1 00:00:00,866 --> 00:00:02,000 - Hi there I'm Tom Spencer. 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,566 This week on Central Texas Gardeners 3 00:00:03,566 --> 00:00:05,266 see how to grow Olive Trees. 4 00:00:05,266 --> 00:00:07,566 Monte Nesbitt from Texas A and M 5 00:00:07,566 --> 00:00:08,833 shows off the best varieties 6 00:00:08,833 --> 00:00:10,700 and how to cultivate them. 7 00:00:10,700 --> 00:00:13,666 On tour a family dumped lawn for a resourceful 8 00:00:13,666 --> 00:00:16,600 wildlife garden and kid friendly spaces. 9 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,500 Daphne explains what affects photosynthesis 10 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:22,266 and Trisha joins fitness expert Paul Smith 11 00:00:22,266 --> 00:00:25,166 to demonstrate stretches for gardeners. 12 00:00:25,166 --> 00:00:28,366 So let's get growing right here, right now. 13 00:00:28,366 --> 00:00:30,033 - [Voiceover] Central Texas Gardener is sponsored by 14 00:00:30,033 --> 00:00:33,000 the Austin area garden center in Zilker botanical garden, 15 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,766 home of the 31 local garden clubs 16 00:00:34,766 --> 00:00:36,466 and the Zilker garden festival. 17 00:00:36,466 --> 00:00:38,333 Zilkergarden.org. 18 00:00:38,333 --> 00:00:43,333 (xylophone music) 19 00:00:53,233 --> 00:00:54,866 - When this family updated their house 20 00:00:54,866 --> 00:00:56,633 for more resourceful living, 21 00:00:56,633 --> 00:00:58,833 they matched their design outside, 22 00:00:58,833 --> 00:01:01,466 dumping most of the lawn for wildlife plants. 23 00:01:01,466 --> 00:01:04,866 They went for water conservation and floodwater control. 24 00:01:05,933 --> 00:01:07,533 - [Voicover] After Stephanie and Tom Sloss 25 00:01:07,533 --> 00:01:09,600 remodeled their home, they turned to landscape 26 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,966 architect Robert Leeper to renovate outside. 27 00:01:12,966 --> 00:01:15,600 - There were some native plant materials 28 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,266 that had grown and matured 29 00:01:17,266 --> 00:01:20,733 and so what we did, is we wanted to keep 30 00:01:20,733 --> 00:01:24,533 those things that were really positive plantings, 31 00:01:24,766 --> 00:01:27,033 that had done well 32 00:01:27,033 --> 00:01:29,833 and then take their sort of remodeled style, 33 00:01:29,833 --> 00:01:33,366 the contemporary modern style out into the landscape, 34 00:01:33,366 --> 00:01:35,833 make it fit the new remodeled home 35 00:01:35,833 --> 00:01:38,666 and be really conscious of water conservation 36 00:01:38,666 --> 00:01:39,933 and thier lifestyle. 37 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:42,533 They have two young kids, so we needed to 38 00:01:42,533 --> 00:01:44,900 include them in this. 39 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:46,900 - [Voiceover] In front they changed the tempo from 40 00:01:46,900 --> 00:01:50,300 static lawn to energetic plants for wildlife. 41 00:01:50,300 --> 00:01:53,600 But first they tackled the speed of run-off on the slope. 42 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,033 - It's very rocky out here. 43 00:01:55,033 --> 00:01:57,466 There's a little bit of soil but it's a lot of rock. 44 00:01:57,466 --> 00:01:59,033 So there's a real water issue; 45 00:01:59,033 --> 00:02:00,433 on every home there always is, 46 00:02:00,433 --> 00:02:01,766 but on this one in particular, 47 00:02:01,766 --> 00:02:05,066 we really had to pay close attention to where 48 00:02:05,066 --> 00:02:06,566 the water was going to fall. 49 00:02:06,566 --> 00:02:08,833 There was some drainage that we had to install 50 00:02:08,833 --> 00:02:11,566 to make sure that we diverted it away from the house. 51 00:02:11,566 --> 00:02:14,600 It was really helpful to create some low retaining walls 52 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,700 and put a drainage pipe behind that, 53 00:02:16,700 --> 00:02:19,500 so we could catch whatever runoff there was. 54 00:02:19,500 --> 00:02:23,000 We created a lot of garden space for perennials 55 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,300 and native plants and shrubs. 56 00:02:25,300 --> 00:02:28,433 We wanted all of that to benefit from the rainfall. 57 00:02:28,433 --> 00:02:31,000 But anything that was extra, we needed to make sure 58 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,433 that, that didn't end up near the foot of the house. 59 00:02:34,433 --> 00:02:36,533 - [Voiceover] Levels of poured in place concrete blocks 60 00:02:36,533 --> 00:02:40,433 slow down runoff and make navigation comfortable. 61 00:02:40,733 --> 00:02:42,766 - The interior of the home has concrete floors. 62 00:02:42,766 --> 00:02:45,700 It's very contemporary style, so we wanted there to be an 63 00:02:45,700 --> 00:02:47,600 indoor, outdoor transition. 64 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,733 We wanted the interior architecture to come out 65 00:02:50,733 --> 00:02:52,400 into the landscape. 66 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,300 One reason I like using concrete is, 67 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,200 it's a forever material. 68 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,400 You know once you create it's there forever. 69 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,900 You don't have to replace it, you don't have to maintain it. 70 00:03:01,900 --> 00:03:05,600 With concrete as far as walkways, 71 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,533 you can do a light room finish 72 00:03:07,533 --> 00:03:09,800 and it keeps the material from being slippery 73 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,800 when it gets wet or we have ice. 74 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,200 90% of what people experience is coming 75 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,233 and going from the home and looking out the window. 76 00:03:17,233 --> 00:03:20,500 So I really wanted the remodel style, 77 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:23,600 the contemporary style of the home 78 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,500 to be reflected in the landscape, 79 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:29,433 so it all felt like part of one home, one project. 