1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,298 Hi, I'm Chris Cooper. 2 00:00:01,298 --> 00:00:04,364 Welcome to "The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South." 3 00:00:04,364 --> 00:00:05,831 Thanks for joining us. 4 00:00:05,831 --> 00:00:08,164 Orchids are becoming increasingly popular as 5 00:00:08,164 --> 00:00:11,231 flowering houseplants and many orchids are easy to grow. 6 00:00:11,231 --> 00:00:14,331 Today we're going to give you some pointers on how to grow 7 00:00:14,331 --> 00:00:15,564 orchids successfully. 8 00:00:15,564 --> 00:00:18,598 We're also going to talk about the fall vegetable garden, 9 00:00:18,598 --> 00:00:21,431 weed control, soil testing and what should be 10 00:00:21,431 --> 00:00:23,198 planted right now. 11 00:00:23,198 --> 00:00:24,598 All of that and more is just ahead on 12 00:00:24,598 --> 00:00:28,264 "The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South" so stay with us. 13 00:00:28,264 --> 00:00:32,064 (female announcer) This is a production of WKNO - Memphis. 14 00:00:32,064 --> 00:00:33,231 Production funding for 15 00:00:33,231 --> 00:00:36,698 "The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South" is provided by 16 00:00:36,698 --> 00:00:39,698 Good Winds Landscape and Garden Center 17 00:00:39,698 --> 00:00:43,531 in Germantown since 1943 and continuing to offer it's 18 00:00:43,531 --> 00:00:47,298 plants for successful gardening with seven greenhouses and three 19 00:00:47,298 --> 00:00:49,298 acres of plants plus comprehensive landscape 20 00:00:49,298 --> 00:00:51,431 services.. 21 00:00:51,431 --> 00:01:03,831 [soft music] 22 00:01:03,831 --> 00:01:14,198 ♪♪♪ 23 00:01:14,198 --> 00:01:15,898 Hi, welcome to "The Family Plot". 24 00:01:15,898 --> 00:01:17,264 I'm Chris Cooper. 25 00:01:17,264 --> 00:01:19,231 Joining me today is Laurie Williams. 26 00:01:19,231 --> 00:01:21,131 Laurie is the adult education manager 27 00:01:21,131 --> 00:01:23,231 at the Memphis Botanic Garden. 28 00:01:23,231 --> 00:01:24,764 And Walter Battle is here. 29 00:01:24,764 --> 00:01:27,564 Walter is a U-T county director in Haywood county. 30 00:01:27,564 --> 00:01:29,098 Thanks for joining me. 31 00:01:29,098 --> 00:01:30,231 Thanks for having us. 32 00:01:30,231 --> 00:01:31,631 Alright, so y'all ready for this? 33 00:01:31,631 --> 00:01:32,464 Ready for this. 34 00:01:32,464 --> 00:01:33,431 Alright, Laurie. 35 00:01:33,431 --> 00:01:34,531 We have orchids all around us. 36 00:01:34,531 --> 00:01:35,864 Walter, I know you like that. 37 00:01:35,864 --> 00:01:36,864 Oh yes. 38 00:01:36,864 --> 00:01:38,864 Why are orchids intimidating though? 39 00:01:38,864 --> 00:01:40,931 Well people think they're really hard to grow. 40 00:01:40,931 --> 00:01:43,464 And we might be able to blame the Victorians on that. 41 00:01:43,464 --> 00:01:45,464 Because we went out and collected all these plants and 42 00:01:45,464 --> 00:01:47,464 they stick them in these really hot, 43 00:01:47,464 --> 00:01:50,131 humid greenhouses -- no air circulation or anything. 44 00:01:50,131 --> 00:01:51,264 And the plants died. 45 00:01:51,264 --> 00:01:53,264 Well so they became hard to grow. 46 00:01:53,264 --> 00:01:55,264 If you give them what they need, they're really not hard to grow. 47 00:01:55,264 --> 00:01:56,264 Okay. 48 00:01:56,264 --> 00:01:58,264 The important thing is to know what you've got though. 49 00:01:58,264 --> 00:01:59,331 Because orchids grow all over the world. 50 00:01:59,331 --> 00:02:01,564 They grow in the desert. They grow in the forest. 51 00:02:01,564 --> 00:02:02,664 They grow in swamps. 52 00:02:02,664 --> 00:02:04,231 And you can't grow a swamp orchid like you would grow a 53 00:02:04,231 --> 00:02:05,331 mountain orchid. 54 00:02:05,331 --> 00:02:07,898 So you need to know what you're buying or what you're getting. 55 00:02:07,898 --> 00:02:08,964 And just give it what it needs. 