1 00:00:00,834 --> 00:00:02,268 - Hi, thanks for joining us 2 00:00:02,268 --> 00:00:04,571 for The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South. 3 00:00:04,571 --> 00:00:05,939 I'm Chris Cooper. 4 00:00:05,939 --> 00:00:08,975 Deadheading is removing spent flowers from plants. 5 00:00:08,975 --> 00:00:11,978 Today, we're deadheading roses and butterfly bushes. 6 00:00:11,978 --> 00:00:14,114 Also, invasive plants can cause lots 7 00:00:14,114 --> 00:00:15,915 of problems for the environment. 8 00:00:15,915 --> 00:00:17,650 That's just the head on The Family Plot: 9 00:00:17,650 --> 00:00:19,052 Gardening in the Mid-South. 10 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,287 - (female announcer) Production funding 11 00:00:21,287 --> 00:00:23,390 for The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South 12 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:25,392 is provided by 13 00:00:25,392 --> 00:00:27,827 the WKNO Production Fund, 14 00:00:27,827 --> 00:00:30,030 the WKNO Endowment Fund, 15 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,532 and by viewers like you, thank you. 16 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:36,536 [upbeat country music] 17 00:00:43,643 --> 00:00:45,678 - Welcome to The Family Plot, I'm Chris Cooper. 18 00:00:45,678 --> 00:00:47,781 Joining me today is Rosa Garcia. 19 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:49,182 - Hi. - Rosa is a landscape specialist 20 00:00:49,182 --> 00:00:50,517 right here at Agricenter. 21 00:00:50,517 --> 00:00:52,619 And Joellen Dimond will be joining me later. 22 00:00:52,619 --> 00:00:54,387 How you doing today, Rosa? - Doing great, thank you. 23 00:00:54,387 --> 00:00:55,955 - Thank you for joining us today. 24 00:00:55,955 --> 00:00:57,757 - Yes, of course. It's my pleasure. 25 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:59,993 - Well, good, we're glad you're here. 26 00:00:59,993 --> 00:01:01,394 We're here at Agricenter International, 27 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:03,363 right in front of the Farmer's Market building. 28 00:01:03,363 --> 00:01:05,498 We have some Knock Out roses here. 29 00:01:05,498 --> 00:01:07,200 - And you're gonna talk to us about deadheading 30 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,335 those Knock Out roses, right? - Exactly. 31 00:01:09,335 --> 00:01:11,671 So these Knock Out roses, they need some care. 32 00:01:11,671 --> 00:01:12,605 - Okay. 33 00:01:12,605 --> 00:01:14,207 - So we're gonna be giving them 34 00:01:14,207 --> 00:01:16,643 a little TLC this afternoon. 35 00:01:16,643 --> 00:01:17,777 - Okay. - So, you know, 36 00:01:17,777 --> 00:01:21,147 as you can see, some of the roses, 37 00:01:21,147 --> 00:01:23,383 the blooms are already spent. 38 00:01:23,383 --> 00:01:24,684 - Yeah. - These have been blooming 39 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:25,985 for about two months already. 40 00:01:25,985 --> 00:01:28,288 So, you know, one of the life cycles 41 00:01:28,288 --> 00:01:31,091 of the blooming process is already done. 42 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:32,292 We're starting a new one. 43 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:34,260 As you can see, we're getting some new blooms already, 44 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:36,329 so we wanna make room for those. 45 00:01:36,329 --> 00:01:37,897 So yeah, so this is, I think, 46 00:01:37,897 --> 00:01:40,567 this will be the right time to do some deadheading to them. 47 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:42,135 - Okay, well, let's get right to it then. 48 00:01:42,135 --> 00:01:43,303 Let's go ahead and deadhead. 49 00:01:43,303 --> 00:01:45,271 - So, like, this bloom right here, 50 00:01:45,271 --> 00:01:47,707 you know, these blooms are already done. 51 00:01:47,707 --> 00:01:49,542 The first thing that I wanna do first, 52 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:51,144 and this is the very important step. 53 00:01:51,144 --> 00:01:53,480 - Okay. - You wanna kind of 54 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,181 sterilize your pruners, 55 00:01:55,181 --> 00:01:56,616 especially with rose bushes, 56 00:01:56,616 --> 00:01:59,953 they're very susceptible to infections. 57 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:01,621 And this is- - So what are you using 58 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:02,755 to sterilize? 59 00:02:02,755 --> 00:02:04,491 - Just using regular rubbing alcohol. 60 00:02:04,491 --> 00:02:05,792 - Okay. - You know, so. 61 00:02:05,792 --> 00:02:09,562 And a little bit of some cotton pads, you know. 62 00:02:09,562 --> 00:02:10,563 That's all you need. 63 00:02:10,563 --> 00:02:11,731 And so it's pretty easy, 64 00:02:11,731 --> 00:02:13,700 just wipe them off like that. - Okay. 65 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:16,436 - That's perfect. So here we are. 66 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:18,471 - All right. - This is the spent bloom. 67 00:02:18,471 --> 00:02:20,240 So what I'm gonna do with this one, 68 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,476 I usually cut down two nodes down. 69 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:26,613 This one is already spent. 70 00:02:26,613 --> 00:02:28,748 So, like, we're not gonna be getting any new blooms 71 00:02:28,748 --> 00:02:30,083 on this whole stem. - Gotcha. 72 00:02:30,083 --> 00:02:31,784 - So I'm just gonna go down all the way 73 00:02:31,784 --> 00:02:34,454 and kind of when you do your cut, 74 00:02:34,454 --> 00:02:35,722 I don't know if you can see it there, 75 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:38,024 but you do a slanted cut 76 00:02:38,024 --> 00:02:40,093 so you don't do it, like, straight. 77 00:02:40,093 --> 00:02:41,728 - Okay. - Like that, but slanted. 78 00:02:41,728 --> 00:02:42,896 And that prevents any water 79 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:45,064 from collecting on your rose, 80 00:02:45,064 --> 00:02:46,499 you know? - Right. 81 00:02:46,499 --> 00:02:49,636 - So you can do it just like that or just like this. 82 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:52,172 So either way, but cut it. - Okay. 83 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:53,840 So nice, yeah, slanted cut. 84 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,108 Almost 45-degree cut, okay. - Slanted cut, 85 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:56,643 so you can see that, so. - Yeah. 86 00:02:56,643 --> 00:02:58,945 - And that's just gonna keep your bush nice and healthy. 87 00:02:58,945 --> 00:03:00,213 - Okay. - And you just do 88 00:03:00,213 --> 00:03:02,081 the same thing with all the other ones. 89 00:03:02,081 --> 00:03:03,716 As you can see, we have others here, 90 00:03:03,716 --> 00:03:05,952 and they're in between, you know, the new bloom. 91 00:03:05,952 --> 00:03:10,690 So you kinda wanna look at the bottom and see. 92 00:03:10,690 --> 00:03:12,492 So these are two different ones here. 93 00:03:12,492 --> 00:03:16,296 So I would cut one, two nodes down on this one. 94 00:03:16,296 --> 00:03:18,998 So I would go right there. 