1 00:00:00,900 --> 00:00:02,066 - Hi, I'm John Hart Asher. 2 00:00:02,066 --> 00:00:04,133 This week on "Central Texas Gardener," 3 00:00:04,133 --> 00:00:07,566 discover the deep roots behind our response to fragrance. 4 00:00:07,566 --> 00:00:11,633 Ann McCormick explores how memories impact our preferences. 5 00:00:11,633 --> 00:00:14,033 Susan Snyder and Mark Hathaway 6 00:00:14,033 --> 00:00:16,333 applied imagination, sweat-labor, 7 00:00:16,333 --> 00:00:19,933 and innovative recycling to their first home's empty yard. 8 00:00:19,933 --> 00:00:22,900 Daphne answers your questions and Molly Pikarsky 9 00:00:22,900 --> 00:00:24,933 has your Backyard Basics tip. 10 00:00:24,933 --> 00:00:28,800 So, let's get growing, right here right now! 11 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,533 - [Announcer] Central Texas Gardener is made possible 12 00:00:30,533 --> 00:00:33,066 by the generous support from Lisa and Desi Rhoden. 13 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:34,066 Thank you. 14 00:00:34,066 --> 00:00:36,633 (bright music) 15 00:00:48,966 --> 00:00:52,333 - When Susan Snyder and Mark Hathaway went house hunting, 16 00:00:52,333 --> 00:00:56,033 their top priority was a large yard with lots of sun. 17 00:00:56,033 --> 00:00:59,166 See what they did with imagination, sweat-labor, 18 00:00:59,166 --> 00:01:00,866 and innovative recycling. 19 00:01:02,166 --> 00:01:04,100 - [Narrator] Sun and space for gardens, 20 00:01:04,100 --> 00:01:06,966 those were tops on Susan Snyder and Mark Hathaway's list 21 00:01:06,966 --> 00:01:10,666 when they went house hunting in 2014 after years of renting. 22 00:01:10,666 --> 00:01:12,666 We wanted to come in and have a blank slate 23 00:01:12,666 --> 00:01:14,100 to create gardens. 24 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:15,966 And sometimes when you're looking for houses, 25 00:01:15,966 --> 00:01:17,800 there's already a lot of landscaping 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,566 that has been put in place. 27 00:01:19,566 --> 00:01:22,066 So when we found this, we were so excited. 28 00:01:22,066 --> 00:01:25,233 - The first straight bed that we put in with cinder blocks 29 00:01:25,233 --> 00:01:27,633 and we decided to inset it in the ground 30 00:01:27,633 --> 00:01:30,100 because the previous, the previous gardens we had, 31 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:32,433 the water would run off. 32 00:01:32,433 --> 00:01:34,966 We could put them sunk in cinder blocks, 33 00:01:34,966 --> 00:01:36,966 we could water and not have runoff. 34 00:01:36,966 --> 00:01:39,400 And then we could use the side holes to plant plants. 35 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,966 So I bought a bunch of cinder blocks and then in July 36 00:01:41,966 --> 00:01:44,100 I thought it'd be a great idea to start digging. 37 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:46,866 I was so defeated after six cinder blocks. 38 00:01:46,866 --> 00:01:49,166 It was very gratifying to finally get it in 39 00:01:49,166 --> 00:01:51,633 but it was a lot of work at first. 40 00:01:51,633 --> 00:01:53,200 We actually had someone help us 41 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,033 and install cedar fence posts into the ground and concrete. 42 00:01:56,033 --> 00:01:58,500 And then we had a cattle panel put on that. 43 00:01:58,500 --> 00:01:59,866 - [Narrator] Its airy frame harbors 44 00:01:59,866 --> 00:02:01,966 seasonal climbing crops like peas, 45 00:02:01,966 --> 00:02:05,000 beans, cucumbers, and even morning glories. 46 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,200 While renting, Susan had learned the basics 47 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,833 at a community center vegetable gardening class. 48 00:02:09,833 --> 00:02:12,733 - I went home and we had our little four by four 49 00:02:12,733 --> 00:02:14,166 square foot garden that we built. 50 00:02:14,166 --> 00:02:16,900 And so it's just kind of literally blossomed 51 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:19,333 from there, you know, just learning as we go. 52 00:02:19,333 --> 00:02:20,533 - We're both from the Northeast 53 00:02:20,533 --> 00:02:23,833 and so there's one season, only one season. 54 00:02:23,833 --> 00:02:25,966 And my parents had a garden growing up. 55 00:02:25,966 --> 00:02:27,600 My grandparents had a garden growing up. 56 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,400 I send pictures to my relatives up north 57 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,200 and they're jealous in the snow and the mud. 58 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:33,500 - [Narrator] To round out the garden, 59 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:35,733 they arranged limestone beds with a centerpiece 60 00:02:35,733 --> 00:02:38,433 of flowers and water for wildlife. 61 00:02:38,433 --> 00:02:40,766 They chose limestone, like the cinder blocks, 62 00:02:40,766 --> 00:02:42,833 for long-lasting durability. 63 00:02:42,833 --> 00:02:45,500 - [Susan] And then we played around with different designs 64 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:47,766 for the limestone beds to see what would work. 65 00:02:47,766 --> 00:02:50,566 And we wanted to be able to walk around and you know, 66 00:02:50,566 --> 00:02:54,566 make it easy to plant things and reach across the bed. 67 00:02:54,566 --> 00:02:55,733 - [Narrator] The design allows them 68 00:02:55,733 --> 00:02:57,933 to circulate crops every year. 69 00:02:57,933 --> 00:03:00,733 Pine straw mulch protects plants from splashing soil 70 00:03:00,733 --> 00:03:02,733 but doesn't clump and allows rainfall 71 00:03:02,733 --> 00:03:04,400 to easily meet the soil. 72 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,733 This year, statuesque onions frame the outer borders. 73 00:03:07,733 --> 00:03:10,900 - We just mostly have Texas sweet white onions 74 00:03:10,900 --> 00:03:14,133 and I have 75 in the ground. 75 00:03:14,133 --> 00:03:16,466 And these go in the ground really 76 00:03:16,466 --> 00:03:17,766 before the first of the year. 77 00:03:17,766 --> 00:03:19,166 They're usually in by the end of December 78 00:03:19,166 --> 00:03:21,366 or first week of January. 