1 00:00:00,900 --> 00:00:02,100 - Hi there, I'm Tom Spencer. 2 00:00:02,100 --> 00:00:04,200 This week on Central Texas Gardener, 3 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,700 multiply your wealth with offsets, cuttings and seeds. 4 00:00:07,700 --> 00:00:09,866 Leslie Halleck, author of hot off the press 5 00:00:09,866 --> 00:00:13,200 "Plant Parenting", demystifies plant propagation 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:14,933 indoors and out. 7 00:00:14,933 --> 00:00:17,033 On tour, when Jackson Broussard returned 8 00:00:17,033 --> 00:00:19,433 to his childhood home, he gave it new ideas 9 00:00:19,433 --> 00:00:21,500 along with sentimental memories. 10 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:23,533 Daphne answers your top question 11 00:00:23,533 --> 00:00:25,500 and John divides houseplants. 12 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:28,866 So, let's get growing right here right now. 13 00:00:28,866 --> 00:00:30,300 - [Announcer] Central Texas Gardener is made possible 14 00:00:30,300 --> 00:00:32,433 by the University of Texas at Austin 15 00:00:32,433 --> 00:00:34,433 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 16 00:00:34,433 --> 00:00:37,633 displaying Texas native plants in sustainable gardens. 17 00:00:37,633 --> 00:00:40,533 And with generous support from Lisa & Desi Rhoden. 18 00:00:40,533 --> 00:00:41,833 Thank you. 19 00:00:41,833 --> 00:00:43,800 Support for this and other KLRU productions 20 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:45,800 made possible by the Producers Circle, 21 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,700 ensuring local programming that reflects the character 22 00:00:47,700 --> 00:00:50,866 and interests of the Greater Austin, Texas community 23 00:00:50,866 --> 00:00:53,566 (cheerful music) 24 00:01:05,700 --> 00:01:07,866 - When landscape designer, Jackson Broussard, 25 00:01:07,866 --> 00:01:09,333 returned to his childhood home, 26 00:01:09,333 --> 00:01:13,100 he gave it new ideas along with his sentimental memories. 27 00:01:13,100 --> 00:01:14,600 (slow music) 28 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,600 - [Vo] Sentiment means a lot to Jackson Broussard. 29 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,333 Through Sprout Landscape Architecture, 30 00:01:18,333 --> 00:01:22,166 he unites beauty, function and memories in every design. 31 00:01:22,166 --> 00:01:24,400 As a child, he picked up landscape impressions 32 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,266 through family vacations. 33 00:01:26,266 --> 00:01:27,866 Now an architectural designer, 34 00:01:27,866 --> 00:01:29,500 an especially poignant project 35 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:31,866 landed him in his Austin childhood home. 36 00:01:31,866 --> 00:01:33,300 As a kid, he watched planes land 37 00:01:33,300 --> 00:01:36,633 at the historic Mueller Airport beyond the back fence. 38 00:01:36,633 --> 00:01:41,633 - My mom and dad bought it in 1980, for $28,000, 39 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,166 (laughs) which is kinda funny to think about now. 40 00:01:46,166 --> 00:01:48,400 My dad and my mom asked me if I was interested 41 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,466 in buying it about six years ago. 42 00:01:50,466 --> 00:01:52,400 - [Vo] Eventually he built a narrow treehouse home 43 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:53,766 for himself in the backyard 44 00:01:53,766 --> 00:01:56,166 he shares with new renters up front. 45 00:01:56,166 --> 00:01:57,700 - There was nothing here. 46 00:01:57,700 --> 00:02:00,766 So, it was literally the two oak trees in the back, 47 00:02:00,766 --> 00:02:04,733 the sidewalk in the front, and some grass. 48 00:02:04,733 --> 00:02:06,033 It's a blackland prairie. 49 00:02:06,033 --> 00:02:08,500 What we do is we add a lot of Thunder Dirt, 50 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:11,633 our gravel, when we plant here. 51 00:02:11,633 --> 00:02:15,000 I knew I wanted something that was halfway formal, 52 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,533 reminded me of Italy and reminded me of traveling, 53 00:02:17,533 --> 00:02:19,000 and that I could show all the different 54 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,500 little pieces that I've found. 55 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:21,900 - [Vo] After renovating the house, 56 00:02:21,900 --> 00:02:24,300 he headed to the yard, breaking up lawn with a broad 57 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:27,633 entrance patio and an allee of Bradford pears. 58 00:02:27,633 --> 00:02:29,600 - I think when you're coming up to a house, 59 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,933 it's very important to establish a sense of entry, 60 00:02:32,933 --> 00:02:34,333 and to know where to go. 61 00:02:34,333 --> 00:02:36,833 I love walking through pathways of plants 62 00:02:36,833 --> 00:02:39,066 with borders that are five feet tall on both sides, 63 00:02:39,066 --> 00:02:42,266 and kinda dragging my fingers through 'em. 64 00:02:42,266 --> 00:02:44,833 - [Vo] Thick limestone pavers atop washed pea gravel 65 00:02:44,833 --> 00:02:47,333 replace the old sidewalk that Jackson chopped up 66 00:02:47,333 --> 00:02:48,833 for other destinations. 67 00:02:48,833 --> 00:02:51,633 - The pedestals that hug the front pathway, 68 00:02:51,633 --> 00:02:54,333 those are me finding little things, 69 00:02:54,333 --> 00:02:56,466 little scraps from jobs and stuff, 70 00:02:56,466 --> 00:02:59,666 but it's also friends of mine that are donating things. 71 00:02:59,666 --> 00:03:02,833 A friend of mine went to help after Katrina happened, 72 00:03:02,833 --> 00:03:06,633 and he found this piece just laying around in New Orleans, 73 00:03:06,633 --> 00:03:08,033 and he brought it back. 74 00:03:08,033 --> 00:03:09,600 - [Vo] Architecture and plants collaborate 75 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,766 to vary both lines and viewpoints. 76 00:03:12,766 --> 00:03:15,700 Strategic placement creates a gently shielded patio 77 00:03:15,700 --> 00:03:17,033 near the front door. 78 00:03:17,033 --> 00:03:18,833 - [Jackson] I wanted to be able to create 79 00:03:18,833 --> 00:03:20,466 little nooks and mysteries, 80 00:03:20,466 --> 00:03:23,133 so that you don't see everything in half a second. 81 00:03:23,133 --> 00:03:25,900 And so, in order to do that, you have to create layers, 82 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:29,100 and so you have to plant things 83 00:03:29,100 --> 00:03:31,900 that block your view so you have to work to get around it, 84 00:03:31,900 --> 00:03:34,433 and that's what that front patio is about. 85 00:03:34,433 --> 00:03:37,166 So that it gives a little bit of privacy from the street. 86 00:03:37,166 --> 00:03:39,933 It's not saying, keep out, by any means. 