80 00:03:29,766 --> 00:03:31,833 And so we brought that contemporary feel 81 00:03:31,833 --> 00:03:34,266 out into the landscape. 82 00:03:34,266 --> 00:03:36,366 - [Voiceover] Gravel lets rainfall gently soak in 83 00:03:36,366 --> 00:03:38,700 around grout tolerant additions. 84 00:03:38,700 --> 00:03:40,466 Since deer often drop by, 85 00:03:40,466 --> 00:03:44,566 Robert went for plants that stand a chance against browsing. 86 00:03:44,566 --> 00:03:47,233 In this recent makeover, he gave young grasses, 87 00:03:47,233 --> 00:03:50,766 flowering perennials and ground covers, room to grow. 88 00:03:51,366 --> 00:03:53,800 - We always want out landscapes to feel very balanced. 89 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,133 We don't want them to feel too minimal and empty 90 00:03:56,133 --> 00:03:58,200 and we don't want them to feel too full. 91 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,100 It's a balance of what I call white and green, 92 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:03,566 between the hard-scapes and the plantings. 93 00:04:03,566 --> 00:04:05,633 You have to be restrained when you're doing the plantings 94 00:04:05,633 --> 00:04:08,300 because you know the plants are going to get so big 95 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:11,900 in the future, so you start slow and you 96 00:04:11,900 --> 00:04:13,866 let those plants grow in over time 97 00:04:13,866 --> 00:04:16,766 so that you're not having to pull stuff out. 98 00:04:16,766 --> 00:04:19,300 - [Voiceover] Every viewpoint generates a sensation, 99 00:04:19,300 --> 00:04:21,966 from ground huggers to sky walkers. 100 00:04:21,966 --> 00:04:25,700 A Mexican Sycamore presides over a curbside companions. 101 00:04:25,866 --> 00:04:29,066 Sotols diversify with evergreen intensity, 102 00:04:29,066 --> 00:04:31,433 offering an occasional dramatic bloom 103 00:04:31,433 --> 00:04:33,933 which doesn't end their life cycles. 104 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,533 - There's a lot of square footage out there 105 00:04:36,533 --> 00:04:38,366 and we didn't want it just to feel like 106 00:04:38,366 --> 00:04:40,166 this endless landscape, 107 00:04:40,166 --> 00:04:43,033 so we used the geometry of the circles 108 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:44,533 to sort of bread up the space, 109 00:04:44,533 --> 00:04:46,666 because it was a big giant lawn at one point, 110 00:04:46,666 --> 00:04:48,900 but we didn't want to have a lawn that we 111 00:04:48,900 --> 00:04:51,033 had to take care of and water excessively. 112 00:04:51,033 --> 00:04:53,466 We wanted the native plants to fill in, 113 00:04:53,466 --> 00:04:56,433 but at the same time we wanted to use geometry 114 00:04:56,433 --> 00:04:59,633 and different colored gravels to sort of make a statement 115 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:02,633 and fit with the style of the interior 116 00:05:02,633 --> 00:05:04,366 and exterior of the home 117 00:05:04,366 --> 00:05:06,966 and just break up the space a little bit. 118 00:05:06,966 --> 00:05:08,966 One thing I did want to mention is the 119 00:05:08,966 --> 00:05:10,366 irrigation system here 120 00:05:10,366 --> 00:05:14,733 is the irrigation system that that city of Austin 121 00:05:14,733 --> 00:05:16,466 really wants people to use. 122 00:05:16,466 --> 00:05:17,933 It's very efficient. 123 00:05:17,933 --> 00:05:20,200 Each plant has it's own little micro emitter 124 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,166 which is really the way it should be 125 00:05:22,166 --> 00:05:23,733 instead of using spray heads 126 00:05:23,733 --> 00:05:27,666 that cover the entire square footage. 127 00:05:27,666 --> 00:05:30,933 Each individual plant gets its own water source, 128 00:05:30,933 --> 00:05:34,000 It's very efficient, it works very well 129 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,533 and it's really the way of the future as far as 130 00:05:36,533 --> 00:05:38,733 irrigation for landscapes. 131 00:05:38,866 --> 00:05:42,400 If you have ground covers you have to use the spray heads. 132 00:05:42,700 --> 00:05:45,266 But when you have the individual plants, 133 00:05:45,266 --> 00:05:48,133 especially with shrubs that are going to get larger, 134 00:05:48,133 --> 00:05:51,500 it really helps for each one to have it's own water source. 135 00:05:52,033 --> 00:05:53,566 - [Voiceover] In back, Robert re-framed a 136 00:05:53,566 --> 00:05:56,766 cumbersome soil trail for easier access. 137 00:05:57,500 --> 00:06:02,333 - They had no effective way to get into their backyard. 138 00:06:03,566 --> 00:06:05,633 We created a walkway system so that they could 139 00:06:05,633 --> 00:06:08,533 maneuver around the house and walk around it. 140 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,166 - [Voiceover] Since the harsh inclines shed runoff 141 00:06:15,166 --> 00:06:18,300 toward the house, this design controls it and fends off 142 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:20,433 perpetual erosion. 143 00:06:20,766 --> 00:06:22,866 - [Robert] And where those walkways are we put 144 00:06:22,866 --> 00:06:25,433 retaining walls to catch the water. 145 00:06:25,433 --> 00:06:27,700 And we put drainage pipes behind those. 146 00:06:27,700 --> 00:06:30,633 And those divert the water from going to the house. 147 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,333 - [Voiceover] Various patios now engage family and friends 148 00:06:33,333 --> 00:06:35,800 outdoors and from inside. 149 00:06:36,266 --> 00:06:38,633 To fend off erosion on the shady slopes, 150 00:06:38,633 --> 00:06:42,200 Robert anchored them with layers of deer resistant plants. 151 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,633 - [Robert] This is a landscape where there are a lot of deer 152 00:06:44,633 --> 00:06:45,800 coming and going. 153 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,633 We didn't want to build a giant fence 154 00:06:47,633 --> 00:06:49,133 that they couldn't access, 155 00:06:49,133 --> 00:06:51,900 so we really just tried to design with the deer in mind 156 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:53,833 knowing that they were going to be back here, 157 00:06:53,833 --> 00:06:55,100 they were going to walk through it. 158 00:06:55,100 --> 00:06:58,166 This is a path that they go through all the time 159 00:06:58,166 --> 00:07:00,833 and so we just took that into account. 