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Thanks for joining us for The Family Plot, 00:02.970 --> 00:04.638 Gardening in the Mid-South. 00:04.638 --> 00:07.774 Seed catalogs have a dizzying array of choices. 00:07.774 --> 00:10.944 We'll talk about how to pick the right seeds for your garden 00:10.944 --> 00:13.313 Also, planting bulbs now will give you 00:13.313 --> 00:15.449 beautiful, early spring flowers. 00:15.449 --> 00:18.685 Today, we're going to show you how to plant tulips. 00:18.685 --> 00:20.420 And we'll talk about what gardening tasks 00:20.420 --> 00:22.222 need to be done over the winter. 00:22.222 --> 00:24.191 That's just ahead on The Family Plot, 00:24.191 --> 00:26.126 Gardening in the Mid-South. 00:26.126 --> 00:27.427 - [Voiceover] Production funding for 00:27.427 --> 00:29.329 The Family Plot, Gardening in the Mid-South 00:29.329 --> 00:31.231 is provided by: 00:31.698 --> 00:33.700 Good Winds Landscape and Garden Center. 00:33.700 --> 00:36.336 In German Town since 1943, 00:36.336 --> 00:39.740 and continuing to offer its plants for successful gardening 00:39.740 --> 00:42.576 with seven greenhouses and three acres of plants, 00:42.576 --> 00:45.512 plus comprehensive landscape services. 00:46.813 --> 00:49.249 International Paper Foundation. 00:49.850 --> 00:52.286 The WKNO Production Fund. 00:52.286 --> 00:54.554 The WKNO Endowment Fund. 00:54.554 --> 00:57.691 And by viewers like you. Thank you. 00:57.991 --> 01:02.796 (bright country music) 01:07.200 --> 01:09.703 - Welcome to The Family Plot, I'm Chris Cooper. 01:09.703 --> 01:11.605 Joining me today is Tom Mashour. 01:11.605 --> 01:14.308 Mr. Tom is a master gardener in Tipton County. 01:14.308 --> 01:15.742 Joellen Diamond is here. 01:15.742 --> 01:18.245 Joellen is a TSU extension agent in Tipton County. 01:18.245 --> 01:19.947 And Mr. D is with us today. 01:19.947 --> 01:21.615 Thanks for joining us. - [Mr. D] Glad to be here. 01:21.615 --> 01:24.918 - All right, Mr. Tom. Let's talk about selecting 01:24.918 --> 01:27.821 and buying seeds. Because over the winter 01:27.821 --> 01:29.756 folks are going to get their seed catalogs, 01:29.756 --> 01:31.425 and they're going to want to buy a lot of seeds. 01:31.425 --> 01:32.659 So, let's help them out. 01:32.659 --> 01:34.328 - Well, first of all the catalogs usually start 01:34.328 --> 01:35.295 showing up in November. 01:35.295 --> 01:36.229 - [Chris] Okay. 01:36.229 --> 01:38.632 So, be patient, they'll be here 01:38.632 --> 01:40.734 in a week or two if not a little bit longer. 01:40.734 --> 01:42.002 - [Chris] Okay. 01:42.002 --> 01:43.203 Let's talk about the advantages of growing 01:43.203 --> 01:44.738 from seeds, let's start with that. 01:44.738 --> 01:46.373 - Well the advantage of growing plants from seeds 01:46.373 --> 01:49.576 is your selection is humongous. 01:49.576 --> 01:51.778 If you're like, for example, looking for the tomato plants 01:51.778 --> 01:53.814 that your grandmother used to grow, 01:53.814 --> 01:56.383 more than likely you'll find it in a catalog. 01:57.584 --> 02:01.521 So you've got a tremendous selection of seeds. 02:01.521 --> 02:03.590 And seeds catalogs also have a lot of information 02:03.590 --> 02:05.359 about the plants. 02:05.592 --> 02:08.595 General information about, say for example, tomato plants. 02:08.595 --> 02:12.799 Then detailed information on each variety of tomato plants. 02:14.067 --> 02:15.035 It's fun. 02:15.035 --> 02:15.769 - [Chris] (laughs) 02:15.769 --> 02:16.703 - It's fun. 02:16.703 --> 02:18.805 And also, you can save money. 02:18.805 --> 02:20.107 A substantial amount of money 02:20.107 --> 02:21.708 if you're doing a lot of seeds. 02:21.708 --> 02:25.278 - But if you're only going to do a couple tomato plants, 02:25.278 --> 02:26.646 then rather than going through the trouble 02:26.646 --> 02:29.282 of doing it, is to just go ahead 02:29.282 --> 02:31.651 and buy the couple plants that you want. 02:31.651 --> 02:34.021 If you can find the plants that you want. 02:34.021 --> 02:34.921 - [Chris] Okay. 02:34.921 --> 02:36.156 - And your retail stores, 02:36.156 --> 02:37.657 (coughs) Excuse me. 02:37.657 --> 02:40.594 In the retail stores, you're lucky if they'll have 02:40.594 --> 02:43.730 maybe 15 varieties of tomatoes. 02:44.064 --> 02:46.800 One seed catalog, a tomato seed catalog, 02:46.800 --> 02:49.970 has 450 varieties of tomatoes. 02:49.970 --> 02:52.406 They also have like 106, 02:52.406 --> 02:55.008 no, I think it was 185 02:55.008 --> 02:57.177 varieties of different pepper plants. 02:57.177 --> 03:00.947 Everything from ornamental peppers to the ghost pepper. 03:00.947 --> 03:06.053 And 60, 67, I'll say 60-70 03:06.053 --> 03:07.988 choices on eggplants. 