56 00:02:08,964 --> 00:02:11,898 Okay. Now what does it need? 57 00:02:11,898 --> 00:02:13,064 Let's go ahead and talk about that. 58 00:02:13,064 --> 00:02:14,464 Depending what kind it is. 59 00:02:14,464 --> 00:02:17,098 Like this purple one over here, this Vanda -- that needs bright, 60 00:02:17,098 --> 00:02:18,231 bright sunshine. 61 00:02:18,231 --> 00:02:19,164 Lots of sunshine. 62 00:02:19,164 --> 00:02:21,398 You probably could not get that plant to grow indoors and bloom 63 00:02:21,398 --> 00:02:22,098 like that. 64 00:02:22,098 --> 00:02:22,764 Wow. 65 00:02:22,764 --> 00:02:24,798 Okay, now Phalaenopsis, you can or even this Phragmipedium, 66 00:02:24,798 --> 00:02:27,564 that tall pink pinkish colored one. 67 00:02:27,564 --> 00:02:28,931 That you could probably grow indoors with some supplemental 68 00:02:28,931 --> 00:02:30,431 light. 69 00:02:30,431 --> 00:02:31,931 But the Vanda you would pretty much have to have a greenhouse 70 00:02:31,931 --> 00:02:32,798 for. 71 00:02:32,798 --> 00:02:33,464 Wow. 72 00:02:33,464 --> 00:02:36,131 So the thing they look for to grow in their indoors is maybe a 73 00:02:36,131 --> 00:02:40,098 Phalaenopsis or a Phragmipedium or a Paphiopedilum. 74 00:02:40,098 --> 00:02:41,564 Those sometimes will do okay in a window. 75 00:02:41,564 --> 00:02:43,131 Wow, look how you spit out those names. 76 00:02:43,131 --> 00:02:44,464 Pretty impressive! 77 00:02:44,464 --> 00:02:45,564 Well if there's a botanist watching, 78 00:02:45,564 --> 00:02:46,764 I probably butchered them. 79 00:02:46,764 --> 00:02:49,064 But you do what you can. 80 00:02:49,064 --> 00:02:51,398 Well look, how about repotting? 81 00:02:51,398 --> 00:02:52,298 Okay. 82 00:02:52,298 --> 00:02:53,464 Let's make sure we cover that. 83 00:02:53,464 --> 00:02:55,464 Yeah, that's probably the most question I get asked the most. 84 00:02:55,464 --> 00:02:57,264 Because people would get an orchid as a gift or get one in a 85 00:02:57,264 --> 00:02:58,498 big box store. 86 00:02:58,498 --> 00:03:00,331 And after they're done blooming, they probably need to be 87 00:03:00,331 --> 00:03:01,198 repotted. 88 00:03:01,198 --> 00:03:03,798 Orchids need to be repotted every two years for sure. 89 00:03:03,798 --> 00:03:06,664 Even if it doesn't look like it's filled the pot because the 90 00:03:06,664 --> 00:03:07,698 stuff breaks down. 91 00:03:07,698 --> 00:03:10,731 This is like a bark and it breaks down after two years. 92 00:03:10,731 --> 00:03:13,198 So you end up with this kind of mush that makes the roots rot, 93 00:03:13,198 --> 00:03:14,131 okay? 94 00:03:14,131 --> 00:03:16,298 So very important. 95 00:03:16,298 --> 00:03:18,864 You just dump it out of it's pot and if it's in a clay pot, 96 00:03:18,864 --> 00:03:21,398 sometimes it will adhere to it because these roots actually 97 00:03:21,398 --> 00:03:22,631 cling on to trees in nature. 98 00:03:22,631 --> 00:03:24,631 They're epithetic, a lot of orchids. 99 00:03:24,631 --> 00:03:26,631 They grow up in the tops of trees. 100 00:03:26,631 --> 00:03:28,631 And so they'll cling on to this clay pot. 101 00:03:28,631 --> 00:03:30,631 Well if you soak the whole thing in water for a little while, 102 00:03:30,631 --> 00:03:32,631 it'll loosen them up a little bit. 103 00:03:32,631 --> 00:03:35,631 But that's what the plant looks like, okay? 104 00:03:35,631 --> 00:03:37,631 And in nature, that would be a tree branch. 105 00:03:37,631 --> 00:03:39,564 It would be growing on something like this. 106 00:03:39,564 --> 00:03:41,564 You know and it would just adhere to that. 107 00:03:41,564 --> 00:03:43,564 So what you want to do is make sure everything you use is going 108 00:03:43,564 --> 00:03:44,564 to drain well, right? 109 00:03:44,564 --> 00:03:46,564 And so the pots have big holes in them. 110 00:03:46,564 --> 00:03:48,564 And these are even good orchid pots. 111 00:03:48,564 --> 00:03:49,564 Look at that. 112 00:03:49,564 --> 00:03:50,564 Big holes in the bottom. 