WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:04.320 Katie r H Garden Line does not necessarily endorse any of the products or services 2 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:10.720 advertised on this program. Welcome to Katie r H Garden Line with Scape Richard. 3 00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:27.399 It's so crazy grim you just watch him as so many give things the 4 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:40.759 septasys well. Good Saturday morning. We are glad you're listening today. I 5 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:43.399 hope you are. We're going to give you a lot of good advice today 6 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:48.679 to help you have a beautiful landscape, a bountiful garden, whatever it is 7 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:52.159 that you're interested in growing, for trees to turf, to tomatoes, to 8 00:00:52.159 --> 00:00:57.039 herbs and everything in between. Some flowers as well. Our phone number if 9 00:00:57.039 --> 00:01:00.719 you'd like to give us a call seven one three two one two fifty eight 10 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:07.000 seventy four seven one three two one two KTRH. As simple as that. 11 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:12.640 I put something up on the website the other day and just wanted to make 12 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:17.959 a mention of it this morning. Doctor Lorry Stein, who is a fruit 13 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:23.799 specialist with Texas and m Agrolife Extension, put together some really good information that's 14 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:29.319 available online. I call it sage advice. Doctor Stein's been working with Fruit 15 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:33.120 Gosh for a long time. I think I probably first met him back in 16 00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:38.519 about nineteen eighty three or so, and he's just really an expert when it 17 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:44.680 comes to that. And what basically you put on up online is advice on 18 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:48.439 planting fruit trees. But it's not just like how to dig a whole advice. 19 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:53.760 He talks about plant the timing for planting, he talks about deciding what 20 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:56.920 fruit tree to plant. You know, there's just there's a lot of information. 21 00:01:56.959 --> 00:02:00.560 There's bear root trees, there's container grown trees there, you know, 22 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:02.840 a lot of different kinds of fruit. And where you're going to plant fruit 23 00:02:04.040 --> 00:02:07.400 goes into that, goes into how to plant fruit properly, that that's important, 24 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:13.240 believe it or not, very important. Maintaining a weed free zone around 25 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:17.759 the plants, how to go about that, and just basically everything in caring 26 00:02:17.759 --> 00:02:22.719 for your plant and getting it off to a good start. Again. The 27 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:27.199 link to that is on my website, which is gardening with Skip dot com. 28 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:30.840 Gardening with Skip dot Com, I send your link right over to it. 29 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.800 By the way, on the website there you can also find our updated 30 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:39.599 lawn care schedule and our lawn pest disease and weed management schedule. And October 31 00:02:39.639 --> 00:02:44.280 is a big month in the lawn in fact, you're going to need both 32 00:02:44.280 --> 00:02:46.520 schedules in front of you to really look and see the things that are going 33 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:49.719 on and what you need to do, what you need to get done, 34 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:53.000 and so on. But well, for example, one of the things, 35 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:55.879 get some a's mite down there on the ground. If you have not put 36 00:02:55.879 --> 00:03:00.520 asimite down this year, you ought to consider on an application. Now, 37 00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:04.759 we typically tie it to the fertilizer time, but it doesn't have to be. 38 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:07.319 You can put as might down any time of the year you want. 39 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:10.680 It's not nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, it's not the big nutrients on the 40 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:15.400 fertilizer bag. It's trace elements. And trace elements are as essential as are 41 00:03:15.800 --> 00:03:21.599 the ones that are needed in large quantities. But as the word trace implies, 42 00:03:22.039 --> 00:03:24.439 we just need a trace of them, but they're absolutely essential as well. 43 00:03:24.520 --> 00:03:29.319 So that's why we say that don't mix it with your fertilizer, apply 44 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.439 it separately. And that's really true. Anytime you fill your fertilizer hopper with 45 00:03:32.520 --> 00:03:38.400 anything, you probably need to separate the two things you're going to apply and 46 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:44.000 make two applications because the particle size is almost always different between two different things. 47 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:49.039 Maybe you're putting down an insecticide or a fungicide, or a fertilizer or 48 00:03:49.080 --> 00:03:53.000 a herbicide. Those are all different or maybe two different kinds of fertilizer if 49 00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:58.280 you were wanting to do that, And some people do make it separate because 50 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:00.800 the particle size is different and you want to get good even application. That 51 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:06.800 is very important unless you like a striped yard. And I've seen some pretty 52 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:14.159 interesting stripe yards of my time where the the application overlapped and you kind of 53 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:19.639 got bands of double applied nitrogen versus normal applied nitrogen. But yeah, Azimite 54 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:24.319 Texas dot com is a website where you can learn a lot more about as 55 00:04:24.439 --> 00:04:29.879 mite. It's it's uh. It is a quality product and very popular product 56 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:33.959 and widely widely available. Uh. Buchanans plants and the heights. I wanted 57 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:39.480 to mention some things about them. First of all, Buchanans really specializes in 58 00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:44.079 native plants and uh, they were on one of their social media they were 59 00:04:44.079 --> 00:04:50.279 talking about fragrant missed flower Adgertina have an incest that is a flower that really 60 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:57.160 provides beautiful blossoms and we don't talk about it enough, but it's a large 61 00:04:57.240 --> 00:05:01.160 kind of evergreen shop very prolific white blue clusters. It's a Central Texas native 62 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:03.800 as a matter of fact, And oh my gosh, is it ever a 63 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:08.160 butterfly magnet? And they have it there. They of course, they have 64 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:13.279 a lot of things there at Buchanan's Native Plants, that is for sure. 65 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:18.720 This selection I find, you know, I've been doing this thirty four years, 66 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:23.439 and you'd think I'd heard every plant there is. But every time we 67 00:05:23.560 --> 00:05:26.959 turn around, it seems like Buchanans has come up with some new native that 68 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:30.399 they now have available. Used to be natives were hard to find, not 69 00:05:30.519 --> 00:05:33.160 anymore. I just go to Buchanans Plants and you can find them and a 70 00:05:33.240 --> 00:05:39.680 whole lot more. They have a lot of good information at Buchanansplants dot Com. 71 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:44.199 They're on East eleventh Street in the Heights, so it's not hard to 72 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.639 find them. We're centrally located. I always say, we got the best 73 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:50.759 garden centers in the whole state of Texas and really beyond. You know, 74 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:54.000 if it's the best in Texas, it's gotta be the best in the world 75 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:57.319 inherently. Right well, here in Houston, we've got north, south, 76 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:01.360 east, West, Central Buchanans Plants is when I'm say Central, That's what 77 00:06:01.399 --> 00:06:05.040 I'm talking about, just a really high, high quality garden center with a 78 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:11.120 lot of good information. I filled up a bird feeder the other day and 79 00:06:11.720 --> 00:06:15.079 make sure that our birds have plenty to eat, and also I made sure 80 00:06:15.160 --> 00:06:18.600 that they have plenty of water. Water is really important for your birds. 81 00:06:18.759 --> 00:06:21.639 As we move into these fall months, the days get shorter, the nights 82 00:06:21.680 --> 00:06:26.959 get longer. There's just a little bit less daytime hours for our birds to 83 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:29.360 fuel up. They spend a little more time on the roost at night. 84 00:06:29.720 --> 00:06:32.199 Well how do you get them through that? Well, Wabirds Unlimited has the 85 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:38.319 Winter super Blend, and the Winter super Blend is packed with fat and protein. 86 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:41.319 The birds need that, you know, to build up the reserves to 87 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:45.079 get them through the winter season. I still have a few of the roofous 88 00:06:45.160 --> 00:06:46.959 hummingbirds hanging out around here. I don't know if you've seen them at your 89 00:06:46.959 --> 00:06:51.759 house, but they'll occasionally come by and so leave a hummingbird feeder out through 90 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:56.199 the holidays. You might be lucky enough to have one of those winter visitors. 91 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:59.439 Now, Wibirds unlimiteds all over town. You can find them in Katie 92 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:04.160 Pearland, Kingwood Clearlake Cypress Memorial bel Air seven locations. You can go to 93 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:13.920 WBU dot com forward slash Houston, WBU dot com forward slash Houston and find 94 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:16.160 out where the wild burgeon near you is. By the way, holidays are 95 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:20.680 coming, and I'm telling you if you've not thought about this before, Wabird's 96 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:26.040 unlimited awesome place for holiday gifts. I mean, even if you're going over 97 00:07:26.279 --> 00:07:31.360 someplace for Thanksgiving, it may be somebody maybe across another state. How about 98 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:38.160 a bird feeder from Wabirds Unlimited or some other really cool thing. Anybody would 99 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:42.439 appreciate having something cool like that, and they have the quality products there. 100 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:46.319 We are going to take a little break right here. Our phone number is 101 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.079 seven one three two one two fifty eight seventy four. When we come back, 102 00:07:49.120 --> 00:07:54.319 Maureen, you will be the first up. Good Saturday morning, Good 103 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:57.680 Saturday morning. You're listening to garden Line. I'm your host, Skip Richter, 104 00:07:57.800 --> 00:08:00.879 and we're here to answer gardening questions. Our phone number is seven to 105 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:05.720 one three two one two KTRH. Simple as that, seven one three two 106 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:11.279 one two kt r H. If you've not been to Quality feed ever, 107 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:13.439 or if you haven't been in a while, you need to go. I 108 00:08:13.519 --> 00:08:16.120 used to go all the time, and they're in their older location. Now 109 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:20.000 they're in the new location. Really nice. It's still that same old fashioned 110 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:24.839 feed store feel and everything you could possibly need, ever fertilizer I talk about, 111 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:28.319 and then some anything you need for pest disease, weeds. They've got 112 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:31.080 it all there. They specialize in chickens too. By the way, I 113 00:08:31.080 --> 00:08:35.000 don't know if you're into backyard chickens, but this is your place. I 114 00:08:35.039 --> 00:08:39.159 mean they are constantly getting shipments and new chicks in. They got all the 115 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:43.840 supplies you need to do that. And they're they're in central north central area 116 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:48.480 of Houston. That's on Luzon Street eighteen thirteen Louzon that's near the intersection Equipment 117 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:52.440 and Allsion. They're open Monday through Friday nine to six, Saturdays nine to 118 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:56.879 four, and Sundays eleven thirty to four pm. They've been a Houston tradition 119 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:05.600 since nineteen twenty and boy are they ever stocked up on cool season vegetable plants. 120 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:07.159 I mean, they've got a If you implanted garlic before, you ought 121 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:11.919 to try their Dutch valley softnt neck garlic. It is one that is well 122 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:16.840 worth growing and then all the other cool season plants. Now's the time cool 123 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:22.000 season plants for vegetables that is, and also the perennial herbs. They've got 124 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:24.600 those, and now's the time to get them planted. So don't delay. 125 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:28.320 Just run over there, not too far away from you, Quality Feed and 126 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:31.159 Garden. You can go to qualityfeedco dot com you want to find out more 127 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:37.039 information. We're gonna now head out to Lakeside of States and talk to Maureene. 128 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:41.360 Good morning, Marlene Marine, Good, good morning to you. I 129 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:50.039 sort of know the answer, but my live oaks are just dropping the egcorns. 130 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:56.159 And it happened really intense as it is now, several years back, 131 00:09:56.240 --> 00:10:01.120 and I just raked bookoos of those big, large black bags. But I 132 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:07.240 couldn't remember whether I can do anything. I know that they've been shocked by 133 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:11.080 the intense weather, but I just don't remember. So what do you do 134 00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:16.480 other than race? Yeah, you've got it. Unfortunately, there's just not 135 00:10:16.559 --> 00:10:18.840 a way other than that to deal with it, you know, unless you 136 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:22.679 do out of one of these. There is such a thing, by the 137 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:26.200 way as a yard vacuum. Vacuum, yes, vacuum. The reason I 138 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:28.639 don't like to use those though, is there. They're pulling up all the 139 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:33.159 organic matter on the sole surface as well. Anything looser, all right, 140 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:35.799 now, I won't want that. And so what do I do to help 141 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:41.039 the tree? Obviously it's in stress. Yeah, well, what has helped 142 00:10:41.039 --> 00:10:45.360 the tree is getting some rain. That is the most important thing, getting 143 00:10:45.399 --> 00:10:48.480 those soil reserves. And it's got that. It doesn't need a lot of 144 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:52.240 fertilizer right now. I mean you could put some down if you want. 145 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:56.080 The thing you put on for your lawn the fall fertilizer would be fine for 146 00:10:56.200 --> 00:10:58.919 live oaks as well at this time. When we get into next spring, 147 00:11:00.200 --> 00:11:03.120 you know, when you start seeing new growth appearing, that'd be another good 148 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:05.399 time if you're going to do some fertilizing. But you know, as that 149 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:11.080 livo gets bigger and it becomes a large, stately tree, we're not wanting 150 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:13.799 to push a lot of new growth. And so that that's right, No, 151 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:18.360 it is, it's there now. No, I have my lake Fide 152 00:11:18.480 --> 00:11:24.440 estate was developed in the early seventies. So these little babies aren't These are 153 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:28.120 Grandpa, Grandpa and grandma. These are huge all right. Well, in 154 00:11:28.159 --> 00:11:33.039 that case, I wouldn't fertilize it. And yeah, Okay, I'm not. 155 00:11:33.759 --> 00:11:37.240 I don't think I will. I have a short question, which is 156 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:41.360 my dianthus or in the ground. I bought them a couple of weeks back, 157 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:46.120 with your guidance, and so I put nutrients in the soil and they're 158 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:50.639 happy, some of them. Because we'd had some rain. Look as though 159 00:11:50.679 --> 00:11:56.679 I could start taking off the flowers that are getting not attractive, straggly. 160 00:11:58.080 --> 00:12:03.639 So should I feed? How soon should I feed them? Again? So 161 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:07.879 they went in the ground three weeks ago. Three weeks ago. Have you 162 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:11.399 have you put a has to grow a treatment on? Yes, that's what 163 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:15.399 I started. Okay, yeah, I did that on you know, plant 164 00:12:15.440 --> 00:12:18.000 them, but I didn't know when to do it again, and figuring the 165 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:22.440 flower they're hungry. Yeah, yeah, absolutely well. And and the first 166 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:26.080 goal is to get that root system built, the plant ready to go, 167 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:30.519 because when you've got a robust plant, then it's going to flower. You 168 00:12:30.559 --> 00:12:33.159 know that it's ready to go. On there, I would do has to 169 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:35.879 grow again. I normally do it three times. You do it right when 170 00:12:35.919 --> 00:12:39.039 you plant, to water the plant in and I'll do it maybe a week 171 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:43.080 apart, but you you know three weeks are still fine, go ahead and 172 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:46.519 do it again. I think that'll be fine for them, and just watch 173 00:12:46.559 --> 00:12:50.360 how they're looking, you know, if they if they just seem like if 174 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:52.559 they don't have good color, they need a little boost. We could switch 175 00:12:52.600 --> 00:12:56.919 over to something with a little more nitrogen in it. But in general you 176 00:12:56.960 --> 00:12:58.480 shouldn't have to do that. They ought to be okay with just the has 177 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:05.679 to grow good enough. And I assume that I can treat my cosanthram moms 178 00:13:05.720 --> 00:13:09.399 the same way. Yes, they went in the same time, same has 179 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:16.080 to grow and they're looking great, but I know that great doesn't last if 180 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:18.879 you don't help them out, So that has to grow again for them too. 181 00:13:20.159 --> 00:13:24.559 That would be just fine. I use it for any kind of anytime 182 00:13:24.600 --> 00:13:28.879 I'm transplanting, I'll do it several times just to help that plant get established. 183 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:31.879 Because it's got more than just the six twelve six in it. It's 184 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:37.559 got the salt medina soil activator, it's got humic acid seaweed extracts, so 185 00:13:37.879 --> 00:13:39.919 it's really good. You can even use it as a folier. It's not 186 00:13:39.960 --> 00:13:43.559 going to burn the plants. So if you want to mix it in a 187 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:46.240 little water and I use a watering can, I guess you could use a 188 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:50.120 sprayer, but I just drench it over the plants, get it on the 189 00:13:50.200 --> 00:13:54.000 leaves, and let it run to the ground. Good enough, Okay, 190 00:13:54.120 --> 00:13:58.200 I'll just hang on listen to the rest of the show. Thank you so 191 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.440 much. Hey, thanks for joing Mari. You take care of by bye. 192 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:09.639 Yeah. That's an excellent, excellent product. And we're in planting season. 193 00:14:09.799 --> 00:14:13.759 You know, I've talked about this a bunch of times this fall, 194 00:14:13.799 --> 00:14:18.720 but there is no better planting season than fall. Now, you can plant 195 00:14:18.759 --> 00:14:22.279 twelve months of the year here in the Greater Houston areas, Southeast Texas, 196 00:14:22.320 --> 00:14:28.039 or Texas for that matter, but fall is the best. And here's why. 197 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:33.639 You have all the months of winter and early spring to mid spring to 198 00:14:33.080 --> 00:14:39.200 get roots established and roots grow. When the soil temperature is around, not 199 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:43.879 below, maybe well around it's fifty to fifty five degrees, that's just fine 200 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:46.960 for root growth. And as it gets to sixty and so on, and 201 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:50.240 our soil didn't get cold here. This isn't the north where you know the 202 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:54.519 freeze line goes a foot deep in the soil or more. Our soil stays 203 00:14:54.559 --> 00:15:00.320 mild here. And that woody ornamental, that shrub tree, woody vine, 204 00:15:00.399 --> 00:15:05.200 the perennials, the ornamental native are the perennial and native types of grasses, 205 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:09.759 the perennial herbs, and just anything like that. When you plant it in 206 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:15.000 the fall, you have a head start on spring. And everyone remembers what 207 00:15:15.080 --> 00:15:18.879 this summer was like. It was brutal. It was brutal. Well, 208 00:15:18.320 --> 00:15:22.440 plants that got planted at the beginning of summer versus a plant they got planted 209 00:15:22.480 --> 00:15:28.320 the previous fall is a huge difference, huge difference. So if you're thinking 210 00:15:28.320 --> 00:15:31.399 about putting those in, go ahead and get them in now. You have 211 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:35.639 a great head start on the spring. We are going to now head out 212 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:41.120 to Tomball and talk to David. Hello David, good morning, sir. 213 00:15:41.200 --> 00:15:45.399 Hey, it's about two weeks ago. I talked to you about a Myer's 214 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:48.399 lemon tree and fig. Well, I went to RCW and I got a 215 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:52.399 fig and a Myer's lemon put them in the ground, and I asked him, 216 00:15:52.399 --> 00:15:56.759 I said, do y'all have anything that will just that I can water 217 00:15:56.879 --> 00:16:02.039 in and kickstart these things to really make them get going. Yes, they 218 00:16:02.080 --> 00:16:03.720 sold they sold me some stuff. I can't remember what it was, but 219 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:08.159 I remember on the they sold it to me In bulk and it was Yeah, 220 00:16:08.200 --> 00:16:11.720 it said fruit and citrus on it. You can take it back and 221 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:15.080 pay half price to fill the juck up. That may tell you what it 222 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:18.080 is. I don't know. I don't know what exactly what. It looks 223 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:19.879 like rabbit food to me, but anyway, I put it down watered in. 224 00:16:21.720 --> 00:16:26.200 Uh. The citrus doing great. It looks like it killed the fig 225 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:30.240 and maybe did I The leaves have kind of withered up and everything. Do 226 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:33.759 I need to just pull that thing out of the ground and start over or 227 00:16:33.159 --> 00:16:36.600 is there something to do with it? Well, it did not kill I 228 00:16:36.720 --> 00:16:41.240 guarantee you that product does not kill the fig. But it is excellent. 229 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:45.480 They sell a root stimulator that they have there, uh, and they have 230 00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:48.480 several other products that they will sell you for helping a plant get established. 