79 00:03:21,366 --> 00:03:25,900 And then we're usually able to harvest them by mid-May. 80 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:28,333 And so when we harvest them, 81 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:30,266 we'll keep some out on the counter to use, 82 00:03:30,266 --> 00:03:33,266 but then we usually chop the rest up and freeze them. 83 00:03:33,266 --> 00:03:35,800 And we have them pretty much all year. 84 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,566 And we do the same thing with the tomatoes 85 00:03:37,566 --> 00:03:40,366 'cause we have 13 tomato plants in the ground. 86 00:03:40,366 --> 00:03:43,666 - My grandmother, Depression era taught me 87 00:03:43,666 --> 00:03:46,200 how to cut the tomatoes in half and you put them 88 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,000 on wax paper in the freezer on like a cookie sheet. 89 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,333 And then when they freeze, you pull them out 90 00:03:50,333 --> 00:03:51,833 and put them in Ziploc bags. 91 00:03:51,833 --> 00:03:53,933 And you just keep freezing them, putting them in there, 92 00:03:53,933 --> 00:03:56,500 so we end up with all these huge Ziploc bags 93 00:03:56,500 --> 00:03:58,033 full of frozen tomatoes. 94 00:03:58,033 --> 00:03:59,266 So then you can take those out whenever you want them. 95 00:03:59,266 --> 00:04:01,900 My Grandmother Rosemarie Bernardi Hathaway, 96 00:04:01,900 --> 00:04:06,500 she had a garden in Massachusetts where we grew up. 97 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:09,300 And the story that it was always something 98 00:04:09,300 --> 00:04:12,066 that was amazing that there was cucumber salads 99 00:04:12,066 --> 00:04:13,366 and the cookouts that our house 100 00:04:13,366 --> 00:04:15,266 in the summer were spectacular. 101 00:04:15,266 --> 00:04:18,300 And the stories that I hear is my great grandfather 102 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:21,666 who was from Italy he would come out for the summer 103 00:04:21,666 --> 00:04:23,000 and he would go through that garden 104 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,633 and even at the end of the season 105 00:04:24,633 --> 00:04:26,466 he could pluck things out of there 106 00:04:26,466 --> 00:04:29,400 and make minestrone soup or anything out of it. 107 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,000 I got really into pickling about 10 years ago 108 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,966 and she sent me all of her handwritten notes. 109 00:04:34,966 --> 00:04:36,433 - [Narrator] They renovated an existing bed 110 00:04:36,433 --> 00:04:39,466 that had been edged with composite landscape timbers. 111 00:04:39,466 --> 00:04:42,833 - We spent a couple of days just clearing out the whole bed. 112 00:04:42,833 --> 00:04:45,333 It was pretty overgrown. 113 00:04:45,333 --> 00:04:47,200 And so over the past few years 114 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,333 we decided to turn it into a rose bed. 115 00:04:49,333 --> 00:04:52,533 We've got Belinda's Dream and Cecile Bruner 116 00:04:52,533 --> 00:04:55,533 and Grandma's Yellow and just a bunch of miniature roses. 117 00:04:55,533 --> 00:04:57,266 - There was originally a lattice screen 118 00:04:57,266 --> 00:04:58,733 with the roses that we had there 119 00:04:58,733 --> 00:05:00,366 that was attached to the fence. 120 00:05:00,366 --> 00:05:01,866 Well, we know it's our neighbor's fence 121 00:05:01,866 --> 00:05:03,700 and so we figured if they have to replace that fence, 122 00:05:03,700 --> 00:05:05,200 they're gonna have to tear the whole thing down. 123 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:06,933 I built it out of cedar lattice so it wouldn't rot 124 00:05:06,933 --> 00:05:09,933 and I framed it with cedar fence pickets 125 00:05:09,933 --> 00:05:11,366 and I kind of sandwiched them. 126 00:05:11,366 --> 00:05:13,500 What I did was I took a eight-foot rebar 127 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:15,333 and I just drove it into the ground 128 00:05:15,333 --> 00:05:18,600 so it's standing on the rebar kind of the sandwich 129 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,500 sitting over the rebar. 130 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:22,966 I did attach a couple of little pickets to the fence 131 00:05:22,966 --> 00:05:25,000 to hold it in place, but if the neighbor 132 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,866 ever replaces the fence, I'll just be able to cut it free. 133 00:05:27,866 --> 00:05:30,366 - [Narrator] Young evergreen star jasmine and crossvine, 134 00:05:30,366 --> 00:05:32,133 along with summertime passion vine, 135 00:05:32,133 --> 00:05:34,066 have plans to fill the frame. 136 00:05:34,066 --> 00:05:35,366 The first year, they thought 137 00:05:35,366 --> 00:05:37,000 they'd nailed this garden thing. 138 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,633 But it was spring 2015 with historic rainfall. 139 00:05:40,633 --> 00:05:41,700 - And so we thought, oh my gosh, 140 00:05:41,700 --> 00:05:43,200 we just have the magic touch. 141 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,233 And then we realized the following year 142 00:05:45,233 --> 00:05:48,633 when we were in drought and it wasn't so easy. 143 00:05:48,633 --> 00:05:49,866 But I think that first year 144 00:05:49,866 --> 00:05:51,066 really is kind of what hooked us. 145 00:05:51,066 --> 00:05:52,600 And since then we've learned that, you know, 146 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,900 Texas can be a tough, tough place at times to garden. 147 00:05:55,900 --> 00:05:58,000 - [Mark] So that's for us is getting a large rain tank 148 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,733 and we're trying to use as much rain water as possible. 149 00:06:00,733 --> 00:06:04,666 The one in the backyard here is 1,500 gallons 150 00:06:04,666 --> 00:06:06,900 and then we have a 90 gallon in the front 151 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:08,700 and a 65 gallon in the back. 152 00:06:08,700 --> 00:06:11,300 - [Narrator] But they don't use their reserves on the lawn. 153 00:06:11,300 --> 00:06:13,733 - Every February get a couple truckloads of compost, 154 00:06:13,733 --> 00:06:16,666 spread it out, and then let it fend for itself. 155 00:06:16,666 --> 00:06:19,300 - [Susan] I'm shocked at how much compost 156 00:06:19,300 --> 00:06:20,833 makes a difference. 