WEBVTT 00:00.900 --> 00:02.100 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% - Hi there, I'm Tom Spencer. 00:02.100 --> 00:03.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% This week on Central Texas Gardener, 00:03.766 --> 00:06.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% see how to layer for low-care dimension. 00:06.633 --> 00:09.966 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Tim Kiphart from Far South Nursery combines succulents, 00:09.966 --> 00:12.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% bamboo, and flowering perennials. 00:12.266 --> 00:15.166 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% On tour, a small garden applies geometry in front, 00:15.166 --> 00:18.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and goes for a pet friendly back, including a catio. 00:18.766 --> 00:20.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Daphne answers your top question, 00:20.533 --> 00:23.466 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and Jeff Pavlat cleans up succulent plants. 00:23.466 --> 00:26.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So let's get growing, right here, right now. 00:26.333 --> 00:27.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - 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On a small lot in east Austin, Briana and Mark 01:21.033 --> 01:24.100 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% applied geometry in front to boost dimension. 01:24.100 --> 01:25.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% In back, they designed for pet friendly, 01:25.966 --> 01:28.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% including a catio for rescued feral cats. 01:30.100 --> 01:31.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] This old yard found new roots 01:31.633 --> 01:33.666 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% in pieces of the past. 01:33.666 --> 01:37.100 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% In 2003, when Briana Miriani and Mark Biechler 01:37.100 --> 01:39.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% settled into an elderly east Austin bungalow, 01:39.933 --> 01:43.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% they put their backs and creativity into its restoration. 01:43.766 --> 01:45.866 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% - We're just getting started on renovating our house. 01:45.866 --> 01:47.566 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% We've done other things first. 01:47.566 --> 01:49.533 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% We did the yard, and then we built a guest house 01:49.533 --> 01:51.666 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% in back, because we didn't have any room 01:51.666 --> 01:54.100 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% in our house to have anybody (laughing) 01:54.100 --> 01:57.233 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% except on the couch, it's such a small, old house. 01:57.233 --> 01:59.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Then the last thing, the most recent thing we've done 01:59.866 --> 02:03.100 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% is build a catio, 'cause we've got all these inside cats. 02:03.100 --> 02:05.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% We've got five inside cats, four of them 02:05.500 --> 02:10.500 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% came from the street and were just not quite street smart. 02:11.666 --> 02:13.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So, we got them fixed and brought them in. 02:13.900 --> 02:16.800 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And I just felt bad that they couldn't go outside anymore. 02:16.800 --> 02:18.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But we didn't want to let 'em out. 02:18.933 --> 02:20.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Briana and Mark have always adopted 02:20.800 --> 02:22.766 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% abandoned mistreated dogs. 02:22.766 --> 02:24.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The cats came with the neighborhood. 02:24.966 --> 02:29.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - There were a lot of unfixed, feral cats, 02:29.133 --> 02:34.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% probably 15 at one time, that I set about fixing, 02:34.133 --> 02:37.600 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and the Humane Society has a really good program 02:37.600 --> 02:39.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% (laughs) for that, thank goodness. 02:39.133 --> 02:41.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% There were just so many cats, and you see, 02:41.300 --> 02:43.600 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% like in the neighborhood there's groups 02:43.600 --> 02:46.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% on different blocks that look the same, 02:46.633 --> 02:48.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% that you know all came from the same family. 02:48.966 --> 02:50.866 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% I founds homes for about seven. 02:50.866 --> 02:53.933 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] They were also fixing up the small front yard. 02:53.933 --> 02:57.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Giving it geometric diversity broadened its visual scope. 02:57.866 --> 03:00.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Mark offset the rectangular yard and chain link fence 03:00.766 --> 03:04.800 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% with curving beds and narrow strips of Palisades Zoysia. 03:04.800 --> 03:07.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% To echo the lines of the fence and house, 03:07.200 --> 03:10.300 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% they laid straightforward flagstone pathways. 03:10.300 --> 03:13.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Their raised bed design brings together both contours. 03:13.766 --> 03:15.666 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% Graduated levels of old bricks, 03:15.666 --> 03:19.600 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% given a paint brush facelift, frame shapes of all kinds. 03:19.600 --> 03:22.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Rotund golden barrel cactus and leaf-clustered agaves, 03:22.866 --> 03:24.866 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% join flowering perennials. 03:24.866 --> 03:28.966 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Even edibles get a spot in repurposed galvanized buckets. 03:28.966 --> 03:30.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% They tucked in foundling trinkets, 03:30.700 --> 03:32.733 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% and rusty-hued small boulders. 03:33.933 --> 03:35.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Rather than hedge out the neighbors, 03:35.400 --> 03:39.166 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% fence beds alternate screening plants with breezy views. 03:39.166 --> 03:42.733 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Food and water attract an active wildlife population. 03:42.733 --> 03:44.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% They made the backyard pet friendly. 03:44.933 --> 03:47.566 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - And things just kind of evolved around the animals, 03:47.566 --> 03:48.866 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% it seemed like more and more. 03:48.866 --> 03:52.