95 00:03:20,266 --> 00:03:22,769 - Okay, right. - That's another slanted cut. 96 00:03:22,769 --> 00:03:24,637 This one here too. 97 00:03:24,637 --> 00:03:26,573 So as you can see, this one's, 98 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:28,074 it's got two stems right there. 99 00:03:28,074 --> 00:03:32,845 So I'm gonna do one, two, so cut slanted. 100 00:03:32,845 --> 00:03:34,147 - Got it. 101 00:03:34,147 --> 00:03:35,982 And you're looking for all of the branches, 102 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:38,117 of course, that have the spent blooms on them. 103 00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:40,153 - Exactly, so this is another one right here. 104 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:42,121 It's in the back, but there we go, so. 105 00:03:42,121 --> 00:03:44,791 And it's also, you know, shaping your bush. 106 00:03:44,791 --> 00:03:47,193 So it's making it look nicer. - Sure. 107 00:03:48,628 --> 00:03:51,864 - So I'm like, this one, I see that there's new growth, 108 00:03:51,864 --> 00:03:54,467 so I'm cutting above the new growth. 109 00:03:54,467 --> 00:03:56,869 - Right. - So, and that's some 110 00:03:56,869 --> 00:03:58,638 of the others, so yeah. - So while you're cutting too, 111 00:03:58,638 --> 00:04:00,473 you're also encouraging it to grow out. 112 00:04:00,473 --> 00:04:01,808 - Exactly. - Right, 113 00:04:01,808 --> 00:04:03,042 'cause you don't want it to grow in, right? 114 00:04:03,042 --> 00:04:05,345 - Right, exactly, so whenever you see, 115 00:04:05,345 --> 00:04:07,447 you know, like, one of the branches, 116 00:04:07,447 --> 00:04:08,781 let me see an example here. 117 00:04:08,781 --> 00:04:13,453 So, you know, so we got branches growing out. 118 00:04:13,453 --> 00:04:16,055 So I don't see the new nodes on this one, see? 119 00:04:18,725 --> 00:04:20,927 So there's, I wanted to show an example. 120 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:22,362 - Sure, okay. - Oh, like this one here, 121 00:04:22,362 --> 00:04:23,930 like this one has new growth here. 122 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:25,131 - I see. - So if I was going 123 00:04:25,131 --> 00:04:26,966 to cut it, I would cut it, you know, 124 00:04:26,966 --> 00:04:29,202 I would cut this branch off instead of the one 125 00:04:29,202 --> 00:04:31,671 that is, you know, growing out. 126 00:04:31,671 --> 00:04:34,140 So this one's growing to the inside. 127 00:04:34,140 --> 00:04:35,241 So that one is cut. - Okay. 128 00:04:35,241 --> 00:04:37,710 - So yeah, can cut that, you know? 129 00:04:37,710 --> 00:04:39,812 And so that's how you shape your bush. 130 00:04:39,812 --> 00:04:42,482 And it also encourages, the more deadheading you do, 131 00:04:42,482 --> 00:04:46,653 it encourages the rose bush to give you some more blooms. 132 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:48,221 So, yeah. - Okay. 133 00:04:48,221 --> 00:04:50,590 So Rosa, before we go over to the butterfly bushes, 134 00:04:50,590 --> 00:04:52,292 right, we're gonna be deadheading those as well, 135 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:53,793 why do we need to deadhead? - Yes. 136 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:57,697 So first reason would be for aesthetic reasons. 137 00:04:57,697 --> 00:04:59,999 You know, you don't want your rose bush 138 00:04:59,999 --> 00:05:02,468 to have all these dead, you know, 139 00:05:02,468 --> 00:05:03,569 dead buds already, you know? 140 00:05:03,569 --> 00:05:05,004 - Sure. - So because we're getting 141 00:05:05,004 --> 00:05:07,740 the new cycle of blooming started, 142 00:05:07,740 --> 00:05:09,442 we wanna make room for those. 143 00:05:09,442 --> 00:05:12,111 So you know, first to keep your rose bush looking great. 144 00:05:12,111 --> 00:05:13,579 - Right. - Second reason 145 00:05:13,579 --> 00:05:18,117 is because your rose bush needs attention, you know? 146 00:05:18,117 --> 00:05:20,019 And so the maintenance that you give it, 147 00:05:20,019 --> 00:05:23,156 it's the more beautiful you're gonna get your 148 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:24,424 rose bush to grow. 149 00:05:24,424 --> 00:05:28,161 So you are looking also to, you know, reshape it 150 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:29,962 and shape it to your liking, you know? 151 00:05:29,962 --> 00:05:33,466 So whenever you don't 152 00:05:33,466 --> 00:05:34,767 deadhead your rose bushes, 153 00:05:34,767 --> 00:05:36,235 I don't think you get enough 154 00:05:36,235 --> 00:05:38,738 or as many blooms as you would like. 155 00:05:38,738 --> 00:05:40,973 And so if you are fertilizing your rose bush, 156 00:05:40,973 --> 00:05:42,408 and you're doing all the right things, 157 00:05:42,408 --> 00:05:44,544 but you're not deadheading, you know, 158 00:05:44,544 --> 00:05:47,847 that could, like, not give you the result that you want. 159 00:05:47,847 --> 00:05:50,283 So I think, you know, that's a good reason 160 00:05:50,283 --> 00:05:53,419 for deadheading, yeah, besides just keeping it pretty. 161 00:05:53,419 --> 00:05:54,687 - Right, yeah, yeah, that's good explanation. 162 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:56,622 So yeah, let's walk over to the butterfly bushes 163 00:05:56,622 --> 00:05:58,224 and talk about those, all right? 164 00:05:59,859 --> 00:06:01,127 All right, Rosa, so yeah, 165 00:06:01,127 --> 00:06:02,495 beautiful butterfly bushes you have here. 166 00:06:02,495 --> 00:06:04,564 - Yes, and they're at the peak 167 00:06:04,564 --> 00:06:05,998 of their blooming right now. 168 00:06:05,998 --> 00:06:07,533 - Okay. - Yes, so. 169 00:06:07,533 --> 00:06:10,937 But as you can see, some of these blooms are already spent. 170 00:06:10,937 --> 00:06:12,138 - I see that, yeah. 171 00:06:12,138 --> 00:06:13,439 - So, you know, although we are getting, 172 00:06:13,439 --> 00:06:16,509 yeah, new blooms, these are already done. 173 00:06:16,509 --> 00:06:18,711 So we want our butterfly bush to look good. 174 00:06:18,711 --> 00:06:20,680 - Okay. - So you know, 175 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,715 so once again, after doing, you know, 176 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:25,318 different plants, you wanna sterilize. 177 00:06:25,318 --> 00:06:26,652 - That's so important, right, 178 00:06:26,652 --> 00:06:28,221 to sterilize? - Yeah, so sterilize anytime. 179 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:31,090 Don't forget, you know, always bring your alcohol with you. 180 00:06:31,090 --> 00:06:33,359 And I will wipe them off once more. 181 00:06:33,359 --> 00:06:35,094 - Yeah, 'cause we wanna sterilize, you know, 182 00:06:35,094 --> 00:06:36,396 we don't wanna pass on any diseases 183 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,531 or anything like that. - Exactly, exactly. 184 00:06:38,531 --> 00:06:40,266 Especially between different plants, 185 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:41,501 you know? - Right, exactly right. 