WEBVTT 00:00.900 --> 00:02.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Hi, there, I'm Tom Spencer. 00:02.100 --> 00:04.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This week on Central Texas Gardener, 00:04.000 --> 00:07.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% discover how plants, beneficial insects and pests interact. 00:07.866 --> 00:10.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Harris County Extension Horticulturist Skip Richter 00:10.433 --> 00:11.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% explores the relationship 00:11.900 --> 00:14.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and what new research has uncovered. 00:14.233 --> 00:16.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% On tour, a makeover controls flooding 00:16.433 --> 00:18.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and adds dimension with low-care plants 00:18.400 --> 00:20.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for wildlife and curb appeal. 00:20.366 --> 00:22.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Daphne answers your top question 00:22.333 --> 00:25.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and Daniel Cunningham shows how to make rain barrels. 00:25.233 --> 00:28.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So, let's get growing, right here, right now! 00:28.633 --> 00:30.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Announcer] Central Texas Gardener 00:30.066 --> 00:32.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is made possible by the University of Texas at Austin 00:32.200 --> 00:34.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 00:34.200 --> 00:37.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% displaying Texas native plants in sustainable gardens. 00:37.400 --> 00:38.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And with generous support 00:38.733 --> 00:41.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% from Lisa & Desi Rhoden, thank you. 00:41.600 --> 00:43.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Support 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line:83% size:70% Kathy Lund wanted a water-thrifty garden 01:17.100 --> 01:20.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% when she moved to Austin and renovated a 1960s home. 01:20.900 --> 01:24.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Long hours as a veterinarian called for low-care plants 01:24.100 --> 01:26.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that didn't demand lots of spare time. 01:26.833 --> 01:28.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Friend and former husband Richard Lund 01:28.833 --> 01:31.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of Grupo Pacific in Carlsbad, California, 01:31.666 --> 01:35.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% styled the exterior's facelift with slatted panels. 01:35.033 --> 01:39.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% James Mack, of Jemco, executed precise construction. 01:39.733 --> 01:41.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% They also teamed up to design and build 01:41.533 --> 01:45.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% slatted privacy fences anchored with stainless steel. 01:45.000 --> 01:47.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The side fence encloses a small courtyard patio. 01:49.233 --> 01:52.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Landscape designer Bud Twilley turned Plain Jane flat 01:52.166 --> 01:55.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% into terraced levels that control rainwater runoff. 01:55.500 --> 01:59.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He revamped the entrance walkway with offset limestone pads. 01:59.533 --> 02:01.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - The front door is so far to the left, 02:01.400 --> 02:03.833 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% I wanted to bring people 02:04.966 --> 02:07.033 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% more towards the center of the house 02:07.033 --> 02:10.800 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and have a nice meandering pathway up to the front 02:10.800 --> 02:13.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% instead of a straight shot from the street. 02:13.300 --> 02:15.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] Gravel tempers rainfall on the slope 02:15.533 --> 02:17.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to let it slowly sink in. 02:17.566 --> 02:19.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Bud] At first she didn't want any lawn. 02:21.300 --> 02:24.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So I had designed gravel for the whole yard. 02:25.466 --> 02:28.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I finally talked her into a little bit of zoysia grass 02:28.533 --> 02:30.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% just to soften the whole effect. 02:30.533 --> 02:32.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And I think it works. 02:32.766 --> 02:35.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% On this kinda slope I definitely would use gravel. 02:35.833 --> 02:37.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And there's so many different types. 02:37.400 --> 02:39.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This is a rainbow gravel. 02:39.066 --> 02:41.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Mulch would just be down in the street. 02:41.300 --> 02:43.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% She wanted to be able to walk around the house, 02:43.100 --> 02:46.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% so we did that path around to the back of the house 02:46.133 --> 02:47.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% with the stepping stones. 02:48.633 --> 02:50.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I like to use larger gravel on the streets 02:50.333 --> 02:54.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% 'cause that usually prevents dogs from walking in your yard. 02:54.566 --> 02:56.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Then that's the Brazos brown. 02:56.366 --> 02:57.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Narrator] Bud's first step 02:57.600 --> 02:59.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% was to clear the area of weedy growth 02:59.333 --> 03:02.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and cover it with two to three inches of quality top soil. 03:02.966 --> 03:06.633 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - And then we put the gravel on top, the thicker the better. 03:06.633 --> 03:09.700 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% So try to go three to four inches on the gravel. 03:11.166 --> 03:13.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] He accented with boulders, dotted with lichen, 03:13.266 --> 03:16.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% for an Austin-meets-Santa Fe connection. 03:17.466 --> 03:19.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Steel planters add another layer of depth 03:19.966 --> 03:22.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% between the curb and grassy upper level. 03:23.633 --> 03:27.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Bud] Along with the limestone walkway, and the boulders, 03:27.033 --> 03:29.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we've got a good match going with the steel 03:29.066 --> 03:31.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and the stone and the gravel. 03:31.033 --> 03:32.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] Succulents and perennials for wildlife 03:32.966 --> 03:35.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% need little water and very little tending. 03:35.933 --> 03:37.366 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Still a young garden, 03:37.366 --> 03:40.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% wide spacing prevents overcrowding in a few years. 03:40.900 --> 03:43.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Although Kathy wasn't going for privacy, 03:43.033 --> 03:44.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% her plants break up the view 03:44.366 --> 03:46.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% while connecting to the upper level. 03:46.966 --> 03:48.