1 00:00:01,668 --> 00:00:02,803 - Hi, thanks for joining us for The Family Plot: 2 00:00:02,803 --> 00:00:04,171 Gardening in the Mid-South. 3 00:00:04,171 --> 00:00:05,339 I'm Chris Cooper. 4 00:00:05,339 --> 00:00:06,840 The growing season is over. 5 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,009 But today we are going to   talk about some great shrub 6 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:10,711 and flower options   you can try out. 7 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:13,313 Also, fruit trees are   losing their leaves 8 00:00:13,313 --> 00:00:15,048 but there are some   things you can do 9 00:00:15,048 --> 00:00:16,950 to prepare them for next year. 10 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:18,685 That's just ahead   on The Family Plot: 11 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:20,153 Gardening in the Mid-South. 12 00:00:20,153 --> 00:00:22,589 - (female announcer)   Production funding for 13 00:00:22,589 --> 00:00:25,959 The Family Plot: Gardening   in the Mid-South is provided by: 14 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:27,794 the WKNO Production Fund, 15 00:00:27,794 --> 00:00:30,130 the WKNO Endowment Fund, 16 00:00:30,130 --> 00:00:32,165 and by viewers like you. 17 00:00:32,165 --> 00:00:33,500 Thank you. 18 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:36,069 [cheerful country music] 19 00:00:43,944 --> 00:00:46,013 - Welcome to the Family Plot, I'm Chris Cooper. 20 00:00:46,013 --> 00:00:47,848 Joining me today is Joellen Dimond. 21 00:00:47,848 --> 00:00:50,617 Miss Joellen is a TSU Extension Agent in Tipton County, 22 00:00:50,617 --> 00:00:52,019 and Mr. D. is here. 23 00:00:52,019 --> 00:00:52,853 - Howdy. 24 00:00:52,853 --> 00:00:53,687 - Thanks for joining us. 25 00:00:53,687 --> 00:00:54,955 - Good to be here. 26 00:00:54,955 --> 00:00:57,591 - Hi Miss Joellen, let's talk about some shrubs 27 00:00:57,591 --> 00:00:58,926 that folks should try out. 28 00:00:58,926 --> 00:01:00,294 - Yeah. 29 00:01:00,294 --> 00:01:01,228 - So let's start out with viburnum. 30 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:02,462 - Viburnums. 31 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:03,397 - I know you like viburnums. 32 00:01:03,397 --> 00:01:04,865 - Yeah, I like viburnums. 33 00:01:04,865 --> 00:01:07,034 And viburnums are actually a fairly common shrub. 34 00:01:07,034 --> 00:01:08,302 - (Chris) Okay. 35 00:01:08,302 --> 00:01:09,436 - But a lot of people don't know about them. 36 00:01:09,436 --> 00:01:12,239 The reason that they're   not more popular 37 00:01:12,239 --> 00:01:15,108 is because most of   them are very large. 38 00:01:15,108 --> 00:01:16,410 - (Chris) Okay. 39 00:01:16,410 --> 00:01:17,678 [laughs] 40 00:01:17,678 --> 00:01:19,146 - And so it's kind of hard to put, you know, 41 00:01:19,146 --> 00:01:21,181 people want foundation plants and things that are small, 42 00:01:21,181 --> 00:01:24,718 well, but sometimes it takes a large shrub, you know, 43 00:01:24,718 --> 00:01:26,954 in the back corner of your lot or somewhere. 44 00:01:26,954 --> 00:01:30,724 And viburnums would be an excellent edition. 45 00:01:30,724 --> 00:01:32,626 They are all different kinds. 46 00:01:32,626 --> 00:01:35,662 There's one thing that is true about viburnums 47 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:38,532 is that they're not all alike. 48 00:01:38,532 --> 00:01:40,400 As related as they are, 49 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,736 they can be trees, shrubs. 50 00:01:42,736 --> 00:01:44,571 They can be evergreen. 51 00:01:45,973 --> 00:01:48,742 They can be semi-evergreen. 52 00:01:48,742 --> 00:01:49,810 - (Chris) My goodness. 53 00:01:49,810 --> 00:01:51,078 - They could be deciduous. 54 00:01:51,078 --> 00:01:52,512 - Look at Mr. D. 55 00:01:52,512 --> 00:01:53,513 He's like, wow. 56 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:55,349 I'm with ya on that, Mr. D. 57 00:01:55,349 --> 00:01:57,384 - They can be large, up to 60 feet tall. 58 00:01:57,384 --> 00:01:59,319 They can be short to three feet. 59 00:01:59,319 --> 00:02:00,420 - Oh, okay. 60 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:01,355 - So, I mean. 61 00:02:01,355 --> 00:02:02,622 - (Chris) That's quite a range. 62 00:02:02,622 --> 00:02:04,358 - So there's a huge range of viburnums. 63 00:02:04,358 --> 00:02:07,194 So consequently, there's probably one that will fit your 64 00:02:07,194 --> 00:02:09,529 situation no matter what you're looking for. 65 00:02:09,529 --> 00:02:11,098 We'll talk about a few of 'em. 66 00:02:11,098 --> 00:02:12,599 - (Chris) Okay. 67 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:15,569 - But first, the things that they have in common. 68 00:02:15,569 --> 00:02:18,138 They all have white or pink flowers 69 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:19,573 and they bloom in the spring. 70 00:02:19,573 --> 00:02:21,274 - (Chris) Okay. 71 00:02:21,274 --> 00:02:25,278 - They all have red fruit that turns to purple 72 00:02:25,278 --> 00:02:27,314 if the birds don't eat it first 73 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:30,550 so it's a good shrub for birds if you want to feed birds. 74 00:02:30,550 --> 00:02:32,386 So it's good for that. 75 00:02:33,553 --> 00:02:35,922 Some of the smaller varieties, though, 76 00:02:35,922 --> 00:02:39,192 don't always have berries and flowers. 77 00:02:39,192 --> 00:02:41,228 - (Chris) Okay. 78 00:02:41,228 --> 00:02:44,865 - I don't know exactly why but sometimes it's not reliable 79 00:02:44,865 --> 00:02:48,468 for flowering and berries on some of the smaller varieties. 80 00:02:48,468 --> 00:02:49,569 - (Chris) Okay. 81 00:02:49,569 --> 00:02:50,937 - They like full sun. 82 00:02:50,937 --> 00:02:52,205 They like light shade. 83 00:02:52,205 --> 00:02:54,674 And they can grow in some pretty dark shade 84 00:02:54,674 --> 00:02:56,843 but they probably won't bloom 85 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:59,546 and they probably won't have berries. 86 00:02:59,546 --> 00:03:00,614 - (Chris) Right. 87 00:03:00,614 --> 00:03:01,848 Makes sense. 88 00:03:01,848 --> 00:03:03,216 - And they won't grow a whole lot. 89 00:03:03,216 --> 00:03:04,851 So they won't get huge. 90 00:03:04,851 --> 00:03:05,686 - (Chris) Okay. 91 00:03:05,686 --> 00:03:06,620 - In shade. 