03:07.988 --> 03:09.222 And this is all in one catalog. 03:09.222 --> 03:11.691 And that is not all-inclusive. 03:12.025 --> 03:14.694 So that's the biggest advantage. 03:16.663 --> 03:19.466 And like I said, you can grow them ... 03:19.466 --> 03:22.002 Another big advantage of them is that, 03:22.002 --> 03:24.137 especially like from a catalog, 03:24.137 --> 03:26.640 is that you can order your seeds now. 03:26.640 --> 03:30.010 Retail stores, they usually don't get the seed packets in 03:30.010 --> 03:32.179 until after the Christmas season because 03:32.179 --> 03:34.448 the garden sections are usually where the seeds are. 03:34.448 --> 03:35.715 - [Chris] Yeah. 03:35.715 --> 03:37.317 - And that's where they put the Christmas stuff. 03:37.317 --> 03:40.120 So you have to kind of wait to get your seeds. 03:40.120 --> 03:42.255 And like I said, the selections are just 03:42.255 --> 03:44.224 too numerous to count, really. 03:44.224 --> 03:45.859 - [Chris] Okay. So those are the advantages, 03:45.859 --> 03:47.761 what about, of course, the disadvantages? 03:47.761 --> 03:50.197 - Well, the big disadvantage is (clears throat) 03:50.197 --> 03:52.899 you're changing, swapping your equity, 03:52.899 --> 03:57.704 sweat equity, for the sweat equity of the growers. 03:57.704 --> 04:00.707 So it's not cheap. 04:01.241 --> 04:03.276 If you're going to just do a couple plants. 04:03.276 --> 04:05.512 If you're doing a lot of plants, then yes, it's cheap. 04:05.512 --> 04:07.948 A lot cheaper to do it that way. 04:07.948 --> 04:11.084 The catalog seeds are more expensive than the local seeds. 04:11.084 --> 04:14.855 Also, catalog seeds are usually sold by 04:14.855 --> 04:16.857 the number of seeds in the pack. 04:16.857 --> 04:20.293 Whereas at the retail stores they're sold by the weight. 04:20.293 --> 04:22.562 30 miligrams, whatever. 04:24.431 --> 04:27.501 You have to have someplace to put the seeds. 04:27.501 --> 04:29.603 So you might have to make one of those 04:29.603 --> 04:32.506 homemade grow stands to start them up. 04:32.506 --> 04:35.275 Because you've got to have the right environment for it. 04:35.275 --> 04:39.012 And you can't start tomato seeds outside in the wintertime. 04:39.012 --> 04:41.181 Or pepper seeds, or whatever. 04:41.181 --> 04:42.782 Very few plants you can start. 04:42.782 --> 04:46.520 But the biggest disadvantage is the fact that it's time. 04:47.754 --> 04:50.857 But the kick is, it's fun to see that life growing. 04:50.857 --> 04:51.958 You know? - [Chris] Sure. 04:51.958 --> 04:53.160 - You get out there in the garden, 04:53.160 --> 04:55.595 I don't know about other gardeners, like me, 04:55.595 --> 04:57.297 but many times I'm down there on my hands and knees 04:57.297 --> 04:58.865 waiting for the seeds to germinate. 04:58.865 --> 05:00.700 Just checking them out. 05:00.700 --> 05:02.569 And when they do it's just a big kick, you know? 05:02.569 --> 05:04.004 It really is. 05:04.004 --> 05:06.873 Knowing that, "Hey, I started these plants from seed." 05:06.873 --> 05:09.276 - [Chris] What's another source for getting these seeds? 05:09.276 --> 05:11.578 - Well, basically there are three main sources. 05:11.578 --> 05:12.512 - Okay. 05:12.512 --> 05:13.680 - First of all, the catalogs. 05:13.680 --> 05:15.081 - Right. 05:15.081 --> 05:17.717 - And you can go on the internet and look at them online. 05:17.717 --> 05:20.821 Or you can order them and they can send them to you for free 05:20.821 --> 05:25.292 There's a few companies that charge $5, very few, 05:25.759 --> 05:29.229 but with your first order, you get credit for the $5, 05:29.229 --> 05:31.798 so it ends up not costing you anything. 05:32.532 --> 05:35.402 In a lot of the catalogs, our general catalogs 05:35.402 --> 05:40.407 like these are, where it has vegetables in one section, 05:41.241 --> 05:44.811 and then flowering types in the other section, 05:44.811 --> 05:47.581 and they're full, good-sized pictures, 05:47.581 --> 05:50.283 and a detailed write-up about each of the plants. 05:50.283 --> 05:53.420 Another source, of course, is the retail store, 05:53.420 --> 05:56.189 where they got the different packets, 05:56.189 --> 05:59.793 but again, they're limited as to how much they can have 05:59.793 --> 06:02.395 on the shelves at any one time, and type of seeds. 06:02.395 --> 06:06.967 So they may have like three or four types of cucumbers, 06:07.234 --> 06:11.037 but in reality there's probably 100-150 06:11.037 --> 06:13.640 - [Chris] Or more. - Types of cucumbers. 06:13.974 --> 06:17.210 Another source is your feed and seed stores. 06:17.210 --> 06:18.645 - [Chris] Yeah. 06:18.645 --> 06:21.348 - Okay now, they sell the seeds, common seeds, by a scoop. 