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Hummingbirds and butterflies flock 03:48.633 --> 03:51.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to fall-blooming Salvia leucantha. 03:52.600 --> 03:54.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Pride of Barbados stars in warm weather 03:54.566 --> 03:57.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to attract all kinds of pollinators. 03:57.466 --> 04:00.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Low maintenance Knock Out roses color things up for months. 04:03.333 --> 04:05.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Bud] Taking this through to the side, 04:05.500 --> 04:08.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we just incorporated the Brazos brown 04:08.633 --> 04:09.966 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% with the stepping stones. 04:09.966 --> 04:12.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And it gets full, full sun. 04:12.500 --> 04:15.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% So it's harsh conditions. 04:15.833 --> 04:20.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So I think on that side we put sotols, and yuccas, 04:20.800 --> 04:24.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and heartier plants that would take this full sun. 04:24.333 --> 04:26.500 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And I think it goes well 04:26.500 --> 04:31.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% with the contemporary fence that she had built. 04:31.133 --> 04:33.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] One side frames a shady courtyard 04:33.066 --> 04:34.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% where Kathy's dogs hang out 04:34.433 --> 04:36.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% with her and friends after a long day. 04:37.900 --> 04:40.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% She makes the most of this small L-shaped space 04:40.633 --> 04:43.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% with a sculptural, concrete water fountain. 04:43.500 --> 04:45.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Later, Kathy found a silvery metal sculpture 04:45.766 --> 04:47.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% that spirals dimension 04:47.233 --> 04:50.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and gleams after hours under moonlight. 04:50.200 --> 04:52.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Kathy and friends also hang out on the front porch 04:52.633 --> 04:54.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to chat with neighbors strolling by. 04:56.533 --> 04:58.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Richard and James collaborated 04:58.100 --> 05:00.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% on what they've all dubbed the wine bar. 05:01.766 --> 05:04.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% In her free time, Kathy can actually enjoy it all. 05:04.866 --> 05:07.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Sure, she's out there for seasonal pruning, 05:07.033 --> 05:08.833 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% clean-up, and planting. 05:08.833 --> 05:11.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But she doesn't have to sweat it out every weekend. 05:11.833 --> 05:15.866 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - If you start out right, and with the right materials, 05:15.866 --> 05:20.866 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and the right plants, you can do low maintenance. 05:22.533 --> 05:24.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's pretty self-sufficient. 05:25.700 --> 05:28.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Well it's Old Home Week, we have a reunion of sorts 05:28.133 --> 05:30.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% going on on the Central Texas Gardener set. 05:30.133 --> 05:31.966 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% We're joined by Skip Richter, 05:31.966 --> 05:34.433 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% who is an alumnus 05:34.433 --> 05:36.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of the Central Texas Gardener. 05:36.833 --> 05:39.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And great to have you be a part of the program again. 05:39.900 --> 05:42.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You are currently the AgriLife Extension horticulturalist 05:42.433 --> 05:43.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% in Houston. - Yes. 05:43.666 --> 05:44.900 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - Welcome back. 05:44.900 --> 05:46.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Thank you, it's good to be back. 05:46.333 --> 05:49.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - We have a great topic to discuss today, 05:49.800 --> 05:53.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and that is beneficial insects, 05:53.066 --> 05:55.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% how to know them and how to encourage 05:55.066 --> 05:57.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% their presence in your garden. 05:57.533 --> 06:00.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And this is a topic that you're really passionate about, 06:00.300 --> 06:01.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it grows from your experience 06:01.600 --> 06:03.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of just taking some time to look. 06:03.966 --> 06:07.233 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - That's right, the more I get close up to nature 06:07.233 --> 06:10.333 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and look, and learn, the more fascinated I become. 06:10.333 --> 06:12.766 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And rather than seeing it's me 06:12.766 --> 06:14.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% versus the pests in the garden, 06:14.266 --> 06:15.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and I've gotta kill everything. 06:15.600 --> 06:17.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Whether it's synthetic or organic sprays. 06:17.533 --> 06:21.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% That approach, getting and looking at how nature operates. 06:21.300 --> 06:23.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% What I did one day is I was out in the garden, 06:23.433 --> 06:25.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I just sat down and started looking 06:25.466 --> 06:26.966 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% at one of my cole crop leaves. 06:26.966 --> 06:29.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I turned it over, and there were a bunch of aphids on it. 06:29.533 --> 06:32.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And then this little gnat-like thing crawling around. 06:32.400 --> 06:34.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And it was going up to the aphids. 06:34.166 --> 06:36.900 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And so I used my phone, 06:36.900 --> 06:40.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which, buy a little hand loop which is about 10 bucks. 06:40.033 --> 06:41.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - I know, right? - And sticking it 06:41.466 --> 06:42.966 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% over the lens of your phone, 06:42.966 --> 06:46.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% now your whole phone screen becomes this giant magnifier. 06:46.366 --> 06:49.933 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% And I saw that the it was a parasitoid wasp 06:49.933 --> 06:53.533 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% going up and laying eggs in aphids, individual aphids. 06:53.533 --> 06:55.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And that just got me started. 06:55.333 --> 06:58.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And I just think if people would take time 06:58.233 --> 07:00.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to go out and sit in the garden a minute 07:00.566 --> 07:02.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and watch up close. - Right. 07:02.600 --> 07:05.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - And when you see a pest, don't just run to go kill it, 07:05.500 --> 07:06.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% look at what's going on around it. 07:06.633 --> 07:08.