160 00:07:00,833 --> 00:07:03,566 And we've had very good success with plants 161 00:07:03,566 --> 00:07:05,266 that the deer don't eat 162 00:07:05,266 --> 00:07:08,433 and they coexist with the deer population 163 00:07:08,433 --> 00:07:09,966 which is nice. 164 00:07:09,966 --> 00:07:14,000 We really wanted to create a garden experience. 165 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,200 You know we wanted to use all the best native 166 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,900 and well adapted perennials and evergreen plants 167 00:07:19,900 --> 00:07:22,200 so that you're viewing into this garden 168 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,566 and enjoying all the flowers and stuff, 169 00:07:24,566 --> 00:07:27,866 instead of just a traditional lawn and shrub experience. 170 00:07:27,866 --> 00:07:29,833 We wanted something that was vibrant, 171 00:07:29,833 --> 00:07:32,300 that brought a lot of butterflies and bees and wildlife 172 00:07:32,300 --> 00:07:33,366 into the landscape. 173 00:07:33,366 --> 00:07:35,200 There's a lot of bird here too. 174 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:36,533 So we really wanted you to feel like 175 00:07:36,533 --> 00:07:38,233 you're sitting in a garden. 176 00:07:38,233 --> 00:07:41,200 These are all of our best plants that work here. 177 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:42,500 - [Voiceover] The only turf he planted 178 00:07:42,500 --> 00:07:45,033 is in the sunken garden, made in the shade for 179 00:07:45,033 --> 00:07:48,066 Tommy and Jonothan's romps with Roxy. 180 00:07:48,066 --> 00:07:51,833 Palisade Zoysia makes for soft landings off the zip line. 181 00:07:52,166 --> 00:07:54,066 - This landscape, it had to be kid friendly, 182 00:07:54,066 --> 00:07:56,500 it had to be dog friendly and deer friendly. 183 00:07:56,500 --> 00:07:58,500 There's a lot going on here so we couldn't use 184 00:07:58,500 --> 00:08:00,766 anything that was too precious 185 00:08:00,766 --> 00:08:04,366 or could hurt the kids with thorns or anything like that. 186 00:08:04,366 --> 00:08:07,033 So that was our goal, was to make it kid friendly 187 00:08:07,033 --> 00:08:08,733 and pet friendly. 188 00:08:09,466 --> 00:08:12,200 - Thanks Robert for sharing that great design with us. 189 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,766 Before we talk olives with Monte Nesbitt, 190 00:08:14,766 --> 00:08:17,233 I want to invite you to Zilker Garden Festival 191 00:08:17,233 --> 00:08:19,166 on April second and third. 192 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:21,833 This years theme, cultivate Austin, 193 00:08:21,833 --> 00:08:23,833 live here, grow here. 194 00:08:23,833 --> 00:08:26,933 It includes growing food, bee keeping, 195 00:08:26,933 --> 00:08:28,966 local authors and a whole lot more. 196 00:08:28,966 --> 00:08:32,333 You can get details at Zilkergarden.org. 197 00:08:32,333 --> 00:08:34,066 And right now we're going to be talking about 198 00:08:34,066 --> 00:08:35,833 growing olives in Central Texas. 199 00:08:35,833 --> 00:08:37,966 And we are indeed joined by Monte Nesbitt, 200 00:08:37,966 --> 00:08:40,866 who is a program specialist with Texas A and M 201 00:08:40,866 --> 00:08:42,333 Agrilife extension, 202 00:08:42,333 --> 00:08:43,266 Great to have you here. 203 00:08:43,266 --> 00:08:44,466 - Hey thanks for having me back. 204 00:08:44,466 --> 00:08:48,100 - And olives are a very evocative plant, 205 00:08:48,100 --> 00:08:50,500 and you say Olive Tree in your mind 206 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:53,866 automatically tunes into the picture of the 207 00:08:53,866 --> 00:08:55,700 Mediterranean coast somewhere, 208 00:08:55,700 --> 00:08:57,400 and a gnarled little tree, 209 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,833 They really got that romance don't they? 210 00:08:59,833 --> 00:09:01,366 - It's tremendous passion. 211 00:09:01,366 --> 00:09:05,533 I think passion is a word that connects people to olives. 212 00:09:05,533 --> 00:09:08,266 Lots of people that go on vacations, they go to Tuscany, 213 00:09:08,266 --> 00:09:11,966 they go see all these majestic 214 00:09:11,966 --> 00:09:13,966 fruit bearing Olive Trees. 215 00:09:13,966 --> 00:09:16,600 They're ornate, the shape 216 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,966 the texture they want to bring that back to Texas. 217 00:09:18,966 --> 00:09:20,400 - All right, well 218 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,833 the good news is you can grow them here. 219 00:09:23,833 --> 00:09:27,500 Before we dive in, there is a kind of a bad news piece here 220 00:09:27,500 --> 00:09:32,000 that the actual fruit production here 221 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,366 is a little disappointing for home gardeners. 222 00:09:35,366 --> 00:09:37,433 - Well when you're growing an olive 223 00:09:37,433 --> 00:09:38,933 you got to either pickle it, 224 00:09:38,933 --> 00:09:41,433 which is a home canning process and... 225 00:09:41,433 --> 00:09:44,900 Or you've got to press it and make oil. 226 00:09:44,900 --> 00:09:46,833 And you need about 40 to 50 227 00:09:46,833 --> 00:09:49,733 pounds of olives to produce 228 00:09:50,333 --> 00:09:51,933 a gallon of oil. 229 00:09:51,933 --> 00:09:53,400 So it's a lot of olives 230 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,966 and a lot of handling and mashing of fruit 231 00:09:55,966 --> 00:09:59,200 so it's not as user friendly as many of our 232 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:00,833 fruit trees. 233 00:10:00,833 --> 00:10:03,833 - But again they're beautiful plants to have in the garden. 234 00:10:03,833 --> 00:10:06,300 And they're pretty well adapted to Texas. 235 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:08,700 - They do thrive in 236 00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:10,633 lots of different soils, 237 00:10:10,633 --> 00:10:12,700 they like warm climates. 238 00:10:12,700 --> 00:10:15,566 Our challenge is, too cold in the winter, 239 00:10:15,566 --> 00:10:18,966 in northern fringes of this, 240 00:10:18,966 --> 00:10:20,566 of Central Texas, 241 00:10:20,566 --> 00:10:23,800 too hot as we go really far south in the state. 242 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,966 So the key is finding the niche, 243 00:10:25,966 --> 00:10:28,100 and the hill country is a niche but we're not 244 00:10:28,100 --> 00:10:29,833 completely free 245 00:10:29,833 --> 00:10:32,733 of severe freezes. - [Tom] Right. 