06:21.348 --> 06:22.782 Now this is vegetables, 06:22.782 --> 06:24.517 they don't usually mess around with flower seeds. 06:24.517 --> 06:27.087 They do have the packets, just like the retail stores, 06:27.087 --> 06:30.824 but on their vegetable seeds they usually have scoops. 06:30.824 --> 06:34.094 Which makes it really, really cheap 06:34.094 --> 06:36.263 to buy the seeds. 06:36.263 --> 06:38.131 And I also encourage people, 06:38.131 --> 06:40.500 that when you order seeds from the retail, 06:40.500 --> 06:43.236 again the retailer or you order them from the catalog, 06:43.236 --> 06:45.372 or you get them from the feed and seed store, 06:45.372 --> 06:48.375 write down the year that those seed are. 06:48.375 --> 06:49.976 Because if you don't use them all, 06:49.976 --> 06:51.745 you can put them in the refrigerator or freezer 06:51.745 --> 06:53.013 and they'll keep. 06:53.013 --> 06:54.447 - [Chris] So how do you go about picking a seed 06:54.447 --> 06:56.316 that's best for you, though? 06:56.316 --> 06:59.352 - Well, (clears throat) again, excuse me. 06:59.953 --> 07:02.322 Again, cool season, warm season. 07:02.322 --> 07:04.724 On one of the previous episodes we talked about 07:04.724 --> 07:05.859 planting cool weather crops. 07:05.859 --> 07:07.494 - [Chris] I remember. 07:08.061 --> 07:11.064 - So if you're going to start your, like, beets, 07:11.064 --> 07:13.500 onions, lettuce, things of that nature, 07:13.500 --> 07:16.836 you want to start planting them just before 07:16.836 --> 07:18.705 the season starts getting cooling off. 07:18.705 --> 07:20.907 And as everybody knows in the mid-south, 07:20.907 --> 07:25.378 our springs are like that, and our falls are like that. 07:25.378 --> 07:28.548 It seems like we go from hot weather to cold weather. 07:28.548 --> 07:30.750 So we have a short growing season 07:30.750 --> 07:32.619 for the cool weather stuff. 07:32.619 --> 07:35.121 So sooner you can start them, 07:35.121 --> 07:37.290 the better it is, and 07:37.290 --> 07:41.194 what you pick for growing is what you like. 07:41.194 --> 07:42.295 - [Chris] Right. 07:42.295 --> 07:44.964 - Okay, for example, I love beets. 07:44.964 --> 07:45.965 - [Chris] Oh really? Okay. (laughs) 07:45.965 --> 07:48.001 - But how many people see beets 07:48.001 --> 07:51.705 in a produce section of a supermarket? 07:51.705 --> 07:53.907 And I was over at one of the places 07:53.907 --> 07:57.277 and I look at their green onions 07:57.277 --> 07:59.079 and there was like 12 green onions, 07:59.079 --> 08:02.482 the bundle was about this big. 08:02.482 --> 08:04.784 My green onions, one onion is that big. 08:04.784 --> 08:06.353 - [Chris] (laughs) 08:06.353 --> 08:07.887 - And I like onions. 08:07.887 --> 08:11.424 My wife doesn't like to eat onions, but I like onions. 08:11.424 --> 08:13.126 But the main things is growing what you like. 08:13.126 --> 08:14.894 There's no need to grow something that, 08:14.894 --> 08:17.197 number one, that the family doesn't like. 08:17.197 --> 08:19.699 Number two, if you've got limited space, 08:19.699 --> 08:22.602 grow the things that you like that's expensive. 08:22.602 --> 08:24.671 Bell peppers are expensive. 08:24.671 --> 08:27.006 Individually, 50 cents a piece. 08:27.006 --> 08:29.542 Yellow squash, if you like yellow squash, 08:29.542 --> 08:32.545 if you grow them, they're easy to grow, 08:32.545 --> 08:34.514 then grow those. 08:34.514 --> 08:37.250 But don't waste your time on things you don't like 08:37.250 --> 08:39.919 because, well it's just a nature thing, 08:39.919 --> 08:41.321 you're supposed to grow these things, 08:41.321 --> 08:42.789 if you don't like tomatoes, don't bother with them. 08:42.789 --> 08:44.257 - [Chris] Okay. All right. 08:44.257 --> 08:46.192 Well we definitely appreciate that information Mr. Tom. 08:46.192 --> 08:46.993 - Thank you my friend. 08:46.993 --> 08:48.595 - All right. Thank you. 08:49.829 --> 08:51.131 - [Voiceover] There are great gardening events 08:51.131 --> 08:53.233 already planned for next year. 08:53.233 --> 08:55.335 Here are just a few of them. 08:55.802 --> 09:00.807 (bright country music) 09:12.519 --> 09:15.088 - All right, Joellen. So you're going to tell us 09:15.088 --> 09:17.690 a little bit about planting bulbs, right? 09:17.690 --> 09:19.259 - Yes. - [Chris] Tulips specifically. 09:19.259 --> 09:20.460 - Tulips. 09:20.460 --> 09:21.394 - So what do we need to know to get started? 09:21.394 --> 09:23.363 - Well, this is a typical area 09:23.363 --> 09:26.065 like you're going to see around anybody's house. 09:26.065 --> 09:27.667 It's got some shrubs next to it. 09:27.667 --> 09:30.637 It's next to the entrance of your door or the porch. 