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Right. - And you may find 07:08.366 --> 07:10.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that your job's been done. 07:10.333 --> 07:12.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Right, and the beneficial insects, 07:12.433 --> 07:13.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you don't wanna kill them. - No. 07:13.900 --> 07:16.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - In fact, you encourage putting plants in the garden 07:16.666 --> 07:18.033 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% to attract them. 07:18.033 --> 07:19.533 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - I actually do. 07:19.533 --> 07:21.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That's a hard sell for gardeners. 07:21.533 --> 07:23.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But one of my favorite plants for that 07:23.533 --> 07:27.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% is the tropical milkweed, or also called Mexican milkweed, 07:27.200 --> 07:29.100 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% with the yellow and orange flowers on top. 07:29.100 --> 07:31.166 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% It just loads up with the yellow aphid 07:31.166 --> 07:33.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% we call the oleander aphid. 07:33.200 --> 07:34.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And I plant those in the garden, 07:34.966 --> 07:36.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% 'cause it covers up with aphids. 07:36.700 --> 07:38.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But that aphid doesn't get on my roses, 07:38.966 --> 07:42.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or tomatoes, or crepe-myrtles, or cole crops or anything. 07:42.700 --> 07:44.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's specific to that plant. 07:44.933 --> 07:46.933 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And one day I turned a leaf over 07:46.933 --> 07:50.333 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and saw about 12 parasitized aphids, 07:50.333 --> 07:53.233 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and a lady beetle larvae and two Syrphid fly larvae. 07:53.233 --> 07:55.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% All on one leaf, and I realized, 07:55.400 --> 07:57.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% this isn't an aphid problem, 07:57.033 --> 08:00.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% this is a nursery for beneficial insects. 08:00.500 --> 08:02.000 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - [Tom] Right. 08:02.000 --> 08:03.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - So when that lady beetle goes through its life cycle 08:03.033 --> 08:04.533 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and goes flying around, 08:04.533 --> 08:07.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it has to go four feet to get to my plants 08:07.233 --> 08:08.633 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% rather than come across 08:08.633 --> 08:11.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the St. Augustine yards of the neighborhood 08:11.833 --> 08:14.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I hope it discovers my little garden there. 08:14.100 --> 08:16.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Right, right, so effectively you're putting 08:16.666 --> 08:18.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% food crop out for the beneficial insects, 08:18.933 --> 08:20.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% knowing that they're gonna take care 08:20.433 --> 08:22.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of more than what you're serving. 08:22.933 --> 08:24.166 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - Absolutely, you know, 08:24.166 --> 08:27.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% some adults and their young eat aphids, 08:27.333 --> 08:29.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% like lady beetles and their larvae. 08:29.000 --> 08:32.333 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And some adults feed on pollen of flowers, and nectar, 08:32.333 --> 08:34.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and their babies eat the aphids, 08:34.466 --> 08:36.233 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% or whatever the pest is we're talking about. 08:36.233 --> 08:38.333 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - [Tom] This is really exciting work, 08:38.333 --> 08:40.866 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and I think that a lot of people 08:40.866 --> 08:43.600 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% are keen to hear these kind of thing, 08:43.600 --> 08:45.766 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% they wanna do right by mother nature. 08:45.766 --> 08:48.733 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% But how do they learn, where do they go to learn, 08:48.733 --> 08:51.033 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% what is beneficial and what is harmful? 08:51.033 --> 08:53.400 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - There is a lot of good websites out there. 08:53.400 --> 08:56.766 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% There's one called bugwood.org, bugwood, 08:56.766 --> 08:58.433 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% strange word, dot org. 08:58.433 --> 09:01.166 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% That is insect images from across the country 09:01.166 --> 09:03.200 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% that entomologists, people send them in, 09:03.200 --> 09:05.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% they go put the name on them and categorize them. 09:05.966 --> 09:08.333 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% So you could go hunting for a particular insect 09:08.333 --> 09:11.933 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% by its proper scientific name, or by its common name. 09:11.933 --> 09:14.266 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% And you can just learn more and more. 09:14.266 --> 09:17.300 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% But you become the expert on what's in your garden. 09:17.300 --> 09:19.033 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - Of course, yeah. 09:19.033 --> 09:22.166 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% But to become an expert, people need to replicate 09:22.166 --> 09:25.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% kind of what you did, which is to stop for a moment 09:25.566 --> 09:29.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and just pay attention, which is a very rare thing nowadays. 09:29.033 --> 09:31.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Just learn what's going on. 09:31.266 --> 09:35.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I use those plastic containers that salad comes in, 09:35.333 --> 09:38.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the little boxes, and I have a little vase, vases, 09:38.900 --> 09:43.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and I'll pick a leaf that's got an unknown larva on it 09:43.533 --> 09:45.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or a pupa, put it in there and close the door, 09:45.900 --> 09:47.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and set it in the house and just watch it 09:47.566 --> 09:48.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and see what comes out of it. 09:48.833 --> 09:50.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Oh, interesting. - And that's how 09:50.466 --> 09:53.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I learned a lot of the different insects that we have. 09:53.566 --> 09:54.900 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - That's smart. - Which is, 09:54.900 --> 09:56.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% most people wouldn't put up with 09:56.366 --> 09:58.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% having bugs inside the house, 09:58.933 --> 10:02.133 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% but going out to the garden and just sitting and being still 10:02.133 --> 10:04.033 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% because some of the best beneficials 10:04.033 --> 10:06.