157 00:06:20,833 --> 00:06:22,600 - I used to do the compost pile more out in the open 158 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,966 and we realized we had this special spot 159 00:06:24,966 --> 00:06:28,000 hidden behind the bushes back in the corner. 160 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,200 So we have named it compost corner 161 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,966 and back there we can hide the neighbors' leaves 162 00:06:32,966 --> 00:06:35,100 off the street and all the bags of leaves. 163 00:06:35,100 --> 00:06:36,366 Nothing goes in the trash 164 00:06:36,366 --> 00:06:38,366 and of our scraps though everything. 165 00:06:38,366 --> 00:06:40,166 So it's nice 'cause we could have two piles, 166 00:06:40,166 --> 00:06:44,433 one resting, one working, and plenty of room to flip it. 167 00:06:44,433 --> 00:06:47,433 The pond was a project that had a good start 168 00:06:47,433 --> 00:06:49,966 and like I couldn't figure out how to finish it. 169 00:06:49,966 --> 00:06:52,233 - [Narrator] The heavy clay meant backbreaking work, 170 00:06:52,233 --> 00:06:55,066 but they wanted National Wildlife Federation Certified 171 00:06:55,066 --> 00:06:58,633 Backyard Habitat status, which requires a water source. 172 00:06:58,633 --> 00:06:59,900 - [Mark] Could have done it a little bigger now 173 00:06:59,900 --> 00:07:01,400 in retrospect, but I really like it. 174 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,966 It's a sound and, and just building up, 175 00:07:03,966 --> 00:07:07,033 so to look like a spring coming out of the bamboo there. 176 00:07:07,033 --> 00:07:09,566 - [Narrator] Nearby, they defined a patio with flagstones 177 00:07:09,566 --> 00:07:12,700 and a cinder block wall topped with container plants. 178 00:07:12,700 --> 00:07:14,166 For a distinctive table, 179 00:07:14,166 --> 00:07:17,266 Susan created a mosaic top with discarded tiles. 180 00:07:17,266 --> 00:07:20,400 She repurposed its base from a rotted out fire pit. 181 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,033 - [Susan] There's actually another mosaic table 182 00:07:22,033 --> 00:07:23,233 back there that I made. 183 00:07:23,233 --> 00:07:25,533 I'd found that table at Goodwill 184 00:07:25,533 --> 00:07:27,266 and it's all sort of wrought iron 185 00:07:27,266 --> 00:07:31,033 and I found this glass plate at a thrift store for $4. 186 00:07:31,033 --> 00:07:32,300 It's fun to do that stuff, 187 00:07:32,300 --> 00:07:35,533 when you can be creative with secondhand things. 188 00:07:35,533 --> 00:07:38,333 - That little bench, 20 plus years ago, 189 00:07:38,333 --> 00:07:40,533 a neighbor, my next door neighbor, 190 00:07:40,533 --> 00:07:43,100 he was a stone mason and he was helping 191 00:07:43,100 --> 00:07:46,166 build the Bob Bullock, Texas State History Museum. 192 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:48,500 And so they let all the workers take home 193 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:53,166 the little scraps of stone from the facade. 194 00:07:53,166 --> 00:07:56,233 And so finally they all, there you go. 195 00:07:56,233 --> 00:07:58,733 Let's make a little, little bench out of it. 196 00:07:58,733 --> 00:08:00,300 - [Narrator] They turned a back corner 197 00:08:00,300 --> 00:08:03,433 into an outdoor kitchen with project workspace and storage. 198 00:08:03,433 --> 00:08:05,433 To give this new room a colorful wall, 199 00:08:05,433 --> 00:08:07,600 they turned once again to cinder blocks, 200 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,800 colorized with liquid iron sulfate and a paintbrush. 201 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,100 - [Susan] Keep in mind though is you don't want to do it 202 00:08:13,100 --> 00:08:17,400 over any, you know, concrete, driveway or anything like that 203 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,233 that you don't want to turn orange. 204 00:08:19,233 --> 00:08:21,000 - [Narrator] Since most of the garden's in sun, 205 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,666 here's where they stage colorful shade lovers in containers. 206 00:08:24,666 --> 00:08:26,400 They jazzed up the screened-in porch 207 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,733 as another living room, including for their cats. 208 00:08:29,733 --> 00:08:32,333 - We want to bring wildlife into this yard 209 00:08:32,333 --> 00:08:34,433 and we have a lot of different songbirds. 210 00:08:34,433 --> 00:08:36,533 And, we have all kinds of lizards and toads 211 00:08:36,533 --> 00:08:38,033 and just all kinds of wildlife. 212 00:08:38,033 --> 00:08:40,000 So we, we don't want them out here, 213 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,533 you know, interfering with all of that. 214 00:08:42,533 --> 00:08:44,900 The porch was here when we moved in. 215 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:47,900 But it wasn't really used very much. 216 00:08:47,900 --> 00:08:50,133 And so it had been painted sort of a very dark, 217 00:08:50,133 --> 00:08:51,633 dark, dark olive green. 218 00:08:51,633 --> 00:08:54,133 I actually grew up on a street in upstate New York 219 00:08:54,133 --> 00:08:55,566 called Morningside. 220 00:08:55,566 --> 00:08:57,200 And our house was this color 221 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:58,700 and it was my mom's favorite color. 222 00:08:58,700 --> 00:09:02,433 And so we looked for the same shade of yellow. 223 00:09:02,433 --> 00:09:05,533 So we had taken a course with a guy named Dan Phillips 224 00:09:05,533 --> 00:09:07,233 at the Phoenix Commotion several years ago 225 00:09:07,233 --> 00:09:09,533 out in Huntsville and he's amazing 226 00:09:09,533 --> 00:09:12,633 and he's doing all of this incredible work 227 00:09:12,633 --> 00:09:15,366 with building houses for low income people, 228 00:09:15,366 --> 00:09:18,433 using pretty much all recycled materials. 229 00:09:18,433 --> 00:09:21,533 And so we had learned mosaic making from him. 230 00:09:21,533 --> 00:09:22,633 - [Narrator] From around town, 231 00:09:22,633 --> 00:09:24,933 they collected discarded and demo tile. 232 00:09:24,933 --> 00:09:27,100 Over several learning curve weekends, 233 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:28,700 they designed a tree that unites 234 00:09:28,700 --> 00:09:31,533 their growing philosophy indoors and out. 235 00:09:31,533 --> 00:09:34,533 - Austin is such an amazing place to garden 236 00:09:34,533 --> 00:09:36,900 because there are so many knowledgeable people 237 00:09:36,900 --> 00:09:40,600 and experts who are willing to share their inspiration 238 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,100 and their knowledge. 