87 00:03:39,933 --> 00:03:41,600 - [Vo] Jackson pops in surprises, 88 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,933 like with a technique he saw in France. 89 00:03:43,933 --> 00:03:44,866 - [Jackson] And I thought, man, 90 00:03:44,866 --> 00:03:45,800 I've always wanted to do that. 91 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,666 And beach vitex, I thought, 92 00:03:47,666 --> 00:03:49,700 well, it might be the perfect solution 93 00:03:49,700 --> 00:03:51,766 because it grows really fast. 94 00:03:51,766 --> 00:03:53,233 It's incredibly hardy. 95 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:54,700 It's called stripping. 96 00:03:54,700 --> 00:03:58,133 Really, I just snip off everything that I don't want. 97 00:03:58,133 --> 00:03:59,633 - [Vo] Jackson and his neighbors 98 00:03:59,633 --> 00:04:01,166 are great friends in this sociable neighborhood, 99 00:04:01,166 --> 00:04:04,433 so his low wall between properties wasn't for division. 100 00:04:04,433 --> 00:04:06,333 - It's to help a little bit with drainage, 101 00:04:06,333 --> 00:04:08,300 so that everything doesn't wash out the driveway. 102 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:11,533 But it's my love of found things, you know? 103 00:04:11,533 --> 00:04:13,900 It's fossils and bricks 104 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:17,700 and all sorts of little things that are incorporated in. 105 00:04:17,700 --> 00:04:20,766 A wall like that, or a pedestal like that, 106 00:04:20,766 --> 00:04:24,566 it's not just leftovers and junk. 107 00:04:24,566 --> 00:04:26,800 Those are all very intentional pieces 108 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,700 that I've saved over time, found over years. 109 00:04:30,700 --> 00:04:31,833 - [Vo] You'll find lots of memories 110 00:04:31,833 --> 00:04:33,533 in the carport's wall, too. 111 00:04:33,533 --> 00:04:36,200 - I know the story of all those different pieces. 112 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,466 It's a nice reminder of trips for me. 113 00:04:38,466 --> 00:04:39,933 - [Vo] To enclose one side, 114 00:04:39,933 --> 00:04:43,000 he attached cedar to the old chain link fence posts. 115 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,533 - [Jackson] If you're working on ranches and stuff, 116 00:04:44,533 --> 00:04:46,133 this is called the coyote fence. 117 00:04:46,133 --> 00:04:47,933 - [Vo] He turned the garage into a carport 118 00:04:47,933 --> 00:04:50,833 that's become a charming neighborhood hangout. 119 00:04:50,833 --> 00:04:51,766 - [Jackson] Functional things, 120 00:04:51,766 --> 00:04:55,066 tools, found objects and things, 121 00:04:55,066 --> 00:04:58,600 can be very, very beautiful, and also, sentimental. 122 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,600 - [Vo] From the carport, he proclaims entry 123 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,333 into his own abode via carefully chosen scraps 124 00:05:03,333 --> 00:05:05,933 for footing and regal columns. 125 00:05:05,933 --> 00:05:08,200 - [Jackson] Trying to put little pieces of things together 126 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,633 is really what this place is about. 127 00:05:10,633 --> 00:05:11,900 - [Vo] An altar of plants, 128 00:05:11,900 --> 00:05:14,166 viewed from either side, unites the spaces 129 00:05:14,166 --> 00:05:17,100 even while designating separation. 130 00:05:17,100 --> 00:05:18,866 - [Jackson] It's a beautiful piece of concrete. 131 00:05:18,866 --> 00:05:21,633 It's helped to create the sense of entry. 132 00:05:21,633 --> 00:05:24,366 The terracotta that's on the property, we found it all. 133 00:05:24,366 --> 00:05:27,866 So, meaning that I go to Italy once a year 134 00:05:27,866 --> 00:05:29,900 and I've found different sources, 135 00:05:29,900 --> 00:05:32,900 and we bring back an entire shipment. 136 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:35,266 They come from a place called Impruneta in Italy. 137 00:05:35,266 --> 00:05:37,666 It's the strongest terracotta in the world. 138 00:05:37,666 --> 00:05:40,666 - [Vo] A Mission olive tree graces backyard entrance. 139 00:05:40,666 --> 00:05:42,533 - The house does protect it from the North wind, 140 00:05:42,533 --> 00:05:45,200 which I think is really kinda the important thing. 141 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,533 At least for the first two or three years 142 00:05:47,533 --> 00:05:48,733 when it's getting established. 143 00:05:48,733 --> 00:05:50,533 After that, they're pretty hardy, 144 00:05:50,533 --> 00:05:53,833 but if we do have a winter when it's super cold 145 00:05:53,833 --> 00:05:56,266 and it gets down into the 20s, low 20s, 146 00:05:56,266 --> 00:05:59,700 then they'll definitely, parts of it will freeze back. 147 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:01,266 That gate and fence idea 148 00:06:01,266 --> 00:06:03,366 started with the sliding hardware. 149 00:06:03,366 --> 00:06:05,833 That sliding hardware came out of a butcher shop 150 00:06:05,833 --> 00:06:08,066 in Seguin, Texas, that's no longer around. 151 00:06:08,066 --> 00:06:09,800 It was Mr. Grind's Butcher Shop. 152 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,033 I wanted to make a sliding gate, 153 00:06:11,033 --> 00:06:12,500 because it's a tight little spot. 154 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:15,100 So, if you have a normal gate that opens up on a hinge, 155 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:17,766 it kinda starts running (laughs) into the olive 156 00:06:17,766 --> 00:06:19,233 or the trashcans or whatever. 157 00:06:19,233 --> 00:06:22,866 Then, the fence itself is made up really with just rebar. 158 00:06:22,866 --> 00:06:23,700 That's all it is. 159 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:26,033 It's from a scrap yard. 160 00:06:26,033 --> 00:06:28,033 - [Vo] In back, Jackson carried on his style 161 00:06:28,033 --> 00:06:30,866 of turning spaces into destinations. 162 00:06:30,866 --> 00:06:33,300 Backed by the cedar coyote fence technique, 163 00:06:33,300 --> 00:06:35,200 curves break up straight lines. 164 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,400 Geo Zoysia segues into pea gravel 165 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,166 under post oak trees, contributing definition 166 00:06:40,166 --> 00:06:43,333 and semi-shaded playground for Daisy Mae. 167 00:06:43,333 --> 00:06:45,700 He chose bay laurel to hedge the grassy arena 168 00:06:45,700 --> 00:06:49,233 after mixing gravel into the soil for good drainage. 169 00:06:49,233 --> 00:06:50,700 To elevate the view, 170 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:53,866 Jackson designed an ipe deck big enough to entertain. 171 00:06:53,866 --> 00:06:56,766 - [Jackson] I didn't want to just have steps 172 00:06:56,766 --> 00:06:58,366 that came directly out of the back door. 173 00:06:58,366 --> 00:07:01,600 I wanted to step out onto a level surface. 