WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.720 Necessarily endorse any of the products or services advertised on 2 00:00:02.759 --> 00:00:08.199 this program. Welcome to Katie r h. Garden Line with 3 00:00:08.439 --> 00:00:09.119 Skip Richter. 4 00:00:09.279 --> 00:00:38.799 It's just watch him as suprazy not sorry. 5 00:00:39.039 --> 00:00:44.039 Good morning, Good morning on a good Sunday morning. I'm 6 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:47.079 glad you are with us today. You're listening to Garden Line. 7 00:00:47.079 --> 00:00:50.399 I'm your host, Skip Richter, and we're here to help 8 00:00:50.439 --> 00:00:54.280 you have a bountiful garden and a beautiful landscape and 9 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:57.640 have fun in the process. If you'd like to give 10 00:00:57.719 --> 00:01:00.320 us a call, we're here to answer your gardening question. 11 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:03.479 Seven to one three two one two k t r H. 12 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:06.680 Seven to one, three, two to one two k t 13 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.400 r H. I want to thank everybody down there in Wharton, 14 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:14.480 Texas at the Ace Hardware Store, Uh Wharton Feed and 15 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:16.920 Ace Hardware Store. It's called and boy, thats a nice 16 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:17.359 new place. 17 00:01:17.400 --> 00:01:17.560 You know. 18 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:21.480 They've they've relocated and expanded into an A store and 19 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:24.519 it is loaded with products and stuff. I was really 20 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:28.120 impressed walking around and seeing everything. You're fortunate done in 21 00:01:28.120 --> 00:01:31.280 that area to get an Ace Hardware store to provide 22 00:01:31.599 --> 00:01:34.519 all those kinds of things that Ace provides. Thanks for 23 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:37.560 having us out, first of all. Secondly, thanks to everybody 24 00:01:37.599 --> 00:01:41.280 who came out a good time. It was an enthusiastic 25 00:01:41.359 --> 00:01:45.400 crowd and really enjoyed visiting with you, answering gardening questions 26 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:50.439 and whatnot. I appreciate also nitro Fross providing plenty of 27 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:53.799 giveaways for that as well as the Ace Hardware store there. 28 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:56.680 We had a giveaways of plants, we had just had 29 00:01:56.680 --> 00:01:59.079 a lot of different things people were getting. It was 30 00:01:58.920 --> 00:02:01.200 a it was a good day to come out and 31 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:07.840 talk gardening. Well, here we are on Sunday and we're 32 00:02:08.039 --> 00:02:10.159 talking about looking at a week it's going to have 33 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:13.680 some warm temperatures in it. And remember that I always 34 00:02:13.759 --> 00:02:16.759 tell you this, look at the calendar, not at the thermometer. 35 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:19.439 Look at the calendar, not at thermometer. And what does 36 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:22.800 the calendar say. The calendar says we're right at the 37 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:26.319 beginning of October, and that is when pre emergent products 38 00:02:26.319 --> 00:02:29.280 for weed control need to go out. That's when our 39 00:02:29.319 --> 00:02:33.560 fall fertilization begins to go out. Actually late September early October. 40 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:37.360 We look at fall fertilization. It can continue on into 41 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:40.639 October if you like with the fertilizer. Don't delay though 42 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:48.360 on the pre emergence because when you delay on pre emergence. 43 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:52.879 You missed the boat. It's like my baseball analogy. You 44 00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:55.240 got to start swinging before the ball gets to the 45 00:02:55.280 --> 00:02:56.879 plate if you want to hit it. If you wait 46 00:02:56.960 --> 00:02:59.439 until it's already there, it's too late, you're going to miss. 47 00:03:00.319 --> 00:03:01.919 And let me tell you this. The ball is on 48 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:05.080 the way, folks. That is true. NITROPHSS has their three 49 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:07.800 step program to deal with things like this. First of all, 50 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:12.840 there's a fall special fertilizer design for fall design to 51 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:16.479 send your turf into the summer with more resilience, with 52 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:20.639 more carbohydrates for cold protection, and therefore to come out 53 00:03:20.639 --> 00:03:24.039 in the spring better. This is something a lot of 54 00:03:24.039 --> 00:03:26.879 people don't know or think about, and that is that 55 00:03:26.919 --> 00:03:30.759 the fall fertilization is what your grass uses in the 56 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:35.240 spring to come out of winter. That's the stored energy 57 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:38.240 that helps your grass be stronger coming out in the spring. 58 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:41.759 Second step from the Nitropas three step is barricade, which 59 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:44.039 is a pre emergent herbicide. You put it down, you 60 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:46.479 water it in, put enough water on there to get 61 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:49.280 it down in the soil surface. You use half inch 62 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:51.639 of water. You can just make sure you get it 63 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:53.800 in there a little more as fine, it's not going 64 00:03:53.879 --> 00:03:56.319 to wash away. Those things are made to cling to 65 00:03:56.439 --> 00:03:59.960 the soil particles and when they do we try to 66 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:01.879 sprout and it can't. But you got to get it 67 00:04:01.879 --> 00:04:04.280 down before the weed tries to sprout, because it's a 68 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:10.439 pre emergent, before the weed emerges. Okay, if you already 69 00:04:10.439 --> 00:04:13.719 got weeds, that's a post emergent. That's a different approach, 70 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:17.839 different timing, different approach. Pre emergent is barricade and it's 71 00:04:17.879 --> 00:04:20.879 in the fall, and timing is critical. Third step of 72 00:04:20.920 --> 00:04:26.160 the nitroposs three step is the fungicide called Eagle nitrophoss 73 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:30.839 Eagle turf fungicide. It is a systemic meaning the grass 74 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:34.040 takes it up, holds on to it so that when 75 00:04:34.079 --> 00:04:37.319 brown patch or large patches it's called a pierce, or 76 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:40.519 when take all root rot tries to infect, you've already 77 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:43.920 got the protective fungicide in there to prevent infection by 78 00:04:43.959 --> 00:04:48.120 those diseases. Again, timing is critical. If you wait until 79 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:52.839 brown circles appear, fungicides are not going to turn brown 80 00:04:52.920 --> 00:04:56.680 circles green. They prevent brown circles. So you got to 81 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:58.319 get down ahead of it. We get a cul front, 82 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:00.360 get over it. The rain we're going to at San 83 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:03.439 brown Patch, so you got to get that thing down 84 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:06.040 ahead of it. One two, three, Night Fruss three step. 85 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:08.079 Now you're going to find night Fuss three step and 86 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:10.680 in chinned gardens and Richmond Shades of Texas, in the 87 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:14.079 woodlands and plants for all seasons up there on Tomball Parkway. 88 00:05:15.480 --> 00:05:18.680 Whatever you do. If you're going to do something, don't 89 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:22.000 delay because when you delay, what if they say he 90 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:25.759 who hesitates is lost? I guess, and that is certainly now. 91 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:28.759 The fertilizer, you know, if you delay on that, it's 92 00:05:28.839 --> 00:05:30.560 not the end of the world. Don't delay too long. 93 00:05:30.600 --> 00:05:32.199 But if you delay, it's not the end of the world. 94 00:05:32.519 --> 00:05:35.040 But boy, when it comes to preventing weed seeds and 95 00:05:35.160 --> 00:05:39.040 preventing diseases, don't delay. Get it done at the right time. 96 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:42.160 You can go to my schedule online. For those of 97 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:46.000 you who've never been to gardening with skip dot com, 98 00:05:46.040 --> 00:05:49.519 I encourage you to go. The free schedules are up there. 99 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:53.279 The free nutsedge control information is up there, the free 100 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:56.480 weed wiper is up there. The products to use in 101 00:05:56.600 --> 00:06:00.639 controlling various kinds of weed, it's up there and free, 102 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:06.079 so bookmark that. Check back periodically. We are planning some 103 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:09.720 new additions coming soon to the website, and I'd like 104 00:06:09.759 --> 00:06:11.920 you to be up to speed on it. You know, 105 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:14.480 we answer gardening questions here online, but a lot of 106 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:20.199 questions it's too long of an answer to try to 107 00:06:20.279 --> 00:06:23.000 talk through on the air. With all these product names 108 00:06:23.040 --> 00:06:26.120 and things that you know, you can't write it all 109 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:28.600 down fast enough. That's why I put those things on 110 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:30.600 the web so I can just point you to that 111 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:33.920 and you can have success. Plus, you know, the day 112 00:06:33.959 --> 00:06:37.839 after the day after I hear something genses you remembering 113 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:40.399 it or not always that great, right, especially if it's 114 00:06:40.439 --> 00:06:44.279 an unfamiliar term or something. But when you have the website, 115 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:46.720 when you have those publications, you can refer back to 116 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:48.839 them again and again. Or maybe your neighbor comes over 117 00:06:48.879 --> 00:06:51.240 and goes, I got those brown circles every year? What 118 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:54.279 can I do? So you can say, right here, print 119 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:56.120 it yourself. I'm not going to use my ink on 120 00:06:56.160 --> 00:07:01.000 your publication. Go home and print it yourself. That's good. Well, 121 00:07:01.639 --> 00:07:05.560 Plants for All Seasons is one of those what do 122 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:09.800 we say, Mom and pop independent garden center here in 123 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:13.120 the Houston area that has been here for a long time, 124 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:15.480 and there's a reason for that, and the reason is 125 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:19.839 they provide quality plants that want to grow here, and 126 00:07:20.079 --> 00:07:25.839 most important of all, quality help and assistance and products. 127 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:28.800 When you walk into Plants for All Seasons, you may 128 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:30.920 not even know what plant you need. You could just 129 00:07:31.040 --> 00:07:32.959 have got a shady area over here. I want some 130 00:07:33.000 --> 00:07:35.120 fall color in it. I've got a you know what 131 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:37.480 I'm saying, I need a groundcover that grows in the sun. 132 00:07:38.000 --> 00:07:39.839 Whatever you tell them, they're going to be able to 133 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:41.959 direct you to the plants. Maybe you say, you know 134 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:45.079 what I'm want of those beautiful fall color planters, but 135 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:46.800 I don't know what plants to put in it, what 136 00:07:46.879 --> 00:07:49.279 plants go together. They'll just walk you right through there, 137 00:07:49.319 --> 00:07:51.439 and next thing you know, you're on your way home 138 00:07:51.480 --> 00:07:55.759 with those and a quality bag of potting mix for 139 00:07:56.040 --> 00:07:59.279 putting in a container or for amending your soil, for example, 140 00:07:59.480 --> 00:08:01.399 they've got all all of that it. Plants for All Seasons. 141 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:05.480 They're on the corner of Luetta and Tomball Parkway. That's 142 00:08:05.560 --> 00:08:09.160 high Way to forty nine, on the way to Tomball 143 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:13.680 two eight, one, three, seven, six, sixteen forty six. Or 144 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:16.240 go to the website Plants for All Seasons dot com. 145 00:08:16.279 --> 00:08:19.079 They are truly lon and garden experts. I'm going to 146 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:21.160 take a quick break here and I'll be right back, 147 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:24.360 and we are looking forward to visiting with you and 148 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:26.560 helping with your questions. You know, we want you to 149 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:28.279 have a bountiful garden. We want you to have a 150 00:08:28.279 --> 00:08:32.320 beautiful landscape, and especially I want you to have fun 151 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:36.240 in the process. Gardening is fun. It should be fun. 152 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:40.440 It's not fun when you're fighting weeds. It's not fun 153 00:08:40.480 --> 00:08:42.840 when you're dealing with fire ants and when you're dealing 154 00:08:42.840 --> 00:08:44.919 with heat and all those kinds of things. When you're 155 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:47.039 having to dig up stuff and replant it because it died, 156 00:08:47.120 --> 00:08:50.399 that's not fun. But those can be avoided, they really can. 157 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:54.879 This is not that difficult to do if you just 158 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:57.600 follow some rules. You know, I always say, wherever sunlight 159 00:08:57.679 --> 00:08:59.840 hits a soil, nature plants of weeds. So how do 160 00:08:59.879 --> 00:09:02.200 you avoid weeding all the time in your gardens and 161 00:09:02.240 --> 00:09:07.399 your garden beds, Well, malts, don't don't leave the soil. Bear, 162 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:10.559 don't let sunlight hits of soil, because if it does, 163 00:09:10.679 --> 00:09:13.919 you're going to get the opportunity, let's put it that way, 164 00:09:14.279 --> 00:09:16.759 to pull weeds. Now, there's some weeds that come through 165 00:09:16.759 --> 00:09:20.519 malts like bermuda grass for example, and others. But in general, 166 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:23.720 the weed seeds, you don't give them sunlight, they're not 167 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:26.759 gonna come up. So that's just one tip that makes 168 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:29.000 gardening easier and more fun. And we'll give you a 169 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:30.679 lot more than that. Is to go through the course 170 00:09:30.679 --> 00:09:33.159 of the shows each weekend here on Guardline. We're on 171 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:36.480 from six am to ten am on Saturday and Sunday. 172 00:09:36.759 --> 00:09:39.399 So tell your friends and neighbors about garden Line. That 173 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:41.360 guy that won't take care of his yard, maybe just 174 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:44.080 drop a hint that, oh, there's this fun show. Won't 175 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:48.279 you listen to it? Help all our property values go up? Well, 176 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:51.159 you get the idea. Anyway, I'm your host skip director. 177 00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:53.159 We're here to answer your gardening questions. I want to 178 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:54.879 tell you that, you know, a lot of people are 179 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:57.039 doing it yourselfers. They want to do everything themselves, and 180 00:09:57.080 --> 00:10:00.320 that's good, that's fine. A lot of people want people 181 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:02.159 to come in and just just take care of it. 182 00:10:02.320 --> 00:10:04.039 Just I want it to look good. I don't know 183 00:10:04.039 --> 00:10:06.080 what I'm doing. I'm not good at this. I don't 184 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:09.600 have an eye for design or whatever. Well, Pierscapes is 185 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:11.879 the company for that. They can do a lot of 186 00:10:11.879 --> 00:10:15.360 those things. They can create gorgeous landscapes and they do. 187 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:18.799 You can go to their website peerscapes dot com and 188 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:22.080 see examples of the outstanding work that they do. I 189 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:25.279 mean you need to go check it because don't believe me. 190 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:27.799 Just go look yourself and you'll go, oh, I didn't 191 00:10:27.799 --> 00:10:30.360 realize it was that nice, And yes it is. They 192 00:10:30.399 --> 00:10:34.600 do outdoor hardscapes. They do at a landscape, lighting, drainage, 193 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:36.720 and you know how it is here in the Southeast 194 00:10:36.759 --> 00:10:39.080 Texas area, when it rains, it pours, and when it pours, 195 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:42.000 we have standing water and plants don't like that, and 196 00:10:42.080 --> 00:10:45.559 so they can fix that. Is your irrigation system not working, 197 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:49.120 you know, you're sprinkling drinking water all over the landscape 198 00:10:49.159 --> 00:10:51.720 trying to trying to keep things alive. And boy, you 199 00:10:51.799 --> 00:10:53.639 sure would like to do it efficiently, right, so you 200 00:10:53.679 --> 00:10:57.279 don't waste your money and the water. Well, they can 201 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:59.879 fix that for you too. They do quarterly maintenance of 202 00:11:00.080 --> 00:11:03.120 your beds if you wish, they'll come out in every quarter. 203 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:06.639 They'll do the mulching in, the planting new color plants, 204 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:11.440 and the aeration, fertilizing, weeding. You know, check your irrigation system, 205 00:11:11.480 --> 00:11:15.080 all of that. It's all a Pierscapes. Piercescapes dot com 206 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:18.600 is the website. I would recommend you do that or 207 00:11:18.679 --> 00:11:20.720 just give them a call to eight one three seven 208 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:24.840 fifty sixty two eight one three seven o five zero 209 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:33.200 six zero at Piercecapes. So we were talking yesterday when 210 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:38.759 when I was down in the Wharton area with some gardeners. 211 00:11:38.799 --> 00:11:41.600 We're covering a lot of different topics. The one of 212 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:44.519 the things we spent some time talking about was nuts edge, 213 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:47.000 because that's such a problem for a lot of people. 214 00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:50.440 One of the worst weeds worldwide, one of the worst 215 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:53.399 weeds that there is, and if you've dealt with it, 216 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:56.360 you know what I'm talking about. It is frustrating. It 217 00:11:56.480 --> 00:11:59.440 causes sweet gardeners to use language that should never come 218 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:02.639 out their mouth on a Sunday morning because it is 219 00:12:02.759 --> 00:12:05.559 so frustrating. It's like you can't get rid of it. Yes, 220 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:08.639 you can go to my website look for the publication 221 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:12.759 an in depth look at nutset. There's two nut Sets publications. 222 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:14.519 One short you can just skim over it, but you 223 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:17.799 need to read the longer one because it explains the 224 00:12:17.840 --> 00:12:21.039 weed and how it works and therefore, how you go 225 00:12:21.080 --> 00:12:23.759 about controlling it. And if you don't do that, if 226 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:25.679 you just squirt it once in a while with herbicides, 227 00:12:25.720 --> 00:12:28.039 you're not going to get anywhere, as you may already know, 228 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:29.919 if you chop it off or try to dig it up, 229 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:32.759 you're not going to finish the job that way. But 230 00:12:32.799 --> 00:12:34.679 there are ways to get ahead of it. And it's 231 00:12:34.759 --> 00:12:37.200 on the website and it's all free. It's as simple. 232 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:40.320 It's as simple as that. Did any of you go 233 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:43.399 out to chenn It Forest yesterday? Danny was out there 234 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:45.639 giving a talk. Well, of course he's out there as 235 00:12:45.639 --> 00:12:48.600 the owner, but he was out giving a talk on trees, 236 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:51.000 because fall is for trees. He was talking about the 237 00:12:51.600 --> 00:12:56.000 favorite trees that he has for gardening, the things that 238 00:12:56.080 --> 00:12:59.480 he most enjoys that if he finds the best success with. 239 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:02.000 And hope you got a chance to do that. If 240 00:13:02.039 --> 00:13:03.960 you didn't go on out there now and just say, hey, 241 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:06.360 I wuldn't hear yesterday, what are the trees you recommend? 242 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:09.480 Because they have a great stock of trees out there. 243 00:13:09.639 --> 00:13:12.039 While you're out there, you're going to find fall color. 244 00:13:12.240 --> 00:13:14.159 You know, we talk about mums in the fall all 245 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:18.360 the time. Well, asters are another great fall color plant. 246 00:13:18.879 --> 00:13:23.159 And that place in Chennon Forest is loaded with beautiful asters, 247 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:25.840 really really impressive. Every time I walk out and see 248 00:13:25.879 --> 00:13:28.960 the newest color that they have, it is, it is outstanding. 249 00:13:28.960 --> 00:13:32.000 All your fall color plants are out there. It doesn't 250 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:34.159 matter what you're looking for to have beauty, it's going 251 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:36.600 to be there. They got lots of events coming up 252 00:13:36.919 --> 00:13:39.679 all the time. They got some. Oh, they got great camellias. 253 00:13:39.919 --> 00:13:42.919 If you've ever thought about planning a camellia for blooms 254 00:13:42.960 --> 00:13:45.200 in the winter. One type blooms more in December, one 255 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:49.080 a little bit in January. Better in January. They are 256 00:13:49.200 --> 00:13:52.279 full of buds. Their commitees are loaded up and ready 257 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:54.360 to pop, and now is the time to get them. 258 00:13:54.360 --> 00:13:56.320 In fall is the best time to plant. What are 259 00:13:56.320 --> 00:14:00.960 you ornamentals and perennials of any type in your gardens 260 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:03.879 and garden beds, and so take advantage of it. If 261 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:08.480 you haven't seen their Talavera pumpkins for decoration, unbelievable, they 262 00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:11.759 are just just go see them or look that up 263 00:14:11.759 --> 00:14:15.960 online or so I. Talivera pumpkins are gorgeous and they've 264 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:19.360 got them at a Genta Forest Nursery and they're beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. 265 00:14:19.559 --> 00:14:21.919 You won't your fall color. Hey falls for gardening in 266 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:24.320 the vegetable garden and in the herb garden, and they're 267 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:27.759 loaded up and of course all the landscape color. Enchanting 268 00:14:27.960 --> 00:14:32.000 Forest is at on FM twenty seven to fifty nine, 269 00:14:32.320 --> 00:14:34.399 FM twenty seven to fifty nine. So if you're at 270 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:37.080 Richmond heading towards sugar Land, it's off to the right 271 00:14:37.759 --> 00:14:41.200 FM twenty seven fifty nine. Here's a phone number two 272 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:47.120 eight one nine three seven ninety four forty nine. Two 273 00:14:47.159 --> 00:14:52.000 eight one nine three seven ninety four forty nine. I 274 00:14:52.000 --> 00:14:55.159 would also encourage you to go to their website, enchanted 275 00:14:55.679 --> 00:15:02.159 Forest Richmond TX dot com. Chanted Forest Richmond, t X 276 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:07.879 dot COM's outstanding site. Lots of good information there. Well, 277 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:11.600 you're listening Guardenline. Our phone number is seven one three 278 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:14.600 two one two k t r H. You know, early 279 00:15:14.679 --> 00:15:17.240 in the morning, it's a good time to get on 280 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:17.840 the phones. 281 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:18.200 Now. 282 00:15:18.240 --> 00:15:19.600 I know a lot of you gonna wait till the 283 00:15:19.720 --> 00:15:21.759 end of the show on Sunday to make your calls. 284 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:24.200 It's a tougher time to get in then, so take 285 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:26.000 advantage of it. If you want to give us a call, 286 00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:28.360 do it when we have a little more time to 287 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:32.600 be able to handle your calls. One of the things 288 00:15:32.600 --> 00:15:36.519 that was talking with some gardeners about down at the 289 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:40.120 Ace Hardware and Wharton yesterday, we were discussing someone was 290 00:15:40.159 --> 00:15:45.440 looking for an organic fertilizer that would, you know, provide 291 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:47.600 the nutrients that they needed for fall, and we were 292 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:52.679 talking about the micro Life brown Patch. Brown Patch by 293 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:56.200 Microlife is a fertilizer that has a little less nitron, 294 00:15:56.240 --> 00:15:58.320 a little bit more potassium, which is what we look 295 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:01.440 for in the fall, and it's loaded with micronutrients. And 296 00:16:01.480 --> 00:16:02.960 so you had a couple of things going on there. 297 00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:06.440 You got the nutrition at the proper balance and rate. Secondly, 298 00:16:06.559 --> 00:16:09.679 you've got all the microbes. And there are good microbes 299 00:16:09.679 --> 00:16:12.200 and bad microbes, at least from our opinion, there are. 300 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:14.879 And when you have a lot of good microbes, it 301 00:16:14.919 --> 00:16:19.000 can do several things. Number one, they can directly compete 302 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:26.240 against or attack microbes that are not let's say they're malevolent. 