186 00:06:41,501 --> 00:06:43,569 - That will do it. 187 00:06:43,569 --> 00:06:44,804 - Okay. - So as you can see, 188 00:06:44,804 --> 00:06:46,305 this is one of the spent blooms. 189 00:06:46,305 --> 00:06:50,410 So I like to cut these right here all the way down. 190 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:52,078 So I would take, you know, 191 00:06:52,078 --> 00:06:53,413 the whole stem. - And this is still 192 00:06:53,413 --> 00:06:54,514 at that angle that you told us about before? 193 00:06:54,514 --> 00:06:56,115 - Yes, I still do it at an angle. 194 00:06:56,115 --> 00:06:58,785 So just to make sure the plant will be, you know, 195 00:06:58,785 --> 00:07:01,320 free of fungus or anything that might collect, 196 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:02,555 you know, with the water. 197 00:07:02,555 --> 00:07:04,056 - Yeah. - So that's one. 198 00:07:04,056 --> 00:07:05,725 Here's another one. - And it allows for, you know, 199 00:07:05,725 --> 00:07:07,794 for good air circulation. - Yeah, exactly. 200 00:07:07,794 --> 00:07:09,295 - Yeah, so you don't have those fungal disease problem. 201 00:07:09,295 --> 00:07:10,630 - Right, right. 202 00:07:10,630 --> 00:07:12,064 - Okay. - So you wanna leave room, 203 00:07:12,064 --> 00:07:13,933 you know, for all that, all the air 204 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:15,568 to circulate around it for sure. 205 00:07:15,568 --> 00:07:18,004 So like this one, these blooms are spent. 206 00:07:18,004 --> 00:07:21,040 So I wanna go two leaves down. 207 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:22,875 And as you can see, there's new growth 208 00:07:22,875 --> 00:07:24,177 all around it. - Yeah, I can see it, 209 00:07:24,177 --> 00:07:25,244 can see it. - So I will cut it right there 210 00:07:25,244 --> 00:07:27,547 in between like that. 211 00:07:27,547 --> 00:07:28,748 - Okay, it's good. 212 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:29,916 - Pretty easy. - Good clean cuts too. 213 00:07:29,916 --> 00:07:31,017 That's what you want. - Yes, yes. 214 00:07:31,017 --> 00:07:32,018 - Not jaded cuts, but clean cuts. 215 00:07:32,018 --> 00:07:33,219 - So make sure, you know, that the stem 216 00:07:33,219 --> 00:07:34,821 is not, like, split or anything. 217 00:07:34,821 --> 00:07:36,589 You wanna, you know, keep your pruners, 218 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:39,158 or your scissors, or anything you use nice 219 00:07:39,158 --> 00:07:40,760 and sharp so that you don't get, 220 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:42,562 you know, any split stems. 221 00:07:42,562 --> 00:07:44,464 This is the last one on this little bush. 222 00:07:44,464 --> 00:07:46,299 - Okay. Okay. - There we go. 223 00:07:46,299 --> 00:07:47,967 So yeah, I'm gonna leave the other ones. 224 00:07:47,967 --> 00:07:49,502 These are still, you know, looking good, 225 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:51,237 so I think I'm gonna leave them a little longer. 226 00:07:51,237 --> 00:07:52,805 And that's it, just like the rose bushes 227 00:07:52,805 --> 00:07:54,874 is going to encourage the butterfly bush 228 00:07:54,874 --> 00:07:56,375 to keep blooming for you, attracting all 229 00:07:56,375 --> 00:07:58,744 those beautiful butterflies and pollinators. 230 00:07:58,744 --> 00:08:00,379 - Yeah, yeah, we definitely wanna attract 231 00:08:00,379 --> 00:08:01,647 those pollinators and such. - Yeah. 232 00:08:01,647 --> 00:08:02,882 - So Rosa, we thank you for that demonstration. 233 00:08:02,882 --> 00:08:04,116 - Yeah, of course. - Excellent job. 234 00:08:04,116 --> 00:08:05,351 Thank you so much. - Thank you so much. 235 00:08:05,351 --> 00:08:07,753 Thank you for having me. - All right, yeah. 236 00:08:07,753 --> 00:08:10,857 [upbeat country music] 237 00:08:13,359 --> 00:08:14,694 On these purple coneflowers, 238 00:08:14,694 --> 00:08:17,497 we have a classic case of powdery mildew. 239 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:18,898 When I think about powdery mildew, 240 00:08:18,898 --> 00:08:23,102 I think about warm days, cool nights, high humidity. 241 00:08:23,102 --> 00:08:24,770 The thing about powdery mildew is this: 242 00:08:24,770 --> 00:08:27,607 it is a white mold, it is looking for moisture 243 00:08:27,607 --> 00:08:30,409 to help it start its life cycle. 244 00:08:30,409 --> 00:08:32,211 So there's a couple options we have here. 245 00:08:32,211 --> 00:08:33,980 One is you can actually physically 246 00:08:33,980 --> 00:08:37,083 remove this coneflower plant, right? 247 00:08:37,083 --> 00:08:39,352 'Cause you don't want it to affect the other coneflowers 248 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:40,653 that are in this area. 249 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:43,890 If you want to use a fungicide, 250 00:08:43,890 --> 00:08:46,092 I will use a low-impact fungicide. 251 00:08:46,092 --> 00:08:48,027 Sulphur can be one that you can use. 252 00:08:48,027 --> 00:08:49,595 Neem oil is one. 253 00:08:49,595 --> 00:08:51,797 Or how about copper-based fungicide? 254 00:08:51,797 --> 00:08:54,100 Read and follow the labels on that. 255 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:55,768 Make sure you get good coverage as well. 256 00:08:55,768 --> 00:08:57,270 And then something else too. 257 00:08:57,270 --> 00:09:01,107 Before you run out and buy another purple coneflower plant, 258 00:09:01,107 --> 00:09:03,409 look for resistant varieties. 259 00:09:03,409 --> 00:09:05,978 [upbeat country music] 260 00:09:05,978 --> 00:09:07,079 All right, Joellen. 261 00:09:07,079 --> 00:09:08,314 - Yes. - Let's talk a little bit 262 00:09:08,314 --> 00:09:09,782 about invasive plants, right? 263 00:09:09,782 --> 00:09:11,117 Always an interesting conversation, right? 264 00:09:11,117 --> 00:09:12,618 - It is very interesting. 265 00:09:12,618 --> 00:09:14,854 And let's start out with the definition. 266 00:09:14,854 --> 00:09:15,988 - Yes, please. - I mean, what is 267 00:09:15,988 --> 00:09:17,223 an invasive plant? - Okay. 268 00:09:17,223 --> 00:09:20,793 - It's a plant that causes some kind of ecological 269 00:09:20,793 --> 00:09:24,530 or economic harm in a new environment, 270 00:09:24,530 --> 00:09:25,831 where it's not native. - Okay. 271 00:09:25,831 --> 00:09:27,967 Where it's not native. - Where it's not native. 272 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:29,936 Now, invasive plants are capable 273 00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:31,971 of doing quite a few things. 274 00:09:31,971 --> 00:09:36,542 They cause extinction of native plants and animals. 275 00:09:36,542 --> 00:09:40,580 They also reduce biodiversity in an area. 276 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:43,182 And of course, they compete with native organisms 277 00:09:43,182 --> 00:09:46,152 for their limited resources that are there. 278 00:09:46,152 --> 00:09:49,155 And they alter habitats. 