239 00:09:42,100 --> 00:09:44,433 So we've just learned by talking to lots of people 240 00:09:44,433 --> 00:09:47,400 and experimenting and seeing what works 241 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,266 and trying new stuff next year. 242 00:09:50,133 --> 00:09:51,333 - I'm John Hart Asher 243 00:09:51,333 --> 00:09:52,966 from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 244 00:09:52,966 --> 00:09:54,966 stepping in for Tom Spencer, 245 00:09:54,966 --> 00:09:56,633 and today we've got Ann McCormick here 246 00:09:56,633 --> 00:09:59,633 with the Herb 'n Cowgirl. - Yep, got it right. 247 00:09:59,633 --> 00:10:01,366 - I see what you did there. - Yup. 248 00:10:01,366 --> 00:10:02,866 - And today we're gonna be talking about 249 00:10:02,866 --> 00:10:06,300 the old oil factory, so the role of fragrance in gardens. 250 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:10,533 - Yes, when we're putting together a garden, 251 00:10:10,533 --> 00:10:11,933 we think of how it's going to look, 252 00:10:11,933 --> 00:10:14,033 and to look at different seasons of the year, 253 00:10:14,033 --> 00:10:15,500 but there's another aspect 254 00:10:15,500 --> 00:10:17,333 that we don't think about as much. 255 00:10:17,333 --> 00:10:20,133 If I said to you, "Let's go out to the garden," 256 00:10:20,133 --> 00:10:23,433 it would immediately bring up certain aromas to them. 257 00:10:23,433 --> 00:10:28,000 And as we go through life, we also pick up aromas 258 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,633 that we particularly like or particularly don't like. 259 00:10:30,633 --> 00:10:33,033 I grew up in an area for instance 260 00:10:33,033 --> 00:10:37,566 which had lots of eucalyptus trees in Southern California 261 00:10:37,566 --> 00:10:39,766 and to this day, the scent of eucalyptus 262 00:10:39,766 --> 00:10:41,633 brings me back home to Southern California 263 00:10:41,633 --> 00:10:43,633 just instantly, there I am. 264 00:10:43,633 --> 00:10:46,433 - Memory of all of the sort of senses, 265 00:10:46,433 --> 00:10:49,033 really that fragrance is essential. 266 00:10:49,033 --> 00:10:53,266 - It really connects very strongly to memory. 267 00:10:53,266 --> 00:10:55,800 Another memory I have again of childhood 268 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,833 is my father's parents died 269 00:10:57,833 --> 00:10:59,633 within a few months of each other 270 00:10:59,633 --> 00:11:03,200 and there were stocks, the flower stocks at the funeral 271 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,500 and it was years before I could abide 272 00:11:05,500 --> 00:11:09,000 the smell of the stocks because of the sad memory of it. 273 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,100 And I'm sure everyone has something along those lines. 274 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:14,833 In fact, actually, before I became the Herb 'n Cowgirl 275 00:11:14,833 --> 00:11:17,600 when I was a little girl, I tried my first hand 276 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,300 at creating potpourri but I, Christmas, loved Christmas, 277 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:23,500 I adored having the Christmas tree in the home 278 00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:25,433 'cause it just fills the house. 279 00:11:25,433 --> 00:11:26,833 - Sure. - With the aroma. 280 00:11:26,833 --> 00:11:29,500 To me it was just a wonderful, wonderful smell. 281 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:30,933 It was the end of the Christmas season 282 00:11:30,933 --> 00:11:32,466 and the tree was about to go out 283 00:11:32,466 --> 00:11:34,733 and I decided I wanted to preserve that. 284 00:11:34,733 --> 00:11:37,666 I got a little container and I collected 285 00:11:37,666 --> 00:11:39,966 as many of the leaves as I could from the tree 286 00:11:39,966 --> 00:11:41,466 to get into there. 287 00:11:41,466 --> 00:11:44,133 So during the year, whenever I wanted to smell that, 288 00:11:44,133 --> 00:11:46,366 I could just lift the top and smell the pine scent. 289 00:11:46,366 --> 00:11:49,300 It was just a happy memory 290 00:11:49,300 --> 00:11:52,466 and it was a way of hanging on to that happy memory. 291 00:11:52,466 --> 00:11:56,233 And I think that with aroma, 292 00:11:56,233 --> 00:11:59,566 we can definitely bring back memories, 293 00:11:59,566 --> 00:12:03,133 bring back feelings, most religions of the world, 294 00:12:03,133 --> 00:12:04,833 for instance, use incense. 295 00:12:05,933 --> 00:12:07,933 People haven't perhaps thought of that 296 00:12:07,933 --> 00:12:12,933 but certain smells, certain incenses are associated 297 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:17,000 with the divine and a connection with God. 298 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,633 And so that is why they're often used in ceremonials events 299 00:12:22,833 --> 00:12:25,700 in churches and all over the world. 300 00:12:25,700 --> 00:12:28,900 I've studied many pre-Columbian history 301 00:12:28,900 --> 00:12:31,066 and they used incense. 302 00:12:31,066 --> 00:12:34,233 There's very, very few religions that don't use 303 00:12:34,233 --> 00:12:36,600 some form of incense to invoke 304 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,300 or encourage the sense of the divine. 305 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:41,000 - I found there's over 1,000 cells 306 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,900 that are really dedicated to smells themselves 307 00:12:44,900 --> 00:12:48,066 as opposed there's only four for light, or four for touch. 308 00:12:48,066 --> 00:12:50,033 So it's an integral part of us. 309 00:12:50,033 --> 00:12:54,500 - Scent also affects how we eat, and definitely our memory 310 00:12:54,500 --> 00:12:56,866 because if it's doesn't smell good, 311 00:12:56,866 --> 00:12:59,666 no one is gonna to wanna take that first bite. 312 00:12:59,666 --> 00:13:02,933 So I could definitely see that example in spades 313 00:13:02,933 --> 00:13:05,033 when I would teach a class on potpourri. 