 18:33.445 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So I'm gonna go ahead and cut this one. 18:33.445 --> 18:35.814 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% So I can see, you know, where I'm leaving these here. 18:35.814 --> 18:37.850 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% So I'm gonna cut right above. 18:37.850 --> 18:40.752 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% You can kinda see where the new growth of leaves is. 18:40.752 --> 18:43.122 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So I'm just gonna cut right above that. 18:43.122 --> 18:44.523 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% [pruner snipping] 18:44.523 --> 18:46.358 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And again, as we have done with the other plants, 18:46.358 --> 18:47.893 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% we wanna do a slanted cut. 18:49.394 --> 18:50.963 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% So I'm going to go ahead 18:50.963 --> 18:53.565 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and keep cutting the branches at the same distance. 18:53.565 --> 18:54.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% You wanna keep, you know, 18:54.733 --> 18:56.835 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% cutting them at the same length 18:56.835 --> 18:58.837 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% so we can get a uniform shape. 19:00.038 --> 19:01.373 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Seem a little cruel with our plants, 19:01.373 --> 19:03.375 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% but it's really a benefit to them. 19:03.375 --> 19:06.378 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% So I'm just keep cutting branches. 19:07.713 --> 19:10.048 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% [pruner snipping] 19:10.048 --> 19:14.353 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% All right, so now our Russian sage is now in control 19:14.353 --> 19:17.656 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and now, it's not touching our Japanese maple anymore. 19:17.656 --> 19:19.424 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% So that was the goal. 19:19.424 --> 19:22.828 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% [upbeat country music] 19:22.828 --> 19:24.997 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - All right, here's our Q&A segment. Y'all ready? 19:24.997 --> 19:26.031 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% - Ready. - All right. 19:26.031 --> 19:27.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - These are some good questions. 19:27.266 --> 19:29.501 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - All right, here's our first viewer email. 19:29.501 --> 19:31.904 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% "Is there a way to control earwigs in the garden?" 19:31.904 --> 19:33.639 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% And this is Alicia. 19:33.639 --> 19:35.174 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So what do you think about that one, Joseph? 19:35.174 --> 19:38.510 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Yeah, earwigs are, they're pretty tough to control. 19:38.510 --> 19:42.648 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% Of course, they like moist, dark, covered. 19:42.648 --> 19:44.016 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% And you got your mulch, 19:44.016 --> 19:45.717 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% and you got all kinds of different perennial plants 19:45.717 --> 19:48.754 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% and annual plants that they can hide under. 19:48.754 --> 19:50.222 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% They're also attracted to light. 19:50.222 --> 19:51.790 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% - Yeah. - So if you kinda reduce some 19:51.790 --> 19:54.526 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% of your outdoor lighting, that could also help. 19:54.526 --> 19:59.298 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% But a good way to reduce the population is use traps. 19:59.298 --> 20:03.802 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So you can take burlap bags, bores, newspapers, 20:03.802 --> 20:05.270 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and put them around the garden 20:05.270 --> 20:07.306 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and just let those earwigs come to 'em. 20:07.306 --> 20:09.308 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Check 'em daily, if they got something 20:09.308 --> 20:11.743 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and dump 'em out, get rid of 'em. 20:11.743 --> 20:14.913 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So that's a pretty easy way to handle them. 20:14.913 --> 20:16.181 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And of course, you've always 20:16.181 --> 20:19.218 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% got chemical control like Sevin. 20:19.218 --> 20:20.385 align:left position:35% line:5% size:55% - Yeah, yeah. 20:20.385 --> 20:21.753 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% - Permethrin, something like that. 20:21.753 --> 20:22.854 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% - Yeah, read and follow the label 20:22.854 --> 20:24.122 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% if you're gonna use that. - Yeah. 20:24.122 --> 20:25.424 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% - She did say that she replaced the soil 20:25.424 --> 20:26.892 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% in a raised beds to try to get rid of them. 20:26.892 --> 20:28.193 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% What do you think about that? 20:28.193 --> 20:29.928 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - Yeah, she probably got 20:29.928 --> 20:30.963 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% a lot of 'em. - Trying to change 20:30.963 --> 20:32.097 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the conditions, right? - Yeah, she probably got 20:32.097 --> 20:33.232 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% a lot of them out. 20:33.232 --> 20:35.