231 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:52.600 And they're excellent, excellent products that you're not gonna You're not gonna kill a 232 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:56.759 plant with them. I don't know what would have done that to you said 233 00:16:56.759 --> 00:17:00.159 it was a fig that died, right, Yeah, it was the I'm 234 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:04.839 willing to say the celeste celestia hunt and it it doesn't look like I mean 235 00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:10.160 the leaves that just withered up, like like the tree just got dying on 236 00:17:10.279 --> 00:17:14.240 me. Well, something happened to the roots. I don't know what. 237 00:17:14.759 --> 00:17:18.359 Uh it too wet, too dry? H who knows? You know? 238 00:17:18.400 --> 00:17:22.160 I can't. I don't have a crystal ball to look backwards and see what 239 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:26.759 that was. But don't not use that product. Now, follow the label, 240 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:29.559 that's for sure. Anything you put down, you want to follow the 241 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:33.240 label. Well, I followed their strokes well in this case. Yeah, 242 00:17:33.319 --> 00:17:34.680 and this came about a cup, but take about a cup ful? About 243 00:17:34.680 --> 00:17:40.880 a cup fool springing around it, watering in or yeah? But well, 244 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:45.440 is that a pretty resilient enough that it may come back? Or just when 245 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:48.960 do I just jerk it out of the ground and start over. I wouldn't 246 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.559 give up on it just yet. Take your little thumbnail and scratch the bark. 247 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:56.599 Just scratch right underneath the brown bark. And if you see creamy light 248 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:00.200 green to white, creamy color, that's good, that's alive. If you 249 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:04.920 see paper sack or pecan brown, that branch is dead. But I would 250 00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:08.839 wait because it may come back on you. And I think probably what they 251 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:14.200 sold you was was a microlife product that they often sell for planting, and 252 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:17.720 you cannot burn a plant with that and you can't. You know, it's 253 00:18:17.720 --> 00:18:22.720 a good, good product. So we had some good rain out there and 254 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:26.640 it's I planted it with them, and then we've had some good soaking, 255 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:29.240 so maybe it's getting too much water. I don't know. Well, if 256 00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:33.960 you know our clay soils, a hole in a clay soil is an underground 257 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:37.400 bathtub and it holds water really well in a clay soil. And that's just 258 00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:40.599 one of the things we have to deal with. And the figs aren't usually 259 00:18:40.599 --> 00:18:44.799 that picky about it. But I don't know. I can't predict what happened 260 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:48.599 or diagnosed backwards what happened, but I can tell you this, those products 261 00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:52.799 are good and I would just be ready to go again if you wanted to, 262 00:18:53.279 --> 00:18:56.559 you know, get another fig. I don't know if you have plans 263 00:18:56.559 --> 00:19:00.440 of planting another fig or not. You keep oneting a container, but if 264 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:03.839 not, just go back there and get one when you're ready. Give it 265 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:06.119 until spring, let's see if it comes out. And you have to be 266 00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:10.200 patient with it because things wake up a little bit slow, and before you 267 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:12.680 see some new growth popping out, to know if it's if it's still alive 268 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:17.519 or not. All righty, thank you all right, David, thank you. 269 00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:21.720 I appreciate that call very much. Yeah, the folks at RCW they 270 00:19:21.920 --> 00:19:25.559 know when it comes to planting trees and shrubs and anything, they know what 271 00:19:25.599 --> 00:19:30.720 they're talking about because I mean they grow their own trees in Plantersville wide selection. 272 00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:32.839 By the way, this was a fruit tree call. But I'm telling 273 00:19:32.880 --> 00:19:37.920 you, if you need an ornamental tree, RCW has everything that you need. 274 00:19:37.319 --> 00:19:41.559 And you know, every weekend in October they still got their little funning 275 00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:47.440 games show going on out there. It's a little fall festival. There's refreshments 276 00:19:47.440 --> 00:19:49.839 and snacks for the families, and so I guess there's but your last chance 277 00:19:49.839 --> 00:19:53.039 to go out and do that. But while you're out there, you'll enjoy 278 00:19:53.079 --> 00:19:59.359 also a fifteen percent discount on all those trees. So fifteen percent discount at 279 00:19:59.440 --> 00:20:03.119 RCWS if if you've never been there before. That's the nursery where Tambo Parkway 280 00:20:03.559 --> 00:20:07.960 two forty nine comes into Beltway eight. Just go to RCW Nurseries dot com. 281 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:11.480 You can find out more about them there. We're gonna take a break 282 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:17.200 now, and our phone number is seven one three two one two fifty eight 283 00:20:17.400 --> 00:20:22.319 seventy four seven one three two one two k T r H. Give us 284 00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:26.960 a call. Let's talk gardening about whatever is of interest to you. When 285 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:30.880 we come back, let's see Sandy and Ken. You will be the first 286 00:20:30.079 --> 00:20:34.400 two up and I'm going to turn it over to Nikki for the news. 287 00:20:34.839 --> 00:20:38.920 Well, good morning. You are listening to Gardenline and we're here to talk 288 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:44.839 about gardening. Obviously our phone number seven one three two one two k t 289 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:51.240 r H. Seven one three two one two k t r H. If 290 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:56.839 if you have not fertilized your lawn yet this fall, let me suggest that 291 00:20:56.920 --> 00:21:02.119 you take a good hard look at Nolson plant Food carbo Load. Now, 292 00:21:02.480 --> 00:21:07.519 Carboload is designed exactly for this season. Nelson Plant Food has been producing quality 293 00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:11.960 products since they started forty years ago. In fact, October fourteenth was our 294 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:17.880 fortieth anniversary when they open for business, and they just keep adding one quality 295 00:21:17.920 --> 00:21:22.519 product after another, and Carboload is the fertilizer for this season. It's a 296 00:21:22.559 --> 00:21:26.640 ten ten twenty, so it's got the really good pack of potassium in it. 297 00:21:26.640 --> 00:21:30.359 It also has a pre emergent herbicide, so you need to That would 298 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:33.279 be a reason it's time to fertilize anyway, but that would be a reason 299 00:21:33.559 --> 00:21:36.960 to go ahead and get it down as soon as you can. You want 300 00:21:36.960 --> 00:21:40.559 to get a hold of all the winter weeds. They as temperatures cool off 301 00:21:40.599 --> 00:21:44.039 and germinate. Are cool off and we get some moisture, they're going to 302 00:21:44.039 --> 00:21:47.680 germinate. In fact, here comes these cooler temperatures, a little bit of 303 00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:49.759 rainfall, we will see a lot of things happening in our yards, and 304 00:21:51.079 --> 00:21:53.799 one of them is the sprouting of winter weeds. Carbo load will prevent that 305 00:21:53.920 --> 00:22:00.000 as well as providing a quality fertilizer, as all fertilizers from Nelson Plant Food 306 00:22:00.079 --> 00:22:03.480 It are. I'd highly recommend that you do not delay, because you know, 307 00:22:03.559 --> 00:22:07.880 it's kind of like playing baseball. If you swing after the ball goes 308 00:22:07.920 --> 00:22:10.759 over the plate, it's not going to go well right. Well, it's 309 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:14.039 the same thing. You don't want to put a pre emergent down after the 310 00:22:14.079 --> 00:22:15.960 weeds are already up and growing. You want to get it down before. 311 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:19.400 So just another reason to do that. Let's head out to Cyprus and we're 312 00:22:19.400 --> 00:22:23.480 going to talk to Sandy. Hello, Sandy, good morning, Skid, 313 00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:29.599 good morning. I wanted to ask you a question about aphid. Okay, 314 00:22:30.039 --> 00:22:33.359 do they bite number one and number two if they get on your skin. 315 00:22:33.839 --> 00:22:38.200 What do you do? They don't bite, they don't have that kind of 316 00:22:38.200 --> 00:22:44.400 mouth part. They have a little mouth part they stick down into the leaf 317 00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:48.240 to suck the juices out of it. So there's nothing to do about them. 318 00:22:48.359 --> 00:22:55.200 Just brush them off with your hand or the water. Yeah. Well, 319 00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:57.759 I washed my hand and then took a shower. O know what else 320 00:22:57.799 --> 00:23:03.240 to do? Because it happened yesterday. Okay, And and if they get 321 00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:06.640 on your like, the reason they got on me is because I was picking 322 00:23:06.640 --> 00:23:11.079 my hot ki and peppers and they were so close to each other and I 323 00:23:11.119 --> 00:23:15.680 didn't realize that apids were on the back of them, the leaves, and 324 00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:18.039 so that some of them got on me. But can I just wipe them 325 00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:21.640 off the peppers and eat them? Still? Learn it? Oh? Yeah 326 00:23:21.720 --> 00:23:22.799 yeah, just rent them off, squirt them, you know, put them 327 00:23:22.880 --> 00:23:26.680 under running water and just blast them right off of there. Uh. They're 328 00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:32.359 easy to dislodge with a squirt of water. Okay, Yeah, thank you 329 00:23:32.400 --> 00:23:36.839 so much. You great day you as well. Thank you. I appreciate 330 00:23:37.160 --> 00:23:41.519 appreciate your call. Uh. Listen, the folks up at D and D 331 00:23:41.640 --> 00:23:47.559 feed in tom Ball. I was out there just yesterday visiting with Dover family. 332 00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:51.480 The place just keeps getting better. It just they had opened a whole 333 00:23:51.480 --> 00:23:53.400 new little section that I wouldn't even aware of. And I mean they had 334 00:23:53.559 --> 00:23:57.880 all kinds of supplies in that section. You need a garden hose or or 335 00:23:57.920 --> 00:24:03.400 a handgun squirt. They have one of those bulk seed bin dispenser, so 336 00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:07.000 you can go along and if you don't want to buy a little packet of 337 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:08.559 seed, you can just grab them, get a little scoop and buy them 338 00:24:08.559 --> 00:24:11.920 by the bulk. Lots of good quality seeds in there, and that is 339 00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:15.680 a very economical way too, by the way, to pick up pick up 340 00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:18.759 seeds, those tried and true varieties they have done well locally. Now they've 341 00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:23.000 also got other kinds of seeds. They've got anything you need for your lawn. 342 00:24:23.079 --> 00:24:26.039 I'd keep telling you this time fertilized time, put on a per emergent, 343 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:29.440 if you're going to do that, well, they've got all of that 344 00:24:29.599 --> 00:24:32.839 and a lot more at d and defeed, they're three miles west of two 345 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:36.799 forty nine on twenty nine to twenty down there in Tomball. You just head 346 00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:40.200 out west and look over to the left. About three miles out you'll be 347 00:24:40.319 --> 00:24:44.759 there. And when you go inside you'll know why I always am bragging about 348 00:24:44.799 --> 00:24:48.920 d and defeed your hometown feed store up in the Tomball area. And speaking 349 00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:52.799 of the Tomball area, let's go up and talk to Ken. Hello, 350 00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:59.079 Ken, Hey, good morning, good morning, thanks for talking my I 351 00:24:59.079 --> 00:25:03.519 had a question on my pine trees. A couple of my pine trees for 352 00:25:03.599 --> 00:25:12.160 the past year or so, like the ends of the neagles will turn a 353 00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:22.240 kind of a bronze orange color, and it's like the the one third there 354 00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:26.440 towards the end, and then the rest of them are green. And then 355 00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:33.920 I'm just curious if you've heard of that before. So, so the end 356 00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:37.319 of the shoot is green and it's it's it's bronze. Back from that, 357 00:25:40.480 --> 00:25:47.200 it's green. Yeah, from the from the like the branch to the two 358 00:25:47.200 --> 00:25:52.160 thirds. First two thirds is green and then the bronze orange color. That's 359 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:56.920 a stress response. You know, we have things that are evergreens, but 360 00:25:57.079 --> 00:26:03.079 evergreen leaves don't live for those leaves have a life cycle. Your live oaks 361 00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:06.880 will drop leaves when we go into spring and get new growth because those old 362 00:26:06.960 --> 00:26:10.279 leaves are being cast off. That's true of magnolia trees and pine trees and 363 00:26:10.319 --> 00:26:12.319 a lot of things but when you go through stress, that's a little more 364 00:26:12.359 --> 00:26:18.279 aggravated and it's just casting off those old leaves. Probably the drought conditions we 365 00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:22.359 had this summer. If anything damaged the roots, compacted the soil, you're 366 00:26:22.359 --> 00:26:25.920 in a trench around it. That would also be an example of something that 367 00:26:25.960 --> 00:26:30.720 could cause that kind of damage. But it's nothing to worry about. Yeah, 368 00:26:30.720 --> 00:26:33.440 they got water now, they ought to be good to go and just 369 00:26:33.519 --> 00:26:37.279 continue on from here. I don't the fact that the ends of the branches 370 00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:40.680 are still green, that's a good sign. I think you'll be okay, 371 00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:44.880 all right, okay, thank you, all right, thank you. I 372 00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:48.880 appreciate that call to Let's go now to South Houston. We're going to talk 373 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:52.759 to Jim. Hello, Jim, Hey, thanks for taking my phone call. 374 00:26:53.240 --> 00:26:57.599 I have an issue with an asparagus spern It's been planted in this bed 375 00:26:57.720 --> 00:27:03.160 for probably four years. Never had any problem with it, even during the 376 00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:07.079 draft that survived, and now all of a sudden, I know they're not 377 00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:10.319 frands, but for the practical purposes, I'm gonna call them frants. It 378 00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:14.200 should be dying one by one by one. I don't know what's going on 379 00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:18.319 because it looks like that should be a pretty easy plant to grow. Can 380 00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:21.680 you tell me? I use hash to grow by the way, about three 381 00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:23.839 weeks ago, and it's just I don't know what's going on out there with 382 00:27:23.880 --> 00:27:27.480 it. Any any advice. Well, we can eliminate the has to grow 383 00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:30.319 as a problem. You're not going to burn a plant with it. And 384 00:27:30.359 --> 00:27:37.279 I mean unless you just you know, quadruple you know, applying it. 385 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:40.680 But even at that you're not I don't think you're gonna burn a plant with 386 00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:45.240 has to grow. That's something's wrong in the crown or roots of the plant. 387 00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:48.880 And I can't tell you exactly what it is. It could be a 388 00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:53.759 root rot, it could be certainly if it goes through a stress like dry 389 00:27:53.799 --> 00:27:57.880 conditions, that can happen, but those are pretty resilient. They've got those 390 00:27:59.000 --> 00:28:03.799 underground little storage. It looked like little potatoes under there that store moisture. 391 00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:08.240 And it takes an extended drought to really do some damage to them. But 392 00:28:08.279 --> 00:28:11.640 that's a possibility. It's a possibility. I guess if it was very water 393 00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:15.839 logged for a while that could happen, or just a disease itself. I 394 00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:19.200 don't want to send you out to get some fungerside to drench over it, 395 00:28:19.599 --> 00:28:25.000 not knowing what's wrong. If one looks like it's about to die out, 396 00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:27.680 and you know, you just realize this one's probably not coming back, I'd 397 00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:30.920 go ahead and dig it up and pull it up and take a look, 398 00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:33.720 take a look at the roots in the bottom and see if there's a lot 399 00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:38.400 of rock there. It's dying in sections, it's not like throughout the entire 400 00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:45.119 plant. So those roots are not easy to get up. They are very 401 00:28:45.240 --> 00:28:49.000 extensive, and they are extensive and very difficult to dig out. Yeah, 402 00:28:49.119 --> 00:28:59.400 I did plant about two weeks ago, I did plant a crpe martle not 403 00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:03.119 too far from that plant. So perhaps I damage the roots when I dug 404 00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:07.400 the ground for the crape myrtle. But you'd have to do like you I 405 00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:10.880 think. You know, they are so resilient. You see them in in 406 00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:15.440 in esplanades and all, which is one of the ways I choose my plants 407 00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:18.279 because I figure they can grow on an esplanade. They're going to pretty grow 408 00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:21.720 easily for me. So I think, apologically, I'm just going to end 409 00:29:21.799 --> 00:29:25.160 up digging this thing up and planting another one in its place. But actually, 410 00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:26.759 does I agree, And I know it's a booger to dig I got 411 00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:30.519 to go to a break here. But if you do pull one up, 412 00:29:30.680 --> 00:29:33.519 look and if you don't see any rotting, just put it back in the 413 00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:36.599 ground. It's probably fine because this is fall, it's time to plant. 414 00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:38.000 It won't hurt to dig it up and put it back in the ground. 415 00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:41.720 But if you see rotting, give me a call back and we can talk 416 00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:44.599 about next steps. All right, Sorry, I got to run. It's 417 00:29:44.640 --> 00:29:48.359 time for another break here, but our phone number seven one three two one 418 00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:53.039 two fifty eight seventy four will be right back. Well, good Saturday morning. 419 00:29:53.160 --> 00:29:57.599 We're glad you're listening this morning. We are talking gardening on garden Line. 420 00:29:57.799 --> 00:30:04.359 Our phone number seven one three two one two fifty eight seventy four falls 421 00:30:04.400 --> 00:30:08.200 for planting. I'm going to say it again and again and again, but 422 00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:11.839 I'm also going to say when you are going to have success with plants, 423 00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:15.440 you got to take care of the brown stuff before you take care of the 424 00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:18.200 green stuff. And what does that mean. That means first, fix the 425 00:30:18.240 --> 00:30:22.200 soil. Get the soil where it is right for the kind of plants you're 426 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:26.559 going to plant. And that is exactly what Ciena Malts can help you with 427 00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:30.680 now. If you're down south of the Houston area near highway let's say Highway 428 00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:36.440 six and two eighty eight north of Roe Sharon. They're on FM five twenty 429 00:30:36.519 --> 00:30:40.880 one FM five twenty one Ciena malts Do. They have quality products. Absolutely, 430 00:30:41.279 --> 00:30:45.559 every fertilizer I talk about they have in stock and plenty of it, 431 00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:48.920 by the way, plenty of it. They also have bulk in terms of 432 00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:53.720 moltch and composts, things like that. They've got bagged mulching, compost anything 433 00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:59.160 you need to get your soil ready so you can have success with your plants. 434 00:30:59.440 --> 00:31:03.960 That's Maltch. You can go to Sienna Multch dot com and find out 435 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:04.920 a lot more. By the way, I'm going to be there next weekend, 436 00:31:06.200 --> 00:31:07.480 so I'll tell you more about that later. But I'll be there next 437 00:31:07.519 --> 00:31:11.000 weekend. Dynasyna Moltz. They're open Monday through Friday seven thirty to five and 438 00:31:11.160 --> 00:31:18.079 Saturday seven thirty to two. Closed on Sunday. But remember it's so important 439 00:31:18.200 --> 00:31:21.559 take care of the brown stuff before you take care of the green stuff, 440 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:25.440 and Sienna Multch will hope you do just that. We're going to go now 441 00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:29.680 to Humble and talk to Helen. Hello Ellen, Helen, good, good 442 00:31:29.680 --> 00:31:36.640 morning, Good morning. I am interested in your pros and cons on me 443 00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:42.160 planning a mimosa tree over. I'm trying to get some quick shade. Okay, 444 00:31:42.319 --> 00:31:48.200 well it'll give you that, and momosa will give you the Mimosa is 445 00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:52.160 one of those plants that a lot of people don't like, and there are 446 00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:56.039 a lot of people that do like it. If you want something that grows 447 00:31:56.079 --> 00:31:59.599 fast and gives you some quick shade, that's it. But uh, they 448 00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:02.440 tend to not be long lived in general. Now, you always can have 449 00:32:02.519 --> 00:32:07.519 plants that are exceptions to the rule, but they have several issues that can 450 00:32:07.559 --> 00:32:12.920 be a problem. They're not super strong wooded, but when it comes to 451 00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:16.160 some pretty low flowers, they certainly can produce that. So it's kind of 452 00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:20.680 up to you. Just realize that there's a day coming after you plant it 453 00:32:20.880 --> 00:32:22.480 where you're going to be pulling it out and doing something else in that spot. 454 00:32:23.640 --> 00:32:30.119 Okay, do you have a suggestion for any other tree that would give 455 00:32:30.200 --> 00:32:37.200 me some quick shades that would be a little bit How big of an area 456 00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:42.200 do you need to have shade in out there? My god, I can't 457 00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:46.119 come up with dimensions. Okay, that's fine. Well, you know, 458 00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:50.839 some of the larger types of crape myrtles will grow pretty fast and give you 459 00:32:50.880 --> 00:32:53.799 some decent shade, the kind like, oh gosh, I can't say it. 460 00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:59.039 Natchez is a white blooming type, has beautiful cinnamon bark. That would 461 00:32:59.079 --> 00:33:02.359 be an option you could do. Out there, trying to think, usually 462 00:33:02.400 --> 00:33:07.079 when we say fast and long lived, those don't go in the same sentence. 463 00:33:07.400 --> 00:33:10.359 And I'm trying to try to come up with some exceptions to that general 464 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:15.759 rule, and there are some out there. Oh gosh, that would I 465 00:33:15.759 --> 00:33:20.839 would start with a considering a crape if you want some beautiful color as well, 466 00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:23.079 three months of color as a matter of fact, So that would be 467 00:33:23.119 --> 00:33:28.119 one that would be the first thing comes to mind. Okay, okay, 468 00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:31.359 I certainly appreciate it, all right, thank you. I appreciate your current 469 00:33:31.599 --> 00:33:36.440 good luck with that. Yeah, mimosa is. I like mimosa. I 470 00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:39.039 grew up with mimosas and I just think they're cool. But you know, 471 00:33:39.359 --> 00:33:43.960 you just have to realize, even though it's a tree, think of it 472 00:33:44.039 --> 00:33:50.400 more as a medium age short to medium age tree in terms of it how 473 00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:52.000 long it lasts. And again, I know somebody's going to call and say 474 00:33:52.039 --> 00:33:55.400 I've had one for thirty years or something like that, And there are those, 475 00:33:55.519 --> 00:33:58.720 There are those out there, but I can tell you there are a 476 00:33:58.720 --> 00:34:00.319 lot of other people that have had issues that have come up over the years 477 00:34:00.319 --> 00:34:07.440 with them. The folks out at the Arbrogate and Tomboal have loaded up on 478 00:34:07.759 --> 00:34:10.119 everything you need for your fall plantings. I mean they have you ever heard 479 00:34:10.159 --> 00:34:15.199 of ornamentables, ornum metables, that's right, ornamental and edible. Put together 480 00:34:15.519 --> 00:34:21.679 something like a beautiful Swiss chart with the colorful petioles, the red petioles and 481 00:34:21.719 --> 00:34:25.440 orange and gold like varieties like bright lights and vulcan and whatnot. Those are 482 00:34:25.519 --> 00:34:31.239 gorgeous. We have mustards that have beautiful burgundy color in the foliage. There 483 00:34:31.360 --> 00:34:37.800 is a red red vein sorel for example, another ornamentaal lots lots of them 484 00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:40.079 out there. Arbrogate's got that. They got so much more. I mean 485 00:34:40.079 --> 00:34:45.199 they're loaded up with mums, everything you need for you know, holiday plantings 486 00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:47.280 and gifts and whatnot. When you're at Arbigate, though, go ahead and 487 00:34:47.280 --> 00:34:52.360 grab you when you grab the plants. Remember brown stuff before green stuff. 