92 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,323 One of the best things about them though 93 00:03:10,323 --> 00:03:12,793 is they are very tolerant of soils in general. 94 00:03:12,793 --> 00:03:14,361 - Oh, that's a good thing. 95 00:03:14,361 --> 00:03:15,896 [laughs] 96 00:03:15,896 --> 00:03:18,331 - That's good for us here in the Mid-South because, 97 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:21,935 you know, we don't have the greatest soils 98 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:23,503 for air and water movement. 99 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:24,704 - (Chris) Okay. 100 00:03:24,704 --> 00:03:26,273 - 'Cause it's such a tight soil. 101 00:03:26,273 --> 00:03:29,576 But one thing they don't like is wet feet. 102 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:31,478 So they don't like the roots to stay wet. 103 00:03:31,478 --> 00:03:34,181 So you can't put 'em in an area that holds water. 104 00:03:34,181 --> 00:03:36,817 So if you have that problem you gotta raise 'em up 105 00:03:36,817 --> 00:03:38,418 'cause they don't wanna have wet feet. 106 00:03:38,418 --> 00:03:39,653 - (Chris) Okay. 107 00:03:39,653 --> 00:03:40,487 - But other than that they're not particular. 108 00:03:40,487 --> 00:03:42,122 [laughs] 109 00:03:42,122 --> 00:03:43,056 Which is really good. 110 00:03:43,056 --> 00:03:44,224 - You hear that Mr. D.? 111 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:45,759 - Sound pretty temperamental to me. 112 00:03:45,759 --> 00:03:47,294 [laughs] 113 00:03:47,294 --> 00:03:49,062 I'll tell ya. 114 00:03:49,062 --> 00:03:51,465 - Well let's talk about some varieties. 115 00:03:51,465 --> 00:03:55,001 There's one called viburnum davidii, or David viburnum. 116 00:03:55,001 --> 00:03:56,503 It's the smallest one. 117 00:03:56,503 --> 00:03:57,838 It's about three feet tall. 118 00:03:57,838 --> 00:03:59,706 And it's fairly common. 119 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:02,476 You see it at garden centers occasionally here and there. 120 00:04:02,476 --> 00:04:04,111 - (Chris) Okay. 121 00:04:04,111 --> 00:04:07,380 - And it will be good for a foundation plant 122 00:04:07,380 --> 00:04:09,116 because it doesn't get very big. 123 00:04:09,116 --> 00:04:10,217 - (Mr. D.) Mhmm. 124 00:04:10,217 --> 00:04:11,485 - Well, 125 00:04:11,485 --> 00:04:12,319 - Evergreen? 126 00:04:12,319 --> 00:04:13,854 - It's evergreen, yeah. 127 00:04:13,854 --> 00:04:15,489 That one is evergreen. 128 00:04:15,489 --> 00:04:18,458 The next one I'm gonna talk about the viburnum carlesii 129 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:20,961 was the first viburnum I fell in love with. 130 00:04:20,961 --> 00:04:23,196 But it is deciduous. 131 00:04:23,196 --> 00:04:24,431 - (Mr. D.) Ah-hah. 132 00:04:24,431 --> 00:04:25,966 - It loses its leaves. 133 00:04:25,966 --> 00:04:27,400 But look at all you get. 134 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,102 Besides the wood in the winter, which is interesting, 135 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:30,537 and it is a fairly large shrub. 136 00:04:30,537 --> 00:04:32,472 We're talking maybe up   to eight feet or so, 137 00:04:32,472 --> 00:04:34,808 so it's a big sized shrub, 138 00:04:34,808 --> 00:04:38,979 but in the spring it blooms   and it has round spheres 139 00:04:40,413 --> 00:04:44,351 of blooms that are white   and pinkish and fragrant. 140 00:04:45,685 --> 00:04:47,187 - (Chris) Ah-hah. 141 00:04:47,187 --> 00:04:49,489 - So can you imagine that large shrub with fragrance? 142 00:04:49,489 --> 00:04:51,892 And you can smell it a ways away. 143 00:04:51,892 --> 00:04:54,628 So that's why I had fallen in love with it. 144 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:58,365 And it has gorgeous green foliage in the summer time 145 00:04:58,365 --> 00:05:01,501 and in the fall it has nice fall color. 146 00:05:01,501 --> 00:05:05,238 So I mean it really is a very versatile plant 147 00:05:05,238 --> 00:05:08,575 but it's big and it likes sun so you gotta give it some sun 148 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:10,544 for all that nice wonderful blooms. 149 00:05:10,544 --> 00:05:12,112 - Makes sense. 150 00:05:12,112 --> 00:05:13,313 - So, that's one. 151 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:15,315 And then there's one 152 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:18,552 that is also grown for its bloom and its fruiting. 153 00:05:18,552 --> 00:05:20,654 It's the doublefile viburnum. 154 00:05:20,654 --> 00:05:22,289 - (Chris) I've seen those. 155 00:05:22,289 --> 00:05:24,424 - Viburnum, plicatum tomentosum. 156 00:05:24,424 --> 00:05:28,495 And it's got horizontal   branching and the flowers 157 00:05:28,495 --> 00:05:30,330 stand up on the   long top of the stems. 158 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:32,666 They're lace-caps on   the top of the stem. 159 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:35,235 And then those turn into red berries. 160 00:05:35,235 --> 00:05:39,573 And so they're very, very pretty and very popular. 161 00:05:39,573 --> 00:05:43,276 They are large too, so, I mean, you're gonna give them 162 00:05:43,276 --> 00:05:47,447 about eight, ten feet, so these are not small shrubs. 163 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:52,719 And then there is the one viburnum and is the hybrid, 164 00:05:53,753 --> 00:05:56,089 viburnum rhytidophylloides. 165 00:05:56,089 --> 00:05:57,891 It's a leatherleaf viburnum 166 00:05:57,891 --> 00:06:01,695 and that's what I have in my yard, which is this one here. 167 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:05,332 And as you can see, it's like a leather leaf. 168 00:06:05,332 --> 00:06:07,267 It's very substantial. 169 00:06:07,267 --> 00:06:09,703 And this particular one blooms 170 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:11,938 pretty white blooms   in the spring. 171 00:06:11,938 --> 00:06:14,708 And then it's semi-deciduous,. 172 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:18,612 So what it is the leaves   will turn purple color 173 00:06:20,447 --> 00:06:22,215 and they'll kind of cling 174 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:24,985 and unless it gets really, really cold 175 00:06:24,985 --> 00:06:27,554 and then sometimes some of 'em will fall off 176 00:06:27,554 --> 00:06:29,556 but it'll still have some clinging to it 177 00:06:29,556 --> 00:06:33,493 and, you know, you can see in ice storms and stuff 178 00:06:33,493 --> 00:06:36,730 the leaves are still there and growing. 