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% are the ones you don't see when you're just looking 10:06.966 --> 10:08.533 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% at the garden from a distance. 10:08.533 --> 10:10.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - You can learn so much, 10:10.133 --> 10:13.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and people need to get over the fear of insects. 10:13.333 --> 10:15.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% One thing that I've heard is that 10:15.500 --> 10:18.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% plants actually recruit insects 10:18.466 --> 10:20.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% by sending out pheromones into the air 10:20.400 --> 10:23.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and they say come help me, I've got a pest here, 10:23.400 --> 10:25.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and I need a little hand. 10:25.133 --> 10:28.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - It is amazing, this is a new frontier in entomology 10:28.566 --> 10:31.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and plant-insect interrelations. 10:31.166 --> 10:33.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You know, when a pest chews on a plant, 10:33.633 --> 10:37.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the plant may put out some type of a pheromone 10:37.633 --> 10:41.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that other plants pick up, and they start to make defenses 10:41.633 --> 10:44.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% against the insect because their neighbor told them 10:44.433 --> 10:46.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% there's a problem over here. 10:46.166 --> 10:50.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Beneficial insects pick up that pheromone, certain ones, 10:50.166 --> 10:53.533 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and that may tell them I'm likely to find a meal 10:53.533 --> 10:56.800 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% down on this plant, and they kinda hone in. 10:56.800 --> 10:58.966 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% And then there's all kinds of other ways 10:58.966 --> 11:00.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% that that interaction 11:00.133 --> 11:01.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% goes on. - Ah, it's amazing. 11:01.566 --> 11:03.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Above the ground and under the ground, as well, 11:03.466 --> 11:04.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% all sorts of interactions. 11:04.933 --> 11:07.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Yes, interaction between roots, and yeah, 11:07.266 --> 11:09.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it's just fascinating. - Right, right. 11:09.266 --> 11:11.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Well you had some really practical things 11:11.166 --> 11:14.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that you've done in your garden to create 11:14.400 --> 11:16.200 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% kind of like delis for 11:16.200 --> 11:18.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the beneficial insects. - Yes, yes. 11:18.033 --> 11:19.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Let's talk a little bit about that, 11:19.266 --> 11:21.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% because I love the strategies you devise. 11:21.200 --> 11:24.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Well, if you build it, they will come, it's true. 11:24.000 --> 11:26.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And one thing, as I mentioned earlier, 11:26.166 --> 11:28.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% some of the adult beneficials need pollen and nectar. 11:28.733 --> 11:30.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% In fact, even lady beetles will go 11:30.433 --> 11:32.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and feed a little bit on that. 11:32.100 --> 11:34.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% But so you need some flowers, 11:34.100 --> 11:36.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% flowers that are in the daisy family. 11:36.200 --> 11:40.066 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Like chamomile, or daisies, or cone flower and other things, 11:40.066 --> 11:43.733 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% they're real easy for the insects to get into the nectar. 11:43.733 --> 11:46.433 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Flowers that are in the carrot family, 11:46.433 --> 11:48.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they have an umbrella-like seed head 11:48.900 --> 11:52.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and that would be things like yarrow, for example. 11:52.233 --> 11:54.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Or when I harvest my carrots, 11:54.100 --> 11:55.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I leave a few at the end of the row 11:55.533 --> 11:57.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to go ahead and bolt and they send up a lot 11:57.966 --> 11:59.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of these wonderful flowers 11:59.533 --> 12:01.433 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% that just really attract things in. 12:01.433 --> 12:03.433 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% And I've got all the rest of that bed 12:03.433 --> 12:05.166 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to plant the next crop in. 12:05.166 --> 12:06.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And there's a lot of other ways to go about that, 12:06.966 --> 12:11.866 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% but herbs are great, chives when they bloom 12:11.866 --> 12:13.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% bring in a lot of pollinators. 12:13.366 --> 12:15.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - And it's interesting you say that, 12:15.000 --> 12:16.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% 'cause as you talked about, 12:16.633 --> 12:19.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% letting plants bolt and go to seed, 12:19.933 --> 12:23.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I just recall yeah, I can remember so many times 12:23.200 --> 12:25.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% being out in the garden and seeing a plant that had bolted 12:25.866 --> 12:29.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it would be covered with insects. 12:29.700 --> 12:32.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - And I've evolved a lot over the years 12:32.233 --> 12:34.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% from that traditional farm-looking garden 12:34.833 --> 12:36.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% where everything was controlled 12:36.733 --> 12:39.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and we pounded the soil to death with rototillers, 12:41.833 --> 12:45.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to more of trying to make more of a natural setting 12:45.033 --> 12:47.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% without just making it a wild garden, which is fine. 12:47.233 --> 12:49.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Cottage gardens are fine, 12:49.033 --> 12:52.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but I wanna get the most production that I can out of it. 12:52.233 --> 12:55.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And yet at the same time, bring in all of the things 12:55.566 --> 12:56.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that are helping me so I don't have to 12:56.966 --> 12:58.200 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% get out there and spray. 12:58.200 --> 13:00.133 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - [Tom] Well, you know, it makes sense. 13:00.133 --> 13:03.300 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% It's cheaper, it's better for mother nature, 13:03.300 --> 13:05.500 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% it's easier for you in the long run. 13:05.500 --> 13:07.633 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% - And it's fun. - Exactly. 