303 00:16:26.399 --> 00:16:31.360 Oh I like that malevolent microbes. MM. The good guys 304 00:16:31.360 --> 00:16:33.279 fight the bad guys in that sense, but they also 305 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:39.320 outpopulate them or outcompete them on the plant's surface, because 306 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:41.559 everything's covered with the microbes. Your skin is covered with 307 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:44.159 microbes right now. I mean even just took a bath, 308 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:47.840 You've got microbes all over your skin and they often help. 309 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:51.919 And so by putting out microlife fertilizers, adding good microbes 310 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:55.279 to the surface, you help fight diseases and brown patch. 311 00:16:55.279 --> 00:16:57.080 That's why they called it brown patch. That's a Faull 312 00:16:57.200 --> 00:17:00.320 disease and got to get in ahead of it. Also 313 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:04.440 recommend you do micro grow bio inoculant when you do 314 00:17:05.519 --> 00:17:09.640 the microlife brown patch. Now, biinoculant is not a nutrient 315 00:17:09.839 --> 00:17:16.759 laden fertilizer. It is a microbe proliferation of microbes fertilizer. 316 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:22.160 Sixty three different beneficial strains of micro organisms in that product. 317 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:24.240 You sprinkle it out there, you turn on the water, 318 00:17:24.319 --> 00:17:26.839 splash it around a little bit, and it is a 319 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:30.119 way it inoculates your soil with just treetons of beneficial 320 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:34.920 microorganisms for better success. So that combo punch for fall 321 00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:37.079 is really a good im It's for microlife. You know, 322 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:40.279 Microlife's available everywhere you can go to You can go 323 00:17:40.359 --> 00:17:45.039 to excuse me, the website Microlife Fertilizer dot com and 324 00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:47.480 see the places that it has. But you're gonna find 325 00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:49.240 it a lot of places. I talked about being at 326 00:17:49.240 --> 00:17:52.920 an ACE Hardware down and Wharton. ACE hardware stores carrying 327 00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:57.279 microlife products. In fact, ACE hardware stores carry every kind 328 00:17:57.279 --> 00:17:59.839 of thing. If I talk about a pest control, we 329 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:04.039 control a fertilizer, it's going to be at ACE Hardware. 330 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:06.920 And there's forty eight ACE Hardware stores in the area. 331 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:10.119 So the thing I like about ACE, I always like 332 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:12.079 going into a new ACE because each one's a little 333 00:18:12.119 --> 00:18:14.640 bit different, you know, each one's just a little bit 334 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:18.400 different because they're independently owned. So I was down in 335 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:20.880 Wharton looking at that ACE. I've never seen an ACE 336 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:23.799 just like that one. It had all these cool features. 337 00:18:24.039 --> 00:18:26.240 There's standard things you're going to get in every ACE 338 00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:30.720 Hardware store. There are, including from a landscape standpoint, the 339 00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:33.519 fertilizers I talk about on guardline for a beautiful lawn, 340 00:18:33.599 --> 00:18:36.960 a beautiful garden success and growing trees and shrubs and 341 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:39.319 other plants. You're going to find the tools you need. 342 00:18:39.359 --> 00:18:42.000 You're going to find things from water hoses to pruning 343 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:44.880 tools to you name it at ACE Hardware stores, and 344 00:18:44.920 --> 00:18:47.880 you're going to find that array of products to control 345 00:18:47.920 --> 00:18:51.759 pest weeds. Diseases and fertilizer plants to stimulate good growth 346 00:18:51.839 --> 00:18:54.480 and good health. So if you want fall fertilizer, you're 347 00:18:54.480 --> 00:18:56.279 going to find it at Ace Hardware store, and you're 348 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:59.000 going to find options, more than one option. When you 349 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:01.440 go into an ACE hardware store and they have a 350 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:04.599 wonderful new one down in Wharton that was just I 351 00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:07.279 really enjoy I was very very impressed with it. I 352 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:10.200 was telling my wife on the way back as we 353 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:13.759 came back that you know, when I grew up, the 354 00:19:13.799 --> 00:19:17.119 Ace hardware stores were kind of a generic thing. You know, 355 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:20.279 they had their standard kind of brands and things that 356 00:19:20.319 --> 00:19:23.599 they carried. Now it is so different. I mean, you 357 00:19:23.640 --> 00:19:26.799 look at the top brands of anything, and you're going 358 00:19:26.839 --> 00:19:28.759 to find him at Ace Hardware. I was walking around 359 00:19:28.839 --> 00:19:35.839 the Wharton Ace and you know, I happen to never 360 00:19:35.880 --> 00:19:38.720 see a power tool that I don't like. I'm really 361 00:19:38.759 --> 00:19:45.240 into power tools like that, and they had just top brands, 362 00:19:45.480 --> 00:19:48.880 the brands I like especially they're at Ace Hardware. And 363 00:19:48.920 --> 00:19:51.119 that's true of everything you find when you go into 364 00:19:51.200 --> 00:19:54.240 an Ace. It's a case they say Ace is the place, 365 00:19:54.319 --> 00:19:56.640 Well it sure is. ACE is a place for it. 366 00:19:56.720 --> 00:19:59.480 You fell in the blank and it will be true. 367 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:03.279 We got holiday seasons coming up. It's important. We got 368 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:05.640 it's time now to control fire ants. Get you a 369 00:20:05.720 --> 00:20:08.880 good fire at bait, a good fireant bait and Ace 370 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:10.359 Hardware is going to be able to set you up 371 00:20:10.359 --> 00:20:13.839 on that tackle fire ants in the fall. Remember football's 372 00:20:13.839 --> 00:20:16.920 in the fall. Fire tackling curves in the fall with 373 00:20:17.519 --> 00:20:21.079 a product from Ace Hardware store a good bait. All right, 374 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:22.880 time for me to take a break. I will be 375 00:20:22.960 --> 00:20:25.799 back in just a moment with your gardening questions. In 376 00:20:25.839 --> 00:20:27.359 the meantime, if you want to call Chris and get 377 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:30.359 on the boards seven to one three two one two 378 00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:37.119 kt r H. Welcome back, folks. Good to have you 379 00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:39.759 with us today on Guardenline. I'm your host, Skip Richter 380 00:20:39.920 --> 00:20:41.720 and our phone number if you'd like to call in 381 00:20:42.599 --> 00:20:45.680 seven one three two one two five eight seven four 382 00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:48.640 seven one three two one two fifty eight seventy four. 383 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:51.559 I want to remind you that the folks with OBA, 384 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:54.519 the Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance, are going to have a 385 00:20:54.559 --> 00:20:58.359 program next Saturday on October fifth, called so you want 386 00:20:58.359 --> 00:21:01.720 to Grow Good Food? It's a conference that they're doing 387 00:21:01.799 --> 00:21:04.400 and the doctor Bob Randall, who is the author of 388 00:21:04.519 --> 00:21:09.000 lear Year Round Gardening is X. If you're interested in 389 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:11.079 growing vegetables, it is the book you need to have 390 00:21:11.160 --> 00:21:14.240 here in the greater Houston area. Great detail, lots of 391 00:21:14.240 --> 00:21:17.400 good detail on it from a lifetime of learning, hands 392 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:21.599 on and reading doctor Randall's excellent auth He'll be one 393 00:21:21.599 --> 00:21:23.759 of the speakers there. By the way, it's going to 394 00:21:23.839 --> 00:21:26.759 be at the Houston Arboretam and Nature Center from eight 395 00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:29.640 am to three thirty pm. If you want more information 396 00:21:29.799 --> 00:21:32.200 on the So you want to Grow Good Food conference, 397 00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:38.400 that will be found at OBA online dot org, HbA online, 398 00:21:38.720 --> 00:21:43.000 dot o, RG online dot or book. They always put 399 00:21:43.039 --> 00:21:46.400 on great programs the Organic or Culture Benefits Alliance. 400 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:46.960 That is. 401 00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:51.680 This week. I've got a lot of stuff to get 402 00:21:51.720 --> 00:21:54.079 done out in the garden, and I know it's going 403 00:21:54.119 --> 00:21:55.759 to be warm. I'll get my work done earlier in 404 00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:58.160 the morning. But remember, as I tell you over and over, 405 00:21:58.680 --> 00:22:01.640 it's the calendar that you need to look at, not 406 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:05.319 the thermometer. So just get out early in the morning, 407 00:22:05.400 --> 00:22:07.039 get out late in the day, and get it done. 408 00:22:07.119 --> 00:22:08.880 Because now is the time. We had a lot of 409 00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:12.799 fall vegetables to get planted. If you've not planted broccoli 410 00:22:12.799 --> 00:22:16.160 and cabbage and cauliflying and coroabbie and collars and kale, 411 00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:18.519 and let's see what else. So we're putting out there. 412 00:22:19.400 --> 00:22:22.279 Charred can be planted now, Beets can be planning now, 413 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:24.119 turnups can be planning now. A lot of things that 414 00:22:24.200 --> 00:22:26.599 can go in right now. As it cools off a 415 00:22:26.640 --> 00:22:29.119 little bit, then we'll start looking more toward things like 416 00:22:29.200 --> 00:22:31.880 spinach and lettuce, carrots like it to cool off a 417 00:22:31.920 --> 00:22:34.960 little bit more before they're going to be happy. But 418 00:22:35.599 --> 00:22:39.680 there's lots of great vegetables and vegetables. They're fun to grow, 419 00:22:40.440 --> 00:22:43.680 they're tasty. Your food will be fifteen hundred miles fresher 420 00:22:43.880 --> 00:22:48.359 if you grow at yourself. And if you got kiddos, well, 421 00:22:48.519 --> 00:22:51.759 they need to have the experience of growing their own 422 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:54.119 food for a number of reasons, one of which is 423 00:22:54.640 --> 00:22:57.920 a lifetime of eating healthier. When kids grow vegetables, they're 424 00:22:58.119 --> 00:23:02.440 likely to eat the vegetables grew and a life habit 425 00:23:02.599 --> 00:23:06.079 of that is amazing. One of my granddaughters and this 426 00:23:06.079 --> 00:23:10.440 this has just always amazes me, but my daughter and 427 00:23:10.480 --> 00:23:13.119 son in law I have raised their kids to eat 428 00:23:13.240 --> 00:23:15.440 vegetables and it's just kind of a standard. You know, 429 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:17.880 they're not big sugar eaters. In fact, the kids don't 430 00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:22.000 even really like sugar, which I think is what can 431 00:23:22.039 --> 00:23:24.400 a kid not like sugar? It's because they never eat 432 00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:27.759 it all and they love vegetables. I was gonna take 433 00:23:28.000 --> 00:23:30.039 We were going somewhere with one of my granddaughters in 434 00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:31.519 and we were going to go to get a bite 435 00:23:31.559 --> 00:23:33.119 to eat, and I thought, well, what would you like 436 00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:35.440 to buy? What would you like to eat? I was thinking, 437 00:23:35.480 --> 00:23:37.240 you know, I was going to hear fast food come out? No, 438 00:23:37.400 --> 00:23:40.640 they can we get a salad? Are you kidding me? 439 00:23:41.319 --> 00:23:45.000 What is wrong with you? It's not anything wrong, it's 440 00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:50.079 something right. And it's just you know, you you learned 441 00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:52.480 your taste PUDs or trained, you learn stuff and things. 442 00:23:52.680 --> 00:23:55.960 But I'm not saying, you know, advocating that you do 443 00:23:56.559 --> 00:23:58.799 all that kind of thing, although it wouldn't be bad 444 00:23:58.880 --> 00:24:02.400 for the kids. Good. But when you grow vegetables, you 445 00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:05.960 eat vegetables. When you eat right, you are healthier. And 446 00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:10.039 our number one problem health wise in this country is 447 00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:12.359 what we put in our mouth. That and lack of 448 00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:16.279 exercise and gardening gives you both. Get the kids out there. 449 00:24:16.519 --> 00:24:18.440 If you don't have you don't want to plow up 450 00:24:18.440 --> 00:24:21.519 a big back forty That is no longer what a 451 00:24:21.519 --> 00:24:23.880 garden has to be. That was the old days of gardening. 452 00:24:24.319 --> 00:24:27.160 Now you can drop a box on the ground, fill 453 00:24:27.160 --> 00:24:30.440 it with good quality soil, blend mix, and grow in it. 454 00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:33.200 It's as easy as that it is. Or a container. 455 00:24:33.240 --> 00:24:35.759 How about one container something if you don't even want 456 00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:37.799 to buy a container, get a five gallon bucket, droll 457 00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:39.640 holes in the bottom, fill it full of a quality 458 00:24:39.640 --> 00:24:42.400 putting soil, and grow some carrots or lettuce or kale 459 00:24:42.480 --> 00:24:46.079 or broccoli or whatever you want to grow. It is 460 00:24:46.319 --> 00:24:48.799 easy to do. So okay, that was my soapbox. That 461 00:24:48.920 --> 00:24:50.680 was my and it won't be the last one, by 462 00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:53.200 the way. I always say it will be, but it 463 00:24:53.240 --> 00:24:56.279 never is. But I just encourage you to do that. 464 00:24:57.480 --> 00:25:00.960 If you are up in the Magnoia area, Spring Creek 465 00:25:01.000 --> 00:25:04.759 Feed is our favorite feed store up there Spring Creek. 466 00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:07.759 I love going to it. It's a gorgeous, beautiful building 467 00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:11.400 out there on FM twenty nine, seventy eight and Magnolia. 468 00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:14.160 You walk out and it's amazing. You walk in and 469 00:25:14.200 --> 00:25:17.559 it's like wow this I expected a bunch of sacks 470 00:25:17.599 --> 00:25:19.480 of feed in front of the door when I walked in. 471 00:25:19.519 --> 00:25:22.640 It's beautiful, all kinds of products. If you have a 472 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:25.279 garden or landscape, Spring Creek Feed has what you need. 473 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:30.079 They've got pesticides like insecticide, fungicide, they have the herbicides, 474 00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:33.079 they've got organic, they've got synthetic. They even have some 475 00:25:33.119 --> 00:25:38.119 plants outside. And you know it when it comes to fertilizers, 476 00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:39.799 you're going to find the things you need to have 477 00:25:39.839 --> 00:25:42.680 a beautiful lawn there at Sprint Creek Feed too. Now, 478 00:25:43.000 --> 00:25:45.720 of course they're a full feed store. They got quality feeds. 479 00:25:46.319 --> 00:25:49.559 If you are a senior citizen or a military, there's 480 00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:51.880 a discount. If you are a youth in FFA or 481 00:25:51.880 --> 00:25:54.960 four eight raising animals, there's a discount. They do special 482 00:25:55.079 --> 00:25:57.200 orders there, and I can tell you this too. You 483 00:25:57.240 --> 00:26:01.319 will be greeted by friendly, courteous staff that that is 484 00:26:01.440 --> 00:26:04.839 they really specialize in that at Spring Creek Feed. Sore 485 00:26:04.880 --> 00:26:08.079 again at Magnolia on I FM twenty nine seventy eight, 486 00:26:08.119 --> 00:26:10.759 just a few minutes away from Graham Parkway and Highway 487 00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:16.000 to forty nine. We're going to head now to Spring, 488 00:26:16.119 --> 00:26:19.559 Texas and talk to Bonnie. Hello, Bonnie, welcome to garden Line. 489 00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:26.079 Yees I weed that I can't get rid of well, 490 00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:29.440 I need something to put on. Okay, I looked it 491 00:26:29.559 --> 00:26:32.759 up on your Google winds that you recommend. Well, you 492 00:26:32.799 --> 00:26:36.119 said it was pretty good. It said it's naked stem 493 00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:36.880 dew flower. 494 00:26:38.920 --> 00:26:42.920 Whoa, I don't even know that one, Oh stem flower. 495 00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:45.720 Describe the weed to me. Does it have a bloom 496 00:26:45.720 --> 00:26:45.960 on it? 497 00:26:47.160 --> 00:26:50.880 Well, I've noticed it early in the morning. It's a tiny, 498 00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:55.880 little green purple flower that they the least look a 499 00:26:55.960 --> 00:27:00.640 light a lot like my Saint Augustine. And it grows 500 00:27:00.680 --> 00:27:04.240 along the edges of the house and the fence and 501 00:27:04.279 --> 00:27:05.039 the patio. 502 00:27:05.279 --> 00:27:08.359 And yeah, do you have a lot of it or 503 00:27:08.440 --> 00:27:08.640 is it? 504 00:27:09.119 --> 00:27:09.559 Yeah? 505 00:27:09.799 --> 00:27:11.680 Is it just in small patches or is there a 506 00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:12.960 lot of it? 507 00:27:12.960 --> 00:27:16.440 It's a lot, and it is encroaching on the grass 508 00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:18.960 a lot. I mean I let it go for a 509 00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:19.599 long time. 510 00:27:20.240 --> 00:27:25.440 And so yeah, that's cold. That's cold. Well, it's called dovewed. 511 00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:28.680 I think Google lens let you down on this one. 512 00:27:28.839 --> 00:27:34.759 But it's doveweed, and you can control it small patches. 513 00:27:34.799 --> 00:27:36.720 You can control it with a product that's a cinnamon 514 00:27:36.759 --> 00:27:41.119 based product from Agrillon sprinkling. You get it wet and 515 00:27:41.119 --> 00:27:44.759 sprinkle the cinnamon product on it and it just turns 516 00:27:44.799 --> 00:27:48.319 it black pretty quick. If you are looking at a 517 00:27:48.359 --> 00:27:51.519 larger area, I would suggest you get a product called Celsius. 518 00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:56.160 Like the temperature and it is very good against the doveweed, 519 00:27:56.240 --> 00:27:58.240 and just you just have to spray it. Follow the 520 00:27:58.319 --> 00:28:01.000 label very carefully. Since we're going to be up in 521 00:28:01.039 --> 00:28:03.920 the mid nineties, I would do the Celsius spray early 522 00:28:03.960 --> 00:28:06.359 in the morning when it's the coolest temperature of the day, 523 00:28:07.119 --> 00:28:09.400 and it will do the job for you. And you're 524 00:28:09.400 --> 00:28:12.440 going to find Celsius a number of different places. You 525 00:28:12.480 --> 00:28:14.119 know you're in the spring area. You got some ice 526 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:17.519 hardware stores near you, that would be a place where 527 00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:19.440 I know you could find it up in your area. 528 00:28:20.400 --> 00:28:23.160 And just it's a spray or a granule. 529 00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:24.039 It is. 530 00:28:24.279 --> 00:28:26.960 It's a spray, it's a little it's a little packet, 531 00:28:27.079 --> 00:28:29.160 So don't look for a bottle or a bag. It's 532 00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:31.799 it's a we call them blister packets. It's like a 533 00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:35.240 piece of cardboard with clear hard plastic over it and 534 00:28:35.279 --> 00:28:37.599 inside is this little packet. So when you walk up 535 00:28:38.680 --> 00:28:41.839 and that packet makes a gallon, and if you're just 536 00:28:41.920 --> 00:28:44.000 going to spot spray at a gallon will cover the 537 00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:47.039 pretty large area. 538 00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:49.839 So is this going to be harmful to my dog 539 00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:51.000 who likes to eat. 540 00:28:50.880 --> 00:28:58.079 Grass well used as directed on the label. It's it's 541 00:28:58.160 --> 00:29:02.200 not a concern. But if you, you know, if I 542 00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:04.559 would spray it, I would let it fully dry on 543 00:29:04.599 --> 00:29:07.559 the before you let Fido go out and play in 544 00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:11.279 the grass. But in general you should be okay on that. 545 00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:14.640 Yeah, yeah, okay, we'll try it. 546 00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:18.680 Thank you all right, Yeah, thanks, Boma. Appreciate the calls 547 00:29:18.759 --> 00:29:22.599 very much. Sure, good day. Yeah. I've never you know, 548 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:25.799 I've never paid attention to what all dogs eat. That 549 00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:27.920 would be a good that'd be a good study. Maybe 550 00:29:27.960 --> 00:29:30.119 the garden line listeners could do that for me. What 551 00:29:30.200 --> 00:29:33.079 weeds and grasses and plants do your dogs eat? And 552 00:29:33.119 --> 00:29:36.480 we'll just accumulate a long list and we'll learn a 553 00:29:36.480 --> 00:29:40.200 lot from that. I know mine get this. They eat zenias. 554 00:29:40.240 --> 00:29:42.200 They go to a flower my wife flower beds, and 555 00:29:42.240 --> 00:29:44.359 they pass up all the plants and eat the zenias. 556 00:29:44.559 --> 00:29:47.400 I don't know why, but anyway, hey, let's take a break. 557 00:29:47.400 --> 00:29:51.599 I'll be right back. The phone number if you'd like 558 00:29:51.599 --> 00:29:54.119 to give us a call seven one three two one 559 00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:58.119 two fifty eight seventy four. I was in a wa 560 00:29:58.200 --> 00:30:00.880 bird story the other day looking at some of their 561 00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:03.480 products because I love to do that. They have a 562 00:30:03.519 --> 00:30:07.400 lot of quality products, and it just reminded me this 563 00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:10.200 is hummingbird season and they have a ton of beautiful 564 00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:13.720 humming bird feeders. At Wildbird's Unlimited, they have a ton 565 00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:16.559 of any kind of bird feeder there. They have great 566 00:30:16.640 --> 00:30:20.319 feed quality feed, feed that goes into a bird's stomach. 567 00:30:20.359 --> 00:30:22.160 Now why would I say that. Of course, feed goes 568 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:25.119 into bird summit. Not really. You buy cheap bird feed 569 00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:27.680 and those little red bebes get kicked off on the ground. 570 00:30:27.680 --> 00:30:30.079 Birds don't that's not their favorite. They don't care for 571 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:33.720 that as much. And with wild birds, you get a 572 00:30:33.759 --> 00:30:36.240 sack of feed and it goes into a bird stomach 573 00:30:36.440 --> 00:30:38.960 if you don't want any mess at all. By mess, 574 00:30:38.960 --> 00:30:41.680 I mean you know kicking bird seed on the ground, 575 00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:44.279 or the little sunflower holes. You know, if they crack 576 00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:46.119 them open and get the seed, the holes fall down. 577 00:30:46.400 --> 00:30:49.279 You can get their no mess blends where something like 578 00:30:49.319 --> 00:30:53.079 sunflowers already shelled out, so it's all one hundred percent 579 00:30:53.480 --> 00:30:56.119 into the stomach of the bird if you will, And 580 00:30:56.160 --> 00:30:58.720 that way you get what you pay for, And I 581 00:30:58.720 --> 00:31:01.279 think that makes sense. At Waburs now my favorite feeder 582 00:31:01.440 --> 00:31:03.119 for the hummingbirds. By the way, they have is called 583 00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:05.960 the high perch, and the reason I like it. Think 584 00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:09.039 of it as a little bowl that the birds sit 585 00:31:09.119 --> 00:31:12.519 on and you can see the birds all around it. 586 00:31:12.599 --> 00:31:16.119 I've got some great, beautiful hummingbird feeders, but sometimes the 587 00:31:16.160 --> 00:31:18.160 hummingbirds on the back side and I can't see them. 588 00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:20.480 With a high perch, you can. It's just wash your 589 00:31:20.480 --> 00:31:22.880 safe on the top shelf. It's really easy to do. 590 00:31:23.200 --> 00:31:25.680 And you know, when you really want to bring in hummingbirds, 591 00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:27.359 you need more than one feeder, and you need to 592 00:31:27.400 --> 00:31:30.279 space them out because those little boogers they are territorial 593 00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:32.599 and they are just always fussing at each other and 594 00:31:32.680 --> 00:31:36.200 chasing each other around. And with a high perch feeder 595 00:31:36.200 --> 00:31:39.599 in more than one, you're able to really enjoy their antics, 596 00:31:39.720 --> 00:31:41.519 and boy are they for fun. We've got to get 597 00:31:41.559 --> 00:31:45.519 those little boggers fed and fueled up for the big 598 00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:48.079 flight across the Gulf of Mexico. So it's time to 599 00:31:48.119 --> 00:31:51.640 do that now. On a hummingbird stuff. You know, the orioles, 600 00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:55.079 Baltimore orioles have been coming through. They're on their way 601 00:31:55.119 --> 00:31:57.599 through as well. And then we get into the wintertime 602 00:31:57.640 --> 00:31:59.119 and we're taking care of our birds and a lot 603 00:31:59.160 --> 00:32:02.200 of other things. Want things that the squirrels can't get into. 604 00:32:02.400 --> 00:32:06.400 Wilbirds has got those. But mainly Wilbirds has the knowledge. 605 00:32:06.720 --> 00:32:09.759 You walk in there, you ask questions and they know 606 00:32:09.799 --> 00:32:12.720 what they're talking about, and they can help you have success. 607 00:32:12.839 --> 00:32:14.640 You know, if you say, well, I've been having trouble 608 00:32:14.720 --> 00:32:18.079 with filling the blank, they can help you fix that 609 00:32:18.200 --> 00:32:21.039 problem and have success at Wilberds. All you have to 610 00:32:21.039 --> 00:32:26.279 do is go to WBU dot com forward slash Houston. 611 00:32:26.359 --> 00:32:29.200 There's six of them here in the greater Houston area. 612 00:32:29.319 --> 00:32:31.079 You can go to Clear Lake, you can go to 613 00:32:31.160 --> 00:32:35.720 Cyprus bel Air Boulevard down in Paarland to Kingwood and 614 00:32:35.880 --> 00:32:39.720 then Memorial Drive. Those are six Wilbirds unlimited source. So 615 00:32:39.839 --> 00:32:45.640 north south east west, they got you covered this week. 616 00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:47.319 In the lawn, I'm gonna go ahead and get my 617 00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:50.200 lawn fertilization done. I've been trying to get around it 618 00:32:50.279 --> 00:32:53.480 to it and I just keep running around going to 619 00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:57.200 see gardeners and give talks and stuff, and so it's 620 00:32:57.240 --> 00:32:59.599 time for me to get that done. I always want 621 00:32:59.640 --> 00:33:03.880 to them that when you're fertilizing, if especially if you 622 00:33:03.880 --> 00:33:07.000 have a new fertilizer or a new fertilizer spreader. It's 623 00:33:07.039 --> 00:33:08.559 kind of like, well, what do I set it on? 624 00:33:08.680 --> 00:33:11.000 How do I know? You know, what is the best 625 00:33:11.039 --> 00:33:13.720 setting for me to have success? Well, a lot of 626 00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:17.000 times on the bag it'll tell you. But inevitably you 627 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:20.000 got a bag and it lists all these spreaders, and 628 00:33:20.079 --> 00:33:22.359 you're spreader in on the list, and so what do 629 00:33:22.400 --> 00:33:25.839 you do? Well, if you're not sure, put the setting 630 00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:29.079 a notch or two above halfway. So if there's twenty settings, 631 00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:32.680 put it at eleven or twelve ten being halfway. If 632 00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:36.319 there's five settings, they're done three. That's probably about right. 