279 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:50,856 - That's pretty bad. - So it's, 280 00:09:50,856 --> 00:09:52,158 you don't really think about it, 281 00:09:52,158 --> 00:09:53,492 but we're gonna talk about enough, 282 00:09:53,492 --> 00:09:55,528 then maybe people will start thinking about, 283 00:09:55,528 --> 00:09:56,896 you know, the plants that they buy. 284 00:09:56,896 --> 00:09:58,164 - Okay. 285 00:09:58,164 --> 00:10:02,435 - Of course, plants with the highest invasive potential, 286 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:04,103 they are prolific seeders. 287 00:10:04,103 --> 00:10:05,037 - Of course. 288 00:10:05,037 --> 00:10:07,773 - They are vigorous growers. 289 00:10:07,773 --> 00:10:10,743 They adapt well to any, 290 00:10:10,743 --> 00:10:14,747 different kind of environmental conditions to grow in, 291 00:10:14,747 --> 00:10:16,983 which sounds like what? 292 00:10:16,983 --> 00:10:19,685 A desirable plant that we all want in our gardens, right? 293 00:10:19,685 --> 00:10:21,287 - It sounds like something you would want, 294 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:22,722 for sure. - Yes, that's all 295 00:10:22,722 --> 00:10:27,093 of the qualities that we would like to have for our own 296 00:10:27,093 --> 00:10:29,795 garden plant. - I would agree. 297 00:10:29,795 --> 00:10:31,597 - Which is how they've, which is exactly what's happened. 298 00:10:31,597 --> 00:10:36,602 Now, if seeds of these plants leave the garden, 299 00:10:36,602 --> 00:10:39,238 you know, by wind or wildlife. - Yeah. 300 00:10:39,238 --> 00:10:40,973 - 'Cause sometimes they get attached to, you know, 301 00:10:40,973 --> 00:10:42,375 wildlife that goes by them, 302 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:44,343 and then they get dispersed in another yard. 303 00:10:44,343 --> 00:10:47,113 - Okay. - Or out in the woods, 304 00:10:47,113 --> 00:10:49,315 or by birds eating the seeds. - Yes. 305 00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:51,217 - And then dispersing them other places. 306 00:10:51,217 --> 00:10:52,852 So you know, 307 00:10:54,420 --> 00:10:55,688 once they get out there, 308 00:10:55,688 --> 00:10:59,158 they may outcompete the native plants 309 00:10:59,158 --> 00:11:00,259 that are already there. 310 00:11:02,595 --> 00:11:04,764 An example would be the Bradford pear. 311 00:11:04,764 --> 00:11:06,799 That is the perfect example. 312 00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:08,768 Originally, it was given the patent. 313 00:11:08,768 --> 00:11:10,102 And now, it is grafted. 314 00:11:10,102 --> 00:11:12,571 If you look at it, it is all Bradford pears 315 00:11:12,571 --> 00:11:14,407 are grafted onto a root stalk. 316 00:11:14,407 --> 00:11:15,708 - Okay. 317 00:11:15,708 --> 00:11:18,544 - And when the seeds, they're not real pears, 318 00:11:18,544 --> 00:11:21,113 but they're little seed pears. 319 00:11:21,113 --> 00:11:22,481 Mockingbirds, I've seen mockingbirds, 320 00:11:22,481 --> 00:11:23,816 they absolutely love them. 321 00:11:23,816 --> 00:11:25,484 And other birds eat them. 322 00:11:25,484 --> 00:11:27,253 They were supposed to be not viable. 323 00:11:27,253 --> 00:11:30,022 But unfortunately, they are viable 324 00:11:30,022 --> 00:11:31,891 once they go through the bird. 325 00:11:31,891 --> 00:11:34,493 And so if you go along I-40- 326 00:11:34,493 --> 00:11:35,928 - Oh. - During the spring 327 00:11:35,928 --> 00:11:37,296 when the pears are blooming, 328 00:11:37,296 --> 00:11:39,498 you can tell you're coming to an exit 329 00:11:39,498 --> 00:11:41,467 before you actually get to it 330 00:11:41,467 --> 00:11:44,170 because they've planted Bradford pears there sometime. 331 00:11:44,170 --> 00:11:45,671 Because the birds have dispersed them, 332 00:11:45,671 --> 00:11:48,908 and now the wild pears are growing in that area 333 00:11:48,908 --> 00:11:51,310 and taking over the native habitat. 334 00:11:51,310 --> 00:11:52,611 - Right. - Pears are, 335 00:11:52,611 --> 00:11:54,980 it's a vigorous tree, these have thorns 336 00:11:54,980 --> 00:11:56,582 and everything else. - Yeah, with thorns, yeah. 337 00:11:56,582 --> 00:11:59,351 - So I mean, you know, it's not a desirable native plant. 338 00:11:59,351 --> 00:12:01,387 - Wow. - So that is the worst one. 339 00:12:01,387 --> 00:12:02,655 - And you think about the Bradford pear though, 340 00:12:02,655 --> 00:12:04,523 in the spring, they can be so beautiful. 341 00:12:04,523 --> 00:12:06,225 - It's beautiful, beautiful fall foliage. 342 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:08,127 - Yes, oh my gosh. - You know, nice shape, 343 00:12:08,127 --> 00:12:10,930 but there are other varieties that, of course, 344 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:13,866 that, like, the Cleveland that would be much better to plant 345 00:12:13,866 --> 00:12:15,234 has the same attributes. 346 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:16,869 - Okay. - May not grow as vigorously 347 00:12:16,869 --> 00:12:19,705 or get as large, but those seeds are not viable. 348 00:12:19,705 --> 00:12:20,973 - Okay. - So I mean, 349 00:12:20,973 --> 00:12:23,209 it's just the Bradford pear that has the bad reputation 350 00:12:23,209 --> 00:12:26,579 of having the viable seeds that get dispersed. 351 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:28,013 - Wow, and then they break easily. 352 00:12:28,013 --> 00:12:30,249 Yeah. [laughs] The limbs do. - Yes, yeah. 353 00:12:30,249 --> 00:12:31,417 Yeah. - All right. 354 00:12:31,417 --> 00:12:33,953 - Well, let's talk about the six 355 00:12:33,953 --> 00:12:36,589 top invasive plants [Chris chuckling] 356 00:12:36,589 --> 00:12:38,290 - This is gonna be good. - In the United States. 357 00:12:38,290 --> 00:12:39,725 And we're talking the whole United States. 358 00:12:39,725 --> 00:12:41,093 - The whole United States, all right. 359 00:12:41,093 --> 00:12:42,595 - Kudzu. - Kudzu, I was hoping that- 360 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:44,196 - Number one. - Number one. 361 00:12:44,196 --> 00:12:45,364 - Yeah. - Yes. 362 00:12:45,364 --> 00:12:49,502 - It was introduced in the United States in 1876. 363 00:12:49,502 --> 00:12:51,804 It was for an ornamental, or an forage, 364 00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:53,906 and erosion control plant. 365 00:12:53,906 --> 00:12:58,244 One million acres was planted in the southeast 366 00:12:58,244 --> 00:13:02,448 by the Soil Conservation Service in the 1930s and '40s. 367 00:13:02,448 --> 00:13:06,252 By the 1950s, it was determined that it was invasive. 368 00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:08,654 - Oh man. - So it did not take long 369 00:13:08,654 --> 00:13:11,090 for, you know, us to figure out 370 00:13:11,090 --> 00:13:12,758 that that was an invasive species. 371 00:13:12,758 --> 00:13:14,727 - It took over pretty quick. - It did, they did that. 372 00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:17,496 'Cause it can grow at a rate of one foot a day 373 00:13:17,496 --> 00:13:19,131 and 60 feet a year. 374 00:13:19,131 --> 00:13:20,900 - Think about that. 375 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:23,235 - The vine takes over areas in this, 376 00:13:23,235 --> 00:13:24,937 in the whole southeast. 