09:30.637 --> 09:34.140 And you say, "Oh, I'd like to put some flowers there," 09:34.140 --> 09:35.575 so we're going to start from scratch, 09:35.575 --> 09:38.011 just like the homeowners would start from scratch. 09:38.011 --> 09:38.945 - [Chris] Okay. 09:38.945 --> 09:40.146 - First thing we're going to do 09:40.146 --> 09:41.181 is we're going to scrape off the mulch, 09:41.181 --> 09:43.483 because we want to save that 09:43.483 --> 09:45.051 because we don't incorporate that. 09:45.051 --> 09:46.986 So first we'll scrape off the mulch, 09:46.986 --> 09:50.290 and then we're going to dig down about eight inches 09:50.290 --> 09:52.492 and turn the soil over and add some amendments. 09:52.492 --> 09:53.860 - [Chris] Okay. 09:53.860 --> 09:56.596 All right, so let's go ahead and get that started. 09:56.596 --> 09:58.798 - And you notice there are a few weeds in here, 09:58.798 --> 10:01.134 but we'll take those out. 10:01.134 --> 10:04.137 - [Chris] I could pull those out while you're doing that. 10:04.971 --> 10:06.339 - [Joellen] And that looks good. 10:06.339 --> 10:07.540 - [Chris] Okay, it does. 10:07.540 --> 10:10.076 - You want to dig down eight inches. 10:11.211 --> 10:13.346 And you'll see there's not as good soil there, 10:13.346 --> 10:14.881 but look, we've got worms. 10:14.881 --> 10:16.349 - [Chris] Right. 10:16.349 --> 10:18.051 - [Joellen] Yay! So that means we've got good soil here. 10:18.051 --> 10:19.285 - [Chris] Good deal. 10:19.285 --> 10:21.855 - [Joellen] And you just simply turn that over. 10:23.022 --> 10:25.291 It's nice and moist. 10:31.064 --> 10:32.232 Because we want to add amendments 10:32.232 --> 10:34.400 but we're going to incorporate those next. 10:34.400 --> 10:35.735 - [Chris] Okay. 10:36.035 --> 10:36.836 - [Joellen] All right. 10:36.836 --> 10:38.037 - [Chris] All right. 10:38.338 --> 10:40.406 - Now we're ready for our amendment. 10:40.406 --> 10:41.641 - Okay. 10:41.641 --> 10:43.877 So what do we have here? 10:43.877 --> 10:45.311 That we're going to use? 10:45.311 --> 10:49.782 - This is some organic compost with cow manure in it. 10:49.782 --> 10:51.885 Which has been decomposed, of course, 10:51.885 --> 10:55.755 but you can use your own compost, like 10:55.755 --> 10:57.090 you know, if you've made your own compost, 10:57.090 --> 10:58.324 that would be something to add. 10:58.324 --> 10:59.859 - [Chris] Okay. 10:59.859 --> 11:03.296 - And it will loosen the soil, break up these large clods, 11:03.296 --> 11:08.234 and it will make the bulbs much happier in the ground. 11:08.234 --> 11:09.903 - [Chris] Yeah, we want the bulbs to be happy. 11:09.903 --> 11:11.538 We do. 11:11.538 --> 11:13.540 Do you want me to grab that and set it up for you? 11:13.540 --> 11:17.677 - [Joellen] (laughs) I always use my gloves. 11:21.814 --> 11:23.049 - [Chris] Now we're just spreading this, right? 11:23.049 --> 11:24.350 - [Joellen] Spreading this. 11:24.350 --> 11:26.486 We've got three bags to cover this area, 11:26.486 --> 11:29.956 so we'll kind of evenly divide them. 11:35.662 --> 11:37.697 - [Chris] I'll start on this end. 11:48.841 --> 11:50.810 All right, Joellen, so we have down our manure. 11:50.810 --> 11:52.278 What do we do next? 11:52.278 --> 11:54.414 - I would like to add a little bit of bone meal. 11:54.414 --> 11:55.715 - Okay. 11:55.715 --> 11:57.150 - It can be any kind, any type of bone meal. 11:57.150 --> 11:58.585 This happens to be an organic one. 11:58.585 --> 11:59.752 - [Chris] Okay. 11:59.752 --> 12:03.656 - And we will sprinkle that down on, 12:04.991 --> 12:06.626 we'll sprinkle that down on the bed 12:06.626 --> 12:08.761 because we want to incorporate it now 12:08.761 --> 12:10.797 because we want to amend it inside 12:10.797 --> 12:13.032 because we need to get it down, deep in the ground 12:13.032 --> 12:14.667 like about, like six inches, 12:14.667 --> 12:16.269 so that the bulbs will benefit from it. 12:16.269 --> 12:18.238 - [Chris] Okay. Now what does bone meal do? 12:18.238 --> 12:19.305 What's the purpose of it? 12:19.305 --> 12:21.808 - It's mostly phosphorus, 12:21.808 --> 12:25.244 and that will help the roots to establish, 12:25.244 --> 12:27.347 and the stems and the shoots to grow. 12:27.347 --> 12:28.348 For the bulbs. 12:28.348 --> 12:29.749 - [Chris] All right. 12:29.749 --> 12:31.718 - [Joellen] And it doesn't take a whole lot. 12:31.718 --> 12:32.752 - Yeah, I was going to ask you how much 12:32.752 --> 12:34.120 you actually put down, but okay. 12:34.120 --> 12:37.257 - [Joellen] I kind of just sprinkle lightly, 12:37.257 --> 12:39.525 because we don't want to overdo it. 12:40.627 --> 12:43.296 But we do want an even coat 12:43.296 --> 12:45.665 on the ground. 12:45.665 --> 12:47.100 And very good. 12:47.100 --> 12:47.800 That's all we will need. - [Chris] That's pretty even. 12:47.800 --> 12:48.768 How about that? 12:48.768 --> 12:50.069 - And now we will incorporate it 12:50.069 --> 12:52.338 with the compost in the ground. 