174 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,900 So, you're still kind of looking down on things, 175 00:07:03,900 --> 00:07:05,533 and it gives an interesting perspective. 176 00:07:05,533 --> 00:07:08,033 The concrete pond, that stems from my love of furniture, 177 00:07:08,033 --> 00:07:10,000 (laughs) as strange as it sounds. 178 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,233 It's a bench. 179 00:07:11,233 --> 00:07:12,933 It's another way to get furniture into a space 180 00:07:12,933 --> 00:07:15,800 without adding actual chairs or benches or anything. 181 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,866 Whenever anybody comes over and hangs out, 182 00:07:17,866 --> 00:07:20,133 everybody's sitting on the side of the fountain. 183 00:07:20,133 --> 00:07:22,200 - [Vo] Steps down, Jackson tends the grill 184 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,600 while guests disperse to their seat of choice, 185 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,400 especially near the fire pit on cool nights. 186 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,100 - I did wanna separate a little bit 187 00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:31,300 the grass from the entertaining area, 188 00:07:31,300 --> 00:07:33,166 I didn't wanna put a gate or anything. 189 00:07:33,166 --> 00:07:34,666 I wanted you to be able to flow through, 190 00:07:34,666 --> 00:07:37,333 but it's the same concept of walking through something. 191 00:07:37,333 --> 00:07:39,933 It feels like you're literally changing spaces. 192 00:07:39,933 --> 00:07:41,933 - [Vo] He chose a classic ranch-style entrance 193 00:07:41,933 --> 00:07:44,333 topped with a sentimental heritage bell. 194 00:07:44,333 --> 00:07:46,300 These days, his back gate opens to a view 195 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:47,933 quite different than in childhood 196 00:07:47,933 --> 00:07:50,033 when he watched Mueller's runways. 197 00:07:50,033 --> 00:07:52,466 - My fondest memories of that 198 00:07:52,466 --> 00:07:54,966 is you could sit up on the roof 199 00:07:54,966 --> 00:07:57,100 and you could count the jackrabbits, 200 00:07:57,100 --> 00:07:58,666 'cause it was just an open field, 201 00:07:58,666 --> 00:08:01,000 so there were jackrabbits everywhere. 202 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,933 All you see is just these ears poking up over the grass. 203 00:08:03,933 --> 00:08:06,500 The whole thing is is that when you walk through the fence, 204 00:08:06,500 --> 00:08:08,166 it leads to a green belt. 205 00:08:08,166 --> 00:08:10,700 That green belt leads to the Mueller Lake. 206 00:08:10,700 --> 00:08:12,666 I wanted you to be able to see through that gate, 207 00:08:12,666 --> 00:08:14,300 and kind of see what was going on, 208 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:15,866 because in the springtime, 209 00:08:15,866 --> 00:08:17,333 when all the wildflowers are blooming, 210 00:08:17,333 --> 00:08:19,400 then you actually get hints of that. 211 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,733 - [Vo] Foundling objects turned into a tower of interest. 212 00:08:22,733 --> 00:08:24,666 - That goes back to the same concept 213 00:08:24,666 --> 00:08:26,633 of creating site lines and destination 214 00:08:26,633 --> 00:08:29,333 and visually and physically moving 215 00:08:29,333 --> 00:08:30,766 someone around the property. 216 00:08:30,766 --> 00:08:32,033 It's something that sparks interest, 217 00:08:32,033 --> 00:08:34,433 so when you're moving around the garden, 218 00:08:34,433 --> 00:08:36,133 you're looking at every different thing 219 00:08:36,133 --> 00:08:39,900 and kinda spurs the question of, "Hey, what is that?" 220 00:08:39,900 --> 00:08:42,400 - [Vo] Hedged boxwoods peppered with foliar contrast 221 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,600 embrace the narrow strip. 222 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,266 An old boat chain, hauled by lots of landlubbers, 223 00:08:47,266 --> 00:08:49,100 anchors the other side. 224 00:08:49,100 --> 00:08:51,233 Rounding the corner of the screened-in porch, 225 00:08:51,233 --> 00:08:54,200 Jackson adds height with a quite different purpose. 226 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:55,666 - It started from the gate, 227 00:08:55,666 --> 00:08:59,133 and that was a piece that I found in New Orleans years ago. 228 00:08:59,133 --> 00:09:00,833 And then one day I thought, 229 00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:02,266 that would be a great gate, 230 00:09:02,266 --> 00:09:04,900 and that would be a great gate for the shower. 231 00:09:04,900 --> 00:09:07,133 We were building the deck at the same time, 232 00:09:07,133 --> 00:09:09,800 and so, I thought, well, we're gonna have a few 233 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,000 extra pieces of wood (laughs) from the deck 234 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,600 and so that's what spurred the shower walls. 235 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:15,866 - [Vo] Sentimental good finds 236 00:09:15,866 --> 00:09:18,000 even creep into a utilitarian spot, 237 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,233 overlooked by Rangoon creeper. 238 00:09:20,233 --> 00:09:22,433 - Something that I really, really believe in 239 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,100 is a middle ground, okay? 240 00:09:25,100 --> 00:09:27,233 What I mean by that is that a lot 241 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:29,400 of landscape architects and designers, 242 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:33,433 they're either plant heavy or they're hardscape heavy. 243 00:09:33,433 --> 00:09:36,900 And I really think that the best projects 244 00:09:36,900 --> 00:09:39,233 that I've ever worked on are somewhere in the middle. 245 00:09:39,233 --> 00:09:42,300 I love plants but I also love stone and architecture. 246 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:44,233 That's where that middle ground 247 00:09:44,233 --> 00:09:46,400 I think is really, really important. 248 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,133 - Are you ready to be a plant parent? 249 00:09:49,133 --> 00:09:51,433 Well, you will be in about 10 minutes, 250 00:09:51,433 --> 00:09:53,166 because our guest, Leslie Halleck, 251 00:09:53,166 --> 00:09:55,833 is the author of "Plant Parenting". 252 00:09:55,833 --> 00:09:58,333 And welcome back to Central Texas Gardeners, 253 00:09:58,333 --> 00:09:59,833 great to have you. 254 00:09:59,833 --> 00:10:01,500 - Thank you so much, I'm so excited to be here again. 