13:07.633 --> 13:08.866 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - It is just fascinating. 13:08.866 --> 13:11.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Yeah, fascinating and wondrous, you know? 13:11.633 --> 13:13.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - If I just want vegetables, 13:13.100 --> 13:15.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I can go to the store and buy a carrot. 13:15.400 --> 13:18.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But where can I sit and look, and learn, 13:18.733 --> 13:20.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and see this interaction going on? 13:20.900 --> 13:22.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Well you had some other strategies, 13:22.166 --> 13:25.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% including what you call insectary buckets. 13:25.000 --> 13:26.500 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Yes. - Well now, 13:26.500 --> 13:29.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% stop for a moment and tell us what an insectary is. 13:29.166 --> 13:30.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Okay. - And then describe 13:30.733 --> 13:32.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the bucket idea. - An insectary garden 13:32.700 --> 13:35.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is a garden designed to bring in beneficials. 13:35.233 --> 13:37.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And it could be just an ornamental, 13:37.200 --> 13:40.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% like a cottage garden of sorts. 13:40.000 --> 13:41.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Or you could do it in your vegetables. 13:41.900 --> 13:44.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% My particular vegetable plot is a little small, 13:46.466 --> 13:49.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so I don't want to give up space 13:49.266 --> 13:51.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% planting all of these flowers everywhere. 13:51.433 --> 13:53.066 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% I have a few. 13:53.066 --> 13:55.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% So I use buckets to grow plants 13:55.733 --> 13:57.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that I know will attract beneficials. 13:57.933 --> 14:01.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Alyssum in the cool season and Lobularia in the warm season, 14:01.466 --> 14:04.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and small daisy-like flowers like I mentioned. 14:04.433 --> 14:05.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And I have a post in the garden, 14:05.833 --> 14:07.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I just hang a couple of buckets on it. 14:07.633 --> 14:09.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% In fact, I have buckets all around 14:09.333 --> 14:10.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the periphery of the garden. 14:10.800 --> 14:14.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And so when a particular annual starts not blooming, 14:14.600 --> 14:16.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or it kind of finishes its season, 14:16.500 --> 14:19.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I can just bring a bucket with something blooming in. 14:19.200 --> 14:21.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So without giving up garden space, 14:21.866 --> 14:25.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I've got all of these insectary plants that are present. 14:25.933 --> 14:28.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Well that's I think a very wise approach, 14:28.700 --> 14:30.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and especially for people nowadays 14:30.433 --> 14:32.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% with such tight garden spaces. 14:32.733 --> 14:36.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You know, we don't have, we can't grow acreage, right? 14:36.966 --> 14:38.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Nobody can do that anymore. 14:38.333 --> 14:41.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But we can have these little pocket gardens 14:41.000 --> 14:43.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that include the kinds of elements 14:43.533 --> 14:44.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that you were just talking about. 14:44.733 --> 14:46.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Right. - Which is really great. 14:46.133 --> 14:49.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You know, one thing that you alluded to earlier 14:49.233 --> 14:50.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I just wanted to underscore too, 14:50.633 --> 14:52.300 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% is you know, 14:53.900 --> 14:56.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% our tendency to always want gardens 14:56.100 --> 15:00.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to be hyper tidy, you know? - Yes. 15:00.533 --> 15:03.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - And having some freedom there 15:03.333 --> 15:05.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to let things get a little loose 15:05.166 --> 15:07.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and sometimes a little bolting and things like that 15:07.733 --> 15:11.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% can really be of great benefit to the overall project. 15:11.333 --> 15:13.033 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - It really can, yes. 15:13.033 --> 15:16.466 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% And being willing to just experiment with different things, 15:16.466 --> 15:20.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% find out what works for you, and how you want it to look. 15:20.266 --> 15:22.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Some people are very engineer oriented, 15:22.700 --> 15:26.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% it's all square, right angles, perfect boxes with string. 15:26.733 --> 15:28.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And other people are just like, 15:28.800 --> 15:30.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the garden just looks wild. 15:30.400 --> 15:31.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Yeah, right. - And that's fine too. 15:31.733 --> 15:33.000 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - Sure. - It's your garden, 15:33.000 --> 15:34.500 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% do what you want with it. - Exactly. 15:34.500 --> 15:35.700 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - And the fun thing about gardening 15:35.700 --> 15:37.533 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% is it's like a big Etch A Sketch, 15:37.533 --> 15:38.933 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% you can draw whatever you want. 15:38.933 --> 15:40.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% If you don't like it, you just shake it 15:40.100 --> 15:42.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and you get to start over. 15:42.000 --> 15:44.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% That shaking is called pulling all the plants up 15:44.166 --> 15:45.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and replanting, you know? 15:45.300 --> 15:47.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Well shaking to the benefit 15:47.166 --> 15:50.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% of all the great insect friends that we have out there, 15:50.700 --> 15:53.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Skip Richter, this has been a lot of fun. 15:53.133 --> 15:55.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Great to see you again, best wishes to you 15:55.666 --> 15:59.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and the good work you're doing in Houston. 15:59.066 --> 16:00.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We miss you here in Austin, though. 16:00.800 --> 16:02.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Well thank you very much, I've enjoyed it. 16:02.633 --> 16:05.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Alright, and coming up next, it's Daphne. 