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The dogs would play and hit any shrubs 03:52.733 --> 03:55.066 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% that we put along the side, they'd just take them out. 03:55.066 --> 03:57.633 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% They're 70-pound dogs and they'd just take them out. 03:57.633 --> 04:01.300 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% So we got the watering troughs and put plants in there. 04:01.300 --> 04:05.566 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% We built the guest house in back and we do Airbnb sometimes, 04:05.566 --> 04:08.666 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and we have other family members, some who may be older, 04:08.666 --> 04:12.733 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and we decided to divide the yard in half in back, 04:12.733 --> 04:17.333 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% so that the dogs could be kept out of the back area. 04:17.333 --> 04:19.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And that kind of started this whole thing. 04:19.700 --> 04:22.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The grass didn't grow in back anymore 04:22.166 --> 04:24.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% because of the shade and the dogs, 04:24.400 --> 04:27.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% so we just decided to mulch half of it 04:27.133 --> 04:28.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% where the dogs played most of the time, 04:28.833 --> 04:30.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then the back half we just did gravel 04:30.633 --> 04:33.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% because it's shady back there too. 04:33.133 --> 04:35.700 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% It's kind of a bonus back there too because, 04:35.700 --> 04:38.600 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% one, it's easy we can get the leaf blower out, 04:38.600 --> 04:42.100 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% just to clean it off, so it's kind of low maintenance. 04:42.100 --> 04:46.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Also we found that Jack, the long-haired dog, 04:46.700 --> 04:48.933 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% does not like baths. 04:48.933 --> 04:53.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And we found that it's not so much the bath, 04:53.366 --> 04:57.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% it's being restrained that he doesn't like. 04:57.000 --> 04:58.633 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% So we have to, during the bath, 04:58.633 --> 05:00.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% we have to let him go several times, 05:00.500 --> 05:02.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then he'll just run off and kind of shake, 05:02.500 --> 05:04.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then he'll come back to us when we call him 05:04.400 --> 05:05.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and we'll continue with the bath. 05:05.866 --> 05:09.666 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But if we lock him in the gravel part, 05:11.066 --> 05:14.366 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% when we let him go, he sometimes will roll around 05:14.366 --> 05:15.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% on the ground, but it's the gravel, 05:15.966 --> 05:18.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% so he's not like rolling in the mud, 05:18.833 --> 05:21.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% as he would be doing in the grass. 05:21.133 --> 05:25.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The mulch part has its part for them to play, 05:25.333 --> 05:28.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and it's softer, and then the back part, 05:28.533 --> 05:31.600 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% also good for bathing. (laughs) 05:31.600 --> 05:33.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Then they built the catio, 05:33.033 --> 05:36.366 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% to let their feral cat rescues enjoy the outdoors. 05:36.366 --> 05:37.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - [Briana] We decided to make it match 05:37.300 --> 05:41.266 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% our back gate and our fence. 05:41.266 --> 05:43.400 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% It's still kind of evolving, there's a lot of stuff 05:43.400 --> 05:46.233 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% we've learned about it, but, it's good, they like it. 05:46.233 --> 05:48.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% There's a small learning curve of a couple of weeks. 05:48.466 --> 05:50.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% They all kind of acted like we were gonna 05:50.400 --> 05:54.366 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% put them back out on the street, (laughs) which we weren't. 05:54.366 --> 05:56.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But now they just go in and out constantly. 05:56.966 --> 05:59.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% We realized that you have to put the shelves, 05:59.500 --> 06:03.000 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and you have to stack them so they're like a ladder. 06:03.000 --> 06:05.366 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% You know, you can't just, they have to be able to go 06:05.366 --> 06:07.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% from one shelf, jump to the other shelf, 06:07.766 --> 06:11.533 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% jump to another shelf, to get to the highest shelf. 06:11.533 --> 06:14.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] She advises to research cat doors. 06:14.133 --> 06:16.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - You're putting it into your wall, 06:16.000 --> 06:17.966 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% so it's gonna be there a while. 06:17.966 --> 06:20.466 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Or your door, we got one for the wall. 06:20.466 --> 06:22.600 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% I didn't want something that's going to fall apart 06:22.600 --> 06:24.700 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and we're going to have to open up our wall again. 06:24.700 --> 06:27.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But I know it's got like a metal interior. 06:27.066 --> 06:32.066 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% The flap is really thick too, it really, and it's got, 06:33.133 --> 06:34.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% I mean, maybe they're all like this, 06:34.066 --> 06:35.833 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% but it works really well. 06:35.833 --> 06:38.300 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And it's got two magnets, when the cats go out 06:38.300 --> 06:43.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% it hits those magnets again and, you know, 06:43.166 --> 06:45.533 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% in the heat of the summer, we just keep thinking, 06:45.533 --> 06:47.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Oh the air conditioning's going out, 06:47.033 --> 06:50.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% but there's a thick plastic door, 06:50.066 --> 06:51.