314 00:13:05,033 --> 00:13:10,033 I'd explain what botanical materials we had there 315 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:12,433 and I also had of course essential oils 316 00:13:12,433 --> 00:13:14,066 which is a part of make a potpourri. 317 00:13:14,066 --> 00:13:15,866 But I waited 'till the last minute to open that up 318 00:13:15,866 --> 00:13:17,833 because even these tiny bottles, 319 00:13:17,833 --> 00:13:21,000 you open that up and it just throughout the room. 320 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,866 And we got to that point and I opened up one of them 321 00:13:23,866 --> 00:13:26,933 and one of the women went, "Oh my goodness," 322 00:13:26,933 --> 00:13:29,033 she could hardly, it was patchouli, 323 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,633 it's one a lot of people just adore, patchouli. 324 00:13:32,633 --> 00:13:34,166 - Sure, sure. 325 00:13:34,166 --> 00:13:36,500 - And I had another every day experience once with, 326 00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:39,333 I used to work with a man from China 327 00:13:39,333 --> 00:13:42,766 and I had a cup of cinnamon tea 328 00:13:42,766 --> 00:13:45,966 and he one day confessed to me that he just hated the smell 329 00:13:45,966 --> 00:13:47,966 of that particular tea that I drank 330 00:13:47,966 --> 00:13:50,100 and I asked him why and he said, 331 00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:51,433 "Well when I was a child, 332 00:13:51,433 --> 00:13:53,400 "my mom would treat me for medicines, 333 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,200 "folk Chinese medicines, they would add cinnamon to it," 334 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,133 and so he associated it with being sick 335 00:14:00,133 --> 00:14:02,733 and having to down something he didn't like. 336 00:14:02,733 --> 00:14:04,600 I imagine everybody, if you think about it, 337 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,700 you come up with one or two things 338 00:14:06,700 --> 00:14:08,933 such as you have a really strong, positive, 339 00:14:08,933 --> 00:14:11,433 or negative response to scent. 340 00:14:11,433 --> 00:14:12,633 - Sure. - To scent. 341 00:14:12,633 --> 00:14:14,500 - Well let's get into some details here 342 00:14:14,500 --> 00:14:16,033 because we're gonna be talking today 343 00:14:16,033 --> 00:14:18,833 about the fragrance wheel as opposed to the color wheel. 344 00:14:18,833 --> 00:14:20,266 I think a lot of people know about the color wheel 345 00:14:20,266 --> 00:14:21,500 but not the fragrance wheel. 346 00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:22,933 - Oh yes, we learn about that in grade school. 347 00:14:22,933 --> 00:14:27,233 The fragrance wheel is actually a relatively new creation. 348 00:14:27,233 --> 00:14:31,066 Of course, we've had incense and perfumes 349 00:14:31,066 --> 00:14:33,333 and all sorts of things like that 350 00:14:33,333 --> 00:14:36,133 since the beginning of recorded history, 351 00:14:36,133 --> 00:14:39,100 but they're dependent upon individuals 352 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:42,033 who had extraordinary noses, 353 00:14:42,033 --> 00:14:45,566 who had the ability to distinguish once scent from another 354 00:14:45,566 --> 00:14:47,733 to know what to add to something 355 00:14:47,733 --> 00:14:49,266 to make it better or make it stronger 356 00:14:49,266 --> 00:14:51,233 or make it more masculine, more feminine. 357 00:14:51,233 --> 00:14:55,333 And some time shortly after World War II, 358 00:14:55,333 --> 00:14:58,433 at the point where people were starting essentially 359 00:14:58,433 --> 00:15:01,066 to apply science to just about every aspect of life, 360 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:04,000 we came out of the 19th century wondering what was going on 361 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,633 and finally we had the tools 362 00:15:05,633 --> 00:15:08,466 and they had more of the tools at that point 363 00:15:08,466 --> 00:15:10,966 to be able to analyze scent. 364 00:15:10,966 --> 00:15:14,066 Still the perfume industry depended upon the nose. 365 00:15:14,066 --> 00:15:17,066 - So as I understand it, the contemporary fragrance wheel 366 00:15:17,066 --> 00:15:19,633 breaks out into four primary components? 367 00:15:19,633 --> 00:15:21,500 - When you look at them, you realize 368 00:15:21,500 --> 00:15:24,633 that you probably fit primarily into one of them. 369 00:15:24,633 --> 00:15:27,600 Just as you will tend to prefer certain colors, 370 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,500 I wear lots of blue, I must confess, 371 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:33,733 it's the dominant color in my closet. 372 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,533 And probably in the scent world 373 00:15:35,533 --> 00:15:38,166 there's a section of that wheel that would be 374 00:15:38,166 --> 00:15:41,133 where I would go for say my personal scent, 375 00:15:41,133 --> 00:15:42,933 although for cleaning the house, 376 00:15:42,933 --> 00:15:44,700 I wouldn't necessarily want the same thing. 377 00:15:44,700 --> 00:15:47,700 - [John] There's fresh, floral, oriental, and woody. 378 00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:49,233 - Yeah. 379 00:15:49,233 --> 00:15:52,733 Now fresh, anyone who cleans, you go down the cleaning isle 380 00:15:52,733 --> 00:15:54,266 on the local grocery store 381 00:15:54,266 --> 00:15:56,000 and you're gonna see little tags on it, 382 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,733 fresh clean scent, fresh linen scent, outdoor, 383 00:15:59,733 --> 00:16:01,133 because it's part of that section 384 00:16:01,133 --> 00:16:04,600 we associate with cleanliness. 385 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:05,866 A significant element of that 386 00:16:05,866 --> 00:16:07,500 is because some of the essential oils 387 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:09,200 and some of the materials we used to use 388 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,266 when we made our own cleaning agents were from this group. 