255 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:04,033 - Plant propagation, a lot of people really, 256 00:10:04,033 --> 00:10:06,133 as they advance into gardening, 257 00:10:06,133 --> 00:10:09,066 they really get into this notion and this idea. 258 00:10:09,066 --> 00:10:12,500 They wanna pass along plants to their friends, et cetera. 259 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:15,766 But people should understand the many different ways 260 00:10:15,766 --> 00:10:18,133 that plants propagate themselves first. 261 00:10:18,133 --> 00:10:19,900 - We decided to call the book "Plant Parenting" 262 00:10:19,900 --> 00:10:22,700 because I felt like this is an activity, you know, 263 00:10:22,700 --> 00:10:24,033 that people really wanna get into, 264 00:10:24,033 --> 00:10:25,900 and I wanted to make the book really accessible 265 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:30,266 to total beginners and anybody who hasn't propagated before. 266 00:10:30,266 --> 00:10:31,333 And that's really what you're doing, 267 00:10:31,333 --> 00:10:32,766 you're making plant babies. 268 00:10:32,766 --> 00:10:35,300 But in order to make plant babies successfully, 269 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:37,666 you have to understand a little botany 101, 270 00:10:37,666 --> 00:10:38,766 how plants multiply. 271 00:10:38,766 --> 00:10:40,033 And it's so interesting. 272 00:10:40,033 --> 00:10:41,766 Someone actually said to me that they felt like 273 00:10:41,766 --> 00:10:44,000 the act of propagating plants on their own 274 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,666 felt a little artificial to them, 275 00:10:45,666 --> 00:10:48,433 and I had to remind them that plants are way smarter than us 276 00:10:48,433 --> 00:10:50,966 and they've figured out how to do all of this 277 00:10:50,966 --> 00:10:52,433 without us, whether it's seed-- 278 00:10:52,433 --> 00:10:54,900 - A million years ago. - I know, seeds. 279 00:10:54,900 --> 00:10:57,300 And so, I had to assure the new plant parent that, 280 00:10:57,300 --> 00:10:59,533 no, no, no, the way that you germinate these seeds 281 00:10:59,533 --> 00:11:01,066 and the way you take these cuttings, 282 00:11:01,066 --> 00:11:04,333 they're already ways that these plants multiply themselves. 283 00:11:04,333 --> 00:11:05,566 - [Tom] Sure. 284 00:11:05,566 --> 00:11:06,500 - And every plant does it differently 285 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:08,100 depending on where they evolved 286 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:09,600 and where they're endemic to. 287 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,966 You have to learn how the plant you wanna multiply 288 00:11:12,966 --> 00:11:15,733 is able to do that, and some plants, 289 00:11:15,733 --> 00:11:18,700 you can take leaf cuttings, and some plants you can't. 290 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:21,000 Some plants you can get seeds for, 291 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,733 some plants you just can't get them 292 00:11:22,733 --> 00:11:24,033 because they're too hard to harvest. 293 00:11:24,033 --> 00:11:26,800 So, a lot of people experience failure 294 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:28,033 with first time propagating, 295 00:11:28,033 --> 00:11:29,666 because they just didn't realize 296 00:11:29,666 --> 00:11:31,866 that the plant they wanna make more of 297 00:11:31,866 --> 00:11:34,700 doesn't propagate that way, it doesn't multiply that way. 298 00:11:34,700 --> 00:11:36,966 So, we do start out with some basic 101 299 00:11:36,966 --> 00:11:39,500 on how plants multiply themselves 300 00:11:39,500 --> 00:11:41,633 so that you can take advantage of those tactics yourself. 301 00:11:41,633 --> 00:11:43,666 - And it's very clear in the book, 302 00:11:43,666 --> 00:11:46,200 and I think you mentioned seeds, I wanna start there, 303 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,000 'cause when I think about plant propagation 304 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,666 my earliest memory of plants 305 00:11:51,666 --> 00:11:55,133 is putting a little plant in a window sill, 306 00:11:55,133 --> 00:11:58,400 with my mom, and cut off milk cartons, 307 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,133 you know, the whole thing. 308 00:12:00,133 --> 00:12:03,100 I know this book is more advanced than cut off milk cartons, 309 00:12:03,100 --> 00:12:06,033 but let's talk about techniques for seeds. 310 00:12:06,033 --> 00:12:07,500 - Again, you have to go back 311 00:12:07,500 --> 00:12:10,133 to understanding the plant that you wanna grow from seed, 312 00:12:10,133 --> 00:12:12,666 because every plant has different needs. 313 00:12:12,666 --> 00:12:16,566 Most tropical seeds, annuals, don't necessarily require 314 00:12:16,566 --> 00:12:17,866 a lot of preparation. 315 00:12:17,866 --> 00:12:19,833 They need consistent moisture 316 00:12:19,833 --> 00:12:21,200 and they're gonna need bright light 317 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,733 after they germinate, and a lot of times 318 00:12:23,733 --> 00:12:25,900 not enough light is where a lot of people fail 319 00:12:25,900 --> 00:12:27,433 with their seedlings. 320 00:12:27,433 --> 00:12:31,266 Window sills are not great for most young seedlings, 321 00:12:31,266 --> 00:12:33,766 for your tomato transplants, for example. 322 00:12:33,766 --> 00:12:37,000 Other seeds, like wildflowers and grasses 323 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:41,433 and shrubs and trees may require special preparation, 324 00:12:41,433 --> 00:12:44,166 pre-soaking, stratification, scarification, 325 00:12:44,166 --> 00:12:45,966 and if you don't know that going in, 326 00:12:45,966 --> 00:12:48,133 that seed will rot before it roots. 327 00:12:48,133 --> 00:12:49,433 - [Tom] Exactly. 328 00:12:49,433 --> 00:12:50,666 - So, that's always the trick with propagation, 329 00:12:50,666 --> 00:12:52,766 it's a race to root before you rot. 330 00:12:52,766 --> 00:12:54,100 (laughing) Right? 331 00:12:54,100 --> 00:12:54,666 - I like that. - That's what I always say. 332 00:12:54,666 --> 00:12:56,166 - Right. 333 00:12:56,166 --> 00:12:58,200 - For the seeds, you wanna create the conditions 334 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,666 that are most conducive to that seed germinating 335 00:13:00,666 --> 00:13:04,900 as quickly as possible, and putting down roots and a shoot 336 00:13:04,900 --> 00:13:07,833 so that it's successful before the elements 337 00:13:07,833 --> 00:13:09,333 come in to take it down. 338 00:13:09,333 --> 00:13:12,100 - And the elements can be an over-attentive parent 339 00:13:12,100 --> 00:13:13,633 with too much water. - Absolutely. 340 00:13:13,633 --> 00:13:18,033 And over-watering is sort of the classic common issue, 341 00:13:18,033 --> 00:13:19,533 whether you're maintaining house plants 342 00:13:19,533 --> 00:13:21,266 or you're taking care of seeds, 343 00:13:21,266 --> 00:13:23,766 and you literally suffocate your seedlings and plants 344 00:13:23,766 --> 00:13:25,633 with too much water. 