633 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:39.759 That's the best guess. But what I generally do, and 634 00:33:39.839 --> 00:33:42.359 I advise you to do this is to make sure 635 00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:47.480 and do that go a little lighter on it the 636 00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:51.359 first time. For example, if you go, let's just say 637 00:33:51.400 --> 00:33:56.920 north south doing your spreading a fertilizer, but you only 638 00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:59.119 do half of it north south, you do the other 639 00:33:59.119 --> 00:34:03.559 half east west, it helps create a more even spreading 640 00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:06.079 of the fertilizer. You don't have the stripes as much 641 00:34:06.200 --> 00:34:09.199 as if you accidentally do it wrong. Just go in 642 00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:11.960 one way. It also by doing it half it avoids 643 00:34:12.360 --> 00:34:17.519 if you overapply or underapply, you still have you know, 644 00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:20.400 you still have fertilizer there in the hopper where you 645 00:34:20.400 --> 00:34:23.039 can go the other way and keep going. I have 646 00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:26.159 fertilized before a number of years ago. I put fertilizer 647 00:34:26.199 --> 00:34:28.480 on a spreader, figured out how much I needed, and 648 00:34:28.519 --> 00:34:30.559 I took off across the yard. In about three fourths 649 00:34:30.599 --> 00:34:32.679 of the way across the yard, I ran out a fertilizer. 650 00:34:32.840 --> 00:34:36.559 It's like, oh, I misestimated how fast I needed to 651 00:34:36.599 --> 00:34:39.679 put it out. But if you underestimate, you can always 652 00:34:39.719 --> 00:34:41.840 go back the other way and finish the job. And 653 00:34:41.880 --> 00:34:43.719 it just makes it a little leisure and avoids that 654 00:34:43.840 --> 00:34:47.280 striping of the lawn. But there's a little tip there 655 00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:49.960 on the fertilizer. But whatever you do, get a fall 656 00:34:50.079 --> 00:34:53.880 fertilizer for fall one that is designed to help the 657 00:34:53.920 --> 00:34:56.360 plants go into winter. And basically what that means is 658 00:34:56.440 --> 00:34:58.679 drop the nitrogen down. We're not going to push them 659 00:34:58.719 --> 00:35:02.559 with growth nitrogen anymore for this fall, but have some 660 00:35:02.760 --> 00:35:07.000 nitrogen and then push that last number, the third number up, 661 00:35:07.119 --> 00:35:11.360 that's potassium. Because potassium and nitrogen going into a plant 662 00:35:11.360 --> 00:35:14.719 at the right ratio that helps build winter hardiness. It 663 00:35:14.719 --> 00:35:19.039 helps produce the carbohydrates which amount to anafreeze and the plant. 664 00:35:20.320 --> 00:35:22.639 Someone was asking me, you know, how can you say 665 00:35:23.039 --> 00:35:25.519 you know carbohydrates or ana freeze. Well, here, think of 666 00:35:25.559 --> 00:35:28.599 it this way. Carbohydrates sugars are carbohydrate. And if you 667 00:35:28.599 --> 00:35:31.360 make popsicles, you've ever made homemade popsicles, and you notice 668 00:35:31.400 --> 00:35:35.599 how the bot when they're frozen, the bottom is like water, 669 00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:38.440 and then up at the top is real sticky sugary 670 00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:42.559 stuff that didn't quite freeze even in the freezer, and 671 00:35:42.679 --> 00:35:45.719 that is because it's concentrated up there. The more sugar 672 00:35:45.880 --> 00:35:48.800 you have, the more carbohydrates you have in the water 673 00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:51.800 in a plant, the more cold, hardy it can be, 674 00:35:52.039 --> 00:35:53.920 and of course then you've got the fuel to come 675 00:35:53.960 --> 00:35:58.320 out in spring. I was visiting with the folks at 676 00:35:58.400 --> 00:36:01.320 RCW a while back about some of the trees and stuff. 677 00:36:01.320 --> 00:36:03.920 You know, they grow their own trees, and they have 678 00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:07.000 got an outstanding sale on plants, and you need to 679 00:36:07.039 --> 00:36:12.480 go check this out. RCW has their shrubs twenty percent 680 00:36:12.519 --> 00:36:16.199 off right now. Shrubs, and that includes one of one 681 00:36:16.320 --> 00:36:19.000 shrub I don't talk about much. Is gold Dust a Cuba. 682 00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:21.719 It's an evergreen. It's got big broad green leaves, the 683 00:36:21.760 --> 00:36:25.119 gold spots on them. It's reattractive, it's cold hearty in 684 00:36:25.119 --> 00:36:29.400 our area, and it grows in shade, shrub in shade. 685 00:36:29.679 --> 00:36:32.320 That's not a long list of plants, but gold dust 686 00:36:32.360 --> 00:36:35.119 to Cuba does well. They also have their trees fifteen 687 00:36:35.119 --> 00:36:38.079 percent off and they have the best trees. They've got 688 00:36:38.119 --> 00:36:41.000 the varieties that you know you need to plant here. 689 00:36:41.079 --> 00:36:42.960 If you want to something small you can plant like 690 00:36:42.960 --> 00:36:44.719 a seven gallon, they got it. If you want to 691 00:36:44.760 --> 00:36:46.719 go up to two hundred gallons, they got it, and 692 00:36:46.760 --> 00:36:49.119 they will plant it for you as well. They know 693 00:36:49.199 --> 00:36:50.920 how to do it, and then they have the supplies 694 00:36:50.960 --> 00:36:54.079 you need, the root stimulator and things to help that 695 00:36:54.119 --> 00:36:59.400 tree get off to a good start and have success. 696 00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:02.360 So RCW it's just the place to go. And now, 697 00:37:02.360 --> 00:37:05.320 of course they've got great fall decorations. It's always our 698 00:37:05.360 --> 00:37:08.239 go to place. When you're looking for the largest list 699 00:37:08.239 --> 00:37:11.239 of roses in town, that would be RCW Nurseries. And 700 00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:13.480 we're gonna be talking about that a lot. When we 701 00:37:13.519 --> 00:37:15.840 get past the first of the year. People think of 702 00:37:15.960 --> 00:37:19.159 February as rose planting and printing. Well, let me tell 703 00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:22.440 you this, so is the fall. The fall is an 704 00:37:22.480 --> 00:37:25.559 excellent time to plant roses. The fall is that the 705 00:37:25.760 --> 00:37:30.920 best time, hands down to plant shrubs, woody ornamentals like 706 00:37:30.920 --> 00:37:33.960 woody vines, woody woody tree. Of course, trees are woody 707 00:37:34.760 --> 00:37:36.760 and it just gives them all winter to get those 708 00:37:36.840 --> 00:37:39.280 roots established so they're ready for spring. We were talking 709 00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:42.320 about that just the other day, and so I encourage 710 00:37:42.360 --> 00:37:44.639 you to get that job done. There is not a 711 00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:46.480 better time. And if URCW is going to give you 712 00:37:46.559 --> 00:37:48.480 a discount like that, why don't I just go get 713 00:37:48.480 --> 00:37:50.800 them and get them in the ground. It's a win 714 00:37:50.960 --> 00:37:55.800 win win for you, that is for sure. So just 715 00:37:56.039 --> 00:37:58.639 keep that in mind. We're about to hit the end 716 00:37:58.639 --> 00:38:01.360 of our hour here. When we come back, Keith, you'll 717 00:38:01.360 --> 00:38:05.119 be our first biding here the music beginning. I want 718 00:38:05.159 --> 00:38:08.519 to remind you that next Saturday, I'm going to be 719 00:38:08.559 --> 00:38:11.960 at Buchanan's Native Plants and they are having one Hack 720 00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:13.440 of ash in Bog out there. I'm going to tell 721 00:38:13.440 --> 00:38:16.119 you about it as we go through the day to day. 722 00:38:16.639 --> 00:38:19.119 But they're going to have all kinds of activities for 723 00:38:19.320 --> 00:38:21.239 kids and stuff. We're going to be doing some really 724 00:38:21.239 --> 00:38:23.559 good giveaways out there. I'll be there to answer your 725 00:38:23.559 --> 00:38:28.320 gardening questions and Buchanan's is on Eleventh Street and the Heights, 726 00:38:28.480 --> 00:38:31.880 right in the big middle of this north of downtown Houston. 727 00:38:32.920 --> 00:38:35.920 It is a wonderful place to go visit. And I'll 728 00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:37.519 tell you this. When they throw a party, it's a 729 00:38:37.559 --> 00:38:39.960 good one, and they are they are throwing. There's even 730 00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:42.960 a band called Yopon. Is that a good name for 731 00:38:42.960 --> 00:38:46.920 a Southeast Texas band? Yopon? Of course it is. I 732 00:38:46.960 --> 00:38:51.360 guess it's better than Chinese talos. Another point, all too 733 00:38:51.400 --> 00:38:55.039 familiar round. All right, we'll be there, so make plans 734 00:38:55.039 --> 00:38:57.760 for next Saturday. I'll be there from twelve noons to 735 00:38:57.880 --> 00:39:00.719 two three m and I'll be right back in just 736 00:39:00.800 --> 00:39:01.239 a moment. 737 00:39:03.239 --> 00:39:07.039 Welcome to kt r H Garden Line with Skimp Richard. 738 00:39:07.079 --> 00:39:25.280 It's just watch him as many things to see, Baty. 739 00:39:32.559 --> 00:39:32.840 Sad. 740 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:40.880 Hey, good morning, Good morning on a Sunday morning. Glad 741 00:39:40.920 --> 00:39:43.559 you're with us today on garden Line. I'm your host, Skiprector. 742 00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:46.039 We're here to answer your gardening question, simple as that. 743 00:39:46.639 --> 00:39:48.159 If you would like to give us a call seven 744 00:39:48.239 --> 00:39:51.079 one three two one two k t r H, we'll 745 00:39:51.079 --> 00:39:53.679 see if we can help you have more fun at 746 00:39:53.679 --> 00:39:57.199 gardening because you have a more bountiful and more beautiful 747 00:39:57.360 --> 00:40:00.880 gardening landscape. I like, but it that way because that's 748 00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:02.280 kind of what we're up to, right. We want our 749 00:40:02.280 --> 00:40:05.559 place to look good. We want our place to produce 750 00:40:05.760 --> 00:40:10.800 the things we want, flowers and fruit and beautiful you know, outdoors. 751 00:40:11.559 --> 00:40:17.400 Landscapes are basically a reflection of what we see indoors. 752 00:40:17.400 --> 00:40:20.239 You know, indoors, you've got carpet or hardwood or stone 753 00:40:20.280 --> 00:40:22.559 or whatever kinds of floors. You've got walls, and you've 754 00:40:22.599 --> 00:40:25.920 got ceilings. And when you go outside, the carpet is 755 00:40:26.039 --> 00:40:29.920 the grass your lawn. It is the groundcovers and the 756 00:40:29.960 --> 00:40:33.239 walls or shrubs, they could be vines, and the ceilings 757 00:40:33.239 --> 00:40:35.800 are certainly trees, and they could be arbors and other 758 00:40:35.840 --> 00:40:37.840 things like that with plants. So we have wall, ceilings 759 00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:40.800 and floors outside just like we do inside, and as 760 00:40:40.840 --> 00:40:43.400 we begin to build our landscape, we can create a really, 761 00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:46.719 really beautiful setting just that way. One of the things 762 00:40:46.719 --> 00:40:48.559 you need to do to have success is to make 763 00:40:48.599 --> 00:40:51.719 sure your soil is right, and Landscaper's Pride is all 764 00:40:51.760 --> 00:40:54.159 set up to do just that with a couple of 765 00:40:54.280 --> 00:40:59.119 dozen plus products that they offer. Their products like black 766 00:40:59.199 --> 00:41:04.000 velvet mulch, it's an organically composted hardwood mults beautiful velvety texture. 767 00:41:04.119 --> 00:41:06.480 It does well and twelve months out of the year 768 00:41:07.159 --> 00:41:12.559 is black velvet season, meaning cool season, warm season, spring 769 00:41:12.599 --> 00:41:15.519 and fall. You need to have the soil covered because 770 00:41:15.559 --> 00:41:18.079 wherever the sunlight hits the soil, nature plants a wheat. 771 00:41:18.119 --> 00:41:21.000 Black velvet does that for you. Now, they've got a 772 00:41:21.039 --> 00:41:25.400 planting mix that is very high quality. It's a balanced blend. 773 00:41:25.440 --> 00:41:28.480 It's got locally sourced pine bark as well as sandy loam, 774 00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:31.079 soil and the of course the organics that you expect 775 00:41:31.519 --> 00:41:34.639 in a good mix. And this planting mix works in 776 00:41:34.719 --> 00:41:37.599 pretty much any situation you want. So if you are 777 00:41:37.599 --> 00:41:41.000 building a new garden bed or just revamping a bed 778 00:41:41.039 --> 00:41:42.840 that you have and you want to kind of add 779 00:41:42.880 --> 00:41:45.360 some material, mix it in and get it ready for planting, 780 00:41:45.599 --> 00:41:48.199 because follows for planting, now's the time to do it. 781 00:41:48.199 --> 00:41:51.760 You can go to Landscaperspride dot com and find the 782 00:41:51.800 --> 00:41:55.320 store locator near you. They're widely available, easy to find, 783 00:41:55.880 --> 00:41:58.760 and as they say in Landscaper's Pride, Let's grow together. 784 00:41:59.280 --> 00:42:02.480 I think that's a good slogan and a good product 785 00:42:02.800 --> 00:42:06.119 for doing just that. Let's head out to the wood 786 00:42:06.239 --> 00:42:09.719 lens and we are going to talk to Keith this morning. 787 00:42:09.760 --> 00:42:11.400 Hello Keith, welcome to garden Line. 788 00:42:12.159 --> 00:42:12.719 Good morning. 789 00:42:12.960 --> 00:42:16.880 I'm certainly glad to be here. It's my first call 790 00:42:17.159 --> 00:42:21.480 I have. Oh good, I have a Japanese maple tree 791 00:42:21.519 --> 00:42:24.880 that appears to be infested in the trunk area near 792 00:42:24.920 --> 00:42:28.719 the base. I sent you two photographs. It's a little, 793 00:42:29.039 --> 00:42:32.440 very small, little black bug. The lack of a knowledge 794 00:42:32.480 --> 00:42:34.920 or a better word, it appears to be a mite 795 00:42:34.920 --> 00:42:38.280 of some kind that's infesting this tree. I need to 796 00:42:38.559 --> 00:42:40.960 need to identify it and figure out how to deal 797 00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:41.639 with it. 798 00:42:42.639 --> 00:42:46.440 Okay, And you said there were two photos in it, Yes, 799 00:42:46.480 --> 00:42:51.800 in your email? Okay, yes, Oh, I don't see mites, 800 00:42:51.840 --> 00:42:54.119 but I see splits in the trunk. Do I have 801 00:42:54.199 --> 00:42:58.679 the right emi? That is correct? Yes? When you look 802 00:42:58.800 --> 00:43:03.960 really really sick, very fall Okay. Well, I don't doubt 803 00:43:04.039 --> 00:43:06.840 that there's some critters crawling around. Let me ask you 804 00:43:06.840 --> 00:43:10.199 a question. Is that a damage on the southwest side 805 00:43:10.239 --> 00:43:16.400 of the tree, north and south, north and south? Okay? 806 00:43:16.800 --> 00:43:20.159 Something has has physically damaged the bark and it looks 807 00:43:20.199 --> 00:43:24.199 like a canker type disease has gotten into it. Pretty soon. 808 00:43:24.320 --> 00:43:26.920 That outer bark is going to be flaking off. It'll 809 00:43:26.920 --> 00:43:30.639 just pull loose if it had and already. But the 810 00:43:30.719 --> 00:43:33.039 bottom line is you don't have a spray or anything 811 00:43:33.079 --> 00:43:35.440 you do for a canker. You just need to get 812 00:43:35.480 --> 00:43:37.800 the tree healthy. So what I would do is I 813 00:43:37.840 --> 00:43:41.800 would if you can create a moultched area around the 814 00:43:41.800 --> 00:43:44.639 base of that tree that keeps the lawnmower and the 815 00:43:44.639 --> 00:43:47.159 weed eater from bumping the bottom of the bark. That 816 00:43:47.280 --> 00:43:49.320 may have been how this got all got started. I 817 00:43:49.320 --> 00:43:53.199 don't know, but anyway, create a moltched area around the 818 00:43:53.239 --> 00:43:55.119 tree as wide as you can stand to look at, 819 00:43:55.639 --> 00:43:59.400 and then as far as the loose bark if you 820 00:43:59.559 --> 00:44:01.639 if it comes loose, pull it off, open it up 821 00:44:02.280 --> 00:44:05.719 with some vigor which means water during the hot, dry 822 00:44:05.760 --> 00:44:10.719 summer season, and fertilizer periodically to encourage vigor. That tree 823 00:44:10.760 --> 00:44:14.559 will close that area over with callous from the sides. 824 00:44:14.599 --> 00:44:16.480 And I already see in one of the photos where 825 00:44:16.480 --> 00:44:19.880 it's beginning to do that. But that's the best way 826 00:44:20.119 --> 00:44:22.800 to get rid of a problem like that, and I 827 00:44:22.920 --> 00:44:24.920 get that tree back in good health again. 828 00:44:26.199 --> 00:44:30.719 Okays, as far as a fertilizer is concerned, what do 829 00:44:30.800 --> 00:44:32.079 you recommend. 830 00:44:33.480 --> 00:44:36.199 There are a number of different ones. Nitrofoss makes a 831 00:44:36.239 --> 00:44:39.039 tree fertilizer that you can find in canisters and a 832 00:44:39.039 --> 00:44:42.480 lot of your local garden stores and things. I haven't 833 00:44:42.519 --> 00:44:44.559 shopped up in the woodlands closely for it. I know 834 00:44:44.599 --> 00:44:47.079 you've got some ace hardware stores that you can you 835 00:44:47.159 --> 00:44:50.639 can call on, uh and that that's a good thing. 836 00:44:50.880 --> 00:44:54.599 There's there's one, oh gosh, it's over there on Kirkandaal 837 00:44:54.960 --> 00:44:58.480 It's called Auspa Ace up in the woodlands. Go there. 838 00:44:58.679 --> 00:45:00.639 They may have a nitroposs. They may have one in 839 00:45:00.760 --> 00:45:05.599 Nelson's tree fertilizers too there and then Microlife also has 840 00:45:05.639 --> 00:45:09.599 a fertilizer designed for trees. But any of those, get 841 00:45:09.639 --> 00:45:12.559 them on the ground, follow the labels, get a good 842 00:45:12.679 --> 00:45:15.599 mulch around it. Japanese maples want to live in the woods, 843 00:45:16.480 --> 00:45:18.039 and so when we put them in the middle of 844 00:45:18.079 --> 00:45:21.559 the meadow, which is called our lawn, they're not as 845 00:45:21.559 --> 00:45:25.960 happy as they are when they're surrounded by decomposing organic 846 00:45:26.000 --> 00:45:29.119 matter like nature does in the woods. So try to 847 00:45:29.159 --> 00:45:32.440 recreate that for it with a little fertilizer water again 848 00:45:32.519 --> 00:45:36.880 during summer when it's dry, and I think they'll be okay, okay, wonderful. 849 00:45:36.920 --> 00:45:40.280 Thank you. So much. All right, you bet good luck 850 00:45:40.320 --> 00:45:46.119 with that, good luck without that one. Yeah, boy, photos help. 851 00:45:46.199 --> 00:45:47.800 I'm telling you guys, if you're going to give us 852 00:45:47.800 --> 00:45:50.119 a call and you want to call him, get email 853 00:45:50.199 --> 00:45:52.320 us in a photo, that's fine. Just remember. I just 854 00:45:52.360 --> 00:45:54.199 always have to remind of this because there's kind of 855 00:45:54.199 --> 00:45:56.599 an expectation. If someone emails you, they think you're going 856 00:45:56.679 --> 00:46:02.360 to answer, they expect you to. If my situation, I 857 00:46:02.639 --> 00:46:05.239 just time wise am not able to listen. There's a 858 00:46:05.280 --> 00:46:09.199 lot of folks already that are requesting things, and a 859 00:46:09.199 --> 00:46:11.400 lot of projects and things going on with the show, 860 00:46:11.840 --> 00:46:15.679 and I just there's a deluge of emails and I'm 861 00:46:15.719 --> 00:46:18.920 just not able to just answer all of them, and 862 00:46:18.920 --> 00:46:21.039 plus a lot of them require back and forth and 863 00:46:21.119 --> 00:46:24.280 photos and things. So if you just can semi photo 864 00:46:24.360 --> 00:46:25.880 give us a call, we'll be happy to do it. 865 00:46:25.880 --> 00:46:28.719 By the way, KEITHA, if you're still listening, it's interesting 866 00:46:28.760 --> 00:46:31.280 on one of your photos up at the top right 867 00:46:31.440 --> 00:46:34.199 on the trunk, there's a tiny little hair sticking out 868 00:46:34.239 --> 00:46:37.480 with a white glob on the end. That's a lacewing egg. 869 00:46:38.519 --> 00:46:41.400 Just noticed that in the photo. Lace wings lay their 870 00:46:41.440 --> 00:46:45.199 beneficial insects they eat aphids and other things, but the 871 00:46:45.280 --> 00:46:49.960 larva do. But they lay eggs by creating this silken strand. 872 00:46:50.119 --> 00:46:53.639 It's a quarter inch long, maybe maybe a little longer, 873 00:46:54.000 --> 00:46:56.119 and there's a white glob on the end that's the egg. 874 00:46:56.239 --> 00:46:59.880 And that way, when things are running along the surf 875 00:47:00.199 --> 00:47:02.159 of the plant that would eat their eggs, they don't 876 00:47:02.159 --> 00:47:04.239 see them because they're up there in the trees, if 877 00:47:04.280 --> 00:47:08.360 you will, trees being that strand, so got a beneficial 878 00:47:08.440 --> 00:47:12.599 inset going on. There's something good is happening on that plant. 879 00:47:12.880 --> 00:47:15.159 You're listening to Garden Line our phone number seven one 880 00:47:15.239 --> 00:47:19.480 three two one two five eight seven four seven one 881 00:47:19.599 --> 00:47:23.840 three two one two fifty eight seventy four. Listen out 882 00:47:23.880 --> 00:47:26.719 in Kingwood you have two great garden centers, worn Southern 883 00:47:26.760 --> 00:47:30.159 Gardens and Kingwood Garden Center. And they've got their fall 884 00:47:30.239 --> 00:47:32.320 veggies and stock all the things I was talking about 885 00:47:32.320 --> 00:47:34.719 while ago, trying to talk you in to growing vegetables 886 00:47:34.719 --> 00:47:37.320 this fall, even if it's just in a container, hopefully 887 00:47:37.679 --> 00:47:40.159 a full garden bed. But even if it's in a container, 888 00:47:40.519 --> 00:47:43.960 they're pumpkin patches open. And I saw numerous varieties of 889 00:47:43.960 --> 00:47:47.199 pumpkins out there. I mean, all your decorating needs. You know, 890 00:47:48.000 --> 00:47:51.280 they've got the whole nine yards for fall decorating. Many 891 00:47:51.360 --> 00:47:54.800 of their trees are thirty percent off. And then they 892 00:47:54.880 --> 00:47:59.679 also have a sale on the turf Star carbo load, 893 00:47:59.719 --> 00:48:03.400 the micro Life sixty four, Microlife, brown Patch, Microlife' small Fermilizer, 894 00:48:03.800 --> 00:48:07.360 Sweet Green from Nitrovas, nitrovos is Fall Special, and Asimite 895 00:48:07.400 --> 00:48:09.360 are all on sale. But here's the deal you need 896 00:48:09.400 --> 00:48:13.840 to remember at Warren Southern Gardens. Tell them Skip sent 897 00:48:13.960 --> 00:48:16.119 you and you if you spend one hundred dollars or more, 898 00:48:16.119 --> 00:48:19.079 you get twenty bucks off. That's a huge discount on 899 00:48:19.119 --> 00:48:22.079 your purchase. Tell them Skip sent you. Warn Southern Gardens 900 00:48:22.079 --> 00:48:24.159 out there in Kingwood. Time for a break. I'll be 901 00:48:24.239 --> 00:48:27.880 right back. Looked outside a minute ago. Got a little 902 00:48:27.920 --> 00:48:30.719 light coming up, and boy, it's gonna be a good day. 903 00:48:31.599 --> 00:48:33.719 We got some good days in fall, and I'm telling you, 904 00:48:33.840 --> 00:48:36.320 cool weather is arriving. It will get here. I know, 905 00:48:36.440 --> 00:48:39.519 it's like, come on, man, get over with well. If 906 00:48:39.519 --> 00:48:42.280 you're new to this area, if you're new to Texas, 907 00:48:43.119 --> 00:48:46.119 just to remember, we have things called false falls first. 908 00:48:46.159 --> 00:48:48.440 That means the colfront comes through. We get some cool airs, 909 00:48:48.480 --> 00:48:51.119 like eh, summer's over and then summer comes back, and 910 00:48:51.159 --> 00:48:54.119 that's just the way it is. It's okay, it is okay. 911 00:48:54.599 --> 00:48:56.599 We will get our cool weather. It'll get here. But 912 00:48:56.880 --> 00:48:59.079 now's the time to do the things you're supposed to 913 00:48:59.119 --> 00:49:01.559 do now, because you should look at the calendar, not 914 00:49:01.639 --> 00:49:04.280 the thermometer when you're planning your garden and doing your 915 00:49:04.280 --> 00:49:07.840 garden activities. Work early in the day, take care of yourself, 916 00:49:07.880 --> 00:49:09.960 you know, don't overdo it. I get all that, but 917 00:49:10.400 --> 00:49:14.400 right now, fall planting of vegetables right now, fall flowers, 918 00:49:14.719 --> 00:49:17.599 lots of things that can go in right now. There 919 00:49:17.760 --> 00:49:21.079 is a ton of stuff that we need to do 920 00:49:21.599 --> 00:49:24.639 right now now. If you go to my website gardening 921 00:49:24.639 --> 00:49:28.519 with Skip dot com Gardening with Skip dot com, you'll 922 00:49:28.559 --> 00:49:31.760 find the schedules for your lawn, both lawn care schedules 923 00:49:31.800 --> 00:49:34.960 and the lawn pest disease and we'd management schedule. You'll 924 00:49:34.960 --> 00:49:38.119 find information on weed control that's very helpful. And we 925 00:49:38.119 --> 00:49:40.880 are planning a bunch of new things. So bookmark Gardening 926 00:49:40.880 --> 00:49:43.079 with Skip dot Com so you can keep coming back there, 927 00:49:43.519 --> 00:49:46.039 and all of our gardenline kinds of information that we 928 00:49:46.079 --> 00:49:48.159 talk about here are going to be available as we 929 00:49:48.199 --> 00:49:52.000 build it out further. And further, we're going to now 930 00:49:52.039 --> 00:49:54.119 go out to the woodlands and talk to Mike. 931 00:49:54.320 --> 00:49:58.760 Hello, Mike, Hey you, good morning, Skip. I just moved 932 00:49:58.800 --> 00:50:01.519 into a new home that's been vacant for some time, 933 00:50:01.639 --> 00:50:06.840 and I found out that they planted a hybrid bermuda 934 00:50:06.920 --> 00:50:12.119 called tiff Turf or tiff Tough. I'm sorry, tiff Tough. Okay, 935 00:50:12.159 --> 00:50:15.239 I'm wondering what you may know about that grass. 936 00:50:17.360 --> 00:50:20.960 Well, it is a hybrid bermuda, and it does just fine. 937 00:50:21.400 --> 00:50:24.320 It's a semi dwarf, and by semi dwarf, you know, 938 00:50:24.360 --> 00:50:27.880 it's not real tall, like a cattle pasture type of bermuda. 939 00:50:28.360 --> 00:50:30.760 But it's also not a golf course green bermuda. It's 940 00:50:30.840 --> 00:50:32.559 kind of in between. So we see it on golf 941 00:50:32.599 --> 00:50:36.320 course fairways, we see it on plate playing fields, you know, 942 00:50:36.760 --> 00:50:40.000 football fields, those kinds of things. But it's a good one. 943 00:50:41.440 --> 00:50:45.599 Yeah, they said it's pretty. It's pretty grout tolerant, so 944 00:50:46.280 --> 00:50:51.559 that's good. I was getting ready to well thinking about 945 00:50:51.599 --> 00:50:58.159 in the fall doing a compost top dressing with the aeration. 946 00:50:59.760 --> 00:51:02.960 There's a lot of thatch in the grass. I'm just wondering, go, 947 00:51:03.000 --> 00:51:06.079 I need to remove that thatch before I put down 948 00:51:06.079 --> 00:51:08.280 the compost or just let it. 949 00:51:08.280 --> 00:51:10.079 It'll get to the surf. Yeah, it'll get to the 950 00:51:10.119 --> 00:51:13.920 surface a little bit better. The shorter your mobile muta, 951 00:51:14.000 --> 00:51:16.159 the denter it is, and the more difficult with a 952 00:51:16.199 --> 00:51:18.199 real dent. Like if you put compost on top of 953 00:51:18.199 --> 00:51:21.679 a golf green, to use an extreme example, it couldn't 954 00:51:21.719 --> 00:51:25.360 get through the thick tough you know, turf to get 955 00:51:25.360 --> 00:51:26.440 into the soil level. 956 00:51:26.920 --> 00:51:27.039 Uh. 957 00:51:27.159 --> 00:51:30.559 And so as you mowgrass a little bit higher, it's 958 00:51:30.599 --> 00:51:33.679 a little looser and stuff can move down in there. Uh. 959 00:51:33.920 --> 00:51:36.800 As far as that is concerned, you can use you 960 00:51:36.840 --> 00:51:39.800 know de thatching types of equipment or what they call 961 00:51:39.960 --> 00:51:43.000 verdict cutting, a vertical cutter. It's a machine that cuts 962 00:51:43.559 --> 00:51:49.079 vertical slices every few inches you know, across to get 963 00:51:49.119 --> 00:51:51.039 a lot of that thatch out and then you can 964 00:51:51.119 --> 00:51:53.639 rake it out and mold the lawn again, real nice 965 00:51:53.719 --> 00:51:57.440 and it gets better that way. You can do that. Uh, 966 00:51:57.679 --> 00:51:59.440 if it's not too dense, Yeah, go ahead and do 967 00:51:59.519 --> 00:52:02.760 the the corporation and compos stop dressing. Remember, the main 968 00:52:02.800 --> 00:52:09.039 thing bermuda needs is lots of sunlight and frequent mowing 969 00:52:09.320 --> 00:52:12.199 to look its best. Those are the two things that 970 00:52:12.280 --> 00:52:15.679 are the biggest factors with a nice bermuta one. 971 00:52:17.960 --> 00:52:21.480 Yeah, there's a few neighbors that have the same type 972 00:52:21.519 --> 00:52:24.519 of grass and they have got theirs up really high. 973 00:52:24.599 --> 00:52:28.679 It's like two inches or almost three inches thick. If 974 00:52:28.679 --> 00:52:30.679 you look at it from the curb, it just sticks 975 00:52:30.760 --> 00:52:34.559 up real high and it looks great. But this hadn't 976 00:52:34.599 --> 00:52:36.679 been taken care of, probably for over a year and 977 00:52:36.679 --> 00:52:37.079 a half. 978 00:52:38.760 --> 00:52:41.960 Yeah. Well, and you know, the higher you mow, the 979 00:52:42.039 --> 00:52:44.840 less often you have to mow. And it's not a 980 00:52:44.920 --> 00:52:46.960 huge difference, but it's a little difference because we try 981 00:52:47.000 --> 00:52:48.840 to cut about a third of the leaf blade off 982 00:52:48.840 --> 00:52:51.280 when we mow, and with bermuda, if you let it 983 00:52:51.280 --> 00:52:53.519 get real tall and then mow it way back, you're 984 00:52:53.559 --> 00:52:55.880 cutting all the green that's up on top off and 985 00:52:55.960 --> 00:52:59.719 it looks real brown and twiggy. You know, it's not 986 00:52:59.840 --> 00:53:02.519 very attractive, but it will get attractive again. But you 987 00:53:02.559 --> 00:53:06.559 go through ugly periods with an infrequent mowing schedule, and 988 00:53:06.599 --> 00:53:09.559 so mowing more often is a little bit better, and 989 00:53:09.679 --> 00:53:12.719 you don't have to mow twice a week, so you know, 990 00:53:12.800 --> 00:53:16.480 you about ever seven days is fine. If you set 991 00:53:16.480 --> 00:53:18.559 it a little higher, I think that would you say, 992 00:53:18.559 --> 00:53:21.039 three inches that sounds a little high for bermuda. I 993 00:53:21.079 --> 00:53:22.760 would say two two and a half would be a 994 00:53:22.800 --> 00:53:27.159 real good height for the tiff toff and all the tiff. 995 00:53:27.199 --> 00:53:31.199 There's several tiff type bermudas. 