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and it seems to work really well. 06:51.966 --> 06:55.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Our house is about three feet up, with the piers. 06:55.933 --> 06:59.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% So for them to come out that door from the laundry room, 06:59.766 --> 07:01.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% it was about three feet above the ground. 07:01.533 --> 07:04.600 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So we had to build a little platform, 07:04.600 --> 07:06.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then build a ramp down from that. 07:06.800 --> 07:10.333 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% So it ended up there's a little doghouse kind of design 07:10.333 --> 07:13.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% back there by chance, and I put a little dog bed 07:14.933 --> 07:17.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% under there, so they do use that. 07:17.000 --> 07:19.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Sometimes it's cooler in the summer, you know. 07:19.733 --> 07:22.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And sometimes some will be like way up on top. 07:22.433 --> 07:23.866 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% We did put grass in the bottom, 07:23.866 --> 07:25.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% it's like the only grass in the backyard. 07:25.533 --> 07:28.066 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% It's struggling a little bit, I think it might not 07:28.066 --> 07:29.366 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% be getting enough sun. 07:29.366 --> 07:32.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But I'm going to see if I can make it go, 07:32.833 --> 07:35.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% rather than put artificial down there. 07:35.033 --> 07:37.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But they do really, they go down there 07:37.300 --> 07:38.566 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% and roll in the grass. 07:38.566 --> 07:42.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Everything I do I have to see if it's toxic. 07:43.700 --> 07:45.466 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% 'Cause they're gonna chew on it. 07:45.466 --> 07:49.533 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% You know, whether it be just a little toxic or a lot, 07:49.533 --> 07:53.366 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% but years ago I had a cat get hold of a kalanchoe leaf. 07:53.366 --> 07:57.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And those mother of millions, or whatever, 07:57.500 --> 07:59.533 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% that are all around here. 07:59.533 --> 08:02.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And he just, we brought it in for the winter, 08:02.333 --> 08:07.333 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% not knowing it was super toxic, and he just got one leaf, 08:07.333 --> 08:10.166 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and chewed on it, carried it around and played with it, 08:10.166 --> 08:14.266 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and I had to feed him through a tube in his throat 08:14.266 --> 08:18.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% for about two months, I mean, it was horrible. 08:18.366 --> 08:20.933 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] In their garden, home, and neighborhood, 08:20.933 --> 08:24.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Briana and Mark want to make a positive impact. 08:24.233 --> 08:26.733 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% - The Humane Society has a free spay and neuter 08:26.733 --> 08:30.766 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% for feral cats, which is just an amazing program. 08:30.766 --> 08:34.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Because I'll go in there, you drop them off between like 08:34.466 --> 08:39.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% 6:00 and 8:00 a.m., and they'll have like 80 cats sometimes. 08:40.633 --> 08:42.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% they do it two and three times a week. 08:42.133 --> 08:44.366 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And in one session, they'll have that many cats, 08:44.366 --> 08:47.166 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and I just think, what if people weren't doing this? 08:47.166 --> 08:49.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Bringing these cats in and trapping them, 08:49.066 --> 08:50.333 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% what would it be like? 08:50.333 --> 08:52.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's still a problem, it's a huge problem. 08:52.566 --> 08:54.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's kind of amazing, there's a lot of people 08:54.833 --> 08:57.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% behind the scenes doing a lot of stuff. 08:57.400 --> 08:59.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - If you're tired of planting things in a straight line, 08:59.766 --> 09:01.266 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% and wanna mix it up a little bit, 09:01.266 --> 09:02.700 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% you're in the right place right. 09:02.700 --> 09:04.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Right now, I'm joined by Tim Kiphart, 09:04.366 --> 09:06.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% from Far South Nursery, we're gonna be talkin' about 09:06.766 --> 09:08.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% all sorts of different plants that will work well 09:08.866 --> 09:10.666 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% in combination with one another. 09:10.666 --> 09:11.700 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% Welcome to the show. 09:11.700 --> 09:12.966 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% - Thank you for having me. 09:12.966 --> 09:14.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - It's a pleasure to have you here. 09:14.833 --> 09:16.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You've brought along a lot of terrific plants. 09:16.700 --> 09:19.833 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% We're gonna start by talkin' bout things that grow tall, 09:19.833 --> 09:22.100 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% and at the back of the beds. 09:22.100 --> 09:25.900 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% And you've brought along a Golden Goddess bamboo. 09:25.900 --> 09:27.100 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Tell me a little bit about it. 09:27.100 --> 09:29.866 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% - In today's building scheme, you know, 09:29.866 --> 09:33.233 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% lot size is shrinking so much that it's so important 09:33.233 --> 09:36.800 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% to have plants that scale up, and people still want privacy, 09:36.800 --> 09:39.033 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% still need something evergreen. 09:39.033 --> 09:41.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But it can't overwhelm the landscape. 09:41.133 --> 09:44.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So, we've got a couple really nice bamboos, 09:44.400 --> 09:46.