179 00:06:38,698 --> 00:06:41,401 - I don't see any sign of insect or disease. 180 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:45,572 - This is, I have never had any problem with this viburnum. 181 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:49,009 I don't know of any problems they have other than 182 00:06:49,009 --> 00:06:51,511 keeping their roots dry. 183 00:06:51,511 --> 00:06:53,747 'Cause you know, they don't like wet feet. 184 00:06:53,747 --> 00:06:55,348 - (Mr. D.) Sure. 185 00:06:55,348 --> 00:06:57,484 - So, other than that, I haven't seen no problems with these 186 00:06:57,484 --> 00:06:59,252 which I don't understand why they're not so popular. 187 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:00,820 But, you know. 188 00:07:00,820 --> 00:07:02,122 - (Mr. D.) Almost looks like 189 00:07:02,122 --> 00:07:03,323 a little tobacco plant. [laughs] 190 00:07:03,323 --> 00:07:04,624 - The leaves do look alike. 191 00:07:04,624 --> 00:07:06,259 - Well if you feel it, they're real leather 192 00:07:06,259 --> 00:07:08,695 and across there's little spines on these too. 193 00:07:08,695 --> 00:07:11,531 - That may be why insects don't bother it. 194 00:07:11,531 --> 00:07:14,000 - Maybe that and, you know, I don't think deer eat 195 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,203 this particular one because it's just so spiney. 196 00:07:17,203 --> 00:07:19,572 And if you handle it. 197 00:07:19,572 --> 00:07:22,008 - Joellen, you mentioned earlier about if you handle it, 198 00:07:22,008 --> 00:07:23,076 - If you handle it you gotta, 199 00:07:23,076 --> 00:07:25,979 you don't want to rub your eyes 200 00:07:25,979 --> 00:07:30,150 because these little, everything they have on 'em is just 201 00:07:31,351 --> 00:07:34,120 real fuzzy and they can be sharp and irritating 202 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,623 but it's a beautiful plant. 203 00:07:36,623 --> 00:07:38,325 It grows, it's nice stiff, 204 00:07:38,325 --> 00:07:40,460 the large leaves make a nice texture difference 205 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:41,561 in the landscape 206 00:07:41,561 --> 00:07:43,296 and I really like it. 207 00:07:43,296 --> 00:07:46,166 - So Joellen, let's talk about asters. 208 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:47,000 - Asters. 209 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:47,934 - Yeah. 210 00:07:47,934 --> 00:07:49,469 - The large family of asters 211 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:51,905 and not only in the United States but across Eurasia 212 00:07:51,905 --> 00:07:55,141 and Europe, so it's a large family. 213 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:59,312 They have done a lot of scientific research on asters 214 00:08:00,580 --> 00:08:01,981 because they are so popular. 215 00:08:01,981 --> 00:08:05,352 And they have found out that they are different 216 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:09,522 so they've, the botanists have reclassified the asters 217 00:08:10,924 --> 00:08:14,828 and grouped them into the kinds of scientifically DNA tested 218 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:17,864 ones that are more related to each other. 219 00:08:17,864 --> 00:08:20,367 And so that's made it even more, you know, 220 00:08:20,367 --> 00:08:22,035 confusing for you. 221 00:08:22,035 --> 00:08:26,206 But most of the popular ones you see in garden centers today 222 00:08:28,742 --> 00:08:32,912 are a certain type called Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 223 00:08:34,714 --> 00:08:35,949 And I think that. 224 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:37,751 - (Chris) Wow, that's a mouthful. 225 00:08:37,751 --> 00:08:40,186 - It's a huge mouthful, but it's an aster that has been, 226 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:42,188 they've taken some   of the European 227 00:08:42,188 --> 00:08:43,623 and some of the American asters 228 00:08:43,623 --> 00:08:47,660 and they've hybridized   them and that's what you see 229 00:08:47,660 --> 00:08:49,362 mostly in the garden centers. 230 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:50,930 And they're beautiful. 231 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:53,266 And the pictures that   you have of asters 232 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:57,103 don't do them justice because they come in ranges of white, 233 00:08:57,103 --> 00:09:01,241 there's a creamy yellow, and then all of the colors 234 00:09:01,241 --> 00:09:05,745 of blues, purples, pinks, magenta, that you can think of 235 00:09:05,745 --> 00:09:09,816 and they're just very vibrant because they are blooming 236 00:09:09,816 --> 00:09:11,684 in the fall, this time of year. 237 00:09:11,684 --> 00:09:15,922 And I've had mine bloom clear up until December. 238 00:09:15,922 --> 00:09:17,690 - (Chris) Wow. 239 00:09:17,690 --> 00:09:19,426 - It just depends on the weather. 240 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:20,660 - (Chris) Okay. 241 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:23,663 - But they are very good in the wild. 242 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:29,803 You can find seed catalogs that have native asters in them 243 00:09:29,803 --> 00:09:31,604 that you can, course they're not gonna be called, 244 00:09:31,604 --> 00:09:33,740 they may be called asters, but they are going to be 245 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:37,343 of one of these different, you know, classifications 246 00:09:37,343 --> 00:09:39,946 of genuses now, but they are asters. 247 00:09:39,946 --> 00:09:42,315 In fact if you take a walk out in the woods 248 00:09:42,315 --> 00:09:44,951 and you see something blooming   this time of year, usually 249 00:09:44,951 --> 00:09:47,654 white, sometimes a   little bit on the lavender side, 250 00:09:47,654 --> 00:09:49,856 it's going to be an aster. 251 00:09:49,856 --> 00:09:51,291 - (Chris)   Hmm, okay. 252 00:09:51,291 --> 00:09:54,661 What kind of conditions do they best grow in? 253 00:09:54,661 --> 00:09:56,996 - They, of course, like a lot of sun. 254 00:09:56,996 --> 00:09:58,498 - (Chris) Mhmm. 255 00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:01,034 - But they can take some partly sunny, partly shady, areas. 