488 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:58.960 Organic food complete, that's a four four three organic fertilizer. Organic soil Complete, 489 00:34:59.280 --> 00:35:04.199 that is a mix that is blended for our soils for our area here. 490 00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:07.599 And then organic compost complete and you know what compost is. This is 491 00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:10.920 a blend of more than one type of quality compost. Those last two, 492 00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:15.679 by the way, also have expanded shale and every time you turn the soil 493 00:35:15.719 --> 00:35:19.440 and add that to your clay soil, it just keeps getting better and better 494 00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:22.760 in a long term way. All of that's at Arburgate. You can go 495 00:35:22.800 --> 00:35:24.599 to Arburgate dot com. They're just a mile and a half west of two 496 00:35:24.679 --> 00:35:29.920 forty nine on twenty nine to twenty up there in Tomball, and it's always 497 00:35:29.920 --> 00:35:31.599 a fun outing to go to Arburgate. By the way, check out their 498 00:35:31.679 --> 00:35:38.320 new parking area behind Arborgate. You turn in before or after the store and 499 00:35:38.400 --> 00:35:44.119 go around behind the store and it is an all weather wonderful access for everything 500 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:47.239 that you might need out there in that area. While you're at Arbrogate too, 501 00:35:47.239 --> 00:35:51.840 by the way, you might want to pick up some Microlife fertilizers. 502 00:35:51.840 --> 00:35:57.320 You know, Microlife is a quality fertilizer. Microlife has the blend of nutrients 503 00:35:57.360 --> 00:36:01.039 that do well here in our conditions. If you are into growing things organically 504 00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:06.719 that Microlife is a quality mix for that. It's available widespread all kinds of 505 00:36:06.719 --> 00:36:12.280 different places. But Microlife Blue plus Blue is one of the combos that I 506 00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:15.559 like to recommend. What is that well the blue The first blue is Microlife 507 00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:20.119 Ultimate that is an A two four fertilizer. It is good for anything you 508 00:36:20.159 --> 00:36:23.559 want to fertilize. It does super well. The second blue is Microlife Ocean 509 00:36:23.599 --> 00:36:29.760 Harvest. That is a fish based liquid fertilizer. So if you're going to 510 00:36:29.800 --> 00:36:32.719 be doing some tree planting, you want to mix some of that into the 511 00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:36.039 soil. You're not going to burn the roots with it. You can do 512 00:36:36.119 --> 00:36:37.920 that if you want to water your plants in with that, they do well 513 00:36:37.960 --> 00:36:40.679 with that. If you want to use it as a folier spray, the 514 00:36:40.719 --> 00:36:45.000 Ocean Harvest, it works super well. That's the Microlife Blue plus Blue. 515 00:36:45.159 --> 00:36:50.440 By the way, you can get Microlife anywhere that you shop just about go 516 00:36:50.519 --> 00:36:54.199 to Microlife Fertilizer dot com and you will find all the place you can get 517 00:36:54.199 --> 00:36:58.880 it. Also, you can learn more about these specific products that I just 518 00:36:58.960 --> 00:37:01.920 talked about. It's super good stuff. I use it in a lot of 519 00:37:01.920 --> 00:37:07.480 different plantings that I have and I've always had good success with the microlife products. 520 00:37:08.239 --> 00:37:12.159 You just want to water mind, so they get into the soil and 521 00:37:12.440 --> 00:37:15.239 the microbes go to town because that's what's going to be happening. Well, 522 00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:19.079 we're running out of our first hour here. I want to let you know 523 00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:22.360 that I'm going to be at Southwest Fertilizer today. Southwest Fertilizer on bissin Ut 524 00:37:22.440 --> 00:37:25.559 and Runwick. They've got everything you need. You know. I always say 525 00:37:25.599 --> 00:37:28.920 if they don't have it, you don't need it. I'm going to be 526 00:37:28.960 --> 00:37:31.719 there. They're going to be giving a drawing for two door prices. They'll 527 00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:35.760 draw them at the end of my appearance there from eleven thirty to one thirty. 528 00:37:36.280 --> 00:37:40.039 There'll be a Toro battery blower is that cool? A Touro battery string 529 00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:44.079 trimmer as well. You don't have to drag a quarter around, you don't 530 00:37:44.119 --> 00:37:45.800 have to far up a motor. They're going to be giving both of those 531 00:37:45.840 --> 00:37:50.800 away and a drawing at the end. I'll be giving away SKIP certificates. 532 00:37:50.920 --> 00:37:55.320 What's that. Well, that means that if you purchase something today at it's 533 00:37:55.360 --> 00:38:00.920 only available today October twenty eighth, ten dollars off the purchases and I got 534 00:38:00.920 --> 00:38:05.480 plenty of those to get out. So everybody stops in, stops by the 535 00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:07.960 table, asks the gardening question. I'll just add you a SKIP certificate and 536 00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:13.000 you'll be well on your way to getting the quality products that they carry with. 537 00:38:13.320 --> 00:38:16.039 They're gonna have Medina samples and bags that they're given away. They're gonna 538 00:38:16.039 --> 00:38:20.559 have some other products. They're going to popcorn, cold drinks, and lots 539 00:38:20.599 --> 00:38:23.719 of Halloween treats. My gosh, what a what a fun time. Bring 540 00:38:23.800 --> 00:38:28.800 me in a bag, any samples you want identified or diagnosed, bring me 541 00:38:28.880 --> 00:38:31.320 photos on your phone. Let's talk. I always love to meet the folks 542 00:38:31.320 --> 00:38:38.719 that are listening to garden Line. We'll be right back. Kat r H. 543 00:38:38.800 --> 00:38:43.559 Garden Line does not necessarily endorse any of the products or services advertised on 544 00:38:43.599 --> 00:38:50.760 this program. Welcome to kat r H Garden Line with Skip Richt. It's 545 00:38:50.800 --> 00:39:13.079 so just as so many Welcome back to garden Line on what is going to 546 00:39:13.159 --> 00:39:19.719 be an outstanding, outstanding Saturday for gardening. This is a time of the 547 00:39:19.800 --> 00:39:24.280 year. We survived summer. Everybody's breathing a fresh breath of air, a 548 00:39:24.320 --> 00:39:29.000 sigh of relief, whatever you want, and here comes some cooler weather coming 549 00:39:29.000 --> 00:39:30.679 out pretty soon. By the way, it's just a good time to be 550 00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:34.760 getting things ready to go out there in the garden. I mean, you 551 00:39:34.800 --> 00:39:37.760 actually want to go outside now right and get a little bit of work done. 552 00:39:37.920 --> 00:39:42.559 I wouldn't even mind working in the rain, you know it just when 553 00:39:42.599 --> 00:39:44.800 you do without it for a long time. It's just kind of nice to 554 00:39:44.880 --> 00:39:49.159 run around outside when it's raining and enjoy the fact that it is raining. 555 00:39:49.360 --> 00:39:53.519 I was talking about Arburgate earlier and their organic food complete that four four three 556 00:39:54.000 --> 00:39:59.920 plus ten percent calcium that they have. It's really a unique, unique fertilizer. 557 00:40:00.239 --> 00:40:02.840 It's got the nutrients, the four four to three mix the nutrients, 558 00:40:02.880 --> 00:40:06.800 which, by the way, for your lawn is an excellent blend for this 559 00:40:06.840 --> 00:40:09.880 fall application that you're about to put down or hopefully have put down. If 560 00:40:09.920 --> 00:40:13.960 not, go buy and get some because it's what you need. It's got 561 00:40:14.000 --> 00:40:16.639 all the trace minerals in it. Forty five percent of it's just organic matter, 562 00:40:16.880 --> 00:40:22.679 and it is what is the microbial content, that's what I couldn't put 563 00:40:22.719 --> 00:40:28.400 my finger on. Microbial content in it is outstanding. They add eleven species 564 00:40:28.400 --> 00:40:32.960 of micariza into that fertilizer. Eleven different species of micariza. So it is 565 00:40:34.079 --> 00:40:37.639 very safe, very non toxic, environmentally friendly, and you can use it 566 00:40:37.679 --> 00:40:40.559 on all kinds of things. I mean, if you're planting herbs, if 567 00:40:40.559 --> 00:40:44.159 you're planting vegetables, if you're putting it on your lawn, if you're going 568 00:40:44.239 --> 00:40:46.920 to you know, we've established some shrubs and trees and you want to do 569 00:40:46.960 --> 00:40:51.599 some fertilizing around them. It's a good one for that. So that I 570 00:40:51.639 --> 00:40:53.840 need to talk about that more than organic food complete. I've got some at 571 00:40:53.840 --> 00:40:58.119 the house. I've used it before. I find it to be a very 572 00:40:58.119 --> 00:41:02.440 effective product to By the way, as far as I was talking about lawns, 573 00:41:02.679 --> 00:41:07.519 as far as lawns go, if you are having some issues with your 574 00:41:07.599 --> 00:41:12.400 lawn due to let's say compaction of the soil or just the grass is just 575 00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:16.920 really struggling. Green Pro the folks at green Pro they're still doing what they 576 00:41:17.000 --> 00:41:22.719 do well, and that is specifically I'm talking about their aerration, the deep 577 00:41:22.079 --> 00:41:25.719 time core aeration. And what does that mean. Well, it's not all 578 00:41:25.719 --> 00:41:29.800 of those little units it rolls over the lawn and punches a little shallow hole 579 00:41:29.840 --> 00:41:31.480 in the ground. No, this one goes down and pulls a plug out 580 00:41:31.519 --> 00:41:34.840 and drops it on the surface. I always say, it looks like you 581 00:41:34.880 --> 00:41:38.239 had a little dog convention on the lawn without these little droppings everywhere on top. 582 00:41:38.599 --> 00:41:42.920 That opens up. And then they follow it with a compost top dressing 583 00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:47.320 of quality screened, finely screened composts to fall down in those holes and that 584 00:41:47.480 --> 00:41:52.800 just opens up the soil. It allows air down in, It improves water 585 00:41:52.880 --> 00:41:57.519 infiltration after a rain, and it puts the organic matter in the soil. 586 00:41:57.559 --> 00:42:01.440 And anytime you have organic matter in the soil emulating root growth because the microbes 587 00:42:01.519 --> 00:42:07.519 just go crazy. You can go to greenpro dot net. Green pro dot 588 00:42:07.559 --> 00:42:10.119 net. Their price is start at five ninety nine plus sales tax and it 589 00:42:10.159 --> 00:42:15.320 depends on your location. Drive from here to timbukto that'll be a little different. 590 00:42:15.039 --> 00:42:20.079 But it's also the course of the size of your lawn. But as 591 00:42:20.079 --> 00:42:22.880 far as getting your lawn in a place where it can thrive, a good 592 00:42:23.320 --> 00:42:30.440 deep time core aeration followed by compost top dressing, that is a very very 593 00:42:30.480 --> 00:42:35.199 good start for creating that environment. Because you know what, a plant is 594 00:42:35.239 --> 00:42:39.159 only as happy as its root system. That's why preparing the soil first is 595 00:42:39.159 --> 00:42:44.880 so important. And we always talk about that. But when you make the 596 00:42:44.960 --> 00:42:46.920 roots happy, you make the top happy. I used to say plants live 597 00:42:46.920 --> 00:42:52.360 in their roots, and that it's true, but that I think for some 598 00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:55.440 folks is a little bit confusing as to what I was saying. But really, 599 00:42:55.679 --> 00:43:00.079 when you create the soil volume and the soil content and the soil aeration 600 00:43:00.400 --> 00:43:06.400 and the nutrients and the microbial activity where roots can thrive, the plant can 601 00:43:06.480 --> 00:43:10.400 thrive. And that's why the brown stuff before the green stuff. Folks at 602 00:43:10.400 --> 00:43:13.559 Airloom Soils, by the way, hey, if you need to if you're 603 00:43:13.559 --> 00:43:17.199 planning on doing some major soil work, they've got a deal going on you 604 00:43:17.280 --> 00:43:22.480 need to not miss. And that is the bulk specials that they're offering now. 605 00:43:22.519 --> 00:43:25.519 They're veggie and herb mix. I guess that's one of their most popular 606 00:43:25.599 --> 00:43:29.840 products, and for a good reason. By the way, it says veggie 607 00:43:29.840 --> 00:43:31.039 and herb. If you want to use it on a flower bed, it's 608 00:43:31.079 --> 00:43:36.320 good for that too. It's just it's an excellent product. If you buy 609 00:43:36.360 --> 00:43:38.639 it by bulk, it's one hundred nineteen dollars a cubic yard. And if 610 00:43:38.679 --> 00:43:43.519 you get the supersack, which is a nice, neat, little one cubic 611 00:43:43.599 --> 00:43:46.079 yard sack, set on your driveway, neat clean. You don't have to 612 00:43:46.079 --> 00:43:49.519 own a pickup to have a supersack. You don't have to clean up your 613 00:43:49.559 --> 00:43:52.679 driveway when you're all done. One hundred and forty eight dollars for that. 614 00:43:52.880 --> 00:43:58.239 Now, the roast soil another widely used soil, not just for roses. 615 00:43:58.679 --> 00:44:02.159 I know it says roses. Rose growers help design that soil, but you 616 00:44:02.199 --> 00:44:06.559 know the the rose soil is going to be good for anything, any kind 617 00:44:06.559 --> 00:44:09.199 of shrubs and things that you want to grow. Seventy dollars for a QB 618 00:44:09.360 --> 00:44:14.400 yard book, ninety nine for a supersack. You're not gonna find a better 619 00:44:14.440 --> 00:44:16.480 deal than that. So if you're trying to fill up a big old vego 620 00:44:16.599 --> 00:44:21.559 garden or a raised bed, if you're trying to create a new bed, 621 00:44:21.679 --> 00:44:27.800 or just raise the height on a bed to improve drainage, go to heirloomsoilsoftexas 622 00:44:28.159 --> 00:44:30.199 dot com where you can find out more, how to order it, how 623 00:44:30.239 --> 00:44:32.119 to get it. If you don't go pick it up, I to porter 624 00:44:32.480 --> 00:44:37.960 you can do that as well. But heirloom soils the import on brown stuff 625 00:44:37.000 --> 00:44:42.159 that comes before the green stuff. That's what we're talking about. Hey, 626 00:44:42.199 --> 00:44:46.440 our phone number is seven one three two one two fifty eight seventy four seven 627 00:44:46.519 --> 00:44:52.360 one three, two one two five eight seven four. Want to make sure 628 00:44:52.519 --> 00:44:58.400 and take care of your soil and then your plants just thrive. What do 629 00:44:58.440 --> 00:45:01.440 they say, if you build it? They will come talking about baseball stadium 630 00:45:01.559 --> 00:45:06.719 or whatever you're building. Well, if you build the soil, your plants 631 00:45:06.719 --> 00:45:10.559 will thrive. It is absolutely as simple as that. Not a problem at 632 00:45:10.559 --> 00:45:14.079 all. Hey, I think I mentioned this earlier, but I'm going to 633 00:45:14.119 --> 00:45:17.239 be out at Southwest Fertilizer today from eleven thirty to one thirty, and the 634 00:45:17.320 --> 00:45:22.239 Southwest Fertilizer that is where you find anything you need when it comes to taking 635 00:45:22.239 --> 00:45:25.039 care of your plants. Yeah, they're going to have bags of soil mixes 636 00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:30.519 and composts. They're going to have every fertilizer I talk about, every single 637 00:45:30.559 --> 00:45:35.480 one is available and then some at Southwest. Do you need disease control, 638 00:45:35.599 --> 00:45:38.199 insect control, weed control? Do you need tools? Do you need to 639 00:45:38.199 --> 00:45:43.800 get your mower blade sharpen, your your weed eater tuned up? I mean, 640 00:45:43.840 --> 00:45:47.000 whatever you need. Southwest Fertilizers got it. They have expert folks that 641 00:45:47.079 --> 00:45:50.760 know what they're talking about. You go in with a sample. They help 642 00:45:50.800 --> 00:45:53.559 you. They know exactly how to take care of that. While I'm there 643 00:45:53.599 --> 00:45:55.719 by the way, I'm going to be given away. This is a great 644 00:45:55.800 --> 00:46:00.639 day to go Southwest. I'm going to be giving away skip certificates for everybody 645 00:46:00.639 --> 00:46:02.880 that comes up to the table and ask a question, ten dollars off your 646 00:46:02.880 --> 00:46:07.119 purchases made at the store to day again. This is eleven thirty to one 647 00:46:07.199 --> 00:46:10.760 thirty. I'll be at Southwest. They're going to give away There'll be a 648 00:46:10.840 --> 00:46:15.960 drawing at the end of this time at one point thirty Toro battery blower and 649 00:46:15.000 --> 00:46:19.199 a Toro battery string trimmer. You don't have to be present to win, 650 00:46:19.280 --> 00:46:22.360 but you do have to be present to fill out the form to try out 651 00:46:22.400 --> 00:46:25.320 for that. Now they're going to be giving away a lot of other products. 652 00:46:25.320 --> 00:46:30.039 They're gonna have Medina bags. The folks at Medina are putting away giveaway 653 00:46:30.079 --> 00:46:34.639 bags of some goodies that they have, popcorn, cold drinks, Halloween treats. 654 00:46:34.639 --> 00:46:36.519 We're gonna have a good time. I hope you'll come out to see 655 00:46:36.559 --> 00:46:39.480 me. I am looking forward to visiting with you answering your gardening question. 656 00:46:39.639 --> 00:46:45.639 So grab those samples for identification and diagnosis. Put some pictures on the phone 657 00:46:45.679 --> 00:46:47.280 so we can look at them and see how we can help you have a 658 00:46:47.320 --> 00:46:52.480 more beautiful lawn and a bountiful landscape. It's time to take a break. 659 00:46:52.840 --> 00:46:55.920 Our phone number is seven to one to three two one two k t RH 660 00:46:55.920 --> 00:46:59.920 And when we come back, Jose and Joe, you'll be the first two 661 00:47:00.119 --> 00:47:04.960 up. Good Saturday morning, boy. The glow is beginning in the eastern 662 00:47:05.000 --> 00:47:08.280 sky. That means we're about to kick off a great day for gardening. 663 00:47:09.000 --> 00:47:14.400 Speaking of great for gardening, if if you live up in the Montgomery area, 664 00:47:14.519 --> 00:47:17.599 A and A Plants and Produce is at Hometown feed Store just down the 665 00:47:17.639 --> 00:47:21.599 street from you. You know it's on the east side of Montgomery. Is 666 00:47:21.599 --> 00:47:24.639 you're heading toward Conroe Highway one oh five, you've driven past it one hundred 667 00:47:24.679 --> 00:47:28.800 times. You probably stopped there. This is a full service garden center, 668 00:47:28.880 --> 00:47:32.159 family owned for over thirty years. Kathy took over from her parents from her 669 00:47:32.199 --> 00:47:37.639 parents, Adam and Alice Flores, and the place just keeps getting better and 670 00:47:37.679 --> 00:47:42.679 better. So anyone out in the Lake Conroe area Conroe willis all back up 671 00:47:42.679 --> 00:47:46.199 in there. Well, this is your hometown, Hometown Garden Center. They 672 00:47:46.239 --> 00:47:50.760 carry all the products I talk about. The fertilizers that I talk about, 673 00:47:50.760 --> 00:47:53.800 you can find them there. Hey, cool weather's coming. How about stopping 674 00:47:53.880 --> 00:47:59.280 in at A and A and grabbing a chiminea. They've got all kinds of 675 00:47:59.320 --> 00:48:02.480 bling for the landscape, for outdoor living, pottery, different things like that. 676 00:48:02.960 --> 00:48:07.800 You're going to really be able to create a beautiful patio with the many 677 00:48:07.840 --> 00:48:09.840 things they offer. And you know the case of a chimney, that'd be 678 00:48:09.920 --> 00:48:14.599 kind of cool as you get a little bit cooler afternoon weather, cooler evening 679 00:48:14.639 --> 00:48:17.079 weather, get outside and enjoy that on the patio. They can fix you 680 00:48:17.119 --> 00:48:21.880 up there at A and A plants and produce again. They're in Montgomery on 681 00:48:22.039 --> 00:48:24.719 Highway one oh five, just on the east side, open seven days a 682 00:48:24.760 --> 00:48:30.039 week from nine am to five pm. Let's head now out to Katie and 683 00:48:30.119 --> 00:48:36.159 talk to jose Hey, Josey, sir, my grass is still brown? 684 00:48:36.320 --> 00:48:39.519 What can I do to make it? I mean, I got some patchy 685 00:48:39.599 --> 00:48:45.840 spots where it's green, all right? WHOA, Well, you know i'd 686 00:48:45.880 --> 00:48:47.679 get down close and look at that. Is this Saint Augustine grass by the 687 00:48:47.719 --> 00:48:53.199 way, probably yes, Okay, get down on kind of hands and knees, 688 00:48:53.239 --> 00:48:57.159 and look at the runners. If the runners have some grain in them, 689 00:48:57.440 --> 00:49:00.440 there may be some re sprouting that it can do. If they're brown, 690 00:49:00.559 --> 00:49:06.119 that area is dead. If the area that's brown is really wide, 691 00:49:06.360 --> 00:49:08.519 you're probably going to need to plug in some grass there. Put in some 692 00:49:08.639 --> 00:49:13.880 reside in those areas. If it's oh, let's say foot apart or things, 693 00:49:13.880 --> 00:49:16.559 you've got some green, living sprigs, then it'll fill back in when 694 00:49:16.599 --> 00:49:21.559 the weather worm's up next spring. You can get some pretty quick coverage if 695 00:49:21.559 --> 00:49:23.639 the grass is healthy coming out in the spring. But what I would do 696 00:49:23.760 --> 00:49:28.920 right now for sure is put down a fall fertilizer application if you haven't already, 697 00:49:29.360 --> 00:49:31.400 because whatever grass you have, you want to get it as strong as 698 00:49:31.440 --> 00:49:36.800 you can going into fall. And that's why we have those fall fertilizers that 699 00:49:36.880 --> 00:49:44.559 have lower nitrogen but good potassium levels in them. Okay, yeah, where 700 00:49:44.559 --> 00:49:47.000 can I go buy that at? You can buy it at any kind of 701 00:49:47.039 --> 00:49:52.599 ACE hardware out there in the Kadi area, no problem at all finding those. 702 00:49:52.000 --> 00:49:57.800 Just go to ACE Hardware dot com and look for their store locator, 703 00:49:57.960 --> 00:50:01.159 find the ones closest to you. They carry everything that we talk about when 704 00:50:01.159 --> 00:50:06.360 it comes to fertilizers. I don't know what direction you are from Katie, 705 00:50:06.400 --> 00:50:09.960 but you drop down to in Chantic Gardens just north of Richmond. They've got 706 00:50:09.960 --> 00:50:15.719 it there too. They're not too far away from Katie as well. Okay, 707 00:50:16.320 --> 00:50:20.480 all right, thank you, yes sir, Hey go online, hose 708 00:50:20.599 --> 00:50:27.360 write this down gardening with skip dot com. Gardening with skip dot com on 709 00:50:27.519 --> 00:50:32.360 there is my lawn care schedule and I list all the organic and synthetic fall 710 00:50:32.440 --> 00:50:37.559 fertilizers that I would recommend, and so just print that out take it with 711 00:50:37.639 --> 00:50:39.440 you. It's really easy to find. Or if you happen to be out 712 00:50:39.480 --> 00:50:42.760 today, it's a little bit of a drive, but not too far. 713 00:50:42.760 --> 00:50:47.159 Come see me at Southwest Fertilizer in Houston and they've got everything there. We 714 00:50:47.199 --> 00:50:51.119 can also talk about if you got any kind of questions you want to bring 715 00:50:51.159 --> 00:50:54.239 a picture or sample of that'd be another option there at the corner of bisinat 716 00:50:54.239 --> 00:50:59.440 and Renwick. Okay, all right, all right, thank you, yes 717 00:50:59.480 --> 00:51:05.159 sir, you take care appreciate that call. You know, our trees are 718 00:51:05.199 --> 00:51:08.079 the most valuable plants in our landscape. They add a lot of value to 719 00:51:08.119 --> 00:51:12.960 your home and when you have a quality tree, it is not only valuable 720 00:51:13.000 --> 00:51:15.599 for the home. It's beautiful and it may shade your house. It may 721 00:51:15.639 --> 00:51:21.159 shade you in the summer sitting outside. Lots of good reasons to have quality 722 00:51:21.199 --> 00:51:23.320 trees, but you got to take care of them and if your trees need 723 00:51:23.360 --> 00:51:29.360 pruning. Martin Spoon Moore Affordable Tree Service, they're the ones that we recommend 724 00:51:29.400 --> 00:51:34.199 for that. It's easy. The phone number is seven one three six twenty 725 00:51:34.199 --> 00:51:37.320 six sixty three. When you call Martin or his wife Joe, all answer. 726 00:51:37.760 --> 00:51:40.079 If you don't hear Martin or Joe, you've called the wrong place. 727 00:51:40.119 --> 00:51:45.480 Hang up. Seven one three, six nine nine twenty six sixty three are 728 00:51:45.800 --> 00:51:51.000 If you want to go online Afftree Service dot com. Now you can just 729 00:51:51.039 --> 00:51:54.199 have them come out and do an assessment. Does the tree need pruning or 730 00:51:54.239 --> 00:51:58.280 not? They'll tell you if it does or if it doesn't. If you're 731 00:51:58.320 --> 00:52:00.519 going to do anything around a tree, disturb the soil, put in a 732 00:52:00.559 --> 00:52:06.079 sidewalk, dig a trench, build a house for crying out loud, you 733 00:52:06.199 --> 00:52:09.480 got to hire a quality person like Martin to come out first and talk to 734 00:52:09.519 --> 00:52:14.840 you about what to do. Don't let some guy that just drives by and 735 00:52:14.880 --> 00:52:16.840 sticks a card in your door saying I've got to pick up in a chainsaw. 736 00:52:16.880 --> 00:52:21.360 I'll trim your trees. Don't let them touch the trees. The damage 737 00:52:21.360 --> 00:52:24.079 it gets done by people that don't know what they're doing is for the life 738 00:52:24.119 --> 00:52:28.280 of the tree. I mean, it's always going to be marred and have 739 00:52:28.360 --> 00:52:30.679 issues when it's done wrong. Call Martin now and get on the schedule. 740 00:52:31.000 --> 00:52:34.880 They stay busy because they do things right. Tell them. You listen to 741 00:52:34.960 --> 00:52:37.840 garden lines, you get at the top of the list. Affordable Tree Service 742 00:52:37.880 --> 00:52:43.119 aff tree service dot com. Let's go out to Freeport and talk to Joe. 743 00:52:43.320 --> 00:52:45.960 Hello, Joe, Hey, how you doing. I'm well, thank 744 00:52:46.000 --> 00:52:52.199 you, Yes, sir. My question is I have a house in some 745 00:52:52.440 --> 00:52:58.360 Ravel, Texas in the front yard is just full. Nobody's lived there like 746 00:52:58.400 --> 00:53:01.280 six years. So the frontyardn't you know, had a lot of fertilizer or 747 00:53:01.280 --> 00:53:07.320 anything. But I'm overran by. We call them cocker birds. They if 748 00:53:07.360 --> 00:53:12.559 you walk outside, the barefoot or the dogs and they were real spiky. 749 00:53:13.000 --> 00:53:17.880 Uh and uh. I was watching the YouTube and it was talking about using 750 00:53:17.920 --> 00:53:23.400 a pre emergent yes, uh during the fall time and maybe a post emergent. 751 00:53:23.679 --> 00:53:28.559 Uh. In March and April, I was wondering what's your thoughts on 752 00:53:28.599 --> 00:53:30.719 that? How can I get rid of these or at least control them? 753 00:53:30.960 --> 00:53:35.239 Do you know? Do you know if do you know what grasspurs are? 754 00:53:35.960 --> 00:53:38.800 It's a grass plant? Is it that a different kind of bird? It 755 00:53:38.880 --> 00:53:43.440 must be that because it's like a weed. But if you get on in 756 00:53:43.480 --> 00:53:45.559 there and you pull one out, it's just like a bunch of spikes, 757 00:53:46.119 --> 00:53:50.239 you know, during the summer. It's real hard spikes. Well, there's 758 00:53:50.400 --> 00:53:54.960 there's there's grass birds that well, definitely they have got sharp spines. Uh. 759 00:53:55.280 --> 00:54:00.440 Then there's there's several others or something called burr weed. Uh, And 760 00:54:00.559 --> 00:54:04.480 there are other things that can have the pokey seed pods on them. So 761 00:54:05.360 --> 00:54:07.920 knowing which one you have would be good. It'd be good if you catch 762 00:54:07.960 --> 00:54:10.480 them and take a picture of it, you know, email it to me 763 00:54:10.599 --> 00:54:13.840 or something. We could be more specific. But here's the deal. All 764 00:54:13.880 --> 00:54:16.679 of those things are warm season weeds, and so you're going to want to 765 00:54:16.679 --> 00:54:22.840 put the pre emergent down in February to prevent the warm season weeds. If 766 00:54:22.000 --> 00:54:25.360 it's certain ones of those, and if it's grassbur you could wait a little 767 00:54:25.360 --> 00:54:30.039 bit later and get it down in March because grassper germinate early march. Grassper 768 00:54:30.039 --> 00:54:36.119 germinates a little bit later. Okay, that's a pre emerging in temporary. 