12:52.338 --> 12:53.673 - [Chris] Okay. 12:56.242 --> 12:59.045 - [Joellen] And can I have the 12:59.779 --> 13:00.513 yeah, that one. 13:00.513 --> 13:01.714 - [Chris] Okay. 13:01.714 --> 13:04.484 - This is too heavy to do that with. 13:07.253 --> 13:08.621 - [Chris] All right. 13:12.091 --> 13:13.559 - [Joellen] And it will look like 13:13.559 --> 13:15.161 this is a little bit raised, but that's the whole point, 13:15.161 --> 13:16.529 to get good drainage. 13:16.529 --> 13:18.097 - [Chris] Okay. 13:18.097 --> 13:19.866 Drainage is so important. 13:19.866 --> 13:23.336 We don't want those bulbs to rot, of course. 13:27.573 --> 13:28.508 - [Joellen] I would say we're ready 13:28.508 --> 13:30.443 to set out our bulbs and plant. 13:30.443 --> 13:32.011 - [Chris] All right. 13:32.011 --> 13:34.814 Now what kind of bulbs do we have today? 13:35.848 --> 13:37.617 - We have two different types of bulbs. 13:37.617 --> 13:40.920 We have the yellow daffodils, 13:40.920 --> 13:43.556 and we've got red impression tulips. 13:43.556 --> 13:44.957 - [Chris] Okay. 13:46.659 --> 13:50.196 - We're going to set a few daffodils at the back, 13:50.196 --> 13:51.864 because they will stay in the bed 13:51.864 --> 13:53.199 and we won't want to disturb them. 13:53.199 --> 13:54.634 - [Chris] Okay. 13:56.602 --> 13:58.805 Now this is going to be a real good lesson because 13:58.805 --> 14:02.608 most folks don't know which end to put in the ground 14:02.608 --> 14:04.744 so we're going to find out from Joellen which one it is. 14:04.744 --> 14:05.878 - (laughing) Yeah. 14:05.878 --> 14:09.382 Well, the pointy end goes up. 14:09.382 --> 14:11.818 If you can see this right here, 14:11.818 --> 14:13.920 those are actually roots 14:13.920 --> 14:15.388 that have dried up. 14:15.388 --> 14:17.523 And it'll form new roots at the base here. 14:17.523 --> 14:18.958 - [Chris] Okay. 14:18.958 --> 14:22.228 - So this end goes down and the pointy end goes up 14:22.228 --> 14:23.863 because that's where the stalk will come out 14:23.863 --> 14:26.332 with the daffodils. 14:30.236 --> 14:33.639 I like to set things out first, and then plant. 14:36.843 --> 14:38.878 - [Chris] Now how far apart should they be? 14:38.878 --> 14:40.580 Does it matter? 14:42.448 --> 14:45.351 - [Joellen] I like to put daffodils about 12 inches apart 14:45.351 --> 14:46.886 because they multiply. 14:46.886 --> 14:48.955 - [Chris] Okay. 14:50.289 --> 14:52.759 - [Joellen] And I'll put our tulips in front, 14:52.759 --> 14:55.328 and tulips are the same way. 14:55.328 --> 14:58.564 The fat part of the tulip is the bottom, 14:58.564 --> 15:01.000 the pointy end is the top. 15:01.000 --> 15:04.036 Roots will come out down at the bottom, 15:04.036 --> 15:05.404 stalk will come up at the top. 15:05.404 --> 15:07.707 - [Chris] Okay. Good deal. 15:09.408 --> 15:11.844 - And depending on how thick you want these, 15:11.844 --> 15:14.147 I want these to be an accent, 15:14.147 --> 15:15.948 because we've also decided 15:15.948 --> 15:19.418 to put pansies on top of this for winter color. 15:19.418 --> 15:20.987 And these will come up in the spring. 15:20.987 --> 15:22.355 Through the pansies. 15:22.355 --> 15:23.756 - [Chris] Through the pansies, okay. 15:23.756 --> 15:26.125 - So we don't want to plant them too close together. 15:39.472 --> 15:42.308 Now we're ready to plant, but if you'll notice, 15:42.308 --> 15:44.443 these are planted every other, 15:44.443 --> 15:46.045 kind of in a triangular pattern. 15:46.045 --> 15:47.313 - [Chris] Yeah, I noticed that. 15:47.313 --> 15:50.583 - If you put them that way it'll look fuller, 15:50.583 --> 15:53.019 and take up less plants. 15:53.019 --> 15:54.520 And they'll be evenly spaced. 15:54.520 --> 15:56.422 - [Chris] Okay. 15:56.422 --> 16:01.027 - And you can plant with either a bulb digger or a trowel. 16:01.027 --> 16:04.397 And if you'll notice, both of these are marked 16:04.397 --> 16:07.567 at four inch intervals so it tells you your depth 16:07.567 --> 16:08.634 to four inches. 16:08.634 --> 16:09.769 - [Chris] Okay. 16:09.769 --> 16:11.037 - [Joellen] And most of these bulbs 16:11.037 --> 16:13.973 six inches is all you really need. 16:13.973 --> 16:17.243 Our soils in this area are really heavy, 16:17.243 --> 16:18.845 and for drainage purposes 16:18.845 --> 16:22.048 we would like to have them no more than six inches deep. 16:29.322 --> 16:31.791 Now that we've got the bulbs all planted, 16:31.791 --> 16:33.960 we have decided to put pansies on top of that 16:33.960 --> 16:35.428 for the winter color. 