16:05.033 --> 16:07.633 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% (jovial music) 16:08.966 --> 16:10.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - With the abundance of rain, 16:10.366 --> 16:12.800 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and unusually mild temperatures this spring, 16:12.800 --> 16:15.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% we've seen plants growing by leaps and bounds 16:15.366 --> 16:17.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in very short time spans. 16:17.400 --> 16:20.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And as all that rainfall percolates through the soil, 16:20.466 --> 16:22.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% soluble minerals move with it, 16:22.466 --> 16:25.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% washing essential plant nutrients below the root zone, 16:25.566 --> 16:27.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% putting them out of reach at a time when plants need 16:27.833 --> 16:29.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% more of them than usual. 16:29.300 --> 16:31.200 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% While native plants are more accustomed 16:31.200 --> 16:33.033 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to our natural weather patterns, 16:33.033 --> 16:34.933 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and more accustomed to the natural level 16:34.933 --> 16:37.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of nutrients in our soil to begin with, 16:37.400 --> 16:40.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% adapted ornamentals may struggle a bit with these swings 16:40.600 --> 16:42.700 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and need a supplemental boost in spring. 16:42.700 --> 16:46.733 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Nutrient deficiencies manifest in very particular patterns, 16:46.733 --> 16:49.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% making it relatively easy for astute gardeners 16:49.466 --> 16:51.633 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% to course correct with a bit of fertilizer 16:51.633 --> 16:54.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% before things get too out of wack. 16:54.200 --> 16:56.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There's no shortage of products to choose from, 16:56.666 --> 17:00.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% including many fertilizers that are naturally derived. 17:00.166 --> 17:02.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But before you apply any product, 17:02.200 --> 17:04.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% even an organic one, indiscriminately, 17:04.833 --> 17:06.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% you need to know just exactly 17:06.733 --> 17:09.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% which nutrients your plant needs. 17:09.200 --> 17:11.500 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Most nutrient deficiencies manifest 17:11.500 --> 17:15.700 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% as some sort of yellowing, which we refer to as chlorosis. 17:15.700 --> 17:19.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And while there are over 20 essential plant nutrients, 17:19.233 --> 17:22.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% plants require most of them in such minute amounts 17:22.033 --> 17:25.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that only a handful will ever be so low in the soil 17:25.033 --> 17:26.966 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% as to cause any issues. 17:26.966 --> 17:29.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Also, plants can move some of these nutrients around 17:29.833 --> 17:31.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% within their own bodies, 17:31.300 --> 17:34.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% buying time for the external environment to improve. 17:34.366 --> 17:36.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Because of this, some nutrient deficiencies, 17:36.866 --> 17:40.033 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% such as nitrogen, will manifest in older leaves 17:40.033 --> 17:42.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% while new leaves appear healthy. 17:42.200 --> 17:45.133 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% But other deficiencies, such as iron deficiency, 17:45.133 --> 17:47.066 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% will manifest on new leaves, 17:47.066 --> 17:49.533 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% because plants aren't able to move iron around 17:49.533 --> 17:52.500 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% once they've incorporated it into their tissues. 17:52.500 --> 17:54.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Nitrogen is a nutrient needed by plants 17:54.533 --> 17:55.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in the highest quantities, 17:55.833 --> 17:58.466 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% so it's the most common nutrient in fertilizers. 17:58.466 --> 18:00.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Iron deficiency is very common 18:00.200 --> 18:02.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% for gardeners in the western US, 18:02.000 --> 18:05.033 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% where soil pH tends towards the alkaline side. 18:05.033 --> 18:08.166 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% And it manifests as interveinal chlorosis: 18:08.166 --> 18:09.533 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% yellowing of the leaves 18:09.533 --> 18:12.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% between the green veins on new leaves. 18:12.933 --> 18:15.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Unfortunately, putting nails in your garden 18:15.133 --> 18:17.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to correct iron deficiency doesn't work. 18:17.633 --> 18:19.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And before you buy any product, 18:19.366 --> 18:22.233 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% be sure to consult with your local county extension office 18:22.233 --> 18:23.600 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% or nursery professional, 18:23.600 --> 18:26.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to make sure you've correctly diagnosed the issue. 18:26.000 --> 18:28.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Early spring wildflower seeds, including bluebonnets, 18:28.933 --> 18:30.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% should be getting dry and brown enough to clip 18:30.933 --> 18:32.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% if you want to save some seeds. 18:32.833 --> 18:34.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Remove the seeds from the pods 18:34.433 --> 18:37.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and let them dry completely in the house before storing. 18:37.700 --> 18:40.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Plant in October and November. 18:40.033 --> 18:44.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% KLRU's vice president, Benjamin Kramer and his family, 18:44.000 --> 18:46.666 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% planted bluebonnets last fall in their yard. 18:46.666 --> 18:49.966 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% As a nod to CTG producer Linda Lehmusvirta, 18:49.966 --> 18:52.533 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% they named them Linda Bluebonnets. 18:52.533 --> 18:54.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% What a fun family project, 18:54.200 --> 18:55.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and she's certainly proud 18:55.433 --> 18:57.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to have a bluebonnet named for her. 18:57.833 --> 19:00.266 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% From Carrolltown, Monica and Darrell Miller 19:00.266 --> 19:03.133 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% are celebrating their first hydrangea bloom. 19:03.133 --> 19:06.133 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% They're growing this beauty in a container in part shade 19:06.133 --> 19:08.666 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% on their patio, where it's obviously thriving. 