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% the Golden Goddess being one of 'em. 09:46.066 --> 09:50.833 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% It's about eight, 10, 12 feet, if it gets really happy. 09:50.833 --> 09:55.066 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% And about that wide, but love the architecture, 09:55.066 --> 09:58.400 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% it has an upright weeping arching habit to it. 09:58.400 --> 09:59.800 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% - [Tom] Very graceful form. 09:59.800 --> 10:00.733 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% - Very graceful. 10:00.733 --> 10:02.433 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% - And bamboos are tough as nails 10:02.433 --> 10:05.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and this one is a clumper not a runner 10:05.033 --> 10:06.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% so it will stay in a tight space, right? 10:06.866 --> 10:10.700 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - All the bamboos we grow at Far South are clumpers, 10:10.700 --> 10:14.133 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% and so they do stay contained, 10:14.133 --> 10:18.266 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and with that being said, you may have a spread 10:18.266 --> 10:23.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% of one to two feet a year on those. 10:23.033 --> 10:26.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% But very easy to maintain, very easy to remove, 10:26.033 --> 10:27.633 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% canes, combs as they're called. 10:27.633 --> 10:29.433 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% - Sure, sure, yep. 10:29.433 --> 10:31.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Very easy to control and contain. 10:31.366 --> 10:35.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Now bamboos like full sun, and I think 10:35.333 --> 10:36.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% they like a little bit of moisture. 10:36.866 --> 10:41.200 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - A little bit more moisture, but are really actually 10:41.200 --> 10:45.300 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% quite adapted once acclimated. 10:45.300 --> 10:48.933 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% We have some planted in the ground out at Far South, 10:48.933 --> 10:51.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and they've been in the ground for about five six years, 10:51.866 --> 10:55.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% get little to no supplemental irrigation. 10:56.233 --> 10:59.466 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% What's nice about the Multiplex, 10:59.466 --> 11:01.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% the two bamboos that we have here today, 11:01.866 --> 11:05.700 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% is they do take some shade, they actually prefer 11:05.700 --> 11:07.433 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% a little bit of afternoon shade, 11:07.433 --> 11:09.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% or even bright woodland conditions. 11:09.833 --> 11:12.133 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Okay, so underneath a tree or something like that. 11:12.133 --> 11:14.166 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% You've got this one here, and everybody's looking 11:14.166 --> 11:16.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% for screening in the shade as well. 11:16.233 --> 11:18.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You've brought along another bamboo. 11:18.533 --> 11:20.433 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% This is Chinese Goddess, is that correct? 11:20.433 --> 11:25.133 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% - Chinese Goddess, which for all practical purposes, 11:25.133 --> 11:27.966 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% is just a smaller scale plant. 11:27.966 --> 11:31.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Smaller leaves, finer leaves, thinner combs, 11:32.233 --> 11:34.166 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% a little bit shorter plant. 11:34.166 --> 11:37.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Where Golden Goddess gets to be 10, 12 feet, 11:37.766 --> 11:41.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Chinese Goddess comes in at six foot. 11:41.200 --> 11:43.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Which is a really good height for a lot of plants. 11:43.466 --> 11:46.500 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And again, for that layering that you're looking for 11:46.500 --> 11:50.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% of tall, medium size plants, these two work well together. 11:50.033 --> 11:51.566 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% - Lovely. 11:51.566 --> 11:54.066 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - All right, well, you also brought in a bunch of Nolinas 11:54.066 --> 11:56.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% which are one of my favorite plant families, 11:56.333 --> 11:58.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and I wanna dive in and talk about one of them 11:58.866 --> 12:03.366 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% is new to me, it's No-lee-na or No-lye-na Siberica, 12:03.366 --> 12:05.766 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% and tell me a little bit about this. 12:05.766 --> 12:07.633 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% When I first saw it, I thought it was an Iris 12:07.633 --> 12:09.633 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% or something like that, it looks so lush and full. 12:09.633 --> 12:13.066 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% - It's a very unique plant, the Nolinas are all 12:13.066 --> 12:17.733 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% grass-like plants, so they give you that sort of texture. 12:19.200 --> 12:22.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% We call this La Siberica, it's the area 12:22.133 --> 12:24.233 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% in Mexico where it's from. 12:24.233 --> 12:29.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Has a very nice, weeping pendulous habit, 12:29.133 --> 12:33.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% dark green foliage about 3/4 of an inch wide. 12:33.733 --> 12:36.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Will actually form a trunk over time, 12:36.833 --> 12:38.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and unlike some of these other ones, 12:38.533 --> 12:41.966 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% is rather fast at doing it. 12:41.966 --> 12:44.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - I've heard they grow as tall as 20 feet. 12:44.400 --> 12:48.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - In habitat, in habitat, and those might 12:50.166 --> 12:52.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% literally be hundreds of years old. 12:52.266 --> 12:54.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Okay, okay, well, I won't wait for that. 12:54.733 --> 12:56.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But boy it's a gorgeous looking plant. 12:56.900 --> 12:59.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And right next to it is an all-star. 12:59.000 --> 13:03.000 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% It's the Nolina texana, which is a lot of different names, 13:03.000 --> 13:05.133 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% bear brass, basket grass. 