113 00:03:50,564 --> 00:03:52,564 And then this one is even a homemade orchid pot. 114 00:03:52,564 --> 00:03:54,598 You see it's got the bottom broken out for those of us that 115 00:03:54,598 --> 00:03:55,764 don't have large budgets. 116 00:03:55,764 --> 00:04:00,898 And just this I add to my garden soil because it's nice composty 117 00:04:00,898 --> 00:04:04,364 stuff now, kind of broken down a little bit. 118 00:04:04,364 --> 00:04:07,164 And so what I would do if we have enough time is prune off 119 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:09,164 anything that's not nice and white lookin'. 120 00:04:09,164 --> 00:04:11,164 You know these are kind of old roots. 121 00:04:11,164 --> 00:04:13,164 See how that ones just sort of.. 122 00:04:13,164 --> 00:04:15,164 And all that's gonna do is rot in the soil. 123 00:04:15,164 --> 00:04:17,531 So any of these that are kind of brown and squishy, 124 00:04:17,531 --> 00:04:18,731 I would take off, okay? 125 00:04:18,731 --> 00:04:21,064 And then just put it back in the pot. 126 00:04:21,064 --> 00:04:23,431 And it's okay if you bury some of these but it's also okay if 127 00:04:23,431 --> 00:04:24,431 some of them hang out. 128 00:04:24,431 --> 00:04:26,431 Again, this grows in the tops of trees. 129 00:04:26,431 --> 00:04:27,431 And so that's it's nature. 130 00:04:27,431 --> 00:04:30,931 And then you would just put your new mix in there. 131 00:04:30,931 --> 00:04:32,098 You can get this. 132 00:04:32,098 --> 00:04:34,098 Some of the big box stores are carrying it now. 133 00:04:34,098 --> 00:04:35,931 Good nurseries have it. 134 00:04:35,931 --> 00:04:39,198 The orchid guys told me their favorite website is 135 00:04:39,198 --> 00:04:42,031 repotme-dot-com for ordering stuff. 136 00:04:42,031 --> 00:04:44,031 And I looked it up before I came today. 137 00:04:44,031 --> 00:04:46,031 They have 27 different orchid potting mixes. 138 00:04:46,031 --> 00:04:48,298 So again, know Repotme-dot-com. 139 00:04:48,298 --> 00:04:50,098 How about that? 140 00:04:50,098 --> 00:04:52,198 And so know what you got so you'll know what to use because 141 00:04:52,198 --> 00:04:54,198 some like sphagnum moss a little better. 142 00:04:54,198 --> 00:04:56,198 Some of them like this bark mix. 143 00:04:56,198 --> 00:04:58,198 This has a little bit of volcanic rock in it, 144 00:04:58,198 --> 00:04:59,198 that blown up volcanic rock. 145 00:04:59,198 --> 00:05:02,264 And that's really all there is to it, okay? 146 00:05:02,264 --> 00:05:04,264 This has been soaked overnight before I used it. 147 00:05:04,264 --> 00:05:06,264 It's not a dry mix that you're putting it in to. 148 00:05:06,264 --> 00:05:09,264 And then more orchids are probably killed by overwatering 149 00:05:09,264 --> 00:05:10,264 than anything. 150 00:05:10,264 --> 00:05:12,264 People think they need lots and lots of water. 151 00:05:12,264 --> 00:05:13,331 And so they keep watering them. 152 00:05:13,331 --> 00:05:16,431 Well what happens is the roots start to rot down below this 153 00:05:16,431 --> 00:05:17,431 soil. 154 00:05:17,431 --> 00:05:18,431 Well, this mix. 155 00:05:18,431 --> 00:05:20,431 And then the leaves start to shrivel. 156 00:05:20,431 --> 00:05:22,431 So people water them more because they think they need, 157 00:05:22,431 --> 00:05:24,431 you know, because they're shriveling. 158 00:05:24,431 --> 00:05:26,431 But it's actually because there's no roots to hold the 159 00:05:26,431 --> 00:05:27,431 water up. 160 00:05:27,431 --> 00:05:29,431 I've done that. I will admit to that. 161 00:05:29,431 --> 00:05:31,431 I went to one of the big box stores and bought an orchid. 162 00:05:31,431 --> 00:05:32,431 And yeah, that's what happened. 163 00:05:32,431 --> 00:05:33,431 That's what happens. 164 00:05:33,431 --> 00:05:34,431 Overwatering it. 165 00:05:34,431 --> 00:05:35,431 Really not much to it. 166 00:05:35,431 --> 00:05:36,431 I mean that took me, what? 167 00:05:36,431 --> 00:05:37,431 -- less than a minute. 