19:08.666 --> 19:12.666 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% We'd love to hear from you, visit centraltexasgardener.org 19:12.666 --> 19:16.266 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% to share your stories, pictures, and videos. 19:16.266 --> 19:18.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Now let's check in with Backyard Basics. 19:22.733 --> 19:25.100 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - At Texas A&M AgriLife Water University, 19:25.100 --> 19:26.666 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% one of the things were focused on 19:26.666 --> 19:29.266 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% is how we can save water in the landscape. 19:29.266 --> 19:31.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% One way you can do that at home 19:31.000 --> 19:33.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is by building your own rain barrel 19:33.333 --> 19:35.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where you can save from a rainy day. 19:35.966 --> 19:40.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% What we have here is a food grade 55 gallon plastic drum. 19:41.833 --> 19:43.866 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% This is made from HDPE plastic, 19:43.866 --> 19:46.833 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% the same plastic you use in your milk jug. 19:46.833 --> 19:48.333 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% This one had soda in it, 19:48.333 --> 19:49.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but you can look in your community 19:49.833 --> 19:53.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and try and find them from local beverage distributors. 19:53.233 --> 19:56.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Perhaps you can find some that had pickles in them, 19:56.366 --> 19:58.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but you definitely want to avoid any 19:58.200 --> 20:01.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that had any petroleum products, soaps, or any chemicals, 20:01.600 --> 20:04.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because we don't want those leaching out of our barrel. 20:04.200 --> 20:07.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You're going to need to get a template. 20:07.433 --> 20:11.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% A lot of times the template we use is just a five inch pot, 20:11.366 --> 20:15.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but we have our five inch template already here. 20:15.133 --> 20:18.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We put that to one side of the barrel like you see there, 20:18.833 --> 20:20.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and were just gonna trace this. 20:25.700 --> 20:29.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So now that we've traced our five inch hole for our barrel, 20:29.100 --> 20:31.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we need to drill a pilot hole. 20:31.566 --> 20:34.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So the best way to do that is to use a paddle bit. 20:34.733 --> 20:37.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I have a 3/4 inch paddle bit right here 20:37.633 --> 20:39.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% hooked up to my power drill, 20:39.666 --> 20:41.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and just drilling your hole 20:41.466 --> 20:44.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% on the inside of that edge you just drilled. 20:45.733 --> 20:49.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The next step is to grab yourself a jigsaw. 20:49.166 --> 20:51.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We have a special blade for our jigsaw 20:51.766 --> 20:54.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that's specifically made to cut through PVC. 20:54.866 --> 20:57.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% These work great at cutting through the barrel as well. 20:57.700 --> 20:59.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Simply put the blade of your jigsaw 20:59.800 --> 21:03.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% into the pilot hole and follow your pattern. 21:11.366 --> 21:13.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Now that we've got our hole drilled 21:13.066 --> 21:14.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% right here with our jigsaw 21:14.900 --> 21:19.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% we want to turn the barrel around, and flip it on its side 21:19.033 --> 21:22.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to do the hole that our faucet is going to go into. 21:22.333 --> 21:25.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Now we have a hole saw attached to our drill. 21:25.833 --> 21:29.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This is an inch and 3/4 hole saw 21:29.000 --> 21:31.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that is gonna receive our bulkhead. 21:31.900 --> 21:34.333 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% We simply come up about two inches. 21:34.333 --> 21:36.233 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% It doesn't have to be exact. 21:41.833 --> 21:44.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Next step in order to get our bulkhead assembly 21:44.366 --> 21:46.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% inside and attached to the barrel, 21:46.666 --> 21:49.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we have a high tech piece of technology 21:49.566 --> 21:52.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that most everyone should have at home. 21:52.100 --> 21:56.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Simply a yardstick and a roll of duct tape. 21:56.166 --> 21:59.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We are going to wrap it around the end of our yardstick, 21:59.866 --> 22:02.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and just wrap it around a few times 22:02.566 --> 22:05.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to provide ourselves a bit of a sticky surface. 22:05.933 --> 22:07.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Now we've got our bulkhead, 22:07.766 --> 22:09.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the part that's going to be on the inside. 22:11.833 --> 22:15.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And we're just going to slap the yardstick on there. 22:15.433 --> 22:18.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And we're just gonna slap the yardstick on there. 22:19.500 --> 22:20.733 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% And it's wet. 22:20.733 --> 22:23.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So we just simply take our yardstick, 22:23.566 --> 22:27.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% take the bulkhead and stick that on there 22:27.133 --> 22:28.633 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to where its secure. 22:28.633 --> 22:31.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Now we're gonna drop our bulkhead into the barrel, 22:36.100 --> 22:37.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% there we've got it. 22:40.566 --> 22:43.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Because our bulkhead assembly is plastic, 22:43.333 --> 22:46.500 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and our faucet here is brass with, again, 22:46.500 --> 22:51.500 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% that 3/4 inch outside diameter to receive the bulkhead. 22:52.400 --> 22:53.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% We need to make sure that we put 22:53.700 --> 22:56.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% a little bit of Teflon tape around it. 22:56.500 --> 22:59.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% What this is going to do is make sure 22:59.100 --> 23:01.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that those threads don't cut into the plastic. 23:01.933 --> 23:04.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% One of the things that people have difficulty with 23:04.933 --> 23:07.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is making sure that your brass faucet 23:07.733 --> 23:10.