256 00:10:01,034 --> 00:10:03,303 But they won't bloom as much and they'll get long 257 00:10:03,303 --> 00:10:04,771 and leggy and fall over. 258 00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:06,005 'Cause they like sun. 259 00:10:06,005 --> 00:10:07,507 Asters like to be in the sun. 260 00:10:07,507 --> 00:10:12,278 They like well-drained soil and that's a little bit 261 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:15,348 of the problem we have here, you gotta make sure, you know, 262 00:10:15,348 --> 00:10:17,517 I've bought 'em, and I've planted 'em. 263 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:19,052 I've kept 'em for years. 264 00:10:19,052 --> 00:10:20,687 But they do like to have well drained soil. 265 00:10:20,687 --> 00:10:23,223 - Okay, yeah usually when I think about asters 266 00:10:23,223 --> 00:10:26,426 I think about the weed aster that I have in my Burmuda lawn. 267 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:29,696 - Yeah, well, but he's native. 268 00:10:29,696 --> 00:10:31,197 - Native, okay. 269 00:10:31,197 --> 00:10:32,465 - It's a wild. 270 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:33,533 - Then I should let him stay. 271 00:10:33,533 --> 00:10:35,101 - You can let him stay. 272 00:10:35,101 --> 00:10:36,035 It gives you some color. 273 00:10:36,035 --> 00:10:37,537 - Get some color Mr. D. 274 00:10:37,537 --> 00:10:39,072 [laughs] 275 00:10:39,072 --> 00:10:40,373 - There ya go. 276 00:10:40,373 --> 00:10:42,041 - Back off that lawn mower. 277 00:10:42,041 --> 00:10:43,977 - The bees will come and visit it 278 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:48,414 and anyway, the one that I have that seems to do very well 279 00:10:48,414 --> 00:10:50,984 in the Mid-South is the fragrant aster 280 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:53,052 and that's this one here. 281 00:10:54,521 --> 00:10:58,124 And it's a blue color and it's got a woody stem 282 00:10:58,124 --> 00:11:01,961 as you can see and what happens when you crush the leaves 283 00:11:01,961 --> 00:11:06,199 there's an aroma to them and that's where it gets its name. 284 00:11:06,199 --> 00:11:07,500 - (Chris) Okay. 285 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:11,437 - And you can see some of these with the yellow 286 00:11:13,006 --> 00:11:16,276 parts, the yellow centers, they are the newer ones. 287 00:11:16,276 --> 00:11:18,444 Those are the ones the bees go to. 288 00:11:18,444 --> 00:11:19,546 - (Chris) Hmm. 289 00:11:19,546 --> 00:11:20,780 - And then when they get older 290 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:22,215 they turn kind of a purple inside. 291 00:11:22,215 --> 00:11:23,983 - (Chris) Those are pretty. 292 00:11:23,983 --> 00:11:26,419 - And they're, but it's a real pretty, pretty blue. 293 00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:31,057 And there's lots of them out there and there all these 294 00:11:31,057 --> 00:11:34,427 asters are clump forming so when you divide them, 295 00:11:34,427 --> 00:11:37,163 probably divide them in the spring because they're blooming 296 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:38,665 in the fall. 297 00:11:38,665 --> 00:11:40,867 You don't want to disturb them when they're blooming. 298 00:11:40,867 --> 00:11:42,402 And they will live for a long time 299 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:43,903 and you can pass 'em along. 300 00:11:43,903 --> 00:11:45,772 - Alright well thanks. 301 00:11:45,772 --> 00:11:47,473 We appreciate that information. 302 00:11:47,473 --> 00:11:49,108 I think Mr. D. really likes that. 303 00:11:49,108 --> 00:11:50,376 Thank you much. 304 00:11:51,578 --> 00:11:52,946 There are a number   of gardening events 305 00:11:52,946 --> 00:11:54,981 going on in the next   couple of weeks. 306 00:11:54,981 --> 00:11:57,383 Here are just a few   that might interest you. 307 00:11:57,383 --> 00:11:59,986 [cheerful country music] 308 00:12:12,098 --> 00:12:13,333 Alright Mr. D. 309 00:12:13,333 --> 00:12:15,668 Fall fruit tree care, what do we need to know? 310 00:12:15,668 --> 00:12:20,306 - Well, probably one of the best things to do, you know, 311 00:12:20,306 --> 00:12:23,710 right now in the fall of the year is to clean up under 312 00:12:23,710 --> 00:12:25,278 your fruit trees. 313 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:29,916 Get rid of any rotten fruit or mummified fruit 314 00:12:29,916 --> 00:12:34,087 and leaves, branches that could possibly be infected 315 00:12:35,455 --> 00:12:36,522 with diseases 316 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,962 or if you had a problem with fire blight. 317 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:47,467 We had a lot of fire blight pressure this year with all 318 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:49,469 of the rain that we had. 319 00:12:49,469 --> 00:12:52,505 You wanna get all of those leaves and everything out of the 320 00:12:52,505 --> 00:12:55,174 orchard if you can or out from under the trees. 321 00:12:55,174 --> 00:12:57,477 And don't put it in your compost bin. 322 00:12:57,477 --> 00:13:01,948 I would get rid of it, either have a bonfire and burn it up 323 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:05,952 if you can legally do that or bag it, double bag it, 324 00:13:05,952 --> 00:13:07,587 and put it in the garbage. 325 00:13:07,587 --> 00:13:09,288 But that's one of the best things 326 00:13:09,288 --> 00:13:11,190 that you can do right now. 327 00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:14,560 Another thing that very soon that you can do is start 328 00:13:14,560 --> 00:13:18,564 thinking about applying your dormant oil sprays, 329 00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:21,868 liquid lime sulfur, 330 00:13:23,569 --> 00:13:26,005 in some cases fixed copper. 331 00:13:26,005 --> 00:13:30,343 These are some applications that you can put out during 332 00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:34,881 the dormant period that will help control some of, 333 00:13:34,881 --> 00:13:38,051 you know, it's a preventative treatment for insects next 334 00:13:38,051 --> 00:13:41,654 year, insects some will over winter as eggs, 335 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:45,291 or even sometimes adults in bark crevices 336 00:13:45,291 --> 00:13:46,826 and things like that. 337 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:50,163 And these treatments will help take care 338 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:53,433 of some of these problems. 