168 00:05:37,431 --> 00:05:38,431 Didn't take long at all. 169 00:05:38,431 --> 00:05:39,364 Not too bad. 170 00:05:39,364 --> 00:05:41,364 Now there's another thing you can do with orchids that's kind 171 00:05:41,364 --> 00:05:42,364 of fun too. 172 00:05:42,364 --> 00:05:43,364 If you'll hand me that one. 173 00:05:43,364 --> 00:05:45,364 Again, in nature they cling to bark. 174 00:05:45,364 --> 00:05:47,664 And so this is a piece of cork bark but you can also use drift 175 00:05:47,664 --> 00:05:48,831 wood -- works really good. 176 00:05:48,831 --> 00:05:51,331 And what I've done is soak some sphagnum moss. 177 00:05:51,331 --> 00:05:52,331 And you just.. 178 00:05:52,331 --> 00:05:54,631 If I had fishing line, I woudl go ahead and do this. 179 00:05:54,631 --> 00:05:56,631 But we really don't have the time. 180 00:05:56,631 --> 00:05:58,631 This is just to protect the roots. 181 00:05:58,631 --> 00:05:59,631 The plant doesn't need this. 182 00:05:59,631 --> 00:06:01,698 But when I wrap it with fishing line, 183 00:06:01,698 --> 00:06:02,698 I would cut those roots. 184 00:06:02,698 --> 00:06:04,698 And so I'm just going to pack that around it and then just tie 185 00:06:04,698 --> 00:06:06,698 it on there with fishing line, okay? 186 00:06:06,698 --> 00:06:08,931 Now the bad news about it is the birds like this to make their 187 00:06:08,931 --> 00:06:09,931 nests. 188 00:06:09,931 --> 00:06:11,931 So all summer long they pull and pull. 189 00:06:11,931 --> 00:06:12,931 Yeah, they'll pull on it. 190 00:06:12,931 --> 00:06:14,931 So what happened was I went out to get this plant this morning 191 00:06:14,931 --> 00:06:16,931 and it was laying on the ground. 192 00:06:16,931 --> 00:06:18,931 The birds had loosened so much of the mix, 193 00:06:18,931 --> 00:06:20,931 the fishing line couldn't even hold it in anymore. 194 00:06:20,931 --> 00:06:22,931 That's why I decided I'd bring this one just to show. 195 00:06:22,931 --> 00:06:25,798 But just wrap it to protect it and then just hang it outside. 196 00:06:25,798 --> 00:06:26,931 I hang it under my trees. 197 00:06:26,931 --> 00:06:29,231 And then you can just hit it with your water wand. 198 00:06:29,231 --> 00:06:33,298 Now in the winter, this is a problem because it's indoors and 199 00:06:33,298 --> 00:06:35,298 you can't just water it with your water wand. 200 00:06:35,298 --> 00:06:37,631 So what I do with my big orchids that are on rafts like this, 201 00:06:37,631 --> 00:06:41,098 I take them in to my shower once a week and shower them. 202 00:06:41,098 --> 00:06:42,098 Once a week? 203 00:06:42,098 --> 00:06:43,098 Once a week. 204 00:06:43,098 --> 00:06:44,098 How long? 205 00:06:44,098 --> 00:06:46,098 Uh, just run the water on them enough to get it moist. 206 00:06:46,098 --> 00:06:48,098 And then I let them drain for a couple of hours before I hang 207 00:06:48,098 --> 00:06:50,098 them back up in the greenhouse area. 208 00:06:50,098 --> 00:06:51,098 How about that? 209 00:06:51,098 --> 00:06:52,098 Yeah. 210 00:06:52,098 --> 00:06:54,098 Now let me ask you about I've heard people using ice cubes. 211 00:06:54,098 --> 00:06:55,398 Have you heard that before? 212 00:06:55,398 --> 00:06:56,798 Yeah and it's okay. 213 00:06:56,798 --> 00:06:58,798 It's a little bit of shock to the roots. 214 00:06:58,798 --> 00:07:01,364 You know you go from a nice 80 degree greenhouse and all of 215 00:07:01,364 --> 00:07:03,364 sudden there's ice cold water on your roots. 216 00:07:03,364 --> 00:07:05,364 But it doesn't usually kill them. 217 00:07:05,364 --> 00:07:06,364 Okay. 218 00:07:06,364 --> 00:07:09,364 But it's, you know, I mist them. It's just a little bit easier. 