13:05.133 --> 13:09.700 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% - [Tim] Bear grass, basket grass, Nolina, you know, 13:09.700 --> 13:13.366 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% Indigenous tribes did use the fronds 13:13.366 --> 13:16.666 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% for weeding purposes, hence the name. 13:17.833 --> 13:20.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The Texas bear grass, or basket grass 13:20.533 --> 13:22.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% is one of our hill country natives. 13:23.700 --> 13:26.900 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% What makes it kind of unique is that bloom spike 13:26.900 --> 13:31.900 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% actually flowers within the foliage of the plant. 13:33.066 --> 13:34.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Interesting little bloom spike on it. 13:34.533 --> 13:37.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And again, tough as nails, full sun, doesn't need 13:37.866 --> 13:41.266 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% much water at all, just as easy going as it could be. 13:41.266 --> 13:45.566 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Yeah, full sun, and even my dad lives outside of Boerne, 13:45.566 --> 13:48.300 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and we have it in the garden in several places, 13:48.300 --> 13:52.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% where it picks up just windows of sun 13:53.833 --> 13:58.800 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% throughout the day, and is in primarily afternoon shade, 13:59.700 --> 14:01.366 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% and does just perfectly fine. 14:01.366 --> 14:03.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Yeah, it's happy going right? (laughing) 14:03.133 --> 14:04.266 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% - Happy. 14:04.266 --> 14:07.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - The Nolina nelsonii is a stunner. 14:07.833 --> 14:09.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You brought one of those as well. 14:09.333 --> 14:12.100 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The coloration on this, my favorite. 14:12.100 --> 14:16.300 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% I love that pale gray-green color, absolutely stunning. 14:16.300 --> 14:21.300 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% - Ah it's hard to beat that color, it's so blue. 14:22.166 --> 14:25.633 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% And the fronds are so upright. 14:25.633 --> 14:29.400 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% The architecture is fantastic. 14:29.400 --> 14:31.633 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% This is another trunk former. 14:31.633 --> 14:36.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But it's slow, it's also a great option, 14:37.500 --> 14:39.033 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% as all of 'em, for containers. 14:39.033 --> 14:43.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% You need a large container, but you can certainly expect 14:43.466 --> 14:47.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Nelsonii to grow four feet by four feet. 14:47.166 --> 14:49.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Right, and it will make, all these plants would make 14:49.466 --> 14:51.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% beautiful counter points or foils 14:51.300 --> 14:53.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% to something soft and leafy like the bamboo, 14:53.533 --> 14:55.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% or other kinds of tall-growing plants, 14:55.500 --> 14:58.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% so it's a great foreground object, 14:58.233 --> 15:01.500 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% very sculptured in front of the looseness, so it's nice. 15:01.500 --> 15:05.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - That's it you know, and with the modern trend 15:05.033 --> 15:08.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% in architecture these days, all these plants 15:08.533 --> 15:11.533 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% lend themselves to that modern aesthetic 15:11.533 --> 15:15.800 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% as well as the dry land aesthetic. 15:15.800 --> 15:18.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - And they're, real quickly, they're also 15:18.866 --> 15:22.433 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% pretty cold hearty, and pretty friendly in the garden. 15:22.433 --> 15:25.466 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's not like a yucca with sharp ends. 15:25.466 --> 15:26.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% This is not something that you need 15:26.633 --> 15:28.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% to worry about your children with. 15:28.066 --> 15:32.000 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Yeah, all perfectly hearty, no issues with cold. 15:33.466 --> 15:36.533 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% You might watch the edges, the margins of the leaves. 15:36.533 --> 15:38.166 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% I've had paper cuts 15:38.166 --> 15:40.700 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% on more that one occasion. - Yeah I could grab 'em. 15:40.700 --> 15:42.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - But something's not gonna reach out 15:42.966 --> 15:44.366 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% and grab ya back though. 15:44.366 --> 15:45.900 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% - There ya go. 15:45.900 --> 15:48.666 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% You brought along a couple different forms of agave, 15:48.666 --> 15:50.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% which again go perfectly with the plants 15:50.966 --> 15:52.366 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% we're talking about. 15:52.366 --> 15:54.233 align:left position:30%,start line:5% size:60% The first one is the squid agave, 15:54.233 --> 15:56.033 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% which is so graceful looking. 15:57.233 --> 16:02.233 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% - It is, squid agave's a very apt name for it. 16:03.366 --> 16:07.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% With age it does throw the tentacles out. 16:09.966 --> 16:12.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Love it in containers, love it in the ground. 16:13.666 --> 16:15.200 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% This one does pup up. 16:17.100 --> 16:20.300 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% What we have found though also, is that it does best 16:20.300 --> 16:21.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% with at least a little afternoon shade. 16:21.966 --> 16:23.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You know, I think you were mentioning that-- 16:23.866 --> 16:25.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Right, in my garden it got a little sun scald 16:25.933 --> 16:28.233 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% with too much afternoon sun. 16:28.233 --> 16:33.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And it's again graceful plant, great low-growing plant. 