246 00:10:32,733 --> 00:10:34,600 - So you have to be cautious, 247 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,200 if you live in the hill country 248 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,500 choose a spot that's a little more sheltered then, right? 249 00:10:40,833 --> 00:10:44,033 - Yes, location location location. 250 00:10:44,033 --> 00:10:47,066 Protection from north winds, 251 00:10:47,066 --> 00:10:49,933 a southern part of a garden 252 00:10:49,933 --> 00:10:52,166 or near a structure on the south side 253 00:10:52,166 --> 00:10:53,600 of a building. 254 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:57,333 Protected courtyards, fantastic places for an olive. 255 00:10:57,333 --> 00:10:59,500 - Well this year we've hardly had a winter 256 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:02,033 so I'm assuming they've all pulled through. 257 00:11:02,033 --> 00:11:06,066 What are some of the other growing variables? 258 00:11:06,066 --> 00:11:08,766 You say they are kind of unforgiving about the kinds 259 00:11:08,766 --> 00:11:11,133 of soils but they need good drainage don't they? 260 00:11:11,133 --> 00:11:13,600 - They need drainage and they can... 261 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,766 they're very shallow rooted, they don't need a lot 262 00:11:15,766 --> 00:11:19,166 of depth, but they need that 263 00:11:19,166 --> 00:11:20,500 first foot or two 264 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:22,133 to be well drained. 265 00:11:22,133 --> 00:11:24,100 So if you've got clay soil 266 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:25,533 you need to plant on a burm 267 00:11:25,533 --> 00:11:27,200 get them raised up since you have 268 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:28,400 excellent drainage. 269 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,133 - Or add a ton of granite sand. 270 00:11:31,966 --> 00:11:33,566 And we are speaking tons. 271 00:11:33,566 --> 00:11:34,866 - Right. 272 00:11:34,866 --> 00:11:38,766 - So again, raised bed obviously, 273 00:11:38,766 --> 00:11:41,666 sunny location I'm assuming. 274 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,366 And as you said, shelter. 275 00:11:45,366 --> 00:11:47,566 So those are growing conditions that a lot of people 276 00:11:47,566 --> 00:11:48,833 can provide. 277 00:11:48,833 --> 00:11:51,766 Let's talk a little bit about varieties for 278 00:11:51,766 --> 00:11:53,033 our region. 279 00:11:53,033 --> 00:11:54,166 Because some are going to be a little more 280 00:11:54,166 --> 00:11:56,233 cold-hardy than others; right? 281 00:11:56,233 --> 00:11:58,433 - Well there is, there's differences in cold-hardiness 282 00:11:58,433 --> 00:12:01,500 and there's a variety called arbequina 283 00:12:01,500 --> 00:12:03,633 that's from Spain and it's believed to have 284 00:12:03,633 --> 00:12:05,466 one of the better 285 00:12:05,466 --> 00:12:07,300 levels of cold-hardiness. 286 00:12:07,300 --> 00:12:09,200 Another one is picual, 287 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,133 picual and arbequina are probably the top of the list 288 00:12:11,133 --> 00:12:13,366 in terms of cold-hardiness so you definitely 289 00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:16,200 want to think about that particular trait. 290 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,366 Those varieties are both 291 00:12:19,366 --> 00:12:21,066 self pollinating and so you need a... 292 00:12:21,066 --> 00:12:22,433 If you want fruit, 293 00:12:22,433 --> 00:12:24,166 and not everybody wants fruit, 294 00:12:24,166 --> 00:12:25,566 if you want fruit you need to understand 295 00:12:25,566 --> 00:12:28,533 the flowering habits and the need for 296 00:12:28,533 --> 00:12:31,233 some of those varieties to have a second variety 297 00:12:31,233 --> 00:12:34,300 partnered with it to give pollination. 298 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:35,400 - Right. 299 00:12:36,100 --> 00:12:37,600 This is something that's true 300 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:39,666 of many different fruit bearing trees 301 00:12:39,666 --> 00:12:41,333 you need multiples. 302 00:12:41,333 --> 00:12:44,100 But not all olives, there are some 303 00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:46,333 self fertile varieties. 304 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:48,133 - Arbequina is self pollinating 305 00:12:48,133 --> 00:12:51,533 so if you have one tree it should pollinate itself 306 00:12:51,533 --> 00:12:52,533 and make a crop. 307 00:12:52,533 --> 00:12:53,833 - [Tom] Okay, that's good. 308 00:12:53,833 --> 00:12:55,466 - If you pull one of the French, 309 00:12:55,466 --> 00:12:57,333 or one of the Italian varieties, 310 00:12:57,333 --> 00:12:58,766 you need to look at a list and see, 311 00:12:58,766 --> 00:13:00,600 does it need a pollinator? 312 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,466 What varieties, there are varieties 313 00:13:02,466 --> 00:13:05,300 that are specific pollinizers for 314 00:13:05,300 --> 00:13:07,233 certain varieties. 315 00:13:07,233 --> 00:13:08,966 - Right and I understand 316 00:13:08,966 --> 00:13:10,966 that you're also looking at North Africa, 317 00:13:10,966 --> 00:13:13,900 for some plants that might do well here. 318 00:13:13,900 --> 00:13:15,700 - North Africa has... 319 00:13:15,700 --> 00:13:17,300 produces a lot of olive oil 320 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:19,466 and so this is a hotter climate 321 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:21,166 than say Spain and Italy. 322 00:13:21,166 --> 00:13:23,233 Italy and Spain, Mediterranean, 323 00:13:23,233 --> 00:13:25,466 more moderate, a lot like California. 324 00:13:25,466 --> 00:13:26,666 - [Tom] Right. - We need 325 00:13:26,666 --> 00:13:29,500 - maybe varieties that tolerate more heat 326 00:13:29,500 --> 00:13:31,333 in the spring and in the summer. 327 00:13:31,333 --> 00:13:34,233 So we're looking at a variety called chemleli. 328 00:13:34,233 --> 00:13:36,666 And there are others from Tunisia that 329 00:13:36,666 --> 00:13:39,200 may fit here a little bit better. 