345 00:13:25,633 --> 00:13:26,866 You drown the roots. 346 00:13:26,866 --> 00:13:28,233 So, yeah, too much water can cause 347 00:13:28,233 --> 00:13:29,600 all sorts of issues with seeds, 348 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,133 fungal diseases, you name it. 349 00:13:31,133 --> 00:13:33,233 So, learning how to manage that is pretty important. 350 00:13:33,233 --> 00:13:34,933 - The book is filled with lots of examples 351 00:13:34,933 --> 00:13:36,800 of how to deal with seeds, 352 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,700 and the proper care, and finding that balance, 353 00:13:40,700 --> 00:13:42,200 which is so important. 354 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,866 Between just enough water and too much, et cetera. 355 00:13:45,866 --> 00:13:48,333 But you cover the bases in a way 356 00:13:48,333 --> 00:13:50,366 that really makes is accessible for people. 357 00:13:50,366 --> 00:13:51,633 - Yes. 358 00:13:51,633 --> 00:13:52,866 - So, congrats for that piece of it. 359 00:13:52,866 --> 00:13:54,433 - Thank you. (laughs) 360 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:55,566 Well, it's for everybody, so they can be successful. 361 00:13:55,566 --> 00:13:57,066 - Exactly, right. - Right. 362 00:13:57,066 --> 00:13:59,866 - Now, speaking of water, another technique is, 363 00:13:59,866 --> 00:14:01,366 and everybody knows this, 364 00:14:01,366 --> 00:14:03,433 there are a lot of plants you can simply snip 365 00:14:03,433 --> 00:14:05,666 the end of a growing tip off, 366 00:14:05,666 --> 00:14:07,733 put it in water, and voila. 367 00:14:07,733 --> 00:14:10,300 - Yeah, for a lot of new plant keepers, 368 00:14:10,300 --> 00:14:12,500 apartment dwellers, dorm dwellers, 369 00:14:12,500 --> 00:14:14,700 you name it, houseplants are really, 370 00:14:14,700 --> 00:14:16,533 you know, have become a bit of an obsession. 371 00:14:16,533 --> 00:14:18,000 - [Tom] Yes. 372 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,266 - And once you have them, you want to make more. 373 00:14:20,266 --> 00:14:22,533 And many of those tropical houseplants 374 00:14:22,533 --> 00:14:26,000 propagate vegetatively, and you don't need soil, 375 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,700 you don't need containers, other than a water vessel. 376 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:30,166 So, we call that water rooting, 377 00:14:30,166 --> 00:14:33,500 and you can water root many types of tropical plants 378 00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:35,600 before you have to put them into a pot with soil. 379 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:36,833 It's really cool. 380 00:14:36,833 --> 00:14:38,566 - It's very cool, and they can survive 381 00:14:38,566 --> 00:14:39,900 a long time in the water-- 382 00:14:39,900 --> 00:14:41,333 - [Leslie] Sure. 383 00:14:41,333 --> 00:14:42,933 - There's a downside to leaving them in for too long. 384 00:14:42,933 --> 00:14:44,200 - Right. 385 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:45,466 There are certain plant like pothos, 386 00:14:45,466 --> 00:14:46,666 I mean, you can grow-- 387 00:14:46,666 --> 00:14:47,833 - [Tom] The classic one. 388 00:14:47,833 --> 00:14:49,200 - You can grow a pothos rooted in water 389 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:50,200 and leave it there forever, 390 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,500 but it's good to understand 391 00:14:51,500 --> 00:14:53,100 that there's a physiological difference 392 00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:55,100 between roots that develop underwater 393 00:14:55,100 --> 00:14:56,766 and roots that develop in soil. 394 00:14:56,766 --> 00:14:58,000 So, if you're water rooting, 395 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,233 you have to know kinda that prime time, 396 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:02,800 if you wanna pot it up, when to do that. 397 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,533 If you leave it too long sometimes those plants 398 00:15:05,533 --> 00:15:08,833 can have transplant shock when you go to soil after water, 399 00:15:08,833 --> 00:15:11,400 or going too early before those new roots 400 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,433 have really branched out, right? 401 00:15:13,433 --> 00:15:15,833 So that they can take up oxygen from the soil, 402 00:15:15,833 --> 00:15:17,100 you need to wait 'til that happens 403 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:18,333 to go into potting soil. 404 00:15:18,333 --> 00:15:19,533 - Right, right. 405 00:15:19,533 --> 00:15:20,866 And knowing timing is everything. 406 00:15:20,866 --> 00:15:22,066 - [Leslie] Yes. 407 00:15:22,066 --> 00:15:24,766 - And the book is super helpful on that note 408 00:15:24,766 --> 00:15:27,233 for people knowing when to step things up 409 00:15:27,233 --> 00:15:28,700 or to transplant them. 410 00:15:28,700 --> 00:15:31,700 I'd like to spend a moment just talking about air layering. 411 00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:33,266 - [Leslie] Yeah. 412 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:34,466 - The first thing I saw in the book 413 00:15:34,466 --> 00:15:35,733 when I was just flipping through it 414 00:15:35,733 --> 00:15:39,033 was these images of kind of, some new techniques, 415 00:15:39,033 --> 00:15:41,200 or new tools for air layering, 416 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,033 and I thought, that is cool. 417 00:15:43,033 --> 00:15:44,466 - Yeah, air layering is in 418 00:15:44,466 --> 00:15:46,366 the vegetative propagation section of the book, 419 00:15:46,366 --> 00:15:48,633 and it's probably the most advanced form 420 00:15:48,633 --> 00:15:50,766 of propagation I cover in the book, 421 00:15:50,766 --> 00:15:54,300 but I'm into DIY recycling, you know? 422 00:15:54,300 --> 00:15:56,333 But I also love cool tools, 423 00:15:56,333 --> 00:15:59,633 and air layering can be a little tricky for first timers, 424 00:15:59,633 --> 00:16:01,166 but there's some great little pods 425 00:16:01,166 --> 00:16:02,666 that you can use that snap right on 426 00:16:02,666 --> 00:16:05,433 to the stem of the plant that help you see 427 00:16:05,433 --> 00:16:06,733 the roots as they're developing 428 00:16:06,733 --> 00:16:08,066 on that air layered cutting, 429 00:16:08,066 --> 00:16:09,266 which are really cool. 430 00:16:09,266 --> 00:16:12,566 - So, just for folks out there who don't know 431 00:16:12,566 --> 00:16:15,266 what air layering is, you can kinda peel back 432 00:16:15,266 --> 00:16:19,033 a little bit of bark, moisten some sphagnum moss, 433 00:16:19,033 --> 00:16:20,266 or some other kind of medium. 