219 00:07:09,364 --> 00:07:10,364 So you just mist it. 220 00:07:10,364 --> 00:07:12,364 And then how often would you mist it? 221 00:07:12,364 --> 00:07:13,364 All winter long. 222 00:07:13,364 --> 00:07:15,364 I don't really water my orchids much at all. 223 00:07:15,364 --> 00:07:17,364 I mist them. But I mist them quite a bit. 224 00:07:17,364 --> 00:07:19,498 I mist them until this, this little sheath on this root turns 225 00:07:19,498 --> 00:07:20,498 light green. 226 00:07:20,498 --> 00:07:21,598 That means its absorbed water. 227 00:07:21,598 --> 00:07:23,764 This is kind of like a sponge and it's absorbed enough water 228 00:07:23,764 --> 00:07:25,798 that the plant can then take it up. 229 00:07:25,798 --> 00:07:28,498 And then I'll water them maybe two or three times in the 230 00:07:28,498 --> 00:07:29,498 winter. 231 00:07:29,498 --> 00:07:30,498 Summer is a different story. 232 00:07:30,498 --> 00:07:32,731 They go outsdoors and everybody gets watered quite a bit. 233 00:07:32,731 --> 00:07:33,931 Okay, all yours go outdoors? 234 00:07:33,931 --> 00:07:34,964 Everybody goes outdoors. 235 00:07:34,964 --> 00:07:37,231 Okay, then how often would you water them outdoors? 236 00:07:37,231 --> 00:07:38,398 When this gets dry. 237 00:07:38,398 --> 00:07:40,631 You want to let it get pretty dry. 238 00:07:40,631 --> 00:07:43,831 So on a real humid day, it may not need water. 239 00:07:43,831 --> 00:07:46,131 But on a hot, really hot, dry day, 240 00:07:46,131 --> 00:07:48,164 it will probably need to be watered, 241 00:07:48,164 --> 00:07:49,631 oh, every couple of days. 242 00:07:49,631 --> 00:07:50,631 Okay. 243 00:07:50,631 --> 00:07:52,631 Now again, the light requirement. 244 00:07:52,631 --> 00:07:54,631 So it depends on what kind of orchid? 245 00:07:54,631 --> 00:07:56,864 High light, low light, yep. So it just kind of depends. 246 00:07:56,864 --> 00:07:59,298 Low light. So away from a window. 247 00:07:59,298 --> 00:08:02,364 Wouldn't want it in a south window, no. 248 00:08:02,364 --> 00:08:03,364 It would probably burn. 249 00:08:03,364 --> 00:08:05,364 And you can tell if it's burned a lot of times because where the 250 00:08:05,364 --> 00:08:07,364 leaf bends like this, there will be a spot. 251 00:08:07,364 --> 00:08:10,064 And it's basically sunburn just like people do. 252 00:08:10,064 --> 00:08:11,998 That's what happened to mine. 253 00:08:11,998 --> 00:08:13,098 [laughter] 254 00:08:13,098 --> 00:08:15,031 I overwatered it and put it next to a window that got 255 00:08:15,031 --> 00:08:16,031 too much light. 256 00:08:16,031 --> 00:08:18,031 Yep, give them what they need and they'll grow fine. 257 00:08:18,031 --> 00:08:19,031 Alright. 258 00:08:19,031 --> 00:08:21,031 I didn't have that soil mix either though. 259 00:08:21,031 --> 00:08:23,298 I think it came with something else. 260 00:08:23,298 --> 00:08:25,864 Well yeah, some people use a gravel almost. 261 00:08:25,864 --> 00:08:28,031 When I went in our greenhouse to see what we had to bring today, 262 00:08:28,031 --> 00:08:30,764 this is like just a clay pellet almost. 263 00:08:30,764 --> 00:08:33,931 And they had taken some wire tubes and basically loaded it 264 00:08:33,931 --> 00:08:34,931 with this. 265 00:08:34,931 --> 00:08:38,131 And the orchid is growing all within this stuff. 266 00:08:38,131 --> 00:08:41,164 It's just in this long cylinder of pea gravel. 267 00:08:41,164 --> 00:08:43,164 Well let me ask you about fertilizer. 268 00:08:43,164 --> 00:08:46,098 Mhm, they say weekly, weakly. 269 00:08:46,098 --> 00:08:49,831 So you fertilize them weekly and you use a real weak strength 270 00:08:49,831 --> 00:08:50,998 fertilizer, okay? 271 00:08:50,998 --> 00:08:54,031 And again, you need to know what you got to know when to 272 00:08:54,031 --> 00:08:56,031 fertilize and that kind of stuff. 273 00:08:56,031 --> 00:08:58,631 In the winter, some plants you don't even water during the 274 00:08:58,631 --> 00:08:59,631 winter. 275 00:08:59,631 --> 00:09:01,698 Dendrobium you basically don't water from November 'til March. 