339 00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:55,034 Let me kind of go down a list 340 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:58,438 of what some of the products do, 341 00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:01,441 what some of the problems that they control. 342 00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:03,943 The dormant oil can be applied 343 00:14:04,977 --> 00:14:06,646 any time the trees are dormant 344 00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:11,584 when all the leaves are off November through, well, March. 345 00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:14,520 You definitely need to make sure you make at least one 346 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,190 application just before bud break in the spring time though 347 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:18,458 in late winter. 348 00:14:20,493 --> 00:14:22,562 Need to follow the label directions 349 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:24,897 on temperature restrictions. 350 00:14:26,132 --> 00:14:30,002 Temperatures, if it's a real cold freeze coming 351 00:14:30,002 --> 00:14:32,238 that can create a problem. 352 00:14:32,238 --> 00:14:36,142 So you need to apply it when the temperatures, 353 00:14:36,142 --> 00:14:39,412 if you put it out when the temperatures are below 354 00:14:39,412 --> 00:14:41,581 35 degrees, you might damage the bark. 355 00:14:43,249 --> 00:14:46,152 But the dormant oil will control aphids, scales, 356 00:14:46,152 --> 00:14:49,589 spider mites, and many other insects by 357 00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:52,558 desicating or smothering the eggs and larva. 358 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:54,494 So that's what your dormant oil will do. 359 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:58,397 Lime sulfur is more for fungal disease 360 00:14:58,397 --> 00:14:59,966 and bacterial diseases. 361 00:14:59,966 --> 00:15:03,669 So if you've had a problem with fire blight, scab, 362 00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:05,571 bacterial blights, and anthracnose, 363 00:15:05,571 --> 00:15:08,875 lime sulfur is the product that you need to do 364 00:15:08,875 --> 00:15:12,745 and probably two or three applications over 365 00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:15,014 the winter time, early in the winter, middle of the winter, 366 00:15:15,014 --> 00:15:16,449 and then late winter. 367 00:15:16,449 --> 00:15:17,683 - (Chris) Okay. 368 00:15:17,683 --> 00:15:19,485 - Would be a good idea on lime sulfur. 369 00:15:19,485 --> 00:15:21,454 - Any temperature requirements for the lime sulfur? 370 00:15:21,454 --> 00:15:22,989 - Don't see anything on that. 371 00:15:22,989 --> 00:15:27,627 Fixed copper controls canker, a fungal disease, 372 00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:31,798 and you may wanna make a couple of applications of that 373 00:15:32,965 --> 00:15:34,667 if you've had a problem with canker. 374 00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:37,737 Primarily on peaches and plums in our area. 375 00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:40,807 And if you don't have peaches or plum trees 376 00:15:40,807 --> 00:15:42,775 then you don't have to worry about the fixed copper. 377 00:15:42,775 --> 00:15:44,277 - Let me ask you about this though. 378 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:47,346 Going back to the fixed copper and the lime sulfur. 379 00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:48,781 Do you do one or the other? 380 00:15:48,781 --> 00:15:50,049 Or do you do 'em both? 381 00:15:50,049 --> 00:15:52,552 - It's best to do 'em both. 382 00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:53,519 - (Chris) Both. 383 00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:54,654 Okay. 384 00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:56,122 - If you have peaches and plums now 385 00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:58,090 of course the copper is only for peaches and plums. 386 00:15:58,090 --> 00:16:02,228 The liquid lime sulfur, that would be on all of 'em, 387 00:16:02,228 --> 00:16:04,730 apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines. 388 00:16:04,730 --> 00:16:07,967 - But you wouldn't mix the two together would you? 389 00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:10,603 Or would they have to be separate applications? 390 00:16:10,603 --> 00:16:13,105 - That's a very good question. 391 00:16:14,540 --> 00:16:18,411 You know, I don't really see a reason why you wouldn't 392 00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:20,279 mix those together. 393 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:22,849 I would see why you wouldn't wanna mix 'em 394 00:16:22,849 --> 00:16:24,016 with the dormant oil. 395 00:16:24,016 --> 00:16:25,218 - (Chris) Yeah. 396 00:16:25,218 --> 00:16:26,252 - 'Cause you might affect the consistency 397 00:16:26,252 --> 00:16:27,687 of the dormant oil. 398 00:16:27,687 --> 00:16:30,223 But I really don't see a problem with mixing 399 00:16:30,223 --> 00:16:33,192 the fixed copper with liquid lime sulfur. 400 00:16:33,192 --> 00:16:35,161 I don't see a problem with doing that. 401 00:16:35,161 --> 00:16:38,831 And that would reduce the number of times you're out there 402 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:39,999 spraying about 50 percent. 403 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:41,334 - It sure would. 404 00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:46,138 One thing that you see a lot of fruit growers do 405 00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:49,876 is they'll paint the base of their tree 406 00:16:49,876 --> 00:16:53,045 with white latex paint and what you're trying to do 407 00:16:53,045 --> 00:16:55,481 is avoid freeze injury, 408 00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:59,118 avoid on the southwest side of that plant, 409 00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:02,355 even in any time during the winter time, if it's real 410 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:03,856 cold and it thaws, 411 00:17:04,757 --> 00:17:07,560 the sun thaws the cambium layer 412 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,329 or the bark and then it refreezes that night. 