16:35.428 --> 16:37.063 - So what we're going to do is put down a little bit of 16:37.063 --> 16:39.365 slow-release fertilizer. - [Chris] All right. 16:39.365 --> 16:42.902 - [Joellen] And that's to feed the pansies all winter long. 16:42.902 --> 16:44.136 - [Chris] Okay. 16:44.136 --> 16:45.238 - [Joellen] Then we're going to rake the mulch 16:45.238 --> 16:48.140 back over the dirt area. 16:48.140 --> 16:49.675 And then we're going to set out our pansies 16:49.675 --> 16:51.410 and plant them. 16:51.410 --> 16:54.113 Now these you want to make sure 16:54.113 --> 16:56.449 we don't get into the crown of the plant. 16:56.449 --> 16:57.717 - [Chris] Mm-kay. 16:57.717 --> 17:00.453 - Crown of the plant is at the soil surface. 17:00.453 --> 17:02.788 So we really don't want to plant these any 17:02.788 --> 17:05.591 deeper than the soil is here. 17:05.591 --> 17:07.960 So don't try to cover up 17:07.960 --> 17:11.564 the top of the plant because you'll bury the crown. 17:11.564 --> 17:13.132 Yet you do want enough soil, 17:13.132 --> 17:16.135 what I usually do is I scrape the mulch away, 17:16.135 --> 17:18.204 and just put a little bit of mulch near 17:18.204 --> 17:21.474 the plant but not up against the stem. 17:36.022 --> 17:37.189 - [Chris] How about that? 17:37.189 --> 17:37.990 - That looks good. 17:37.990 --> 17:39.158 - [Chris] Ta-da. 17:39.158 --> 17:40.960 - Now these will grow and fill in, 17:40.960 --> 17:43.796 and then the bulbs will come up in the spring 17:43.796 --> 17:46.499 and give us a completely different look. 17:46.499 --> 17:48.034 - [Chris] That's going to be nice. 17:48.034 --> 17:50.002 All right. Joellen, we definitely 17:50.002 --> 17:51.504 appreciate this demonstration. 17:51.504 --> 17:52.939 - You're welcome. - [Chris] We can't wait to see 17:52.939 --> 17:55.074 the beautiful colors in the spring too for the bulbs. 17:55.074 --> 17:55.975 - I can't wait. 17:55.975 --> 17:56.943 - All right, thank you much. 17:56.943 --> 17:58.611 - You're welcome. 17:58.611 --> 18:02.448 (bright country music) 18:02.448 --> 18:05.151 - All right Mr. D, this is our final episode for the season, 18:05.151 --> 18:07.587 so you know, we want to let folks know 18:07.587 --> 18:09.588 what they can do over the wintertime 18:09.588 --> 18:11.757 to prepare for next year. 18:11.757 --> 18:13.125 So with that being said, 18:13.125 --> 18:16.796 what do we need to do to prepare for the winter? 18:16.796 --> 18:20.299 - If you're putting your garden to bed 18:20.299 --> 18:22.134 and you're not going to do any gardening, 18:22.134 --> 18:24.870 like you are, Mr. Tom. 18:24.870 --> 18:27.840 I would kind of break it down into taking care of my tools. 18:27.840 --> 18:29.141 You know, my hand tools. 18:29.141 --> 18:32.745 Taking care of my gasoline-powered equipment, 18:32.745 --> 18:34.780 and my spray equipment. 18:34.780 --> 18:36.682 You kind of break it down into those three. 18:36.682 --> 18:38.684 Those are the three things that I 18:38.684 --> 18:41.153 try to take care of, getting your equipment ready. 18:41.153 --> 18:42.722 - [Chris] Yeah. 18:43.389 --> 18:44.757 - And we'll talk a little bit about that 18:44.757 --> 18:47.460 and then we'll mention briefly some of the sprays, 18:47.460 --> 18:49.595 applications that you may want to put out on fruit trees 18:49.595 --> 18:52.164 if you have fruits over the winter. 18:52.164 --> 18:56.235 But on your hand tools, 18:57.203 --> 18:58.871 I would make sure they're clean, 18:58.871 --> 19:00.339 that's the number one thing, 19:00.339 --> 19:02.975 your shovels, and hoes, and rakes, and things like that. 19:02.975 --> 19:05.244 Make sure they're clean. 19:05.244 --> 19:07.680 Coat the metal parts with a light coat of oil, 19:07.680 --> 19:10.583 you can use WD-40 or you could use 19:10.583 --> 19:13.019 your burnt cylinder oil that you have leftover 19:13.019 --> 19:16.322 when you change the oil in your lawnmower or your tiller. 19:16.322 --> 19:20.559 And have an oily rag 19:20.559 --> 19:22.228 that's saturated with that 19:22.228 --> 19:23.996 and make sure that all the metal parts 19:23.996 --> 19:25.731 are coated with a light coat of oil, 19:25.731 --> 19:27.066 one way or the other. 19:27.066 --> 19:29.101 If you have wooden handles, 19:29.101 --> 19:31.637 lightly sand those wooden handles. 19:31.637 --> 19:33.272 I know the shovel that you use, 19:33.272 --> 19:35.441 one of the shovels you used was really interesting. 19:35.441 --> 19:38.778 It's one that I'd love to get some boiled linseed oil on. 19:38.778 --> 19:43.916 But oil that shovel up and then take a 19:43.916 --> 19:46.352 again, a shop cloth or a piece of a towel, 19:46.352 --> 19:48.087 or an old t-shirt, 19:48.087 --> 19:50.589 and saturate it with boiled linseed oil 19:50.589 --> 19:52.692 and just rub it all up and down that handle. 