769 00:54:36.199 --> 00:54:40.599 Yes, and a product like nitrofoss barricade would be an example of a quality 770 00:54:40.639 --> 00:54:44.679 product. And the nice thing about it is it works on grassy weeds and 771 00:54:44.800 --> 00:54:47.880 broad leaf weeds both to prevent. But you got to get it down and 772 00:54:47.920 --> 00:54:52.320 water down ahead of time. I cannot think of a winter weed that's a 773 00:54:52.320 --> 00:54:58.280 burr in your yard so that I wouldn't do the fall like like you heard 774 00:54:58.320 --> 00:55:01.719 online or something w eight and do it typically. February is when we get 775 00:55:01.719 --> 00:55:07.119 our pre emergence again. If you will go to Gardening with Skip dot com. 776 00:55:07.119 --> 00:55:10.280 That's my website, Gardening with Skip. I have a lawn, pest, 777 00:55:10.400 --> 00:55:15.960 disease and weed management schedule and it tells you exactly when to apply those 778 00:55:15.400 --> 00:55:19.800 and it tells you exactly the products that you can choose from that will be 779 00:55:19.920 --> 00:55:24.079 very effective. Fantastic, all right, Yeah, but the barricade barricade is 780 00:55:24.119 --> 00:55:29.480 something you need to have on hand. Have you have you fertilized your lawn 781 00:55:29.599 --> 00:55:31.800 yet for the fut No, sir, I haven't, like I said, 782 00:55:32.159 --> 00:55:35.760 you know, of course, I live down here on my life, and 783 00:55:35.920 --> 00:55:38.079 uh, you know, I plan to retire here in a couple of years 784 00:55:38.159 --> 00:55:44.239 up there, and I'm trying to get the yard and everything where I can 785 00:55:44.320 --> 00:55:47.320 take my dogs up there without yeah, stepping all over these things. Yeah. 786 00:55:47.599 --> 00:55:51.519 No, I understand that if I were you, I would I would 787 00:55:51.519 --> 00:55:53.800 stop by you know, Ash Hardware or something near you where you can get 788 00:55:53.840 --> 00:55:59.159 the Nitrofoss Texas three step. Uh. That what you'll get is you'll get 789 00:55:59.199 --> 00:56:01.840 the fall fertilized that you need to get on right away. Very effective, 790 00:56:02.079 --> 00:56:07.000 very effective products, got the right blend for the soils including up there in 791 00:56:07.079 --> 00:56:10.119 some of the area. It's also got the barricade that it has talked about. 792 00:56:10.199 --> 00:56:15.360 And then it's got the nitrofoss Eagle turf funge side if you need to 793 00:56:15.400 --> 00:56:21.039 fight a large patch brown patch as well. But you can find it in 794 00:56:21.199 --> 00:56:23.679 all kinds of places, I know, you know, in your area. 795 00:56:24.119 --> 00:56:30.239 I would look to a ACE hardware store probably to find it. Some of 796 00:56:30.280 --> 00:56:34.679 the feed stores we talk about here on guarden Line they carry it too down 797 00:56:34.719 --> 00:56:39.639 there. Okay, all right, fantastic, I appreciate it. You bet 798 00:56:40.079 --> 00:56:44.840 appreciate good day you too, Thanks for colling. Yeah, you can find 799 00:56:45.079 --> 00:56:49.360 the night foss three strap. Lots of places I know plants for all seasons. 800 00:56:49.400 --> 00:56:52.960 Carries it on two forty nine in Chanted Gardens out in Richmond, they've 801 00:56:52.000 --> 00:56:55.239 got it out there. Lake Hardware down in Angleton has it as well. 802 00:56:55.519 --> 00:57:00.639 Not hard to find nit fross products, but that one two three RESTEP is 803 00:57:00.960 --> 00:57:05.920 a good combination do a good job for you on preventing things. And you 804 00:57:05.960 --> 00:57:14.559 know, in general in gardening, in horticulture, prevention or early interaction is 805 00:57:14.920 --> 00:57:17.159 absolutely the best way to go. Think of it this way. You can 806 00:57:17.159 --> 00:57:22.360 put something down and prevent a weed from ever showing up, or you can 807 00:57:22.400 --> 00:57:25.199 wait until they're up. And now you've got to find a product that'll kill 808 00:57:25.239 --> 00:57:29.960 the weed but not kill your grass. So see what I mean prevention being 809 00:57:30.000 --> 00:57:34.880 better. If you are looking at a disease like brown patch and you've had 810 00:57:34.920 --> 00:57:37.639 it year after year. Number one, we need to talk about how to 811 00:57:37.679 --> 00:57:40.960 get your lawn healthy and on a good schedule to be able to avoid that 812 00:57:42.119 --> 00:57:45.519 problem most of the time. That will include not watering so often, not 813 00:57:45.719 --> 00:57:52.280 overfertilizing with nitrogen soluble nitrogen that's fast released overdone in the fall can aggravate that. 814 00:57:53.280 --> 00:57:58.119 Not mowing your lawn too short in the fall prevention prevention, or putting 815 00:57:58.119 --> 00:58:00.320 a product down so that when the disease would show up, it stops it. 816 00:58:00.320 --> 00:58:05.519 Because once you see the big brown circles, you've got them all winter 817 00:58:06.079 --> 00:58:09.519 into the spring, till the grassery greens again. When it comes to diseases 818 00:58:09.679 --> 00:58:15.559 and issues like that, or insects in your garden, catching them early the 819 00:58:15.599 --> 00:58:19.559 first time you see them, you know if you want a garden with less 820 00:58:19.599 --> 00:58:22.320 toxic options, if you want a garden organically or just the what we call 821 00:58:22.320 --> 00:58:30.079 the softer products. It is most important that you catch pests early because as 822 00:58:30.079 --> 00:58:32.920 the pest gets old, or something like a stink bug when it first hatches 823 00:58:32.960 --> 00:58:38.559 out is much easier to kill than something than a stink bug that has wings 824 00:58:38.559 --> 00:58:43.599 and is flying around everywhere laying eggs. So you get more stink bugs. 825 00:58:43.719 --> 00:58:49.719 Your options are softer and they're more effective when you catch things early. So 826 00:58:50.199 --> 00:58:52.840 what do they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound to cure 827 00:58:53.360 --> 00:58:58.199 the early bird gets the worm. May nikki, give me some more. 828 00:58:59.239 --> 00:59:02.239 We have a thousand and adages out there saying, hey, wake up, 829 00:59:02.360 --> 00:59:07.960 get it done. Don't wait until your house is on fire to decide to 830 00:59:07.000 --> 00:59:10.679 call the fire department. You know, prevent fires, don't try to put 831 00:59:10.679 --> 00:59:15.199 them out after they start. I wonder who invented the word stink bug. 832 00:59:15.440 --> 00:59:21.639 Stink bug the first person that grabbed one and smell their fingers that said, 833 00:59:21.960 --> 00:59:23.800 Hey, you're listening to garden Line. We're gonna turn it over to the 834 00:59:23.880 --> 00:59:30.280 Nicky News Network. Our phone number is seven one three two one two k 835 00:59:30.480 --> 00:59:32.440 t RH to give us a call and joshall get you on the board. 836 00:59:34.360 --> 00:59:37.280 Well, good Saturday morning on a great day for gardening. You know, 837 00:59:37.360 --> 00:59:42.199 every day's a great day for gardening, right it is? It just absolutely 838 00:59:42.280 --> 00:59:45.599 is. It could be pouring rain outside, freezing, it could be in 839 00:59:45.639 --> 00:59:49.519 the middle of a hailstorm. You still can go inside. You can plant 840 00:59:49.559 --> 00:59:52.280 seeds for growing your own transplantch you can take care of your house plants, 841 00:59:52.519 --> 00:59:55.880 you see what I'm talking about, or just do some armchair gardening. That's 842 00:59:55.880 --> 01:00:00.320 one of my favorite things. Sitting down, gets some seed catalogs, or 843 01:00:00.360 --> 01:00:06.559 go online and look at things, read up about stuff, learn about gardening. 844 01:00:06.840 --> 01:00:09.719 You know, they say that when you are sawing trees, you need 845 01:00:09.760 --> 01:00:14.000 to take time to sharpen the saw. I don't know if you've ever if 846 01:00:14.039 --> 01:00:15.559 you ever used a dull saw before. But it's a lot of work. 847 01:00:15.599 --> 01:00:19.840 Whether it's an axe or a hatchet or a saw, you got to keep 848 01:00:19.840 --> 01:00:22.280 it sharp. Same thing when it comes to us gardeners. We've got to 849 01:00:22.360 --> 01:00:27.320 keep ourselves sharp, stay on top of things, learn more, come up 850 01:00:27.320 --> 01:00:31.480 with new ideas. There is always some cool new thing going on in the 851 01:00:31.480 --> 01:00:36.679 gardening world. I mean, it just is. It's it is a hobby 852 01:00:36.760 --> 01:00:40.840 that you just never finished learning. I've been doing this professionally for thirty four 853 01:00:40.920 --> 01:00:46.119 years. I've been guarding my whole life, and there hardly a week goes 854 01:00:46.119 --> 01:00:52.199 by that I don't learn something new that makes me a better gardener, that 855 01:00:52.480 --> 01:00:54.800 makes you know, my gardening more successful, or maybe a new idea, 856 01:00:54.840 --> 01:00:59.679 a new plant that I haven't grown before. That's one of the things I 857 01:00:59.760 --> 01:01:04.840 so enjoy about gardening as a hobby. It's fun. It just really is. 858 01:01:05.639 --> 01:01:09.079 We say it's a good exercise too. You get out there and you 859 01:01:09.079 --> 01:01:14.159 know you're walking around. These days, we've learned that you sit at a 860 01:01:14.239 --> 01:01:15.519 desk for a long time, just get up and walk around for a while. 861 01:01:15.519 --> 01:01:20.079 Over thirty minutes, it is actually a health benefit to doing that. 862 01:01:20.119 --> 01:01:22.719 Well, imagine getting outside and doing yard work, doing some things here, 863 01:01:22.960 --> 01:01:28.800 planting some plants, trimming some trees, walking around doing stuff. It's good 864 01:01:28.920 --> 01:01:30.800 for you. And I like to say gardening is a good exercise, and 865 01:01:30.840 --> 01:01:35.719 if you are a bad gardener, it's great exercise because you get to pull 866 01:01:35.760 --> 01:01:39.079 more weeds up and down on your hands and knees more. You get the 867 01:01:39.119 --> 01:01:44.079 idea. It's kind of a joke, but hey, have fun out there 868 01:01:44.119 --> 01:01:46.480 in the garden. That is important. Well. Our phone number is seven 869 01:01:46.559 --> 01:01:52.599 one three two one two k t r H seven to one three two one 870 01:01:52.679 --> 01:01:55.519 two kt RH if you would like to give us a call and talk about 871 01:01:55.559 --> 01:02:00.039 gardening. If you have a piece of property and you've thought about getting a 872 01:02:00.079 --> 01:02:06.000 tractor, now is the time to do that. And here's why. It's 873 01:02:06.039 --> 01:02:09.440 the Kebota deal. It's the Lensdown Moody deal. The combination of the two 874 01:02:09.679 --> 01:02:16.000 pick click and go orange. So the pick pick a Kebota tractor at Landsdown 875 01:02:16.039 --> 01:02:21.480 Moody. The L twenty five oh two is an excellent machine. It's the 876 01:02:21.559 --> 01:02:24.920 Kbota workhorse. Now, Cabota has a wide range attractors at Lansdown Moody, 877 01:02:25.280 --> 01:02:30.000 but the L twenty five O two is the one I would recommend first you 878 01:02:30.000 --> 01:02:32.199 take a good hard look at. Secondly, click on your package deal. 879 01:02:32.280 --> 01:02:37.880 You go to tractorpackage dot com and you choose the implements that you want to 880 01:02:37.920 --> 01:02:43.000 go the package that you want to go with your tractor. Maybe you need 881 01:02:43.079 --> 01:02:45.480 a rotary cutter for mowing a big area. Maybe you need a front end 882 01:02:45.480 --> 01:02:51.239 loader for moving malt or carrying feedsacks or whatever else getting them from here to 883 01:02:51.320 --> 01:02:53.079 there. It'll do it. Do you need to dig postholes? Do you 884 01:02:53.119 --> 01:02:57.480 need a box blade for smoothing out soil? You get the idea, the 885 01:02:57.599 --> 01:03:01.480 package, and then finally go orange with a great finance plan, in fact, 886 01:03:01.480 --> 01:03:06.440 the best I've ever heard of. No money down, no interest for 887 01:03:06.599 --> 01:03:12.320 up to eighty four months. Lansdown Moody is your deal. They're locally owned, 888 01:03:12.320 --> 01:03:15.000 they've been here in Houston since nineteen thirty six. This isn't some big 889 01:03:15.039 --> 01:03:21.159 out of town corporation. No, this is hometown through and through at Lansdown 890 01:03:21.239 --> 01:03:24.800 Moody nine locations here on the Gulf Coast. So just go to lmtractor dot 891 01:03:24.840 --> 01:03:30.000 com and find the lands Down near you. Go buy there, hop up 892 01:03:30.039 --> 01:03:32.480 on one of those kbodas, and I think you'll see what I'm talking about 893 01:03:32.519 --> 01:03:38.559 when we're talking about a quality tractor and something that don't tell anybody, especially 894 01:03:38.639 --> 01:03:43.480 if you're trying to convince a significant other you're going to make this purchase. 895 01:03:43.519 --> 01:03:47.199 But it's also a lot of fun. It just it just is. It's 896 01:03:47.199 --> 01:03:51.880 a big toy, but a big toy that knows how to go to work 897 01:03:52.000 --> 01:03:55.199 and will make your work a lot easier. I always have enjoyed the times 898 01:03:55.199 --> 01:04:00.039 that I can get out and get some work done on the tractor. You're 899 01:04:00.079 --> 01:04:04.519 listening to garden Line our number again seven to one three two one two fifty 900 01:04:04.559 --> 01:04:11.920 eight seventy four seven one three two one two five eight seven four for the 901 01:04:12.039 --> 01:04:15.679 vegetable garden. This is the time when we need to be getting all the 902 01:04:15.679 --> 01:04:18.920 cool season stuff out there. Spinach you want to plant spinach, let us 903 01:04:19.800 --> 01:04:26.000 any kind of greens or regular and whatnot. All those blue leaved vegetables that 904 01:04:26.039 --> 01:04:31.079 we also call coal crops, that we also call cruciferous vegetables. They are, 905 01:04:31.119 --> 01:04:34.760 by the way, you know what they're called cruciferous vegetables. Fun fact. 906 01:04:35.079 --> 01:04:39.280 You can share this with your family and friends and be the horticultural cliff 907 01:04:39.320 --> 01:04:44.559 Claven of your neighborhood. They're called Cruciferus vegetable because the blooms have four petals 908 01:04:44.599 --> 01:04:47.679 in the shape of a cross. Cruciferous across the shape of a cross. 909 01:04:47.760 --> 01:04:50.960 That's why they're called that. Hey, those are super healthy. I mean, 910 01:04:51.039 --> 01:04:55.360 we know the compounds that are in those. We're not just talking about 911 01:04:55.440 --> 01:05:00.599 nutrients. We're talking about things that are even cancer fighting in green and a 912 01:05:00.599 --> 01:05:01.880 lot of the vegetables. Do you know onions, by the way, it's 913 01:05:01.920 --> 01:05:09.239 time to plant some onions too. Onions have corcetan, which is another ingredient, 914 01:05:09.360 --> 01:05:15.199 another nutrient, another compound that helps our bodies stay healthy. So when 915 01:05:15.239 --> 01:05:18.079 you grow your own vegetables, eat your own vegetables, it's just good all 916 01:05:18.079 --> 01:05:21.000 the way around. If you got kiddos and you don't have a garden, 917 01:05:21.280 --> 01:05:25.920 now'd be a good time to get one. I'd suggest getting a vego bet 918 01:05:25.920 --> 01:05:30.400 I think it's the best way to go. I've gardened in treated lumber boxes, 919 01:05:30.440 --> 01:05:34.280 I've gardened in mounds on the soil no sides, I've gardened in cinder 920 01:05:34.280 --> 01:05:40.039 block sided boxes. Vego garden is the best way to go. And it's 921 01:05:40.320 --> 01:05:44.440 the metal is treated in a way where it's not going to rest in Corrode. 922 01:05:44.480 --> 01:05:48.159 It's painted with a quality paint that is beautiful. I mean, do 923 01:05:48.199 --> 01:05:50.840 you want kind of a tan, or a green or a gray. They 924 01:05:50.840 --> 01:05:55.280 have all colors for you to do that. They're modular. You put them 925 01:05:55.280 --> 01:05:58.719 together with a little stainless steel screws so you can make them any shape you 926 01:05:58.760 --> 01:06:00.440 want. You know, do you have a patio and you want something to 927 01:06:00.480 --> 01:06:03.639 go around in an L shape or on the edge of the patio. You 928 01:06:03.679 --> 01:06:08.360 can do that with a Vego bed. They're really easy to do. Go 929 01:06:08.440 --> 01:06:13.159 to vegogarden dot com you can find out more vegogarden dot com. You will 930 01:06:13.199 --> 01:06:17.320 be stunned by how beautiful they are, how complete, because of the modular 931 01:06:17.559 --> 01:06:21.599 nature, how versatile they are. And it's a Houston company. Now, 932 01:06:21.599 --> 01:06:28.559 there are impostors out there, the wannabes in the metal gardenbed business, but 933 01:06:28.800 --> 01:06:31.519 Vego is the original one here in the States. It's the one that's local, 934 01:06:31.800 --> 01:06:35.719 Houston company, and it is the one that I would highly recommend. 935 01:06:35.840 --> 01:06:41.760 I've got Vego beds. They work, they're easy, they're attractive, and 936 01:06:42.000 --> 01:06:46.480 for any organic gardener there you have a completely safe sided bed to grow whatever 937 01:06:46.559 --> 01:06:49.440 kind of food that you want to grow in at Vego garden. It's as 938 01:06:49.440 --> 01:06:54.079 simple as that. But yeah, vegetable gardening right now, this is a 939 01:06:54.119 --> 01:06:57.360 time to do all kinds of good things. We can grow a lot of 940 01:06:57.400 --> 01:07:00.599 stuff in the cool season. You know, I just mentioned it few things, 941 01:07:00.639 --> 01:07:02.559 Sarah, But there are a lot of great veggies to grow. Our 942 01:07:02.599 --> 01:07:06.239 garden centers are chock full of those. You can get the seeds and get 943 01:07:06.239 --> 01:07:10.280 to town, get the kids involved, or at least just grow in a 944 01:07:10.360 --> 01:07:14.679 five gallon bucket with holes drilled in the bottom and get a start on gardening. 945 01:07:15.000 --> 01:07:17.079 I think you will find that it is a very rewarding hobby. We're 946 01:07:17.079 --> 01:07:20.199 going to take a break. Our phone number is seven one three two one 947 01:07:20.239 --> 01:07:26.159 two five eight seven four seven one three two one two KTRH. Give Josh 948 01:07:26.159 --> 01:07:28.920 a call. Let's get you on the board so we can visit with you. 949 01:07:29.039 --> 01:07:36.760 Next referencing Cliff Claven, remember the the uh mailman on Cheers that knew 950 01:07:38.000 --> 01:07:43.880 everything. Sometimes You got to read his explanation of how beer makes you smart. 951 01:07:44.280 --> 01:07:50.039 That is one of the funniest things that man ever said. Typical typical 952 01:07:50.360 --> 01:07:54.719 Cliff Clavin. Uh, you know, it is time to take care of 953 01:07:54.760 --> 01:07:58.880 your lawns and it is the month where everything's going on in the lawns and 954 01:07:59.039 --> 01:08:02.519 Nitrophus has put together their Texas three step for just that. Now. The 955 01:08:02.519 --> 01:08:08.239 Texas three step is a fertilizer, a weed preventative, and a disease preventative. 956 01:08:08.239 --> 01:08:11.800 And here's how it works. She got the Nitrophosphall special that's a brown 957 01:08:11.880 --> 01:08:16.079 bag that is designed nutrient wise, the concentration, the ratios and everything for 958 01:08:16.199 --> 01:08:23.279 our soils for fall, because fall is when we strengthen our grass plant to 959 01:08:23.359 --> 01:08:27.640 go into winter for more heartiness. And by the way, potassium also helps 960 01:08:27.640 --> 01:08:32.199 with drought of resilience and that way it comes out in spring stronger. Your 961 01:08:32.399 --> 01:08:38.760 early spring growth on your grass is based on the nutrients stored in the plant. 962 01:08:38.960 --> 01:08:42.800 And that's why fall fertilization is the most important one of the year. 963 01:08:43.119 --> 01:08:45.720 It really really is. Now. The second step barricade, that's a pre 964 01:08:45.800 --> 01:08:49.920 emergent I was talking about it earlier. It controls grassy weeds and broad leaf 965 01:08:49.920 --> 01:08:53.479 weeds. But you have to put it down and you have to water it 966 01:08:53.560 --> 01:08:59.359 in about a half inch of rainfall or irrigation. You don't want to wait 967 01:08:59.479 --> 01:09:01.560 on that. These winter weeds are going to be germinating. This little coal 968 01:09:01.640 --> 01:09:05.399 spell coming in and cooling things off, cooling the soil off. We're going 969 01:09:05.479 --> 01:09:10.079 to see a lot of things like chickweed and hand bent and clover and annual 970 01:09:10.119 --> 01:09:14.199 bluegrass coming up. Get that barricade down to form a barricade on the sole 971 01:09:14.279 --> 01:09:17.840 surface. The third step is eagle turf fungicide. That is a fungicide that 972 01:09:17.920 --> 01:09:23.520 soaks into the tissues so that when a disease like brown patch, the big 973 01:09:23.600 --> 01:09:27.880 circles we see in our Saint Augustine lawns, when it shows up, it's 974 01:09:28.000 --> 01:09:31.159 there to help prevent it rather than waiting until now you've got big circles, 975 01:09:31.520 --> 01:09:35.680 well, you know you're going to look at big dead circles until spring comes 976 01:09:35.680 --> 01:09:40.640 and it regreens again. So get ahead of all of these things. Go 977 01:09:40.640 --> 01:09:44.119 ahead and get the fall fertilizer down so you have as much time as possible 978 01:09:44.159 --> 01:09:47.520 before the weather cools off in growth slows to strengthen that plant. Go ahead 979 01:09:47.560 --> 01:09:51.359 and get the barricade down before the seeds come up. And go ahead and 980 01:09:51.399 --> 01:09:56.000 get the fungicide down. If you're going to prevent large patch, not everybody 981 01:09:56.079 --> 01:10:00.119 has large patch problems in their lawn or brown patch but if you do, 982 01:10:00.359 --> 01:10:05.039 if you see those circles, you definitely want to prevent rather than try to 983 01:10:05.079 --> 01:10:08.920 deal with it after they already appear. That is not going to be very 984 01:10:08.920 --> 01:10:13.359 effective to try to do the latter. That is something to keep in mind. 985 01:10:14.079 --> 01:10:17.399 You know, the feed store that we talk about down in League City 986 01:10:17.439 --> 01:10:20.640 area is League City Feed and I don't know if you've ever been there before, 987 01:10:21.119 --> 01:10:24.840 but it's really easy to get to. They're on Highway three, a 988 01:10:24.880 --> 01:10:29.760 few blocks south of ninety six Highway ninety six. So if you live in 989 01:10:29.880 --> 01:10:33.279 clear Lake or League City, or Santa Fe or Lamark Baycliff, Webster, 990 01:10:33.319 --> 01:10:36.840 Dickinson, all those areas, this is your hometown feed store. Now. 991 01:10:36.880 --> 01:10:42.720 The Thunderbergs have been running this store since they created it forty years ago, 992 01:10:42.920 --> 01:10:47.760 and Wes and his sister Madison, they are doing a great job around there. 993 01:10:47.760 --> 01:10:49.800 By the way, if you they're on a Saturday, I think you 994 01:10:49.880 --> 01:10:55.800 might even get to meet the dalmatian Rorshak. Is that a good name for 995 01:10:55.840 --> 01:10:58.920 a Dalmatian or not? You know, you stare at the dog and the 996 01:10:58.960 --> 01:11:01.600 psychiatrist says, okay, what do you see when you look at this downmation? 997 01:11:02.239 --> 01:11:06.479 I love that name, but anyway. They carry all the products that 998 01:11:06.520 --> 01:11:11.159 we talk about on guardline. You know the nitrophoss, the azimite, the 999 01:11:11.239 --> 01:11:15.159 microlife, the heirloom soils, you know, Nature's creation, Nelson plant food, 1000 01:11:15.199 --> 01:11:18.279 it's all there. Any kind of pest disease and weed control product is 1001 01:11:18.319 --> 01:11:23.000 there. You need a quality pet food, it's there. Do you need 1002 01:11:23.119 --> 01:11:26.760 stuff for your chickens or any other kind of livestock, They've got it at 1003 01:11:26.840 --> 01:11:30.359 League City Feed. Here's their number two eight one, three, three two 1004 01:11:30.800 --> 01:11:34.840 sixteen twelve Monday through Saturday nine to six, closed on Sunday. So any 1005 01:11:34.920 --> 01:11:39.920 day from Monday through Saturday, get off work, heading home, swing by 1006 01:11:39.960 --> 01:11:45.079 there. They'll get you fixed up. That old fashioned service and a great 1007 01:11:45.119 --> 01:11:48.800 selection as well. One of the reasons or two of the many reasons that 1008 01:11:48.880 --> 01:11:53.399 we say League City Feed is your hometown feed store down in that area. 1009 01:11:53.880 --> 01:11:57.800 Just want to remind you if you have not downloaded the lawn care schedule and 1010 01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:02.600 the disease pest or pest disease and weed management schedule, go ahead and do 1011 01:12:02.720 --> 01:12:08.960 so. They are at SKIP or gardening with Skip dot com Gardening with Skip 1012 01:12:09.000 --> 01:12:13.920 that's me dot com and you can get those schedules also at Gardening with Skip 1013 01:12:14.039 --> 01:12:16.039 is the information I was talking to you earlier about what you need to know 1014 01:12:16.119 --> 01:12:21.000 before you plan a fruit tree. Excellent article linked on there. Go check 1015 01:12:21.159 --> 01:12:27.880 that out. We continue to add more and more new stuff to that as 1016 01:12:27.880 --> 01:12:30.920 well. You'll also see on there coming soon on there, as a matter 1017 01:12:30.920 --> 01:12:36.359 of fact, is the talking about the Texas Tomato Conference that's coming up Texas 1018 01:12:36.399 --> 01:12:41.560 Gardener magazine. Jay White and those folks have put together an excellent conference. 1019 01:12:41.560 --> 01:12:44.840 I'll be speaking at it, lots of other great speakers that will be there. 1020 01:12:45.159 --> 01:12:47.800 It is going to be an awesome day coming up here in January, 1021 01:12:48.039 --> 01:12:50.479 and you want to get signed up for it before they sell out. It's 1022 01:12:50.479 --> 01:12:54.520 going to be out at the antiqu Rosing Pium. You do not want to 1023 01:12:54.560 --> 01:12:59.119 miss that Texas Tomato Conference. I know we're thinking, why are we talking 1024 01:12:59.159 --> 01:13:04.199 tomatoes in November, Well you got to learn about them because not long after 1025 01:13:04.319 --> 01:13:08.880 January. In fact, in January, you'll be starting your own transplants. 1026 01:13:08.880 --> 01:13:12.119 If you're going to do that, getting ready for a great tomato season. 1027 01:13:13.800 --> 01:13:18.079 Fall is for planting, and fall is for planting, especially anything woody ornamental, 1028 01:13:18.640 --> 01:13:23.239 and for that tree farm. The folks at Verdant Tree farm. They 1029 01:13:23.279 --> 01:13:27.520 have got a wide selection of trees and they have locations that are easy to 1030 01:13:27.600 --> 01:13:32.600 get to out on Barker Cypress and West Houston, down in Pearland on Broadway 1031 01:13:32.640 --> 01:13:36.760 Street, they're there. Up in the heights where Iten and Yale Street come 1032 01:13:36.800 --> 01:13:41.640 together, they're there as well. Now they have trees of all sizes. 1033 01:13:41.680 --> 01:13:45.960 I mean you can get a tree up to seven hundred gallon tree. They 1034 01:13:45.000 --> 01:13:49.319 may even have something larger than that. They will beat any advertised retail price. 1035 01:13:49.640 --> 01:13:53.800 If you need palms, they've got that as well, one year warranty 1036 01:13:53.840 --> 01:14:00.199 included and don't forget ten percent discount for military and first responders at Verdant Tree 1037 01:14:00.279 --> 01:14:05.880 Farm Verdant treefarm dot com. We're talking about a lot of different things gardening 1038 01:14:06.279 --> 01:14:11.600 today because it's just a gardening show. But we're going to take a break 1039 01:14:11.600 --> 01:14:14.199 here in a little bit. But when I want to talk before we do 1040 01:14:14.920 --> 01:14:20.680 just a bit about herbs and the importance of fall for herb planting. Now, 1041 01:14:21.000 --> 01:14:28.479 you may want this traditional herb garden where it is just all's what you 1042 01:14:28.520 --> 01:14:31.720 know, symmetrical, the beautiful little traditional herb garden, or you may just 1043 01:14:31.720 --> 01:14:34.960 want to put herbs and containers or you may want to put herbs like I 1044 01:14:35.000 --> 01:14:38.960 do, in the vegetable garden or in the flower beds. Herbs can be 1045 01:14:39.079 --> 01:14:44.039 ornamental chives that bloom. Just think of them as a little dwarf type of 1046 01:14:45.039 --> 01:14:48.600 loriopy. I guess bordering a bed you can do that. You can use 1047 01:14:48.680 --> 01:14:54.640 oregano and time as groundcovers. They're just a lot. They're versatile plants. 