389 00:16:13,266 --> 00:16:16,866 And so, we remember how the house smelled 390 00:16:16,866 --> 00:16:18,433 when grandma cleaned, 391 00:16:18,433 --> 00:16:21,400 so mom does the same thing as far as the scent 392 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,300 because it just smells good. - It pass on. 393 00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:25,300 Yeah. - And you feel 394 00:16:25,300 --> 00:16:28,333 like that's definitely a sign that it's clean 395 00:16:28,333 --> 00:16:30,500 although it doesn't necessarily mean there's no, 396 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:32,833 it doesn't describe whether or not there are bacteria. 397 00:16:32,833 --> 00:16:33,833 The next one I think is 398 00:16:33,833 --> 00:16:35,066 - [Both] Floral. 399 00:16:35,066 --> 00:16:38,033 - Floral now, that's one that will hit more 400 00:16:38,033 --> 00:16:42,666 into the personal perfumes, usually for women. 401 00:16:42,666 --> 00:16:45,100 They tend to want a little bit more of the floral, 402 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:49,233 lately perfumes have added a lot of fruity flavors into that 403 00:16:49,233 --> 00:16:52,166 because of the younger generations' preference 404 00:16:52,166 --> 00:16:54,266 for some of those, but there's still that element 405 00:16:54,266 --> 00:16:59,266 of sweetness and a positive aspect that goes with it. 406 00:17:00,700 --> 00:17:02,633 Even vanilla, actually comes from an orchid flower. 407 00:17:02,633 --> 00:17:04,433 It's the pod from the orchid, 408 00:17:04,433 --> 00:17:06,400 and it has something of a floral scent. 409 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:11,366 And years and years ago, out in the far West 410 00:17:11,366 --> 00:17:13,800 of a woman wanted to dab a little bit something 411 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,733 and she had no time to grab anything else, 412 00:17:15,733 --> 00:17:18,400 she could put a little bit of vanilla behind her ears. 413 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:19,833 The next one-- - Oriental. 414 00:17:19,833 --> 00:17:21,633 - Yes, now see, that's a section 415 00:17:21,633 --> 00:17:26,633 that would include patchouli, some sandalwood, 416 00:17:28,066 --> 00:17:31,666 some of the cinnamon and the spices that we recognize, 417 00:17:31,666 --> 00:17:34,533 it's starting to get onto the edge of that as well. 418 00:17:34,533 --> 00:17:38,766 That's something I'm sure a little bit cultural too 419 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,633 because patchouli didn't come to the Western world 420 00:17:43,633 --> 00:17:47,733 as I remember until about the 17th, 18th century, 421 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:51,133 actually quite by accident, one of those silly things. 422 00:17:51,133 --> 00:17:53,866 They were sending shipping shawls, 423 00:17:53,866 --> 00:17:55,833 women's shawls from the far East, 424 00:17:55,833 --> 00:17:57,966 they were weaving them in India 425 00:17:57,966 --> 00:17:59,500 and shipping them the distance, 426 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:03,900 but to keep them smelling nice and I think insect free, 427 00:18:03,900 --> 00:18:07,233 they embedded, they used patchouli in it. 428 00:18:07,233 --> 00:18:09,800 And that was the first time a lot of European women 429 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,733 had ever smelled patchouli so they began to demand it. 430 00:18:12,733 --> 00:18:15,133 So again, scent coming through. 431 00:18:15,133 --> 00:18:16,700 - Really quickly with the last one, 432 00:18:16,700 --> 00:18:18,700 we have woody, what's this? 433 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:21,166 Things like amber. - The men's scent. 434 00:18:21,166 --> 00:18:24,000 That's more where you're going to have the men's perfume, 435 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:28,033 the great outdoors, definitely elements of pine, 436 00:18:28,033 --> 00:18:33,033 cedar shavings, stetson is probably one close well into that 437 00:18:34,700 --> 00:18:38,033 because men don't wanna smell like women. 438 00:18:38,033 --> 00:18:39,800 - Sure. - Generally speaking. 439 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:44,800 And it attracts us because we associate those scents 440 00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:47,700 with a masculine man, you know? 441 00:18:47,700 --> 00:18:51,000 So you just have to see how this goes. 442 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,700 The fun part of it is knowing 443 00:18:52,700 --> 00:18:56,366 all these different major categories 444 00:18:56,366 --> 00:18:57,866 and looking at the little beds, 445 00:18:57,866 --> 00:19:01,933 you can think about what are the things that I really like? 446 00:19:01,933 --> 00:19:06,933 What is it when I get a scented candle that I prefer? 447 00:19:08,366 --> 00:19:12,066 In fact, I know what my personal preferences are, 448 00:19:13,433 --> 00:19:15,266 most generally do, I'm looking at an array of candles, 449 00:19:15,266 --> 00:19:17,966 there's some of them I don't even bother opening the top 450 00:19:17,966 --> 00:19:20,366 because I know not that one, not that one, 451 00:19:20,366 --> 00:19:22,166 oh this might be yeah. 452 00:19:22,166 --> 00:19:25,266 And we just have those personal preferences. 453 00:19:25,266 --> 00:19:27,200 - That's right, well that means that everybody's 454 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,600 got a choice of their own. 455 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,766 I'd like to thank Ann McCormick for coming on today, 456 00:19:30,766 --> 00:19:32,433 and very interesting conversation, 457 00:19:32,433 --> 00:19:33,433 thank you for sharing-- - You're welcome. 458 00:19:33,433 --> 00:19:34,666 - Your wealth of knowledge 459 00:19:34,666 --> 00:19:36,033 about floral scents. - Oh it's so much fun. 460 00:19:36,033 --> 00:19:37,233 - And everything. 461 00:19:37,233 --> 00:19:39,200 And now let's check in with Daphne. 462 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,666 (cheerful jazzy music) 463 00:19:42,666 --> 00:19:45,166 - We've seen a lot of troubled plants this year. 464 00:19:45,166 --> 00:19:47,000 Sandy Holland and Renee Martinez's 465 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,200 wax myrtle is about a year old. 466 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:50,800 It hasn't grown much in that time 467 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,233 but it was green and healthy looking 468 00:19:52,233 --> 00:19:54,100 until a month or two ago. 469 00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:56,733 Now, all of the leaves in the top half of the tree 470 00:19:56,733 --> 00:19:59,633 are brown but the branches are showing berries. 