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% But they're tough to get rid of. 20:35.000 --> 20:36.268 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I mean, they're just everywhere. 20:36.268 --> 20:38.437 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% And then sometimes when it gets warm, 20:38.437 --> 20:39.571 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% they'll get inside the house. 20:39.571 --> 20:41.840 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And then they'll come back out through cracks. 20:41.840 --> 20:44.943 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So sealing up any cracks in your foundation 20:44.943 --> 20:47.145 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and things like that will help them, 20:47.145 --> 20:48.780 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% keep them from getting in and out. 20:48.780 --> 20:50.816 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - Yeah, so the key here is you have to know the conditions 20:50.816 --> 20:52.284 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that they like to thrive in, right? 20:52.284 --> 20:54.686 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So it's damp, moist conditions, so if you have drainage issues, 20:54.686 --> 20:56.355 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% you need to correct the drainage 20:56.355 --> 20:57.756 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% on that. - Yeah, absolutely. 20:57.756 --> 20:59.925 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - If you're gonna use, you know, a pesticide, 20:59.925 --> 21:01.493 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% read and follow the label on that. 21:01.493 --> 21:02.728 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Yep. - There's something else though. 21:02.728 --> 21:03.996 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% I actually learned this a couple years ago. 21:03.996 --> 21:05.530 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% You can use one of those containers, 21:05.530 --> 21:08.400 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% like a cool Miracle Whip container, right? 21:08.400 --> 21:09.368 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% You can fill it, you know, 21:09.368 --> 21:11.203 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% full of, like, vegetable oil. - Yeah. 21:11.203 --> 21:12.804 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - They're attracted to the smell of vegetable oil. 21:12.804 --> 21:15.374 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Cut a top in the lid, yeah, let them drop in. 21:15.374 --> 21:17.209 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Let them drop on in. That's a good one. 21:17.209 --> 21:18.710 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Yeah, just position them, you know, 21:18.710 --> 21:20.946 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% in the areas around the plants where they're a problem. 21:20.946 --> 21:22.981 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% They chew holes in the leaves is what they do. 21:22.981 --> 21:23.982 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% - Yeah. - Right. 21:23.982 --> 21:26.051 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% So they can be a nuisance, right? 21:26.051 --> 21:27.352 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Then high populations, 21:27.352 --> 21:29.388 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but those are some good means to correct them. 21:29.388 --> 21:30.789 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% - Definitely. - All right, 21:30.789 --> 21:32.357 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% thank you for that question, we appreciate that. 21:32.357 --> 21:33.825 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Here's our next viewer email. 21:33.825 --> 21:36.061 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% "Why would the edges of my new 21:36.061 --> 21:39.031 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% potted Japanese maples leaves be turning brown?" 21:39.031 --> 21:40.265 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And this is from Sheila. 21:40.265 --> 21:42.000 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So why do you think that's the case? 21:42.000 --> 21:45.037 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Oh, that sounds like too much water. 21:45.037 --> 21:49.141 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% I would say, you know, if you're watering your pot, 21:49.141 --> 21:51.343 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% you know, like, because it is potted, so. 21:51.343 --> 21:52.344 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% - Right, it is potted. 21:52.344 --> 21:54.012 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - You know, when it's not in the ground, 21:54.012 --> 21:56.181 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% it's harder for the plants to, you know, 21:57.416 --> 22:00.952 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% stay, you know, with the right moisture. 22:00.952 --> 22:03.755 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - Yeah. - So I would water it less. 22:03.755 --> 22:06.058 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So if you're watering it maybe every three days 22:06.058 --> 22:09.027 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or so, it depends on, like, also the time of year that you- 22:09.027 --> 22:10.062 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% - That's good. - You know, 22:10.062 --> 22:11.330 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% potted your plant in. - Yeah. 22:11.330 --> 22:13.465 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Because if it's in cooler temperatures, 22:13.465 --> 22:15.