434 00:16:20,266 --> 00:16:21,433 - Yeah, coir, I like to use coir, yeah. 435 00:16:21,433 --> 00:16:23,666 - And then the way that I've ever done it, 436 00:16:23,666 --> 00:16:27,500 was I would wrap that in plastic, tape it up, 437 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:29,900 and then roots would develop in the sphagnum moss 438 00:16:29,900 --> 00:16:31,166 and you could then cut it and plant it. 439 00:16:31,166 --> 00:16:32,933 - And then you snip it off and pot it up. 440 00:16:32,933 --> 00:16:34,433 - [Tom] Right. 441 00:16:34,433 --> 00:16:37,633 - Right, so it's a great way to create a cutting on a plant 442 00:16:37,633 --> 00:16:40,866 before you ever have to remove it from the main plant. 443 00:16:40,866 --> 00:16:42,433 But the little balls help you see the roots 444 00:16:42,433 --> 00:16:45,266 as they come through, so that's kind of a new cool tool. 445 00:16:45,266 --> 00:16:47,433 - And the book is filled with, again, 446 00:16:47,433 --> 00:16:49,900 helpful little tips about the tools to use, 447 00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:51,200 in fact, let's spend some time 448 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,433 What do folks need to get started 449 00:16:53,433 --> 00:16:54,700 if they're really interested in this? 450 00:16:54,700 --> 00:16:56,800 - Well, if you're doing water rooting, 451 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,866 all you need is a vessel that holds water. 452 00:16:59,866 --> 00:17:00,866 Literally, that's all you need. 453 00:17:00,866 --> 00:17:02,066 - [Tom] (laughing) Right. 454 00:17:02,066 --> 00:17:03,333 - And even if you're starting seeds, 455 00:17:03,333 --> 00:17:05,000 you can often reuse a lot of containers 456 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:06,233 you have in the house, 457 00:17:06,233 --> 00:17:08,233 and I show you a lot of those in the book. 458 00:17:08,233 --> 00:17:11,400 For seeds you need a good, quality seed starting mix, 459 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,800 and you need light, okay, for seedlings. 460 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:17,366 For vegetative cuttings, it comes down to, again, 461 00:17:17,366 --> 00:17:19,500 having containers and a good quality medium, 462 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:20,733 which I cover in the book. 463 00:17:20,733 --> 00:17:22,833 But if you wanna get serious, 464 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:26,500 there are also lots of really more advanced tools 465 00:17:26,500 --> 00:17:28,566 like automated propagators, 466 00:17:28,566 --> 00:17:30,300 if you are wanting to take cuttings 467 00:17:30,300 --> 00:17:31,566 that are a little trickier, 468 00:17:31,566 --> 00:17:33,666 that take a little more babysitting time 469 00:17:33,666 --> 00:17:35,733 there's some really interesting propagators 470 00:17:35,733 --> 00:17:37,366 that you can use to help you with that. 471 00:17:37,366 --> 00:17:39,300 So, it depends on what you're growing 472 00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:42,733 as to how advanced the tools that you need are, 473 00:17:42,733 --> 00:17:45,433 but I cover all the basic tools that you need 474 00:17:45,433 --> 00:17:49,133 to go from basic to a little bit more advanced. 475 00:17:49,133 --> 00:17:52,066 - What about things like root starters, 476 00:17:52,066 --> 00:17:53,300 or things like rooting hormones? 477 00:17:53,300 --> 00:17:54,233 - Yes. 478 00:17:54,233 --> 00:17:55,666 Yeah, I cover rooting hormones, 479 00:17:55,666 --> 00:17:57,600 and I get a lot of questions about rooting hormone. 480 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:58,833 What is it? 481 00:17:58,833 --> 00:18:01,200 Essentially, plants have a hormone inside them 482 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:02,700 that stimulates root growth 483 00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:06,933 and we people have figured out how to copy those hormones. 484 00:18:06,933 --> 00:18:09,233 And so, when you take a little vegetative cutting 485 00:18:09,233 --> 00:18:10,800 and you dip it in that rooting hormone, 486 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,333 it helps that cutting make roots faster. 487 00:18:13,333 --> 00:18:14,266 So it, what? 488 00:18:14,266 --> 00:18:15,233 It roots before it rots. 489 00:18:15,233 --> 00:18:16,066 - [Tom] Yeah, right. 490 00:18:16,066 --> 00:18:16,900 - Essentially, right. 491 00:18:16,900 --> 00:18:18,133 - [Tom] Yeah, got it. 492 00:18:18,133 --> 00:18:19,266 - So, it speeds up the rooting process 493 00:18:19,266 --> 00:18:20,366 and helps that cutting develop roots 494 00:18:20,366 --> 00:18:22,200 faster than it normally would. 495 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:23,800 You don't always need it, 496 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:25,800 but if you're taking slightly woodier cuttings, 497 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,033 or say, citrus cuttings. 498 00:18:27,033 --> 00:18:28,600 - I think woody is the answer, really. 499 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,666 - Yeah, citrus, roses, slightly woody cuttings, 500 00:18:31,666 --> 00:18:33,666 I find that it actually helps people, 501 00:18:33,666 --> 00:18:35,900 especially less experiences propagators, 502 00:18:35,900 --> 00:18:38,066 be successful with those types of cuttings. 503 00:18:38,066 --> 00:18:39,933 - [Tom] You can find that in most nurseries. 504 00:18:39,933 --> 00:18:42,300 - Yes, and there are organic options as well, 505 00:18:42,300 --> 00:18:44,066 and then some other natural things 506 00:18:44,066 --> 00:18:45,800 that you can use to sort of, 507 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,800 keep a cleaner propagating environment, 508 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,366 like honey and willow tea extract. 509 00:18:50,366 --> 00:18:52,366 So, they're not really rooting hormones, 510 00:18:52,366 --> 00:18:55,633 but they also help keep the decay kind of at bay. 511 00:18:55,633 --> 00:18:56,833 - Right. 512 00:18:56,833 --> 00:18:58,466 We have just a brief amount of time, 513 00:18:58,466 --> 00:19:01,666 but I want you to just talk about bulb division 514 00:19:01,666 --> 00:19:02,500 and root division. - Yeah. 515 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:03,433 - Just real briefly. 516 00:19:03,433 --> 00:19:04,900 - I include division at the end, 517 00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:07,266 because it's not just for houseplants and seeds, 518 00:19:07,266 --> 00:19:09,433 you can propagate from the plants in your garden, 519 00:19:09,433 --> 00:19:11,966 and learning how to divide bulbs and perennials 520 00:19:11,966 --> 00:19:13,500 is just as important. 