377 00:13:24,937 --> 00:13:27,139 - Yeah. - I mean, it looks like some 378 00:13:27,139 --> 00:13:29,275 odd creatures are out there because it 379 00:13:29,275 --> 00:13:31,443 just covers everything. - Yeah, trees, 380 00:13:31,443 --> 00:13:32,778 telephone poles. - Yeah, it takes over, 381 00:13:32,778 --> 00:13:34,547 and it smothers everything, 382 00:13:34,547 --> 00:13:36,348 and nothing can live under it. - Yeah, man. 383 00:13:36,348 --> 00:13:38,384 - So there you go. - Kudzu, all right. 384 00:13:38,384 --> 00:13:40,486 - The second one is Norway maple. 385 00:13:40,486 --> 00:13:42,087 - Okay, okay. 386 00:13:42,087 --> 00:13:46,358 - It was brought to the US in 1756 387 00:13:46,358 --> 00:13:49,428 from Europe by John Bartram, 388 00:13:49,428 --> 00:13:51,597 who is a famous plant explorer 389 00:13:51,597 --> 00:13:53,265 here in the United States. - Oh, okay. 390 00:13:53,265 --> 00:13:55,634 - So he brought it over, but see, he did not know- 391 00:13:55,634 --> 00:13:57,169 - Right. - That it would end up 392 00:13:57,169 --> 00:14:01,373 outcompeting the native maples in the northeast 393 00:14:01,373 --> 00:14:02,908 and the northwest. - Okay. 394 00:14:02,908 --> 00:14:04,210 - And that's where it has, 395 00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:06,278 it gets a very dense canopy. 396 00:14:06,278 --> 00:14:08,180 So not only does it take over 397 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,348 and it's very aggressive 398 00:14:09,348 --> 00:14:11,784 compared to our other native maples, 399 00:14:11,784 --> 00:14:14,353 but it shades out the wild flowers that are underneath too, 400 00:14:14,353 --> 00:14:16,422 because it's got a dense canopy on it. 401 00:14:16,422 --> 00:14:17,623 - Wow, how about that? 402 00:14:17,623 --> 00:14:18,757 And think about that time period again, 403 00:14:18,757 --> 00:14:22,361 1756, wow. - 1756, yes. 404 00:14:22,361 --> 00:14:23,963 Long time ago. - Long time, okay. 405 00:14:23,963 --> 00:14:27,199 - Yeah, the third one, Japanese honeysuckle. 406 00:14:27,199 --> 00:14:30,603 - And oh, I mean, I know we all know that. 407 00:14:30,603 --> 00:14:31,971 - All over the place. - But it was introduced 408 00:14:31,971 --> 00:14:35,674 in 1806 as an ornamental- - Wow. 409 00:14:35,674 --> 00:14:37,076 - And for erosion control. 410 00:14:37,076 --> 00:14:39,578 You know, it's got, like, a beautiful smell. 411 00:14:39,578 --> 00:14:40,946 - Yes, yes. - In May around here, 412 00:14:40,946 --> 00:14:42,982 it smells beautiful out in the woods. 413 00:14:42,982 --> 00:14:45,251 - Yes. - But the seeds 414 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:46,819 are dispersed by birds. 415 00:14:46,819 --> 00:14:49,321 It is now anywhere from Maine 416 00:14:49,321 --> 00:14:51,323 down to Florida, over to Texas, 417 00:14:51,323 --> 00:14:53,525 and in spots out west. 418 00:14:53,525 --> 00:14:57,529 It is an aggressive vine, and it can girdle. 419 00:14:57,529 --> 00:14:59,698 You know, when it starts climbing trees and stuff, 420 00:14:59,698 --> 00:15:01,500 - I've seen it. - It'll girdle the trees. 421 00:15:01,500 --> 00:15:03,669 It shades, it shades them, 422 00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:06,238 and it kinda smothers other native plants. 423 00:15:06,238 --> 00:15:08,774 So that's [chuckles]. - The honeysuckle, right? 424 00:15:08,774 --> 00:15:09,808 - The honeysuckle. - Of course, we remember 425 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:10,709 that from our youth. 426 00:15:10,709 --> 00:15:11,844 - Yeah. - Right? 427 00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:13,279 - Yeah. - Oh golly, how about that? 428 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:14,413 All right. - Yeah, it smells beautiful. 429 00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:17,049 But yeah, it's a little aggressive. 430 00:15:18,317 --> 00:15:21,053 The fourth one is purple loosestrife. 431 00:15:21,053 --> 00:15:23,088 It's a beautiful perennial. - Yeah, 432 00:15:23,088 --> 00:15:25,357 I'm familiar with that. - It's got gorgeous flowers 433 00:15:25,357 --> 00:15:29,261 on it, it was introduced in the 1800s 434 00:15:29,261 --> 00:15:32,398 as an ornamental and for medical uses. 435 00:15:32,398 --> 00:15:36,068 It grows aggressively in most of the United States. 436 00:15:36,068 --> 00:15:37,469 It takes over wetlands. 437 00:15:37,469 --> 00:15:40,472 That's the problem, it's taking over wetlands. 438 00:15:40,472 --> 00:15:43,409 One plant can produce two million seeds. 439 00:15:43,409 --> 00:15:45,978 - Ouch! - And of course the plant itself 440 00:15:45,978 --> 00:15:47,613 kinda grows like a bunch. 441 00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:50,282 And so it can grow outward at least a foot a year, 442 00:15:50,282 --> 00:15:52,484 especially in the wetlands, where it really likes it. 443 00:15:52,484 --> 00:15:53,686 - Okay. 444 00:15:53,686 --> 00:15:55,921 - And then there's Japanese barberry. 445 00:15:55,921 --> 00:15:57,790 - Japanese barberry. - Japanese Barberry. 446 00:15:57,790 --> 00:15:58,924 - We talked about that a time or two. 447 00:15:58,924 --> 00:16:00,025 - Yeah, we have. 448 00:16:00,025 --> 00:16:01,894 It was introduced in the 1800s 449 00:16:01,894 --> 00:16:03,996 as an ornamental garden plant 450 00:16:03,996 --> 00:16:07,633 to be a substitute for the European barberry 451 00:16:07,633 --> 00:16:11,036 that was found to harbor this black rust stem, 452 00:16:11,036 --> 00:16:15,007 a serious fungus disease of cereal crops. 453 00:16:15,007 --> 00:16:17,142 So what they did was they ended up 454 00:16:17,142 --> 00:16:19,478 substituting a bad plant for another 455 00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:22,081 bad plant. - Plant, right. [laughs] 456 00:16:22,081 --> 00:16:22,982 - This is its problem. 457 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,650 It grows in deep shade, 458 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:26,618 and it will produce dense thickets, 459 00:16:26,618 --> 00:16:28,387 especially in the northeast. 460 00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:29,655 - Okay. 461 00:16:29,655 --> 00:16:31,423 - And its seeds are dispersed by birds. 462 00:16:32,758 --> 00:16:37,196 The very last one is one we all know is English ivy. 463 00:16:37,196 --> 00:16:38,364 - It's ivy. 464 00:16:38,364 --> 00:16:39,865 Yeah. - English ivy is considered 465 00:16:39,865 --> 00:16:43,836 one of the top six worst invasive plants 466 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:45,437 in the United States. - Wow. 467 00:16:45,437 --> 00:16:48,640 - It was introduced from Europe in the 1700s 468 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,309 as an easy-to-grow, 469 00:16:50,309 --> 00:16:52,011 - Easy? - Evergreen groundcover. 470 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:53,278 Easy to grow. - Which it is. 471 00:16:53,278 --> 00:16:54,246 - It is. [Chris chuckles] 472 00:16:54,246 --> 00:16:56,382 - But it's an aggressive vine 473 00:16:56,382 --> 00:17:00,652 that can kill trees by shading and girdling again. 