413 00:17:10,329 --> 00:17:12,598 It can cause that bark to split. 414 00:17:12,598 --> 00:17:15,668 And mixing just white latex paint, you know, 415 00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:18,137 mix it with water, cut it 50%- one part paint, 416 00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:21,741 one part water, and then you paint the trunk 417 00:17:21,741 --> 00:17:24,010 and that will act as a sunscreen. 418 00:17:24,010 --> 00:17:27,013 You know, basically repel the sunlight 419 00:17:27,013 --> 00:17:28,781 and keep that from happening. 420 00:17:28,781 --> 00:17:31,484 And the commercial growers I know 421 00:17:31,484 --> 00:17:33,753 will put a rubber glove on and a cotton glove 422 00:17:33,753 --> 00:17:38,124 and just put their hand in the paint and just go up, 423 00:17:38,124 --> 00:17:43,029 you know, 20, 30 inches, you know, you don't have to go all, 424 00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:44,864 you don't wanna paint the whole tree. 425 00:17:44,864 --> 00:17:46,098 - Sure. 426 00:17:46,098 --> 00:17:47,833 - But especially the lower part of the tree 427 00:17:47,833 --> 00:17:49,368 it'd be a good idea to do that. 428 00:17:49,368 --> 00:17:51,537 You know, also now is the time to be thinking about ordering 429 00:17:51,537 --> 00:17:53,873 and replacing fruit trees. 430 00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:55,675 I lost an apple tree this year 431 00:17:55,675 --> 00:17:59,845 and what happened is I planted it in a little bit lower 432 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,717 place than the other apple trees and over time 433 00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:09,855 soil had washed in around that apple tree 434 00:18:09,855 --> 00:18:12,959 and as much as I preach against planting trees too deep 435 00:18:12,959 --> 00:18:15,928 that tree actually, soil settled in around it and 436 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:18,531 I got a windstorm and noticed the foliage 437 00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:21,067 was much lighter than the rest of my fruit trees 438 00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:24,036 and we got a little windstorm and just blew the tree over. 439 00:18:24,036 --> 00:18:25,538 - (Chris) How 'bout that. 440 00:18:25,538 --> 00:18:27,740 - And I looked at it and it was actually planted too deep. 441 00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:29,608 Well, it wasn't planted too deep. 442 00:18:29,608 --> 00:18:31,644 But soiled washed in around it and then 443 00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:35,047 the same thing took place so that's one thing 444 00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:37,850 that you really need to be careful with. 445 00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:39,318 - (Chris) Okay. 446 00:18:39,318 --> 00:18:42,188 - So but think about, you know, going and ordering, 447 00:18:42,188 --> 00:18:44,290 you can order from reputable nurseries 448 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:47,526 and pick out your varieties and go ahead and soil test, 449 00:18:47,526 --> 00:18:50,196 you know, if you're gonna plant any. 450 00:18:50,196 --> 00:18:52,064 Make sure you get the pH right. 451 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:54,333 Your pH needs to be pretty high for almost all fruits 452 00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:55,635 except for blueberries. 453 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:59,405 And if you're gonna plant blueberries 454 00:18:59,405 --> 00:19:00,973 you need to get the pH down. 455 00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:02,208 - (Chris) Right. 456 00:19:02,208 --> 00:19:03,509 - Make it acidic enough to burn the soles 457 00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:05,077 off the bottom of your shoes. 458 00:19:05,077 --> 00:19:05,911 [Chris laughs] 459 00:19:05,911 --> 00:19:07,713 4.2 to, you know, 5.2. 460 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:09,382 Very low, very low pH. 461 00:19:09,382 --> 00:19:12,151 - Well Mr. D., we appreciate that good information. 462 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:13,452 - Thank you sir. 463 00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:16,288 [cheerful country music] 464 00:19:17,923 --> 00:19:19,592 - Fall is here and the bermuda grass 465 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:21,694 and the zoysia grass is goin' dormant now 466 00:19:21,694 --> 00:19:23,129 and people think that it's a good time 467 00:19:23,129 --> 00:19:24,997 to fertilize your grass now. 468 00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:27,533 But if it's for the bermuda grass and zoysia grass 469 00:19:27,533 --> 00:19:29,802 this first number here, nitrogen, 470 00:19:29,802 --> 00:19:31,671 no nitrogen fertilizer   this time of the year 471 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:33,305 because it goin' dormant. 472 00:19:33,305 --> 00:19:35,107 You gotta make sure it   don't get no growth on it 473 00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:36,242 this time of the year. 474 00:19:36,242 --> 00:19:37,710 Phosphorus and potassium   is good for your 475 00:19:37,710 --> 00:19:40,312 bermuda grass now 'cause it's   good for the root system. 476 00:19:40,312 --> 00:19:43,115 And this is a good time to do a soil test 477 00:19:43,115 --> 00:19:45,084 to make sure that you can add these numbers to that. 478 00:19:45,084 --> 00:19:47,586 But for your fescue lawn, 479 00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:49,221 fall is a good time to start fertilizing this now 480 00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:51,557 because it begin to grow now. 481 00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:53,325 And on a bag of fertilizer 482 00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:56,328 we see a complete fertilizer with all three numbers. 483 00:19:56,328 --> 00:19:57,563 Maybe 13-13-13, 484 00:19:58,931 --> 00:20:00,099 12-12-12, 485 00:20:00,099 --> 00:20:02,201 6-12-, 6-12-10. 