471 00:19:59,633 --> 00:20:02,166 Also, the bottom part that is green appeared 472 00:20:02,166 --> 00:20:03,933 to be growing from the roots. 473 00:20:03,933 --> 00:20:06,100 It gets at least six hours of sun everyday 474 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:08,100 and they water it twice a week. 475 00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:10,633 While it's hard to give an exact diagnosis here, 476 00:20:10,633 --> 00:20:14,200 I believe this wax myrtle may be receiving too much water 477 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:15,766 which may also be exacerbated 478 00:20:15,766 --> 00:20:18,066 if the soil isn't draining properly. 479 00:20:18,066 --> 00:20:19,933 It appears that this struggling shrub 480 00:20:19,933 --> 00:20:22,533 is in a bed with other plants growing very close to it 481 00:20:22,533 --> 00:20:26,333 that seem to be doing fine, but that may also be an issue. 482 00:20:26,333 --> 00:20:29,000 This shrub really needs its own space. 483 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,133 The good news is the new growth. 484 00:20:31,133 --> 00:20:34,733 Wax myrtles do tend to re-sprout easily from the roots, 485 00:20:34,733 --> 00:20:38,300 so I'd suggest putting all the dead growth back to the soil, 486 00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:40,400 clearing a space around the base of the shrub 487 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,133 and decreasing the watering significantly. 488 00:20:43,133 --> 00:20:44,800 If this shrub continues to struggle, 489 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,966 dig it up and check out the roots. 490 00:20:46,966 --> 00:20:49,500 And monitor for soil drainage issues, 491 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:51,000 making sure the soil has time 492 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,166 to dry out between watering sessions. 493 00:20:53,166 --> 00:20:56,066 Jill Gaskin's Texas star hibiscus didn't mind 494 00:20:56,066 --> 00:21:00,166 summer's heat one bit and bloomed prolifically to prove it. 495 00:21:00,166 --> 00:21:01,900 Tony Way is growing a Texas star 496 00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:04,033 in a large planter on his patio, 497 00:21:04,033 --> 00:21:05,900 it's doing so well that he needs to move it 498 00:21:05,900 --> 00:21:08,866 to a larger container, or to the ground. 499 00:21:08,866 --> 00:21:11,000 When's the best time to do that? 500 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,600 Andrea DeLong-Amaya, director of horticulture 501 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,766 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 502 00:21:15,766 --> 00:21:18,366 tells us that this hearty plant can be put in the ground 503 00:21:18,366 --> 00:21:20,133 anytime here in Central Texas 504 00:21:20,133 --> 00:21:22,100 and will actually be more cold-tolerant 505 00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:24,266 in the landscape than in a container 506 00:21:24,266 --> 00:21:26,366 which would lead the roots less insulated. 507 00:21:26,366 --> 00:21:28,400 Andrea also notes that in spite of the name, 508 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,866 Texas star hibiscus, this local favorite 509 00:21:31,866 --> 00:21:34,366 actually isn't native to the Lone Star State. 510 00:21:34,366 --> 00:21:37,433 It's indigenous to Florida and the South Eastern U.S. 511 00:21:37,433 --> 00:21:41,033 Sometimes patience pays off to get spectacular flowers. 512 00:21:41,033 --> 00:21:44,200 In Dallas, Charles Woodard grows a night-blooming cereus 513 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:45,733 in a container. 514 00:21:45,733 --> 00:21:47,733 It sits outside in warm weather 515 00:21:47,733 --> 00:21:51,500 but for 15 years he's brought it indoors every winter. 516 00:21:51,500 --> 00:21:53,166 This year, his diligence paid off 517 00:21:53,166 --> 00:21:55,833 with at least seven outstanding flowers. 518 00:21:55,833 --> 00:21:59,200 Each opens in the evening and only lasts for one day, 519 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:01,466 but that was enough time to get these great pictures. 520 00:22:01,466 --> 00:22:03,400 But Susan Doss discovered a wren 521 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,900 happily chomping into her euphorbia. 522 00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:09,333 Indeed, in drier times, thirsty birds and other critters 523 00:22:09,333 --> 00:22:11,400 seek a drink from our succulents. 524 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,066 Thankfully, this damage doesn't appear too bad 525 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:16,033 and I think the plant will easily recover. 526 00:22:16,033 --> 00:22:18,533 Outdoors, gardens aren't made in a day, 527 00:22:18,533 --> 00:22:20,900 Susan Velzy just put the finishing touches 528 00:22:20,900 --> 00:22:23,666 on her new garden rooms but we know, Susan, 529 00:22:23,666 --> 00:22:25,700 that a garden is always growing. 530 00:22:25,700 --> 00:22:28,566 Anna Poole started her garden six years ago, 531 00:22:28,566 --> 00:22:30,733 took her a while since she's got a large backyard 532 00:22:30,733 --> 00:22:32,233 and lots of shade. 533 00:22:32,233 --> 00:22:34,733 Her first building project was a deck for lounging 534 00:22:34,733 --> 00:22:36,100 to watch it all. 535 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:38,333 Recently, she started putting in pathways 536 00:22:38,333 --> 00:22:40,800 to an evergrowing beautiful garden. 537 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,200 She's got sun in front, so that's where she's planting 538 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,666 fragrant roses and other flowers. 539 00:22:45,666 --> 00:22:48,133 In Bulverde, Charlene and Michaels Lowe 540 00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:50,166 sent a video of migrating hummingbirds 541 00:22:50,166 --> 00:22:51,866 flocking to their feeders. 