1048 01:14:54.680 --> 01:14:58.399 They're easy, easy, easy to do, and you can get them. 1049 01:14:58.720 --> 01:15:01.439 You know. For example, it's Forest ad in Richmond. They've got an 1050 01:15:01.479 --> 01:15:05.760 awesome selection of herb. They just built the new vegetable and herb houses out 1051 01:15:05.800 --> 01:15:09.720 there now. While you're out at Enchanted, of course you're going to want 1052 01:15:09.720 --> 01:15:14.960 to go home with some of their moms with all the other decoration of the 1053 01:15:15.000 --> 01:15:19.279 pumpkins and all the fall decorations. But don't forget that they also have an 1054 01:15:19.319 --> 01:15:26.079 excellent selection of perennials, trees and shrubs along with the herbs and fall veggies 1055 01:15:26.159 --> 01:15:30.119 there. I was out recently and I'm really impressed with the herb selection and 1056 01:15:30.159 --> 01:15:33.600 everything else. You know, Danny and Klay Linderman out there at Enchanted Forest, 1057 01:15:34.000 --> 01:15:40.479 they absolutely are the best when it comes to customer service and knowledge. 1058 01:15:40.520 --> 01:15:45.319 And helping you have success. That's what you get at a hometown, mom 1059 01:15:45.359 --> 01:15:47.520 and pop kind of garden center, and that's what this is. But don't 1060 01:15:47.560 --> 01:15:51.880 expect it to be some little limited thing when you go out there. Enchanted 1061 01:15:53.000 --> 01:15:56.600 is in its name for a reason. It is beautiful, it's wonderful to 1062 01:15:56.640 --> 01:16:00.560 walk through. It's gorgeous, it's inspiring. They have a white variety of 1063 01:16:00.560 --> 01:16:03.600 products. Hey, do you need to refill let's say your microlife or your 1064 01:16:03.640 --> 01:16:08.359 Nilson plant foods. You know you need a little those where you take your 1065 01:16:08.399 --> 01:16:12.159 containers out and you just refill them. It's a little more cost effective and 1066 01:16:12.199 --> 01:16:15.079 you don't throw away a lot of plastic that way while you're out there. 1067 01:16:15.079 --> 01:16:18.279 Bring your empty containers and get them refilled. Out there an enchanted forest, 1068 01:16:18.960 --> 01:16:24.159 easy to find, easy to get to. You just all you have to 1069 01:16:24.199 --> 01:16:29.119 do is head out to the right when you're going from Richmond up towards sugar 1070 01:16:29.199 --> 01:16:32.960 Land, going up fifty nine. They are on FM twenty seven fifty nine 1071 01:16:33.039 --> 01:16:40.199 f twenty seven fifty nine en Richmond Enchanted Forest. I want to remind you 1072 01:16:40.239 --> 01:16:45.680 again that I'm going to be out at Southwest Fertilizer after the show today, 1073 01:16:45.920 --> 01:16:49.399 so you definitely want to come out. Hey, do you have a sample 1074 01:16:49.479 --> 01:16:54.359 you'd like to bring by for identification or for diagnosis? Put it in a 1075 01:16:54.359 --> 01:16:57.159 bag and bring it out there. This is going to be a really cool 1076 01:16:57.199 --> 01:17:00.880 deal. It's not just a chance to meet me and for me to meet 1077 01:17:00.920 --> 01:17:04.000 you and for us to talk gardening. Course, here's your one I to 1078 01:17:04.039 --> 01:17:08.840 eye one on one kind of opportunity to do that. But they're gonna be 1079 01:17:08.880 --> 01:17:13.560 given away two really cool tools at the end of the appearance. You just 1080 01:17:13.640 --> 01:17:17.760 have to sign up and register to win Toro battery blower and a Toro battery 1081 01:17:17.880 --> 01:17:21.560 string trimmer. Got a lot of value in those two right there. Now, 1082 01:17:21.600 --> 01:17:26.399 I'll be giving away Skip certificates to everybody that comes by my table with 1083 01:17:26.439 --> 01:17:30.600 a gardening question. Ten dollars off anything you buy in the store today today, 1084 01:17:30.640 --> 01:17:34.720 only ten dollars off your purchases in the store. So we may be 1085 01:17:34.840 --> 01:17:38.279 talking about something and I go, well, here's the product you need to 1086 01:17:38.319 --> 01:17:41.359 fix that. Well, there you go, here's ten dollars off. You 1087 01:17:41.399 --> 01:17:43.560 can do that, and we're gonna have a good time. They're gonna be 1088 01:17:43.600 --> 01:17:47.520 giving away bags of Little Medina samples products. We'll be having popcorn, cool 1089 01:17:47.600 --> 01:17:53.359 drinks, Halloween treats. You don't have to dress up for Halloween that you 1090 01:17:53.359 --> 01:17:57.159 can still come by and enjoy the treats at Southwest Fertilize You. They're in 1091 01:17:57.199 --> 01:18:01.039 the corner of Bissinetta and run with south West Houston, So I don't care 1092 01:18:01.079 --> 01:18:04.000 where you live. Uh, this is not a hard drive to get to. 1093 01:18:04.680 --> 01:18:09.560 Come on out. Let's see, let's see you, and let's help 1094 01:18:09.600 --> 01:18:13.319 you solve those problems. Hey, it'll be eleven thirty to one thirty, 1095 01:18:13.560 --> 01:18:16.479 so just make your plans. Good day to get out, good day for 1096 01:18:16.520 --> 01:18:20.680 that good day for gardening and everything else. Our phone number is seven one 1097 01:18:20.760 --> 01:18:27.439 three two one two k t r H seven one three two one two k 1098 01:18:27.600 --> 01:18:30.720 t r H. And hey, I have a special guest calling in after 1099 01:18:31.119 --> 01:18:38.000 we begin the eight o'clock hour. You don't want to miss this. KTRH 1100 01:18:38.079 --> 01:18:41.920 Garden Line does not necessarily endorse any of the products or services advertised on this 1101 01:18:41.960 --> 01:18:55.199 program. Welcome to kt RH Garden Line with Skip Rict. It's so crazy. 1102 01:18:56.880 --> 01:19:13.399 Just watch him as the world gold. The blocks the clubs not a 1103 01:19:13.680 --> 01:19:19.439 sign. Well, welcome to garden Line. We are glad you're listening today. 1104 01:19:19.479 --> 01:19:25.279 I'm your host. Skip Richter, and we are happy to visit about 1105 01:19:25.439 --> 01:19:28.800 any kind of gardening stuff that you would like to talk about. Just give 1106 01:19:28.880 --> 01:19:32.159 us a call. It's seven one three two one two K T R H. 1107 01:19:32.640 --> 01:19:38.159 Simple as that you you Uh, I've got a special guest coming up. 1108 01:19:38.199 --> 01:19:42.159 I was kind of given a tease for that before we went into the 1109 01:19:42.239 --> 01:19:45.600 break, Felder Rushing. Many of you know who Felder Rushing is. Uh. 1110 01:19:45.920 --> 01:19:50.359 He has from Mississippi. He is as as I. He's been a 1111 01:19:50.720 --> 01:19:56.960 horticulturist with the Extension Service in his case in Mississippi, but for many many 1112 01:19:57.079 --> 01:20:01.840 years now has just been going on all over the country, very very highly 1113 01:20:02.000 --> 01:20:06.680 sought after speaker, a very entertaining person too. By the way, I 1114 01:20:06.800 --> 01:20:12.039 get the biggest kick out of Felder And I don't know how many books the 1115 01:20:12.079 --> 01:20:15.000 guy's written, but a lot. He just is very prolific. And he's 1116 01:20:15.439 --> 01:20:19.399 the ubiquitous Felder Rushing, I would say, because every time I turn around, 1117 01:20:19.800 --> 01:20:23.479 I see Felders coming to some place. He comes textas a lot too. 1118 01:20:23.680 --> 01:20:26.840 And that's coming up and I'm going to save that. Let that be 1119 01:20:26.920 --> 01:20:30.600 the mystery about what we're going to talk about when he does give us call 1120 01:20:30.680 --> 01:20:32.079 in We're going to probably talk to him here at about I don't know, 1121 01:20:32.199 --> 01:20:38.520 thirty minutes or so. But in the meantime, we want to talk plants 1122 01:20:38.640 --> 01:20:43.680 about. Here are plants and things here in the Greater Houston area or just 1123 01:20:43.760 --> 01:20:47.479 the whole KTRH listening area and Plants for All Seasons is a place that if 1124 01:20:47.520 --> 01:20:50.279 you've never been, you need to go. You need to be aware of 1125 01:20:50.359 --> 01:20:57.319 it. It is a icon when it comes to home town garden centers in 1126 01:20:57.399 --> 01:21:01.000 this area now Plans for all Seasons. The Flower family has been in this 1127 01:21:01.159 --> 01:21:08.520 business since nineteen seventy three. Their experience really shows because when you go into 1128 01:21:08.560 --> 01:21:13.319 Plants for All Seasons, you're greeded. Not just with family members, Cherry 1129 01:21:13.359 --> 01:21:16.119 and others coming up to you and helping you with your questions, but their 1130 01:21:16.199 --> 01:21:19.439 staff, who's highly trained. They know what they're talking about. Do you 1131 01:21:19.520 --> 01:21:23.520 need to take in a picture for a diagnosis, or hey, I saw 1132 01:21:23.560 --> 01:21:27.039 this flower when I was in Mississippi does it grow here? And you know, 1133 01:21:27.800 --> 01:21:30.640 do you have it? And so on. They carry all of that 1134 01:21:30.800 --> 01:21:33.359 kind of stuff and they have that kind of knowledge. You can go to 1135 01:21:33.560 --> 01:21:38.520 Plants for All Seasons dot com, Plants for All Seasons dot Com, or 1136 01:21:38.560 --> 01:21:41.319 you can call them two eight, one, three, seven, six, 1137 01:21:41.960 --> 01:21:47.359 sixteen forty six. They are truly lawn and garden experts. Now, whether 1138 01:21:47.520 --> 01:21:51.600 you are a brown thumb gardener needing a turn it green or a green thumb 1139 01:21:51.680 --> 01:21:57.000 gardener, this is a place to go and plants for all seasons. Always 1140 01:21:57.039 --> 01:22:00.439 has a great supply of everything, including the fertilizers we talk about here on 1141 01:22:00.600 --> 01:22:03.119 garden Line. You hear me talking about you got to do this, you 1142 01:22:03.199 --> 01:22:08.319 got to do that, and you know getting how important October is. They've 1143 01:22:08.319 --> 01:22:11.319 got everything you need out there. It plans for all seasons, simple, 1144 01:22:11.640 --> 01:22:17.800 simple as that, not at all difficult to do. Gardening in this season 1145 01:22:18.159 --> 01:22:24.199 is perhaps one of the most pleasant things that you will have done all year, 1146 01:22:24.319 --> 01:22:27.840 because we went through summer and it was rough and we got winter coming 1147 01:22:27.920 --> 01:22:30.720 and I don't know, winter is not that bad here in Houston. We 1148 01:22:30.880 --> 01:22:33.399 know it's going to come, we just don't know which day or two winter 1149 01:22:33.520 --> 01:22:38.239 is going to be in any given year. And we have such a nice 1150 01:22:38.359 --> 01:22:43.039 mill climate so we can grow things all year round. That is one of 1151 01:22:43.079 --> 01:22:47.119 the benefits of being down in this area, this far south, where we 1152 01:22:47.239 --> 01:22:53.199 can grow things like citrus, for example, and we can grow a wide 1153 01:22:53.319 --> 01:22:56.399 variety of things that even in other parks of Texas you can't grow. You 1154 01:22:56.439 --> 01:23:00.239 know, you head wes to here and trying to have an azalea or a 1155 01:23:00.359 --> 01:23:04.479 camellia or a blueberry or something like that's a big challenge. But we live 1156 01:23:04.520 --> 01:23:09.880 in an area where you can do a lot of that and then some and 1157 01:23:10.079 --> 01:23:14.479 our goal is just to kind of help you have success with that. If 1158 01:23:14.520 --> 01:23:17.520 you are out in Bellevue or if you're out in the Baytown area, your 1159 01:23:17.600 --> 01:23:21.039 hometown feed store is Texas feed Stop. And I always talk about the hometown 1160 01:23:21.079 --> 01:23:24.960 feed store because you know what it's like. You go into a place, 1161 01:23:25.600 --> 01:23:29.680 they treat you like family, They carry your bags out for you. They've 1162 01:23:29.760 --> 01:23:32.720 got everything you need. That's what I mean when I say a hometown feed 1163 01:23:32.760 --> 01:23:38.119 store, and that is exactly what Texas feed Stop is. If I talk 1164 01:23:38.199 --> 01:23:42.479 about a fertilizer, nitrofoss, microlife, you know, Nelson plant food, 1165 01:23:42.640 --> 01:23:45.800 Medina. If I talk about products like heirloom soils, or you need to 1166 01:23:45.800 --> 01:23:49.359 get a mosquita dunks for yours, They've got it all there. And then 1167 01:23:49.840 --> 01:23:54.840 all the pest control, disease control, weed control. If you are a 1168 01:23:54.920 --> 01:23:58.920 deer hunter, you need bags of corn, if you need things for feeding 1169 01:23:58.960 --> 01:24:01.680 your animals, your dog, in your livestock, that's what it's all about. 1170 01:24:01.920 --> 01:24:06.960 Texas Feed Stop. Brian and Hope Roads have made this a part of 1171 01:24:08.000 --> 01:24:13.279 the community, hiring the local teens to work there, supporting their community, 1172 01:24:13.359 --> 01:24:15.319 being part of the community. That's what they're all about. And when you 1173 01:24:15.439 --> 01:24:19.439 go to Texas Feed Stop, they'll treat you like family, and that in 1174 01:24:19.560 --> 01:24:24.199 and of itself is worth something. Now they're on here. Here's how you 1175 01:24:24.239 --> 01:24:28.119 get there. If you're on iten you head up Highway one forty six, 1176 01:24:28.319 --> 01:24:31.359 just a few minutes up one forty six and they are right there on the 1177 01:24:31.439 --> 01:24:35.840 right hand side. And again, anyone even out in Baytown, it's just 1178 01:24:35.960 --> 01:24:40.600 a it's just a hop, skip and a jump away to your hometown feedstore, 1179 01:24:40.680 --> 01:24:44.479 Texas Feed Stop. We are going to now head to a Taska Sita 1180 01:24:44.640 --> 01:24:46.800 and talk to Mike. Hello, Mike, Hey, how's it going, 1181 01:24:46.840 --> 01:24:53.319 buddy? Well, how are you pretty good? Pretty good? I'm calling 1182 01:24:53.479 --> 01:24:56.399 because I'm putting down a new side in my front yard and we had some 1183 01:24:57.079 --> 01:24:59.920 new new waterline come through and they tore the grass up. I forget this 1184 01:25:00.119 --> 01:25:02.079 be a good time to do it. Okay, I've got two big, 1185 01:25:02.159 --> 01:25:06.000 giant red oak trees in my front yard and they provide a lot of shade, 1186 01:25:06.239 --> 01:25:11.920 and I'm guessing that's the reason that I've got patchy grass growth underneath the 1187 01:25:12.880 --> 01:25:16.399 canopy there right. And I'm going to put a new side down. In 1188 01:25:16.479 --> 01:25:18.359 fact, I'm going to do it on Monday. I just need to know 1189 01:25:18.439 --> 01:25:21.359 what kind of preparation I need to get done to it before they put the 1190 01:25:21.640 --> 01:25:26.640 grass down. Yeah, you want to if there's any perennial weeds, like 1191 01:25:26.720 --> 01:25:30.600 if there's some bermuda grass in there, or Virginia button weed or any kind 1192 01:25:30.600 --> 01:25:35.239 of a perennial weed, you need to eradicate it right away, because that 1193 01:25:35.560 --> 01:25:39.119 just is going to be something you have to deal with once you've got your 1194 01:25:39.199 --> 01:25:42.760 new side in. If it needs leveling, if you got any holes or 1195 01:25:42.840 --> 01:25:45.640 dips or things, you need to bring some soil in, go ahead and 1196 01:25:45.720 --> 01:25:49.399 fill those areas and get it, you know, get it laid out nice 1197 01:25:49.479 --> 01:25:54.760 like you want it prior to lay in the sod. And then just when 1198 01:25:54.800 --> 01:25:58.239 you put the sad down, make sure it contacts the soil well. I'll 1199 01:25:58.279 --> 01:26:01.920 often water the soil if it hadn't rained recently before I put the sod down, 1200 01:26:02.159 --> 01:26:05.800 lay the sod on it, and it's just because you want there to 1201 01:26:05.880 --> 01:26:11.239 be moisture under the surface. So when those sod roots start to go into 1202 01:26:11.319 --> 01:26:15.079 your soil, they've got moisture right there. And so when you lay it, 1203 01:26:15.560 --> 01:26:20.439 press it down so you have good sod to soil contact. And then 1204 01:26:20.560 --> 01:26:28.880 water lightly and fairly frequently, probably once a day or so, just to 1205 01:26:29.039 --> 01:26:32.720 help it survive until it gets some roots down into that soil. That takes 1206 01:26:32.760 --> 01:26:36.359 about a week or so to begin that process, and within two weeks it 1207 01:26:36.439 --> 01:26:41.159 ought to be rooted in pretty well. Do I need to scratch up the 1208 01:26:41.199 --> 01:26:45.800 grass that is there? Yes? Before? Yeah, you want the you 1209 01:26:45.880 --> 01:26:49.199 want the soil that comes with your sod to touch the soil that you've got 1210 01:26:49.279 --> 01:26:53.479 in your yard, got it, okay, Yeah, get that. Don't 1211 01:26:53.560 --> 01:26:57.119 leave a gap of airspace under there with that that old debris, okay. 1212 01:26:59.039 --> 01:27:03.479 And what about fertilizing. I would go ahead. Normally I'd say wait a 1213 01:27:03.560 --> 01:27:06.199 couple of weeks to fertilize, but I would say about a week after, 1214 01:27:06.680 --> 01:27:11.279 go ahead and put down your fall fertilization. And you can find that at 1215 01:27:11.359 --> 01:27:15.039 gardeningwithskip dot com. I've got the lawn care schedule with all the organic and 1216 01:27:15.119 --> 01:27:20.119 synthetic options and the formulas are there for the Yes, yes, I have 1217 01:27:20.319 --> 01:27:26.119 a number of I think I've got oh gosh, probably eight or so different 1218 01:27:26.560 --> 01:27:32.399 fertilizer applications for fall for fall. Okay, yeah, all right, buddy. 1219 01:27:32.439 --> 01:27:35.199 Well I really appreciate it, and I'm glad I was able to get 1220 01:27:35.239 --> 01:27:39.199 through so quick. Yeah, good you were. You called it just the 1221 01:27:39.319 --> 01:27:42.279 right time because it's loading up. Hey, I've got a run to a 1222 01:27:42.399 --> 01:27:44.960 break, but thank you, Mike. I appreciate that. Call. Our 1223 01:27:45.000 --> 01:27:48.399 phone number seven one three two one two fifty eight seventy four. Jim, 1224 01:27:48.520 --> 01:27:53.439 you'll be first up when we come back. Welcome back to garden Line. 1225 01:27:53.600 --> 01:27:57.119 Our phone number if you'd like to give us a call seven one three two 1226 01:27:57.239 --> 01:28:02.000 one two five eight seven for Hey. If you are looking for a place 1227 01:28:02.199 --> 01:28:08.279 to get the things I talk about here on Guardline Ace Hardware, You're not 1228 01:28:08.319 --> 01:28:12.279 going to go wrong. Acehardware dot Com find the store locator. There's thirty 1229 01:28:12.359 --> 01:28:15.880 nine stores near you. I mean, so there is one near you, 1230 01:28:15.319 --> 01:28:20.199 thirty nine stores in the Greater Houston area. The Ace Hardware Group has made 1231 01:28:20.239 --> 01:28:25.039 a commitment to if we recommend it on Guardline. They're going to carry it. 1232 01:28:25.119 --> 01:28:29.760 That's at fertilizers, that's pest weed disease, insight control products. Anything 1233 01:28:29.840 --> 01:28:32.159 you need for your lawn and for your garden to have success. Anything you 1234 01:28:32.239 --> 01:28:36.920 need for that outdoor living area that you want to enhance for now that we 1235 01:28:38.039 --> 01:28:42.159 got weather worth being outside in the afternoon and evening, well, they'll set 1236 01:28:42.199 --> 01:28:45.399 you up. Do you need grilling equipment? Do you need outdoor patio furniture? 1237 01:28:45.399 --> 01:28:48.439 Do you want to string our lights to kind of create that beautiful ambiance. 1238 01:28:48.720 --> 01:28:53.600 They've got that in way way more at Ace Hardware. Acehardware dot Com, 1239 01:28:53.840 --> 01:28:57.159 find the store locator, find the store near you. Go check them 1240 01:28:57.199 --> 01:29:01.239 out, and you'll see why I'm always bragging on Ace Hardware stores here in 1241 01:29:01.319 --> 01:29:05.039 the Greater Houston area. Now we're going to go out to Cold Springs now 1242 01:29:05.119 --> 01:29:10.239 and talk to Jim. Hello, Jim, Hey Skip, thank you so 1243 01:29:10.399 --> 01:29:13.439 very much for taking my call. I got a question. I've got property 1244 01:29:13.479 --> 01:29:15.520 there in Cold Spring and I want to plant some fruit trees and I'm thinking 1245 01:29:15.560 --> 01:29:18.920 about doing some peach, peared lemon, and maybe a plum tree, and 1246 01:29:19.159 --> 01:29:23.079 I just wanted to know what variety do you think would grow well? Out 1247 01:29:23.119 --> 01:29:27.119 there. I got a lot of red clay and gray clay in that land. 1248 01:29:27.439 --> 01:29:30.880 And what do I need to prepare for that? Peach, pear, 1249 01:29:30.359 --> 01:29:33.000 lemon, and plum. So the lemon, you're gonna to be ready to 1250 01:29:33.319 --> 01:29:38.119 cold protect it. Either you get a mar lemon put in a very large 1251 01:29:38.159 --> 01:29:42.960 container where you can dolly it into the garage on cold winter nights, or 1252 01:29:43.479 --> 01:29:46.039 just have a structure ready to go where you can set it up to protect 1253 01:29:46.119 --> 01:29:49.960 it it get a little too cold. In cold springs. With that kind 1254 01:29:49.960 --> 01:29:54.680 of soil, drainage is going to be critical, so making sure it's a 1255 01:29:54.800 --> 01:30:00.760 raised mound. You can mix a quality compass bed mix into a large area 1256 01:30:00.680 --> 01:30:05.560 and create that raised mound so drainage is ensured. Because those trees don't want 1257 01:30:05.600 --> 01:30:11.479 to sit in a swamp, so hilly where I'm going to plant the trees. 1258 01:30:11.560 --> 01:30:15.159 Okay, so I'm not really worried about it. Good runof full sunlight, 1259 01:30:15.279 --> 01:30:17.239 the most sun at least six hours the most sun you can get them 1260 01:30:17.439 --> 01:30:21.359 now as far as varieties, if you go to the Aggie Horticulture website, 1261 01:30:21.680 --> 01:30:26.319 just search it out. Aggie Horticulture front page is a fruit and nuts section 1262 01:30:26.880 --> 01:30:30.039 and there is a free publication. You can look at it on the computer 1263 01:30:30.159 --> 01:30:32.600 or print it out on every fruit you can imagine, including the ones you 1264 01:30:32.720 --> 01:30:38.079 mentioned, And so I would go there. It'll talk about the varieties. 1265 01:30:38.560 --> 01:30:41.960 It has bands across Texas. So you find your county and you go, 1266 01:30:42.239 --> 01:30:45.239 I'm in this band and here's the varieties they recommend for you. That's the 1267 01:30:45.319 --> 01:30:49.760 fastest way I can get you to that answer. That is absolutely awesome. 1268 01:30:49.800 --> 01:30:51.840 That's exactly what I need to know. Thank you so much. Skip. 1269 01:30:53.000 --> 01:30:55.439 All right, Hey, thank you for the call. Appreciate that and good 1270 01:30:55.560 --> 01:30:58.800 luck, love growing fruit. Oh Jim, I should have said this when 1271 01:30:58.880 --> 01:31:02.720 we were on the phone. But go to if you go to my website 1272 01:31:02.840 --> 01:31:06.520 gardeningwith Skip dot com. It's not quite up yet, but it will be 1273 01:31:06.640 --> 01:31:14.199 later today. A link to an article by doctor Stein on preparing for fruit 1274 01:31:14.279 --> 01:31:18.000 planting, how to have success in planting fruit and you definitely want to check 1275 01:31:18.079 --> 01:31:21.720 that out for sure. Listen, do you live out in Kingwood, Well, 1276 01:31:21.920 --> 01:31:26.359 you've got the Kingwood Garden Center, you've got war in Southern Gardens. 1277 01:31:26.760 --> 01:31:30.000 When you were out in the Kingwood area, You've got a lot of options, 1278 01:31:30.439 --> 01:31:33.640 quality options for that mom and pop, local, hometown, full service 1279 01:31:33.880 --> 01:31:38.600 garden centers. You're always going to find plenty of color, and boy, 1280 01:31:38.760 --> 01:31:42.800 is this ever the time to plant color in your landscape? Do you still 1281 01:31:42.880 --> 01:31:45.000 need to pick up some moms? Yep, they're going to have that. 1282 01:31:45.399 --> 01:31:49.119 Do you want to go visit their gift shops outstanding gift shops for really really 1283 01:31:49.239 --> 01:31:53.880 quality things for not only gifts for other people, but things you might want 1284 01:31:53.920 --> 01:31:58.079 to add for your own place. There they've got a lot of new arrivals 1285 01:31:58.199 --> 01:32:02.239 of different kinds of woody ornamental trees, like maybe you want a Chinese fringe 1286 01:32:02.279 --> 01:32:05.439 tree or a red butter or are you time to put in a live oak, 1287 01:32:05.560 --> 01:32:11.560 or they've got it all there. Do you need onion and garlic transplants 1288 01:32:11.680 --> 01:32:15.119 or bulbs? Do you need spring bulbs for your garden? That you want 1289 01:32:15.159 --> 01:32:16.840 a plant? Now? Do you want to buy some of that pink mullygrass 1290 01:32:16.880 --> 01:32:21.439 that's their native of the month. Pink mulely grass is absolutely beautiful. Go 1291 01:32:21.560 --> 01:32:25.560 online look at a picture of it. When the sunlight comes through those little 1292 01:32:25.640 --> 01:32:30.359 seed ons, it's like a pink mist floating over the tops of the plants. 1293 01:32:30.960 --> 01:32:32.920 Just an example of the quality things that they have. It worre in 1294 01:32:33.039 --> 01:32:39.760 Southern Gardens and Kingwood Garden Centers out there in Kingwood. We are now going 1295 01:32:39.840 --> 01:32:43.680 to head out to Northwest Houston and talk to Ed. Hello, Ed, 1296 01:32:44.720 --> 01:32:49.239 good morning, good morning. Question. The day is a planning day of 1297 01:32:49.720 --> 01:32:55.720 some jazmine and various other things, maybe some flowering stuff. Good. I 1298 01:32:55.840 --> 01:33:00.800 need to add some soil I believe in the air to the bed. I 1299 01:33:00.880 --> 01:33:03.600 want to plan it in. Okay, I've got pretty good soil. I 1300 01:33:03.920 --> 01:33:08.079 long ago got down deep enough to get rid of most of the old clay. 1301 01:33:08.560 --> 01:33:11.600 Yes, So now I want to know what would I put on top 1302 01:33:12.640 --> 01:33:16.640 to kind of help make sure I've got good soil. Do you ever? 1303 01:33:16.720 --> 01:33:20.800 I want to go get some bags of something, probably at Southwest Okay, 1304 01:33:21.079 --> 01:33:24.600 well, hey, come come today. I'm going to be there from eleven 1305 01:33:24.680 --> 01:33:28.439 thirty to one thirty. I might be there, Yeah, soccer at eleven 1306 01:33:28.479 --> 01:33:30.640 third. I'll see you afterwards. Okay, Yeah, get bye by one 1307 01:33:30.760 --> 01:33:34.479 thirty because hey, I'm going to be giving away skip certificates worth ten bucks 1308 01:33:34.720 --> 01:33:38.640 off. Okay, save you some money there if you come to the table 1309 01:33:38.680 --> 01:33:42.600 and ask a question, I'll be giving a gift certificates out. That's what 1310 01:33:42.680 --> 01:33:45.119 i'd recommend. They've got a wide variety of things. I mean, we 1311 01:33:45.239 --> 01:33:47.479 have you know, you've you've got garden centers up in your area too. 1312 01:33:47.520 --> 01:33:50.439 If you were you've missed getting down to see us today, you can do 1313 01:33:50.560 --> 01:33:55.079 that. But yes, you're you're on the right track. I'd get you 1314 01:33:55.479 --> 01:34:00.640 a good quality like an heirloom veggie and her blend mix would be a good 1315 01:34:00.680 --> 01:34:04.600 one for what you're talking about. Roast oil would be good too. Roast 1316 01:34:04.680 --> 01:34:11.000 so will be excellent. I put some rose soil down several weeks ago because 1317 01:34:11.039 --> 01:34:15.560 I killed that bed, and I went up to mister Ferguson and picked up, 1318 01:34:15.800 --> 01:34:17.319 oh, some roast oil. There you go. I got a question 1319 01:34:17.399 --> 01:34:21.279 about the rose soil. It seems to be fairly sandy. Is that such 1320 01:34:21.319 --> 01:34:26.199 a thing as getting too much of that down because of that sand content? 