996 00:53:30.719 --> 00:53:35.519 Yeah, okay, all right. There's also a lot of weeds 997 00:53:35.519 --> 00:53:39.840 in the grass, especially crabgrass. Is what can I use 998 00:53:39.960 --> 00:53:42.679 to spot treat the crab grass. 999 00:53:44.239 --> 00:53:47.320 So if you have true crabgrass, don't worry about it. 1000 00:53:47.400 --> 00:53:49.280 Just keep mowing now it's going to go away with 1001 00:53:49.360 --> 00:53:52.360 the cold weather. You can't kill crabgrass and not kill 1002 00:53:52.400 --> 00:53:55.920 the bermuda. Next spring, you need to put a pre 1003 00:53:55.960 --> 00:54:00.199 emergent herbicide containing the barricade out and then water it 1004 00:54:00.239 --> 00:54:04.119 in real well because crabgrass starts germinating pretty early. And 1005 00:54:04.159 --> 00:54:07.559 if you go to my schedule online at gardeningwith Skip 1006 00:54:07.639 --> 00:54:10.639 dot com, you'll see exactly when to apply the pre 1007 00:54:10.800 --> 00:54:13.800 emergence in the spring. And there's also a list of 1008 00:54:13.840 --> 00:54:16.519 products for all your lawn care on both of those 1009 00:54:16.559 --> 00:54:18.119 schedule launch schedules. 1010 00:54:18.880 --> 00:54:22.360 Okay, okay, very good, all right, Okay, well, thank you 1011 00:54:22.880 --> 00:54:23.360 appreciate it. 1012 00:54:23.960 --> 00:54:26.480 Well, yeah, you take care, good to talk to you. 1013 00:54:26.559 --> 00:54:29.039 Appreciate your call. Uh, you know, we still have some 1014 00:54:29.119 --> 00:54:32.280 mosquitoes around this warm weather. They're like hanging out and 1015 00:54:32.320 --> 00:54:36.800 having fun. They haven't flown south for winter yet, not 1016 00:54:37.119 --> 00:54:40.280 that they do, but I'd like to think they would anyway. 1017 00:54:40.360 --> 00:54:43.079 Mosquito dunks, what do they? Well, Mosquito dunks are a 1018 00:54:43.199 --> 00:54:46.039 disease of mosquitoes. They're a little donuts. There's also a 1019 00:54:46.079 --> 00:54:48.960 granular formulation that you can use if you just want 1020 00:54:48.960 --> 00:54:51.000 to use a little bit here and there. But you 1021 00:54:51.000 --> 00:54:53.360 put them anywhere stagnant water is. It could be a 1022 00:54:53.400 --> 00:54:56.199 little place in the backyard that doesn't drain well and 1023 00:54:56.320 --> 00:54:58.599 this is kind of a puddle all the time. It 1024 00:54:58.639 --> 00:55:01.480 could be sagging utter. It could be you know those 1025 00:55:01.480 --> 00:55:04.880 little containers underneath your pots at whole water. That's where 1026 00:55:04.920 --> 00:55:06.519 the granules help. By the way, if you have a 1027 00:55:06.559 --> 00:55:08.639 donut type dunk, you can take a hammer and break 1028 00:55:08.639 --> 00:55:11.320 it up into little granules and do that yourself. That 1029 00:55:11.400 --> 00:55:14.360 works fine, last about a month a doughnut does. And 1030 00:55:14.440 --> 00:55:18.360 the mosquitoes, they the larva get in that water with 1031 00:55:18.480 --> 00:55:21.199 the dunks, and it's a disease that kills them. They 1032 00:55:21.280 --> 00:55:25.360 never become adults. It will not hurt birds or pets 1033 00:55:26.159 --> 00:55:29.679 or beneficial insects or anything else. That drinks from that water. 1034 00:55:30.320 --> 00:55:33.239 It is a disease of mosquito's very specific and that 1035 00:55:33.400 --> 00:55:39.559 makes it very helpful, organic type natural product, very very 1036 00:55:39.960 --> 00:55:44.079 very low toxicity, and very very very effective. Mosquita dunks. 1037 00:55:44.079 --> 00:55:47.079 You can find them at almost all our independent garden centers. 1038 00:55:47.079 --> 00:55:48.679 You're can find them at feed stores. You're gonna find 1039 00:55:48.679 --> 00:55:51.639 them in these hardware stores. It's Southwest Fertilizer, all those 1040 00:55:51.719 --> 00:55:54.039 kind of places. It's not hard to find mosquita dunks. 1041 00:55:54.039 --> 00:55:55.760 When you go shopping at a place you hear me 1042 00:55:55.760 --> 00:55:59.760 talk about the mosquito dunks. There are more chances than not, 1043 00:56:00.960 --> 00:56:03.239 but that's the easy way to get rid of them 1044 00:56:03.280 --> 00:56:08.079 without you know, toxifying the water. So around the place 1045 00:56:08.400 --> 00:56:12.760 that you have speaking of things that you're going to 1046 00:56:12.840 --> 00:56:17.639 find at all these places ace Southwest Fertilizer, feed stores 1047 00:56:17.639 --> 00:56:20.920 and garden center, it seems like azemite is just available everywhere, 1048 00:56:20.960 --> 00:56:27.639 and asmite is that micronutrient supplement. So when we fertilize, 1049 00:56:27.800 --> 00:56:31.760 we're putting out the big three numbers nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium 1050 00:56:31.840 --> 00:56:35.000 on every bag of fertilizer. Those are the three numbers. 1051 00:56:35.159 --> 00:56:38.519 Sometimes you get a fourth number, like sulfur or magnesium 1052 00:56:38.599 --> 00:56:41.360 or something. But in general, those are the three numbers. 1053 00:56:41.760 --> 00:56:44.239 You're not going to see the ingredients in asmite on 1054 00:56:44.400 --> 00:56:49.000 a fertilizer label because they're trace minerals. They're trace minerals, 1055 00:56:49.199 --> 00:56:51.440 like the numbers on the bag don't include the trace 1056 00:56:51.519 --> 00:56:54.920 minerals as might contains trace minerals about once a year 1057 00:56:54.960 --> 00:56:57.159 put it out. You get the minerals in the soil 1058 00:56:57.199 --> 00:56:59.840 bank account. So as that grass grows, as you fur 1059 00:57:00.360 --> 00:57:03.480 and encourage the grass to take off and grow, those 1060 00:57:03.559 --> 00:57:06.000 trace minerals are going to be needed and they're there 1061 00:57:06.039 --> 00:57:08.199 for the roots to take up. That's why I call 1062 00:57:08.239 --> 00:57:11.599 it a bank account. That is what fertilizing is. And 1063 00:57:11.960 --> 00:57:15.039 asmites widely available as I said, and it works. You 1064 00:57:15.039 --> 00:57:17.079 can go to azemite Texas dot com if you want 1065 00:57:17.119 --> 00:57:21.480 more information on it. But that's kind of the bottom line. 1066 00:57:21.599 --> 00:57:23.800 I was talking to the folks down in Wharton yesterday 1067 00:57:23.840 --> 00:57:26.480 at the Ace Hardware store and we were discussing the 1068 00:57:26.559 --> 00:57:32.000 idea of nutrients and one oversimplified perhaps way of looking 1069 00:57:32.079 --> 00:57:37.199 at it is nitrogen pushes new growth. It is the 1070 00:57:37.239 --> 00:57:39.679 fuel to make that plant vigorous and get it going. 1071 00:57:40.360 --> 00:57:43.679 But when a plant gets going, it needs nutrients to 1072 00:57:43.760 --> 00:57:47.199 go with it. And so when you fertilize, instead of 1073 00:57:47.280 --> 00:57:51.000 thinking of it as feeding your plant, think of it 1074 00:57:51.079 --> 00:57:55.039 as building the soil bank account. So the plant can 1075 00:57:55.159 --> 00:57:58.599 draw exactly the nutrients it needs because all the important 1076 00:57:58.599 --> 00:58:01.239 ones are there, all the essential ones are there. It 1077 00:58:01.280 --> 00:58:06.000 can draw those nutrients to build plant parts, runners and 1078 00:58:06.119 --> 00:58:09.519 leaves and flowers and fruit and everything else. It's got 1079 00:58:09.559 --> 00:58:11.920 what it needs. And so it's like if you went 1080 00:58:11.960 --> 00:58:13.760 to the store and you want to buy something, well, 1081 00:58:13.800 --> 00:58:15.519 you would have to go to your bank account right 1082 00:58:15.599 --> 00:58:18.480 to get the money unless you're carrying cash with you. 1083 00:58:19.320 --> 00:58:22.519 And that's kind of how the soil is. And as 1084 00:58:22.559 --> 00:58:25.519 we fertilize, that's what we're doing now. Again, Nitrogen, a 1085 00:58:25.599 --> 00:58:29.320 volatile nutrient, comes and goes. We're always adding it in 1086 00:58:29.320 --> 00:58:31.920 small amounts, but the other nutrients. Think of a more 1087 00:58:32.000 --> 00:58:35.920 of as a bank account building. And that I think 1088 00:58:36.320 --> 00:58:39.840 that mindset will kind of help you understand. Because plants 1089 00:58:39.880 --> 00:58:43.519 produce their food and their leaves, the carbohydrates and other 1090 00:58:43.599 --> 00:58:47.480 products produced in the plant or plant food. Okay, that's 1091 00:58:48.079 --> 00:58:50.360 that is the food for the plant. But you can't 1092 00:58:50.480 --> 00:58:55.840 make plant food without three things. You need sunlight, you 1093 00:58:55.920 --> 00:58:59.000 need water, and you need the nutrients and you put 1094 00:58:59.000 --> 00:59:02.480 all those together, and the leaves, the leaf are food 1095 00:59:02.480 --> 00:59:06.079 factories for the plant that turn it out. So build 1096 00:59:06.199 --> 00:59:09.400 your bank account and the soil. Think of fertilizing as 1097 00:59:09.480 --> 00:59:12.599 building the soil bank account. And the better that bank 1098 00:59:12.639 --> 00:59:15.440 account is, the more things can flow because there's nothing 1099 00:59:15.480 --> 00:59:19.280 holding it back. There's nitrogen that is encouraging new vigorous growth, 1100 00:59:19.280 --> 00:59:21.840 and there's every nutrient you need to build cell walls 1101 00:59:21.880 --> 00:59:25.480 in every other part of that plant. Okay, Hope, that helped, Hope, 1102 00:59:25.519 --> 00:59:28.440 That made a little bit of sense. You heard me 1103 00:59:28.480 --> 00:59:31.360 talk about Star of Hope a lot here on guard Line, 1104 00:59:31.480 --> 00:59:34.679 and I just wanted to say that, you know, Star 1105 00:59:34.760 --> 00:59:36.920 of Hope has been around for a long time. For 1106 00:59:37.000 --> 00:59:39.960 two dollars and eighty five cents, you can feed somebody. 1107 00:59:40.000 --> 00:59:43.920 They feed over six thousand meals a week. They provide 1108 00:59:43.960 --> 00:59:46.960 six thousand meals a week. How many meals will you provide? 1109 00:59:47.400 --> 00:59:49.760 Would you join? My wife and I we've been supporting 1110 00:59:49.760 --> 00:59:52.039 for Star of Hope for a long time, go back 1111 00:59:52.079 --> 00:59:55.159 decades to when first began to volunteer there. I know 1112 00:59:55.280 --> 00:59:57.639 the place I've been in the place, I believe in 1113 00:59:57.679 --> 01:00:00.480 the place, and I can tell you this as you 1114 01:00:00.519 --> 01:00:02.719 give away your hard earned dollars, and I know with 1115 01:00:02.800 --> 01:00:06.000 a compassionate heart you do. I cannot think of a 1116 01:00:06.000 --> 01:00:08.000 better place than Starve Hope to do that. Go to 1117 01:00:08.199 --> 01:00:13.119 shmission dot org and put your compassion to work at 1118 01:00:13.159 --> 01:00:16.000 Starve Hope. We take a break, I'll be right back. 1119 01:00:18.159 --> 01:00:19.920 Welcome back to Gardenline. Good have you with us. We 1120 01:00:20.000 --> 01:00:22.079 got things to talk about today. You know, I've been 1121 01:00:25.000 --> 01:00:28.599 planning to do some renovations in the backyard. I've got 1122 01:00:28.639 --> 01:00:31.400 a bed that I have been working on for a while, 1123 01:00:31.440 --> 01:00:33.960 but I just keep getting sidetracked and don't get around 1124 01:00:33.960 --> 01:00:36.599 to it. Well, I'm going to practice what I preach 1125 01:00:36.719 --> 01:00:39.840 Paul is planting season. I'm not putting it off any longer. 1126 01:00:39.920 --> 01:00:43.199 I've already begun to work things into the soil and 1127 01:00:43.239 --> 01:00:45.000 I'm doing a number of different things back there. We've 1128 01:00:45.000 --> 01:00:47.519 got a little bit of expanded shale that's going in 1129 01:00:47.559 --> 01:00:50.199 because it is a heavy clay in that area. I've 1130 01:00:50.239 --> 01:00:53.000 got some organic materials that I've been putting in a 1131 01:00:53.119 --> 01:00:57.400 really a real quality mix from a nature's way, by 1132 01:00:57.400 --> 01:01:02.000 the way, and just just getting that soil up to shape, 1133 01:01:02.000 --> 01:01:04.519 you know, getting it in the condition that we need 1134 01:01:04.559 --> 01:01:07.960 it to be in order to have success. Have you 1135 01:01:08.039 --> 01:01:11.119 ever done that kind of thing to your gardening beds? 1136 01:01:11.119 --> 01:01:13.760 If you do, you're going to see the results that 1137 01:01:14.000 --> 01:01:16.960 we want to see. And you know, Nature's Way Resources 1138 01:01:17.039 --> 01:01:21.599 is an excellent source of things like that. They kind 1139 01:01:21.639 --> 01:01:24.719 of were the originator of a lot of the special 1140 01:01:24.760 --> 01:01:28.559 soil products we talk about here on Garden Line and 1141 01:01:28.719 --> 01:01:31.840 have talked about for years, things like roast soil was 1142 01:01:31.880 --> 01:01:35.679 born in Nature's Way, Leithmo compos born in Nature's Way. 1143 01:01:35.760 --> 01:01:38.639 See what I'm talking about. They have all kinds of 1144 01:01:38.639 --> 01:01:42.440 bed mixes that are high quality. They're very ack. I've 1145 01:01:42.480 --> 01:01:46.599 used myself. I've found them to just be like rocket 1146 01:01:46.599 --> 01:01:51.320 fuel really for the plants. They're having their Friday Fungal 1147 01:01:51.400 --> 01:01:54.719 Friday sale, still going on, still going on, And what 1148 01:01:54.719 --> 01:01:59.079 does that mean. That means on Fridays twenty percent off 1149 01:01:59.159 --> 01:02:03.039 their fungal compost, fungo based compost. That is a high 1150 01:02:03.119 --> 01:02:05.440 quality thing. You can use it for top dressing your launch, 1151 01:02:05.480 --> 01:02:08.400 you can mix it into beds. It's just good. Wherever 1152 01:02:08.440 --> 01:02:11.239 you want to use fungo compost, it's good for that. 1153 01:02:11.400 --> 01:02:14.679 It works well for that. I want to remind you too. 1154 01:02:14.960 --> 01:02:18.840 The big shindig at Nature's Way Resources. The Fall Festival 1155 01:02:18.920 --> 01:02:22.639 is coming up October twelfth. October twelfth, they're going to 1156 01:02:22.719 --> 01:02:27.000 have plant sales, They're going to have local vendors, live music, children, 1157 01:02:27.079 --> 01:02:30.960 activities of some Latin food. It basically fun hours, I 1158 01:02:31.079 --> 01:02:34.039 like to say, basically a shindig. I'll be there from 1159 01:02:34.360 --> 01:02:36.840 by the way. The event itself is from nine to 1160 01:02:36.880 --> 01:02:41.360 two on Saturday, October twelfth. I'll be there from eleven 1161 01:02:41.440 --> 01:02:43.039 thirty to one, kind of in the middle of that 1162 01:02:43.119 --> 01:02:46.960 over the noon hour time, actually two hours, and I'll 1163 01:02:46.960 --> 01:02:49.320 be answering your gardening questions. So come on out, bring 1164 01:02:49.360 --> 01:02:52.000 me samples. We'll talk about that more as we go forward. 1165 01:02:52.360 --> 01:02:54.760 But when you're thinking about Nature's Way, there's not a 1166 01:02:54.760 --> 01:02:57.800 better time than now to get the products and to 1167 01:02:57.840 --> 01:03:00.599 have success. And that's what they say. You up for 1168 01:03:01.239 --> 01:03:04.000 brown stuff before green stuff. Good night. How many times 1169 01:03:04.039 --> 01:03:05.840 have I said that. I'm going to keep saying it 1170 01:03:05.880 --> 01:03:10.039 because it is the key to good success with your plants. 1171 01:03:11.239 --> 01:03:13.320 You are listening to garden Line. Our phone number is 1172 01:03:13.320 --> 01:03:16.239 seven one three two one two KTRH. We've had a 1173 01:03:16.239 --> 01:03:18.000 little lull in the calls here, so if you'd like 1174 01:03:18.079 --> 01:03:19.840 to get in not have to wait as long as 1175 01:03:19.840 --> 01:03:22.480 you're the first few of call that. Now, wou'd be 1176 01:03:22.519 --> 01:03:26.280 a good time to do that, no weight right away? 1177 01:03:26.840 --> 01:03:26.960 Uh. 1178 01:03:27.760 --> 01:03:32.079 I love Medina products. Medina has so many good products. 1179 01:03:32.559 --> 01:03:36.079 And if you're gonna do fault planting, there are a 1180 01:03:36.199 --> 01:03:39.719 number of Medina products that are excellent for transplanting. They 1181 01:03:40.159 --> 01:03:43.159 just help the plants. I want to suggest a combo 1182 01:03:43.239 --> 01:03:46.599 of two. As you put in a plant, water them 1183 01:03:46.679 --> 01:03:49.599 in with these two things. One has to grow six 1184 01:03:49.760 --> 01:03:53.119 twelve six. That's a high phosphorus compound. It's got nitrogen 1185 01:03:53.159 --> 01:03:57.719 potassium in it as well. That helps stimulate the root growth. Now, 1186 01:03:57.800 --> 01:04:02.000 it also contains Medina soile active to stimulate biological activity. 1187 01:04:02.000 --> 01:04:04.679 It's got humate humic acid a little bit of that 1188 01:04:04.800 --> 01:04:07.960 in it as well, and I would also just add 1189 01:04:08.079 --> 01:04:11.000 some more of the hum humic acid. That's another product 1190 01:04:11.039 --> 01:04:15.679 that can be used for transplanting. Basically, it's concentrated compost 1191 01:04:15.840 --> 01:04:19.480 in a bottle. It is a liquid product that you 1192 01:04:20.039 --> 01:04:23.519 here's how you use any of these liquid Medinas. You 1193 01:04:23.559 --> 01:04:25.639 can mix them in a sprayer and spram on foliage. 1194 01:04:25.639 --> 01:04:27.840 They're not going to burn planting fold your feed. What 1195 01:04:27.920 --> 01:04:29.639 I'm talking about here is putting them in a watering 1196 01:04:29.679 --> 01:04:32.280 can and after you've watered to drenched that plant two 1197 01:04:32.400 --> 01:04:34.480 or three times, because it takes a while to soak 1198 01:04:34.559 --> 01:04:38.039 things down, soak it down into the root ball very 1199 01:04:38.119 --> 01:04:40.119 very well and you're going to have success. I like 1200 01:04:40.199 --> 01:04:42.159 that combo of has to grow six to twelve six 1201 01:04:42.199 --> 01:04:44.519 and the humatee humic acid. Even though that's a little 1202 01:04:44.519 --> 01:04:48.639 extra humate, it just helps stimulate the root growth. And 1203 01:04:48.679 --> 01:04:50.880 when you put a new plant in, you want to 1204 01:04:50.920 --> 01:04:53.719 stimulate the root growth. That first job of that plant 1205 01:04:53.760 --> 01:04:55.960 while it sits there for a while deciding if it's 1206 01:04:56.000 --> 01:04:59.000 going to grow or not, is to stimulate the roots 1207 01:04:59.079 --> 01:05:05.000 and encourage good, good root development because the roots are 1208 01:05:05.039 --> 01:05:07.559 the key to the success plants. I like to say 1209 01:05:07.559 --> 01:05:10.480 that plants live in their roots in that as the 1210 01:05:10.599 --> 01:05:15.239 root system goes, as the soil quality is, that is 1211 01:05:15.320 --> 01:05:18.400 the bar. That's the level of success that you can 1212 01:05:18.400 --> 01:05:20.199 have with your plants, and you want that to be 1213 01:05:20.280 --> 01:05:23.480 at the top level. We're going to go out to 1214 01:05:23.519 --> 01:05:26.880 Houston now and talk to Shnnon this morning. Good morning, 1215 01:05:26.920 --> 01:05:28.239 shann and welcome to garden Line. 1216 01:05:29.239 --> 01:05:31.280 Good morning, Thank you for taking my call. 1217 01:05:33.159 --> 01:05:35.840 Yes, I have a question about. 1218 01:05:35.719 --> 01:05:40.679 Peggy Martin roses. I've got a beautiful plant, but it's 1219 01:05:40.760 --> 01:05:45.559 not blooming. It hasn't blue since I've had it, and 1220 01:05:45.599 --> 01:05:50.039 it's climbing up the trailer. It looks fairly healthy. 1221 01:05:50.559 --> 01:05:53.519 Okay, when did you plant it? 1222 01:05:55.280 --> 01:06:00.440 Oh, probably three or four months ago and it's been 1223 01:06:00.480 --> 01:06:01.159 a container. 1224 01:06:01.280 --> 01:06:05.920 Okay, all right, Well, Peggy Martin is primarily a spring bloomer. 1225 01:06:06.079 --> 01:06:08.960 That's when it puts on its biggest show. So I 1226 01:06:09.000 --> 01:06:12.320 think you're okay. Is the area lots of sun? 1227 01:06:13.840 --> 01:06:14.480 Lots of sun? 1228 01:06:14.599 --> 01:06:18.440 Yes? Good. So the last thing I want you to 1229 01:06:18.519 --> 01:06:21.719 do is, as you're putting it on the trellis, as 1230 01:06:21.840 --> 01:06:25.519 much as you can weave the canes horizontally back and forth. 1231 01:06:26.159 --> 01:06:31.599 Do that. Roses climbing roses in general, they're going to grow, 1232 01:06:31.760 --> 01:06:34.400 they'll go straight up the trellis. But as you move 1233 01:06:34.440 --> 01:06:38.840 it horizontal, you get more bloom bud production as it 1234 01:06:38.880 --> 01:06:41.440 sets buds for next year, which it's been doing for 1235 01:06:41.440 --> 01:06:45.079 a little while now. But is you got that new growth, 1236 01:06:45.239 --> 01:06:47.000 you know, kind of go back and forth a little 1237 01:06:47.039 --> 01:06:49.559 bit because late summer and really fall is when the 1238 01:06:49.599 --> 01:06:53.239 bloom buds get set and you're going to see a real, 1239 01:06:53.880 --> 01:06:57.320 real nice bloom next spring. On your Peggy Martins. 1240 01:06:58.480 --> 01:07:02.800 Okay, question is do I have to worry about the 1241 01:07:02.920 --> 01:07:08.039 soil being alkaline or a stick as far as adding 1242 01:07:08.280 --> 01:07:11.760 maybe ebbs and salts or something to the soil, and 1243 01:07:11.880 --> 01:07:13.239 is there a way that tests. 1244 01:07:14.719 --> 01:07:18.719 Yes. There were three questions in one, so let's do this. 1245 01:07:20.000 --> 01:07:23.440 The soil be an alkaline or acidic. Roses are pretty forgiving. 1246 01:07:23.719 --> 01:07:26.280 They would prefer not to be too high pH, but 1247 01:07:26.320 --> 01:07:29.320 they're pretty forgiving. If you start to see the new 1248 01:07:29.360 --> 01:07:33.480 growth getting kind of a yellow or bleachy white look 1249 01:07:33.559 --> 01:07:36.760 to it, that means the high pH is creating an 1250 01:07:36.800 --> 01:07:40.639 iron deficiency, and you can respond by applying iron. But 1251 01:07:41.599 --> 01:07:44.719 anything you do to bring the soil pH down. Do 1252 01:07:44.800 --> 01:07:47.639 you have a particular fertilizer that you use on your 1253 01:07:47.760 --> 01:07:49.519 roses or plants. 1254 01:07:51.519 --> 01:07:54.639 It's just called rose fertilizer for roses. 1255 01:07:54.639 --> 01:07:55.880 Okay, got it. 1256 01:07:55.920 --> 01:07:58.280 I got it from a hardware and it's just called rose. 1257 01:08:00.400 --> 01:08:03.599 Okay, Well, that's fine. Anything that they have there too, 1258 01:08:03.760 --> 01:08:08.039 that helps acidify the soil slowly over time would be 1259 01:08:08.079 --> 01:08:10.079 a good idea for your roses. If you feel like 1260 01:08:10.119 --> 01:08:12.039 the pH maybe a little on the high side. So 1261 01:08:12.719 --> 01:08:16.159 things that you would put on azilias and camellias and 1262 01:08:16.159 --> 01:08:19.039 blueberries and things would all be examples of that. Hey, 1263 01:08:19.039 --> 01:08:21.760 Peggy or excuse me, Shannon, would you hang on just 1264 01:08:21.760 --> 01:08:23.079 a second. I'm gonna have to take a break and 1265 01:08:23.119 --> 01:08:25.159 I'd like to come back and finish answering that question. 1266 01:08:25.199 --> 01:08:27.199 All right, we'll be right back back the garden line. 1267 01:08:27.199 --> 01:08:28.920 Good to have you with us. We were in a 1268 01:08:28.960 --> 01:08:32.920 conversation when we went to break with Shannon in Houston 1269 01:08:32.960 --> 01:08:37.079 and we were talking about Peggy Martin Roses. Let's see, Shannon, 1270 01:08:37.319 --> 01:08:39.680 you had several questions in one and I think you 1271 01:08:39.720 --> 01:08:42.720 may have to help me here. We talked about, you know, 1272 01:08:42.960 --> 01:08:44.399 how to get them to bloom in what time of 1273 01:08:44.479 --> 01:08:46.560 year they bloom? What would the other parts of your 1274 01:08:46.640 --> 01:08:47.279 question again? 1275 01:08:48.079 --> 01:08:50.760 What is there a way to test soil? 1276 01:08:53.000 --> 01:08:58.840 Yes, you go to soil Testing dot t a m 1277 01:08:59.039 --> 01:09:04.640 U e ed U soil Testing dot TAMOUD dot ed U. 1278 01:09:05.239 --> 01:09:08.840 If you go to my lawn care schedule on at 1279 01:09:08.840 --> 01:09:11.840 Gardening with skip dot com at the bottom is a 1280 01:09:11.880 --> 01:09:15.119 direct link to the soil testing form that you use. 1281 01:09:15.199 --> 01:09:18.000 And you want to use the Urban soil test when 1282 01:09:18.039 --> 01:09:21.920 you test. Okay, if you're growing, if you're doing horticulture, 1283 01:09:22.199 --> 01:09:26.840 the lawns trees, shrubs, binds, herbs, vegetables, flowers, that's horticulture. 1284 01:09:27.239 --> 01:09:29.880 You use the urban soil test form. 1285 01:09:30.319 --> 01:09:33.640 Okay, that would work also for like high ranges to 1286 01:09:33.720 --> 01:09:34.399 test the soil. 1287 01:09:35.920 --> 01:09:38.359 Yeah, okay, everything but pastures and farms. 1288 01:09:40.520 --> 01:09:43.199 Okay, okay, okay. 1289 01:09:42.920 --> 01:09:47.520 Okay, Well answer my question. Thank you so much. Okay, 1290 01:09:46.800 --> 01:09:49.439 all yeah, I think I thank you. I think you 1291 01:09:49.600 --> 01:09:53.760 covered everything. And what about one more? What about freezing? 1292 01:09:53.920 --> 01:09:57.079 What about the cold weather in Houston in the winter time. 1293 01:09:58.279 --> 01:10:00.880 Peggy Martin can handle it, don't worry about it. 1294 01:10:01.000 --> 01:10:06.840 Okay, okay, Well, I'm gonna do what you suggested and 1295 01:10:06.880 --> 01:10:08.720 hopefully we'll have some blooms in the spring. 1296 01:10:09.880 --> 01:10:12.239 All right, send me pictures when you do. Thanks a lot. 1297 01:10:12.960 --> 01:10:14.039 I appreciate your health. 1298 01:10:14.119 --> 01:10:17.319 Thank you, Bye bye you bet bye bye. 1299 01:10:18.119 --> 01:10:21.880 I was talking about the importance of soil. And you 1300 01:10:21.880 --> 01:10:25.319 know Ciena Mulch is south of Houston. They're down in 1301 01:10:25.359 --> 01:10:28.399 the Siena area, just oh what north of Roach Sharon 1302 01:10:28.479 --> 01:10:31.359 near Highway six and two eighty eight intersection. They're on 1303 01:10:31.600 --> 01:10:34.760 FM five twenty one. You can go to Cienamultch dot com. 1304 01:10:34.800 --> 01:10:38.119 That's the website Ciena Maltz dot com. When you go 1305 01:10:38.199 --> 01:10:40.800 to Ciana Malt. You get quality materials and you get 1306 01:10:40.800 --> 01:10:43.119 everything you need to set your plants up for success. 1307 01:10:43.479 --> 01:10:46.720 Brown stuff before green stuff is my mantra. And Sienna 1308 01:10:46.800 --> 01:10:49.880 Maulch has all the brown stuff. They've got the composts, 1309 01:10:49.880 --> 01:10:53.039 they've got the soil blends like for example, they carry 1310 01:10:53.359 --> 01:10:58.039 Landscaper's Pride, like Velvet malt. They've got heirloom soils, veggie 1311 01:10:58.079 --> 01:11:01.640 and herbs and many other high quality materials. They've got 1312 01:11:01.720 --> 01:11:04.640 mulches for you. And they have every fertilizer I talk 1313 01:11:04.680 --> 01:11:07.680 about on garden Line. All the brands of fertilizer that 1314 01:11:07.760 --> 01:11:10.880 you might want to use, organic and synthetic are available 1315 01:11:10.880 --> 01:11:13.079 there at Ciena Molts. So when you go home from there, 1316 01:11:13.520 --> 01:11:16.760 you've got everything you need to create the setting for 1317 01:11:17.000 --> 01:11:21.279 success with whatever you're going to plant. Cienamlt dot Com 1318 01:11:21.399 --> 01:11:23.479 is the website. Check them out. They're closed on Sunday, 1319 01:11:23.479 --> 01:11:25.920 but they're open Monday through Friday seven thirty to five 1320 01:11:26.000 --> 01:11:29.239 and Saturday seven thirty to two. We're going to go 1321 01:11:29.319 --> 01:11:32.920 now back to the phones and talk to Matt in Houston. Hello, Matt. 1322 01:11:35.159 --> 01:11:35.960 Skip, how you doing? 1323 01:11:37.319 --> 01:11:37.760 Hibe Will? 1324 01:11:40.279 --> 01:11:44.760 I live in Hempstead, Texas, and I was calling to 1325 01:11:44.800 --> 01:11:49.399 ask you what what kind of weed killer is good 1326 01:11:49.479 --> 01:11:52.560 to use to kill weeds that are popping up in 1327 01:11:52.600 --> 01:11:54.960 your lawn but will not kill your lawn. 1328 01:11:56.720 --> 01:11:59.319 It depends on the weed matt. If you know, there's 1329 01:11:59.359 --> 01:12:02.159 grassy weeds and there's broad leaf weeds, and then we 1330 01:12:02.239 --> 01:12:05.319 have two approaches. One is to put a pre emergent 1331 01:12:05.439 --> 01:12:07.760 down so the seeds never are able to come up 1332 01:12:07.920 --> 01:12:10.600 from the weeds. Second is to kill weeds that are 1333 01:12:10.640 --> 01:12:13.880 already growing now. If you've got growing weeds right now, 1334 01:12:14.399 --> 01:12:16.760 if they're perennial weeds, you can spram and kill them 1335 01:12:16.840 --> 01:12:20.439 with a post emergent broad leaf weed killer. We have 1336 01:12:20.520 --> 01:12:27.399 some types of that. If you are dealing with the 1337 01:12:27.479 --> 01:12:31.560 summer weeds, they're going to die when it gets cold, 1338 01:12:31.680 --> 01:12:34.239 and so controlling them at this point is kind of 1339 01:12:34.560 --> 01:12:37.800 it's a little late to try to do that. Now 1340 01:12:37.920 --> 01:12:40.640 is when we put on a pre emergent for cool 1341 01:12:40.680 --> 01:12:44.319 season weeds, and barricade is the product for that, and 1342 01:12:44.359 --> 01:12:47.199 it will not hurt your your lawn if you use 1343 01:12:47.239 --> 01:12:49.920 it as directed. You always want to follow the label 1344 01:12:49.960 --> 01:12:52.960 on anything, but especially on a weed killer. You want 1345 01:12:53.000 --> 01:12:55.479 to follow the label and you put it down, you 1346 01:12:55.520 --> 01:12:58.039 water it in with the bottom. I've inch of water 1347 01:12:58.159 --> 01:13:00.880 somewhere in there is fine and get that in the 1348 01:13:00.920 --> 01:13:03.359 soil surface and then all the cool season weeds like 1349 01:13:03.680 --> 01:13:07.199 clover is an example of that, and many others, they 1350 01:13:07.199 --> 01:13:09.479 don't germinate, and in spring you're not dealing with them 1351 01:13:09.479 --> 01:13:12.920 because you prevented them. Once weeds are growing, then it 1352 01:13:12.920 --> 01:13:15.239 depends on the weed, and it depends on your type 1353 01:13:15.239 --> 01:13:17.680 of turf grass as to what I could recommend to 1354 01:13:17.800 --> 01:13:20.279 control an existing weed. So I'd need to see some 1355 01:13:20.319 --> 01:13:22.800 pictures or have a name of a weed to be 1356 01:13:22.840 --> 01:13:24.800 able to prescribe the proper product. 