521 00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:15,000 - Pass along plants. - Yeah. 522 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,066 - That's one of the real joys of plant propagation, 523 00:19:17,066 --> 00:19:19,200 it's giving plants away, 524 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,666 and that's one of the more common varieties, 525 00:19:21,666 --> 00:19:23,300 or ways of doing that. 526 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:24,800 - Right. 527 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:25,333 So, I've got some cool tips for that in the book, too. 528 00:19:25,333 --> 00:19:26,566 - Okay. 529 00:19:26,566 --> 00:19:28,133 Well again, this has been terrific. 530 00:19:28,133 --> 00:19:29,966 Another fantastic book. 531 00:19:29,966 --> 00:19:30,900 Thank you so much-- 532 00:19:30,900 --> 00:19:32,400 - Thanks so much for having me. 533 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:33,066 - [Tom] For sharing all your wisdom on this stuff. 534 00:19:33,066 --> 00:19:34,600 - Oh, thank you. 535 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:35,400 I hope people have a lot of fun with "Plant Parenting". 536 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:36,333 - I know they will. 537 00:19:36,333 --> 00:19:37,600 Coming up next, it's Daphne. 538 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,166 (bright music) 539 00:19:41,733 --> 00:19:44,500 Hi, I'm Daphne Richards, and this is Augie. 540 00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:46,300 We've gotten lots of questions this week, 541 00:19:46,300 --> 00:19:48,666 from pathogens to insects. 542 00:19:48,666 --> 00:19:50,533 Joan Luedke's white rose bushes 543 00:19:50,533 --> 00:19:52,400 are usually full of blooms, 544 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,300 but recently, they started wilting 545 00:19:54,300 --> 00:19:56,866 and now the stems are completely black. 546 00:19:56,866 --> 00:19:58,900 We suspected a microbial problem, 547 00:19:58,900 --> 00:20:02,100 so we checked with Extension plant pathologist Kevin Ong, 548 00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:03,866 who suspects phytophthora, 549 00:20:03,866 --> 00:20:06,300 a soil-borne pathogen that causes plants 550 00:20:06,300 --> 00:20:09,600 to crater and die, seemingly overnight. 551 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,333 First, dig up and toss this plant, 552 00:20:12,333 --> 00:20:15,200 then allow the soil to dry out completely; 553 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,700 phytophthora is usually only problematic 554 00:20:17,700 --> 00:20:19,933 if the soil is staying too wet. 555 00:20:19,933 --> 00:20:22,100 Be sure that there aren't any drainage issues 556 00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:25,400 in this area and wait awhile before replanting. 557 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,166 Unfortunately, once you have it, 558 00:20:27,166 --> 00:20:29,566 phytophthora will always be in the soil, 559 00:20:29,566 --> 00:20:32,800 so you want to control the environment as much as possible, 560 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,900 to ensure that it can't become a problem again. 561 00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:40,066 Now, whats going on with Nance Highum's yaupon holly? 562 00:20:40,066 --> 00:20:44,033 Two years ago, it was covered with tiny scale-like bugs 563 00:20:44,033 --> 00:20:46,000 and looked unhealthy. 564 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,600 Topical treatments for the scale insects did no good, 565 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,166 so reluctantly she used a root systemic 566 00:20:51,166 --> 00:20:52,800 which seemed to help. 567 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,600 This spring the tree budded out nicely 568 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,500 but now the foliage is dying and it looks sparse. 569 00:20:58,500 --> 00:20:59,533 Will it recover? 570 00:20:59,533 --> 00:21:00,466 What should she do? 571 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,266 Unfortunately, scale insects are not 572 00:21:03,266 --> 00:21:06,066 normally gotten rid of with a single treatment, 573 00:21:06,066 --> 00:21:09,200 and usually once their population booms on a plant, 574 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,100 it's pretty stressed and may never fully be rid of them 575 00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:13,733 and recover completely. 576 00:21:13,733 --> 00:21:16,333 But to give this yaupon a fighting chance, 577 00:21:16,333 --> 00:21:19,233 you should prune out all of the dead branches and twigs, 578 00:21:19,233 --> 00:21:21,300 to encourage new growth. 579 00:21:21,300 --> 00:21:24,433 Also, supplemental irrigation, if there's no rainfall, 580 00:21:24,433 --> 00:21:27,100 and a little fertilizer to kickstart growth, 581 00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:31,566 will help, especially during the early stages of recovery. 582 00:21:31,566 --> 00:21:35,133 Next, what's this damage on Tinh Bui's oak tree? 583 00:21:35,133 --> 00:21:39,000 Was it caused by disease, insects or animals? 584 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,433 These are twig galls, caused by gall wasps. 585 00:21:42,433 --> 00:21:43,800 Similar to leaf galls, 586 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,166 twig galls are tissue created by the plant 587 00:21:46,166 --> 00:21:48,666 in response to insect infestation, 588 00:21:48,666 --> 00:21:50,966 to protect the growing larva inside. 589 00:21:50,966 --> 00:21:52,900 The galls on this tree have decayed 590 00:21:52,900 --> 00:21:54,366 and begun to break apart, 591 00:21:54,366 --> 00:21:56,633 now that the adult insect has emerged 592 00:21:56,633 --> 00:21:58,866 and vacated the premises. 593 00:21:58,866 --> 00:22:02,300 Gall-inducing insects usually cause minimal damage 594 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:05,033 to smaller twigs, not larger branches, 595 00:22:05,033 --> 00:22:07,466 so just keep an eye on the problem. 596 00:22:07,466 --> 00:22:10,133 The insects are gone now, so there's no need to treat. 597 00:22:10,133 --> 00:22:11,666 We'd love to hear from you. 598 00:22:11,666 --> 00:22:15,633 Check out klru.org/ctg to send us your questions, 599 00:22:15,633 --> 00:22:17,666 pictures and videos! 600 00:22:17,666 --> 00:22:19,766 - Whether our viewers are growing from seeds, 601 00:22:19,766 --> 00:22:22,500 transplants, cuttings, or divisions, 602 00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:24,933 they're planting for beneficial wildlife. 603 00:22:24,933 --> 00:22:27,033 We're thrilled to hear from Laura Fordahl 604 00:22:27,033 --> 00:22:29,000 from Picture Rocks, Arizona, 605 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,266 who grabbed a great picture 606 00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:32,733 of a hummingbird on her larkspur. 607 00:22:32,733 --> 00:22:35,066 Now, let's check in with Backyard Basics. 