19:52.692 --> 19:57.329 And it'll be ready for another year of work. 19:57.863 --> 20:00.700 Sharpen your shovels and your hoes and all that. 20:00.700 --> 20:02.568 Go ahead and knock the burrs off of them 20:02.568 --> 20:04.770 if you hit rocks with them and things like that, 20:04.770 --> 20:08.207 and do that before you coat it with oil. 20:08.207 --> 20:10.976 And that should have your hand tools, 20:10.976 --> 20:13.245 you know, ready to go. 20:13.245 --> 20:15.514 As far as your tiller and your lawnmower, 20:15.514 --> 20:17.483 and your things like that, change the oil, 20:17.483 --> 20:19.885 put clean air filters in. 20:21.620 --> 20:25.524 Probably best to run the fuel out of them, 20:25.524 --> 20:26.759 let them run completely out, 20:26.759 --> 20:28.194 that's probably the best thing to do. 20:28.194 --> 20:29.995 If you're going to be using your, 20:29.995 --> 20:32.498 like I'm going to use my mower all winter, mulching leaves, 20:32.498 --> 20:33.933 - [Chris] Yeah, I will too. 20:33.933 --> 20:37.269 - I make sure that I have stabilizer in the gasoline. 20:37.269 --> 20:40.005 Make sure you do have stabilizer in your gasoline 20:40.005 --> 20:42.608 and you'll be okay to leave that fuel in your 20:42.608 --> 20:45.945 machines if you're going to be using them over the winter. 20:45.945 --> 20:48.114 And I do that anyway. 20:49.515 --> 20:53.085 Your sprayers, by all means wash them out, 20:53.085 --> 20:56.322 take the tips out 20:56.322 --> 20:58.958 and, you know, put them in detergent. 20:58.958 --> 21:01.494 Your strainers and all of those, 21:01.494 --> 21:04.597 and rinse your, triple rinse your sprayers 21:04.597 --> 21:07.867 and hang them upside down where they can completely dry out. 21:07.867 --> 21:10.503 And, you know, you'll be good to go there. 21:10.503 --> 21:11.971 - [Chris] Okay. 21:13.439 --> 21:15.508 - And as far as fruit trees, 21:15.508 --> 21:17.743 I look at home orchard spray guides. 21:17.743 --> 21:20.646 There are some dormant sprays that you might want to put out 21:20.646 --> 21:23.215 after all the leaves have come off. 21:23.215 --> 21:25.684 We're probably a little bit early on that right now, 21:25.684 --> 21:27.653 but as you get on over into the wintertime 21:27.653 --> 21:29.922 you can spray with dormant oils 21:29.922 --> 21:32.258 and on apples and pears, liquid lime sulfurs 21:32.258 --> 21:34.527 and things like that to take care of some of the insects 21:34.527 --> 21:36.128 that might over winter, 21:36.128 --> 21:38.831 in the bark crevasses and things like that. 21:38.831 --> 21:42.001 But that'll kind of get you going in the right direction. 21:42.001 --> 21:43.636 Get ready for winter. 21:43.636 --> 21:45.137 - [Chris] Okay. Now I know you did have 21:45.137 --> 21:47.206 information about deer. 21:47.206 --> 21:48.541 Because I know a lot of folks are having 21:48.541 --> 21:50.976 problems with deer this fall into the winter, 21:50.976 --> 21:53.112 so yeah, let's help them out with that. 21:53.112 --> 21:54.547 - Deer season will soon be open. 21:54.547 --> 21:55.648 - [Chris] (laughs) 21:55.648 --> 21:57.116 - It opens around Thanksgiving. 21:57.116 --> 21:59.585 Actually, muzzle-loader season opens quicker than that, 21:59.585 --> 22:01.086 I think it's already open, 22:01.086 --> 22:02.354 both seasons already open, 22:02.354 --> 22:04.456 and you know if you get a 12-year-old 22:04.456 --> 22:09.328 with a 243 or a 223 you know, take them out. 22:09.328 --> 22:11.764 They are a real problem, and you know, 22:11.764 --> 22:15.134 I got hit by a deer last year. 22:15.134 --> 22:16.468 Fortunately the score still, 22:16.468 --> 22:18.537 I've taken more deer than deer have taken me. 22:18.537 --> 22:19.972 - [Chris] (laughs) 22:19.972 --> 22:20.806 - But it did several thousand dollars worth of damage 22:20.806 --> 22:22.408 to my pick up truck. 22:22.408 --> 22:26.745 And that's not an uncommon occurance. 22:28.747 --> 22:31.016 Rut is about to start, 22:31.016 --> 22:33.052 and deer are even crazier during rut 22:33.052 --> 22:34.920 than they are any other time of the year. 22:34.920 --> 22:37.890 That means the females come in heat 22:37.890 --> 22:40.359 and so the bucks are chasing them 22:40.359 --> 22:42.761 and they're more active right around dusk 22:42.761 --> 22:44.363 early morning or late after ... 22:44.363 --> 22:45.865 you know in the evening, 22:45.865 --> 22:47.233 they're kind of crepuscular. 22:47.233 --> 22:48.767 They like the low light times. 