1357 01:13:26.159 --> 01:13:30.159 All right, So I mean, and I don't know if 1358 01:13:30.159 --> 01:13:32.319 I'm going to losing battle here, but I live right 1359 01:13:32.359 --> 01:13:35.000 next to an easement, which is which nothing is owing. 1360 01:13:35.279 --> 01:13:39.000 So I'm thinking that's what's causing the weeds to come 1361 01:13:39.039 --> 01:13:41.680 over into my lawn is from that Eastman because it's 1362 01:13:41.720 --> 01:13:42.359 all weeds. 1363 01:13:43.800 --> 01:13:46.520 Okay, yeah, it could be. But you know, the denser 1364 01:13:46.560 --> 01:13:48.640 you make your lawn, the more you mow, water and 1365 01:13:48.680 --> 01:13:51.960 fertilize it and get it really dense, those weed seeds 1366 01:13:51.960 --> 01:13:54.000 can't come up because they can't get sunlight in that 1367 01:13:54.119 --> 01:13:56.840 dense lawn. As your lawn gets a little drowdy, a 1368 01:13:56.920 --> 01:13:59.920 little thin doesn't do so good, then weeds are going 1369 01:13:59.920 --> 01:14:01.119 to come in even more. 1370 01:14:02.840 --> 01:14:07.439 All right, So just mean water more. 1371 01:14:09.520 --> 01:14:16.640 Water, mow regularly, and fertilize adequately. That all buildscity. Yeah, 1372 01:14:16.680 --> 01:14:19.880 and gardening with skip dot. Go to gardening with skip 1373 01:14:19.920 --> 01:14:23.960 dot com my website Gardening with skip and look at 1374 01:14:23.960 --> 01:14:25.880 the two schedules. You can print them up. And they 1375 01:14:25.960 --> 01:14:28.680 got a lot of information on them about taking care 1376 01:14:28.680 --> 01:14:29.800 of and making a better lawn. 1377 01:14:31.439 --> 01:14:34.880 All right. I just had I just had one more question. 1378 01:14:35.359 --> 01:14:38.720 I was told, if you overwater you're prone to fungus. 1379 01:14:38.920 --> 01:14:39.640 Is that true? 1380 01:14:41.319 --> 01:14:41.520 Uh? 1381 01:14:41.600 --> 01:14:48.880 If you water really frequently, you it can increase disease problems. Yes, yes, okay, 1382 01:14:49.760 --> 01:14:52.760 but mostels that I'm telling you about, they tell you 1383 01:14:52.800 --> 01:14:55.199 exactly how much the water to put on each month 1384 01:14:55.239 --> 01:15:00.000 of the year so that they all right, thank you 1385 01:15:00.079 --> 01:15:04.600 on yours. Yes, I gotta do that. You bet you 1386 01:15:04.680 --> 01:15:09.520 take care, hope you hope you enjoyed that. Buginnan's Native 1387 01:15:09.520 --> 01:15:12.920 Plants is having their fall fest coming up, and guess 1388 01:15:12.960 --> 01:15:16.199 what I'm going to be there. I'm really looking forward 1389 01:15:16.199 --> 01:15:18.319 to going because they always put on a good show. 1390 01:15:18.399 --> 01:15:20.840 It began as native plants, you know, Beginner's Native Plants 1391 01:15:20.840 --> 01:15:24.159 has all kinds of great plants for you, absolutely awesome 1392 01:15:24.159 --> 01:15:28.279 plants for you. And when I go to Buginnons, I'm 1393 01:15:28.279 --> 01:15:30.680 always amazed at things they have that I didn't even 1394 01:15:30.720 --> 01:15:33.960 know they carried, because they always have some new stuff 1395 01:15:34.000 --> 01:15:36.800 coming on. Don't forget that Fall festival though. It is 1396 01:15:36.880 --> 01:15:40.800 going to be from let's see, it's on October fifth, 1397 01:15:40.960 --> 01:15:44.039 next weekend, from ten am to three pm. I'll be 1398 01:15:44.159 --> 01:15:46.880 there from twelve to two two hours from noon to 1399 01:15:46.960 --> 01:15:50.479 two there we be giveing away one hundred dollars gift 1400 01:15:50.520 --> 01:15:52.640 card and you got to register to winchy I show 1401 01:15:52.720 --> 01:15:55.439 up and do that. Hang around a bit. Microfe brown 1402 01:15:55.439 --> 01:15:58.119 patch will be given away there. They're gonna have pumpkin painting, 1403 01:15:58.199 --> 01:16:02.800 Halloween mass coloring station, hay rides, kids games like ring Toss, 1404 01:16:02.840 --> 01:16:06.640 pumpkin Toss or bembag Toss and pumpkin Toss, scavenger hunt. 1405 01:16:06.720 --> 01:16:09.119 There's live music from a bank called Jopah, which I 1406 01:16:09.159 --> 01:16:12.439 love that name. Kids craft, moon Bounce, food, coffee, beer, 1407 01:16:12.479 --> 01:16:15.239 wine and more. Good night, make your way over there 1408 01:16:15.319 --> 01:16:17.479 next Saturday. Put it on counter a big circle right now. 1409 01:16:17.560 --> 01:16:20.359 If buchan as Native Plants eleven Street in the heights. 1410 01:16:20.399 --> 01:16:22.960 I'll be there from twelve to two and I hope, 1411 01:16:23.199 --> 01:16:27.239 I definitely hope that you can make it. Let's see here, 1412 01:16:27.279 --> 01:16:32.119 I'm short on time to take a call, so Catherine, 1413 01:16:32.399 --> 01:16:34.640 so that I can give you adequate time, I'll be 1414 01:16:34.800 --> 01:16:38.359 taking you first when we come right back from break. 1415 01:16:40.199 --> 01:16:42.560 I did want to mention one more time a reminder 1416 01:16:42.600 --> 01:16:48.159 that the nitroposs three step is fertilizer, the fall special barricade. 1417 01:16:48.239 --> 01:16:51.199 I was just talking about that on the collar that 1418 01:16:51.359 --> 01:16:54.640 is the pre emergent herbicide and Eagle turf, which is 1419 01:16:54.640 --> 01:16:57.000 a fung a side. All three. You're going to get 1420 01:16:57.000 --> 01:16:59.079 those at D and D Feed and tom Maaul Plantation, 1421 01:16:59.239 --> 01:17:02.359 Ace Hardware and Richmond Hiding and Feed all of around. 1422 01:17:02.399 --> 01:17:05.159 Stubner Airline carries them as well. You want to do 1423 01:17:05.239 --> 01:17:08.600 all three this fall one two three Fall Special fertilizer 1424 01:17:08.720 --> 01:17:12.640 designed for fall barricade to stop the cool season weeds 1425 01:17:12.640 --> 01:17:15.920 which are sprouting soon, and nitro foss Eagle turf to 1426 01:17:16.000 --> 01:17:19.760 shut down brown patch and take off before they get started. 1427 01:17:19.880 --> 01:17:21.399 Got to give them a head of coup, follow my 1428 01:17:21.479 --> 01:17:24.039 schedule on all three of those. They are on the schedule, 1429 01:17:24.880 --> 01:17:29.039 follow it. Timing is critical if you're going to prevent weeds, 1430 01:17:29.439 --> 01:17:32.159 Timing is critical. 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Seven one seven one three two one two 1492 01:20:53.920 --> 01:20:56.399 k t r H seven one three two one two 1493 01:20:56.800 --> 01:20:58.600 k t r H. And we're gonna run right out 1494 01:20:58.640 --> 01:21:01.279 to bel air and talk to Catherine to start off 1495 01:21:01.279 --> 01:21:03.720 this hour. Welcome to gardener and Catherine. 1496 01:21:04.600 --> 01:21:07.359 Hi Skiff, good morning, Thank you for taking my call. 1497 01:21:10.640 --> 01:21:15.119 So I'm calling so I have a lot of boxwoods 1498 01:21:15.199 --> 01:21:19.800 in my landscaping. I've had them for years and they 1499 01:21:19.800 --> 01:21:23.119 start getting an issue where part of the plant will 1500 01:21:23.159 --> 01:21:27.000 turn a very pale yellowish white. It'll be one branch 1501 01:21:27.399 --> 01:21:30.600 and it will spread the other branches and then I'm 1502 01:21:30.800 --> 01:21:33.279 ripping the plant out, putting a new one in, and 1503 01:21:33.319 --> 01:21:35.960 then it pops up somewhere else. So this has been 1504 01:21:36.000 --> 01:21:39.359 going on for a while. So my question is, I mean, 1505 01:21:39.359 --> 01:21:42.520 I've been told before that it's fungled, but my question is, 1506 01:21:42.520 --> 01:21:46.199 is this fungle? Is it something inevitable or is there 1507 01:21:46.239 --> 01:21:48.479 a way I can treat it and prevent it from 1508 01:21:48.520 --> 01:21:51.399 coming back and when I put in new ones that 1509 01:21:51.479 --> 01:21:53.199 it won't recur with the new ones. 1510 01:21:54.760 --> 01:21:58.880 Yes, that's a good question. The best thing you can do, 1511 01:21:59.159 --> 01:22:01.720 and this is a little trouble, a little bit of expense, 1512 01:22:01.800 --> 01:22:04.880 but if you can take a plant that is declining 1513 01:22:05.000 --> 01:22:06.880 in that hedge, and by the way, I got those pictures, 1514 01:22:06.880 --> 01:22:10.680 that's those great shots. If you take it declining and 1515 01:22:10.720 --> 01:22:12.720 it's like okay, this one, I'm about to lose it. 1516 01:22:12.800 --> 01:22:15.960 Don't wait until it's dead, but while it's sick. But 1517 01:22:16.199 --> 01:22:18.279 it's like, okay, I'm not going to say I know 1518 01:22:18.359 --> 01:22:21.079 this and what's going to happen. Take it, pull it up, 1519 01:22:21.359 --> 01:22:23.520 shake the soil off the roots, try to get as 1520 01:22:23.600 --> 01:22:26.239 much of the roots as you can, and then send 1521 01:22:26.279 --> 01:22:31.000 it to the plant clinic at anm. What they'll do 1522 01:22:31.239 --> 01:22:34.039 is they will culture out the fungus, look at it 1523 01:22:34.119 --> 01:22:37.159 under a microscope, culture dot in a petri dish, and 1524 01:22:37.239 --> 01:22:41.359 do a true plant clinic analysis and determine exactly what 1525 01:22:41.520 --> 01:22:44.319 is causing it. So that's the best approach, and then 1526 01:22:44.359 --> 01:22:45.760 they tell you what to do about it. If they 1527 01:22:45.760 --> 01:22:47.800 see it, they may find nematodes on the roots, they 1528 01:22:47.840 --> 01:22:51.800 may find a canker type disease on the branches, or 1529 01:22:51.840 --> 01:22:55.520 they may just see splits from pole damage or physical 1530 01:22:55.560 --> 01:22:57.920 damage or something else. But they'll be able to tell 1531 01:22:57.960 --> 01:23:00.880 exactly what's doing it. Now. To do that, the website 1532 01:23:01.000 --> 01:23:06.359 is really easy. It's Plant Clinic dot t a Mu 1533 01:23:06.760 --> 01:23:12.760 dot edu. Plant Clinic one word at TAMU dot edu. 1534 01:23:13.119 --> 01:23:15.159 And when you get there, there's a form you fill out. 1535 01:23:15.479 --> 01:23:19.680 Just follow the instructions and that is the real way. See, 1536 01:23:19.720 --> 01:23:22.000 you've got a lot of boxwoods in these hedges, and 1537 01:23:22.079 --> 01:23:24.199 so if you're losing them one and one at a 1538 01:23:24.239 --> 01:23:26.920 time and stuff, it's worth gwinn and paying a diagnostic 1539 01:23:26.960 --> 01:23:30.479 fee to get that get that analyzed. I can give 1540 01:23:30.520 --> 01:23:33.560 you things to look at, like follow the dead branches 1541 01:23:33.680 --> 01:23:36.960 down to where they join branches that end up having 1542 01:23:37.000 --> 01:23:40.279 green on them, and in that intersection there, look for 1543 01:23:40.399 --> 01:23:43.760 splits in the bark, look for holes in the bark, 1544 01:23:43.880 --> 01:23:47.640 like a little something mate tunnel into the bark or something. 1545 01:23:47.960 --> 01:23:49.760 Just look for all of that and see what you find, 1546 01:23:49.840 --> 01:23:51.960 and then we take it from there based on what 1547 01:23:52.079 --> 01:23:56.399 you find. But chances are this because of your description, 1548 01:23:58.039 --> 01:24:00.600 it could be an above ground canker type disease. But 1549 01:24:00.640 --> 01:24:03.600 it also could be something going on in the roots. 1550 01:24:03.600 --> 01:24:06.760 And the more the root system you lose, the more 1551 01:24:06.800 --> 01:24:12.000 of the top goes out, not to a large degree, 1552 01:24:12.600 --> 01:24:16.439 each root is you could follow the tube all the 1553 01:24:16.439 --> 01:24:20.000 way up to us a top part on the plant, okay, 1554 01:24:20.479 --> 01:24:23.119 And so as you lose a section of roots, there's 1555 01:24:23.159 --> 01:24:25.760 gonna be a section of top that dies as a 1556 01:24:25.800 --> 01:24:28.479 result of that. So that's why I'm saying it could 1557 01:24:28.520 --> 01:24:32.439 be above ground, could be below ground. One other thing 1558 01:24:32.520 --> 01:24:34.720 you can do is if you've got a plant that's 1559 01:24:34.720 --> 01:24:38.520 looking really bad, take a very sharp knife and slice 1560 01:24:38.760 --> 01:24:43.359 vertically down through that branch tissue that's not dead, but 1561 01:24:43.479 --> 01:24:47.479 it's dying. And if under the bark, instead of being 1562 01:24:47.600 --> 01:24:52.640 creamy white or green, under the bark, you see streaks 1563 01:24:52.800 --> 01:24:56.399 of kind of a brown and gray. The way I 1564 01:24:56.439 --> 01:24:58.600 describe it as it looks like one of those nicotine 1565 01:24:58.640 --> 01:25:02.399 stained cigarette filters. You know, it's got that staining on 1566 01:25:02.479 --> 01:25:06.720 the inside. Uh, then that's a sign of a vascular 1567 01:25:06.880 --> 01:25:10.960 root disease for that particular symptom. So those are some 1568 01:25:11.079 --> 01:25:13.319 tips on things you can look for. But I think 1569 01:25:13.319 --> 01:25:15.319 if I were you, I would go ahead and send 1570 01:25:15.319 --> 01:25:19.520 the plant. You can box it up personally. I would 1571 01:25:19.520 --> 01:25:21.199 just drive it up there and get a good fresh 1572 01:25:21.199 --> 01:25:23.840 plant to them. Get to them on a Monday. If 1573 01:25:23.840 --> 01:25:26.000 you're going to mail it, go ahead and mail it 1574 01:25:26.760 --> 01:25:31.079 on maybe a Friday or Saturday, so when they come 1575 01:25:31.119 --> 01:25:33.760 in it's fresh and ready to go. It hadn't you know, 1576 01:25:33.840 --> 01:25:36.199 if you mailed it on a let's say a Tuesday, 1577 01:25:36.800 --> 01:25:38.840 and it didn't get there in time for them to 1578 01:25:38.840 --> 01:25:41.560 look at it until after the weekend, it's not in 1579 01:25:41.640 --> 01:25:44.680 as good as shape. You get a little better, okay, 1580 01:25:46.000 --> 01:25:51.119 patient to them to diagnose, Yeah, okay. 1581 01:25:51.439 --> 01:25:56.239 And are there any new varieties of boxwoods that are 1582 01:25:56.279 --> 01:25:59.560 more disease resistant? Just in general, like if I'm replacing 1583 01:26:00.319 --> 01:26:02.920 the ones that have died off? Is there anything actually 1584 01:26:03.079 --> 01:26:05.520 looking for in the nursery. 1585 01:26:05.560 --> 01:26:08.239 Well, there is some of that, but a lot of 1586 01:26:08.279 --> 01:26:10.800 the things we do I don't know. I'd have to 1587 01:26:10.800 --> 01:26:14.119 go look to see if there's a boxwood that's verticillium 1588 01:26:14.159 --> 01:26:18.760 and fusarium resistant. Those are two soil diseases. I know 1589 01:26:18.880 --> 01:26:22.800 there's not one that's an ema toade resistant. As far. 1590 01:26:22.960 --> 01:26:25.479 There's a boxwood light that's going around some parts of 1591 01:26:25.479 --> 01:26:29.319 the country. I just I don't think your answer is 1592 01:26:29.359 --> 01:26:32.319 going to be found in that. But I'm going to 1593 01:26:32.439 --> 01:26:34.880 look into that a little bit more and see what 1594 01:26:36.119 --> 01:26:39.800 the availability is. Some of that stuff is new, The 1595 01:26:40.159 --> 01:26:42.640 light and stuff is fairly new, and so I doubt 1596 01:26:42.640 --> 01:26:45.359 breeders have had time to go through the whole process 1597 01:26:45.359 --> 01:26:47.000 of developing a resistant one. 1598 01:26:48.039 --> 01:26:50.199 Okay, all right, Well, I'll send one off to an 1599 01:26:50.359 --> 01:26:52.000 m and I'll let you know what they tell me. 1600 01:26:53.439 --> 01:26:56.159 Yeah, please do let me know. In fact, if you'll 1601 01:26:56.159 --> 01:26:59.920 hold on my producer can give you the email where 1602 01:26:59.920 --> 01:27:02.479 you can just directly send it right back to the 1603 01:27:02.520 --> 01:27:04.439 information back to me. And you may have a question 1604 01:27:04.479 --> 01:27:06.680 about what they tell you in the diagnosis and I'll 1605 01:27:06.680 --> 01:27:08.680 be happy ify email to answer that for you. 1606 01:27:09.439 --> 01:27:12.119 Okay, okay, great, well, thanks so much, skip. 1607 01:27:13.159 --> 01:27:15.239 You bet, Catherine. I put you on hold, Crystal, pick 1608 01:27:15.239 --> 01:27:17.840 it up and give you that email. All right. You're 1609 01:27:17.880 --> 01:27:20.920 listening to guard Line folks seven one three two one 1610 01:27:20.960 --> 01:27:24.680 two five eight seven four seven one three two one 1611 01:27:24.720 --> 01:27:28.000 two fifty eight seventy four. You know Southwest Fertilizer. I 1612 01:27:28.039 --> 01:27:30.000 talk about them all the time. They've been around since 1613 01:27:30.119 --> 01:27:33.800 nineteen fifty five. They are an institution here in the 1614 01:27:33.800 --> 01:27:37.920 gardening world of Houston. They just are. You are not 1615 01:27:38.000 --> 01:27:42.800 going to find anything that you need that missing at 1616 01:27:42.880 --> 01:27:47.720 Southwest Fertilizer. They carry it all. Everything on my schedules, 1617 01:27:47.760 --> 01:27:49.800 every time my answer comes out of my mouth on 1618 01:27:49.920 --> 01:27:54.840 garden Line, and it's a product, it's there at Southwest Fertilizer, 1619 01:27:54.960 --> 01:28:01.199 Organic Synthetic insect disease, weed fertilizing tools, eighty foot wall 1620 01:28:01.199 --> 01:28:03.239 of tools. They got a little shop in the back 1621 01:28:03.319 --> 01:28:06.239 that does some engine repair. We sharpen those more blades, 1622 01:28:06.239 --> 01:28:07.920 which is about time to get that done. By the way, 1623 01:28:07.920 --> 01:28:09.760 if you get your more blades sharpened at the end 1624 01:28:09.760 --> 01:28:12.279 of the season, then they're ready to go. First thing, 1625 01:28:12.399 --> 01:28:14.800 same thing with getting your mower and stuff tuned up. 1626 01:28:15.000 --> 01:28:17.880 Just a tip Southwest Fertilizer dot Com seven to one 1627 01:28:18.000 --> 01:28:23.279 three six six six seventeen forty four Southwest Fertilizer dot Com. 1628 01:28:23.319 --> 01:28:25.800 Go check them out corner Bissinette and Renwick. I'll be 1629 01:28:25.880 --> 01:28:29.439 right back guard Line. Good to have you with us today, 1630 01:28:29.520 --> 01:28:32.279 as always, love visiting with you about gardening. If you 1631 01:28:32.279 --> 01:28:35.279 have a question you'd like to discuss on Guardline, give 1632 01:28:35.319 --> 01:28:38.159 me a call seven one three two one two five 1633 01:28:39.159 --> 01:28:42.239 fifty eight seventy four seven one three two one two 1634 01:28:42.319 --> 01:28:46.520 fifty eight seventy four. Or if you like clatters KTRH 1635 01:28:46.680 --> 01:28:49.239 it's real easy, makes it real easy to do that. 1636 01:28:49.880 --> 01:28:54.520 Uh Nelson Plant Food has a fall fertilizer designed for 1637 01:28:54.600 --> 01:28:57.319 our area and definitely design for fall, and it's called 1638 01:28:57.359 --> 01:29:01.319 carbo Load. Carbo Load has a lower nitrogen a little 1639 01:29:01.359 --> 01:29:04.920 higher potassium, which is what we want in a fall fertilizer. 1640 01:29:05.560 --> 01:29:08.319 A forty pound bag covers five thousand square feet and 1641 01:29:08.560 --> 01:29:11.159 it will help get your grass ready for cold and 1642 01:29:11.239 --> 01:29:14.359 ready for spring. That's why we call it carbo load, 1643 01:29:14.479 --> 01:29:20.359 because grass produces carbohydrates which increase cold heartiness and increase 1644 01:29:21.119 --> 01:29:25.119 spring growth. Early spring growth is based on your fall fertilization, 1645 01:29:25.319 --> 01:29:28.880 not your spring. Early spring growth comes from fall fertilization. 1646 01:29:29.439 --> 01:29:32.439 Carboload does that. Carboload also has a pre emergent herbicide 1647 01:29:32.439 --> 01:29:35.760 in it. So while I say with fall fertilizing, eh, 1648 01:29:35.960 --> 01:29:38.760 do it in early October. Anytime in October, get it done. 1649 01:29:38.840 --> 01:29:42.199 That's fine. If you're going to do something like carbload 1650 01:29:42.239 --> 01:29:44.159 that's got the pre emergent there, go ahead and get 1651 01:29:44.159 --> 01:29:46.159 that done early in the month. Get that done early 1652 01:29:46.199 --> 01:29:49.359 in October, all right now if you want, because that 1653 01:29:49.399 --> 01:29:51.800 gets the ingredient down so that when we get a 1654 01:29:51.840 --> 01:29:54.600 little cool spelled and some rain and the seed starts sprouting, 1655 01:29:54.720 --> 01:29:57.640 you don't miss that window. You're already in there ahead 1656 01:29:57.640 --> 01:30:00.479 of it to prevent seed sprouting of all all those 1657 01:30:00.520 --> 01:30:03.439 weeds that are cool season weeds and infest your plants. 1658 01:30:03.439 --> 01:30:05.960 And now some plant foods, the turf star line and 1659 01:30:06.000 --> 01:30:09.079 others and other things like carbaload are going to be 1660 01:30:09.119 --> 01:30:12.720 available widely throughout the Greater Houston area and they do 1661 01:30:12.720 --> 01:30:15.920 do work. We're going to go now to Huntsville and 1662 01:30:16.000 --> 01:30:19.279 talk to Charles. Hey, Charles, Welcome to garden Line. 1663 01:30:20.079 --> 01:30:20.680 Good morning. 1664 01:30:20.880 --> 01:30:21.199 Skip. 1665 01:30:21.239 --> 01:30:24.800 Before I moved retired from Texas and moved up here 1666 01:30:24.800 --> 01:30:26.960 to Tennessee, I had a beautiful fig tree and a 1667 01:30:27.000 --> 01:30:30.760 fig bush and we missed those that fig preserves. Will 1668 01:30:30.960 --> 01:30:36.319 figs live up here in mid mid Tennessee. When we 1669 01:30:36.359 --> 01:30:39.159 get some cold weather, it'll get below freezing two or 1670 01:30:39.239 --> 01:30:41.760 three days, and that'll happen two or three times a year, 1671 01:30:42.279 --> 01:30:45.079 and we'll figs. 1672 01:30:46.560 --> 01:30:46.840 Well. 1673 01:30:47.199 --> 01:30:49.680 I've never I've never lived up up there and tried 1674 01:30:49.720 --> 01:30:52.439 to grow figs, but I can tell you this research 1675 01:30:52.479 --> 01:30:54.880 is done at Ohio State University a number of years 1676 01:30:54.920 --> 01:30:59.359 ago found that the varieties brown turkey and hardy Chicago 1677 01:31:00.279 --> 01:31:04.640 Chicago Hardy it's sometimes called, are very cold hardy among 1678 01:31:04.680 --> 01:31:08.960 the fig varieties. Now that said, I'm not that impressed 1679 01:31:09.279 --> 01:31:15.760 with Chicago hardy Chicago it just for us. I would 1680 01:31:15.760 --> 01:31:17.720 say there are better figs to grow. You can grow 1681 01:31:17.840 --> 01:31:22.359 around turkey down here as well, But anyway, those figs 1682 01:31:23.039 --> 01:31:26.880 are the cultivar end. That's probably your better too, that 1683 01:31:26.920 --> 01:31:34.079 you're going to have. I would say maybe probably a 1684 01:31:34.119 --> 01:31:36.760 bigger factor on figs up in Tennessee is going to 1685 01:31:36.760 --> 01:31:39.520 be the way you care for them to fertilize in 1686 01:31:39.600 --> 01:31:42.720 water and late in the season and encourage new late 1687 01:31:42.800 --> 01:31:45.479 season growth is a no no, that's going to be 1688 01:31:45.560 --> 01:31:49.359 more cold tender, so allowing if they get if you 1689 01:31:49.640 --> 01:31:51.640 get a cooling period and they kind of cool off 1690 01:31:51.680 --> 01:31:54.079 and everything, they're fine. The other thing I would do 1691 01:31:54.359 --> 01:31:58.439 is very thickly malts the base and the winter time. 1692 01:31:59.800 --> 01:32:02.800 That would be you know, like a good mult product, 1693 01:32:02.960 --> 01:32:06.039 even a finer textured, composty kind of product, piled up 1694 01:32:06.079 --> 01:32:08.800 all over the base and around the bottoms of the shoots. 1695 01:32:09.319 --> 01:32:12.079 That way, should you get a cold that kills them back, 1696 01:32:12.359 --> 01:32:14.439 you'll still have lots of buds at the bottom that 1697 01:32:14.439 --> 01:32:17.000 will sprout right back. And with many types of figs, 1698 01:32:17.039 --> 01:32:21.159 they will actually produce later that season from those basil buds. 1699 01:32:23.319 --> 01:32:23.600 Great. 1700 01:32:23.640 --> 01:32:26.399 Well, I miss those pig preserves that my wife makes. 1701 01:32:26.439 --> 01:32:29.720 So I think I'll try the brown turkey. I'll make 1702 01:32:29.760 --> 01:32:32.279 sure that when I order a plant that it's a 1703 01:32:32.279 --> 01:32:33.680 brown turkey. 1704 01:32:34.680 --> 01:32:36.960 Okay, well, there you go, try that one. 1705 01:32:37.000 --> 01:32:37.119 Now. 1706 01:32:37.159 --> 01:32:41.000 Brown turkey is one. There's a little confusion in names. 1707 01:32:41.119 --> 01:32:43.760 There's there there used to be one those a California 1708 01:32:43.800 --> 01:32:46.560 brown turkey and not the same as the regular brown 1709 01:32:46.600 --> 01:32:48.800 turkey fig. But down here in Texas, if you get 1710 01:32:48.800 --> 01:32:50.720 a brown turkey, you're probably getting the right one. 1711 01:32:52.600 --> 01:32:55.359 Great, I appreciate the information, Thank you, sir. 1712 01:32:56.520 --> 01:32:58.840 All right, and what I'm gonna give you one last 1713 01:32:58.840 --> 01:33:03.159 thing to be extra sure. Your Tennessee University Sency has 1714 01:33:03.199 --> 01:33:06.039 an extension service, just like we do in Texas, and 1715 01:33:06.119 --> 01:33:09.279 whereever county you're in, you got a county extension agent. 1716 01:33:10.039 --> 01:33:12.520 Call them up and say, what are you guys recommending. Now, 1717 01:33:12.640 --> 01:33:15.000 my information may be a little older because I don't 1718 01:33:15.720 --> 01:33:17.680 I don't have to keep up with what to grow 1719 01:33:17.720 --> 01:33:21.079 in Tennessee like I do in Texas, and so they 1720 01:33:21.119 --> 01:33:24.279 may have something as a suggestion in addition to what 1721 01:33:24.359 --> 01:33:26.520 I gave you, and I would I would go to 1722 01:33:26.560 --> 01:33:30.600 that local source for that too. Okay, that's as best 1723 01:33:30.640 --> 01:33:35.079 as I can help you. But now if you head 1724 01:33:35.159 --> 01:33:38.079 up there normally, if you've listened to Guardline, you know 1725 01:33:38.159 --> 01:33:40.319 that I don't charge for advice, but I do ask 1726 01:33:40.359 --> 01:33:43.840 for half the produce you grow if it's successful. So 1727 01:33:44.399 --> 01:33:47.399 ship me a box of turkey figs from cal from 1728 01:33:47.760 --> 01:33:50.279 Tennessee down here, to the station and we'll call it 1729 01:33:50.319 --> 01:33:58.560 even I'm kidding. Thanks a lot, Charles. I appreciate that 1730 01:33:59.119 --> 01:34:01.720 a lot. All right, folks. 1731 01:34:02.399 --> 01:34:02.520 Uh. 1732 01:34:03.199 --> 01:34:05.439 I actually muted him there at the end, so didn't 1733 01:34:05.439 --> 01:34:07.760 get to hear the very end of what he said. Uh, 1734 01:34:07.960 --> 01:34:10.479 you're listening to Guardenline our phone number seven one three 1735 01:34:10.560 --> 01:34:14.439 two one two kt r H seven one three two 1736 01:34:14.439 --> 01:34:17.640 one two k t r H. Let me. Let me 1737 01:34:17.640 --> 01:34:22.520 mention a soil that I think you really need to 1738 01:34:22.560 --> 01:34:25.800 make part of your gardening, and that is Heirloom soils. 1739 01:34:25.840 --> 01:34:28.399 They've had a lot of products. Go to Heirloom Soils 1740 01:34:28.439 --> 01:34:33.359 of Texas or just Heirloomsoils dot com, Airloomsoils dot com 1741 01:34:33.840 --> 01:34:35.880 and look at what they have. They've got a ton 1742 01:34:35.920 --> 01:34:39.359 of them. I've used several of their soils. I've used 1743 01:34:39.399 --> 01:34:43.279 the their their indoor plant UH soil, the potting soil 1744 01:34:43.359 --> 01:34:46.680 for indoors. I have used it's called the Works. I 1745 01:34:46.680 --> 01:34:49.680 have used their veggie herb mix. I've used their rosesoil, 1746 01:34:50.640 --> 01:34:52.319 just a lot of the different ones they have, and 1747 01:34:52.399 --> 01:34:55.279 everyone I've used has been outstanding in a way it performs. 1748 01:34:55.600 --> 01:34:57.800 Right now, I want to mention something. It's a special 1749 01:34:57.840 --> 01:35:00.000 deal and you got to go to the porter locatee 1750 01:35:00.279 --> 01:35:04.079 that's where airloom soils are made. Porter Location to pick 1751 01:35:04.119 --> 01:35:09.279 it up. But it's a bulk purchase of rose soil 1752 01:35:09.880 --> 01:35:14.239 or the veggie and herb mix. You pick up a 1753 01:35:14.279 --> 01:35:16.640 bulk purchase of that or have them deliver it. Either 1754 01:35:16.640 --> 01:35:18.880 way they can deliver it to you and you get 1755 01:35:18.880 --> 01:35:21.279 a free bag of Microlife sixty four fertilizer to go 1756 01:35:21.359 --> 01:35:23.520 with it. So that's a really good deal because you 1757 01:35:23.520 --> 01:35:26.359 always need some Microlife sixty four to go with it. 1758 01:35:26.399 --> 01:35:29.520 But remember it all starts in the soil. Heirloom soils 1759 01:35:29.600 --> 01:35:33.000 will set you up for success. They will. I've tried 1760 01:35:33.039 --> 01:35:38.000 it myself. They work. And when you prepare the soil 1761 01:35:38.319 --> 01:35:41.000 before you plant the plants, that is the only way 1762 01:35:41.000 --> 01:35:44.840 to go about it falls for planting. Get those beds 1763 01:35:44.880 --> 01:35:48.600 prepared with a quality mix from those heirloom soils, and 1764 01:35:48.640 --> 01:35:51.039 you will have success. I can just tell you that's 1765 01:35:51.079 --> 01:35:55.880 the most important thing in success. Let's go here to Magnolia, 1766 01:35:56.000 --> 01:35:59.119 Texas and talk to Sarah. Hello, Sarah, welcome to garden Line. 1767 01:36:00.159 --> 01:36:06.079 You. I have several questions. I'm good, that's glad. I'm glad. 1768 01:36:06.720 --> 01:36:10.199 I have several questions and I'm in sort of a dilemma. 1769 01:36:11.239 --> 01:36:14.319 I wasn't able. I had to have someone to mow 1770 01:36:14.359 --> 01:36:18.399 my yard last year, and consequently I have many new 1771 01:36:18.439 --> 01:36:22.920 weeds that I've never had before. See that saidge is one, 1772 01:36:23.720 --> 01:36:27.960 doveweed is another. And there's something I've had ever since 1773 01:36:28.000 --> 01:36:31.960 I've owned the property. I haven't been able to identify it. 1774 01:36:32.479 --> 01:36:35.680 The closest thing it looks like is a jew grass, 1775 01:36:37.039 --> 01:36:39.520 and but I thought that was for my research. That's 1776 01:36:39.520 --> 01:36:45.199 primarily in Georgia, and I think there is either chickweed 1777 01:36:45.359 --> 01:36:48.800 or Virginia button weed. I can't identify between the two 1778 01:36:48.920 --> 01:36:52.800 of them. My I do have celsius and I do 1779 01:36:52.840 --> 01:36:57.720 have sedgehammer. So it's being that we're really close to 1780 01:36:57.760 --> 01:37:02.079 the fall season. I tip have used weed beat or 1781 01:37:02.119 --> 01:37:09.560 complete granular. I'm thinking about considering to the carbo load 1782 01:37:10.079 --> 01:37:14.000 this year, but I'm not sure if I should or 1783 01:37:14.079 --> 01:37:17.760 how do I work this altogether to kill these new 1784 01:37:17.800 --> 01:37:22.439 weeds as well as continue with the fall fertilization. 