474 00:17:00,652 --> 00:17:02,054 - Okay. 475 00:17:02,054 --> 00:17:05,024 - And the seeds, of course, are spread by birds. 476 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:07,726 - So how can we make sure that we're not planting any 477 00:17:07,726 --> 00:17:10,195 of these non-native invasive plants? 478 00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:11,864 - Well, every area of the country 479 00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:15,467 has their own websites and their own lists. 480 00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:19,605 Tennessee, here, we have 64 species on ours. 481 00:17:19,605 --> 00:17:21,240 You can visit our website 482 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,575 and see a few of the websites you can visit 483 00:17:23,575 --> 00:17:26,979 to look in your area or look, like, your local, 484 00:17:26,979 --> 00:17:29,281 use your local state's websites 485 00:17:29,281 --> 00:17:31,583 to see if there are invasive plants 486 00:17:31,583 --> 00:17:33,752 that are for sale around your area. 487 00:17:33,752 --> 00:17:36,422 And just simply don't plant invasive species 488 00:17:37,589 --> 00:17:40,059 'cause we, you know, we can control what's in our garden, 489 00:17:40,059 --> 00:17:41,326 what we plant there. - Sure. 490 00:17:41,326 --> 00:17:43,896 - But what we can't control is the animals, 491 00:17:43,896 --> 00:17:48,000 the insects, the birds, the wind 492 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,404 that carries these plants to non-native areas. 493 00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:53,939 - That is good stuff. 494 00:17:53,939 --> 00:17:55,774 How about that? Interesting. 495 00:17:55,774 --> 00:17:57,342 So those are our top six. 496 00:17:57,342 --> 00:17:59,244 - Those top six. [Chris laughing] 497 00:17:59,244 --> 00:18:00,712 - All right, thank you much, good information. 498 00:18:00,712 --> 00:18:02,147 - You're welcome. 499 00:18:02,147 --> 00:18:05,250 [upbeat country music] 500 00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:09,321 - We have this Russian sage 501 00:18:09,321 --> 00:18:11,623 that we had planted about a year ago 502 00:18:11,623 --> 00:18:14,526 in this big cement planter box here, 503 00:18:14,526 --> 00:18:16,995 and well, it's gotten pretty big and wild. 504 00:18:16,995 --> 00:18:19,398 And we have a maple right here 505 00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:23,001 that we planted near our Russian sage. 506 00:18:23,001 --> 00:18:24,269 So what I wanna do, 507 00:18:24,269 --> 00:18:27,306 I wanna kinda reshape it to our liking. 508 00:18:27,306 --> 00:18:28,774 You know, we want to get these 509 00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:30,542 branches away from the maple. 510 00:18:31,743 --> 00:18:33,445 So I'm gonna go ahead and cut this one. 511 00:18:33,445 --> 00:18:35,814 So I can see, you know, where I'm leaving these here. 512 00:18:35,814 --> 00:18:37,850 So I'm gonna cut right above. 513 00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:40,752 You can kinda see where the new growth of leaves is. 514 00:18:40,752 --> 00:18:43,122 So I'm just gonna cut right above that. 515 00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:44,523 [pruner snipping] 516 00:18:44,523 --> 00:18:46,358 And again, as we have done with the other plants, 517 00:18:46,358 --> 00:18:47,893 we wanna do a slanted cut. 518 00:18:49,394 --> 00:18:50,963 So I'm going to go ahead 519 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:53,565 and keep cutting the branches at the same distance. 520 00:18:53,565 --> 00:18:54,733 You wanna keep, you know, 521 00:18:54,733 --> 00:18:56,835 cutting them at the same length 522 00:18:56,835 --> 00:18:58,837 so we can get a uniform shape. 523 00:19:00,038 --> 00:19:01,373 Seem a little cruel with our plants, 524 00:19:01,373 --> 00:19:03,375 but it's really a benefit to them. 525 00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:06,378 So I'm just keep cutting branches. 526 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:10,048 [pruner snipping] 527 00:19:10,048 --> 00:19:14,353 All right, so now our Russian sage is now in control 528 00:19:14,353 --> 00:19:17,656 and now, it's not touching our Japanese maple anymore. 529 00:19:17,656 --> 00:19:19,424 So that was the goal. 530 00:19:19,424 --> 00:19:22,828 [upbeat country music] 531 00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:24,997 - All right, here's our Q&A segment. Y'all ready? 532 00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:26,031 - Ready. - All right. 533 00:19:26,031 --> 00:19:27,266 - These are some good questions. 534 00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:29,501 - All right, here's our first viewer email. 535 00:19:29,501 --> 00:19:31,904 "Is there a way to control earwigs in the garden?" 536 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:33,639 And this is Alicia. 537 00:19:33,639 --> 00:19:35,174 So what do you think about that one, Joseph? 538 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:38,510 - Yeah, earwigs are, they're pretty tough to control. 539 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:42,648 Of course, they like moist, dark, covered. 540 00:19:42,648 --> 00:19:44,016 And you got your mulch, 541 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:45,717 and you got all kinds of different perennial plants 542 00:19:45,717 --> 00:19:48,754 and annual plants that they can hide under. 543 00:19:48,754 --> 00:19:50,222 They're also attracted to light. 544 00:19:50,222 --> 00:19:51,790 - Yeah. - So if you kinda reduce some 545 00:19:51,790 --> 00:19:54,526 of your outdoor lighting, that could also help. 546 00:19:54,526 --> 00:19:59,298 But a good way to reduce the population is use traps. 547 00:19:59,298 --> 00:20:03,802 So you can take burlap bags, bores, newspapers, 548 00:20:03,802 --> 00:20:05,270 and put them around the garden 549 00:20:05,270 --> 00:20:07,306 and just let those earwigs come to 'em. 550 00:20:07,306 --> 00:20:09,308 Check 'em daily, if they got something 551 00:20:09,308 --> 00:20:11,743 and dump 'em out, get rid of 'em. 552 00:20:11,743 --> 00:20:14,913 So that's a pretty easy way to handle them. 553 00:20:14,913 --> 00:20:16,181 And of course, you've always 554 00:20:16,181 --> 00:20:19,218 got chemical control like Sevin. 555 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:20,385 - Yeah, yeah. 556 00:20:20,385 --> 00:20:21,753 - Permethrin, something like that. 557 00:20:21,753 --> 00:20:22,854 - Yeah, read and follow the label 558 00:20:22,854 --> 00:20:24,122 if you're gonna use that. - Yeah. 559 00:20:24,122 --> 00:20:25,424 - She did say that she replaced the soil 560 00:20:25,424 --> 00:20:26,892 in a raised beds to try to get rid of them. 561 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:28,193 What do you think about that? 562 00:20:28,193 --> 00:20:29,928 - Yeah, she probably got 563 00:20:29,928 --> 00:20:30,963 a lot of 'em. - Trying to change 564 00:20:30,963 --> 00:20:32,097 the conditions, right? - Yeah, she probably got 565 00:20:32,097 --> 00:20:33,232 a lot of them out. 566 00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:35,000 But they're tough to get rid of. 567 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,268 I mean, they're just everywhere. 