22:48.767 --> 22:52.438 And have your headlights on bright when you can, 22:52.438 --> 22:54.006 you know, don't blind the oncoming traffic, 22:54.006 --> 22:56.442 but get them on bright as soon as you can. 22:56.442 --> 22:59.678 And blow, use your horn, and slow down. 22:59.678 --> 23:01.146 If you see one that crosses the road 23:01.146 --> 23:03.148 that definitely doesn't mean that's all of them. 23:03.148 --> 23:05.851 There may be another, bigger one right behind it. 23:05.851 --> 23:08.988 As far as in your landscape, 23:08.988 --> 23:11.190 I know they're creating some damage eating, 23:11.190 --> 23:12.891 you know, there's not as much green foliage 23:12.891 --> 23:14.860 out there now so they're coming into yards 23:14.860 --> 23:19.465 and you know, fences, exclusions, 23:19.665 --> 23:21.300 you can 23:23.702 --> 23:25.804 tie a dog out in the yard. 23:25.804 --> 23:26.972 Tether a dog out there. 23:26.972 --> 23:28.707 This is really, you know, a tethered, 23:28.707 --> 23:31.277 a tethered dog, barking dog 23:31.277 --> 23:34.179 will do a lot to keep deer out of your landscape 23:34.179 --> 23:35.981 but if you go with a fence, 23:35.981 --> 23:38.017 you've got to have it at least eight feet tall. 23:38.017 --> 23:39.652 And that's not a ... 23:39.652 --> 23:41.353 You're talking about two four foot fences 23:41.353 --> 23:43.188 on top of each other. 23:43.188 --> 23:45.124 - [Chris] My goodness. 23:45.124 --> 23:47.960 - If you're choosing landscape plants 23:47.960 --> 23:49.762 and you're in a deer, 23:49.762 --> 23:53.332 in a highly populated deer area, 23:53.332 --> 23:55.734 go to the UT extension, or TSU extension, 23:55.734 --> 23:58.637 they can give you a list of plants that 23:58.637 --> 24:01.273 deer don't like quite as much as others, and you know, 24:01.273 --> 24:03.375 plant the ones that are least attractive to deer. 24:03.375 --> 24:05.577 That will help you there. 24:05.577 --> 24:07.680 There are some repellents out there that might 24:07.680 --> 24:09.882 give you some temporary relief. 24:09.882 --> 24:13.952 But, you know, human hair, 24:14.953 --> 24:16.255 and things like that, 24:16.255 --> 24:18.190 might give you some temporary relief, 24:18.190 --> 24:20.793 but don't count on it to be 24:20.793 --> 24:21.460 permanent. 24:21.460 --> 24:22.661 - [Chris] Wow. 24:22.661 --> 24:24.863 - And it's just a sign of the times. 24:24.863 --> 24:27.099 Can't beat that 12-year-old with a 20-gauge. 24:27.099 --> 24:28.300 - [Chris] (laughs) 24:28.300 --> 24:30.269 - I've got my young apple trees, I have, 24:30.269 --> 24:33.238 I think I have a half a dozen apple trees, and two of them 24:33.238 --> 24:35.908 the deer are using to sharpen their antlers on. 24:35.908 --> 24:39.345 You know they're deer rubs. 24:42.448 --> 24:44.016 I will take care of that. 24:44.016 --> 24:45.718 I do not live in the city limits. 24:45.718 --> 24:46.952 I will take care of that. 24:46.952 --> 24:47.720 - [Chris] (laughing) You will take care of it. 24:47.720 --> 24:50.289 You will. 24:50.289 --> 24:53.459 Okay, then Mr. Tom, Joellen, Mr. D, 24:53.459 --> 24:54.793 we're out of time. Thanks for being here. 24:54.793 --> 24:56.028 - [Joellen] You're welcome. 24:56.528 --> 24:58.797 - Well, that's all we have time for today. 24:58.797 --> 25:01.433 This is our final episode for this season. 25:01.433 --> 25:03.469 I want to thank you all for watching 25:03.469 --> 25:05.871 and sending in your gardening questions. 25:05.871 --> 25:07.740 And thank you to all of our guests 25:07.740 --> 25:09.942 for sharing their expertise with us. 25:09.942 --> 25:11.577 We're going dormant for the winter 25:11.577 --> 25:13.178 but we'll be back next year 25:13.178 --> 25:15.614 to help get your garden going again. 25:15.614 --> 25:17.149 In the meantime, don't forget, 25:17.149 --> 25:18.984 county extension agents are there 25:18.984 --> 25:20.986 to answer questions year round. 25:20.986 --> 25:23.255 So don't hesitate to give us a call. 25:23.255 --> 25:25.991 I'm Chris Cooper and I'll see you next year on 25:25.991 --> 25:28.694 The Family Plot, Gardening in the Mid-South. 25:28.694 --> 25:29.928 Thank you. 25:29.928 --> 25:31.363 Be safe. 25:31.930 --> 25:36.902 (bright country music) 25:57.356 --> 25:58.657 - [Voiceover] Production funding for 25:58.657 --> 26:00.526 The Family Plot, Gardening in the Mid-South 26:00.526 --> 26:01.994 is provided by: 26:02.361 --> 26:04.863 Good Winds Landscape and Garden Center. 26:04.863 --> 26:07.032 In German Town since 1943 26:07.032 --> 26:10.636 and continuing to offer it's plants for successful gardening 26:10.636 --> 26:13.705 with seven greenhouses and three acres of plants. 26:13.705 --> 26:17.042 Plus comprehensive landscape services. 26:17.776 --> 26:20.446 International Paper Foundation. 26:21.180 --> 26:23.449 The WKNO Production Fund. 26:23.449 --> 26:25.717 The WKNO Endowment Fund. 26:25.717 --> 26:27.786 And by viewers like you. 26:27.786 --> 26:31.786 Thank you.