542 00:22:51,866 --> 00:22:54,066 Hey tell us, "After planting many things 543 00:22:54,066 --> 00:22:56,133 "that attract hummingbirds and butterflies, 544 00:22:56,133 --> 00:22:58,433 "our garden has been very active." 545 00:22:58,433 --> 00:23:00,733 And we'd love to hear your stories. 546 00:23:00,733 --> 00:23:03,200 Head over to centraltexasgardener.org 547 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,800 and send us your questions, pictures and video. 548 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,100 - Next, Molly Pikarsky has your Backyard Basics tip. 549 00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:12,700 (bright music) 550 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,800 - If you would like to add some spice 551 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:19,066 to your holiday cooking, might I suggest microgreens? 552 00:23:19,066 --> 00:23:21,533 Microgreens are easy-peasy. 553 00:23:21,533 --> 00:23:23,233 As with all things horticulture, 554 00:23:23,233 --> 00:23:25,733 you can travel deep into complicated town 555 00:23:25,733 --> 00:23:27,500 or you can keep it simple. 556 00:23:27,500 --> 00:23:29,733 You know me, I keep it simple. 557 00:23:29,733 --> 00:23:31,833 With just a few simple supplies, 558 00:23:31,833 --> 00:23:33,500 you can have fresh microgreens 559 00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:35,700 to spice up your cooking year round. 560 00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:38,833 You can grow microgreens in a super bright window, 561 00:23:38,833 --> 00:23:42,633 or like me with an inexpensive utility light 562 00:23:42,633 --> 00:23:44,900 and a LED grow bulb. 563 00:23:44,900 --> 00:23:48,000 I love those LEDs because they stay cool. 564 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,533 You must, however, situate that bulb 565 00:23:50,533 --> 00:23:52,666 right above your micro greens. 566 00:23:52,666 --> 00:23:55,966 If it's too tall, you will not have good results. 567 00:23:55,966 --> 00:23:58,500 My bulbs usually are about 10 to 12 inches 568 00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:00,166 above my microgreen tray. 569 00:24:00,166 --> 00:24:02,766 If you want your micro greens to stretch and be tall, 570 00:24:02,766 --> 00:24:04,300 raise the bulb a little. 571 00:24:04,300 --> 00:24:07,066 For short, more chunky microgreens, 572 00:24:07,066 --> 00:24:09,066 keep the bulb lower to the tray. 573 00:24:09,066 --> 00:24:11,066 You'll need something to grow them in 574 00:24:11,066 --> 00:24:14,433 and options range from grow trays to deli cups. 575 00:24:14,433 --> 00:24:16,333 I personally like the deli cups. 576 00:24:16,333 --> 00:24:19,133 You can reuse them and they're a very manageable size. 577 00:24:19,133 --> 00:24:21,433 You have many options when it comes to choosing 578 00:24:21,433 --> 00:24:22,933 a growing medium. 579 00:24:22,933 --> 00:24:24,866 You can use anything from agar 580 00:24:24,866 --> 00:24:27,000 to a high quality potted medium. 581 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,433 Just make sure it's all vegetative organic material, 582 00:24:30,433 --> 00:24:32,066 no topsoil, no sand. 583 00:24:32,066 --> 00:24:34,266 I use cellulose grow mats. 584 00:24:34,266 --> 00:24:36,833 This soil-less option was the right one for me 585 00:24:36,833 --> 00:24:39,000 because it makes harvesting them much easier. 586 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,466 There's no soil to wash off. 587 00:24:40,466 --> 00:24:43,300 There are so many options for microgreens. 588 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:46,166 I currently grow a spicy salad mix, 589 00:24:46,166 --> 00:24:50,233 a mild salad mix, radishes, basil, and peas. 590 00:24:50,233 --> 00:24:51,800 If you're just getting started, 591 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,700 the mild salad mix is a quick, easy one 592 00:24:54,700 --> 00:24:56,733 and it goes well with most recipes. 593 00:24:56,733 --> 00:25:00,100 Before you sprinkle your seeds on the seed mat or soil, 594 00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:05,033 make sure the seed mat is wet by misting it. 595 00:25:06,233 --> 00:25:07,500 Next, sprinkle the seeds on the mat. 596 00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:09,666 Right here I have some radish seeds. 597 00:25:09,666 --> 00:25:12,466 I'm just gently going to sprinkle these on the mat. 598 00:25:12,466 --> 00:25:16,233 If it looks like poppy seeds on top of a bagel, 599 00:25:16,233 --> 00:25:17,833 you've pretty much done it right. 600 00:25:17,833 --> 00:25:20,933 After you sow, check your seeds daily. 601 00:25:20,933 --> 00:25:22,966 They should never get dry. 602 00:25:22,966 --> 00:25:25,066 Keep a pump up mister and spray them 603 00:25:25,066 --> 00:25:27,333 as often as they require. 604 00:25:27,333 --> 00:25:29,800 Great news, you're going to eat this quickly, 605 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:31,333 like within seven days. 606 00:25:31,333 --> 00:25:33,800 So fertilizer is not necessary. 607 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,033 You will eat these before they even produce any true leaves, 608 00:25:37,033 --> 00:25:39,366 so they have all the nutrients they need. 609 00:25:39,366 --> 00:25:41,333 Once your micro greens are ready, 610 00:25:41,333 --> 00:25:44,133 simply cut them off and start the next crop 611 00:25:44,133 --> 00:25:47,133 with a clean container and a new grow mat. 612 00:25:47,133 --> 00:25:50,233 Microgreens are fun, easy, and your setup 613 00:25:50,233 --> 00:25:52,000 does not have to break the bank. 614 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:55,333 If you would like to learn more, please visit my blog. 615 00:25:55,333 --> 00:25:57,900 This has been Molly, your rebel horticulturist, 616 00:25:57,900 --> 00:25:59,933 reminding you to learn the rules well 617 00:25:59,933 --> 00:26:01,633 so you know which ones to break. 618 00:26:01,633 --> 00:26:03,733 - Find out more and watch online 619 00:26:03,733 --> 00:26:06,300 at centraltexasgardener.org. 620 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:09,866 Until next time, remember to adopt the pace of nature; 621 00:26:09,866 --> 00:26:12,266 her secret is patience. 622 00:26:12,266 --> 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