608 00:22:35,066 --> 00:22:37,666 (bright music) 609 00:22:39,300 --> 00:22:40,700 - Hello, gardening friends. 610 00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:43,200 Welcome to Backyard Basics, I'm John Dromgoole. 611 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:44,933 We've done it before, and we showed you how 612 00:22:44,933 --> 00:22:47,833 to take some house plants and propagate them, separate 'em. 613 00:22:47,833 --> 00:22:49,333 Here's some more now. 614 00:22:49,333 --> 00:22:51,366 The Boston fern, what a beautiful plant. 615 00:22:51,366 --> 00:22:52,633 Look at this guy. 616 00:22:52,633 --> 00:22:54,733 Wonderful specimen to have on the porch 617 00:22:54,733 --> 00:22:56,433 or in the house, great plant. 618 00:22:57,366 --> 00:22:59,166 But they can be propagated, too. 619 00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:00,733 Let me take it down. 620 00:23:00,733 --> 00:23:03,900 Take its little bottom off of here, 621 00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:06,933 and I've already cut a little bit on this guy, 622 00:23:06,933 --> 00:23:09,433 so I can show you. 623 00:23:09,433 --> 00:23:11,233 I just cut around this one spot, 624 00:23:11,233 --> 00:23:12,966 it was growing right there, 625 00:23:12,966 --> 00:23:15,933 and I just got in there and made some nice deep cuts. 626 00:23:15,933 --> 00:23:19,833 Doesn't hurt the plant, and now we have this guy. 627 00:23:19,833 --> 00:23:23,666 Now we can take it and put into a rooting container 628 00:23:23,666 --> 00:23:27,233 like this one, with a good quality potting soil, 629 00:23:27,233 --> 00:23:29,233 go ahead and put it in there. 630 00:23:29,233 --> 00:23:31,100 And if it's too heavy on top, 631 00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:32,766 cut some of the top off also, 632 00:23:32,766 --> 00:23:34,500 it won't hurt it at all. 633 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:35,866 That's the Boston fern, 634 00:23:35,866 --> 00:23:37,833 could be even divided into more pieces, 635 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:40,333 if you look in there you'll see other little segments. 636 00:23:40,333 --> 00:23:42,533 Before you know it, there it is, 637 00:23:42,533 --> 00:23:45,000 well rooted in a little container. 638 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:49,200 What a nice birthday present this is, or Christmas. 639 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,900 The pothos ivy, one of the most common plants 640 00:23:51,900 --> 00:23:52,900 in the whole world, I think. 641 00:23:52,900 --> 00:23:55,566 I've seen them in old places 642 00:23:55,566 --> 00:23:58,000 where they're growing along the wall or in houses, 643 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,766 they're great plants. 644 00:23:59,766 --> 00:24:01,433 Probably the easiest one to grow. 645 00:24:01,433 --> 00:24:03,333 You wanna start something with your kids, 646 00:24:03,333 --> 00:24:04,600 this is the one. 647 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,600 And the way to do that though with the kids, 648 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,966 is to go ahead and make some cuttings on it also. 649 00:24:09,966 --> 00:24:12,533 You can see here, look, watch this. 650 00:24:12,533 --> 00:24:14,166 It's got roots everywhere, 651 00:24:14,166 --> 00:24:16,700 it's just waiting to have the cutting taken. 652 00:24:16,700 --> 00:24:18,933 And you do the cuttings when they're too long, 653 00:24:18,933 --> 00:24:20,900 they're reaching the floor already. 654 00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:22,833 So what I would do is go in here, 655 00:24:22,833 --> 00:24:25,133 and right below that root there, 656 00:24:25,133 --> 00:24:26,800 go ahead and make that cut. 657 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,033 Now we have it almost rooted. 658 00:24:29,033 --> 00:24:32,700 And once again, we would take a good quality potting soil, 659 00:24:32,700 --> 00:24:34,300 and put it in here. 660 00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:36,900 We can put several cuttings in this thing right here, 661 00:24:36,900 --> 00:24:39,200 and then we're on our way. 662 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,500 You know what, in three weeks it's got a good, 663 00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:43,433 solid root system on it. 664 00:24:43,433 --> 00:24:45,200 But a good quality potting soil, 665 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,566 or also perlite works, vermiculite for some people, 666 00:24:48,566 --> 00:24:51,333 and a good sand, sand is another good one. 667 00:24:51,333 --> 00:24:53,400 It's not just houseplants that you can propagate, 668 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,133 some of these that you got in nurseries, 669 00:24:55,133 --> 00:24:57,133 like this coleus especially easy. 670 00:24:57,133 --> 00:24:59,633 And they benefit because they get bigger this way. 671 00:24:59,633 --> 00:25:01,366 You can make cuttings out of these. 672 00:25:01,366 --> 00:25:03,700 I pulled some of the lower leaves off like that, 673 00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:05,233 now you can see the stem. 674 00:25:05,233 --> 00:25:07,733 It gives me access to where I'm gonna make the cut. 675 00:25:07,733 --> 00:25:09,266 And so some people are good, 676 00:25:09,266 --> 00:25:12,433 they snap them off of there, I like a nice, clean cut. 677 00:25:12,433 --> 00:25:13,266 So there it is. 678 00:25:13,266 --> 00:25:14,233 That's the top of it. 679 00:25:14,233 --> 00:25:15,733 There's rooting powder, 680 00:25:15,733 --> 00:25:17,633 you can stick them in the rooting powder and do that. 681 00:25:17,633 --> 00:25:20,533 A nice, rich potting soil has some nutrients in it. 682 00:25:20,533 --> 00:25:22,666 We'll take it, we'll stick it in a little bit, 683 00:25:22,666 --> 00:25:25,966 maybe a half way of what the cutting is, there it is. 684 00:25:25,966 --> 00:25:27,200 Keep it moist. 685 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,466 And when you see new growth coming out, 686 00:25:29,466 --> 00:25:31,833 you probably have some roots already established, 687 00:25:31,833 --> 00:25:34,500 and you can take them off into the little pots that way. 688 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:37,466 For Backyard Basics, I'm John Dromgoole. 689 00:25:37,466 --> 00:25:38,866 I'll see you next time. 690 00:25:38,866 --> 00:25:41,833 - Watch online at centraltexasgardener.org, 691 00:25:41,833 --> 00:25:44,066 and subscribe to our weekly newsletter. 692 00:25:44,066 --> 00:25:46,566 Until next week, I'll see you in the garden. 693 00:25:46,566 --> 00:25:49,133 (bright music) 694 00:26:19,333 --> 00:26:20,766 - [Announcer] Central Texas Gardener 695 00:26:20,766 --> 00:26:22,900 is made possible by 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