16:33.033 --> 16:36.933 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% It will colonize, and is again, tough, tough plant. 16:36.933 --> 16:41.633 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Tough as nails, 30 inches by 30 inches, three by three. 16:41.633 --> 16:45.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Hearty to that certainly 10 to 15 degree range. 16:45.800 --> 16:49.600 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% I think one thing worth pointing out was some of the agaves, 16:49.600 --> 16:51.600 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% even though they're hearty, 16:51.600 --> 16:55.400 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% is that if we're going to have precipitation, 16:55.400 --> 16:59.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% that sometimes it's best to go ahead and cover them, 16:59.033 --> 17:03.400 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% because that precipitation will freeze on the leaves 17:03.400 --> 17:06.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and sometimes will scar the foliage. 17:06.066 --> 17:08.800 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% - Got it, very smart advice. 17:08.800 --> 17:11.266 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Now we have another agave, but I wanna skip ahead. 17:11.266 --> 17:13.933 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% You brought something new that we've never talked about. 17:13.933 --> 17:18.233 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% This is a Eupatorium, called viburnum-leaf Eupatorium. 17:18.233 --> 17:20.366 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% It kind of blows me away, 'cause lookin' at it, 17:20.366 --> 17:24.033 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% I'm thinkin' it's just a viburnum, it's a woody shrub. 17:24.033 --> 17:26.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But it's a very new introduction. 17:26.733 --> 17:31.733 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Pretty new introduction, certainly for us here in Texas. 17:33.133 --> 17:36.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% It is a Mexican species, and as you said the foliage 17:36.866 --> 17:39.366 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% is reminiscent of a viburnum, 17:39.366 --> 17:43.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and it is a woody mistflower or boneset. 17:44.166 --> 17:46.933 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% What I like about it is it's, 17:46.933 --> 17:49.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% again it's a smaller scale plant, 17:49.500 --> 17:52.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% three feet by three feet, evergreen, 17:53.933 --> 17:56.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then it is a fall/winter bloomer. 17:56.300 --> 18:00.733 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% So for us we saw it bloom this year in November/December. 18:00.733 --> 18:02.666 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% - Great for the butterflies. 18:02.666 --> 18:05.366 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - If there's any stragglers around, you know, 18:05.366 --> 18:08.333 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and absolutely, wonderful for the butterflies. 18:08.333 --> 18:10.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Well it certainly looks like a viburnum 18:10.700 --> 18:13.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% with a nice glossum leaf, it looks like a terrific plant. 18:13.766 --> 18:16.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Real quickly, growing conditions for this one. 18:16.966 --> 18:21.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Really not picky, very tolerant of all sorts of 18:23.166 --> 18:24.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% growing conditions, all sorts of soils. 18:24.700 --> 18:26.433 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% Beautiful pinkish-white flowers. 18:26.433 --> 18:27.700 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% - [Tom] Ah sounds great. 18:27.700 --> 18:29.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - A little bit of shade in the afternoon, 18:29.333 --> 18:32.733 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% woodland conditions to full sun. 18:32.733 --> 18:34.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Real quickly, you brought along a sedum, 18:34.333 --> 18:35.633 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% tell me about that as well. 18:35.633 --> 18:38.166 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% - My favorite sedum in the world Sedum palmeri. 18:38.166 --> 18:42.100 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Great for the front of a bed, super for a container. 18:42.100 --> 18:45.466 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Blooms in February, evergreen. 18:45.466 --> 18:47.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - All right well, it's been a lot of fun, 18:47.966 --> 18:49.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% taking this little trip with you. 18:49.633 --> 18:51.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Thanks so much for coming on board. 18:51.233 --> 18:53.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Thank you for having me, appreciate it. 18:53.233 --> 18:55.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - Okay, and coming up next, it's Daphne. 18:55.500 --> 18:58.400 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% (fun upbeat music) 18:59.733 --> 19:02.233 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% - Hi, I'm Daphne Richards, and this is Augie. 19:02.233 --> 19:04.966 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% Our question of the week comes from John Thomas. 19:04.966 --> 19:08.200 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% He has two mature live oaks in the front yard. 19:08.200 --> 19:10.066 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% One has a full canopy of leaves, 19:10.066 --> 19:12.033 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% while the other is almost bare. 19:12.033 --> 19:14.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% John says that this happened over the last several years 19:14.766 --> 19:17.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and wants to know what might be causing the leaf drop. 19:17.766 --> 19:21.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Well John, trees lose their leaves due to stress, 19:21.033 --> 19:24.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% normally related to heat, cold, or drought, 19:24.366 --> 19:28.333 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% or due to infestation by a disease or insect pest. 19:28.333 --> 19:31.400 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% If a tree is stressed, it will drop more of its leaves, 19:31.400 --> 19:34.466 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% drop them earlier in the season, and will remain bare 19:34.466 --> 19:37.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% longer than surrounding healthy trees. 19:37.333 --> 19:39.933 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% From your photos, there doesn't seem to be any evidence 19:39.933 --> 19:42.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% of disease or insect damage, and you've said 19:42.433 --> 19:44.066 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% that you're watering both trees, 19:44.066 --> 19:46.100 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% so there must be an issue with the roots 19:46.100 --> 19:48.