486 00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:04,904 But you got a complete fertilizer right there 487 00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:06,005 with your first few lines now. 488 00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:07,239 You begin to grow now. 489 00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:08,541 See all that green folks lawn now. 490 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:09,875 That's what they have, 491 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:11,077 But the grass start turning brown 492 00:20:11,077 --> 00:20:12,878 you got the bermuda grass and the zoysia grass. 493 00:20:12,878 --> 00:20:14,980 Hold back on your nitrogen fertilizer. 494 00:20:14,980 --> 00:20:16,515 Give ya phosphorus and potassium 495 00:20:16,515 --> 00:20:18,350 and it's good for the root system 496 00:20:18,350 --> 00:20:20,186 and also gonna fight off diseases. 497 00:20:20,186 --> 00:20:23,355 [cheerful country music] 498 00:20:23,355 --> 00:20:25,591 - Alright, so Q & A session. 499 00:20:25,591 --> 00:20:26,792 You all ready for these questions? 500 00:20:26,792 --> 00:20:27,626 - Sure. 501 00:20:27,626 --> 00:20:28,461 - Good questions. 502 00:20:28,461 --> 00:20:29,729 - Good questions. 503 00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:31,564 Alright lets start with   the first viewer email. 504 00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:33,532 "Can you identify this flower?" 505 00:20:33,532 --> 00:20:36,001 And this is form Miss Sandy. 506 00:20:36,001 --> 00:20:40,039 So, Miss Joellen, do we   know what that flower is? 507 00:20:40,039 --> 00:20:42,541 - After some research, yeah. 508 00:20:42,541 --> 00:20:43,876 - Okay. 509 00:20:43,876 --> 00:20:45,010 [all laughs] 510 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:46,645 - Gentiana. 511 00:20:46,645 --> 00:20:48,447 I guess that's how you pronounce it. 512 00:20:48,447 --> 00:20:50,049 - That's the way I pronounce it. 513 00:20:50,049 --> 00:20:51,650 - And it's pretty. 514 00:20:51,650 --> 00:20:53,719 It blooms this time of year in the fall 515 00:20:53,719 --> 00:20:56,489 which is probably why she's wondering, you know, 516 00:20:56,489 --> 00:20:59,892 she's seeing it out and she wants to know what it is 517 00:20:59,892 --> 00:21:03,229 and she's putting it in her garden and, you know, 518 00:21:03,229 --> 00:21:05,965 it's native but it is found in the wild 519 00:21:05,965 --> 00:21:10,736 but we're about at the southern end of its native area, 520 00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:14,907 zone seven, so I'm surprised she actually found it out. 521 00:21:16,542 --> 00:21:17,476 - Right. 522 00:21:17,476 --> 00:21:19,078 It is a herbaceous perennial. 523 00:21:19,078 --> 00:21:20,980 I did talk to Miss Sandy. 524 00:21:20,980 --> 00:21:24,950 She told me she was out walkin' her dogs in the woods- 525 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:26,752 - (Mr. Dr.) Where does she live? 526 00:21:26,752 --> 00:21:29,455 - outside of Bartlett. And she happened to cross 527 00:21:29,455 --> 00:21:31,924 this beautiful plant. She dug it up, brought it home, 528 00:21:31,924 --> 00:21:33,792 put it in her landscape. And wanted to know what is it? 529 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:36,829 - And that's how most, you know, 530 00:21:36,829 --> 00:21:39,064 hybrid plants and plants get in neighborhoods 531 00:21:39,064 --> 00:21:41,767 because you find it out and you bring it in 532 00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,569 and you hybridize them. 533 00:21:43,569 --> 00:21:45,671 And the fact that it's blooming this time of year 534 00:21:45,671 --> 00:21:47,506 should make it start to be very popular. 535 00:21:47,506 --> 00:21:48,841 - (Chris) Right, it should. 536 00:21:48,841 --> 00:21:50,342 - Plant. 537 00:21:50,342 --> 00:21:53,913 - And of course, you know, conditions rich, cool, moist, 538 00:21:53,913 --> 00:21:55,748 well drained, acidic soils. 539 00:21:55,748 --> 00:21:57,283 - That's true. 540 00:21:57,283 --> 00:22:01,620 There's a lot of landscapes that fit that description. 541 00:22:01,620 --> 00:22:04,523 We just gotta replicate what was found in nature, 542 00:22:04,523 --> 00:22:06,125 where it was found in nature. 543 00:22:06,125 --> 00:22:07,359 And you can grow it. 544 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,328 - So there you have it Miss Sandy. 545 00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:11,096 Gentiana, right? 546 00:22:11,096 --> 00:22:12,331 - Gentiana. 547 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:15,000 - Alright, here's our next viewer's email. 548 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:18,170 "Should I prune my   gardenia before I cover it 549 00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:20,072 "for the winter?   My grandfather did that 550 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,142 "and his was always   so healthy looking. 551 00:22:23,142 --> 00:22:25,678 "My bush is tall   but not too full. 552 00:22:25,678 --> 00:22:27,246 "I thought maybe   it would increase 553 00:22:27,246 --> 00:22:28,981 "the branches in the spring. 554 00:22:28,981 --> 00:22:30,549 Am I wrong?" 555 00:22:30,549 --> 00:22:32,384 And this is from Miss Edwina. 556 00:22:32,384 --> 00:22:34,553 So she wants to prune her gardenia 557 00:22:34,553 --> 00:22:37,957 before she covers it for the winter. 558 00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:40,659 - I don't think that would be a very good idea 559 00:22:40,659 --> 00:22:45,431 since gardenias normally bloom on the second year growth. 560 00:22:45,431 --> 00:22:47,933 So she's cutting off the blooms for next year 561 00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:49,902 if she trims it. 562 00:22:49,902 --> 00:22:54,273 You're supposed to trim plants' flowers and shrubs 563 00:22:54,273 --> 00:22:56,642 that bloom right after they finish blooming 564 00:22:56,642 --> 00:22:58,377 so then they have time to grow 565 00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:01,046 and produce flowers for next year. 566 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:05,284 My parents had one and it kept dying down every year 567 00:23:05,284 --> 00:23:08,087 and my mother loves gardenias 568 00:23:08,087 --> 00:23:10,189 so they dug it up and put it in a pot 569 00:23:10,189 --> 00:23:12,658 and they rolled it in and out of the garage. 