1321 01:34:26.439 --> 01:34:29.720 No, that's to help improve drainage. That's to help, okay, the 1322 01:34:29.800 --> 01:34:32.520 drainage. And I don't know what your soil is specifically, but I would 1323 01:34:32.720 --> 01:34:36.279 venture it's probably got a lot of clay in it. Oh yeah, and 1324 01:34:36.399 --> 01:34:41.720 when you are at organic matter, another thing you can mix into the soil, 1325 01:34:42.319 --> 01:34:45.439 not just put on top, but mix in is expanded shale, and 1326 01:34:45.600 --> 01:34:49.720 that that also gives you a very long term benefit to the clay organic matter 1327 01:34:49.880 --> 01:34:55.520 is great, but it tends to break down in time. Now that expanded 1328 01:34:55.560 --> 01:34:58.319 seal, if I put it in, I need to kind of bury it 1329 01:34:58.399 --> 01:35:00.439 down some or what, Yeah, it mixed it in. I would put 1330 01:35:00.720 --> 01:35:05.439 several inches of it generally. The research up in Dallas by Agrolife Extension, 1331 01:35:06.039 --> 01:35:11.800 they said three inches. They were doing roses in a heavy clay soil like 1332 01:35:11.880 --> 01:35:14.840 we have down here. They put three inches down and mixed it in, 1333 01:35:15.039 --> 01:35:18.359 and it did wonders for internal drugge Because you're getting a lot of that porous 1334 01:35:18.560 --> 01:35:26.840 material that holds up over time. I need to be especially careful about how 1335 01:35:26.960 --> 01:35:30.159 far down I get it to actually mix in. As far as you can 1336 01:35:30.319 --> 01:35:34.960 practically go most moto tillers, you're not going to get definitely more than about 1337 01:35:34.960 --> 01:35:39.960 six inches at the best. Yeah, notice would be stricted by hand with 1338 01:35:40.119 --> 01:35:45.920 a little okay, the old the old fashioned way. Yeah, yeah, 1339 01:35:45.399 --> 01:35:50.720 it is, well, anything like that would be good. Okay, all 1340 01:35:50.840 --> 01:35:54.640 right, more likely I'll see you later on today, I hope. So 1341 01:35:55.000 --> 01:35:58.720 you take care of it. Than yes, sir, you take care. 1342 01:36:00.079 --> 01:36:03.239 If you're up in Grimes County, you're fortunate to have Grimes County Feed around 1343 01:36:03.600 --> 01:36:09.960 Grimes County Feed owned by the Roy family, has been a really a mainstain 1344 01:36:10.039 --> 01:36:14.199 now for a while there in the Carlos, Texas area. They're two miles 1345 01:36:14.279 --> 01:36:16.600 west of two forty four up in the Carlos area. So if you're in 1346 01:36:17.039 --> 01:36:20.319 Navisota, if you're up in College Station, this is a great place to 1347 01:36:20.479 --> 01:36:25.560 drive down and get your supplies. They carry the fertilizers I talk about here, 1348 01:36:25.920 --> 01:36:30.600 they carry the soul products and things they carry you know, if you 1349 01:36:30.720 --> 01:36:33.239 need a tree hugger, sprinkler, if you need mosquita donks, all those 1350 01:36:33.319 --> 01:36:35.960 kinds of things, they've got it there. Plus they have great feed of 1351 01:36:36.039 --> 01:36:42.680 course, So those of you in rohdes Perrie and shiro Iola Reliance Community Anderson 1352 01:36:42.720 --> 01:36:46.439 Bete Eyes or neighborhoods like Kingwood's, king Oaks and mere Wood, this is 1353 01:36:46.479 --> 01:36:49.600 your hometown feed store and they do a great job. You know. The 1354 01:36:49.680 --> 01:36:54.279 family has a tradition of service. I mean we're talking about people that work 1355 01:36:54.520 --> 01:36:57.720 in the Houston Fire Department, people that worked in the Houston Police Department. 1356 01:36:58.399 --> 01:37:02.359 They're background and act culture is there. They support the local four H and 1357 01:37:02.600 --> 01:37:08.880 FFA kids and it's just that's just the mindset. Public service is what they're 1358 01:37:08.920 --> 01:37:12.920 founded on, and reinvestment in the community is what they're about at Grimes County 1359 01:37:12.960 --> 01:37:16.359 feet. Hey, the phone number is two eight one eight one four twenty 1360 01:37:16.560 --> 01:37:19.800 four ninety four. If you're up in that area, swing by today and 1361 01:37:19.920 --> 01:37:24.720 check them out. Let's see we're running. We got a little bit of 1362 01:37:24.720 --> 01:37:28.399 time here. Let's go out and talk to Robert in North Houston. Hello 1363 01:37:28.520 --> 01:37:32.079 Robert, good morning, scoop. Yeah, I've got a question about these 1364 01:37:32.159 --> 01:37:35.960 fire ants. I have battled them forever, yes, and it seems like 1365 01:37:36.079 --> 01:37:40.960 everything I use moves them, but they don't kill them. Okay, what 1366 01:37:41.239 --> 01:37:44.720 is a good fire ant bait? Do what you recommend? Where are the 1367 01:37:44.840 --> 01:37:48.239 fire ants? Are they in the yard of vegetable garden or what? They 1368 01:37:48.279 --> 01:37:54.439 are in the aerobic septy tank, they're in the water well, they're in 1369 01:37:54.479 --> 01:37:58.439 the air conditioning unit. Okay, I got you, all right, So 1370 01:37:58.479 --> 01:38:00.359 you're gonna do You're gonna do a couple of things here, Robert. Number 1371 01:38:00.439 --> 01:38:04.600 one, you want to use a bait as your mainstay, and do it 1372 01:38:04.680 --> 01:38:08.359 as soon as possible, because when it gets too cool, they're not going 1373 01:38:08.399 --> 01:38:12.760 to be out and is actively feeding and they're not going to be as effectively 1374 01:38:12.840 --> 01:38:16.279 controlled could. There are a lot of products out there. There are andro 1375 01:38:16.439 --> 01:38:23.279 products that do very very well that you can use there as Oh my gosh, 1376 01:38:23.359 --> 01:38:26.760 I can't think of the other. The name of the other begins with 1377 01:38:26.800 --> 01:38:31.960 a knee bait. Heck, anyway, I'll think of it extinguished, extinguish, 1378 01:38:32.079 --> 01:38:35.840 that's it. But I would always extinguish, yes, But I would 1379 01:38:35.920 --> 01:38:42.479 also put some kind of a contact like dust around any electrical boxes that you 1380 01:38:42.600 --> 01:38:45.920 have that they're going to crawl through. They'll short those those electrical connectors in 1381 01:38:46.039 --> 01:38:50.439 there, and so I would go an extra extra step and have kind of 1382 01:38:50.520 --> 01:38:55.319 a dust type product that is just a contact killer for ants because they can 1383 01:38:55.359 --> 01:39:00.760 do a lot of damage to electrical units as well. They're attractive. Okay, 1384 01:39:00.399 --> 01:39:04.199 the dust, would that be like that guy tamacious Earth, No, 1385 01:39:04.399 --> 01:39:08.239 I'd go I'd go with something stronger than that. I'd probably use like an 1386 01:39:08.319 --> 01:39:12.039 orthene or a seven dust or something along those lines. But you're not treating 1387 01:39:12.039 --> 01:39:15.000 your whole yard with that. You're just using it around those electrical features because 1388 01:39:15.439 --> 01:39:18.760 in addition to the baits, you want to make sure any ants that go 1389 01:39:18.880 --> 01:39:24.399 in there are killed before they get to the contact points in your electrical equipment. 1390 01:39:25.840 --> 01:39:30.920 Another thing is urban legend thing grits. The people say, sprinkle grits 1391 01:39:30.960 --> 01:39:34.439 around, they kill fire insny truth to that, you know, let me 1392 01:39:34.880 --> 01:39:38.920 let me answer that when I come back. I have to go to a 1393 01:39:39.000 --> 01:39:42.079 break here, but I will say that out loud on the air when I 1394 01:39:42.159 --> 01:39:45.319 come back. We'll talk about grits and fire ants. All right, Okay, 1395 01:39:45.399 --> 01:39:48.399 thank you, thank you. I appreciate your call very much. We're 1396 01:39:48.399 --> 01:39:51.439 gonna have some fun with grits and fire ans. Yeah, we are. 1397 01:39:51.880 --> 01:39:56.560 Just stay tuned. That's the teaser. Hey, it's time for Nicky News. 1398 01:39:57.079 --> 01:40:00.920 Seven to one three two one, two fifty eight seventy four is our 1399 01:40:00.000 --> 01:40:02.640 number. We're gonna have filter rushing at some point when we come back, 1400 01:40:02.720 --> 01:40:08.640 and you do not want to miss that. We'll be right back. Welcome 1401 01:40:08.680 --> 01:40:11.520 back to garden Line. I'm your host, Skip Richter, and we are 1402 01:40:11.560 --> 01:40:15.720 here talking all kinds of things gardening. I'm gonna run right out to Brunham 1403 01:40:15.800 --> 01:40:19.319 here and we're gonna talk to Leonard. Hello, Leonard, Howdy, howdy. 1404 01:40:21.800 --> 01:40:27.840 I was real sympathetic to the guy that was talking about the ants and 1405 01:40:28.000 --> 01:40:32.600 his electrical equipment because I haven't had a big building when I had a business 1406 01:40:32.680 --> 01:40:36.960 here. They had three big air conditioners in it, and ants just love 1407 01:40:38.119 --> 01:40:41.359 to get into contact points and that I don't know why, but they do, 1408 01:40:41.439 --> 01:40:44.640 they do, they do. Finally, one of the farmers out here 1409 01:40:44.760 --> 01:40:46.199 told me, he said, well, you just get one of these rings 1410 01:40:46.239 --> 01:40:50.119 that they put on cows this furbal. I don't know what they do, 1411 01:40:50.479 --> 01:40:55.640 it's been a long time ago, but sure enough I went and got some 1412 01:40:55.840 --> 01:41:00.359 from the feed store here and you put them in each one of those compartments 1413 01:41:00.399 --> 01:41:05.640 where the contact points are, and by golly, it kills them. They 1414 01:41:05.720 --> 01:41:10.640 don't come around, and uh, they work for you. What do you 1415 01:41:10.720 --> 01:41:14.359 mean by rings? I'm not following you, But there's something, and like 1416 01:41:14.479 --> 01:41:18.840 I said, I'm getting really old. I can't remember, but it's something 1417 01:41:18.920 --> 01:41:24.960 they used on cattle and it's you know, it's it's a ring, like 1418 01:41:25.039 --> 01:41:30.279 a rubber ring or something. And I assure you that the peach store person 1419 01:41:30.479 --> 01:41:33.520 people would know what it is. And it kills the things that get in 1420 01:41:33.680 --> 01:41:39.720 the cows, ticks or whatever. Does the same thing to the answer and 1421 01:41:39.960 --> 01:41:42.279 keeps them away. Then I had a question. I said, well, 1422 01:41:42.279 --> 01:41:44.600 while I'm on the phonem I'm going to ask you, and that is, 1423 01:41:44.680 --> 01:41:51.720 what's the best vegetable for winter time? Like lettuce or something like that. 1424 01:41:53.600 --> 01:41:56.800 That's what I like. Yeah, it depends on what you want to eat. 1425 01:41:56.880 --> 01:41:59.600 But I grow a lot of all the blue lee vegetables. I think 1426 01:41:59.640 --> 01:42:04.239 they're the best overall growing and that I call him blue leaf. It's the 1427 01:42:04.560 --> 01:42:11.640 broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower called robbie kale collards. That whole group of Brussels 1428 01:42:11.640 --> 01:42:14.600 sprouts is in that group. Uh, those are all good, and it 1429 01:42:14.720 --> 01:42:16.079 just kind of depends on what you like to eat from them, but they're 1430 01:42:16.359 --> 01:42:21.640 they've got good, really good. Do you have lettuce? You have a 1431 01:42:21.720 --> 01:42:28.039 lettuce you like or you're asking no? Yeah, I had a butter lettuce 1432 01:42:28.079 --> 01:42:30.239 that I grew one time. It was delicious. I was wondering if there 1433 01:42:30.319 --> 01:42:33.880 was any other kind. Oh, there's a lot of good kinds of lettuce. 1434 01:42:34.000 --> 01:42:38.920 In general, avoid the head lettuce here in our area, avoid the 1435 01:42:39.000 --> 01:42:43.119 head lettuce and go with bib or leaf lettuce. I grow strictly leaf lettuces, 1436 01:42:43.600 --> 01:42:45.399 and I've never had a lettuce that didn't do good. I have one. 1437 01:42:46.159 --> 01:42:55.760 Oh gosh, it's what is that town in central Texas where second President 1438 01:42:55.840 --> 01:42:59.479 Bush has his ranch. Gosh, because of the sea, I can't say 1439 01:42:59.479 --> 01:43:03.359 the name of it anyway. That's the name of this lettuce because it comes 1440 01:43:03.399 --> 01:43:05.760 from that area. I can't believe. I can't think of the name of 1441 01:43:05.840 --> 01:43:11.600 that town. Anyway. It's a leaf. It's a Romain type lettuce, 1442 01:43:11.680 --> 01:43:15.279 and I like Romayne's a lot too. I've never had a Romaine that didn't 1443 01:43:15.279 --> 01:43:17.279 do well. Hey, Leonard, I might have to run, but thank 1444 01:43:17.359 --> 01:43:21.640 you very much for the call. I appreciate that. Take care you take 1445 01:43:21.680 --> 01:43:28.079 care. Well, We're gonna run now out and talk to mister Felder Rushing 1446 01:43:28.439 --> 01:43:31.079 Felder. Thank you for waiting. Hey, Skiff, good to hear from 1447 01:43:31.159 --> 01:43:33.920 me again. You don't know, but I've heard you many times over the 1448 01:43:34.000 --> 01:43:39.239 years in different national gardening groups and all, oh my gosh, and you're 1449 01:43:39.279 --> 01:43:42.840 still willing to call in after that. Well, you know, I live 1450 01:43:42.880 --> 01:43:45.439 in England half a year, live in Mississippi f year, but I spent 1451 01:43:45.479 --> 01:43:48.640 about a third of my life in Texas. I know you do. Every 1452 01:43:48.720 --> 01:43:54.079 time I turn around, you're coming to speak somewhere. No, and it's 1453 01:43:54.159 --> 01:43:57.600 not just it's not just a horticulture guarding but you know, and I hate 1454 01:43:57.640 --> 01:44:00.720 to say this, because I'm not from Texas, but y'all have aptitude and 1455 01:44:00.840 --> 01:44:04.680 that counts more than anything in the garden we do. We usually greet people 1456 01:44:04.800 --> 01:44:09.800 saying, welcome to Texas. What country are you from? Because by the 1457 01:44:09.800 --> 01:44:13.239 way, that last caller, Leonard, he was asking about things. Have 1458 01:44:13.319 --> 01:44:15.359 you ever do you ever mix lettuces up different kind you know, reds and 1459 01:44:15.560 --> 01:44:19.520 greens and all make a little little like a mesx gloon mix. I do, 1460 01:44:19.840 --> 01:44:25.119 And you know the mescaline mixes that you buy. I've not had success 1461 01:44:25.199 --> 01:44:29.000 with because different crops don't grow well together. So I grow mine separate and 1462 01:44:29.039 --> 01:44:30.720 then mix them in the slad bowl. There you go, There you go. 1463 01:44:30.880 --> 01:44:35.079 But one of my favorites, and it's partly because my partner hollers at 1464 01:44:35.119 --> 01:44:38.640 me all the time, because I grow a lot of different things in the 1465 01:44:38.680 --> 01:44:41.560 winter because it's easier than in the summer. You know what I mean, 1466 01:44:41.760 --> 01:44:44.079 Yes, but I grow a lot of I grow a lot of different kales. 1467 01:44:44.119 --> 01:44:46.279 And one of my favorites is the blue kale, the Tuscan blue called 1468 01:44:46.359 --> 01:44:50.840 Larsonato. Yes, and it is so pretty. It'll take zero degrees given, 1469 01:44:50.880 --> 01:44:54.920 I mean, and it's a pretty plant anyway. She hollers, in 1470 01:44:55.039 --> 01:44:59.239 me because it's so pretty with the blue foldies at all in a tasty that 1471 01:44:59.399 --> 01:45:00.640 I won't pick get to put in soups because I like, you know, 1472 01:45:00.680 --> 01:45:05.119 it's one of those elemental things I grew up as ornamental and edible. But 1473 01:45:05.399 --> 01:45:11.800 it's so pretty that I think every winter garden flower pot should have so of 1474 01:45:11.880 --> 01:45:16.359 this lass and opto kale is an important, pretty blue structural plant middle of 1475 01:45:16.359 --> 01:45:19.079 the winter. It is a good one. And I like red boar too 1476 01:45:19.239 --> 01:45:23.640 for the same reason. Uh, you know, I would say the tuscano 1477 01:45:23.840 --> 01:45:27.960 or the dino kale you're talking about is a better one to eat. But 1478 01:45:28.079 --> 01:45:30.960 they're, boy, they're so pretty. Well. You know, you've been 1479 01:45:30.000 --> 01:45:33.319 to extensions for a long time. I'm retired extension, and we both know 1480 01:45:33.439 --> 01:45:35.600 that people are gonna do what they're going to do. But you know a 1481 01:45:35.680 --> 01:45:40.239 lot of people plant collars because the's traditional. But kale you don't have to 1482 01:45:40.279 --> 01:45:44.319 have bacon grease to eat it. That's rights. Speaking of which, I 1483 01:45:44.439 --> 01:45:47.039 had a call before you came on a fellow I don't it's his fiant day 1484 01:45:47.079 --> 01:45:51.600 on garden line. But anyway, someone asked about using grits grits for fire 1485 01:45:51.640 --> 01:45:56.640 ants and I always tell people that these are Southern fire ants, and if 1486 01:45:56.680 --> 01:45:59.439 you put grits on a Southern fire might mound, they'll come to the top. 1487 01:45:59.479 --> 01:46:01.279 And ashra Acon grease to go with that, and so yeah, it 1488 01:46:01.319 --> 01:46:04.119 doesn't do any good at all. They've actually did some research at A and 1489 01:46:04.239 --> 01:46:08.960 M on grits. You know. The idea is they eat the grits and 1490 01:46:09.079 --> 01:46:13.239 then they swell up and explode the fire aunt. Well, fire ants don't. 1491 01:46:13.640 --> 01:46:15.079 They don't eat dry food. They liquefy it and drink it. So 1492 01:46:15.199 --> 01:46:19.279 that doesn't work. Yeah, yeah, And who wants running grits? Right? 1493 01:46:19.920 --> 01:46:25.640 Who want grits? Hey? Well, you know I can talk for 1494 01:46:25.720 --> 01:46:27.600 two days to you. We have a good time. By the way, 1495 01:46:27.640 --> 01:46:30.520 I listen to your podcast. If anybody is looking for a good podcast, 1496 01:46:30.800 --> 01:46:35.000 Felder's got one over a Mississippi Public Radio and I have the best time. 1497 01:46:35.079 --> 01:46:40.159 That's my local that's my personal entertainment. You do a great job on that. 1498 01:46:40.920 --> 01:46:42.960 Well, you know, skip a lot of what we do, and 1499 01:46:43.239 --> 01:46:46.159 there's a real serious aspect of horticulture, crop production, you know, getting 1500 01:46:46.439 --> 01:46:49.960 fill in the freezer all like that. But a big part of gardening is 1501 01:46:50.039 --> 01:46:56.399 psychological and social and it's about you know, so it's gardening is not production 1502 01:46:56.560 --> 01:47:00.399 ry, and it it's the process of doing things. And you know, 1503 01:47:00.439 --> 01:47:02.680 if you can't have fun, there's something terribly wrong. So my program, 1504 01:47:02.760 --> 01:47:08.079 even though it's on National Public Radio, it's more of what I call infotainment. 1505 01:47:08.359 --> 01:47:12.880 It is as it actually had a lot of fun. Well, speaking 1506 01:47:12.960 --> 01:47:18.840 of speaking of infotainment and Veelder being ubiquitous, tell us what's about to go 1507 01:47:19.079 --> 01:47:23.800 down over here in Texas with you? Well, I guess sort of let 1508 01:47:23.880 --> 01:47:27.279 me set it up by mentioning this skip. You know, I've and by 1509 01:47:27.319 --> 01:47:30.039 the way, I go back with Bill Welch and Greg Grant and Jerry Parsons 1510 01:47:30.079 --> 01:47:35.000 even oh my gosh, yeah, yeah, you could get thrown into jail 1511 01:47:35.199 --> 01:47:41.279 just for mentioning those names in connection with your presence. I have a bumper 1512 01:47:41.319 --> 01:47:45.640 sticker on my nineteen eighty eight four pickup truck that says, what would Jerry 1513 01:47:45.760 --> 01:47:50.039 do? Oh my gosh. You know, I work at a garden center 1514 01:47:50.079 --> 01:47:54.359 down at Corpus Christie back in the seventies. Is not there anymore, but 1515 01:47:54.399 --> 01:47:58.520 it's called Curry's down at six Points. But last week I was with Master 1516 01:47:58.600 --> 01:48:02.800 Gardens in Dallas. Uh enchanted gardens in Richmond, Arbor Gate, Barton Springs. 1517 01:48:02.840 --> 01:48:05.199 You know all these kind of places. Yeah, one of my all 1518 01:48:05.359 --> 01:48:11.760 time favorite destination places, not just a shop, but just to go is 1519 01:48:11.800 --> 01:48:16.319 the Antique Rosing Porium between Brenham and Collie Station, Independence and Mike and Jeans 1520 01:48:16.319 --> 01:48:19.640 shoot and I go way way way back. I usually stay with him when 1521 01:48:19.640 --> 01:48:25.199 I'm in Texas. But Jim and Kim Keeter just bought the antiqu Rosing Porum 1522 01:48:25.239 --> 01:48:30.640 Mike retired and they're having their first fall Festival Roses that they've had in years 1523 01:48:30.680 --> 01:48:33.600 because of COVID and all but fault. Festival Roses is this coming weekend. 1524 01:48:33.720 --> 01:48:39.159 And they got me on three times as I know, I know, Hey 1525 01:48:39.239 --> 01:48:42.119 Felder, I have to take a break. Could you hold on and we 1526 01:48:42.239 --> 01:48:45.479 continue those? Sure? Heck Ki, I'm sorry to do that, but 1527 01:48:45.640 --> 01:48:48.560 you know how it goes. We're going to We're going to take a break 1528 01:48:48.640 --> 01:48:53.039 seven one three two one two kat r h if you'd like to give us 1529 01:48:53.079 --> 01:48:56.720 a call and we'll be right back with Felder in just a moment. Well, 1530 01:48:56.800 --> 01:49:01.119 good Saturday morning on what could not be a better great day for gardening. 1531 01:49:01.159 --> 01:49:03.960 You're listening to the garden line. I'm your host Skip Richter, and 1532 01:49:04.159 --> 01:49:10.079 we are talking with Felder, Rushing and Felder. We were before we went 1533 01:49:10.119 --> 01:49:13.800 to break. You were starting to tell us about this fall festival of roses 1534 01:49:13.920 --> 01:49:15.880 and I'd like to hear a little bit more about that, okay man. 1535 01:49:15.960 --> 01:49:18.760 And then, by the way, I know what our job is to help 1536 01:49:18.840 --> 01:49:21.600 Texans get dirty, So you got to get back to the phone calls. 1537 01:49:21.640 --> 01:49:27.079 But in a nutshell, the Anti g Rosing Porum, which is now owned 1538 01:49:27.119 --> 01:49:30.680 by Jim and Kim Keeter, yes, having the first fall rose festival that 1539 01:49:30.720 --> 01:49:35.079 we've had this before COVID and it starts out Friday night with a fabulous Texas 1540 01:49:35.159 --> 01:49:39.479 style farmed a table event. It's a ticketed event. You got to get 1541 01:49:39.520 --> 01:49:43.279 tickets for it ahead of time and you can go to Anti Rosingporium dot com 1542 01:49:43.359 --> 01:49:45.520 and getting information about that. But it is going to be incredible food, 1543 01:49:45.640 --> 01:49:48.920 incredible music. Of course, me and I'm gonna be talking about what they 1544 01:49:49.000 --> 01:49:53.399 call Sola Stylishall don't know if you've heard of that, No, I have 1545 01:49:53.560 --> 01:49:58.920 not. Well, it's a take on nostalgia. Remember wishing things were way 1546 01:49:59.000 --> 01:50:02.199 back in the day. Soa stagia is when people are uncomfortable things are changing, 1547 01:50:02.279 --> 01:50:04.560 we don't. We feel like we don't have control of our lives and 1548 01:50:04.680 --> 01:50:09.880 politics in the weather and all that. Sol Nostalgia is that anxiety you get 1549 01:50:10.199 --> 01:50:15.079 when things are changing beyond your control, and gardening is sort of like a 1550 01:50:15.279 --> 01:50:19.600 foot grip in that by gardening and sharing plants and connecting with other gardeners collectively, 1551 01:50:19.960 --> 01:50:25.039 we help each other get through this anxiety of a rapidly changing world. 1552 01:50:25.159 --> 01:50:28.680 You know, this weather is weird. But by working with pass along plants 1553 01:50:28.760 --> 01:50:32.880 and earthkind plants and sharing with other people, it makes us connected to community, 1554 01:50:33.720 --> 01:50:38.840 into the earth and using plants that we know do well in Texas that 1555 01:50:39.039 --> 01:50:42.640 help us get a grip I guess, and sort of get through and connect 1556 01:50:42.680 --> 01:50:45.920 with other people in safe way. So I'm gonna be talking about pass along 1557 01:50:45.039 --> 01:50:50.439 plants, earth kind slow gardening, which is really just savoring what you do 1558 01:50:50.880 --> 01:50:56.319 all seasons and using all your senses. And that's gonna kick off Friday night. 1559 01:50:56.399 --> 01:50:59.479 This is a ticket event for Friday night, this farm to table, 1560 01:50:59.560 --> 01:51:04.039 which I cannot emphasize how cool, how Texas this is. But but Saturday 1561 01:51:04.079 --> 01:51:09.359 and Sunday I'm giving talks. What Mike Shoot is gonna be there. Chris 1562 01:51:09.479 --> 01:51:13.199 Wisinger of the Bulb Hunter and uh and those are free. So I hope 1563 01:51:13.239 --> 01:51:15.960 people come out to the antique rosing form. It's in Independence, which is 1564 01:51:16.520 --> 01:51:20.560 really a cool place between Brenham and College Station. But the Friday night thing, 1565 01:51:20.720 --> 01:51:27.000 the farm to table is an incredible opportunity. But the anti Rosing port 1566 01:51:27.079 --> 01:51:30.000 book all the places I visit in a lecture in Texas, it is the 1567 01:51:30.079 --> 01:51:34.920 place where I feel the most comfortable and secure and at home, surrounded by 1568 01:51:35.000 --> 01:51:40.000 beautiful plants and really cool people. And it is such a it's such a 1569 01:51:40.159 --> 01:51:43.439 site. If you've never been out there, it's a site for the eyes, 1570 01:51:43.479 --> 01:51:46.479 I'm telling you. And then there's good. It's it's the destination. 1571 01:51:46.560 --> 01:51:50.199 And by the way, last weekend I drove out to San Antonio. We're 1572 01:51:50.239 --> 01:51:55.439 having Oklahoma weather in Mississippi. I'm thinking, if that's where it's gonna be, 1573 01:51:55.560 --> 01:51:58.479 we're gonna have an Oklahoma or North Texas gardens. I went to Fort 1574 01:51:58.520 --> 01:52:01.239 Worth Botanic Garden to see what grows well there, because if grow well in 1575 01:52:01.359 --> 01:52:05.279 Fort Worth, it'll take the weather I just had. And the roses play 1576 01:52:05.359 --> 01:52:10.439 they got there, the earth kind roses and all the asters and all the 1577 01:52:10.520 --> 01:52:14.359 other fault Paris. You know, Texas, everybody talks about Texans wildflowers in 1578 01:52:14.399 --> 01:52:17.720 the spring, but this time of year there's some incredible fault perennials out there. 1579 01:52:17.840 --> 01:52:21.159 So anyway, that's the kind of stuff I savor. I'm getting ideas 1580 01:52:21.239 --> 01:52:26.119 to bring back to Mississippi. But I'm gonna share what I've learned from people 1581 01:52:26.119 --> 01:52:30.880 who've learned to cope with life and society and the personal issues through guarding. 1582 01:52:30.960 --> 01:52:32.439 That's going to be the ANTIQ Crosing poart of this weekend. Well, and 1583 01:52:32.520 --> 01:52:38.000 that's what gardening does for us. You know, I personally believe that we 1584 01:52:38.159 --> 01:52:42.680 are all supposed to be gardeners there. If you've ever noticed, it wasn't 1585 01:52:42.720 --> 01:52:46.840 the cubicle of Eden that God grid, He knew where we belonged, right, 1586 01:52:47.159 --> 01:52:51.840 So gardening is the place where we ought to be doing and enjoying and 1587 01:52:51.920 --> 01:52:56.840 getting away. And there's so much research to support that too. So I 1588 01:52:57.199 --> 01:53:00.000 grow stuff in the back of my for nineteen eighty four pickup trug. It 1589 01:53:00.000 --> 01:53:03.439 has been to Texas. I grow plans that will take one hundred and six 1590 01:53:03.520 --> 01:53:09.279 degrees, they'll take nine degrees and according to Highway Patrol, that takes seventy 1591 01:53:09.359 --> 01:53:15.039 nine miles an hour, just to prove that anybody can garden. I mean 1592 01:53:15.079 --> 01:53:18.199 even growing fungus on some chilia back to the refrigerator. That's gardening. Oh 1593 01:53:18.319 --> 01:53:21.119 my gosh, that's good. Hey. By the way, for those of 1594 01:53:21.199 --> 01:53:26.239 you listening now, you're going to get to hell Herefelder several times, and 1595 01:53:26.600 --> 01:53:30.199 trust me, you will enjoy that. Mike Shute who used to own the 1596 01:53:30.279 --> 01:53:34.920 rosen expert on roses, Chris Weisinger when it comes to old Southern bulbs, 1597 01:53:34.960 --> 01:53:39.960 the ones you buy once and you get the dividends year after year, he's 1598 01:53:40.039 --> 01:53:44.600 the king of that. David Byrne is breeding trying to work on roses that 1599 01:53:44.760 --> 01:53:49.199 are resistant to one of the diseases that is an absolute you know, game 1600 01:53:49.439 --> 01:53:53.680 ender for roses, and that's rose roset virus. This is going to be 1601 01:53:53.880 --> 01:53:59.479 full of great opportunities to learn. But remember this that the farm to table 1602 01:53:59.520 --> 01:54:02.479 dinner Helder was talking about, that's on Friday night. But there if you 1603 01:54:02.520 --> 01:54:05.840 don't get your tickets this weekend, I think they may go until Monday night 1604 01:54:05.920 --> 01:54:12.439 before that closes. But don't delay because this is limited quantities. Antique Roseemporium 1605 01:54:12.600 --> 01:54:16.880 dot com or give them a call. Ninety seven nine eight three six fifty 1606 01:54:16.960 --> 01:54:20.840 five forty eight. Hey, Skip, I know you got callers on the 1607 01:54:20.880 --> 01:54:23.880 line and got some other stuff, so I'm gonna get av you way. 1608 01:54:23.960 --> 01:54:28.720 But I'm saying that my job is to knit these plants and processes and the 1609 01:54:28.880 --> 01:54:32.239 people into a tapestry that we're all part of. I think is an important 1610 01:54:32.279 --> 01:54:36.359 thing. So look forward to being an anti grosing porum. Skip. Thank 1611 01:54:36.399 --> 01:54:41.079 you for having me on garden line. And meanwhile, you get busy. 1612 01:54:41.159 --> 01:54:45.760 Your your job this morning is to help keep Texans getting dirty. That's that, 1613 01:54:45.880 --> 01:54:47.439 says ZS. Felder likes to put. Hey, and by the way, 1614 01:54:47.520 --> 01:54:50.479 one of these days, when you come to Texas and are speaking, 1615 01:54:50.680 --> 01:54:54.560 I'm not going to be pre committed somewhere else. I'm gonna come see you. 1616 01:54:55.399 --> 01:54:58.439 Oh man, we're gonna whoop it whooping it up as we say. 1617 01:54:58.560 --> 01:55:00.720 All right, thank you, Skip, I appreciate you all. Everybody. 