1785 01:37:23.800 --> 01:37:27.239 Okay, well, just go with the carbo load. That's going 1786 01:37:27.279 --> 01:37:31.359 to shut down weed seeds for the cool season. Weeds germinating, 1787 01:37:31.399 --> 01:37:34.920 which is not the doveweed or the grass you were 1788 01:37:34.920 --> 01:37:39.319 talking about the weed you were talking about, So carbo load, 1789 01:37:39.479 --> 01:37:42.760 get it down early October, get it watered in. I'd 1790 01:37:42.760 --> 01:37:44.520 put about a half inch of water on it, move 1791 01:37:44.560 --> 01:37:46.760 it down into the soil where it can do its work. Now, 1792 01:37:46.800 --> 01:37:49.159 as far as those others, they're going to be burning 1793 01:37:49.199 --> 01:37:52.560 back with the coal weather and going away till next spring. 1794 01:37:52.600 --> 01:37:56.520 They'll be back again. The celsius will work on the doveweed, 1795 01:37:56.680 --> 01:37:59.399 and I would try it on the other one. I 1796 01:37:59.479 --> 01:38:03.359 don't I don't know exactly which plant you're talking about. 1797 01:38:03.359 --> 01:38:08.000 When you say jew grass. I think maybe it's basket 1798 01:38:08.079 --> 01:38:10.960 grass that you're seeing, but I'm not real sure. 1799 01:38:11.920 --> 01:38:15.399 Well, it's kind of crazy. It's a small little one 1800 01:38:16.760 --> 01:38:21.079 whenever I was told originally Sam bamboo grass, but I've 1801 01:38:21.159 --> 01:38:24.039 never heard that, and I can't confirm it either. 1802 01:38:25.159 --> 01:38:27.119 Yeah, let's do this so we get you a real 1803 01:38:27.199 --> 01:38:29.079 good answer. If you I'm going to put you on 1804 01:38:29.159 --> 01:38:31.279 hold here and if you will send me a picture, 1805 01:38:31.720 --> 01:38:35.279 send me a picture, and I'll be happy to take 1806 01:38:35.319 --> 01:38:38.159 a look at it and get a good accurate analysis 1807 01:38:38.159 --> 01:38:40.399 and tell you what to do for it. Okay, for 1808 01:38:40.520 --> 01:38:44.640 that one that we haven't determined what it is, Okay, Okay, great, 1809 01:38:45.239 --> 01:38:47.520 all right, Sarah, Hey, thanks for the call. Good luck 1810 01:38:47.560 --> 01:38:49.279 with you getting ahead of this. But I look forward. 1811 01:38:49.399 --> 01:38:51.159 I'm putting you on host, so don't go away. Chris 1812 01:38:51.199 --> 01:38:54.359 is gonna come give you an email. Okay, send me 1813 01:38:54.439 --> 01:38:59.800 good pictures and sharp focus, sharp focus, all right, that's important. Listen, 1814 01:39:00.039 --> 01:39:02.000 you've heard me talk about quality home products. That is 1815 01:39:02.039 --> 01:39:06.039 the place you get your generic generators. Quality Home, though 1816 01:39:06.640 --> 01:39:09.079 they have a number of different products and services they offer, 1817 01:39:09.119 --> 01:39:11.800 and right now they are hiring with Quality Home. You 1818 01:39:11.840 --> 01:39:13.640 don't you know, when you hire them to come put 1819 01:39:13.680 --> 01:39:18.920 in a generic generator, the automatic standby generators, they don't 1820 01:39:19.000 --> 01:39:23.680 go out, and you know, hire electricians or plumbers as secondary, 1821 01:39:23.880 --> 01:39:26.079 you know, servicemen to come in. They have their own 1822 01:39:26.239 --> 01:39:28.319 in house, which is which is one of the reasons 1823 01:39:28.359 --> 01:39:32.000 I like Quality Home. They're hiring license electricians and plumbers. 1824 01:39:32.720 --> 01:39:36.560 And so if you take pride in you know, making 1825 01:39:36.600 --> 01:39:39.720 sure you have a beautiful place and everything works and stuff, 1826 01:39:40.199 --> 01:39:42.880 you need a company like Quality Home that comes in 1827 01:39:42.920 --> 01:39:46.279 and does things right. And if you're interested in working 1828 01:39:46.279 --> 01:39:49.399 for them, they're an outstanding employer. They have competitive pay, 1829 01:39:49.800 --> 01:39:54.359 Comprehensive medical dental vision coverage or tarmament plans paid holidays 1830 01:39:54.359 --> 01:39:57.239 and times off training programs, and there's of course the 1831 01:39:57.279 --> 01:39:59.600 opportunity for curer growth. I've talked to a number of 1832 01:39:59.600 --> 01:40:03.279 people Quality Home talking about their products, but in everyone 1833 01:40:03.560 --> 01:40:07.039 I hear that they are really happy and excited about 1834 01:40:07.079 --> 01:40:10.279 working there. It's that kind of environment. And you can 1835 01:40:10.319 --> 01:40:15.159 go to apply online at QUALITYTX dot com Quality tx 1836 01:40:15.720 --> 01:40:20.000 dot com. Licensed electricians and plumbers. You need to check 1837 01:40:20.039 --> 01:40:22.439 this out. All right, I'm gonna have to take a break. 1838 01:40:22.439 --> 01:40:24.840 When I come back, Judy, you will be our first stop. 1839 01:40:25.640 --> 01:40:27.479 Welcome back to guarden Line. Good to have you with 1840 01:40:27.560 --> 01:40:31.640 us today. I always, I always enjoy visiting with gardeners, 1841 01:40:31.680 --> 01:40:35.560 and boy, we we try to do that here every 1842 01:40:35.600 --> 01:40:38.319 Saturday and Sunday from six to ten here on Guardline. 1843 01:40:38.479 --> 01:40:41.159 You know, Ace Hardware stores are all over the greater 1844 01:40:41.239 --> 01:40:43.880 Houston area, and I was just at a new one 1845 01:40:43.920 --> 01:40:48.039 out there in Wharton, Texas yesterday. Ace Hardware has every 1846 01:40:48.039 --> 01:40:51.039 fertilizer I talk about on Guardenline. They've got the pest control, 1847 01:40:51.119 --> 01:40:54.600 disease control, weed control we talk about. They have everything 1848 01:40:55.000 --> 01:40:58.239 you need to have a beautiful, bountiful garden and landscape. 1849 01:40:58.279 --> 01:41:00.359 It's as simple as that. And they all also have 1850 01:41:00.439 --> 01:41:04.000 things you need to make that outdoor living area even better, 1851 01:41:04.439 --> 01:41:07.640 such as quality barbecue pits like Big Green Egg and 1852 01:41:07.720 --> 01:41:11.520 Treyger and oh gosh, Weber Grill. I've got a Weber myself. 1853 01:41:12.119 --> 01:41:14.960 Those are awesome. They got the strings of lights and 1854 01:41:15.039 --> 01:41:19.119 all the things for the decorations for the holidays, for 1855 01:41:18.840 --> 01:41:22.720 the fall season. Ace is a place. It's as simple 1856 01:41:22.760 --> 01:41:25.520 as that. Go to ACE Hardware stores forty of them. 1857 01:41:25.560 --> 01:41:27.159 If you don't know where the one near you is, 1858 01:41:27.239 --> 01:41:30.039 go to Acehardware dot Com. Look at the store locator 1859 01:41:30.439 --> 01:41:32.239 and they're going to have it. And when you're in there, 1860 01:41:32.239 --> 01:41:33.920 if you got fire ants, by the way, this is 1861 01:41:33.960 --> 01:41:37.279 your warning. It's the season. Get it done. Football season 1862 01:41:37.359 --> 01:41:39.840 means we tackle fire ants in the fall with a 1863 01:41:39.880 --> 01:41:42.079 good bait. That is the best way to get ahead 1864 01:41:42.079 --> 01:41:45.880 of those little boogers. And Ace has got it. They've 1865 01:41:45.880 --> 01:41:48.079 got the baits that you need. We're going to head 1866 01:41:48.079 --> 01:41:50.159 out now on the phones and we're going to go 1867 01:41:50.279 --> 01:41:54.520 to NATA Texas and talk to Judy. Hello, Judy, Welcome 1868 01:41:54.560 --> 01:41:55.119 to Gardenline. 1869 01:41:55.840 --> 01:41:59.880 Good morning. It was good senior yesterday. Good morning. 1870 01:42:00.119 --> 01:42:04.239 Oh you're out there Wharton Feed, Yes, you're right at Warton. 1871 01:42:04.000 --> 01:42:09.800 Feed right, good, good, can I help today? Okay, well, 1872 01:42:09.800 --> 01:42:14.079 thank you. I had showed you a picture that I 1873 01:42:14.119 --> 01:42:15.920 took of my peaches with. 1874 01:42:16.039 --> 01:42:18.399 The brown You called it a brown rot there, and 1875 01:42:18.439 --> 01:42:20.479 you were going to help me figure out what to. 1876 01:42:20.359 --> 01:42:23.760 Do with that, Yes, you bet. And here here's I 1877 01:42:24.159 --> 01:42:26.039 wanted to check and make sure I had the latest 1878 01:42:26.039 --> 01:42:28.920 products and the stuff available, and I did. Uh. So, 1879 01:42:29.479 --> 01:42:33.039 peach brown rot. It can occur at bloom time, and 1880 01:42:33.119 --> 01:42:35.279 you never have the bloom never makes a peach because 1881 01:42:35.279 --> 01:42:37.880 the bloom rots. It can occur on green peaches bits 1882 01:42:38.039 --> 01:42:41.279 especially bad. As those peaches reach harvest, they get real 1883 01:42:41.399 --> 01:42:44.279 sweet and sugary and the brown rot hit some. If 1884 01:42:44.279 --> 01:42:47.880 it's wet conditions, brown rot is going to be especially bad. 1885 01:42:48.159 --> 01:42:49.680 And so when you get a little bit of rain 1886 01:42:49.920 --> 01:42:53.000 closer to harvest, that makes it even worse. There are 1887 01:42:53.039 --> 01:42:55.239 a couple of products out there. One's called cap tan 1888 01:42:55.600 --> 01:42:59.640 c A p T A N. Now. I know Bonney 1889 01:42:59.800 --> 01:43:02.560 makes a Captain. I know high Yield makes a Captain. 1890 01:43:02.640 --> 01:43:05.600 There may be some others, but that works. Uh. Then 1891 01:43:05.640 --> 01:43:10.199 there's a product called and the ingredient is pro piccanazole, 1892 01:43:10.279 --> 01:43:12.479 and I'm gonna spell that out for you. It's p 1893 01:43:12.720 --> 01:43:13.000 R O. 1894 01:43:14.479 --> 01:43:15.359 P I c. 1895 01:43:16.920 --> 01:43:23.640 O n A z O l E pro pig con 1896 01:43:23.960 --> 01:43:29.199 A zol Bone Eye makes a product called Infuse Systemic 1897 01:43:29.239 --> 01:43:32.600 Disease Control that has pro pacanazole. There are many other 1898 01:43:32.640 --> 01:43:34.680 products that have it, but not all of them are 1899 01:43:34.840 --> 01:43:38.720 labeled for peaches, but those are ones that you could use. 1900 01:43:40.279 --> 01:43:44.920 And then any anything label for peaches with miclobutan nil 1901 01:43:45.079 --> 01:43:47.359 would work too, and I'm gonna spell that one out. 1902 01:43:47.399 --> 01:43:49.920 Sorry for this. This is why I make online publications 1903 01:43:49.920 --> 01:43:53.560 so we don't have to do m y c l 1904 01:43:53.640 --> 01:43:59.640 O b U t A n I L my clo 1905 01:44:00.159 --> 01:44:05.399 beew ten Ill and Monterey has one called fungjamac Spectra 1906 01:44:05.520 --> 01:44:09.159 side has immunoc spectra side emmunox. Those are all things 1907 01:44:09.159 --> 01:44:12.479 that will control brown rot on peaches. But you want 1908 01:44:12.479 --> 01:44:15.239 to start spraying. You can spray them at the end 1909 01:44:15.279 --> 01:44:18.159 of bloom a little bit and for a little bit later. 1910 01:44:18.399 --> 01:44:20.359 You're going to need to spray about every ten to 1911 01:44:20.399 --> 01:44:23.840 fourteen days, and when we go into wet weather following 1912 01:44:23.840 --> 01:44:26.399 a rain, give them a spray. And especially as we 1913 01:44:26.479 --> 01:44:29.720 approach harvest, some people don't spray until the peaches are 1914 01:44:29.720 --> 01:44:32.600 getting close to full size, and then they begin their 1915 01:44:32.640 --> 01:44:37.279 spray about every seven days going up to the harvest 1916 01:44:37.319 --> 01:44:41.199 period to prevent that disease. The other thing you need 1917 01:44:41.279 --> 01:44:45.600 to know for sure on that disease judy is anytime 1918 01:44:45.600 --> 01:44:47.520 you see fallen peaches, pick them up and get rid 1919 01:44:47.560 --> 01:44:49.319 of them, Bury them, put them in the trash, get 1920 01:44:49.359 --> 01:44:51.960 them out of there. Anytime you see a peach dried 1921 01:44:52.039 --> 01:44:55.359 on the branch, snip that whole branch off, that little 1922 01:44:55.399 --> 01:44:57.800 section of branch that holds the peach and throw the 1923 01:44:57.800 --> 01:45:01.399 whole thing away and get that those brown rots spores 1924 01:45:01.439 --> 01:45:05.199 out of there, because we call those mummies and in 1925 01:45:05.279 --> 01:45:08.359 the spring, when rain drops hit those mummies, those spores 1926 01:45:08.359 --> 01:45:10.920 splash everywhere in Your next crop is going to be 1927 01:45:11.000 --> 01:45:12.880 really hit harder than it was last year. 1928 01:45:13.680 --> 01:45:17.239 Oh okay, okay, so I spray that sanitition. 1929 01:45:18.319 --> 01:45:21.680 Okay, you can do it at the end of bloom. 1930 01:45:20.760 --> 01:45:23.039 Uh yeah, pretend. 1931 01:45:23.159 --> 01:45:27.239 Yeah. Brown ride is an ongoing problem un to fourteen. Yeah, 1932 01:45:27.279 --> 01:45:29.920 and especially as we get a little bit closer to harvest. 1933 01:45:29.920 --> 01:45:33.640 Don't wait until they're they're harvestable. You gotta start earlier. 1934 01:45:33.640 --> 01:45:36.520 But as those speeches get them off close to full size, 1935 01:45:36.800 --> 01:45:39.359 that's the most important time to do your spraying. So 1936 01:45:39.560 --> 01:45:41.359 you don't have to start at the end of bloom. 1937 01:45:41.399 --> 01:45:44.199 But if it's a bad year and you have it 1938 01:45:44.239 --> 01:45:47.039 every year, I would start it end of bloom. But 1939 01:45:47.359 --> 01:45:48.920 other than that, i'd start you know. 1940 01:45:49.359 --> 01:45:52.439 Yeah, once I treat this safe for this coming up 1941 01:45:53.039 --> 01:45:56.239 year harvest season, will I have it again? Or will 1942 01:45:56.239 --> 01:45:59.079 I slowly you know, not have this problem. 1943 01:45:59.439 --> 01:46:03.680 No, it'll likely be that. But it's a very very 1944 01:46:03.720 --> 01:46:08.479 weather related, very weather related. So your sanitation reduces it. 1945 01:46:08.840 --> 01:46:13.880 Having good weather reduces it. But still the diseases out 1946 01:46:13.920 --> 01:46:17.000 there in nature. And it loves peaches. 1947 01:46:17.319 --> 01:46:20.720 Okay, okay, and none of these these products, these products 1948 01:46:20.720 --> 01:46:24.199 don't affect eating them, you know, it doesn't do anything 1949 01:46:24.199 --> 01:46:24.840 to the peaches. 1950 01:46:25.479 --> 01:46:27.760 No, follow the label though, it'll say like wait seven 1951 01:46:27.880 --> 01:46:30.800 wait seven days, you know, before harvest, or it'll say 1952 01:46:30.840 --> 01:46:33.239 something like I just read the label. That's that's the one. 1953 01:46:33.239 --> 01:46:34.720 And then wash it when you bring it in if 1954 01:46:34.760 --> 01:46:37.239 you want to do that. All right, all right, thank. 1955 01:46:37.159 --> 01:46:39.279 You, thank you, Thanks for all your great info. 1956 01:46:40.840 --> 01:46:43.319 All right, thank you, appreciate, appreciate very much your call. 1957 01:46:44.119 --> 01:46:47.439 You know, Nitropos has their three step program. What is 1958 01:46:47.479 --> 01:46:51.199 the Nitropas three step Well, it's a fall special fertilizer 1959 01:46:51.319 --> 01:46:53.000 that's step one. By the way, we gave these the 1960 01:46:53.079 --> 01:46:55.560 way down there weren't at the Ace Hardware store. Nitopos 1961 01:46:55.600 --> 01:46:58.840 provided fall special We also gave away some barricade Step 1962 01:46:58.880 --> 01:47:02.439 two for prove hing winter weeds, and then Nitrofoss turf 1963 01:47:02.640 --> 01:47:07.720 Eagle fungicide for preventing brown patch and take all root 1964 01:47:07.800 --> 01:47:10.600 rot both and those are all on my schedule too. 1965 01:47:10.600 --> 01:47:12.359 You can go to guarding with Skip dot com see 1966 01:47:12.359 --> 01:47:16.119 the schedule. But remember the Nitropos three step fertilizer we'd 1967 01:47:16.239 --> 01:47:21.720 prevention and disease prevention simple as that. You can find 1968 01:47:21.760 --> 01:47:24.319 it at the Ace Hardware Sinkle Ranch. Arborgate carries it 1969 01:47:24.319 --> 01:47:27.319 out in Tomball Shades of Texas, Southeast Houston on Genoa 1970 01:47:27.359 --> 01:47:31.079 Red Bluff another place you can find Nitrofoss products. We're 1971 01:47:31.119 --> 01:47:33.960 gonna go to Stephanie now in League City. Hey, Stephanie, 1972 01:47:34.000 --> 01:47:35.279 let's sey if we can get a call in here 1973 01:47:35.279 --> 01:47:36.279 before I have to go to break. 1974 01:47:37.560 --> 01:47:41.039 Okay, I listened to you last weekend, and I have 1975 01:47:41.119 --> 01:47:44.640 a small magnolia tree and it's got the black suit 1976 01:47:45.399 --> 01:47:48.960 and I have been training it. I wiped the leaves 1977 01:47:49.000 --> 01:47:52.319 off with a diluted soap and then I treated it 1978 01:47:52.319 --> 01:47:57.279 as a fungicide folier that you were saying something about 1979 01:47:57.279 --> 01:47:59.680 a drench, so I went ahead and ordered the drench. 1980 01:48:01.000 --> 01:48:05.640 My question is, I noticed my neighbor's tree is hanging 1981 01:48:05.800 --> 01:48:10.000 over that tree and another tree, and it's full of 1982 01:48:10.039 --> 01:48:13.640 that black soot and mold or whatever not molded. 1983 01:48:15.119 --> 01:48:17.000 Is that going to kill my trees? 1984 01:48:18.520 --> 01:48:20.520 No, it shades them out. It doesn't do them any 1985 01:48:20.560 --> 01:48:23.880 good because of the shades the leaves a little bit. 1986 01:48:24.319 --> 01:48:26.520 But you know, it is possible that your tree does 1987 01:48:26.560 --> 01:48:29.439 not have a pest on it that your neighbor's tree does, 1988 01:48:29.640 --> 01:48:33.880 and that sooty, that sugary honeydew basically honeydew is the 1989 01:48:34.000 --> 01:48:37.720 nice word for bug pee. It is falling on your 1990 01:48:37.800 --> 01:48:40.840 trees causing the city mold. So it's either gonna on 1991 01:48:40.920 --> 01:48:45.079 a magnolia. Probably scale is the cause, so you may 1992 01:48:45.159 --> 01:48:49.600 just look around for scales on the magnolia. But it 1993 01:48:49.640 --> 01:48:51.840 could be that it's your neighbors that's doing that, and 1994 01:48:51.880 --> 01:48:53.800 in which case you're just kind of left with trying 1995 01:48:53.840 --> 01:48:55.960 to blast off with some soapy water over now and 1996 01:48:56.000 --> 01:49:00.960 then those those leaves to get the soot off. Tell 1997 01:49:00.960 --> 01:49:03.600 your neighbor to listen to garden Line and we'll tell 1998 01:49:03.640 --> 01:49:04.560 them to put us system. 1999 01:49:05.279 --> 01:49:07.760 They just moved in and it's a rental and they're 2000 01:49:08.840 --> 01:49:12.199 so I'm going to have those trees trimmed because the 2001 01:49:12.239 --> 01:49:15.760 problem is that tree is touching my larger tree. But 2002 01:49:15.960 --> 01:49:18.800 the leaves are just falling off and they're black, like 2003 01:49:18.880 --> 01:49:20.159 they're black and they're falling. 2004 01:49:20.199 --> 01:49:21.439 I'm strownd dying. 2005 01:49:21.640 --> 01:49:23.520 Yep, I understand. 2006 01:49:24.079 --> 01:49:28.680 Okay, trench still. 2007 01:49:27.159 --> 01:49:30.119 Uh, since you bought it, go ahead and use it. 2008 01:49:30.279 --> 01:49:32.880 But uh, you know I can't. I don't have a 2009 01:49:32.880 --> 01:49:34.760 crystal ball to know whether you have the insects on 2010 01:49:34.800 --> 01:49:37.760 your true or not. But if you don't see anything, 2011 01:49:37.800 --> 01:49:40.239 you may you may just wait. But anyway, that would 2012 01:49:40.239 --> 01:49:42.399 be my suggestion. Hey, I'm sorry I got to run 2013 01:49:42.399 --> 01:49:44.119 to a break, but that's a lot for your call. 2014 01:49:44.199 --> 01:49:47.840 Thank you, good luck, bye bye. I'll be right back. Folks, 2015 01:49:48.279 --> 01:49:50.760 you are listening in today. We are here to help 2016 01:49:50.800 --> 01:49:53.520 you have success with what you grow. You know, ana 2017 01:49:53.640 --> 01:49:56.840 plants and produce up in Montgomery. It's the same thing there. 2018 01:49:57.239 --> 01:49:59.439 They always have a good supply of all kinds of plants. 2019 01:49:59.439 --> 01:50:01.760 They always have really cool landscape link too. If you're 2020 01:50:01.800 --> 01:50:04.359 looking for things like it's going to get chili here soon. 2021 01:50:04.399 --> 01:50:07.119 How about an outside chimney for the patio, or some 2022 01:50:07.159 --> 01:50:09.880 sort of an iron work for a trellis or something 2023 01:50:09.960 --> 01:50:13.439 like that in your garden. Certainly for plants, they carry 2024 01:50:13.439 --> 01:50:15.800 every fertilizer I talk about it. A and A Plants 2025 01:50:15.800 --> 01:50:20.479 and Produce Ana is located on the east side of Montgomery. 2026 01:50:22.039 --> 01:50:24.760 That is Highway one oh five and you've driven past 2027 01:50:24.760 --> 01:50:28.359 it a million times if you've been between Conroe and Montgomery. Again, 2028 01:50:28.680 --> 01:50:32.159 all of those quality products are available there at A 2029 01:50:32.279 --> 01:50:34.760 and A Plants and Produce, along with some really cool 2030 01:50:34.760 --> 01:50:38.680 plants and other things like decorations for this holiday season. 2031 01:50:39.319 --> 01:50:41.279 Let's head out now to sugar Land. We're going to 2032 01:50:41.319 --> 01:50:43.479 talk to Dean. Hey, Dean, welcome to garden. 2033 01:50:43.199 --> 01:50:50.239 Line, a long time listener, first down caller, got some 2034 01:50:50.680 --> 01:50:55.439 welcome thank you. So we got some roots running in 2035 01:50:55.479 --> 01:51:00.680 the ground in the lawn and sprouting needles, nails when 2036 01:51:00.720 --> 01:51:03.479 you walk on them. You have food trees around like 2037 01:51:03.720 --> 01:51:05.199 big parsimuen. 2038 01:51:06.399 --> 01:51:06.680 Peach. 2039 01:51:08.279 --> 01:51:10.720 No big trees, but the neighbors have some big trees. 2040 01:51:11.039 --> 01:51:13.359 I'm just curious how to get rid of that because 2041 01:51:13.399 --> 01:51:14.600 it's hard to walk on. 2042 01:51:14.680 --> 01:51:15.840 And mo. 2043 01:51:17.840 --> 01:51:20.800 I'm not I'm not picturing what you're talking about so 2044 01:51:20.920 --> 01:51:24.439 you're stepping on things that's not the lawn that's coming up, 2045 01:51:24.479 --> 01:51:27.399 that's real pointed right right. 2046 01:51:27.479 --> 01:51:30.039 Yes, It's like I feel like, you know, roots are 2047 01:51:30.079 --> 01:51:34.640 running under on the ground and running across with nubs 2048 01:51:34.760 --> 01:51:40.079 or needles coming out, and they're pretty hard because they 2049 01:51:40.079 --> 01:51:42.760 feel like nails when you walk on barefoot on the 2050 01:51:42.880 --> 01:51:47.199 you know, on the lawn and also in the food 2051 01:51:47.239 --> 01:51:50.920 trees and so forth. But I'm just curious what would 2052 01:51:50.960 --> 01:51:52.640 cause that. I mean, I don't think the food trees 2053 01:51:52.680 --> 01:51:54.840 would would have root systems like that. 2054 01:51:56.479 --> 01:52:00.199 The only thing that is coming to my mind, and 2055 01:52:00.239 --> 01:52:03.920 it would be little sprouts of little tree ceilings, like 2056 01:52:03.960 --> 01:52:06.039 you know, oak seedlings coming up or something out of 2057 01:52:06.039 --> 01:52:08.960 the ground. They would have a stiff little trunk like that. 2058 01:52:09.000 --> 01:52:14.199 But I don't you know what, Dean, I nothing is 2059 01:52:14.279 --> 01:52:16.720 ringing a bell right now on that other than like 2060 01:52:16.760 --> 01:52:19.920 little oak seedlings or something coming up. Could I get 2061 01:52:19.960 --> 01:52:22.159 you to take a picture of that and send it 2062 01:52:22.199 --> 01:52:24.439 to me up close? I can, you know, put your 2063 01:52:24.479 --> 01:52:27.880 hand on fingers on one saying this is it, show 2064 01:52:27.920 --> 01:52:29.880 me the lawn area a little bit further back, and 2065 01:52:29.960 --> 01:52:32.279 then get in real close, make sure they're in sharp focus, 2066 01:52:32.439 --> 01:52:35.640 and let me take a look, not ringing a bell. 2067 01:52:35.680 --> 01:52:40.279 If you pull on them, did they come out? Yes? 2068 01:52:41.960 --> 01:52:42.279 Yes? 2069 01:52:42.359 --> 01:52:47.880 Okay, also, well pull on, pull on a few, pull 2070 01:52:47.920 --> 01:52:50.039 them out and set them on a flat surface like 2071 01:52:50.079 --> 01:52:53.000 a table, and take a picture of that too. I'm 2072 01:52:53.000 --> 01:52:54.560 gonna put your on hold and we'll get to the 2073 01:52:54.560 --> 01:52:57.119 bottom of this. Just send me those good quality photos 2074 01:52:57.600 --> 01:52:59.840 by email. Crystal, get on and give you an email 2075 01:52:59.840 --> 01:53:01.840 for that. Thank you, sir. I appreciate that call. Look 2076 01:53:01.880 --> 01:53:05.920 forward to solving this mystery. Let's see, we're gonna what 2077 01:53:06.039 --> 01:53:07.720 time we got here. Okay, we're going to go to 2078 01:53:07.920 --> 01:53:12.000 Paul and Laporte. Hey Paul, welcome to Guarden Line. Good morning, sir. 2079 01:53:12.039 --> 01:53:13.039 How are you doing today? 2080 01:53:14.079 --> 01:53:16.239 I'm well today, I'm well. How can we help you? 2081 01:53:17.199 --> 01:53:20.119 Well, I've got a limit a lime tree I believe 2082 01:53:20.319 --> 01:53:23.720 in my back. If it has spikes on it, it's 2083 01:53:23.760 --> 01:53:29.079 a line I heard and it was about four foot 2084 01:53:29.079 --> 01:53:31.399 tall when I moved in four years ago. Now it's 2085 01:53:31.439 --> 01:53:34.760 about eight foot. But I need to trim it real good. 2086 01:53:34.840 --> 01:53:36.760 When is a good time to do that? 2087 01:53:38.760 --> 01:53:38.920 Uh? 2088 01:53:40.680 --> 01:53:43.399 I would wait until spring. You do not want your 2089 01:53:43.479 --> 01:53:47.279 tree to put on growth going into cold weather, because 2090 01:53:47.319 --> 01:53:51.760 it'll just be more cold susceptible than normal. So if 2091 01:53:51.800 --> 01:53:53.439 you need to trim it, if you're going to bring 2092 01:53:53.439 --> 01:53:56.520 it in like the greenhouse or garage or something over winter, 2093 01:53:57.199 --> 01:54:00.319 you can so that it's easier to get in the garage. Okay, 2094 01:54:00.439 --> 01:54:03.880 then I would wait until spring. Okay, it's the same 2095 01:54:03.960 --> 01:54:11.159 with roses. Planning roses. Yeah, roses we will do kind 2096 01:54:11.199 --> 01:54:13.199 of in February at the end of winter. We don't 2097 01:54:13.239 --> 01:54:17.720 wait until spring because roses are cold hearty, unlike etceterus, 2098 01:54:17.800 --> 01:54:18.560 being a little iffy. 2099 01:54:18.640 --> 01:54:20.920 Especially, I'm going to get my rose. I'm getting my 2100 01:54:21.039 --> 01:54:24.119 rose garden going today. So I was wondering when it's 2101 01:54:24.119 --> 01:54:25.720 a good time to buy and plant. 2102 01:54:25.920 --> 01:54:29.000 So with roses, Oh, there now is the time to 2103 01:54:29.039 --> 01:54:32.600 buy and plant. So is February that if you will 2104 01:54:32.600 --> 01:54:35.119 buy and plant your roses this fall. Number one, there's 2105 01:54:35.119 --> 01:54:37.560 some sales on around at some of our garden centers, 2106 01:54:38.000 --> 01:54:42.159 and if you buy them this fall, you will have 2107 01:54:42.199 --> 01:54:45.119 a head start on something that you waited until a 2108 01:54:45.159 --> 01:54:50.399 spring to plant. And if you're going to oh, all 2109 01:54:50.479 --> 01:54:53.159 kinds of places have roses a year down in the 2110 01:54:53.239 --> 01:54:55.479 La Port area. I think you got some garden centers 2111 01:54:55.479 --> 01:54:57.800 down in your area there you might I don't know 2112 01:54:57.880 --> 01:55:01.600 if up in Seabrook, you know at Moss they have those. 2113 01:55:02.079 --> 01:55:05.520 I would call uh, I would call Jorges Place over 2114 01:55:06.039 --> 01:55:08.960 Jorges Hidden Gardens. That's over in Alvin. I don't know 2115 01:55:08.960 --> 01:55:12.880 if you've ever been over there. Oh, yes, he also 2116 01:55:13.159 --> 01:55:17.079 he also carries roses. I'll give you a phone number 2117 01:55:17.079 --> 01:55:22.279 for him. Just let me get to my head. Uh, well, 2118 01:55:22.399 --> 01:55:26.239 I don't have the phone here. He is on Elizabeth 2119 01:55:26.319 --> 01:55:31.319 Road in Alvin, and I had just a second. Yeah, 2120 01:55:31.439 --> 01:55:34.399 I'm gonna I'm gonna get it for him. But anyway, 2121 01:55:34.640 --> 01:55:37.600 he I know has gotten some roses in uh and 2122 01:55:37.720 --> 01:55:40.119 should have those as well. So that would be another 2123 01:55:40.520 --> 01:55:43.399 another place that you might want to uh, you might 2124 01:55:43.479 --> 01:55:46.239 want to check when you're doing a rose searching. But 2125 01:55:46.359 --> 01:55:51.119 fall fall is the best time, absolutely, absolutely the best time. 2126 01:55:51.840 --> 01:55:54.000 All right, I appreciate your time today, sir. 2127 01:55:55.439 --> 01:55:59.640 All right, very much, Yes, sir, you as well take care. 2128 01:56:00.760 --> 01:56:03.920 All right, folks, there we go. Let's see what are 2129 01:56:03.920 --> 01:56:06.239 we doing here in time wise? Oh my gosh, we're 2130 01:56:06.279 --> 01:56:07.840 a run out of time. We don't have time for 2131 01:56:07.840 --> 01:56:09.399 another call. So I'm won't tell you about a couple 2132 01:56:09.399 --> 01:56:12.479 of things. First of all, when you're over at Jorges 2133 01:56:12.920 --> 01:56:16.199 you ought to grab his three sixty tree stabilizer has 2134 01:56:16.239 --> 01:56:18.239 a lot of trees for sale too, by the way, 2135 01:56:18.960 --> 01:56:23.720 but those three sixty tree stabilizers are excellent for new plants. 2136 01:56:23.760 --> 01:56:25.520 You're putting in a tree, you're putting in a multi 2137 01:56:25.520 --> 01:56:29.520 trunk crape myrtle or regular trees or whatever. They work. 2138 01:56:29.720 --> 01:56:34.640 They hold the plant strongly. They're very strong, but they 2139 01:56:34.640 --> 01:56:37.199 have a loose strap on the end and you want 2140 01:56:37.319 --> 01:56:41.439 your staked trees to move just a little. That movement 2141 01:56:41.560 --> 01:56:45.640 helps strengthen the trunk and it's important in thirty sixties 2142 01:56:45.760 --> 01:56:48.000 designed for that. You're going to find them not only 2143 01:56:48.039 --> 01:56:50.359 at Jorges Hidden Gardens down in Alven. You're gonna find 2144 01:56:50.399 --> 01:56:53.640 them a Southwest Fertilizer Bisonett and Renwick up in Tombauld 2145 01:56:53.640 --> 01:56:56.920 at Arborgate on two forty nine plants for all seasons 2146 01:56:57.199 --> 01:57:00.640 down on the Heights Leven Street if you can Nursery 2147 01:57:00.960 --> 01:57:03.079 and where two forty nine comes into belt wag eight 2148 01:57:03.279 --> 01:57:11.840 r CW Nursery carries the three sixty tree stabilizers as well. Wow, 2149 01:57:12.079 --> 01:57:14.439 that was fast. We got one hour left folks today. 