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and water uptake in the stressed tree. 19:48.966 --> 19:52.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% This is most likely due to soil compaction. 19:52.033 --> 19:53.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You can check for soil compaction, 19:53.566 --> 19:57.033 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% by taking a screwdriver or other similar metal object, 19:57.033 --> 20:00.566 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and trying to insert it into the soil around the tree. 20:00.566 --> 20:03.233 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% If the soil is compacted, it will be very difficult, 20:03.233 --> 20:06.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% if not impossible, to push down into it. 20:06.500 --> 20:09.266 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% When soil is compacted, there isn't enough pore space 20:09.266 --> 20:12.333 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% for oxygen and water, making it virtually the same 20:12.333 --> 20:13.966 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% as growing in rock. 20:13.966 --> 20:15.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Unless the situation is remedied, 20:15.900 --> 20:18.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% the tree will continue to decline. 20:18.233 --> 20:20.500 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Although many people aerate the soil in their lawns 20:20.500 --> 20:23.966 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% each year, by pulling out small plugs of turf and soil, 20:23.966 --> 20:26.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% it's much more difficult to aerate the soil 20:26.000 --> 20:28.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% around mature trees, with their large, 20:28.033 --> 20:29.833 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% extensive root systems. 20:29.833 --> 20:32.666 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% We recommend you contact several certified arborists 20:32.666 --> 20:35.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and consider hiring someone to assist. 20:35.066 --> 20:37.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% A qualified arborist could aerate the soil 20:37.133 --> 20:41.200 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% around the tree safely, using special tools and techniques. 20:41.200 --> 20:44.166 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Our plant of the week is annual warm weather vine, 20:44.166 --> 20:47.466 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% morning glory, thanks to tips from Lea Joy from Smithville. 20:47.466 --> 20:50.133 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% First, she soaks the seeds overnight. 20:50.133 --> 20:52.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Lea says she's grown them without this step, 20:52.366 --> 20:54.366 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% but germination takes longer. 20:54.366 --> 20:57.566 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% After soaking, plant seeds in a full sun area of the garden 20:57.566 --> 21:00.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and keep the soil moist until they emerge. 21:00.200 --> 21:01.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Fertile, well-drained soil is great, 21:01.966 --> 21:04.300 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% but morning glories tolerate, and even thrive 21:04.300 --> 21:05.800 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% in rocky, poor soil. 21:05.800 --> 21:09.433 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% These vigorous, fast-growing vines must have a trellis, 21:09.433 --> 21:12.166 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% fence or other climbing support. 21:12.166 --> 21:14.400 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% Each flower lasts just one day, 21:14.400 --> 21:17.600 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% but new ones open the very next morning to attract bees, 21:17.600 --> 21:20.733 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% hummingbirds, and butterflies, like this Monarch. 21:20.733 --> 21:23.300 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Lea reports that she doesn't water her morning glories, 21:23.300 --> 21:26.200 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% since rainfall is usually enough, but when times are dry, 21:26.200 --> 21:29.066 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% certainly, give morning glories a little drink. 21:29.066 --> 21:32.433 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% This year, Lea reports that she's growing several varieties. 21:32.433 --> 21:34.766 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Every summer Lea collects seeds from the pods, 21:34.766 --> 21:38.066 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% and replants the following spring, after the last frost. 21:38.066 --> 21:40.600 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Other pods that fall to the ground sow themselves. 21:40.600 --> 21:42.566 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% And Lea notes that the seeds are poisonous, 21:42.566 --> 21:45.233 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% so do keep out of reach of children and pets. 21:45.233 --> 21:47.433 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% Our viewer picture this week comes from Pam Beall 21:47.433 --> 21:49.666 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% in San Antonio who spotted a Monarch butterfly 21:49.666 --> 21:52.666 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% on her Japanese plum tree in November last year. 21:52.666 --> 21:54.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Growing successive bloomers from spring through fall 21:54.866 --> 21:57.300 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% helps all our pollinators, including Monarchs. 21:57.300 --> 21:58.733 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% We'd love to hear from you. 21:58.733 --> 22:02.300 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% Visit klru.org/ctg to send us your questions, 22:02.300 --> 22:03.966 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% pictures, and video. 22:03.966 --> 22:07.100 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Now let's check in with Jeff Pavlat for Backyard Basics. 22:07.100 --> 22:10.033 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% (fun upbeat music) 22:11.466 --> 22:13.800 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% - I'm Jeff Pavlat with the Austin Cactus 22:13.800 --> 22:16.333 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% and Succulent Society, and today I'm gonna talk 22:16.333 --> 22:19.700 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% a little about pruning agaves, whether in the landscape 22:19.700 --> 22:22.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% or in containers, a little bit of pruning 22:22.200 --> 22:24.033 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% can help agaves look their best. 22:24.033 --> 22:25.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Looking at this large agave here, 22:25.833 --> 22:28.200 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% you can see it has a lot of dry leaves lower down, 22:28.200 --> 22:29.700 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% and then even up higher. 22:29.700 --> 22:32.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Now naturally, agaves drop leaves at the base 22:32.333 --> 22:34.