1618 01:55:00.880 --> 01:55:03.800 Oh it's always a pleasure. Thank you so much. Felder. I appreciate 1619 01:55:03.880 --> 01:55:10.680 that you take care. Yeah that trust me. You if you've never heard 1620 01:55:10.720 --> 01:55:15.560 that guy before, oh my will be you'll be inspired. You absolutely will 1621 01:55:15.600 --> 01:55:19.439 be inspired, that's for sure. You know the nitroposs three step that's the 1622 01:55:19.520 --> 01:55:25.119 one two three. That's the fall special fertilizer. That is the pre emergent 1623 01:55:25.199 --> 01:55:30.359 to prevent weeds which are about they're actually starting to germinate and with this cool 1624 01:55:30.359 --> 01:55:32.039 weather we have come and they will be Germany the cool season weeds. It 1625 01:55:32.119 --> 01:55:36.600 prevents them. The third step is the eagle to our fungicide. For Lonza 1626 01:55:36.720 --> 01:55:41.600 had been plagued by a large patch or used to be called brown patch. 1627 01:55:41.680 --> 01:55:45.399 That's what everybody still knows it by. It helps prevent that disease. And 1628 01:55:45.760 --> 01:55:49.880 that's that disease. You've got to get ahead of it because once the circles 1629 01:55:49.920 --> 01:55:54.920 appear, it's too late. Nitroposs three step takes care of each of those 1630 01:55:55.000 --> 01:55:59.800 steps and it is time to get that fall fertilizer on the lower nitrogen levels, 1631 01:55:59.840 --> 01:56:03.560 the good potassium levels that make your lawn come out of go into winter 1632 01:56:03.800 --> 01:56:09.560 better, survive hard winter through greater heartiness, and then come out in the 1633 01:56:09.640 --> 01:56:12.560 spring and do better as a result. You can find it at Warren Southern 1634 01:56:12.600 --> 01:56:15.920 Gardens in Kingwood, Ace Hardware and Sinco Ranch. Even the Girls outlet up 1635 01:56:15.960 --> 01:56:21.479 there and Willis has the Nitroposs three step. It is as simple as that, 1636 01:56:21.720 --> 01:56:25.880 real easy, easy, to do. I've been talking about fall is 1637 01:56:25.920 --> 01:56:28.720 a time to plant. You got to get these plants in the ground. 1638 01:56:29.239 --> 01:56:32.399 This is the time. It's the most important time. And just remember this. 1639 01:56:32.640 --> 01:56:38.000 When you get a woody ornamental, whether it's a tree, whether it 1640 01:56:38.159 --> 01:56:41.640 is a shrub, a woody vine, you need to have a tree hugger 1641 01:56:41.680 --> 01:56:45.720 sprinkler on hand. Just consider it one of the tools in the shop there 1642 01:56:45.800 --> 01:56:48.880 with your spade and fork and the hoe and all the other tools you have. 1643 01:56:49.520 --> 01:56:53.760 Put a tree hugger sprinkler on the wall because anytime you plant a woody 1644 01:56:53.840 --> 01:56:58.520 ornamental, you're going to want that, and especially those that going into next 1645 01:56:58.640 --> 01:57:03.319 summer that have less than five years on them getting established, you definitely are 1646 01:57:03.359 --> 01:57:08.079 going to have the tree hugger because it waters the tree itself, the whole 1647 01:57:08.159 --> 01:57:12.359 area beneath the branch spread very very well. There's seven inch, eleven inch, 1648 01:57:12.439 --> 01:57:15.800 fifteen inch versions. Just go to tree Hugger sprinkler dot com and you 1649 01:57:16.079 --> 01:57:18.880 can find where to get them. And by the way, they're available, 1650 01:57:19.119 --> 01:57:25.560 widely available, all kinds of places. Well, there we go, another 1651 01:57:25.880 --> 01:57:30.720 hour in the books. Just another reminder. Eleven thirty two day after the 1652 01:57:30.800 --> 01:57:35.439 show, I'm heading to Southwest Fertilizer to corner Abyssinet and Runwick. I'll be 1653 01:57:35.520 --> 01:57:40.199 there from eleven thirty to one thirty. We'll be doing a drawing at the 1654 01:57:40.319 --> 01:57:43.039 end of that time. You don't have to be present to win for a 1655 01:57:43.159 --> 01:57:48.560 Toro battery blower and a Toro battery string trimmer that Bob has put together. 1656 01:57:48.880 --> 01:57:55.560 As prizes. I'll be giving away SKIP certificates worth ten dollars off purchases made 1657 01:57:55.880 --> 01:57:59.399 today. So you come see me, Come to the table, ask a 1658 01:57:59.520 --> 01:58:02.680 question, you get a ten dollars certificate, and believe me, there's only 1659 01:58:02.800 --> 01:58:08.239 ten thousand things in that place that you're gonna find that you need. Because 1660 01:58:08.479 --> 01:58:12.079 if if Sethwist Fertilizer doesn't have it, you don't need it. That's as 1661 01:58:12.119 --> 01:58:15.560 simple as that. We're gonna have some fun popcorn, cold drinks, Halloween 1662 01:58:15.640 --> 01:58:18.520 treats, ladinas, putting some old sample bags together. It's gonna be a 1663 01:58:18.560 --> 01:58:26.600 good time. Make plans. Come on out and see me. KTRH Garden 1664 01:58:26.680 --> 01:58:30.600 Line does not necessarily endorse any of the products or services advertised on this program. 1665 01:58:31.359 --> 01:58:44.960 Welcome to KTRH Garden Line with Scamp Richt. It's so trim. Just 1666 01:58:45.239 --> 01:58:54.720 watch him as welcome to garden Line. We're glad you're back. We're glad 1667 01:58:54.760 --> 01:58:59.560 to be here. Our phone number seven one three two one two kt r 1668 01:58:59.760 --> 01:59:02.520 H if you'd like to give us a call. It is always a good 1669 01:59:02.720 --> 01:59:06.760 opportunity to get to talk to gardeners. I love that, my favorite thing 1670 01:59:06.840 --> 01:59:10.920 to do, so that's why we're here. That's why we're doing it. 1671 01:59:11.319 --> 01:59:15.079 Listen, if you are interested in fertilizing your lawn, which you should be 1672 01:59:15.199 --> 01:59:18.079 if you've not fertilized it yet, this is a month you need to do 1673 01:59:18.159 --> 01:59:21.800 it, the most important fertilization of the year. Now, Nitrophus is put 1674 01:59:21.840 --> 01:59:28.000 together their Texas three Step Now that is a as the name implies, is 1675 01:59:28.079 --> 01:59:32.600 three steps. First, is a fertilizer Nitropus Fall Special designed for our soils, 1676 01:59:32.720 --> 01:59:38.000 designed for fall application to our turf. Here, it's got what you 1677 01:59:38.119 --> 01:59:42.359 need to make the lawn strong going into winter, which means it's strong coming 1678 01:59:42.399 --> 01:59:47.439 out of winter. The growth in the spring is based on the stored reserves 1679 01:59:47.640 --> 01:59:53.319 and your grass plant, your lawn plant, so when you strengthen it, 1680 01:59:53.600 --> 01:59:56.760 it just comes out stronger in the spring. And boy do our lawns ever 1681 01:59:56.880 --> 02:00:00.000 need some strengthening right now after this summer. Second step is a barricade that's 1682 02:00:00.000 --> 02:00:04.000 a pre emergent that prevents grassy and broad leaf weeds. You put it down, 1683 02:00:04.680 --> 02:00:09.760 and this is important. Watered in with about a half inch of irrigation 1684 02:00:10.359 --> 02:00:14.359 or rainfall would work too. It moves it to the surface so it can 1685 02:00:14.520 --> 02:00:16.439 form a barricade that when a weed seed tries to come through it, it 1686 02:00:16.560 --> 02:00:21.439 never sees the light a day shuts it down right. Then third step Nitrofoss 1687 02:00:21.520 --> 02:00:27.439 Eagle turf fungicide. This fungicide is a systomach. It soaks into the tissue 1688 02:00:27.840 --> 02:00:30.960 so when large patch or brown patch shows up, when take all root rot, 1689 02:00:31.079 --> 02:00:35.479 which will begin to become a problem when we consistently are having our knights 1690 02:00:35.560 --> 02:00:40.920 down around fifty five degrees, that's when Takeoll also likes to infect. It 1691 02:00:41.079 --> 02:00:45.399 helps prevent that as well. Texas three step from Nitrofoss is available at Worn 1692 02:00:45.520 --> 02:00:49.880 Southern Gardens out in Kingwood, at the Grower's Outlet up in Willis, at 1693 02:00:49.920 --> 02:00:55.920 Ace Hardware, at Sinco Ranch. You can find it at Katie Hardware RCW 1694 02:00:56.239 --> 02:01:00.439 and the Arbor Gate in Tombol. Many places carry a night of Foss. 1695 02:01:00.720 --> 02:01:04.520 Texas three step. We're going to go to the phones now and we're going 1696 02:01:04.560 --> 02:01:10.199 to head up to Fred in Cyprus. Hello Fred, good morning, Thank 1697 02:01:10.279 --> 02:01:14.840 you for taking a call. Yes, sir, the subject came up when 1698 02:01:14.920 --> 02:01:17.399 I turned the ratio on. It was the fire ans. Yes, I 1699 02:01:17.479 --> 02:01:21.479 started thinking. When I worked at Ace Hardware many years ago, the question 1700 02:01:21.720 --> 02:01:27.680 was raspberries or fire ants. Ah, there is, Yes, there is, 1701 02:01:28.039 --> 02:01:30.520 that's sure. But boy there I won't take debate and they don't will 1702 02:01:30.600 --> 02:01:33.960 take abate. Yeah that's true. But the raspberry fire ants they don't crawl 1703 02:01:33.960 --> 02:01:40.880 halfway up your pants leg and all at once started to bite. They may 1704 02:01:40.960 --> 02:01:44.399 crawl all the way over your body in real fast form, but yeah, 1705 02:01:44.600 --> 02:01:47.439 they don't bite. No, they don't. I can live with creepy crawley. 1706 02:01:47.479 --> 02:01:51.800 But I was in Louisiana one time in a peach orchard working on my 1707 02:01:51.920 --> 02:01:59.079 master's degree printing some peach trees are actually thinning peach trees, and I swear 1708 02:01:59.159 --> 02:02:02.640 these fireants got together and they were almost up to my waist when they all 1709 02:02:02.760 --> 02:02:09.680 together said now, and let's just say that. The pants did not stay 1710 02:02:09.760 --> 02:02:15.239 on, and modesty kind of went out the door because I was under severe 1711 02:02:15.319 --> 02:02:20.239 attack. I went to work one morning and having to walk into the line 1712 02:02:20.239 --> 02:02:24.800 of the back indoors. Yes, the floor was moving, those billions of 1713 02:02:24.880 --> 02:02:28.039 these things. Oh my gosh, oh my gosh. All right, hey, 1714 02:02:28.079 --> 02:02:30.640 well, thank you. I appreciate. I appreciate that. Call Fred, 1715 02:02:30.920 --> 02:02:34.119 appreciate thank you. Yeah, you take care. Bye bye. We're 1716 02:02:34.159 --> 02:02:39.119 going to go now to Jersey Village and talk to Clara. Hello, Clara, 1717 02:02:41.479 --> 02:02:45.279 are you there? All right, I'm gonna put Clara back. It 1718 02:02:45.279 --> 02:02:47.680 would help, It would help if I actually made it where you could talk 1719 02:02:47.720 --> 02:02:53.840 to me. Welcome Clara, Good morning, Skip, and thank you for 1720 02:02:54.000 --> 02:03:00.720 following in Randy's footsteps and help thumbs green. All right, I have become 1721 02:03:00.960 --> 02:03:09.039 smitten by border lilies. Uh huh So what I'm wondering if it's if they're 1722 02:03:09.119 --> 02:03:15.520 good for this area and putting down the bulbs and do they stay down? 1723 02:03:15.239 --> 02:03:20.199 What? What wisdom can you share with me about border lily? Where did 1724 02:03:20.279 --> 02:03:25.119 you? Where did you? Did you grow them before? Someplace? No? 1725 02:03:25.439 --> 02:03:30.319 I you know I got the famous bait of a catalog. Okay, 1726 02:03:30.520 --> 02:03:33.800 all right, all right, well, uh so the border lilies. I 1727 02:03:33.880 --> 02:03:38.520 have not grown that plant before. That is a that is a new one. 1728 02:03:39.199 --> 02:03:44.079 As far as growing them, I know that you there are different types. 1729 02:03:44.119 --> 02:03:47.119 There's the the oriental lilies, the asiatic lilies that are pretty common. 1730 02:03:47.720 --> 02:03:51.279 As far as how well they naturalize, since I haven't grown them, I 1731 02:03:51.319 --> 02:03:55.800 don't know, and I don't see them a lot on the on the lists 1732 02:03:56.479 --> 02:04:02.279 of plants that we recommend when it comes to bulbs, so I would think 1733 02:04:02.359 --> 02:04:06.640 that they're definitely gonna do good for a while for you. Again, as 1734 02:04:06.680 --> 02:04:12.640 far as really naturalizing and sticking around, I think it probably is also going 1735 02:04:12.720 --> 02:04:16.880 to come down to what varieties you choose. And I've seen some beautiful border 1736 02:04:16.920 --> 02:04:21.039 lilies around here, and boy do they ever put on a show with those 1737 02:04:21.159 --> 02:04:27.880 tall stalks and just gorgeous multi pedal flowers. But as far as the varieties 1738 02:04:27.920 --> 02:04:30.439 that stick around best, I just don't know off the top of my head. 1739 02:04:30.359 --> 02:04:34.359 Okay, well, I think I'm just gonna have to jump in and 1740 02:04:34.439 --> 02:04:38.319 give it a whirl. Yeah you should. You know, it's always a 1741 02:04:38.359 --> 02:04:42.720 good time to try things out. And I found too that plants can't read, 1742 02:04:43.039 --> 02:04:45.079 and so it may say that they don't grow here or they do grow 1743 02:04:45.159 --> 02:04:50.600 here, that doesn't mean it's true. You may get lucky on that. 1744 02:04:51.000 --> 02:04:55.880 So all right, well, thank you for giving us a call. I 1745 02:04:55.920 --> 02:05:01.159 appreciate that very much. Thanks you, bet hey. In Chenni Gardens out 1746 02:05:01.199 --> 02:05:03.600 in Richmond, I was out there just a couple of weeks ago. The 1747 02:05:05.159 --> 02:05:09.920 place is it's a showplace. I mean, it's outstanding. It's on the 1748 02:05:10.000 --> 02:05:14.000 Katie Foster side. So if you're in Richmond, you head up toward Katie 1749 02:05:14.680 --> 02:05:18.640 right where you get to FM three point fifty nine sixty four twenty three fifty 1750 02:05:18.720 --> 02:05:24.159 nine to be specific, is in Chenni Gardens and when you arrive you'll know 1751 02:05:24.319 --> 02:05:29.960 it. And it is a wonderful spread. They're open Saturday from eight am 1752 02:05:30.319 --> 02:05:33.079 until five pm, Monday through Saturday, and on Sundays ten am to four 1753 02:05:33.159 --> 02:05:36.840 pm. Every kind of fertilizer we recommend, they've got it. When we 1754 02:05:36.920 --> 02:05:42.039 talk about soil products, by the bag, they've got it. Anything you 1755 02:05:42.079 --> 02:05:45.680 would want to plant right now, fall vegetables, fall flowers, getting the 1756 02:05:45.760 --> 02:05:47.920 shrubs and trees and perennials in. I keep saying it's time to do that. 1757 02:05:48.439 --> 02:05:51.960 They have the selection there at Chandit Garden. In fact, when I 1758 02:05:53.000 --> 02:05:55.359 was out there the day, I even noticed that they had a veggo garden 1759 02:05:55.399 --> 02:05:59.680 beds as well. So just another reason to swing by in Chenned Gardens, 1760 02:05:59.720 --> 02:06:04.800 the web site is Enchanted Gardens Richmond dot com. Okay, we are hitting 1761 02:06:04.960 --> 02:06:08.720 up on a break, so I'm gonna have to hang on here to come 1762 02:06:08.800 --> 02:06:12.239 back to the next calls. Butch and Jeff and Joel you'll be first up 1763 02:06:12.279 --> 02:06:15.399 when we come back. Our phone number seven one three two one two fifty 1764 02:06:15.439 --> 02:06:21.520 eight seventy four. Well, welcome back to garden Line. We are ready 1765 02:06:21.560 --> 02:06:25.720 to roll here, got some calls on the board. I just want to 1766 02:06:25.760 --> 02:06:29.960 mention Dee, if you are dealing with any kind of pests in your house 1767 02:06:30.520 --> 02:06:32.399 and you know how that goes. I mean, maybe you got you know, 1768 02:06:32.680 --> 02:06:36.720 cockroaches running around the place, or pantry pests. Maybe you've got mosquitoes 1769 02:06:36.760 --> 02:06:41.600 outside, maybe you know anything in the lawn firing. We're talking about fire 1770 02:06:41.600 --> 02:06:45.960 ants today. McGrath Pest Control can take care of it. I mean McGrath's 1771 02:06:45.960 --> 02:06:49.720 been around since what almost fifty years now, started by Scott's dad. Still 1772 02:06:49.800 --> 02:06:54.760 family run covers any kind of pest problem you have. I don't care if 1773 02:06:54.800 --> 02:06:58.720 it's got six legs, eight legs, four legs, like a road and 1774 02:06:58.840 --> 02:07:00.880 control you know, rak UNEs and stuff like that. They'll cover it. 1775 02:07:01.359 --> 02:07:05.960 They don't require you to sign a contract. They show up on time. 1776 02:07:06.239 --> 02:07:11.079 They schedule a time. Isn't that nice for a service company, not just 1777 02:07:11.159 --> 02:07:14.199 to make you block your whole day waiting on when they might show up. 1778 02:07:14.680 --> 02:07:18.079 Highly rated McGrath Pest Control because they take care of their customers. The owner 1779 02:07:18.199 --> 02:07:23.600 still involved in the day to day operations and is accessible and they cover the 1780 02:07:23.640 --> 02:07:28.840 whole Houston area. With McGrath, it's modern technology and techniques with old fashioned 1781 02:07:28.840 --> 02:07:32.600 customer service. Mechgrafpesscontrol dot com. That's the website, or if you'd like 1782 02:07:32.680 --> 02:07:38.520 to give Scott a call two eight one four six' nine eighty two forty 1783 02:07:38.560 --> 02:07:43.520 two eight one four six' nine eighty two forty we are going to head 1784 02:07:43.680 --> 02:07:49.000 out to let's see Butch in Channel View. Hello Butch, Hey, good 1785 02:07:49.039 --> 02:07:55.079 morning, Rick. How you doing good. I've got a problem. I've 1786 02:07:55.439 --> 02:07:59.239 got some I think side web worms up. Seeing the malls flying out of 1787 02:07:59.319 --> 02:08:03.760 the on what I've been mowing yet, I've done three applications the BT spread 1788 02:08:03.760 --> 02:08:07.560 out a week apart, and I'm still seeing them alls line up. Okay, 1789 02:08:07.960 --> 02:08:11.359 Now, the BT won't kill the moths, but what it will do 1790 02:08:11.600 --> 02:08:16.359 is if you have living caterpillars that are feeding on the grass, it'll kill 1791 02:08:16.399 --> 02:08:18.359 those when you're seeing the moths. But if you get down and look at 1792 02:08:18.359 --> 02:08:22.600 your grass, or you see in sections where it's like there's no grass blades, 1793 02:08:22.760 --> 02:08:26.359 just runners or anything like that, I hadn't seen anything like that. 1794 02:08:26.479 --> 02:08:30.079 I just thought the moth was an indication, and yes, I just went 1795 02:08:30.119 --> 02:08:33.000 with that. Yeah, moths are usually a sign that the caterpillars are coming, 1796 02:08:33.720 --> 02:08:37.560 and because they're laying the eggs, I would walk through the grass take 1797 02:08:37.600 --> 02:08:43.479 a closer look. But we are really late to be dealing with soidweb worms, 1798 02:08:43.560 --> 02:08:46.640 and I'm inclined to think that's not what they are. It may be, 1799 02:08:46.199 --> 02:08:50.000 but if you look around and you're not seeing grass that's been chewed on, 1800 02:08:50.159 --> 02:08:52.520 you get up close to a grass blade and you can see where they 1801 02:08:52.880 --> 02:08:56.720 just been chomped on from the sides. I wouldn't worry about them because we 1802 02:08:58.239 --> 02:09:01.319 should be out of their season right now. But if they're still there, 1803 02:09:01.439 --> 02:09:05.680 you know, it may be that another application is needed of the BT, 1804 02:09:05.920 --> 02:09:09.600 or you could switch over it. Since BT's organic, I assume you'd prefer 1805 02:09:09.720 --> 02:09:13.960 that you could switch over to spend No, said s P I N s 1806 02:09:15.279 --> 02:09:18.359 A D. But I would put about a ninety five percent chance that you're 1807 02:09:18.399 --> 02:09:22.840 not going to need to do that. Okay, I hand done with a 1808 02:09:22.880 --> 02:09:26.439 pump up prayer, so I'll do one more. Yeah, yeah, you 1809 02:09:26.479 --> 02:09:28.920 could do that, or you could put on a hose end too, and 1810 02:09:28.359 --> 02:09:31.359 that gets it not only on the grass, but a little bit goes down 1811 02:09:31.399 --> 02:09:35.399 in the thatch where those little boogers are hiding. Okay, all right, 1812 02:09:35.479 --> 02:09:39.479 so thank you, you bet, thanks for the call. I appreciate that 1813 02:09:39.720 --> 02:09:43.319 very much. You know, when whenever someone is looking for products, like 1814 02:09:43.520 --> 02:09:46.960 the Spino said, like the BT like you name it, if you need 1815 02:09:48.039 --> 02:09:52.640 it for your yard, Ace Hardware has it. Acehardware dot Com find the 1816 02:09:52.720 --> 02:09:56.239 store locator. There's thirty nine stores in the Greater Houston area and they carry 1817 02:09:56.279 --> 02:10:01.359 it all. They carry all the fertilizers that I talk out here on guardline 1818 02:10:01.680 --> 02:10:05.920 and when it comes to pests, disease and weed control, they have lots 1819 02:10:05.960 --> 02:10:09.119 of products. They are stocked up, they're accessible, they're easy to find. 1820 02:10:09.159 --> 02:10:13.359 They're in your neighborhood. Acehardware dot Com. While you're there, make 1821 02:10:13.439 --> 02:10:18.600 sure sign up for the ACE Rewards program. You can earn up money back 1822 02:10:18.720 --> 02:10:22.760 on your product on your purchases. I've done that before, you know, 1823 02:10:22.840 --> 02:10:26.199 you go there, you shop, they ring you up and it goes on 1824 02:10:26.600 --> 02:10:30.039 to your account and it adds up. And believe me, it is just 1825 02:10:30.119 --> 02:10:35.039 another great reason to go buy Ace hardware. We're going to go now out 1826 02:10:35.159 --> 02:10:43.960 to Jeff in Brink. Jeff, where is Brink? Do I have Jeff? 1827 02:10:45.720 --> 02:10:48.720 All right, We're want to put Jeff on hole. We'll come back 1828 02:10:48.760 --> 02:10:52.479 and try him again. Let's go to Joel in Fort ben County. Hello, 1829 02:10:52.640 --> 02:11:01.319 Joel, Hello, Skip, Yeah, I just I had fertilizer question, 1830 02:11:01.439 --> 02:11:09.640 but just a ataboy. I was a part superintendent and belonged to the 1831 02:11:09.720 --> 02:11:18.680 Texas Turf Grass Association, was a certified turf grass professional and in Galveston County 1832 02:11:18.720 --> 02:11:24.640 where I lived at that time for fifty three years. And I want to 1833 02:11:24.720 --> 02:11:31.600 say that I think that you and Randy worked with Nelson Clint Food and Texas 1834 02:11:31.680 --> 02:11:41.520 Turf Grass to develop some of our great fertilization schedules. And I use those 1835 02:11:41.640 --> 02:11:48.039 religiously and they are the greatest things on the face of the planet. To 1836 02:11:48.199 --> 02:11:56.039 all your viewers out there, use your fertilization schedule and you'll have a wonderful 1837 02:11:56.119 --> 02:12:01.600 lawn or wonderful turf grass. Well, I appreciate that those are kind words, 1838 02:12:01.720 --> 02:12:05.600 Joel. The other one was you were talking about fire ants stories. 1839 02:12:05.880 --> 02:12:15.920 Yes, in nineteen seventy five, me and the co workers FE were rebuilding 1840 02:12:16.359 --> 02:12:24.279 fence along Catalan and we got a lot of rain and it was about six 1841 02:12:24.399 --> 02:12:28.720 inches deep and it was cooling up. And I didn't know it back then, 1842 02:12:28.880 --> 02:12:35.279 but fire ants could float, Yes, they can. And I got 1843 02:12:35.359 --> 02:12:41.159 them just exactly like you did all the way up. And I was along 1844 02:12:41.159 --> 02:12:48.079 the Highway three in Galveston County on a tracker when they all decided to bite 1845 02:12:48.159 --> 02:12:52.560 me. Oh boy, and I had to pull over on the side of 1846 02:12:52.600 --> 02:12:56.199 the road and strip down. I had cars honking at me. Yep. 1847 02:12:58.560 --> 02:13:01.560 It was quite an experience. Yeah, it'll humble, you won't it. 1848 02:13:01.840 --> 02:13:11.920 Yeah, the way getting Oh but I don't know if you and Randy were 1849 02:13:13.199 --> 02:13:18.560 back in the mid eighties working with Nelson uh on their you know, fertilizers. 1850 02:13:20.800 --> 02:13:24.880 But I seem to recall that at least one or the other of you 1851 02:13:24.079 --> 02:13:28.720 were Yeah that that. I guess that would have been Randy at that time, 1852 02:13:30.399 --> 02:13:33.680 Uh, I was. I was still in finishing up grad school, 1853 02:13:33.800 --> 02:13:35.960 I guess, or or just finished grad school about that time. But yeah, 1854 02:13:37.000 --> 02:13:41.359 Dean has been. He he worked closely with TEXA, A and M 1855 02:13:41.600 --> 02:13:46.119 and designing his fertilizers for the turf and making sure that the blends, the 1856 02:13:46.239 --> 02:13:50.439 chemistries the you know, making sure things released, that the right schedule and 1857 02:13:50.560 --> 02:13:54.359 things is all done right. Of course, he does well with Texas turf 1858 02:13:54.439 --> 02:13:58.920 grass. You know, it was because we were such a wide group. 1859 02:13:58.079 --> 02:14:03.680 You know, there was West Texas and South Texas, Southeast Texas and North 1860 02:14:03.720 --> 02:14:07.520 Texas, and everybody had different kinds of grasses that they were dealing with. 1861 02:14:07.840 --> 02:14:15.800 Ye and Nelson called in some of us, uh you know, golf course 1862 02:14:15.840 --> 02:14:24.239 superintendents and park superintendents from the Houston Southeast Texas areas, and uh, you 1863 02:14:24.319 --> 02:14:33.039 know, we we compare saul types and deficiencies and whatnot. There. I 1864 02:14:33.199 --> 02:14:37.119 really I guess it was Randy. Yeah, this would have been in the 1865 02:14:37.239 --> 02:14:41.520 late eighties, but good time in my life. Yeah, that's true. 1866 02:14:43.119 --> 02:14:45.640 That is true. Hey, thank you, Joel. I appreciate that info. 1867 02:14:45.760 --> 02:14:48.680 Well, I appreciate all that you did. Well, thank you. 1868 02:14:48.840 --> 02:14:52.880 I appreciate that. Thanks a lot, very much. Yeah. I don't 1869 02:14:52.039 --> 02:14:56.920 talk about this when I talk about my schedule, but I just do want 1870 02:14:56.960 --> 02:15:00.840 to mention that when I put that thing together. It wasn't just like you 1871 02:15:00.920 --> 02:15:03.760 know, sticking a wet finger in the wind to see which way the wind's 1872 02:15:03.800 --> 02:15:07.640 blowing on what to do. A lot of time and effort went into this 1873 02:15:07.960 --> 02:15:11.199 based on research by the sol and Crop Sciences Department or the Turf Department, 1874 02:15:11.640 --> 02:15:18.359 the lawn pest weed Disease Management schedule, consulted entomologists, consulted weeds specialists, 1875 02:15:20.199 --> 02:15:24.479 gonerant looking at the sole temperatures in the Greater Houston area through the year, 1876 02:15:24.920 --> 02:15:30.119 because sole temperature affects weed germination. And so if you see something on my 1877 02:15:30.800 --> 02:15:33.560 pest Disease and weed management schedule and it's said at a certain time, it's 1878 02:15:33.640 --> 02:15:39.399 because that's when that happens. Here with historically based data, and we really 1879 02:15:39.520 --> 02:15:43.560 work hard, and I'll just tell you this. I will continue to update 1880 02:15:43.600 --> 02:15:46.319 them. There'll be little changes made over time as we learn more and we 1881 02:15:46.439 --> 02:15:50.439 get better and better at all these things. So thank you very much for 1882 02:15:50.479 --> 02:15:54.680 the kind words, and I appreciate that. Let's go back now to Jeff. 1883 02:15:56.000 --> 02:16:01.920 Jeff, are you there, hey, jere Is Brink No, this 1884 02:16:03.479 --> 02:16:07.840 is show in spring? Oh spring? Okay, gotcha? How can we 1885 02:16:07.039 --> 02:16:13.119 roll? Okay? So, last month I put the pre emergence and bag 1886 02:16:13.239 --> 02:16:18.279 of the eagle fungus side down. Now that things are getting even colder at 1887 02:16:18.399 --> 02:16:22.279 night, is it time to put a second bag down? Or or thirty 1888 02:16:22.359 --> 02:16:26.319 days ago we're still good for the season. And you said, which product 1889 02:16:28.600 --> 02:16:33.200 the eagle the eagle funder side that is going to last a while, You 1890 02:16:33.319 --> 02:16:37.079 shouldn't need it again a month later. It wouldn't hurt to put something down. 1891 02:16:39.000 --> 02:16:43.639 But if you've got it down and got it on the lawn at that 1892 02:16:43.840 --> 02:16:46.639 time, it should be still doing you some good. But like I said, 1893 02:16:46.680 --> 02:16:50.760 if you wanted to beef it up. With our mild temperatures, we 1894 02:16:50.879 --> 02:16:56.840 can have large brown patch attacking in November even December, depending on where you 1895 02:16:56.959 --> 02:17:01.120 are, and you know the temperatures that particular season. So it wouldn't hurt 1896 02:17:01.200 --> 02:17:05.760 to do a second application. But in general we don't generally worry about having 1897 02:17:05.799 --> 02:17:11.319 to do that. Okay, next question. The spring would be a different 1898 02:17:11.399 --> 02:17:16.600 thing, you know, But as far as this year, okay, every 1899 02:17:16.680 --> 02:17:20.399 year I try to throw at least one bag of microlife down on the yard, 1900 02:17:20.760 --> 02:17:22.760 thinking get some of those microbes into it, you know, instead of 1901 02:17:22.879 --> 02:17:28.239 using the other fertilizers. Right, is it best just to do one application 1902 02:17:28.559 --> 02:17:35.399 just straight all organic or like split the bag half have like nitropoles, half 1903 02:17:37.360 --> 02:17:41.000 microlife, and then the next application do it again, split it fifty, 1904 02:17:41.680 --> 02:17:43.559 go one way or the other. Don't. Yeah, you don't need to 1905 02:17:43.639 --> 02:17:46.920 do a split or anything like that. Just if you like microlife product, 1906 02:17:48.079 --> 02:17:52.559 do that. I probably you know you're talking about that fungdricide. When you're 1907 02:17:52.600 --> 02:17:58.040 looking at microbes and whatnot, different products can affect affect the health of those 1908 02:17:58.319 --> 02:18:03.000 and so I wouldn't I wouldn't combine those things together, you know, like 1909 02:18:03.120 --> 02:18:07.959 put the fund your sick down, then spray spray top over it, or 1910 02:18:07.239 --> 02:18:11.920 put the microlife down, spray the top over it. But either way you're 1911 02:18:11.920 --> 02:18:13.959 gonna you're gonna have good success that there's no need to mix them up. 1912 02:18:16.079 --> 02:18:18.440 Okay, all right, thank you, all right, thank you. I 1913 02:18:18.520 --> 02:18:24.200 appreciate your call very much. Yeah, the microlife products I like to uh 1914 02:18:24.360 --> 02:18:26.159 this time of the year is when I would do the Microlife brown patch, 1915 02:18:26.239 --> 02:18:30.959 which is a five to one three. It's a good one for fall. 1916 02:18:31.200 --> 02:18:35.479 Got a lot of microbes in the product. And then I like to combine 1917 02:18:35.520 --> 02:18:39.079 the Microlife bioinoculant. Really you can use that anytime of the year. But 1918 02:18:39.200 --> 02:18:43.719 it's just an inoculant. It's not the fertilizer, but it's adding a bazillion 1919 02:18:43.200 --> 02:18:48.559 different kinds of beneficial microbes to the soil and then they splash up on the 1920 02:18:48.639 --> 02:18:52.040 surface of the grass plant and are helping outcompete problems that might be there on 1921 02:18:52.120 --> 02:18:56.360 the grass. Now, the Microlife brown patch five to one three, that's 1922 02:18:56.399 --> 02:19:01.159 an orange bag. The Microlife bio inoculant is a violent colored bag. And 1923 02:19:01.399 --> 02:19:05.319 just go to Microlife Fertilizer dot com. You'll find out more about those and 1924 02:19:05.399 --> 02:19:09.639 you'll find out where you can get them, and they are widely available here 1925 02:19:09.680 --> 02:19:11.399 in the Greater Houston area. We're going to take a break. It's time 1926 02:19:11.440 --> 02:19:13.920 for the Nicky News Network. If you want to get on the boards with 1927 02:19:15.040 --> 02:19:20.440 Josh seven one three two one two fifty eight seventy four. Welcome back to 1928 02:19:20.520 --> 02:19:22.959 Gardenline. I'm your host, Skip Richter, and we are having a blast 1929 02:19:24.000 --> 02:19:28.680 today talking about all kinds of things gardening. Our phone number is seven one 1930 02:19:28.799 --> 02:19:33.360 three two one two five eight seven four seven one three two one two fifty 1931 02:19:33.440 --> 02:19:41.120 eight seventy four. If you have been thinking about getting a generator, now's 1932 02:19:41.120 --> 02:19:46.360 the time. To do it. And it's not just getting a quality generator, 1933 02:19:46.360 --> 02:19:48.360 as important as that is. I mean, Generak is a super quality 1934 02:19:48.479 --> 02:19:52.799 generator, but it's where do you buy it? Where do you buy it? 1935 02:19:52.959 --> 02:19:56.440 And that makes a difference because like any product, you got to have 1936 02:19:56.680 --> 02:20:01.200 service after the sale. But all Right gives you service before and after the 1937 02:20:01.319 --> 02:20:07.479 sale. Generak works with you to choose the generator that fits what you need. 1938 02:20:07.520 --> 02:20:09.399 They're not going to say you more generator than you need. They are 1939 02:20:09.479 --> 02:20:13.879 going to do all the steps involved in getting it done. I mean from 1940 02:20:13.959 --> 02:20:16.639 pouring a slab to put it on out there, to getting all the arrangements 1941 02:20:16.680 --> 02:20:20.440 done with a HOA or the city Electrical, all that kind of stuff they 1942 02:20:20.479 --> 02:20:24.639 take care of that, they walk with you through that. They've got twenty 1943 02:20:24.680 --> 02:20:28.280 four to seven three sixty five customer service. 