570 00:23:12,658 --> 00:23:13,893 - (Chris) That's smart. 571 00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:15,461 - And they had beautiful shrubs. 572 00:23:15,461 --> 00:23:19,064 There are hearty varieties, hearty gardenias now 573 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:21,000 and they're smaller. 574 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,802 They're much smaller varieties than the older ones 575 00:23:23,802 --> 00:23:24,970 that are huge. 576 00:23:27,072 --> 00:23:28,641 So she might wanna try one of those but 577 00:23:28,641 --> 00:23:32,278 I understand it's not as thick as she wants it 578 00:23:32,278 --> 00:23:35,681 but maybe next year, after it finishes blooming, 579 00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:37,916 she should trim it and fertilize it 580 00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:40,219 and make sure it gets enough nutrients. 581 00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:42,488 And I don't know how much light it's getting. 582 00:23:42,488 --> 00:23:43,989 - (Chris) Right. 583 00:23:43,989 --> 00:23:46,025 - They need quite a bit of light to be able to produce 584 00:23:46,025 --> 00:23:48,193 that nice green foliage and blooms. 585 00:23:48,193 --> 00:23:50,629 - Anything to add to that, Mr. D.? 586 00:23:50,629 --> 00:23:52,598 - Just, I don't know of anything 587 00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:54,767 that needs to be pruned this time of the year really. 588 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,035 This is normally, 589 00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:58,470 your pruning shears need to be oiled and greased 590 00:23:58,470 --> 00:24:02,041 and shoved up on the shelf waiting, 591 00:24:02,041 --> 00:24:03,909 waiting for late winter. You need to put 'em up. 592 00:24:03,909 --> 00:24:05,344 Leave 'em. 593 00:24:05,344 --> 00:24:07,680 I don't know of anything that does well 594 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,315 unless you're trying to kill something. 595 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:13,252 And if you want to kill something prune it now. 596 00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:15,020 - (Chris) Got that right. 597 00:24:15,020 --> 00:24:17,323 - Stress it really good before it goes into the winter 598 00:24:17,323 --> 00:24:18,957 and maybe you'll kill it. 599 00:24:18,957 --> 00:24:20,259 And some thing's you wanna try to kill. 600 00:24:20,259 --> 00:24:21,093 - (Joellen) Mhmm. 601 00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:22,361 - Kudzu. 602 00:24:22,361 --> 00:24:24,129 Now is a really good time to prune kudzu 603 00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:25,631 if you wanna kill kudzu. 604 00:24:25,631 --> 00:24:26,799 - Japanese privet. 605 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:28,000 - Mhmm. 606 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,301 - Japanese privet. 607 00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:30,469 - Yeah, yeah. 608 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:32,237 Anything you wanna kill. 609 00:24:32,237 --> 00:24:33,806 Now is a good time to really stress it. 610 00:24:33,806 --> 00:24:37,309 - We don't wanna stress that gardenia Miss Edwina. 611 00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,845 So there ya have it from Miss Joellen. 612 00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:42,014 Alright, but I do have another question for that. 613 00:24:42,014 --> 00:24:44,616 So she doesn't prune it. 614 00:24:44,616 --> 00:24:47,019 Do gardenias need to be covered up for the winter? 615 00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:48,587 - Well, yes and no. 616 00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:51,757 - (Chris) Okay. 617 00:24:51,757 --> 00:24:52,825 - It depends on what kind she has. 618 00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:54,093 - (Chris) Oh, okay. 619 00:24:54,093 --> 00:24:56,328 - And if she normally covers it, 620 00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:58,997 I don't know where she's at in the part of the country, 621 00:24:58,997 --> 00:25:01,734 but and maybe it is that she needs to cover it up. 622 00:25:01,734 --> 00:25:04,570 She's not digging it up and putting it inside. 623 00:25:04,570 --> 00:25:07,840 It's one of those that is hurt by the really cold 624 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,409 temperatures and not one of the hearty ones 625 00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:13,812 then maybe it does need to be covered up. 626 00:25:13,812 --> 00:25:15,781 - Miss Edwina may be from Buffalo, New York. 627 00:25:15,781 --> 00:25:17,249 - You never know. 628 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:20,152 - Alright, thanks for that question Miss Edwina. 629 00:25:20,152 --> 00:25:22,388 Alright so Mr. D., Miss Joellen, we're outta time. 630 00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:23,222 That was fun. 631 00:25:23,222 --> 00:25:24,256 We're outta time. 632 00:25:24,256 --> 00:25:25,524 Thank you. 633 00:25:25,524 --> 00:25:27,159 Remember, we love   to hear from you. 634 00:25:27,159 --> 00:25:29,128 Send us an email or letter. 635 00:25:29,128 --> 00:25:32,798 The email address is   FamilyPlot@wkno.org 636 00:25:32,798 --> 00:25:35,100 and the mailing   address is Family Plot 637 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:39,671 7151 Cherry Farms Road,   Cordova, Tennessee 38016. 638 00:25:39,671 --> 00:25:43,642 Or you can go online to   FamilyPlotGarden.com 639 00:25:43,642 --> 00:25:45,744 That's all we have time for today. 640 00:25:45,744 --> 00:25:47,913 We only have one episode left 641 00:25:47,913 --> 00:25:49,982 before we go dormant for the winter. 642 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:52,317 To get a jump on next year's season, 643 00:25:52,317 --> 00:25:54,052 head on over to FamilyPlotGarden.com. 644 00:25:54,052 --> 00:25:57,823 We have hundreds of videos on all sorts of gardening topics. 645 00:25:57,823 --> 00:25:59,091 I'm Chris Cooper. 646 00:25:59,091 --> 00:26:01,293 Be sure to join us next week for The Family Plot: 647 00:26:01,293 --> 00:26:02,694 Gardening in the Mid-South. 648 00:26:02,694 --> 00:26:03,762 Be safe. 649 00:26:03,762 --> 00:26:06,365 [cheerful country music]