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% like in the spring or in fall, 22:15.600 --> 22:17.436 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% you need to water it less. 22:17.436 --> 22:18.704 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% - That's good. - So you know, 22:18.704 --> 22:22.174 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I would check on the pot every week, once a week. 22:22.174 --> 22:24.242 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% If the soil is still moist, 22:24.242 --> 22:26.678 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% then I would wait a few more days, about three more days, 22:26.678 --> 22:27.779 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and then check it again. 22:27.779 --> 22:30.115 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% That's my rule of thumb, you know? 22:30.115 --> 22:34.353 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% So, you know, you can wait even in between two weeks 22:34.353 --> 22:37.422 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or so to water it if it's not too hot outside. 22:37.422 --> 22:40.058 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Now, when it's in the summer, 22:40.058 --> 22:41.827 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% then you would water it more often, 22:41.827 --> 22:43.195 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% so maybe twice a week. 22:43.195 --> 22:45.197 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% So you can just check on your pot 22:45.197 --> 22:46.998 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% once every three to four days. 22:46.998 --> 22:49.334 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And I think that will be the solution to that. 22:49.334 --> 22:50.736 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - I think that would be good. That was awesome. 22:50.736 --> 22:52.637 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That was real good, real good recommendation there 22:52.637 --> 22:54.773 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% 'cause she did say, "It's sitting in shade." 22:54.773 --> 22:56.041 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Yeah, she did. - So I mean, it's in the right, 22:56.041 --> 22:57.409 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you know, light condition for the most part. 22:57.409 --> 22:58.410 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% - Exactly. 22:58.410 --> 23:00.412 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - But I think she's loving it too much. 23:00.412 --> 23:02.447 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - So watch the watering on that. - Exactly. 23:02.447 --> 23:03.615 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Then it's gonna be fine, right? 23:03.615 --> 23:04.816 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Yes. - 'Cause anytime those leaves 23:04.816 --> 23:06.818 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% brown around the edges, they start to curl up, 23:06.818 --> 23:08.453 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% yeah, there's always a watering issue. 23:08.453 --> 23:12.624 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Yes, don't be afraid to neglect your plant a little bit. 23:12.624 --> 23:14.126 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% You're not neglecting it, you're actually 23:14.126 --> 23:15.327 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% taking care of it. - Yeah, just a bit, 23:15.327 --> 23:16.628 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% just a little bit, just a little bit. 23:16.628 --> 23:17.763 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And if need be, just stick your finger 23:17.763 --> 23:18.930 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% down in there sometimes. - Yeah, exactly. 23:18.930 --> 23:20.432 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Right, yeah, I do that a lot. 23:20.432 --> 23:21.867 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Just stick that finger in there. 23:21.867 --> 23:23.969 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% If it comes out with nothing on it, you need to water. 23:23.969 --> 23:25.303 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% If it's got some little dirt 23:25.303 --> 23:27.472 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and soil particles on it, probably good. 23:27.472 --> 23:28.540 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% - Probably good, yeah. 23:28.540 --> 23:30.609 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% There's your soil moisture meter right here. 23:30.609 --> 23:31.777 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Yeah! - Right, that's right. 23:31.777 --> 23:33.311 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Thank you for that question, we appreciate that. 23:33.311 --> 23:35.013 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Here's our next viewer email. 23:35.013 --> 23:38.216 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% "What is the best way to control crabgrass in my lawn?" 23:38.216 --> 23:41.086 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And this is Greg from right here in Memphis, Tennessee. 23:41.086 --> 23:42.587 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% So guess what, Greg? 23:42.587 --> 23:43.889 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Yeah, we know somebody who knows a little 23:43.889 --> 23:45.157 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% something about crabgrass. 23:45.157 --> 23:46.324 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So what do you think about that, Joseph? 23:46.324 --> 23:47.793 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Man, crabgrass is a tough one. 23:47.793 --> 23:49.661 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% - Yeah. - It's a tough one to control. 23:49.661 --> 23:53.198 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% You know, crabgrass is a summer annual weed. 23:53.198 --> 23:54.800 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% So it means that it dies every winter 23:54.800 --> 23:58.003 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and then comes back in the   spring once the seeds germinate. 