276 00:09:01,698 --> 00:09:02,731 Drops all of it's leaves off. 277 00:09:02,731 --> 00:09:04,731 When it starts to put leaves out again, 278 00:09:04,731 --> 00:09:05,731 you start watering it again. 279 00:09:05,731 --> 00:09:07,731 A weak fertilizer. So.. 280 00:09:07,731 --> 00:09:10,231 Maybe.. Well you don't want blue water. 281 00:09:10,231 --> 00:09:12,698 You know people hit their orchids with blue water and 282 00:09:12,698 --> 00:09:13,931 that's way too too strong. 283 00:09:13,931 --> 00:09:15,931 In nature, you don't get all your fertilizer once a month. 284 00:09:15,931 --> 00:09:18,664 You know you think about it, you get it just gently over time. 285 00:09:18,664 --> 00:09:21,598 And so that's what you want to do with the orchids. 286 00:09:21,598 --> 00:09:23,598 So there's an orchid society in town. 287 00:09:23,598 --> 00:09:24,598 Right. 288 00:09:24,598 --> 00:09:25,598 How active are they? 289 00:09:25,598 --> 00:09:27,598 Meet every month at the botanic gardens, 290 00:09:27,598 --> 00:09:28,798 Sunday afternoons 2:00 to 4:00. 291 00:09:28,798 --> 00:09:30,798 And if any of your viewers have questions about orchids, 292 00:09:30,798 --> 00:09:32,798 there is someone there that can answer it. 293 00:09:32,798 --> 00:09:35,398 These people have been growing orchids for a long time. 294 00:09:35,398 --> 00:09:37,398 Wow. So have you! 295 00:09:37,398 --> 00:09:39,464 Yeah actually but I don't do it full time anymore. 296 00:09:39,464 --> 00:09:41,464 So I've kind of gotten a little. 297 00:09:41,464 --> 00:09:43,464 I've forgotten an awful lot of what I've learned. 298 00:09:43,464 --> 00:09:45,464 So you can ask Laurie about orchids as well. 299 00:09:45,464 --> 00:09:46,464 She can help you out. 300 00:09:46,464 --> 00:09:48,464 Well and there's an orchid show and sale in May. 301 00:09:48,464 --> 00:09:49,598 It's around Mother's Day. 302 00:09:49,598 --> 00:09:51,964 It's the 16th and 17th. 303 00:09:51,964 --> 00:09:53,398 16th, 17th and 18th this year. 304 00:09:53,398 --> 00:09:55,531 And they actually do a judged orchid show. 305 00:09:55,531 --> 00:09:57,531 And there will be some phenomenal orchids there. 306 00:09:57,531 --> 00:09:59,698 It's put on by the orchid society here in town. 307 00:09:59,698 --> 00:10:00,864 And then you can also buy. 308 00:10:00,864 --> 00:10:02,864 They'll have a lot of vendors that have fairly affordable 309 00:10:02,864 --> 00:10:03,864 orchids. 310 00:10:03,864 --> 00:10:05,864 Alright, well there ya have it. Thanks Laurie. 311 00:10:05,864 --> 00:10:07,864 There are a number of gardening events going on in the next 312 00:10:07,864 --> 00:10:08,864 couple of weeks. 313 00:10:08,864 --> 00:10:10,631 Here are just a few that might interest you. 314 00:10:10,631 --> 00:10:51,064 ♪♪♪ 315 00:10:51,064 --> 00:10:53,164 Alright Laurie, thanks again for that information about orchids. 316 00:10:53,164 --> 00:10:54,164 Did you like that Walter? 317 00:10:54,164 --> 00:10:56,764 Oh, now that was great. Learned a lot! 318 00:10:56,764 --> 00:10:57,764 Learned a lot. 319 00:10:57,764 --> 00:11:01,198 Alright, so let's talk about crops here for a second Walter. 320 00:11:01,198 --> 00:11:03,264 What are some of the crops that are being harvested at this 321 00:11:03,264 --> 00:11:04,264 point? 322 00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:07,498 At this point right now we're wrapping up cucumbers, 323 00:11:07,498 --> 00:11:13,098 snap beans, summer squash, okra. 324 00:11:13,098 --> 00:11:14,898 Those are some of the things that, you know, 325 00:11:14,898 --> 00:11:17,664 are kind of playing out right now at this time of year. 326 00:11:17,664 --> 00:11:18,664 Okay. 327 00:11:18,664 --> 00:11:20,664 And okra will grow for a while, won't it? 328 00:11:20,664 --> 00:11:21,664 Oh, yeah. 329 00:11:21,664 --> 00:11:23,664 That's right, all the way up to frost. 