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is seated correctly inside your bulkhead 23:10.800 --> 23:13.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% so you can avoid stripping the threads. 23:13.200 --> 23:15.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% If at any time it starts getting cock-eyed 23:15.700 --> 23:18.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% one way or the other simply back it back out, 23:18.633 --> 23:20.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% make sure it's level, left to right, 23:20.600 --> 23:23.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% front to back, and try again. 23:23.166 --> 23:24.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% As we tighten the faucet, 23:24.700 --> 23:28.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% our bulkhead is also gonna tighten against our barrel 23:28.700 --> 23:30.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to give us a good seal 23:30.933 --> 23:34.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% so we don't have any leaks and lose any rain water. 23:34.700 --> 23:36.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% One of the most important things 23:36.333 --> 23:39.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% when you are harvesting rain water on your property 23:39.300 --> 23:42.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is to make sure you're not breeding mosquitoes. 23:42.366 --> 23:45.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% One way that we can keep mosquitoes out of our barrel 23:45.466 --> 23:48.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is to simply take some insect netting. 23:48.066 --> 23:50.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This is the same netting that you would buy 23:50.033 --> 23:53.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% at any hardware store for the screens on your windows. 23:53.366 --> 23:54.800 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% We're going to use this 23:54.800 --> 23:59.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in conjunction with some silicone caulk that dries clear 24:00.966 --> 24:02.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% so we can affix the netting on top of our barrel 24:02.833 --> 24:06.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to not only keep mosquitoes from breeding inside here, 24:06.000 --> 24:07.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but also it's gonna create a barrier 24:07.900 --> 24:10.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to deter any types of leaves or debris 24:10.333 --> 24:11.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% from getting inside our barrel. 24:11.900 --> 24:13.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's important to think about 24:13.266 --> 24:15.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% how we're actually going to set up our barrel 24:15.433 --> 24:17.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to start harvesting water. 24:17.266 --> 24:19.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There's a few things to consider. 24:19.133 --> 24:21.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We wanna make sure we put it on a level surface 24:21.733 --> 24:23.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so there's no tipping hazard. 24:23.666 --> 24:26.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Another thing to think about you may want to consider 24:26.400 --> 24:28.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is raising your barrel up a little bit. 24:28.966 --> 24:31.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We like to use cinder blocks for that purpose. 24:31.700 --> 24:33.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% When you raise up your barrel, 24:33.200 --> 24:36.266 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% not only do you have better access to the faucet there 24:36.266 --> 24:38.266 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to put watering cans underneath, 24:38.266 --> 24:40.933 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% but also it raises the head pressure 24:40.933 --> 24:44.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% of the water in the barrel so it flows out quickly. 24:44.166 --> 24:45.800 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% One common misconception 24:45.800 --> 24:48.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is that you have to have a gutter to harvest rain water, 24:48.666 --> 24:50.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and that's actually not true. 24:50.533 --> 24:53.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% If you have a natural valley in your home's roof 24:53.866 --> 24:57.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and water comes down traveling at that valley when it rains, 24:57.300 --> 24:58.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you can typically look on the ground 24:58.966 --> 25:01.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and tell and see where that water is splashing. 25:01.833 --> 25:04.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% If you do have a gutter system, 25:04.100 --> 25:06.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the easiest way to get water in your barrel 25:06.333 --> 25:08.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% is to cut your downspout. 25:08.366 --> 25:11.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Some downspouts you simply undo a screw 25:11.533 --> 25:13.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and you attach this attachment. 25:13.700 --> 25:16.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This attachment kind of works like an accordion, 25:16.366 --> 25:18.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so you have some flexibility 25:18.566 --> 25:20.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% on where you wanna put your barrel. 25:20.766 --> 25:25.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Simply attach this adapter, screw it in there, 25:25.133 --> 25:27.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and direct the water into your barrel. 25:27.300 --> 25:29.733 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% It's a great way to help your plants 25:29.733 --> 25:33.133 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% but also make a splash in your landscape. 25:33.133 --> 25:35.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% You can harvest rainwater too. 25:35.033 --> 25:36.466 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Water you waiting for? 25:36.466 --> 25:38.400 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - Find out more and watch online 25:38.400 --> 25:40.833 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% at centraltexasgardener.org. 25:40.833 --> 25:42.466 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% And subscribe to our weekly newsletter 25:42.466 --> 25:44.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to see what's coming up this week. 25:44.433 --> 25:46.666 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Until next time, I'll see you in the garden. 25:48.133 --> 25:51.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (lighthearted music) 26:19.300 --> 26:20.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Announcer] Central Texas Gardener 26:20.733 --> 26:22.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is made possible by the University of Texas at Austin 26:22.866 --> 26:24.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 26:24.833 --> 26:28.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% displaying Texas native plants in sustainable gardens. 26:28.033 --> 26:29.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And with generous support 26:29.333 --> 26:32.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% from Lisa & Desi Rhoden, thank you. 26:32.233 --> 26:34.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Support for this and other KLRU productions made possible 26:34.833 --> 26:37.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% by the Producers Circle, ensuring local programming 26:37.433 --> 26:39.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that reflects the character and interests 26:39.000 --> 26:40.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of the Greater Austin, Texas community.