23:58.003 --> 23:59.438 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% You know, when your soil, 23:59.438 --> 24:01.773 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% top two, four inches of soil 24:01.773 --> 24:05.076 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% generally get about 55 degrees for several days, 24:05.076 --> 24:07.712 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that's when the seeds start germinating. 24:07.712 --> 24:11.950 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% That's kinda gonna be around your February-March time frame. 24:11.950 --> 24:15.554 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So it's good to get a good pre-emergent out at that time. 24:15.554 --> 24:17.255 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% - You know, actually since you're saying that, right, 24:17.255 --> 24:18.857 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% here's a good indicator when the soil 24:18.857 --> 24:20.158 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% will start to warm up, 24:20.158 --> 24:21.626 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% forsythias. - Forsythias. 24:21.626 --> 24:23.428 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Forsythia's in bloom, the soil is starting to warm up. 24:23.428 --> 24:24.663 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - That's when it's, yeah, 24:24.663 --> 24:26.298 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% soil will start to warm up. - So crabgrass will start 24:26.298 --> 24:27.499 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% germinating then. - And when they kinda start 24:27.499 --> 24:30.402 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% dropping their flowers, their blooms, 24:30.402 --> 24:31.736 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% that's the time. - That's the time. 24:31.736 --> 24:33.271 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% - Yep, that's the time. 24:33.271 --> 24:37.242 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So you know, crabgrass likes to grow in areas that are thin. 24:38.543 --> 24:42.981 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So proper height cut your turf grass is important. 24:42.981 --> 24:46.351 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% They like a lot of irrigation. They like to be wet. 24:46.351 --> 24:48.320 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So controlling that irrigation, you know, 24:48.320 --> 24:51.523 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% water your lawn infrequent, 24:51.523 --> 24:53.091 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% but for longer periods of time. 24:53.091 --> 24:56.094 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So instead of doing it three times a week 24:56.094 --> 24:58.830 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% for, you know, 10, 12 minutes, 24:58.830 --> 25:01.032 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% water it once a week for about 30 minutes. 25:01.032 --> 25:01.967 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% - That's good. 25:01.967 --> 25:03.301 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Get those roots down in there deep. 25:03.301 --> 25:04.970 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - So yeah, you're talking about those cultural practices, 25:04.970 --> 25:05.971 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% that's good. 25:05.971 --> 25:07.072 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Yeah, great cultural practices. 25:07.072 --> 25:08.640 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% And then again, a good pre-emergent 25:08.640 --> 25:11.042 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% around February-March time. 25:11.042 --> 25:15.447 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Good ones are like Dimension, Pendulum, and Barricade. 25:15.447 --> 25:16.615 align:left position:35% line:5% size:55% - Yeah. - Work good. 25:16.615 --> 25:18.617 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% And then for post-emergent control, 25:18.617 --> 25:22.654 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% good one is Quinclorac, active ingredient. 25:22.654 --> 25:26.224 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% Again, follow label directions, get that down, 25:26.224 --> 25:28.693 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and you'll get some good control on that crabgrass. 25:28.693 --> 25:31.029 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - All right, probably gonna be multiple applications, yeah. 25:31.029 --> 25:32.864 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Yeah, definitely. - Yeah, for sure. 25:32.864 --> 25:34.299 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Yeah, you're not gonna get it the first time. 25:34.299 --> 25:36.868 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You'll get some, it'll start to turn brown and kinda wilt. 25:36.868 --> 25:37.869 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% - Yeah. - And then, you know, 25:37.869 --> 25:39.671 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% you'll come back in 25:39.671 --> 25:41.773 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% at appropriate time, according to the label, 25:41.773 --> 25:43.775 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% and hit it again. 25:43.775 --> 25:45.010 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% - That old crabgrass, yeah. 25:45.010 --> 25:46.344 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - It's tough. - I usually say, yeah, 25:46.344 --> 25:47.879 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% in my landscape, if it wasn't for crabgrass, 25:47.879 --> 25:49.381 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% I wouldn't have a yard. 25:49.381 --> 25:50.982 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There you have it, Grant, appreciate that. 25:50.982 --> 25:53.418 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% So Rosa, Joe, fun as always. 25:53.418 --> 25:54.553 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - 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