2150 01:57:14.479 --> 01:57:17.560 I want to remind you next Saturday, October fifth, from 2151 01:57:17.720 --> 01:57:21.720 ten to three is the Fall Fest at Buchanan's Plants, 2152 01:57:21.800 --> 01:57:26.159 and it is awesome. Buchanans puts on such a really 2153 01:57:26.279 --> 01:57:29.640 really cool party for Fallfest. They are going to have 2154 01:57:29.760 --> 01:57:33.399 all kinds of things like Halloween mass crafting and pumpkin 2155 01:57:33.479 --> 01:57:36.479 painting and color stations, hay rides and more. That's for 2156 01:57:36.520 --> 01:57:40.159 the kids game. Oh Aisha mentioned pumpkin ring toss, bean 2157 01:57:40.239 --> 01:57:41.119 bag toss, cavenger. 2158 01:57:41.159 --> 01:57:41.319 Huh. 2159 01:57:41.560 --> 01:57:44.039 For the adults, we got a band called Yo Pond. 2160 01:57:44.199 --> 01:57:46.920 Of course we do it Southeast Texas. And they're going 2161 01:57:47.000 --> 01:57:50.359 to have all kinds of coffee, food, beer, wine, all 2162 01:57:50.479 --> 01:57:52.600 kinds of cool stuff. It's a good It's always a 2163 01:57:52.600 --> 01:57:54.920 good time to go to Buchini's. But this is a shindig. 2164 01:57:55.000 --> 01:57:58.079 And guess what I'll be there from twelve to two, 2165 01:57:58.279 --> 01:58:01.479 twelve to two next Saturday, Buchanan splans. We're gonna give 2166 01:58:01.520 --> 01:58:04.760 away one hundred dollars gift card, some bags of Microlife 2167 01:58:05.279 --> 01:58:07.319 brown patch as well. Hope you can make it. 2168 01:58:09.800 --> 01:58:13.800 It's scared Rickard, It's shoes, the crazy. 2169 01:58:16.159 --> 01:58:16.399 Gas. 2170 01:58:19.640 --> 01:58:29.760 Just watch him as world, Many teas the sea, Batasy by. 2171 01:58:31.239 --> 01:58:36.159 Gables, not a. 2172 01:58:36.399 --> 01:58:43.199 Sign gass salmon. 2173 01:58:43.600 --> 01:58:48.560 All right, folks, we are back. Welcome to garden Line, 2174 01:58:48.680 --> 01:58:51.840 last hour a garden line this weekend. Looking forward to 2175 01:58:51.960 --> 01:58:54.600 talking to you on the phone with your gardening questions 2176 01:58:54.640 --> 01:58:58.239 at seven one three two one two k t r H. 2177 01:58:58.399 --> 01:59:01.279 Seven one three two one two k t r H. 2178 01:59:02.479 --> 01:59:06.520 You know, Microlife has a number of fertilizers, all of 2179 01:59:06.600 --> 01:59:11.159 which are designed designed to build the soil. They're chalk 2180 01:59:11.279 --> 01:59:14.920 full of beneficial microbes. We know that's important. That is 2181 01:59:15.039 --> 01:59:18.600 important in helping plant roots to be more successful. It's 2182 01:59:18.920 --> 01:59:22.199 important and out competing the bad guys in the soil, 2183 01:59:22.279 --> 01:59:25.439 the bad microbes with good ones. In some cases just 2184 01:59:25.520 --> 01:59:28.680 flat outright attacking the bad microbes with good ones. That 2185 01:59:28.880 --> 01:59:31.920 works very well. Now, you know, this is a season 2186 01:59:31.960 --> 01:59:34.520 where we put down the Microlife brown patch. It is 2187 01:59:34.640 --> 01:59:37.920 a fertilizer that is designed for fall and with all 2188 01:59:37.960 --> 01:59:42.000 the microbes in it, it is beneficial not only the soil, 2189 01:59:42.079 --> 01:59:47.439 but also in terms of providing those plant structures protection 2190 01:59:47.880 --> 01:59:51.399 from a population of microbes that sort of out competes 2191 01:59:51.600 --> 01:59:53.359 in many cases some of the problems that we do 2192 01:59:53.479 --> 01:59:56.279 with you know, brown patch being an example, prime example 2193 01:59:56.399 --> 01:59:59.479 of diseases in the fall. I would suggest if you're 2194 01:59:59.479 --> 02:00:01.439 going to do the Microlife brown patch. Go ahead and 2195 02:00:01.600 --> 02:00:05.119 do the Microlife bio inoculant as well. That is not 2196 02:00:05.239 --> 02:00:09.600 a nutrient source. It's sixty three you're that sixty three 2197 02:00:10.439 --> 02:00:14.520 different beneficial micro organism strains. There are a lot of 2198 02:00:14.560 --> 02:00:17.600 good guys in there. The basillas subtlests. That is a 2199 02:00:17.720 --> 02:00:21.119 ten strains of that one basilla subtlest in and of itself. 2200 02:00:21.159 --> 02:00:23.960 And I'm just picking one out there, but that there's 2201 02:00:24.039 --> 02:00:27.800 even disease control products that are based on basillas subtlests 2202 02:00:27.880 --> 02:00:30.920 that you spray. Bacillis is a good micro most of 2203 02:00:31.000 --> 02:00:33.920 them are. And the soil you know BT kills caterpillars. 2204 02:00:34.079 --> 02:00:37.960 That's a basillis. Uh, the mosquito dunks we talk about, 2205 02:00:38.199 --> 02:00:41.199 that's a bacillus for mosquitoes. So there's a lot of 2206 02:00:41.279 --> 02:00:43.840 good kinds of basillis. And this one has ten different 2207 02:00:43.840 --> 02:00:48.560 strains of basillos in it. Micro micro grow bioinoculant. Put 2208 02:00:48.600 --> 02:00:52.279 out the fertilizer, come back, load up the micro grow bioinoculant. 2209 02:00:52.359 --> 02:00:55.840 It's a maroon colored bag. And do that to your 2210 02:00:55.920 --> 02:00:58.960 lawn and then water doon really good and you'll be 2211 02:00:59.039 --> 02:01:01.640 on your way to succes us from microlife Microlife for 2212 02:01:01.720 --> 02:01:05.159 Lazers dot com are available lots of different places, easy, 2213 02:01:05.239 --> 02:01:10.479 easy to find them on the market. I visiting with 2214 02:01:10.520 --> 02:01:13.359 the folks at Microlife while back, learning a lot about 2215 02:01:13.399 --> 02:01:15.239 some of the new products that they have out. You know, 2216 02:01:15.319 --> 02:01:18.079 they have so many products that staying up to date 2217 02:01:18.159 --> 02:01:20.079 on them and what they do and what they have 2218 02:01:20.279 --> 02:01:24.119 and everything. It's an ongoing process, but they really strive 2219 02:01:24.880 --> 02:01:29.640 to create array of organic options for success in your 2220 02:01:29.720 --> 02:01:34.840 garden and in your lawn, your landscape and whatnot. Antennet 2221 02:01:34.920 --> 02:01:38.479 Gardens done in Richmond is the kind of place you 2222 02:01:38.600 --> 02:01:41.720 go where you grabble a carload of friends and say, 2223 02:01:41.760 --> 02:01:43.479 come on, man, hop in, let's go, let's have a 2224 02:01:43.560 --> 02:01:48.199 good time. It is a destination garden center out there 2225 02:01:48.279 --> 02:01:51.840 in the Richmond Rosenberg area. Plenty of different kinds of 2226 02:01:51.960 --> 02:01:55.239 plants and a lots of bling for the garden. I mean, 2227 02:01:55.319 --> 02:01:57.800 they really specialize in that you want to create a 2228 02:01:57.840 --> 02:02:00.800 beautiful fall planting basket, you got there and just buy one. 2229 02:02:00.880 --> 02:02:03.239 They've got them ready to go, or you make one yourself. 2230 02:02:03.319 --> 02:02:06.079 They'll put the plants, you know, help you give you 2231 02:02:06.199 --> 02:02:08.640 suggestions on why don't you put these plants together and 2232 02:02:08.760 --> 02:02:11.039 put this in the middle of it. Typically an ornamental 2233 02:02:11.079 --> 02:02:16.079 grass for a fall planting container, a large container. They've 2234 02:02:16.119 --> 02:02:18.520 got really cool bling to stick out in the garden, 2235 02:02:18.680 --> 02:02:20.640 and they always have programs going on. You know, in 2236 02:02:20.720 --> 02:02:25.520 the fall they kick into gear with their different educational contacts, 2237 02:02:25.680 --> 02:02:29.960 educational events that are going on and in chanted gardens. 2238 02:02:30.319 --> 02:02:31.920 You just know when you go there, you're gonna get 2239 02:02:31.960 --> 02:02:35.439 good plants, you're gonna get good advice, and you're gonna 2240 02:02:35.479 --> 02:02:37.880 have fun. It's a fun place to visit. A lot 2241 02:02:37.920 --> 02:02:39.960 of times on weekends off a food truck out there 2242 02:02:40.039 --> 02:02:42.279 or something like that just adds a little bit to 2243 02:02:42.439 --> 02:02:47.079 the to the celebration. Last I think just Saturday they 2244 02:02:47.119 --> 02:02:51.800 had Andy from Medina out there doing a fall veggie seminar. 2245 02:02:51.920 --> 02:02:55.159 They've always got stuff going on out there and enchanted gardens, 2246 02:02:55.640 --> 02:02:59.399 and when it comes to holiday decoration for Halloween, Thanksgiving, 2247 02:02:59.680 --> 02:03:02.520 they are loaded up and you can really make your 2248 02:03:02.560 --> 02:03:04.479 place fun and cool. Plus you get to meet all 2249 02:03:04.520 --> 02:03:08.560 the all the unpaid staff. That would be like Cheeto 2250 02:03:08.680 --> 02:03:11.239 the cat. If you haven't met Cheeto, go meet Cheeto. 2251 02:03:11.840 --> 02:03:15.119 They've got some really cool pets all around that place. 2252 02:03:16.840 --> 02:03:19.000 You're listening to Guarden Line again our phone number seven 2253 02:03:19.039 --> 02:03:21.720 one three two one two K T R H. I'm 2254 02:03:21.720 --> 02:03:23.680 gonna go to the woodlands and now and we're going 2255 02:03:23.720 --> 02:03:26.319 to talk to Andy. Hello, Andy, welcome to garden Line. 2256 02:03:27.560 --> 02:03:33.520 Sure, a quick question for Saint Augustine grass. Looks like 2257 02:03:33.600 --> 02:03:36.199 I've got some sort of weed or maybe another type 2258 02:03:36.199 --> 02:03:38.760 of grass that's encroaching. It's starting to crowd it out. 2259 02:03:39.279 --> 02:03:44.520 It's a low broad leaf, really dense grass or weed 2260 02:03:44.640 --> 02:03:47.720 that has little white flowers on it. And I'm not 2261 02:03:47.840 --> 02:03:50.079 sure what that is and how to get rid of it. 2262 02:03:52.239 --> 02:03:55.359 White flowers if it's four petals kind of in like 2263 02:03:55.399 --> 02:03:58.640 I'm making a plus sign, that is a junior button weed. 2264 02:03:59.000 --> 02:04:03.840 And yeah, and so all those little things along the vine, 2265 02:04:04.199 --> 02:04:08.479 those are the I guess the buttons. That's the seed pods. Now, 2266 02:04:08.560 --> 02:04:10.720 you're not going to get rid of Virginia button weed 2267 02:04:10.800 --> 02:04:14.439 by hand pulling it. It breaks off. But any that 2268 02:04:14.520 --> 02:04:16.399 you do pull up with those seed pods and get 2269 02:04:16.439 --> 02:04:18.399 them out of there, well that's less seed for the 2270 02:04:18.520 --> 02:04:21.560 future for it. So if you have time and or 2271 02:04:21.600 --> 02:04:23.960 able getting it pulled up is good. But as far 2272 02:04:24.039 --> 02:04:26.640 as the spray, you want to use something called celsius. 2273 02:04:26.880 --> 02:04:31.760 It's like the temperature celsius. Okay, So celsius on it. 2274 02:04:32.319 --> 02:04:35.399 Virginia button weed is not easy to kill. You could 2275 02:04:35.439 --> 02:04:39.199 spray it now. You could also, especially it's important you're 2276 02:04:39.199 --> 02:04:41.199 going to have it next year, so go ahead when 2277 02:04:41.279 --> 02:04:44.159 you see it coming out in the spring, hit it 2278 02:04:44.239 --> 02:04:46.960 with celsius and then be ready to do that again 2279 02:04:47.159 --> 02:04:50.439 in about six weeks. Hit it again. Because sometimes you 2280 02:04:50.520 --> 02:04:52.560 knock it back and weaken it and then the second 2281 02:04:52.600 --> 02:04:55.920 one fully takes it out. But that would be the 2282 02:04:56.039 --> 02:04:58.279 approach to it. The wetter you keep the lawn, the 2283 02:04:58.399 --> 02:05:01.960 happier that weed is. So a good soaking and then 2284 02:05:02.119 --> 02:05:04.800 let it dry out. It won't make the weed go away, 2285 02:05:05.000 --> 02:05:08.239 but it'll keep it from proliferating as fast, so that 2286 02:05:08.560 --> 02:05:11.600 that's in your control aside from rainfall. 2287 02:05:12.600 --> 02:05:14.680 Is celsius something I can just get at home depot, 2288 02:05:17.039 --> 02:05:17.479 I don't know. 2289 02:05:17.840 --> 02:05:22.520 I don't know on that, okay, but it's great in 2290 02:05:22.560 --> 02:05:26.800 the woodlands, yeah, I would. What I would do is 2291 02:05:27.279 --> 02:05:29.520 I would probably look at the you know, the nearby 2292 02:05:29.600 --> 02:05:33.159 ace hardware stores that you have, and let's see, being 2293 02:05:33.239 --> 02:05:36.399 in the woodlands, if you go over to Auspa's Ace 2294 02:05:36.520 --> 02:05:40.239 on kirkandall in the woodlands, I'll bet you they I 2295 02:05:40.399 --> 02:05:44.680 bet you they have Celsius there. The other another nearby 2296 02:05:44.960 --> 02:05:48.039 is all Star Ace up on fourteen eighty eight toward 2297 02:05:48.159 --> 02:05:51.640 Magnolia direction from you. But they're going to have it. 2298 02:05:51.680 --> 02:05:54.079 And then there's some other aces nearby. I found it. 2299 02:05:54.239 --> 02:05:56.119 I was at an ace down and Wharton yesterday and 2300 02:05:56.199 --> 02:06:00.840 they had they had Celsius there, okay, right, and being 2301 02:06:00.920 --> 02:06:04.720 told well, if you were willing to hold, I'll catch 2302 02:06:04.760 --> 02:06:06.760 you right after this break. So with you on hold, 2303 02:06:06.800 --> 02:06:09.119 if you want to ask another one, just hang around, folks, 2304 02:06:09.159 --> 02:06:10.920 I'll be right back in the big middle of our 2305 02:06:11.279 --> 02:06:14.279 last hour of the week here on guarden Line. You know, 2306 02:06:14.399 --> 02:06:17.479 this summer we had those storms. They knocked down trees 2307 02:06:17.560 --> 02:06:19.840 left and right, knocked out power. It was a mess. 2308 02:06:20.279 --> 02:06:22.760 As I said before, I'm surprised there's a single tree 2309 02:06:22.840 --> 02:06:25.600 standing in Houston with the kind of damage that those 2310 02:06:25.680 --> 02:06:29.199 storms came through and did. But if you need to 2311 02:06:29.279 --> 02:06:31.560 get your trees taken care of, there's one place to go, 2312 02:06:31.680 --> 02:06:37.079 and that's affordable tree care. Martin spoon Moore. Martin spoon 2313 02:06:37.159 --> 02:06:39.520 More is an expert on tree care. He's been around 2314 02:06:39.560 --> 02:06:41.359 a long time doing it in the Houston area. He 2315 02:06:41.520 --> 02:06:44.520 knows what he's doing. Don't let people touch the trees. 2316 02:06:44.560 --> 02:06:46.600 They don't know what they're doing. Just because someone owns it. 2317 02:06:46.760 --> 02:06:48.640 Pick up in a chainsaw does not make them a 2318 02:06:48.680 --> 02:06:52.800 tree service. I call that the two jerks on a chainsaw. 2319 02:06:52.880 --> 02:06:55.920 Tree services don't do that. They can do damage that 2320 02:06:56.119 --> 02:06:58.560 is forever on your trees. Martin knows what to do, 2321 02:06:58.760 --> 02:07:02.720 and we're ending printing time October through February prime time 2322 02:07:02.800 --> 02:07:05.960 to get printing done. Martin stays busy because Martin does 2323 02:07:06.079 --> 02:07:09.279 good work, and so get on his schedule. You need 2324 02:07:09.359 --> 02:07:11.279 to call him and get on the schedule if you 2325 02:07:11.319 --> 02:07:13.479 want to get printing done, and you need to at 2326 02:07:13.560 --> 02:07:15.039 least have him come out and look at your trees. 2327 02:07:15.279 --> 02:07:17.840 He can pruning due to things like deeper feeding, checking 2328 02:07:17.880 --> 02:07:21.119 the tree's health, any kind of you know, issues that 2329 02:07:21.239 --> 02:07:24.399 might be going on with the tree. If you need 2330 02:07:24.479 --> 02:07:26.479 to do something around a tree, like put in a 2331 02:07:26.560 --> 02:07:29.600 trench or add a driveway, call Martin first to come out. 2332 02:07:29.840 --> 02:07:32.479 Let him advise you on what to do, because after 2333 02:07:32.640 --> 02:07:35.319 damage is done, it's kind of hard to turn back time. 2334 02:07:36.039 --> 02:07:38.159 Martin can do that. Here's the number you need to 2335 02:07:38.199 --> 02:07:41.600 write down seven to one three six nine twenty six 2336 02:07:41.920 --> 02:07:45.720 sixty three. I'll say that again. Seven one three six 2337 02:07:45.960 --> 02:07:49.920 nine nine two six six three. If you want to 2338 02:07:49.960 --> 02:07:54.039 go to a website afftree service dot com. When you 2339 02:07:54.159 --> 02:07:56.479 call Martin or Joe, his wife will answer the phone, 2340 02:07:57.159 --> 02:08:00.520 and if they don't, you call the wrong place. Hang 2341 02:08:00.640 --> 02:08:05.039 up in all seven month three six two six six three. 2342 02:08:05.239 --> 02:08:08.319 Get on the schedule now tell them your guardline listener 2343 02:08:08.359 --> 02:08:10.479 gets you up a little bit on the list there 2344 02:08:10.680 --> 02:08:13.399 so that you don't wait a long time. But Martin 2345 02:08:13.439 --> 02:08:16.319 stay's busy, so don't know. Let's go out to the woodlands. 2346 02:08:16.359 --> 02:08:17.399 Now we're going to talk to Andy. 2347 02:08:17.600 --> 02:08:20.119 Hello Andy, Yes, sir. 2348 02:08:21.079 --> 02:08:24.840 Quick question on groundcovers, We use lemons set them and 2349 02:08:24.960 --> 02:08:29.119 it's really a nice groundcover in the summer. Drought resistant 2350 02:08:29.119 --> 02:08:32.319 does a great job. It'll die down in the winter, 2351 02:08:33.239 --> 02:08:35.000 but when it comes back in the spring, it comes 2352 02:08:35.079 --> 02:08:38.199 back bringing with it a lot of clover. Can I 2353 02:08:38.319 --> 02:08:41.439 use a pre emergent weed killer or something that will 2354 02:08:41.920 --> 02:08:44.199 kind of take care of the clover but not damage 2355 02:08:44.239 --> 02:08:44.760 to set them. 2356 02:08:48.560 --> 02:08:48.680 Uh? 2357 02:08:50.000 --> 02:08:53.399 Well, the answer to the word can is yes. The 2358 02:08:53.920 --> 02:08:58.079 answer to the word you know, is it labeled is depends. 2359 02:08:58.159 --> 02:09:01.159 I don't. I don't think barricade has an ornamental label. 2360 02:09:01.920 --> 02:09:04.479 There is a product around I think it's called prem 2361 02:09:05.680 --> 02:09:07.640 that where you sprinkle it around in your in your 2362 02:09:07.720 --> 02:09:12.239 garden beds, your flower beds for that purpose. I generally 2363 02:09:12.279 --> 02:09:15.279 don't recommend it because flower beds get you know, mixed. 2364 02:09:15.439 --> 02:09:17.640 You you pull out plants, you put in plants, you 2365 02:09:17.760 --> 02:09:20.640 mix in compost, and you're breaking the soil surface with 2366 02:09:20.760 --> 02:09:24.119 each of those activities, and so you're the effectiveness of 2367 02:09:24.159 --> 02:09:26.560 a premergent goes away when you when you break up 2368 02:09:26.600 --> 02:09:30.319 the soil surface. But you might try that, and I 2369 02:09:30.520 --> 02:09:33.279 think it should be labeled for succulents like that. That 2370 02:09:33.319 --> 02:09:37.760 should be fine. But yes, any pre emergent would potentially 2371 02:09:38.159 --> 02:09:41.039 stop the weeds from coming up in that And clover 2372 02:09:41.239 --> 02:09:45.680 is a broad leaf weed, so it sprouts. It'll be 2373 02:09:45.760 --> 02:09:48.079 sprouting in October when we get some cold weather. So 2374 02:09:48.199 --> 02:09:51.920 follow my lawn care schedules to timing, and i'd get 2375 02:09:52.000 --> 02:09:54.279 in early October. If you're going to try a pro emergent, 2376 02:09:54.399 --> 02:09:55.640 do that in early October. 2377 02:09:56.920 --> 02:10:00.479 Okay, And I guess since the settem's already rooted, then 2378 02:10:00.680 --> 02:10:02.119 it shouldn't damage the setum. 2379 02:10:03.600 --> 02:10:07.359 That's correct. That that is it is correct, But uh, 2380 02:10:07.920 --> 02:10:10.479 the label is the law. That's the bottom line. And 2381 02:10:10.640 --> 02:10:13.760 so you know, we only have ten bazillion plants that 2382 02:10:14.000 --> 02:10:16.960 potentially could have something put around them like that, and 2383 02:10:17.079 --> 02:10:20.279 I can't know exactly each one off the top of 2384 02:10:20.359 --> 02:10:22.239 my head, but read the label to be sure. That's 2385 02:10:22.279 --> 02:10:24.640 why I think I think Prene is going to be 2386 02:10:24.720 --> 02:10:29.079 close to it for you. But there's probably some other products, 2387 02:10:29.239 --> 02:10:30.920 you know, where you get out there and shop. You 2388 02:10:31.000 --> 02:10:33.039 go to aspose ace up there in your woodlands and 2389 02:10:33.520 --> 02:10:35.399 tell them what you're looking to do and see what 2390 02:10:35.479 --> 02:10:36.479 they have on the shelf there. 2391 02:10:37.479 --> 02:10:39.000 Okay, and how did you spell that. 2392 02:10:41.239 --> 02:10:46.720 The pre the Ace hardware O her e e N yeah, 2393 02:10:47.399 --> 02:10:49.199 r e e N. 2394 02:10:50.479 --> 02:10:52.279 All right, great, all right, thank you for your. 2395 02:10:52.159 --> 02:10:55.000 Time, and that may yeah yeah, and and Andy, that 2396 02:10:55.079 --> 02:10:57.039 may not be the only one. That's just one that 2397 02:10:57.119 --> 02:10:59.520 I'm familiar with that's been on the market for a while. 2398 02:10:59.600 --> 02:11:02.680 For on them it's a thing you just carried around, 2399 02:11:02.800 --> 02:11:04.520 Shake it and that stuff comes out. 2400 02:11:04.680 --> 02:11:09.720 So yeah, all right, all right, thank you, you bet. 2401 02:11:09.600 --> 02:11:11.760 You take care of good luck with that, and thank 2402 02:11:11.800 --> 02:11:15.119 you for the call. Our phone number is seven one 2403 02:11:15.199 --> 02:11:18.920 three two one two kt RH seven one three two 2404 02:11:19.000 --> 02:11:22.119 one two k t RH. Give us a call. We'll 2405 02:11:22.159 --> 02:11:25.239 be glad to help you with your gardening. Questions. If 2406 02:11:25.239 --> 02:11:29.399 you live down in League City, League City Feed is 2407 02:11:29.439 --> 02:11:32.359 your hometown feed store. And I don't mean just League City. 2408 02:11:32.399 --> 02:11:36.399 I mean that whole area like Webster and Elkamina, Reale, Clearlake, Lamark, 2409 02:11:36.479 --> 02:11:40.279 San Leon Dickinson, that whole region down there. League City 2410 02:11:40.520 --> 02:11:43.760 Feed is your hometown feed store. They are located on 2411 02:11:44.000 --> 02:11:47.039 Highway three, just a few blocks south of Highway ninety 2412 02:11:47.119 --> 02:11:49.760 six in League City. You just from ninety six, just 2413 02:11:49.800 --> 02:11:51.840 head down Highway three a few blocks. It'll be there 2414 02:11:51.960 --> 02:11:54.479 on the left hand side. League City Feed has been 2415 02:11:54.520 --> 02:11:57.479 around for forty years and the thing that I like 2416 02:11:57.680 --> 02:12:00.640 about them is they have old time customer service like 2417 02:12:00.800 --> 02:12:03.960 you've grown to expect over the years. It's becoming rarer 2418 02:12:04.199 --> 02:12:10.039 and rarer these days. League City Feed has every fertilizer 2419 02:12:10.239 --> 02:12:11.840 that I talk about on guard line that you need 2420 02:12:11.920 --> 02:12:14.079 for your lawn and gardens. They've got pest control week 2421 02:12:14.159 --> 02:12:17.680 controlled disease control. It's easy there. I mean it's a 2422 02:12:17.720 --> 02:12:20.600 feed story. Yes, pet feeds up for your backyard chickens. 2423 02:12:20.920 --> 02:12:24.640 They carry that. But Leake City Feed is the place 2424 02:12:24.760 --> 02:12:27.920 to go. There open Monday through Saturday, nine to six, 2425 02:12:28.039 --> 02:12:30.199 so you can stop by after work. Closed on Sunday. 2426 02:12:30.239 --> 02:12:34.199 Close today but open again tomorrow Monday nine to six. 2427 02:12:34.600 --> 02:12:36.880 Good time to swing by and grab what you need 2428 02:12:37.000 --> 02:12:39.520 to have a beautiful lawn and landscape there at Leake City. 2429 02:12:39.600 --> 02:12:43.239 Feed makes it really really easy. I like the place 2430 02:12:43.319 --> 02:12:45.279 to stay open until six because that way, on the 2431 02:12:45.319 --> 02:12:47.560 way home from work you can stop in and grab 2432 02:12:48.079 --> 02:12:50.560 the things you need. Have you been to Arburgate up 2433 02:12:50.640 --> 02:12:53.920 in Tomball, Texas? If you've never been, where have you been? 2434 02:12:54.319 --> 02:12:56.520 Crawl out from under that rock and go to Arburgate. 2435 02:12:57.000 --> 02:12:59.199 Arburgate has been around a long time and they are 2436 02:12:59.239 --> 02:13:01.960 an outstanding place. I love going there. It is fun 2437 02:13:02.039 --> 02:13:04.239 you walk around. The First of all, the staff is 2438 02:13:04.319 --> 02:13:08.079 friendly and they are so knowledgeable. We collaborate a lot 2439 02:13:08.159 --> 02:13:11.399 of times staff of Arbigate and myself on various things. 2440 02:13:11.479 --> 02:13:15.159 Customers come in and ask about and do. But those 2441 02:13:15.199 --> 02:13:18.840 folks know what they're doing. I mean, they are very 2442 02:13:18.920 --> 02:13:21.079 hard to stomp with gardening questions. I can tell you 2443 02:13:21.159 --> 02:13:23.560 that because they are gardeners here who are trained and know. 2444 02:13:24.119 --> 02:13:26.560 When you're at Arburgate, pick up some of their organic 2445 02:13:26.600 --> 02:13:30.840 food Complete. That's a fertilizer for anything with roots. Organic 2446 02:13:30.960 --> 02:13:34.800 soil complete, well, it's a soil blend that also has 2447 02:13:35.319 --> 02:13:38.680 expanded shale. And then organic Compost Complete, which is a 2448 02:13:38.760 --> 02:13:42.560 compost that has expanded shale. Remember brown stuff before green stuff. 2449 02:13:42.680 --> 02:13:45.279 You do those three things and the brown stuff is done, 2450 02:13:45.640 --> 02:13:49.800 you're ready to plant. And Arborgate has a ton of plants. 2451 02:13:49.840 --> 02:13:52.800 Of course, we're entering the fall season, so there is 2452 02:13:52.920 --> 02:13:57.039 a bazillion great ideas for decorating your lawn, decorating the 2453 02:13:57.119 --> 02:14:00.680 indoors from their gift shop, decorating your flower beds out 2454 02:14:00.760 --> 02:14:03.680 there with bling Arbrogag's got you loaded up on that, 2455 02:14:04.000 --> 02:14:08.000 and of course the widest variety of plants of all types, 2456 02:14:08.359 --> 02:14:12.439 always up to date, always in season. Stop by Arburgate. 2457 02:14:12.840 --> 02:14:14.720 You can go to Arburgate dot com or just head 2458 02:14:14.760 --> 02:14:16.960 out two forty nine on twenty nine to twenty. They'll 2459 02:14:16.960 --> 02:14:19.439 be there on the left hand side. Go behind Arburgate 2460 02:14:19.520 --> 02:14:23.279 on Trishel Road for that great parking space that's now 2461 02:14:23.520 --> 02:14:26.279 out and back. That is really cool. One of the 2462 02:14:26.319 --> 02:14:30.680 best thing new things that's happened there this year. We're 2463 02:14:30.720 --> 02:14:33.720 going to go now to Cypress, Texas and talk to Rachel. Hey, Rachel, 2464 02:14:33.760 --> 02:14:35.079 welcome to Garmline. 2465 02:14:36.199 --> 02:14:37.840 Hie Skip, thanks for taking my call. 2466 02:14:38.399 --> 02:14:42.199 So my front yard the grass. 2467 02:14:43.680 --> 02:14:47.560 It's starting to brown, but it doesn't look like it's 2468 02:14:47.600 --> 02:14:48.159 brown patch. 2469 02:14:48.199 --> 02:14:51.000 It's a mix of the green grass with the brown 2470 02:14:51.119 --> 02:14:52.359 grass like straw. 2471 02:14:52.960 --> 02:14:53.199 Okay. 2472 02:14:53.239 --> 02:14:54.279 And then the soil. 2473 02:14:54.359 --> 02:14:56.800 Around that area looks kind of like it's sinning. 2474 02:14:57.039 --> 02:14:58.359 What can I do to help this? 2475 02:15:00.520 --> 02:15:02.439 The soil looks like what please? 2476 02:15:03.479 --> 02:15:05.880 The soil around it looks like it's spinning. 2477 02:15:08.439 --> 02:15:16.279 Okay, So so you're seeing the soil through the grass, yes, okay, Well, 2478 02:15:16.319 --> 02:15:18.960 it could be a lot of things. The browning of 2479 02:15:19.000 --> 02:15:21.920 the leaves is a sign is not getting water. That 2480 02:15:22.319 --> 02:15:25.279 is a sign of that. Now it could be wet soil, 2481 02:15:25.760 --> 02:15:27.800 but it doesn't have the roots to take up the water. 2482 02:15:28.000 --> 02:15:29.520 So it could be it could be a lack of 2483 02:15:29.560 --> 02:15:32.000 irrigation because we're still in the mid nineties, you know, 2484 02:15:32.159 --> 02:15:35.920 in our weather and grass is using water. It could 2485 02:15:36.000 --> 02:15:38.199 it could be a lack of a good deep soaking 2486 02:15:38.359 --> 02:15:41.039 on a on an infrequent basis. You may have a 2487 02:15:41.079 --> 02:15:44.159 shallow root system that's very prone to drying out. But 2488 02:15:44.279 --> 02:15:46.479 it also could be a disease called take all root rot, 2489 02:15:46.720 --> 02:15:51.119 take all kills grass. And if you you know, if 2490 02:15:51.119 --> 02:15:52.760 you if you have that in you need to treat 2491 02:15:52.800 --> 02:15:54.319 for it. It's on my schedule. You know, I have 2492 02:15:54.399 --> 02:15:57.880 two schedules on my website. The website is Gardening with 2493 02:15:58.399 --> 02:16:02.079 Skip dot Com, and the schedules are the lawn care schedule, 2494 02:16:02.399 --> 02:16:06.039 which is mowing, watering, fertilizing, micronutrients, that sort of thing. 2495 02:16:06.439 --> 02:16:09.520 The other one is the lawn pest Disease and Weed Management, 2496 02:16:09.640 --> 02:16:12.960 which includes the take all root rot in October November 2497 02:16:13.119 --> 02:16:16.560 or primetimes to put out treatments for take all root 2498 02:16:16.680 --> 02:16:19.560 rot if that is what is indeed causing this and 2499 02:16:19.640 --> 02:16:21.000 we've seen a lot of it this year. 2500 02:16:21.159 --> 02:16:26.000 Yeah, okay, okay, great, I will check out your website. 2501 02:16:27.319 --> 02:16:31.159 Yeah, it has the ingredients you need to see for that. Again, 2502 02:16:31.239 --> 02:16:34.200 Gardening with Skip dot Com. Rachel, thank you and hope 2503 02:16:34.239 --> 02:16:36.159 we get this under control. Feel free to call back 2504 02:16:36.159 --> 02:16:37.479 if you have any ongoing issues. 2505 02:16:37.520 --> 02:16:39.159 Okay, great, thank you? 2506 02:16:39.520 --> 02:16:43.959 All right, you bet you take care, You take care. 2507 02:16:44.040 --> 02:16:45.440 Where are we here? I got a little bit of 2508 02:16:45.440 --> 02:16:47.760 time for the next break. I usually let break sneak 2509 02:16:47.840 --> 02:16:49.520 up on me. About the time I pick up a call, 2510 02:16:49.600 --> 02:16:52.479 I realize I can't take it. We're working on that 2511 02:16:53.040 --> 02:16:57.760 operator error. Grain Pro. You need to know green Pro 2512 02:16:58.040 --> 02:17:02.360 if you live in the northwest quadrant of the Houston area. 2513 02:17:02.399 --> 02:17:04.559 We're talking I ten to I forty five. In the 2514 02:17:04.680 --> 02:17:09.000 Northwest quadrant. Green Pro they serve the area about forty 2515 02:17:09.079 --> 02:17:12.120 five miles from Montgomery. That's why I say Northwest quadrant, 2516 02:17:12.200 --> 02:17:16.879 So Conrad Willis Woodlands over to Cyprus and Spring you know, 2517 02:17:17.040 --> 02:17:19.879 over to Magnolia and Montgomery up in the north End 2518 02:17:20.000 --> 02:17:23.959 and Katie West, Houston, Central North Euston that area, that quadrant. 