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They come out more than once a year check on 1951 02:21:03.040 --> 02:21:07.159 your generator because when the power goes out and you're not at home, especially, 1952 02:21:07.600 --> 02:21:09.479 you need something that's going to come on and it's going to back up 1953 02:21:09.520 --> 02:21:13.360 your entire home or just some more essential items that you want. And why 1954 02:21:13.399 --> 02:21:18.920 do I say now, because late fall and winter is a slower time when 1955 02:21:18.959 --> 02:21:24.280 it comes to generate the generator world. And to call in now, you 1956 02:21:24.399 --> 02:21:26.959 get it done, you get it faster. It's kind of like, you 1957 02:21:26.040 --> 02:21:30.440 know, five o'clock in Houston, everybody's going home. And yes, you 1958 02:21:30.520 --> 02:21:33.520 can get on the roads and deal with traffic. It takes forever to get 1959 02:21:33.520 --> 02:21:35.680 where you're going, or you can go in there in traffic on the road. 1960 02:21:35.879 --> 02:21:39.159 That's kind of what I'm talking about. Now's an excellent time if you've 1961 02:21:39.159 --> 02:21:43.520 been even thinking about it, give them a call start that process. It'd 1962 02:21:43.559 --> 02:21:48.120 be a great gift for the whole family really to add that to your home 1963 02:21:48.559 --> 02:21:54.040 for protection because the many storm seasons we have are an issue. But hey, 1964 02:21:54.479 --> 02:21:56.440 with our grid, you don't know when power is going to go out, 1965 02:21:56.680 --> 02:22:00.799 and you need to know that you're going to have everything you need to 1966 02:22:00.879 --> 02:22:03.559 keep the air conditioner running, to keep the heater running, and to make 1967 02:22:03.600 --> 02:22:09.639 sure you protect all that food in the freezer. For example, Quality Home 1968 02:22:09.000 --> 02:22:15.680 Products not just a place to buy generators, but the place QUALITYTX dot com, 1969 02:22:16.159 --> 02:22:20.600 QUALITYTX dot com, or give them a call seven to one three quality. 1970 02:22:20.719 --> 02:22:24.319 Well, we got a board full of folks here. Let's get moving. 1971 02:22:24.959 --> 02:22:28.360 We are going to go to Missouri City and talk to Ruben. Hello, 1972 02:22:28.479 --> 02:22:33.239 Ruben, good morning, Good morning. I've got I've got six gardens 1973 02:22:33.360 --> 02:22:39.000 of race bedguards each on sixty square sheet us some per light to add to 1974 02:22:39.079 --> 02:22:41.399 it. What is a spread rate? No one seems to know. Is 1975 02:22:41.440 --> 02:22:46.319 it a clay soil? Well morever the years I've developed, but it's not 1976 02:22:46.600 --> 02:22:50.600 very arable, so I just want to keep some per light in there. 1977 02:22:50.760 --> 02:22:54.360 Okay, Well, there's not a particular rate. You know, I would 1978 02:22:54.360 --> 02:22:58.479 probably mix two inches of it two inches of it down, But we have 1979 02:22:58.559 --> 02:23:01.120 a lot of other things we can do for clay. That expanded shale is 1980 02:23:01.239 --> 02:23:05.239 probably the best overall product in the world for helping your clay, and you 1981 02:23:05.280 --> 02:23:09.239 would need about three inches of that to do good. Anytime you add good 1982 02:23:09.319 --> 02:23:15.639 quality organic compost, you're going to be benefiting that clay as well. Okay. 1983 02:23:16.239 --> 02:23:20.719 And also I have the Maringa trees, three of them growing like a 1984 02:23:20.040 --> 02:23:24.719 triangle, and they're kind of tall, about ten foot tall and lanky. 1985 02:23:26.879 --> 02:23:30.079 Well, I damage them if I top of them all No, no, 1986 02:23:31.200 --> 02:23:33.879 no, you can cut them off. They'll reach sprout, but I wouldn't 1987 02:23:33.920 --> 02:23:37.360 do that. Now, that's a tropical type tree. They will come back 1988 02:23:37.399 --> 02:23:39.399 here they survive most of the time, or die back near the ground. 1989 02:23:39.440 --> 02:23:43.280 If we have a bad winner, I would wait until spring growth begins to 1990 02:23:43.399 --> 02:23:46.680 do that topping. If you're going to do the top. Okay, and 1991 02:23:48.280 --> 02:23:54.879 final question, I've got some basil that is developing a lot of black spots 1992 02:23:54.920 --> 02:24:01.440 on it, and I just maybe you are covered this, but what can 1993 02:24:01.520 --> 02:24:05.040 I do? So what you do is nothing. Right now, basil is 1994 02:24:05.040 --> 02:24:07.239 going to be going out with the first frost that we have. I've got 1995 02:24:07.319 --> 02:24:11.040 some on mind, and you don't want to be spraying a funge a side 1996 02:24:11.120 --> 02:24:13.200 or back to your side all over your basil that you're gonna eat. I 1997 02:24:13.280 --> 02:24:16.840 would just ignore it. And that's what I'm doing. Right now. Okay, 1998 02:24:16.920 --> 02:24:20.079 Rubin, I appreciate that. I appreciate your call. We're going to 1999 02:24:20.200 --> 02:24:22.479 keep rolling here. We've got a lot of folks hanging on. We're gonna 2000 02:24:22.520 --> 02:24:26.520 move to Katie now and talk to Greg. Hello, Greg, Hello, 2001 02:24:26.719 --> 02:24:33.920 Skip, Good morning morning. We have tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage. With 2002 02:24:33.079 --> 02:24:37.159 it getting down into the thirties this week, is there anything we need to 2003 02:24:37.920 --> 02:24:39.959 do to protect them? Well, if you if you can put a cover 2004 02:24:41.200 --> 02:24:43.479 over them and keep it pretty darn warm under there, you know, in 2005 02:24:43.600 --> 02:24:48.079 the fifties, preferably, you can keep going on the tomatoes, I would 2006 02:24:48.120 --> 02:24:54.319 seriously consider if it's going to drop down in the mid thirties, even I'd 2007 02:24:54.360 --> 02:24:58.719 seriously consider just going ahead and harvesting the biggest ones. We'll ripen indoors on 2008 02:24:58.840 --> 02:25:01.760 the counter. But otherwise, if you can provide heat underneath the cover, 2009 02:25:03.040 --> 02:25:05.399 prevent the wind from blowing up under there, you can get them through. 2010 02:25:07.200 --> 02:25:11.440 But with the way our weather's going, as we cool off, ripening just 2011 02:25:11.559 --> 02:25:13.559 slows down to a crawl. And even if it got you another week or 2012 02:25:13.639 --> 02:25:20.079 two, it's probably not going to make a whole lot of difference. Okay, 2013 02:25:20.200 --> 02:25:24.239 how about broccoli and cabbage. Broccoli and cabbage or plenty cold hardy for 2014 02:25:24.319 --> 02:25:26.319 the thirties. Yeah, even down to freezing, they're fine. If you 2015 02:25:26.360 --> 02:25:30.479 get in the up mid upper twenties, then you got to do something for 2016 02:25:30.520 --> 02:25:33.680 the brocc leaf. It's got heads on it. Okay, appreciate it. 2017 02:25:33.799 --> 02:25:37.799 Thank you, you bet, thank you for the call. I appreciate that. 2018 02:25:37.719 --> 02:25:41.040 Let's see, we're going to go now to Austin County and talk to 2019 02:25:41.200 --> 02:25:46.000 Doris. Hello, Doris, Hello there. How are you? I'm well, 2020 02:25:46.159 --> 02:25:54.319 how are you fine? What's that question? I don't know? Okay, 2021 02:25:56.840 --> 02:26:03.079 go ahead, Okay. Is it okay to put fertilizer down today with 2022 02:26:03.239 --> 02:26:07.600 all the rain we had? That's fine perfectly, Okay. You just want 2023 02:26:07.639 --> 02:26:09.799 to get a little water on the fertilizer so it dissolves and moves on down 2024 02:26:09.879 --> 02:26:13.680 into the ground. Okay. They know if we were to go a week 2025 02:26:13.760 --> 02:26:16.479 or so without rain, it would just be sitting there like a granule, 2026 02:26:16.639 --> 02:26:22.360 not dissolving away. Right, Okay, I didn't hurt If it gets stuck, 2027 02:26:22.639 --> 02:26:24.600 well, the water will wash it off when I water it in on 2028 02:26:24.719 --> 02:26:28.479 you, Yeah, well we'd wash washes it off. Just just sweep your 2029 02:26:28.600 --> 02:26:33.360 driveways and you know, sidewalks, anything like that. Just to get the 2030 02:26:33.399 --> 02:26:35.879 fertilizer back into your grass. Or you can use a blower to do the 2031 02:26:35.920 --> 02:26:39.879 same thing if you don't okay, if some gets over on those hard escapes, 2032 02:26:39.879 --> 02:26:43.280 because that just runs off into storm water and that doesn't do us any 2033 02:26:43.360 --> 02:26:48.520 good. Okay, thank you so much. You have a good day, 2034 02:26:48.799 --> 02:26:52.319 all right, Thank you very much, Dorius. I appreciate that we are 2035 02:26:52.360 --> 02:26:54.479 going to have to take a break here our phone number seven one three two 2036 02:26:54.520 --> 02:26:58.920 one two fifty eight seventy four. When we come back, Gene, you'll 2037 02:26:58.959 --> 02:27:03.840 be my first stop. Welcome back to Guardenline. We're in our final segment 2038 02:27:03.959 --> 02:27:07.280 of the morning. I just want to mention that if you went through this 2039 02:27:07.479 --> 02:27:13.879 summer in Houston and you have a clay soil, we had a heck of 2040 02:27:13.920 --> 02:27:18.239 a time of it. Because what happens is when it gets so so dry, 2041 02:27:18.760 --> 02:27:20.879 the soil shrinks. That's where we get the big cracks in the soil, 2042 02:27:20.920 --> 02:27:24.840 big enough to lose a two year old in the backyard. And then 2043 02:27:24.920 --> 02:27:28.479 it rains and the soil swells and it gets big, and that movement is 2044 02:27:28.680 --> 02:27:33.079 very hard on foundations. It's very hard on driveways and sidewalks. Fix my 2045 02:27:33.200 --> 02:27:37.200 slab foundation repair that's what they're about. Ty Strickland has been doing this for 2046 02:27:37.360 --> 02:27:41.520 twenty three years. You can go to fix myslab dot com to find out 2047 02:27:41.559 --> 02:27:45.040 more information, or you can give them a call two eight one two five 2048 02:27:45.200 --> 02:27:48.559 five forty nine forty nine. They are on time. They tell you when 2049 02:27:48.559 --> 02:27:52.239 they're going to show up, and they show up on time. They fix 2050 02:27:52.360 --> 02:27:54.399 it right, and they're fair priced. And what more can you ask for 2051 02:27:54.559 --> 02:27:58.200 than that. If you see cracks in the brick outside, you see cracks 2052 02:27:58.239 --> 02:28:01.040 in the sheet rock, don't allow. It doesn't get any better, it 2053 02:28:01.159 --> 02:28:05.280 just gets worse. Go ahead and call fix my Slab Foundation Repair and have 2054 02:28:05.440 --> 02:28:07.920 them come out take a look at it. And when they do it, 2055 02:28:07.360 --> 02:28:11.959 they do it right. We're going to head out now to talk to Gene. 2056 02:28:11.120 --> 02:28:16.159 Hello, Gene Hello. I'm trying to find that when the per simmons 2057 02:28:16.600 --> 02:28:22.239 are gonna be right. Okay. There are two kinds, two groups of 2058 02:28:22.399 --> 02:28:28.120 per simmons. One is the kind that's non astringent. They don't make your 2059 02:28:28.159 --> 02:28:31.079 mouth pucker when they're not fully ripe. The other kind is a stringent that 2060 02:28:31.239 --> 02:28:35.639 they've got to get really soft and go through some cold weather even to break 2061 02:28:35.680 --> 02:28:39.840 down that astringency. Those it's going to take longer. We got to get 2062 02:28:39.879 --> 02:28:43.079 further into the fall and cool off to do that. There are stringent types. 2063 02:28:43.479 --> 02:28:46.600 Once they turn pretty orange, you can go ahead and eat them, 2064 02:28:48.040 --> 02:28:52.040 even almost crunchy level. They're okay, But it depends on which kind you 2065 02:28:52.120 --> 02:28:56.079 have. So the non astringents would you could eat them a little earlier. 2066 02:28:56.600 --> 02:29:01.719 These are pretty orange. But when I was a kid, that lady cross 2067 02:29:01.799 --> 02:29:05.040 Street had one, and she always told me that we had to wait till 2068 02:29:05.079 --> 02:29:09.319 the first fast was over. Yeah, that's true. But some people will 2069 02:29:09.360 --> 02:29:11.840 pick them and they'll put them in the freezer, let them get cold, 2070 02:29:11.879 --> 02:29:15.200 and then they'll bring them out and they'll do that two or three times, 2071 02:29:15.719 --> 02:29:18.479 and they'll kind of cheat on it and get ahead of it that way. 2072 02:29:18.760 --> 02:29:22.639 Okay, I'll try at least because they're pretty orange. Okay, so I'll 2073 02:29:22.840 --> 02:29:26.559 pick one and try it and see if it worked. Do you know what 2074 02:29:26.760 --> 02:29:30.760 variety you have? No? I sure don't. Okay, they just pretty 2075 02:29:30.799 --> 02:29:33.280 orange out there. Now. Well, if they're a stringent, you will 2076 02:29:33.360 --> 02:29:37.959 definitely know it. They will get your attention, but I would you know, 2077 02:29:39.079 --> 02:29:41.280 it doesn't hurt to leave them longer, So it's not like they're going 2078 02:29:41.360 --> 02:29:45.920 to go bad or anything like some fruit would just leave them a little longer 2079 02:29:45.959 --> 02:29:48.639 if you don't want to lose one, you know, for no good reason. 2080 02:29:50.120 --> 02:29:52.520 All right, okay, thank you very much, Thank you, Jean. 2081 02:29:52.680 --> 02:29:58.840 I appreciate that call. If all us for planting. We keep saying 2082 02:29:58.879 --> 02:30:01.000 it over and over again. And what comes first? Green or brown? 2083 02:30:01.959 --> 02:30:05.159 Brown? If you've been listening to garden line, what is brown? It's 2084 02:30:05.280 --> 02:30:11.280 the soil, it's the compost. It's taking care of the foundation that that 2085 02:30:11.399 --> 02:30:15.440 plant is going to grow in. And that's what Nature's Way Resources is all 2086 02:30:15.479 --> 02:30:20.159 about, and that's what they've been all about. John Ferguson is a long 2087 02:30:20.360 --> 02:30:26.760 term leader in the soil business here in the Greater Houston era. He knows 2088 02:30:26.799 --> 02:30:28.280 how to make composts, he knows how to take his time, he knows 2089 02:30:28.280 --> 02:30:31.879 how to make it right, and he and his son Ian at Nature's Way 2090 02:30:31.959 --> 02:30:37.520 Resources can get you set up with a quality rose soil with a leaf mole 2091 02:30:37.639 --> 02:30:39.520 compost. They sell stuff by the bags, they sell stuff by the bulk 2092 02:30:39.600 --> 02:30:45.120 they deliver, and by the way, fungal Friday is any kind of a 2093 02:30:45.239 --> 02:30:48.159 fungal based compost, they're going to have ten percent off the bag product and 2094 02:30:48.280 --> 02:30:54.239 twenty percent off the bulk product on Fridays, ongoing on Fridays until they tell 2095 02:30:54.280 --> 02:30:58.719 me it's over. That is a deal you don't want to miss out on 2096 02:30:58.799 --> 02:31:01.760 because that is a super quality product. They also have a quality selection of 2097 02:31:01.920 --> 02:31:07.159 native plants in their garden nursery out there. Every time I go out there, 2098 02:31:07.280 --> 02:31:11.799 I'm surprised at how it's expanded and how they just have more and more, 2099 02:31:11.879 --> 02:31:13.280 and often I'll see something and it's like, Oh, I didn't know 2100 02:31:13.280 --> 02:31:16.840 you could buy that here locally. They got it out there at Nature's Way 2101 02:31:16.920 --> 02:31:22.120 Resources. They're on Highway forty five as you go north toward Conroe. They'll 2102 02:31:22.159 --> 02:31:24.680 be on the right hand side, right where fourteen eighty eight comes into forty 2103 02:31:24.719 --> 02:31:30.520 five. Just cross over the railroad tracks and you're there nine three six three 2104 02:31:30.600 --> 02:31:37.280 two one sixty nine ninety nine three six three two one sixty nine ninety for 2105 02:31:37.479 --> 02:31:43.600 Nature's Way Resources. You've been listening to guard Line today and we've been talking 2106 02:31:43.600 --> 02:31:46.479 about all kinds of things, talking about vegetables, talk about fruit, talked 2107 02:31:46.479 --> 02:31:50.719 about lawns, talk about soil. I just keep you know, telling people 2108 02:31:50.000 --> 02:31:54.520 October is the important time to take care of your lawn. It's the time 2109 02:31:54.600 --> 02:31:58.879 to get the fall fertilization. Now it's the time to get the uh any 2110 02:31:58.959 --> 02:32:01.200 kind of a disease issues that you're going to be dealing with. If you've 2111 02:32:01.239 --> 02:32:05.360 got a long plague by brown patch, how do we deal with that? 2112 02:32:05.520 --> 02:32:07.040 Well? Number one, Culturally, we need to get that lawn in a 2113 02:32:07.120 --> 02:32:13.120 healthier state. We need to avoid late applications of high amounts of nitrogen. 2114 02:32:13.479 --> 02:32:18.399 A little bit is needed and a good quality fall fertilizer, but not excessive 2115 02:32:18.440 --> 02:32:24.440 amounts of nitrogen. So a fertilizer like Nelson's carbo load. Why don't they 2116 02:32:24.479 --> 02:32:28.360 call it carbo load? Here's why. It's got the nutrients that the plants 2117 02:32:28.440 --> 02:32:31.000 need, primarily the potassium with a little bit of nitrogen to go into the 2118 02:32:31.079 --> 02:32:37.680 plants, so they are strengthened. The sunlight hits the grass and carbohydrates are 2119 02:32:37.719 --> 02:32:41.959 produced. That's where carbo load comes from. What a carbohydrates do? They 2120 02:32:41.040 --> 02:32:45.879 make it more cold hardy, and with a potassium they make it more disease 2121 02:32:46.159 --> 02:32:50.680 or drought resilient as well. And with carbo load you also have a pre 2122 02:32:50.799 --> 02:32:54.239 emergent in there, so don't delay winter. Weeds are going to be germinating. 2123 02:32:54.280 --> 02:32:58.840 We're about to get some cool weather, and when that temperature drops down, 2124 02:32:58.159 --> 02:33:01.360 all of those cool and weeds, the ones you fuss about in the 2125 02:33:01.440 --> 02:33:05.399 spring when they really are big and a problem and by the way, already 2126 02:33:05.440 --> 02:33:09.159 blooming and going to seed, and it's too late to do anything about them. 2127 02:33:09.639 --> 02:33:11.200 Well, why not deal with it now with carbo load. You get 2128 02:33:11.239 --> 02:33:15.600 the fertilizer down there, and you get a pro emergent weed control product. 2129 02:33:16.079 --> 02:33:18.520 Just apply it and go ahead and watered in in. Don't wait for a 2130 02:33:18.680 --> 02:33:22.799 rain that may come a week later. God, and watered in about a 2131 02:33:22.840 --> 02:33:24.959 half inch of water, and it does what it's supposed to do. It 2132 02:33:26.040 --> 02:33:28.799 goes to work. Hey, Nelson's been doing this since well it's been forty 2133 02:33:28.920 --> 02:33:35.120 years now. October fourteenth was a fortieth year anniversary of the kind of quality 2134 02:33:35.200 --> 02:33:37.120 products. And we were talking about this earlier on the show, that Dean 2135 02:33:37.200 --> 02:33:43.360 Nelson has been putting together making sure that his research based information on how they 2136 02:33:43.479 --> 02:33:48.959 design the fertilizers, the nutrient ratios like this carbo load, for example, 2137 02:33:48.319 --> 02:33:54.680 and that's exactly what they then create that you can then benefit from if you 2138 02:33:54.159 --> 02:33:58.000 have any kind of plants here. You know, Carboload's part of the turf 2139 02:33:58.079 --> 02:34:00.959 Star line, but they got the Color Star line, got the nutri Star 2140 02:34:01.079 --> 02:34:05.680 line. Nelson Plant Food had just kept adding to their lines all the time. 2141 02:34:05.719 --> 02:34:09.479 I mean they have a Nature Star line of organic fertilizers from Nelson Plant 2142 02:34:09.520 --> 02:34:13.760 Food. It's just a it's a good series of products that works very very 2143 02:34:13.959 --> 02:34:18.719 well. So if you're going to get any kind of thing done on the 2144 02:34:18.799 --> 02:34:22.040 lawn, now's the time to do it. This is the big important time 2145 02:34:22.079 --> 02:34:28.079 where we get ahead of the problems and we don't wait and then react to 2146 02:34:28.280 --> 02:34:31.760 the problems. You get so much more accomplished when you do things in a 2147 02:34:31.840 --> 02:34:37.600 timely way. And now's the time. Go online gardening with skip dot com. 2148 02:34:39.360 --> 02:34:43.879 That's my website. The lawn care schedules there, the lawn Pest Disease 2149 02:34:43.200 --> 02:34:48.840 and we'd management guide is there. Both of them give you both the synthetic 2150 02:34:48.959 --> 02:34:54.959 and the organic options for getting the most out of your lawn care. Everybody 2151 02:34:54.000 --> 02:34:58.239 wants a big, dense, beautiful lawn. It's got to be cared for 2152 02:34:58.760 --> 02:35:01.840 in a quality way with quality products, and that's how we achieve that. 2153 02:35:03.719 --> 02:35:07.920 You know, we're running, we're running close to the end here. But 2154 02:35:07.360 --> 02:35:11.879 just one other thing that I wanted to add is if you got any house 2155 02:35:11.959 --> 02:35:15.440 plants outside, you need to get those things moved in before we have the 2156 02:35:15.479 --> 02:35:18.799 cold weather. A lot of our houseplants spend their summers outside on a shady 2157 02:35:18.920 --> 02:35:22.440 porch where they got a lot of light. If you got things like ficus, 2158 02:35:22.479 --> 02:35:26.799 you want to move them in gradually. Don't just all of a sudden 2159 02:35:26.840 --> 02:35:28.440 one day there and lots of light, and the next day there and almost 2160 02:35:28.520 --> 02:35:33.000 no light somewhere inside. Try to do that gradually. Check them over for 2161 02:35:33.120 --> 02:35:37.159 insects and problems. If you've got spider micce or avids or scale or anything, 2162 02:35:37.600 --> 02:35:41.879 deal with it before you bring them in, because once they come inside, 2163 02:35:41.000 --> 02:35:45.120 you don't need to be spraying stuff all inside on them. Take good 2164 02:35:45.200 --> 02:35:48.239 care of them, get them ready to go, get them inside. And 2165 02:35:48.360 --> 02:35:50.399 if you don't have houseplants, now'd be a great time to go pick them 2166 02:35:50.479 --> 02:35:54.760 up. Our garden centers have a lot of good options out there for houseplants. 2167 02:35:54.799 --> 02:35:58.000 There are so many good new ones. If you're a beginner and you 2168 02:35:58.079 --> 02:36:03.079 want something you can't thank ill mother in lost tongue Sensavaria our zz plant, 2169 02:36:03.360 --> 02:36:09.120 yep, that's right, two z's z Z plant. Those are good and 2170 02:36:09.239 --> 02:36:13.040 tough plants. High light low light, getting a little dryn't it's not the 2171 02:36:13.159 --> 02:36:16.760 end of the world. They can handle that and they get going again. 2172 02:36:16.120 --> 02:36:18.520 Those are the two. If you can't grow those two, I can't help 2173 02:36:18.559 --> 02:36:22.360 you. If you have a lower light area, but you want some colorful 2174 02:36:22.559 --> 02:36:28.360 plant in it, I would get the Chinese evergreen Agleonema comes in the standard 2175 02:36:28.479 --> 02:36:33.319 green and green, silver splotchy types comes in kind that have kind of a 2176 02:36:33.399 --> 02:36:37.239 reddish pink coral colors and everything. I've got two of those, and I 2177 02:36:37.440 --> 02:36:41.000 just love them because it brings color to the indoors and it puts up with 2178 02:36:41.079 --> 02:36:43.840 a little less light. There's a lot of tips there. As you're out 2179 02:36:43.840 --> 02:36:48.239 and about shopping today. Speaking of out and about today, I'm about to 2180 02:36:48.319 --> 02:36:52.399 jump in a car and head to Southwest Fertilizer in the corner of Bi Sinet 2181 02:36:52.559 --> 02:36:56.399 and Runway. I'll be there from eleven thirty to one thirty. Come on 2182 02:36:56.559 --> 02:36:58.040 out. I don't care if you have to drive across town. Come on 2183 02:36:58.159 --> 02:37:01.200 over and see me. I'm to be giving away ten dollars skip Bucks for 2184 02:37:01.360 --> 02:37:05.559 purchases made there at the store today. By the way, when you're there, 2185 02:37:05.600 --> 02:37:07.360 you need to check out that folding bench. I keep talking about that, 2186 02:37:07.479 --> 02:37:11.319 Bob has. You can use your ten dollars on that if you want. 2187 02:37:11.360 --> 02:37:13.200 You just have to use your ten dollars today. You come to the 2188 02:37:13.239 --> 02:37:16.840 table, you ask me a question, You get a ten bucks Skip certificate. 2189 02:37:18.360 --> 02:37:20.079 Sign up because at the end of the day you don't have to be 2190 02:37:20.159 --> 02:37:24.159 present to win, but get signed up for a Toro battery blower and a 2191 02:37:24.280 --> 02:37:30.639 Toro battery string tremor. Those are big deal gifts to draw for. Medina's 2192 02:37:30.639 --> 02:37:33.280 gonna have bags of their samples there. We're gonna have popcorn, cool drinks, 2193 02:37:33.719 --> 02:37:37.600 Halloween treats. Come on buy. We have a good time. Hope 2194 02:37:37.639 --> 02:37:39.159 to see you there.