330 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,566 Our challenge has been consistent fruiting 331 00:13:41,566 --> 00:13:43,266 for people who are wanting to grow this 332 00:13:43,266 --> 00:13:45,533 to press them to make oil. 333 00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:48,033 And we're seeing some erratic fruit production 334 00:13:48,033 --> 00:13:52,033 in some years and we think it's due to warm conditions 335 00:13:52,033 --> 00:13:54,666 in late winter, early spring. 336 00:13:54,666 --> 00:13:56,433 - Well this year's gonna be-- 337 00:13:56,433 --> 00:13:58,966 - This year we're worried already that we may have been 338 00:13:58,966 --> 00:14:00,300 too hot 339 00:14:00,300 --> 00:14:01,900 for some of the flower differentiation 340 00:14:01,900 --> 00:14:04,800 that really requires some cool, 341 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,366 mild cool not cold, 342 00:14:06,366 --> 00:14:08,633 but mild cool type temperatures. 343 00:14:08,633 --> 00:14:10,900 - Right, well a lot of these people 344 00:14:10,900 --> 00:14:13,066 as we've discussed 345 00:14:13,066 --> 00:14:16,233 are not really growing them for fruit production. 346 00:14:16,233 --> 00:14:18,033 They're growing them because they're beautiful. 347 00:14:18,033 --> 00:14:22,100 And they look like, almost sculptures. 348 00:14:22,100 --> 00:14:24,333 - Right. - [Tom] In a sense. 349 00:14:24,333 --> 00:14:26,033 - What are some of the variables 350 00:14:26,033 --> 00:14:28,600 in terms of shaping the tree 351 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,000 and encouraging those artful forms? 352 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,600 - Well they're a little bit of a willowy tree. 353 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,700 As a young tree you'll find that they're very flexible 354 00:14:37,700 --> 00:14:39,766 and left on their own 355 00:14:39,766 --> 00:14:41,933 they're gonna find their way into 356 00:14:41,933 --> 00:14:43,166 whatever shape they want to take. 357 00:14:43,166 --> 00:14:45,166 - [Tom] Okay. - But they can be hedged 358 00:14:45,166 --> 00:14:47,966 - and they can be directed 359 00:14:47,966 --> 00:14:49,933 through training or some bending 360 00:14:49,933 --> 00:14:53,066 and tying, if you're trying to 361 00:14:53,066 --> 00:14:54,866 lean one a certain direction 362 00:14:54,866 --> 00:14:58,233 or add some additional character. 363 00:14:58,233 --> 00:14:59,300 - Right, well that's all... 364 00:14:59,300 --> 00:15:00,766 I think that's a lot of fun to do 365 00:15:00,766 --> 00:15:03,933 with plants so it's cool to hear that. 366 00:15:03,933 --> 00:15:06,833 So if you want that wind sculpted look, 367 00:15:06,833 --> 00:15:08,200 just prune for it. 368 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:09,566 - Or plan them out where 369 00:15:09,566 --> 00:15:11,433 we know it'll get the Texas wind 370 00:15:11,433 --> 00:15:13,233 and they'll get windswept for sure. 371 00:15:13,233 --> 00:15:13,966 - Okay. 372 00:15:13,966 --> 00:15:15,133 Well, 373 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,300 I also know there are dwarf forms. 374 00:15:19,300 --> 00:15:21,466 There's one that I see sold in nurseries 375 00:15:21,466 --> 00:15:22,933 it's called little Ollie. 376 00:15:22,933 --> 00:15:25,500 And it's really intended for growing in containers. 377 00:15:25,500 --> 00:15:28,466 Would the other plants do well in 378 00:15:28,466 --> 00:15:30,833 a large size container? 379 00:15:30,833 --> 00:15:32,866 - Well overtime, an olive tree, you need to understand, 380 00:15:32,866 --> 00:15:36,666 can be a 20 plus foot tall tree. 381 00:15:36,666 --> 00:15:38,500 With a 20 or 25 foot 382 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:39,866 limb spread on it. - [Tom] Okay. 383 00:15:39,866 --> 00:15:41,766 - Now they lend themselves to pruning, 384 00:15:41,766 --> 00:15:43,733 and in commercial settings they're often 385 00:15:43,733 --> 00:15:46,800 hedged or sheered and kept very... 386 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,666 - [Tom] Tight. - Very contained. 387 00:15:48,666 --> 00:15:50,800 - So I think you could, if you found yourself 388 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,866 with an arbequina or a standard type variety, 389 00:15:53,866 --> 00:15:55,300 in terms of growth habit, 390 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:57,500 you could prune that tree and keep it in a container. 391 00:15:57,500 --> 00:15:59,300 But one of the dwarf forms 392 00:15:59,300 --> 00:16:00,533 may be an advantage. 393 00:16:00,533 --> 00:16:02,266 - Yeah so just think of it 394 00:16:02,266 --> 00:16:05,033 as a giant bonsai in effect. - Right. 395 00:16:05,033 --> 00:16:07,366 - What about fertilizing these plants. 396 00:16:07,366 --> 00:16:10,366 What is the best regiment there? 397 00:16:10,366 --> 00:16:12,533 - Well there's some myths about fertilizer. 398 00:16:12,533 --> 00:16:14,900 Some people say 399 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:17,633 they grow in these rocky conditions in the Middle East 400 00:16:17,633 --> 00:16:19,166 and so don't fertilize them. 401 00:16:19,166 --> 00:16:23,133 We see them get too poor to actually set flowers 402 00:16:23,133 --> 00:16:24,566 and bear fruit. 403 00:16:24,566 --> 00:16:27,766 On the other end, if you really overstimulate these 404 00:16:27,766 --> 00:16:30,000 with lots of nitrogen you may keep them 405 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,033 a little on the more vegetative side 406 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:33,433 with less fruiting. - [Tom] Okay. 407 00:16:33,433 --> 00:16:37,333 - So mild, low doses of fertilizer, 408 00:16:37,333 --> 00:16:39,833 they do need some nitrogen, but just... 409 00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:41,833 I would not fertilize them like I would a citrus tree 410 00:16:41,833 --> 00:16:44,033 or something that's a little heavier feeder. 411 00:16:44,033 --> 00:16:45,400 - Yeah well 412 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,366 to me it sounds like an ideal for 413 00:16:48,366 --> 00:16:50,933 a beautiful courtyard garden, 414 00:16:50,933 --> 00:16:52,800 something up close to the house 415 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,233 where you can shelter it a little bit more 416 00:16:55,233 --> 00:16:57,833 and for a plant that will really just pop out 417 00:16:57,833 --> 00:16:59,433 and provide character. 