330 00:11:23,664 --> 00:11:24,664 All the way up to frost, okay. 331 00:11:24,664 --> 00:11:26,664 Now is this the time of year to do a soil test? 332 00:11:26,664 --> 00:11:28,764 And if it is, then why is that? 333 00:11:28,764 --> 00:11:32,464 Well because yes, this is the best time to do it. 334 00:11:32,464 --> 00:11:38,564 And the reason being, it takes lime or calcium about four to 335 00:11:38,564 --> 00:11:41,864 six months before it's broken down where the plants can take 336 00:11:41,864 --> 00:11:43,698 it up as a nutrient. 337 00:11:43,698 --> 00:11:46,398 So if you put your lime down now, 338 00:11:46,398 --> 00:11:51,764 it kinda gives enough time to be ready by next spring so to 339 00:11:51,764 --> 00:11:52,764 speak. 340 00:11:52,764 --> 00:11:57,631 And also we like to have people soil test right now because 341 00:11:57,631 --> 00:12:01,331 usually come March, we'll get a back up at the soils lab. 342 00:12:01,331 --> 00:12:03,798 Because you have all the farmers and everybody else sending, 343 00:12:03,798 --> 00:12:07,164 you know, lab samples -- I mean, soil samples in. 344 00:12:07,164 --> 00:12:10,464 So just kind of keep everything quick. 345 00:12:10,464 --> 00:12:12,464 Right. And I always tell people. 346 00:12:12,464 --> 00:12:14,464 I know they've heard it from me before. 347 00:12:14,464 --> 00:12:15,464 Why guess, soil test. 348 00:12:15,464 --> 00:12:16,464 That's right. 349 00:12:16,464 --> 00:12:18,464 Before you throw anything out there, 350 00:12:18,464 --> 00:12:20,464 you need to know the nutritional value of your soils. 351 00:12:20,464 --> 00:12:21,464 That's right, that's right. 352 00:12:21,464 --> 00:12:23,464 So first things first. Get it tested. 353 00:12:23,464 --> 00:12:24,464 Seven dollars. 354 00:12:24,464 --> 00:12:26,464 A Seven dollar investment of your money. 355 00:12:26,464 --> 00:12:27,464 That's right, that's right. 356 00:12:27,464 --> 00:12:29,464 So we definitely want you to do that. 357 00:12:29,464 --> 00:12:31,464 And it also keeps us from polluting as well. 358 00:12:31,464 --> 00:12:32,464 Sure. 359 00:12:32,464 --> 00:12:34,464 Because we're not putting extra, you know, 360 00:12:34,464 --> 00:12:36,464 nitrates and phosphates and all that in to the ground. 361 00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:37,831 Yeah, because most people think, 362 00:12:37,831 --> 00:12:39,398 "Yeah, fertilizer -- more is better." 363 00:12:39,398 --> 00:12:40,598 But that's not the case. 364 00:12:40,598 --> 00:12:41,598 That's not the case. 365 00:12:41,598 --> 00:12:44,598 So you have to think down stream, you know. 366 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:46,598 Especially the fertilizers are getting down in soil drains and 367 00:12:46,598 --> 00:12:47,598 things like that. 368 00:12:47,598 --> 00:12:50,331 So you gotta be careful because there's fish down there at the 369 00:12:50,331 --> 00:12:51,331 end. 370 00:12:51,331 --> 00:12:53,531 Okay, so what about planting a cover crop? 371 00:12:53,531 --> 00:12:55,531 More people are doing that these days. 372 00:12:55,531 --> 00:12:58,064 Yeah, so and it's being practiced quite a lot. 373 00:12:58,064 --> 00:13:01,898 Even on big scale agriculture, we're practicing that. 374 00:13:01,898 --> 00:13:06,764 And the reason being, it keeps the soil intact. 375 00:13:06,764 --> 00:13:08,764 You know, because we do have, you know, 376 00:13:08,764 --> 00:13:11,498 highly eroded soils here in the Mid-South. 377 00:13:11,498 --> 00:13:15,298 And also by planting some type of legume crop, 378 00:13:15,298 --> 00:13:17,664 it will fix nitrogen in to the soil. 379 00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:21,564 And it will also help build organic matter for the soil next 380 00:13:21,564 --> 00:13:22,564 year. 381 00:13:22,564 --> 00:13:25,664 So it's kind of a win-win all the way around. 382 00:13:25,664 --> 00:13:29,498 And there are several crops that we're looking at now at 383 00:13:29,498 --> 00:13:30,498 planting. 