2519 02:17:24.639 --> 02:17:29.799 They serve it with quality lawn care services of air 2520 02:17:29.879 --> 02:17:33.239 raiding and compost top dressing. There's some of the things 2521 02:17:33.280 --> 02:17:35.920 they do, but air rating and compost top dressing that's 2522 02:17:36.000 --> 02:17:38.799 the main thing. Now there's a deal going on with 2523 02:17:38.920 --> 02:17:41.799 them right now. They will air rate your lawn for 2524 02:17:42.040 --> 02:17:47.239 free when you purchase a two yard minimum of compost 2525 02:17:47.399 --> 02:17:49.680 top dressing service. So if you I mean if you 2526 02:17:49.719 --> 02:17:51.600 need a half yard, that they're not going to errate 2527 02:17:51.680 --> 02:17:54.479 for free. But if you cover enough area where you 2528 02:17:54.559 --> 02:17:58.200 need two yards of compost and you hire them for 2529 02:17:58.239 --> 02:17:59.920 the compost stop dressing, they're going to do the air 2530 02:18:00.399 --> 02:18:03.639 for free. Now, prices start around five seventy five plus tax. 2531 02:18:03.760 --> 02:18:07.520 It is expensive to hault the expensive equipment and all 2532 02:18:07.600 --> 02:18:11.040 those bulk supplies around all over the place. But it 2533 02:18:11.200 --> 02:18:14.200 is one of the most important things you can do 2534 02:18:14.760 --> 02:18:17.399 to take a long that's struggling and have success with it. 2535 02:18:17.520 --> 02:18:20.760 Aerating helps with the compaction the compost. Top dressing falls 2536 02:18:20.799 --> 02:18:23.559 into the aeration holes and it falls in among the 2537 02:18:23.639 --> 02:18:26.520 grass runners and it just is good for the grass. 2538 02:18:26.520 --> 02:18:31.079 They use quality materials. Greenpro dot net is their website, 2539 02:18:31.239 --> 02:18:35.280 greenpro dot net And if you're looking to call them, 2540 02:18:35.600 --> 02:18:39.639 just doll two eight one three five one forty seven 2541 02:18:39.799 --> 02:18:41.520 thirty three tell them you heard about it here on 2542 02:18:41.559 --> 02:18:45.719 Guardline two eight one thirty five to one forty seven 2543 02:18:45.959 --> 02:18:48.920 thirty three. We're going to go now to Conroe and 2544 02:18:49.079 --> 02:18:51.200 talk to Bill. Hey, Bill, welcome to garden Line. 2545 02:18:52.799 --> 02:18:58.559 Hi, Skip A quick question about top dressing. Doing the 2546 02:18:58.600 --> 02:19:00.520 aeration and top dressing, I want to do that this 2547 02:19:00.680 --> 02:19:03.440 next week. But I also have some take all rocks 2548 02:19:04.440 --> 02:19:06.079 and I want to use say and I have started 2549 02:19:06.079 --> 02:19:09.520 a fungus side program for that at using your schedule. Okay, 2550 02:19:10.040 --> 02:19:13.440 to what extent does fungus side interfere with the breakdown 2551 02:19:13.520 --> 02:19:14.440 of the top dressing. 2552 02:19:16.000 --> 02:19:18.840 That is a very good question, Bill. I'm coming up 2553 02:19:18.879 --> 02:19:20.239 on a break in order to be able to really 2554 02:19:20.280 --> 02:19:22.319 answer your questions, I'm going to hold you until after 2555 02:19:22.399 --> 02:19:24.399 break if you can stick around, and we will get 2556 02:19:24.479 --> 02:19:26.959 to that. But that is an excellent, excellent question I'd 2557 02:19:27.040 --> 02:19:29.799 like to delve into with you, folks. I got to 2558 02:19:29.840 --> 02:19:31.879 take a break here. Our phone number is seven one 2559 02:19:31.959 --> 02:19:34.680 three two one two ktr H and I'll be right back. 2560 02:19:38.120 --> 02:19:39.719 If you'd like to give us a call, I feel 2561 02:19:39.719 --> 02:19:42.120 free to do so seven one three two one two 2562 02:19:42.239 --> 02:19:45.760 k TRH. Simply as that we're going to go. Now 2563 02:19:45.879 --> 02:19:50.200 back to Bill and Conro. Bill, as I recall you 2564 02:19:50.239 --> 02:19:52.760 were asking, one of your questions was if you use 2565 02:19:52.799 --> 02:19:55.799 the fungicide, does it affect the breakdown of the compost 2566 02:19:55.920 --> 02:19:57.680 you put as a top dressing. Is that correct? 2567 02:19:58.559 --> 02:20:01.840 That's right, just the main question I'm asking. 2568 02:20:02.760 --> 02:20:06.399 Yeah, funge of side skill fungus and part of the 2569 02:20:06.479 --> 02:20:10.200 decomposition to compost is fungus. Part of it is fungus, 2570 02:20:10.280 --> 02:20:13.399 part of it is bacteria actinomy seats. There's a lot 2571 02:20:13.440 --> 02:20:17.959 of things active in that. That effect would be very brief. 2572 02:20:18.559 --> 02:20:20.719 Nature is more resilient than that, and it would be 2573 02:20:20.840 --> 02:20:23.479 very brief. And to the extent of it, I couldn't 2574 02:20:23.559 --> 02:20:26.479 tell you. There are a lot of different fungi that 2575 02:20:26.600 --> 02:20:31.120 are involved in organic matter decomposition, and then there are 2576 02:20:31.159 --> 02:20:34.319 other fungi that are involved in plant disease. And so 2577 02:20:35.319 --> 02:20:38.399 the product that you would put on your lawn the 2578 02:20:38.719 --> 02:20:42.040 likelihood of it having major effects on the fungus decomposition. 2579 02:20:42.840 --> 02:20:45.040 It's iffy as to how much that would be, and 2580 02:20:45.120 --> 02:20:47.399 it would be very short lived. If you want to 2581 02:20:47.440 --> 02:20:48.879 be extra careful, you go ahead and spread it with 2582 02:20:48.959 --> 02:20:52.479 fun side and then do the compost top dressing. You 2583 02:20:52.559 --> 02:20:54.920 could do it in that order if you want, but 2584 02:20:55.639 --> 02:20:58.360 that would be my best answer that I can give 2585 02:20:58.360 --> 02:21:00.479 you to that. I'm not aware of a study that 2586 02:21:00.680 --> 02:21:04.399 was done comparing all the different possible products with all 2587 02:21:04.440 --> 02:21:08.520 the different organisms that might be part of that. Okay, 2588 02:21:08.639 --> 02:21:09.000 you had. 2589 02:21:08.879 --> 02:21:10.959 Another great I really helped a lot. 2590 02:21:11.360 --> 02:21:11.520 You know. 2591 02:21:12.600 --> 02:21:15.000 I've been using two products in the alternate every two 2592 02:21:15.040 --> 02:21:19.799 weeks for the last six weeks. Pro pa connasol a zoxystroban. 2593 02:21:20.920 --> 02:21:23.200 Is that they're good, and I think I got those 2594 02:21:23.239 --> 02:21:24.479 from your website here. 2595 02:21:24.680 --> 02:21:27.440 Yes, well, they're good. They're good. They're good products, but 2596 02:21:27.520 --> 02:21:30.280 that's really overkill. You know, you should do like a 2597 02:21:30.360 --> 02:21:33.920 oxystrobin for take all. I would do it in October 2598 02:21:33.920 --> 02:21:36.440 and i'd do it November, and that's it. In the fall. 2599 02:21:36.799 --> 02:21:40.639 Oh really okay, Yeah, propa conasol will do about the 2600 02:21:40.719 --> 02:21:44.479 thing that a oxystrobin does and cut pretty much the 2601 02:21:44.559 --> 02:21:47.879 similar diseases we're going after. So if you did one, 2602 02:21:48.000 --> 02:21:51.280 you wouldn't have to do both of them twice or 2603 02:21:51.319 --> 02:21:54.920 something like that. I think, yeah, overkill. And when you 2604 02:21:55.000 --> 02:21:57.879 start doing that, now you're looking at, you know, an 2605 02:21:57.920 --> 02:22:03.079 excessive application, and so negative effects would be increased by overdoing. 2606 02:22:04.040 --> 02:22:05.200 Oh yeah, yeah for sure. 2607 02:22:06.000 --> 02:22:07.840 Okay, all right, thanks a lot for the info. 2608 02:22:08.799 --> 02:22:09.760 You suiting me strong. 2609 02:22:09.760 --> 02:22:12.520 Good Hey, well, good luck with your lawn. I hope 2610 02:22:12.559 --> 02:22:14.239 you hope you enjoy it, and I hope you have success. 2611 02:22:14.440 --> 02:22:16.319 Thanks for reading the schedule. That's why you put them 2612 02:22:16.399 --> 02:22:20.159 up there. You have a rest of your weekend. All right, 2613 02:22:22.639 --> 02:22:25.079 let's see, we're going to go to Patterson, Texas and 2614 02:22:25.159 --> 02:22:27.680 talk to Susan. Hey, Susan, welcome to guard Line. 2615 02:22:28.520 --> 02:22:30.639 Hey, Skip, good morning, Thank you for taking my call. 2616 02:22:31.120 --> 02:22:34.959 I've purchased several of the vegio or vego wherever they 2617 02:22:35.000 --> 02:22:38.440 are garden beds that you talk about, and I have 2618 02:22:38.520 --> 02:22:42.120 a large area and I'm trying to reduce maintenance and 2619 02:22:42.159 --> 02:22:44.040 what have you, and I was thinking about right now. 2620 02:22:44.200 --> 02:22:45.639 We live kind of out in the country and so 2621 02:22:45.799 --> 02:22:49.479 it's just whatever weeds in bermuda, whatever comes up. I 2622 02:22:49.600 --> 02:22:51.959 was thinking about covering that with about three inches of 2623 02:22:52.319 --> 02:22:54.719 mulch and then putting the beds on top of that. 2624 02:22:55.120 --> 02:22:57.639 Would you recommend any other kind of like total groundcover 2625 02:22:58.159 --> 02:23:01.200 like that. Someone mentioned decompos granted, but I don't really 2626 02:23:01.239 --> 02:23:03.559 want to go with something that gets that hot and 2627 02:23:03.680 --> 02:23:04.520 now what have you? 2628 02:23:05.120 --> 02:23:10.239 Okay, well you compose granted is fine. But here's the 2629 02:23:10.399 --> 02:23:13.239 question is what are the bad perennial weeds. Like if 2630 02:23:13.280 --> 02:23:16.680 you have bermuda grass that's going to come through pretty 2631 02:23:16.719 --> 02:23:19.319 much everything and get into the bounce from the bottom, 2632 02:23:20.360 --> 02:23:23.760 so you would need a really good thick landscape fabric 2633 02:23:24.159 --> 02:23:27.239 for that. That's the black fabricy stuff that's put on 2634 02:23:27.319 --> 02:23:29.920 the ground at a at a nursery grower. You know 2635 02:23:30.000 --> 02:23:30.920 they put the butts on it. 2636 02:23:32.920 --> 02:23:33.120 Yeah. 2637 02:23:33.239 --> 02:23:36.479 Yeah, The compost won't help a lot. You can use 2638 02:23:37.120 --> 02:23:39.559 cardboard under them, but it is going to break down 2639 02:23:39.719 --> 02:23:42.600 and the and the bermuda grass will come through it. Now, 2640 02:23:42.600 --> 02:23:44.959 if we're talking about just normal weeds, you know, annual 2641 02:23:45.000 --> 02:23:48.879 weed seed kind of stuff, and most weeds, even like 2642 02:23:48.959 --> 02:23:51.360 a Saint Augustine lawn. You could set that vego bed 2643 02:23:51.440 --> 02:23:53.200 on the lawn filled up and the lawn and never 2644 02:23:53.280 --> 02:23:55.760 come through it. You can't do that. It just doesn't 2645 02:23:55.760 --> 02:23:59.360 have the ability. Saint Augustine doesn't. So that would be 2646 02:23:59.440 --> 02:24:01.399 my advice you on that. Okay. 2647 02:24:02.000 --> 02:24:04.680 I was thinking more like there where not where the 2648 02:24:04.760 --> 02:24:07.959 bids specifically are, but like the like where you walk 2649 02:24:08.000 --> 02:24:11.680 in between them, would is there? So you're saying that 2650 02:24:11.719 --> 02:24:14.760 Bermuda is gonna laugh at the mult basically. 2651 02:24:14.520 --> 02:24:18.879 Right, it'll laugh at everything. They'll get put it down, 2652 02:24:19.639 --> 02:24:22.079 So I would before you put the veggos down, or 2653 02:24:22.079 --> 02:24:26.000 if they're already down, just anytime you see bermuda, you 2654 02:24:26.120 --> 02:24:28.760 gotta spray it. And if you go online to a 2655 02:24:29.000 --> 02:24:33.799 garden garden schedule, if you go on my website gardening 2656 02:24:33.879 --> 02:24:37.319 with Skip dot com, I have a publication called herbicides. 2657 02:24:37.559 --> 02:24:40.879 Herbicides for skips weed wiper. Forget the weed wiper part, 2658 02:24:41.319 --> 02:24:44.200 although you can use that, but that list of herbicides 2659 02:24:44.360 --> 02:24:49.520 tells you by weed type what products and ingredients you're 2660 02:24:49.559 --> 02:24:52.799 looking for. So with the grass is like bermuda, you 2661 02:24:52.879 --> 02:24:56.200 have three options, two grass only killers and one general 2662 02:24:56.440 --> 02:24:59.360 product killer. And you can find the brand names on 2663 02:24:59.440 --> 02:25:01.840 there' you go shop, you can find what you're looking 2664 02:25:01.879 --> 02:25:03.200 for to kill that bermuda grass. 2665 02:25:04.120 --> 02:25:07.879 Okay, if I put the landscape fabric down and then 2666 02:25:07.959 --> 02:25:10.239 put mulch on top of it, the bermuda is still 2667 02:25:10.239 --> 02:25:14.200 going to come through that probably, No. 2668 02:25:14.639 --> 02:25:18.120 It won't come through the landscape fabric. Now it came 2669 02:25:18.200 --> 02:25:20.559 from the side. Grow over the top of it and 2670 02:25:20.680 --> 02:25:24.440 then get in that way. YEA bermuda has two types 2671 02:25:24.559 --> 02:25:28.280 of of the equivalent of runners. One is the stolons 2672 02:25:28.319 --> 02:25:30.680 on top of the ground like Saint Augustine has that too, 2673 02:25:30.959 --> 02:25:34.600 and the other is the rhizomes underground. That's where you 2674 02:25:34.680 --> 02:25:38.799 could scrape all the back out of the ground. Yeah, 2675 02:25:39.799 --> 02:25:41.799 the submarines that you don't know where they're going to 2676 02:25:41.879 --> 02:25:46.680 pop up and so that. But so the landscape fabric 2677 02:25:46.760 --> 02:25:50.840 would stop those. But if you from the side had 2678 02:25:51.000 --> 02:25:53.399 bermuda crawl over the top of the landscape. 2679 02:25:53.159 --> 02:25:53.600 Over the top. 2680 02:25:53.719 --> 02:25:55.440 Yeah, okay, I see what you're saying. 2681 02:25:55.520 --> 02:25:57.040 It's not going to be able to stop it yet. 2682 02:25:57.959 --> 02:26:00.799 Okay, all right, appreciate your help. 2683 02:26:02.239 --> 02:26:04.120 All right, thank you very much. I appreciate you. 2684 02:26:04.360 --> 02:26:04.600 Thank you. 2685 02:26:06.079 --> 02:26:09.680 You bet you take care. Let's see here, where are 2686 02:26:09.760 --> 02:26:10.239 we going? 2687 02:26:10.399 --> 02:26:10.600 Now? 2688 02:26:10.879 --> 02:26:15.360 We are gonna go. Yeah, we don't quite have enough 2689 02:26:15.440 --> 02:26:17.280 time to take the next calls. I'm going to hold 2690 02:26:17.319 --> 02:26:19.040 off on that so I can give you guys a 2691 02:26:19.040 --> 02:26:21.520 little bit more time when we come back from that break. 2692 02:26:21.799 --> 02:26:25.559 Hey Nelson plant Food has a product called nutristar genesis 2693 02:26:25.879 --> 02:26:30.319 genesis easy to remember. Whenever you transplant a plant, you 2694 02:26:30.360 --> 02:26:33.680 should have that jar genesis handy so you can mix 2695 02:26:33.760 --> 02:26:36.440 it into the soil with the transplant. When you're bumping 2696 02:26:36.479 --> 02:26:39.200 plants up from one sized pot to another, the new 2697 02:26:39.280 --> 02:26:41.680 soil the new pot, put genesis in it. When you're 2698 02:26:41.680 --> 02:26:47.079 planting shrubs and trees and perennials, anything vegetables out in 2699 02:26:47.239 --> 02:26:50.680 the garden beds, mix in some genesis, then plant your plant. 2700 02:26:50.799 --> 02:26:54.239 It works really well. It's loaded with micariza bacteria and 2701 02:26:54.319 --> 02:26:59.120 other good microbes that help your soil, and it gradually feeds. 2702 02:26:59.319 --> 02:27:02.760 It doesn't burn. It gradually feeds, helps with that transplant shock, 2703 02:27:03.360 --> 02:27:05.399 and then you do your other fertilization on top of 2704 02:27:05.479 --> 02:27:07.639 it all. But the genesis is what you're looking for 2705 02:27:07.959 --> 02:27:10.840 from nitrofoss comes at a big jar and it really 2706 02:27:11.040 --> 02:27:13.639 really works. We want to take a quick break. I'll 2707 02:27:13.680 --> 02:27:15.479 be back and got our last segment for all you 2708 02:27:15.600 --> 02:27:19.520 cool kids out there in gardening. Cool gardening kids. You know, 2709 02:27:19.639 --> 02:27:21.200 gardening makes you cool. By the way, I don't know 2710 02:27:21.200 --> 02:27:23.079 if you knew that you need to tell your kids that. 2711 02:27:23.200 --> 02:27:26.799 They probably don't realize that it's true. Let's head out 2712 02:27:27.000 --> 02:27:31.639 to Donald in Hisston and Hello, Donald, Welcome to Garden Line. 2713 02:27:32.440 --> 02:27:33.239 How are you skip? 2714 02:27:33.360 --> 02:27:36.319 This is a great show. I want to ask, here 2715 02:27:36.399 --> 02:27:36.920 is my audio? 2716 02:27:37.000 --> 02:27:37.280 Okay? 2717 02:27:37.479 --> 02:27:38.719 Does my phone sound okay? 2718 02:27:39.959 --> 02:27:40.680 Perfect? Perfect? 2719 02:27:41.760 --> 02:27:42.280 Is my phone? 2720 02:27:42.319 --> 02:27:42.559 Okay? 2721 02:27:42.600 --> 02:27:46.600 It's a clearer absolutely, okay. 2722 02:27:46.680 --> 02:27:46.840 Good. 2723 02:27:47.959 --> 02:27:49.840 I wanted to mention to you that some time ago 2724 02:27:49.920 --> 02:27:51.879 I mentioned to you there were about thirty acres not 2725 02:27:52.239 --> 02:27:55.159 about there were thirty acres plus in love Lady, Texas. 2726 02:27:55.719 --> 02:27:59.399 And I wanted to plant thornless BlackBerry bushes up there 2727 02:27:59.479 --> 02:28:03.319 and let them grow naturally. And I just want to 2728 02:28:03.799 --> 02:28:06.639 I just wanted to update you that thornless BlackBerry bushes 2729 02:28:06.680 --> 02:28:09.840 are great because I had BlackBerry bushes with thorns and 2730 02:28:10.000 --> 02:28:12.639 they were out of control and you can't fit. They're 2731 02:28:12.719 --> 02:28:17.040 real tricky to they grow like crazy everywhere. So can 2732 02:28:17.120 --> 02:28:19.319 you still get thornless BlackBerry bushes? 2733 02:28:20.680 --> 02:28:20.799 Oh? 2734 02:28:20.879 --> 02:28:24.719 Yeah, you can a number of varieties out there on 2735 02:28:24.799 --> 02:28:31.680 the market. All right, go ahead, are you looking for 2736 02:28:31.799 --> 02:28:33.479 some suggestion varieties. 2737 02:28:34.360 --> 02:28:36.719 Well, no, really, when I go to where they're growing, 2738 02:28:36.920 --> 02:28:38.680 I don't care what the variety as long as there 2739 02:28:38.680 --> 02:28:41.520 are a BlackBerry without thorns on the thorns are terrible, 2740 02:28:42.319 --> 02:28:45.639 so right, And I wanted to update to what happened 2741 02:28:45.680 --> 02:28:48.319 with the thornless BlackBerry patch up there and Love Lady, 2742 02:28:48.319 --> 02:28:52.159 which was the thirty acres. It's now growing hay for 2743 02:28:52.719 --> 02:28:56.680 hay for cows, because the cows like hey more than blackberries. 2744 02:28:57.280 --> 02:29:00.079 And I know I'm trying to I don't actually you 2745 02:29:00.159 --> 02:29:04.840 need gardening advice because I have a small memorial garden 2746 02:29:04.879 --> 02:29:08.840 outside my patio, and we never talk about squirrels. We 2747 02:29:08.959 --> 02:29:11.959 never talk about the squirrel war. And the other thing 2748 02:29:12.000 --> 02:29:14.840 I wanted to mention quick like is I have a 2749 02:29:15.040 --> 02:29:17.879 garden hose, a five ace's garden hose with an adapter 2750 02:29:18.120 --> 02:29:21.280 which has a gallonage meter on it, and I can 2751 02:29:21.399 --> 02:29:24.159 just let people know I've used it a lot. If 2752 02:29:24.200 --> 02:29:26.399 you take a five eighths hose and you turn it 2753 02:29:26.479 --> 02:29:29.319 on let's say almost full, in about five minutes, it'll 2754 02:29:29.319 --> 02:29:32.079 put out forty gallons. That's remember I talk to you 2755 02:29:32.120 --> 02:29:34.920 about overwatering or underwatering. 2756 02:29:36.159 --> 02:29:39.159 Yeah, that's true. All right, good to know, Hey, good 2757 02:29:39.200 --> 02:29:41.799 to know, Donald, Yes, sounds like. 2758 02:29:42.799 --> 02:29:44.959 And to keep the squirrels away, I bought some stuff 2759 02:29:45.000 --> 02:29:48.559 in a catalog called Rodent Sheriff and it's in a 2760 02:29:48.639 --> 02:29:49.559 little spray bottle. 2761 02:29:49.760 --> 02:29:50.319 And what it is. 2762 02:29:50.440 --> 02:29:53.760 It's a very heavily minted kind of a smell. You know, 2763 02:29:54.079 --> 02:29:55.680 you can actually spray it on your hand and lick it. 2764 02:29:55.760 --> 02:29:57.399 It's not going to hurt you, but it's a heavy 2765 02:29:57.479 --> 02:29:59.799 mint smell. And I guess squirrel don't like this this. 2766 02:30:01.360 --> 02:30:02.159 Did it work for you? 2767 02:30:03.200 --> 02:30:05.760 I'm not sure because the only the only way to 2768 02:30:05.799 --> 02:30:08.159 really keep this is great. The only way to really 2769 02:30:08.239 --> 02:30:11.040 keep squirrels away from your garden is to have Roscoe. 2770 02:30:11.559 --> 02:30:14.399 Roscoe's the dog who monitors and takes care of love lady. 2771 02:30:14.760 --> 02:30:19.280 Nobody goes anywhere staring at you, and he would keep everything, 2772 02:30:19.680 --> 02:30:22.479 every squirrel, every animal, and every person away from it. 2773 02:30:22.760 --> 02:30:25.600 There you go, Hey, Donald, Thanks, I got I got 2774 02:30:25.639 --> 02:30:27.799 a few folks. I got a few folks waiting in line. 2775 02:30:27.799 --> 02:30:29.079 I'm gonna have to run to you, but thanks for 2776 02:30:29.200 --> 02:30:32.159 that update. And keep me posted on the on the 2777 02:30:32.239 --> 02:30:34.760 mint flavored squirrel repellent. I'd like to know if that were. 2778 02:30:35.159 --> 02:30:37.639 I really eventually. I really like to get out and 2779 02:30:37.680 --> 02:30:39.479 meet with you. It's great that you go around and 2780 02:30:39.639 --> 02:30:41.600 have actual meet the people. 2781 02:30:41.959 --> 02:30:45.719 Yeah, yeah, good, well i'll be I'll be at Buchanan's 2782 02:30:45.840 --> 02:30:49.239 Native Plants next Saturday from twelve to two. If you 2783 02:30:49.319 --> 02:30:51.479 get a chance to come out. Thanks a lot, and 2784 02:30:51.559 --> 02:30:53.559 I look forward to seeing you out there. I got 2785 02:30:53.639 --> 02:30:55.600 to keep going here. We got short time and some 2786 02:30:55.760 --> 02:30:58.639 callers to get to Greg and Conro. How can we help? 2787 02:31:00.040 --> 02:31:00.719 Yeah, how are you doing? 2788 02:31:00.799 --> 02:31:01.000 Skip? 2789 02:31:01.719 --> 02:31:01.879 Hey? 2790 02:31:01.959 --> 02:31:04.920 Yeah, I've heard you say this before on the on 2791 02:31:05.000 --> 02:31:07.360 the show, and I didn't write it down, but I've 2792 02:31:07.399 --> 02:31:11.479 got a lemon tree, kind a lime tree, and about 2793 02:31:11.680 --> 02:31:14.239 eight inches of the very top of them and they're 2794 02:31:14.319 --> 02:31:17.719 still short or the leaves are curling all up. 2795 02:31:19.440 --> 02:31:23.399 Real bad. I think you said it was probably Yeah, 2796 02:31:23.440 --> 02:31:27.920 it's probably the citrus leaf miner. If the trees are 2797 02:31:28.079 --> 02:31:30.840 large and doing fine, you can ignore the leaf miner. 2798 02:31:31.000 --> 02:31:32.840 I mean it'll take some leaves out, but there it 2799 02:31:32.879 --> 02:31:36.040 won't really affect production much. If they're young and you're 2800 02:31:36.040 --> 02:31:38.079 trying to get them to grow, Uh, then I would 2801 02:31:38.159 --> 02:31:40.280 treat for leaf minor. And the product you want to 2802 02:31:40.280 --> 02:31:42.840 get is called spin no set, and I'll spell that 2803 02:31:43.360 --> 02:31:47.120 s p I n O S A. D. 2804 02:31:50.559 --> 02:31:55.000 Spinner said, Okay, so this has been happening for quite 2805 02:31:55.040 --> 02:31:57.559 a while. I need to cut some limbs off or. 2806 02:31:57.600 --> 02:32:01.959 What now that won't have Just whenever you get a 2807 02:32:02.040 --> 02:32:04.840 new flesh of growth, spray with spinosid because they go 2808 02:32:04.920 --> 02:32:07.440 after that tender new growth. So get some new growth, 2809 02:32:07.479 --> 02:32:10.200 go ahead and spray it with spinosid. Don't worry about 2810 02:32:10.200 --> 02:32:13.840 the old leathery dark leaves. The citrus minor won't attack those. 2811 02:32:14.639 --> 02:32:16.159 Well, there's still a lot of growth that's just on 2812 02:32:16.280 --> 02:32:19.319 the very tips up top of now it was on 2813 02:32:19.399 --> 02:32:21.840 my line for you're not getting a lemon. And they're 2814 02:32:21.879 --> 02:32:24.600 like I said, they're both small. I've had them happy here. 2815 02:32:26.040 --> 02:32:28.399 Yeah, well they're they're going to tag all types of ceterrus. 2816 02:32:28.440 --> 02:32:30.360 So I just have something, put a little handsquirter and 2817 02:32:30.520 --> 02:32:33.639 just squirt that new growth and it'll soak in and 2818 02:32:33.840 --> 02:32:36.319 it'll keep that lead miner from tearing them up, like 2819 02:32:36.559 --> 02:32:37.319 curling them up like. 2820 02:32:37.399 --> 02:32:37.920 It does. 2821 02:32:39.239 --> 02:32:40.520 Work right, all right, sir? 2822 02:32:41.319 --> 02:32:41.879 All right, thank you. 2823 02:32:42.159 --> 02:32:44.600 Greg, thanks for the call. All I asked is you 2824 02:32:44.680 --> 02:32:47.000 bring me half the production off your citrus trees. Leave 2825 02:32:47.000 --> 02:32:49.079 it at the station. We'll call it even all right. 2826 02:32:49.440 --> 02:32:49.920 You got it. 2827 02:32:51.360 --> 02:32:56.600 Thank you all right, Southwest Houston, Carolyn, Welcome to garden Line. 2828 02:32:57.879 --> 02:33:01.319 Yes, yesterday, I might have a note put down barricade 2829 02:33:01.440 --> 02:33:05.479 for the spring weeds. Do I also need to put 2830 02:33:05.559 --> 02:33:07.719 down carbo load at the same time? 2831 02:33:10.079 --> 02:33:13.319 Do not use both of those carbo loads a pre 2832 02:33:13.399 --> 02:33:18.440 emergent and right, carbo load has a pre emergent. Barricade 2833 02:33:18.600 --> 02:33:20.520 is a pre emergent. So if you do one or 2834 02:33:20.559 --> 02:33:22.360 the other, if you're going to do the carbel load, 2835 02:33:22.719 --> 02:33:24.399 then you've already got the pre emergent. You don't have 2836 02:33:24.440 --> 02:33:26.920 to also do you don't want to also do the barricade. 2837 02:33:27.559 --> 02:33:30.920 If you're just using a fertilizer, it's just a fertilizer, 2838 02:33:31.600 --> 02:33:33.079 then you can use a barricade with that. 2839 02:33:35.719 --> 02:33:39.479 Okay, So I need the carbo load instead of the barricade. 2840 02:33:41.040 --> 02:33:44.479 Uh huh, oh okay, great, that's all I need to know. 2841 02:33:46.040 --> 02:33:48.600 Yeah, it's kind of like if you I don't know, 2842 02:33:48.639 --> 02:33:50.360 I can't get think of a good example. But if 2843 02:33:50.360 --> 02:33:54.879 you had some food that had ibuprofen in it, you know, 2844 02:33:55.040 --> 02:33:57.440 and then you also had some title and all to take, 2845 02:33:57.639 --> 02:33:59.959 you wouldn't take both. You would take one or the other. 2846 02:34:00.079 --> 02:34:07.520 Oh okay, carbo load is food with pre emerging in it. 2847 02:34:08.920 --> 02:34:14.200 Oh great, okay, we'll make that change. Put down the 2848 02:34:14.280 --> 02:34:15.440 carbo load. Thank you. 2849 02:34:16.799 --> 02:34:18.639 Yeah, when you put it, get it done in early 2850 02:34:18.719 --> 02:34:21.639 October and watered in right after you put it in 2851 02:34:21.719 --> 02:34:24.079 with about half inch of water and you'll be set 2852 02:34:24.120 --> 02:34:24.280 to go. 2853 02:34:25.639 --> 02:34:28.879 Great halfach water terracing. 2854 02:34:29.920 --> 02:34:34.120 Thank you, oneful you bet a good rest of your weekend. 2855 02:34:35.239 --> 02:34:35.559 Thank you. 2856 02:34:38.239 --> 02:34:42.239 All right, Wow, this this show has flown by. That's 2857 02:34:42.280 --> 02:34:45.920 been pretty pretty fast. We really got got to move 2858 02:34:45.959 --> 02:34:48.319 in here down the line on calls and stuff. Glad 2859 02:34:48.360 --> 02:34:49.959 to talk to you all. Thanks for listening to Garlan. 2860 02:34:50.000 --> 02:34:51.719 I appreciate that. Don't forget. I'm going to be at 2861 02:34:51.719 --> 02:34:57.239 Buchanan's Native Plants on Saturday, October fifth, that's six days 2862 02:34:57.280 --> 02:35:01.280 from now ten am to tu three pm. Is the 2863 02:35:01.440 --> 02:35:04.600 event of Fall Fest at Buchanans. I'll be there from 2864 02:35:04.719 --> 02:35:08.200 twelve to two answering your gardening questions. Hey, bring me 2865 02:35:08.280 --> 02:35:10.920 some samples, put them in a bag, so enclose. Any 2866 02:35:11.000 --> 02:35:13.600 insects or disease or anything you got, put them in 2867 02:35:13.639 --> 02:35:16.040 a bag, bring them on in. We'll take a look, 2868 02:35:16.079 --> 02:35:20.200 we'll identify, we'll diagnose. Also if you have photos on 2869 02:35:20.319 --> 02:35:21.840 your phone. We can look at them that way. Just 2870 02:35:21.879 --> 02:35:25.719 make sure they're good, crisp, sharp, focused photos and we'll 2871 02:35:25.760 --> 02:35:27.360 be happy to help you with that. Love to meet 2872 02:35:27.440 --> 02:35:30.680 listeners all the time, So come on out to Buchanans. 2873 02:35:30.920 --> 02:35:33.520 I'll be giving away one hundred dollars gift certificate from 2874 02:35:33.600 --> 02:35:36.879 Buchanans that you register to win for. We'll give them 2875 02:35:36.879 --> 02:35:41.200 away Microlife brown Patch as well. And this event is fun. 2876 02:35:41.319 --> 02:35:43.840 I mean the kids, bring kids. If you don't have 2877 02:35:43.840 --> 02:35:46.520 any kids, just knocked on the door next door and 2878 02:35:46.600 --> 02:35:49.680 bring some of their kids. They're gonna have pumpkin ring toss, 2879 02:35:49.799 --> 02:35:53.440 beam bag toss, scavenger hunt. They're gonna have crafts and 2880 02:35:53.520 --> 02:35:56.799 a moon balance and on and on, pumpkin painting, Halloween 2881 02:35:56.879 --> 02:36:00.600 mass color coloring stations, Hey rides. I can't say all 2882 02:36:00.680 --> 02:36:03.120 that stuff. They have it all going on. Right There 2883 02:36:03.200 --> 02:36:06.879 a band called Yopon. Every time I hear say that, 2884 02:36:06.920 --> 02:36:09.600 I'll laugh. Of course it's called Yopon. It's Southeast tasty. 2885 02:36:10.680 --> 02:36:12.719 And then there'll be things for adults like food and 2886 02:36:12.760 --> 02:36:15.120 coffee and beer and wine. And me I'm for adults. 2887 02:36:15.479 --> 02:36:17.399 That's what I'm there for. So we'll be glad to 2888 02:36:17.440 --> 02:36:20.040 help you bring your kiddos out have a good time 2889 02:36:20.239 --> 02:36:23.200 at Buchanan's Native Plants. Next Saturday, they'll be going on 2890 02:36:23.360 --> 02:36:25.639 the Fallfest is going on from ten to three. I'll 2891 02:36:25.680 --> 02:36:28.360 be there from twelve to two over the noon hour. 2892 02:36:28.840 --> 02:36:31.399 Come on and see me. Look forward to having a 2893 02:36:31.559 --> 02:36:36.200 very good time with you out there at Buckin's Native Plants. Remember, 2894 02:36:36.200 --> 02:36:39.239 in the meantime, if you want information on gardening, go 2895 02:36:39.399 --> 02:36:43.680 to my website Gardening with Skip dot com. Follow us, 2896 02:36:44.239 --> 02:36:48.840 Follow garden Line on Facebook, Follow garden Line on Instagram. 2897 02:36:49.360 --> 02:36:53.200 We're on both places. We're constantly posting stuff that you 2898 02:36:53.239 --> 02:36:56.719 would be interested in as a gardener. In the meantime, 2899 02:36:57.200 --> 02:36:59.440 have a fun week out in the garden and we'll 2900 02:36:59.440 --> 02:37:00.000 see you next time. 2901 02:37:00.040 --> 02:37:00.200 Three