418 00:16:59,433 --> 00:17:01,966 - Well it's that silvery grey, - [Tom] Yes. 419 00:17:01,966 --> 00:17:05,433 - color that really catches peoples attention. 420 00:17:05,433 --> 00:17:07,200 And we see them planted with live oaks 421 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,266 there's a nice relationship with some of our native plants 422 00:17:11,266 --> 00:17:13,066 they look like they belong in Texas, 423 00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:15,633 unfortunately the climate is just not exactly right. 424 00:17:15,633 --> 00:17:17,433 - Okay well on that not we're gonna have to 425 00:17:17,433 --> 00:17:18,566 wrap it up. 426 00:17:18,566 --> 00:17:20,366 I really appreciate you coming along 427 00:17:20,366 --> 00:17:23,100 to share the good news about olives in Texas. 428 00:17:23,100 --> 00:17:24,066 Thank you so much Monte. 429 00:17:24,066 --> 00:17:25,233 - Thanks for having me. 430 00:17:25,233 --> 00:17:26,533 - Alright and coming up next 431 00:17:26,533 --> 00:17:31,400 is our friend Daphne. (classical string music) 432 00:17:31,666 --> 00:17:33,200 - Hi I'm Daphne Richards. 433 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,100 Our question this week is on photosynthesis. 434 00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:39,200 And how plants respond to shade versus sun. 435 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:40,500 A topic that I am, 436 00:17:40,500 --> 00:17:42,100 being a horticultural geek, 437 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:44,166 very excited to discuss. 438 00:17:44,166 --> 00:17:47,233 As I'm sure you know, plants perform photosynthesis 439 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:48,566 via chlorophyll. 440 00:17:48,566 --> 00:17:50,100 And I'm sure you also know that chlorophyll 441 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:53,766 is green, giving leaves their characteristic green color. 442 00:17:53,766 --> 00:17:56,133 But have you ever noticed that plants that are happier 443 00:17:56,133 --> 00:17:58,166 in shade are usually darker green 444 00:17:58,166 --> 00:18:00,466 than plants that thrive in sun? 445 00:18:00,466 --> 00:18:02,966 That's because the more chlorophyll a plant has 446 00:18:02,966 --> 00:18:05,533 in its leaves the darker green it will be. 447 00:18:05,533 --> 00:18:08,333 Shade plants, often native to tropical regions 448 00:18:08,333 --> 00:18:10,433 where they grow as under-story plants, 449 00:18:10,433 --> 00:18:12,600 need quite a bit more chlorophyll to produce 450 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,866 a sufficient amount of sugars to feed themselves 451 00:18:14,866 --> 00:18:17,533 and grow while plants that grow in full sun 452 00:18:17,533 --> 00:18:20,066 don't need much chlorophyll at all by comparison, 453 00:18:20,066 --> 00:18:21,766 since sun is plentiful. 454 00:18:21,766 --> 00:18:24,300 So they tend to be lighter green overall. 455 00:18:24,300 --> 00:18:26,333 While this isn't a hard and fast rule, 456 00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:27,800 it is pretty common. 457 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,766 For example, compare a corn plant, 458 00:18:29,766 --> 00:18:31,566 with its yellow-green leaves 459 00:18:31,566 --> 00:18:34,166 to a hosta or cast iron plant. 460 00:18:34,166 --> 00:18:36,600 The difference in green is striking. 461 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,300 Shade plants also don't flower as much 462 00:18:38,300 --> 00:18:40,233 as plants that prefer full sun 463 00:18:40,233 --> 00:18:42,233 or their flowers are less significant. 464 00:18:42,233 --> 00:18:44,600 Since sufficient sunlight's necessary to produce 465 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,166 showy flowers. 466 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:48,933 A sun plant when placed in a shady spot will often 467 00:18:48,933 --> 00:18:51,700 not flower and may be lanky and unattractive 468 00:18:51,700 --> 00:18:53,066 since it will try to stretch up 469 00:18:53,066 --> 00:18:54,833 in search of sunlight. 470 00:18:54,833 --> 00:18:57,633 Variegation is also common in shade plants. 471 00:18:57,633 --> 00:19:00,266 Those wide striped areas in variegated leaves 472 00:19:00,266 --> 00:19:01,800 lack chlorophyll. 473 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,033 And colors other than green are also more common 474 00:19:04,033 --> 00:19:06,633 in shade plants indicating a different strategy 475 00:19:06,633 --> 00:19:08,033 all together. 476 00:19:08,033 --> 00:19:10,166 Where the plant may have replaced much of the chlorophyll 477 00:19:10,166 --> 00:19:12,200 with carotenoids and anthocyanins 478 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,666 giving them orange or purple characteristics. 479 00:19:14,666 --> 00:19:17,233 Our plant this week is sabal mexicana. 480 00:19:17,233 --> 00:19:19,433 Known commonly as texas palmetto 481 00:19:19,433 --> 00:19:21,633 among many other common names. 482 00:19:21,633 --> 00:19:24,000 These palm trees are native to their Rio Grande Valley 483 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,433 in extreme Southern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico. 484 00:19:27,433 --> 00:19:30,266 They're normally available in quite small containers. 485 00:19:30,266 --> 00:19:32,800 But don't let their size in the nursery fool you. 486 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,733 These stout trunked palms get up to 50 feet tall 487 00:19:35,733 --> 00:19:37,333 in their native habitat. 488 00:19:37,333 --> 00:19:39,033 The larger they are when purchased, 489 00:19:39,033 --> 00:19:42,233 the more expensive they'll be since growth is very slow. 490 00:19:42,233 --> 00:19:44,566 The larger the specimen the older it is 491 00:19:44,566 --> 00:19:47,266 and the more time and effort the grower has invested in it 492 00:19:47,266 --> 00:19:50,200 because of this most palms are sold according to 493 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:53,600 caliper inch, rather than container size. 494 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,633 Although palms aren't generally planted for their flowers, 495 00:19:56,633 --> 00:19:59,400 once mature texas palmetto does produce 496 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,700 creamy white flowers in spring on stalks that may jut 497 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:06,000 seven to eight feet above the top of the plant. 