568 00:20:36,268 --> 00:20:38,437 And then sometimes when it gets warm, 569 00:20:38,437 --> 00:20:39,571 they'll get inside the house. 570 00:20:39,571 --> 00:20:41,840 And then they'll come back out through cracks. 571 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,943 So sealing up any cracks in your foundation 572 00:20:44,943 --> 00:20:47,145 and things like that will help them, 573 00:20:47,145 --> 00:20:48,780 keep them from getting in and out. 574 00:20:48,780 --> 00:20:50,816 - Yeah, so the key here is you have to know the conditions 575 00:20:50,816 --> 00:20:52,284 that they like to thrive in, right? 576 00:20:52,284 --> 00:20:54,686 So it's damp, moist conditions, so if you have drainage issues, 577 00:20:54,686 --> 00:20:56,355 you need to correct the drainage 578 00:20:56,355 --> 00:20:57,756 on that. - Yeah, absolutely. 579 00:20:57,756 --> 00:20:59,925 - If you're gonna use, you know, a pesticide, 580 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,493 read and follow the label on that. 581 00:21:01,493 --> 00:21:02,728 - Yep. - There's something else though. 582 00:21:02,728 --> 00:21:03,996 I actually learned this a couple years ago. 583 00:21:03,996 --> 00:21:05,530 You can use one of those containers, 584 00:21:05,530 --> 00:21:08,400 like a cool Miracle Whip container, right? 585 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:09,368 You can fill it, you know, 586 00:21:09,368 --> 00:21:11,203 full of, like, vegetable oil. - Yeah. 587 00:21:11,203 --> 00:21:12,804 - They're attracted to the smell of vegetable oil. 588 00:21:12,804 --> 00:21:15,374 Cut a top in the lid, yeah, let them drop in. 589 00:21:15,374 --> 00:21:17,209 - Let them drop on in. That's a good one. 590 00:21:17,209 --> 00:21:18,710 - Yeah, just position them, you know, 591 00:21:18,710 --> 00:21:20,946 in the areas around the plants where they're a problem. 592 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:22,981 They chew holes in the leaves is what they do. 593 00:21:22,981 --> 00:21:23,982 - Yeah. - Right. 594 00:21:23,982 --> 00:21:26,051 So they can be a nuisance, right? 595 00:21:26,051 --> 00:21:27,352 Then high populations, 596 00:21:27,352 --> 00:21:29,388 but those are some good means to correct them. 597 00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:30,789 - Definitely. - All right, 598 00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:32,357 thank you for that question, we appreciate that. 599 00:21:32,357 --> 00:21:33,825 Here's our next viewer email. 600 00:21:33,825 --> 00:21:36,061 "Why would the edges of my new 601 00:21:36,061 --> 00:21:39,031 potted Japanese maples leaves be turning brown?" 602 00:21:39,031 --> 00:21:40,265 And this is from Sheila. 603 00:21:40,265 --> 00:21:42,000 So why do you think that's the case? 604 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,037 - Oh, that sounds like too much water. 605 00:21:45,037 --> 00:21:49,141 I would say, you know, if you're watering your pot, 606 00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:51,343 you know, like, because it is potted, so. 607 00:21:51,343 --> 00:21:52,344 - Right, it is potted. 608 00:21:52,344 --> 00:21:54,012 - You know, when it's not in the ground, 609 00:21:54,012 --> 00:21:56,181 it's harder for the plants to, you know, 610 00:21:57,416 --> 00:22:00,952 stay, you know, with the right moisture. 611 00:22:00,952 --> 00:22:03,755 - Yeah. - So I would water it less. 612 00:22:03,755 --> 00:22:06,058 So if you're watering it maybe every three days 613 00:22:06,058 --> 00:22:09,027 or so, it depends on, like, also the time of year that you- 614 00:22:09,027 --> 00:22:10,062 - That's good. - You know, 615 00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:11,330 potted your plant in. - Yeah. 616 00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:13,465 - Because if it's in cooler temperatures, 617 00:22:13,465 --> 00:22:15,600 like in the spring or in fall, 618 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,436 you need to water it less. 619 00:22:17,436 --> 00:22:18,704 - That's good. - So you know, 620 00:22:18,704 --> 00:22:22,174 I would check on the pot every week, once a week. 621 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:24,242 If the soil is still moist, 622 00:22:24,242 --> 00:22:26,678 then I would wait a few more days, about three more days, 623 00:22:26,678 --> 00:22:27,779 and then check it again. 624 00:22:27,779 --> 00:22:30,115 That's my rule of thumb, you know? 625 00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:34,353 So, you know, you can wait even in between two weeks 626 00:22:34,353 --> 00:22:37,422 or so to water it if it's not too hot outside. 627 00:22:37,422 --> 00:22:40,058 Now, when it's in the summer, 628 00:22:40,058 --> 00:22:41,827 then you would water it more often, 629 00:22:41,827 --> 00:22:43,195 so maybe twice a week. 630 00:22:43,195 --> 00:22:45,197 So you can just check on your pot 631 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:46,998 once every three to four days. 632 00:22:46,998 --> 00:22:49,334 And I think that will be the solution to that. 633 00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:50,736 - I think that would be good. That was awesome. 634 00:22:50,736 --> 00:22:52,637 That was real good, real good recommendation there 635 00:22:52,637 --> 00:22:54,773 'cause she did say, "It's sitting in shade." 636 00:22:54,773 --> 00:22:56,041 - Yeah, she did. - So I mean, it's in the right, 637 00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:57,409 you know, light condition for the most part. 638 00:22:57,409 --> 00:22:58,410 - Exactly. 639 00:22:58,410 --> 00:23:00,412 - But I think she's loving it too much. 640 00:23:00,412 --> 00:23:02,447 - So watch the watering on that. - Exactly. 641 00:23:02,447 --> 00:23:03,615 - Then it's gonna be fine, right? 642 00:23:03,615 --> 00:23:04,816 - Yes. - 'Cause anytime those leaves 643 00:23:04,816 --> 00:23:06,818 brown around the edges, they start to curl up, 644 00:23:06,818 --> 00:23:08,453 yeah, there's always a watering issue. 645 00:23:08,453 --> 00:23:12,624 - Yes, don't be afraid to neglect your plant a little bit. 646 00:23:12,624 --> 00:23:14,126 You're not neglecting it, you're actually 647 00:23:14,126 --> 00:23:15,327 taking care of it. - Yeah, just a bit, 648 00:23:15,327 --> 00:23:16,628 just a little bit, just a little bit. 649 00:23:16,628 --> 00:23:17,763 And if need be, just stick your finger 650 00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:18,930 down in there sometimes. - Yeah, exactly. 651 00:23:18,930 --> 00:23:20,432 - Right, yeah, I do that a lot. 652 00:23:20,432 --> 00:23:21,867 Just stick that finger in there. 653 00:23:21,867 --> 00:23:23,969 If it comes out with nothing on it, you need to water. 