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and they slowly go down to the ground 22:34.566 --> 22:38.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and you can cut them off for aesthetic reasons. 22:38.200 --> 22:40.266 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% On ones in the landscape, if they're sort of hidden, 22:40.266 --> 22:42.733 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% and don't bother you, it's not necessary to remove them. 22:42.733 --> 22:44.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But in containers, I usually remove 'em. 22:44.866 --> 22:48.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Now, this particular agave is really dry, 22:48.033 --> 22:50.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% which is why it has so many leaves up higher, 22:50.766 --> 22:53.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% but another reason agave could look this way 22:53.333 --> 22:58.066 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% is with freeze damage, and if an agave does suffer damage 22:58.066 --> 23:01.966 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% from freezing, you'll want to wait until it dries up good, 23:01.966 --> 23:04.000 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then you can cut those leaves off. 23:04.000 --> 23:06.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So I'm gonna start here by pruning off 23:06.033 --> 23:07.633 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% one of the lower leaves. 23:07.633 --> 23:10.700 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% If the leaf is mostly damaged, I'll take it all the way off. 23:10.700 --> 23:13.466 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% (sawing of leaf) 23:15.600 --> 23:18.100 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And then in this, I'll just turn it here. 23:18.100 --> 23:19.733 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% Now this one is completely dry. 23:19.733 --> 23:21.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The dry ones are much harder to get off. 23:21.833 --> 23:24.600 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% (sawing of leaf) 23:27.600 --> 23:30.633 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And then for tips that are dried back like this, 23:30.633 --> 23:32.933 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% I recommend cutting it off at a bit of an angle, 23:32.933 --> 23:34.333 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% because I think aesthetically, 23:34.333 --> 23:36.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% it looks a little bit more natural. 23:36.200 --> 23:37.033 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% (cracking) 23:37.033 --> 23:37.866 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Let's see. 23:41.466 --> 23:44.866 align:left position:20%,start line:77% size:70% And then we can just keep working our way around like this. 23:44.866 --> 23:47.633 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% (sawing of leaf) 23:49.033 --> 23:51.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Now on an agave when you've cut it like this, 23:51.366 --> 23:53.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% the sap in here can burn a little bit 23:53.533 --> 23:55.066 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% if you get it on your hands. 23:55.066 --> 23:56.766 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% So you want to kind of be careful not to do that. 23:56.766 --> 23:59.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% If you do get the sap on, just wash it off 23:59.200 --> 24:00.800 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% with some soap and water. 24:00.800 --> 24:03.500 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And then for smaller agaves in containers like this one, 24:03.500 --> 24:05.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% this one is not a cold hearty plant. 24:05.433 --> 24:07.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It hasn't been pruned in probably a year or two. 24:07.966 --> 24:10.266 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% You can see it has a lot of pups growing around it 24:10.266 --> 24:12.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and a lot of dead leaves at the base. 24:12.233 --> 24:14.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So those I'll just start and work my way around, 24:17.400 --> 24:18.233 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% and take 'em off. 24:19.166 --> 24:22.100 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% (leaves crunching) 24:31.266 --> 24:32.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And it can be a little bit tricky 24:32.933 --> 24:34.533 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% getting your hands under here. 24:34.533 --> 24:36.433 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And for some of you, if you're not totally comfortable, 24:36.433 --> 24:37.733 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% you might wanna wear gloves. 24:37.733 --> 24:39.466 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% I usually don't, but... 24:41.233 --> 24:44.266 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And then, right here you can see there's an agave here, 24:44.266 --> 24:45.966 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% so I'll just pull it out. 24:47.300 --> 24:49.200 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% It doesn't show many roots, but if you pot it up 24:49.200 --> 24:51.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% about that deep, it'll just start to grow, 24:51.133 --> 24:52.333 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% and in a few years, you'll have 24:52.333 --> 24:53.866 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% another plant just like this one. 24:55.833 --> 24:57.900 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% So, as you work your way around, 25:00.100 --> 25:01.966 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% you can already see that plant looks much better. 25:01.966 --> 25:03.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Now this is one where I would just 25:03.500 --> 25:04.833 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% take part of the leaf off, 25:04.833 --> 25:06.833 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and I would cut it at a bit of an angle. 25:09.200 --> 25:12.100 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% (leaves crunching) 25:17.700 --> 25:20.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% So as you can see, with a little bit of pruning, 25:20.333 --> 25:22.766 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% your agaves will look a whole lot better. 25:22.766 --> 25:25.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% For backyard basics, I'm Jeff Pavlat. 25:25.333 --> 25:30.266 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% - Find out more and watch online at klru.org/ctg. 25:30.266 --> 25:32.566 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% And follow us on Facebook and Instagram. 25:32.566 --> 25:34.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Until next week, I'll see you in the garden. 25:34.633 --> 25:37.566 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% (fun upbeat music) 26:06.433 --> 26:08.666 align:left position:20%,start line:77% size:70% - [Narrator] Central Texas Gardener is made possible in part 26:08.666 --> 26:11.866 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% by Austin 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