498 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,133 This is noteworthy since birds are attracted to them 499 00:20:09,133 --> 00:20:12,466 and to the black, berry-like fruit produced afterward. 500 00:20:12,466 --> 00:20:13,866 As with other palms, 501 00:20:13,866 --> 00:20:16,666 texas palmettos are evergreen and very adaptable 502 00:20:16,666 --> 00:20:18,400 to different soil types. 503 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:19,666 Their fairly xeric 504 00:20:19,666 --> 00:20:21,600 but since these palms are native to a warm, 505 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,266 humid, relatively rainy region, 506 00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:27,033 they do need a bit of water to stay healthy. 507 00:20:27,033 --> 00:20:29,533 Listed as hearty only to zone eight. 508 00:20:29,533 --> 00:20:31,533 An unseasonably harsh winter 509 00:20:31,533 --> 00:20:33,000 may lead to the demise of this tree, 510 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,833 so be sure to plant on the southwest side of your home 511 00:20:35,833 --> 00:20:37,033 which is warmest, 512 00:20:37,033 --> 00:20:39,233 and be prepared to protect this tree during 513 00:20:39,233 --> 00:20:41,166 an especially harsh cold snap. 514 00:20:41,166 --> 00:20:43,333 Our viewer pic this week comes via Facebook 515 00:20:43,333 --> 00:20:45,866 from Diana Saunders, she captured this video 516 00:20:45,866 --> 00:20:49,300 with her iPhone of a zebra long winged butterfly 517 00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:51,800 laying eggs on a passion vine in September. 518 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,966 Thanks Diana, we'd love to hear from you 519 00:20:53,966 --> 00:20:57,400 so head on over to klru.org/ctg 520 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,466 to send us your questions, photos, 521 00:20:59,466 --> 00:21:01,866 or video from your garden. 522 00:21:01,866 --> 00:21:04,033 - Thanks Daphne, now let's check in with Trisha 523 00:21:04,033 --> 00:21:06,066 for Backyard Basics. 524 00:21:06,066 --> 00:21:09,733 (light piano riff) 525 00:21:09,733 --> 00:21:12,400 - Welcome to Backyard Basics at Lake Austin Spa Resort. 526 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,866 Joining me this morning is Paul Smith from 527 00:21:14,866 --> 00:21:17,033 our activities department and my assistant 528 00:21:17,033 --> 00:21:18,366 Amanda Alvarez. 529 00:21:18,366 --> 00:21:20,233 And Paul's going to show us some stretches 530 00:21:20,233 --> 00:21:22,333 that we can do to protect our bodies 531 00:21:22,333 --> 00:21:23,933 when we're gardening. 532 00:21:23,933 --> 00:21:25,233 - Well first of all we're gonna start 533 00:21:25,233 --> 00:21:26,900 with some stretches for the back. 534 00:21:26,900 --> 00:21:28,733 Because if you're bending over a lot then that 535 00:21:28,733 --> 00:21:31,233 really can take a toll on your back. 536 00:21:31,233 --> 00:21:33,366 So we're gonna start with a backward bending stretch. 537 00:21:33,366 --> 00:21:35,733 So let's have feet about with the hip joints, 538 00:21:35,733 --> 00:21:37,733 hands behind the back to support 539 00:21:37,733 --> 00:21:39,833 and just press your hips forward a little bit, 540 00:21:39,833 --> 00:21:42,100 lift the chest, look up slightly. 541 00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:44,533 So just relax a bit into this backbend, 542 00:21:44,533 --> 00:21:46,866 hold about 20 seconds. 543 00:21:46,866 --> 00:21:48,600 And then we'll stand up real tall. 544 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,366 Let's take your right hand and your right hip 545 00:21:50,366 --> 00:21:52,266 and reach your left arm up 546 00:21:52,266 --> 00:21:53,966 and then we're gonna reach up and over 547 00:21:53,966 --> 00:21:55,533 to the side. 548 00:21:55,700 --> 00:21:58,533 Just feel that nice stretch this side of your torso. 549 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,500 And then we're gonna be doing the same stretch 550 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:02,966 to the other side. 551 00:22:02,966 --> 00:22:05,766 Reaching up and leaning across. 552 00:22:05,766 --> 00:22:07,800 Feel that nice stretch, ideally we want to hold 553 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,133 each of these about 20 seconds. 554 00:22:10,133 --> 00:22:11,333 Now lift back up. 555 00:22:11,333 --> 00:22:13,600 Now one more stretch for 556 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,666 the torso and for the back 557 00:22:15,666 --> 00:22:18,833 we're gonna take the right hand to left shoulder 558 00:22:18,833 --> 00:22:21,733 and twist, look over that left shoulder. 559 00:22:21,933 --> 00:22:23,633 So feel a nice twisting effect 560 00:22:23,633 --> 00:22:26,233 as you stretch around, just hold to the extent 561 00:22:26,233 --> 00:22:28,466 that feels comfortable for you. 562 00:22:28,466 --> 00:22:29,666 Now we'll come back to the front, 563 00:22:29,666 --> 00:22:31,633 same thing to the other side. 564 00:22:31,633 --> 00:22:32,866 So left hand to right shoulder 565 00:22:32,866 --> 00:22:34,800 twist around look over the right shoulder, 566 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,300 again holding about 20 seconds. 567 00:22:38,533 --> 00:22:39,866 And back to the front. 568 00:22:39,866 --> 00:22:42,633 So now we'll do some stretches for the shoulders 569 00:22:42,633 --> 00:22:44,600 and for the wrists that you also work a lot 570 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:46,266 with your reaching and pulling 571 00:22:46,266 --> 00:22:47,566 and pushing with gardening. 572 00:22:47,566 --> 00:22:49,266 Let's reach behind the back, we can interlace 573 00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:53,666 the fingers and we'll stretch back and up, 574 00:22:53,766 --> 00:22:56,333 now we'll lift the chest, we'll look up slightly, 575 00:22:56,333 --> 00:22:58,466 so good stretch for the shoulders, 576 00:22:58,466 --> 00:22:59,966 this is good for the posture also 577 00:22:59,966 --> 00:23:01,533 because of all that reaching forward 578 00:23:01,533 --> 00:23:03,800 with gardening, stretch the shoulders out 579 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,333 the other way. 580 00:23:05,333 --> 00:23:07,533 Now let's release and with your left hand 581 00:23:07,533 --> 00:23:08,700 let's pull the right arm in 582 00:23:08,700 --> 00:23:10,433 and look over the right shoulder. 