654 00:23:23,969 --> 00:23:25,303 If it's got some little dirt 655 00:23:25,303 --> 00:23:27,472 and soil particles on it, probably good. 656 00:23:27,472 --> 00:23:28,540 - Probably good, yeah. 657 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:30,609 There's your soil moisture meter right here. 658 00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:31,777 - Yeah! - Right, that's right. 659 00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:33,311 - Thank you for that question, we appreciate that. 660 00:23:33,311 --> 00:23:35,013 Here's our next viewer email. 661 00:23:35,013 --> 00:23:38,216 "What is the best way to control crabgrass in my lawn?" 662 00:23:38,216 --> 00:23:41,086 And this is Greg from right here in Memphis, Tennessee. 663 00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:42,587 So guess what, Greg? 664 00:23:42,587 --> 00:23:43,889 Yeah, we know somebody who knows a little 665 00:23:43,889 --> 00:23:45,157 something about crabgrass. 666 00:23:45,157 --> 00:23:46,324 So what do you think about that, Joseph? 667 00:23:46,324 --> 00:23:47,793 - Man, crabgrass is a tough one. 668 00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:49,661 - Yeah. - It's a tough one to control. 669 00:23:49,661 --> 00:23:53,198 You know, crabgrass is a summer annual weed. 670 00:23:53,198 --> 00:23:54,800 So it means that it dies every winter 671 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,003 and then comes back in the spring once the seeds germinate. 672 00:23:58,003 --> 00:23:59,438 You know, when your soil, 673 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:01,773 top two, four inches of soil 674 00:24:01,773 --> 00:24:05,076 generally get about 55 degrees for several days, 675 00:24:05,076 --> 00:24:07,712 that's when the seeds start germinating. 676 00:24:07,712 --> 00:24:11,950 That's kinda gonna be around your February-March time frame. 677 00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:15,554 So it's good to get a good pre-emergent out at that time. 678 00:24:15,554 --> 00:24:17,255 - You know, actually since you're saying that, right, 679 00:24:17,255 --> 00:24:18,857 here's a good indicator when the soil 680 00:24:18,857 --> 00:24:20,158 will start to warm up, 681 00:24:20,158 --> 00:24:21,626 forsythias. - Forsythias. 682 00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:23,428 - Forsythia's in bloom, the soil is starting to warm up. 683 00:24:23,428 --> 00:24:24,663 - That's when it's, yeah, 684 00:24:24,663 --> 00:24:26,298 soil will start to warm up. - So crabgrass will start 685 00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:27,499 germinating then. - And when they kinda start 686 00:24:27,499 --> 00:24:30,402 dropping their flowers, their blooms, 687 00:24:30,402 --> 00:24:31,736 that's the time. - That's the time. 688 00:24:31,736 --> 00:24:33,271 - Yep, that's the time. 689 00:24:33,271 --> 00:24:37,242 So you know, crabgrass likes to grow in areas that are thin. 690 00:24:38,543 --> 00:24:42,981 So proper height cut your turf grass is important. 691 00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:46,351 They like a lot of irrigation. They like to be wet. 692 00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:48,320 So controlling that irrigation, you know, 693 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,523 water your lawn infrequent, 694 00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:53,091 but for longer periods of time. 695 00:24:53,091 --> 00:24:56,094 So instead of doing it three times a week 696 00:24:56,094 --> 00:24:58,830 for, you know, 10, 12 minutes, 697 00:24:58,830 --> 00:25:01,032 water it once a week for about 30 minutes. 698 00:25:01,032 --> 00:25:01,967 - That's good. 699 00:25:01,967 --> 00:25:03,301 - Get those roots down in there deep. 700 00:25:03,301 --> 00:25:04,970 - So yeah, you're talking about those cultural practices, 701 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:05,971 that's good. 702 00:25:05,971 --> 00:25:07,072 - Yeah, great cultural practices. 703 00:25:07,072 --> 00:25:08,640 And then again, a good pre-emergent 704 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,042 around February-March time. 705 00:25:11,042 --> 00:25:15,447 Good ones are like Dimension, Pendulum, and Barricade. 706 00:25:15,447 --> 00:25:16,615 - Yeah. - Work good. 707 00:25:16,615 --> 00:25:18,617 And then for post-emergent control, 708 00:25:18,617 --> 00:25:22,654 good one is Quinclorac, active ingredient. 709 00:25:22,654 --> 00:25:26,224 Again, follow label directions, get that down, 710 00:25:26,224 --> 00:25:28,693 and you'll get some good control on that crabgrass. 711 00:25:28,693 --> 00:25:31,029 - All right, probably gonna be multiple applications, yeah. 712 00:25:31,029 --> 00:25:32,864 - Yeah, definitely. - Yeah, for sure. 713 00:25:32,864 --> 00:25:34,299 - Yeah, you're not gonna get it the first time. 714 00:25:34,299 --> 00:25:36,868 You'll get some, it'll start to turn brown and kinda wilt. 715 00:25:36,868 --> 00:25:37,869 - Yeah. - And then, you know, 716 00:25:37,869 --> 00:25:39,671 you'll come back in 717 00:25:39,671 --> 00:25:41,773 at appropriate time, according to the label, 718 00:25:41,773 --> 00:25:43,775 and hit it again. 719 00:25:43,775 --> 00:25:45,010 - That old crabgrass, yeah. 720 00:25:45,010 --> 00:25:46,344 - It's tough. - I usually say, yeah, 721 00:25:46,344 --> 00:25:47,879 in my landscape, if it wasn't for crabgrass, 722 00:25:47,879 --> 00:25:49,381 I wouldn't have a yard. 723 00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:50,982 There you have it, Grant, appreciate that. 724 00:25:50,982 --> 00:25:53,418 So Rosa, Joe, fun as always. 725 00:25:53,418 --> 00:25:54,553 - Yes. - We're outta time. 726 00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:55,820 - Hey, thanks for having us on. 727 00:25:55,820 --> 00:25:57,422 - It was fun, thank you. - All right, thank you. 728 00:25:57,422 --> 00:25:59,925 Remember, we love to hear from you. 729 00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:01,626 Send us an email or letter. 730 00:26:01,626 --> 00:26:05,931 The email address is questions@familyplotgarden.com. 731 00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:08,333 And the mailing address is Family Plot, 732 00:26:08,333 --> 00:26:13,338 7151 Cherry Farms Road, Cordova, Tennessee 38016. 733 00:26:15,173 --> 00:26:18,510 Or you can go online to familyplotgarden.com. 734 00:26:19,544 --> 00:26:20,912 That's all we have time for today. 735 00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:22,414 Thanks for watching. 736 00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:24,649 If you want to learn more about anything we talked about, 737 00:26:24,649 --> 00:26:27,285 head on over to familyplotgarden.com. 738 00:26:27,285 --> 00:26:29,020 We have over a thousand videos 739 00:26:29,020 --> 00:26:31,556 about all sorts of gardening topics. 740 00:26:31,556 --> 00:26:32,991 Be sure to join us next week 741 00:26:32,991 --> 00:26:35,827 for The Family Plot" Gardening in the Mid-South. 742 00:26:35,827 --> 00:26:36,895 Be safe. 743 00:26:36,895 --> 00:26:39,965 [upbeat country music] 744 00:26:49,574 --> 00:26:51,576 [acoustic guitar chords]