583 00:23:10,433 --> 00:23:12,266 Now keep a little gap between the chin 584 00:23:12,266 --> 00:23:13,766 and the shoulder. 585 00:23:15,866 --> 00:23:17,700 Good now we'll take it to the other side 586 00:23:17,700 --> 00:23:19,866 so pull the arm in look over the shoulder. 587 00:23:19,866 --> 00:23:21,566 Keep a little gap between 588 00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:23,166 the chin and the shoulder. 589 00:23:25,833 --> 00:23:27,133 And back to the front. 590 00:23:27,133 --> 00:23:28,566 Now for the wrist. 591 00:23:28,566 --> 00:23:30,766 So let's take one hand and pull the back 592 00:23:30,766 --> 00:23:33,166 of the wrists down. 593 00:23:33,166 --> 00:23:34,933 Just to the extent comfortable for you. 594 00:23:34,933 --> 00:23:36,433 Remember all of these we want to hold 595 00:23:36,433 --> 00:23:38,566 ideally about 20 seconds, 596 00:23:38,566 --> 00:23:41,300 just to the extent it's a comfortable stretch for you. 597 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:43,133 Now we'll pull all the fingers back, 598 00:23:43,133 --> 00:23:45,333 stretching underneath the wrist. 599 00:23:45,933 --> 00:23:47,766 And make sure you're always breathing continuously 600 00:23:47,766 --> 00:23:49,600 through out the stretches. 601 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,733 Now the other side pull down, 602 00:23:51,733 --> 00:23:54,800 stretching the back of the wrist. 603 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:58,100 And then we'll pull the fingers back. 604 00:24:01,333 --> 00:24:03,800 Now let's circle the wrists around a few times. 605 00:24:05,366 --> 00:24:07,633 Circle the other way and shake out. 606 00:24:08,366 --> 00:24:09,933 And next we're gonna do a few stretches for 607 00:24:09,933 --> 00:24:11,600 the lower body because there may be a lot 608 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,966 of bending down, a lot of squatting 609 00:24:13,966 --> 00:24:15,466 as you get close to the ground. 610 00:24:15,466 --> 00:24:18,300 So let's start with the left leg back, 611 00:24:18,366 --> 00:24:19,733 bend forward with the right knee, 612 00:24:19,733 --> 00:24:22,166 we're gonna stretch the calf in the back leg 613 00:24:22,166 --> 00:24:23,700 and then when you tuck your tailbone forward 614 00:24:23,700 --> 00:24:25,066 a little bit we can feel some stretch 615 00:24:25,066 --> 00:24:27,033 in front of the hip also. 616 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:30,933 So this can be done prior to garden as a warm up 617 00:24:30,933 --> 00:24:32,666 any time in the middle of gardening you're feeling 618 00:24:32,666 --> 00:24:35,233 a little stiff, or afterwards you can do it also as a 619 00:24:35,233 --> 00:24:36,700 cool down. 620 00:24:36,700 --> 00:24:39,166 Now let's step that back foot halfway up 621 00:24:39,166 --> 00:24:40,700 bend your knees a little bit 622 00:24:40,700 --> 00:24:43,633 leaning forward to stretch down into 623 00:24:43,633 --> 00:24:44,833 the lower ankle. 624 00:24:44,833 --> 00:24:47,700 So the back of that ankle of your back leg. 625 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,233 Now lets shift your hands to your back thigh, 626 00:24:50,233 --> 00:24:51,833 pull your front toes up, 627 00:24:51,833 --> 00:24:54,466 now if possible, slide your hand down that leg 628 00:24:54,466 --> 00:24:56,300 or if possible even hold the toe. 629 00:24:56,300 --> 00:24:58,300 Now it doesn't matter if you can't hold it, 630 00:24:58,300 --> 00:24:59,833 but that's an option. 631 00:24:59,833 --> 00:25:02,933 Think your pressing the abdomen toward the thigh. 632 00:25:02,933 --> 00:25:04,200 And we'll slide up. 633 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:05,500 Now other side, 634 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:06,733 take your leg back, 635 00:25:06,733 --> 00:25:07,666 keep your heel down, 636 00:25:07,666 --> 00:25:09,300 bend the front knee forward, 637 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:10,966 remember if we tuck the tailbone forward 638 00:25:10,966 --> 00:25:13,266 a little bit bringing some stretch to the front of the hip 639 00:25:13,266 --> 00:25:15,700 as well as the calf. 640 00:25:15,933 --> 00:25:18,233 So these stretches may help us not feel sore 641 00:25:18,233 --> 00:25:19,766 after gardening. 642 00:25:19,766 --> 00:25:22,000 Now step forward just a little bit 643 00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:24,300 bend forward with both knees a little bit, 644 00:25:24,300 --> 00:25:25,966 stretching down in the back of the ankle 645 00:25:25,966 --> 00:25:27,900 of your back leg. 646 00:25:27,900 --> 00:25:30,766 Keep breathing as you're relaxing that stretch. 647 00:25:30,766 --> 00:25:33,000 Now shift weight to your back leg. 648 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,166 Hands on your back thigh, 649 00:25:34,166 --> 00:25:35,933 pull your front toes up 650 00:25:35,933 --> 00:25:39,066 and we can slide down possibly holding the toes. 651 00:25:39,666 --> 00:25:41,000 So these are great to do before, 652 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,000 during, or after gardening, may help to prevent 653 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,166 some chronic low back pain that may develop 654 00:25:45,166 --> 00:25:46,833 from gardening. 655 00:25:46,833 --> 00:25:49,266 And help us feel good throughout our body afterwards. 656 00:25:49,266 --> 00:25:53,100 So this is something we can do regularly, Trisha. 657 00:25:53,233 --> 00:25:55,366 - Well thanks Paul for Backyard Basics 658 00:25:55,366 --> 00:25:57,733 it's a well stretched group of 659 00:25:57,733 --> 00:26:00,466 employees here, thanks for joining us. 660 00:26:00,466 --> 00:26:02,000 - Find out more online 661 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,333 and sign up for our weekly newsletter too. 662 00:26:04,333 --> 00:26:06,866 Until next time, I'll see you in the garden. 663 00:26:06,866 --> 00:26:11,866 (fun xylophone music) 664 00:26:33,233 --> 00:26:34,833 - [Voiceover] Central Texas Gardener is sponsored by 665 00:26:34,833 --> 00:26:38,033 the Austin Area Garden Center in Zilker Botanical Garden. 666 00:26:38,033 --> 00:26:41,333 Home of 31 local garden clubs and the Zilker Garden Festival 667 00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:43,733 zilkergarden.org.