384 00:13:30,498 --> 00:13:34,498 I mean it used to pretty much clover but now radishes. 385 00:13:34,498 --> 00:13:36,564 People are using those. 386 00:13:36,564 --> 00:13:40,098 And there is a lot of research out there that is suggesting 387 00:13:40,098 --> 00:13:42,864 plant a combination of all of that. 388 00:13:42,864 --> 00:13:43,864 Wow. 389 00:13:43,864 --> 00:13:44,864 And you can really build. 390 00:13:44,864 --> 00:13:47,231 Within seven years, you can really build up layers of top 391 00:13:47,231 --> 00:13:48,231 soil. 392 00:13:48,231 --> 00:13:49,631 Okay, so what do you do? 393 00:13:49,631 --> 00:13:52,198 Do you till those cover crops under? 394 00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:54,464 Yes, just till them under. 395 00:13:54,464 --> 00:13:57,998 And for those who want to use some type of burn down herbicide 396 00:13:57,998 --> 00:14:00,331 application, you would burn it down and then, 397 00:14:00,331 --> 00:14:02,331 of course, still, you know, till it under. 398 00:14:02,331 --> 00:14:04,864 Wow, makes for some good soil! 399 00:14:04,864 --> 00:14:05,864 Yeah. 400 00:14:05,864 --> 00:14:06,864 Good organic matter. 401 00:14:06,864 --> 00:14:09,631 Okay, now what about weed control? 402 00:14:09,631 --> 00:14:11,931 Everybody has a question about weed control in gardens. 403 00:14:11,931 --> 00:14:12,931 Right Laurie? 404 00:14:12,931 --> 00:14:14,931 [laughter] 405 00:14:14,931 --> 00:14:15,031 Well you know really weed control is year round now 406 00:14:15,031 --> 00:14:16,631 if you really think about it. 407 00:14:16,631 --> 00:14:20,064 And what I would do in the garden right now is, 408 00:14:20,064 --> 00:14:22,231 you know, obviously besides cleaning it up, 409 00:14:22,231 --> 00:14:28,798 go out there and just spray a non-selective herbicide such as, 410 00:14:28,798 --> 00:14:31,864 you know, glyphosate which is sold as RoundUp. 411 00:14:31,864 --> 00:14:34,231 And just kill everything off, so to speak. 412 00:14:34,231 --> 00:14:37,831 And also that will prevent grass seeds and things like that from 413 00:14:37,831 --> 00:14:40,131 germinating next year, you know, because you would just kill it 414 00:14:40,131 --> 00:14:42,398 off before it can form seeds. 415 00:14:42,398 --> 00:14:46,364 And then put down some type of pre-emergent that will contain 416 00:14:46,364 --> 00:14:48,198 trifluralin. 417 00:14:48,198 --> 00:14:51,864 And just make you have a good, clean, 418 00:14:51,864 --> 00:14:54,531 you know, bed to plant in come next spring. 419 00:14:54,531 --> 00:14:55,531 You'll be ready to go. 420 00:14:55,531 --> 00:14:58,531 You'll be able to have weed gain, so to speak. 421 00:14:58,531 --> 00:15:00,598 But you know what somebody's telling me? 422 00:15:00,598 --> 00:15:03,598 You know what Chris? I don't want to use a herbicide. 423 00:15:03,598 --> 00:15:04,598 Yes. 424 00:15:04,598 --> 00:15:06,598 Is there something else that they can do? 425 00:15:06,598 --> 00:15:08,631 Well in warmer temperatures, you can use corn gluten meal. 426 00:15:08,631 --> 00:15:13,964 And that will serve as a, I guess a per-emergent type of 427 00:15:13,964 --> 00:15:15,064 herbicide. 428 00:15:15,064 --> 00:15:17,064 And of course you can always, you know, 429 00:15:17,064 --> 00:15:18,131 chop and till. 430 00:15:18,131 --> 00:15:20,131 You know so it's just kind of how you, 431 00:15:20,131 --> 00:15:22,131 you know, preference, so to speak. 432 00:15:22,131 --> 00:15:24,131 Yeah, that would be the hard way. 433 00:15:24,131 --> 00:15:25,531 [laughter] 434 00:15:25,531 --> 00:15:25,764 Yes. 435 00:15:25,764 --> 00:15:27,864 Alright now what about the freeze dates? 436 00:15:27,864 --> 00:15:29,864 Yeah, we get that question a lot. 437 00:15:29,864 --> 00:15:34,764 Okay, big day to remember here in the Mid-South is November 13. 438 00:15:34,764 --> 00:15:35,764 November 13th. 439 00:15:35,764 --> 00:15:37,764 Now hopefully that won't be on a Friday. 440 00:15:37,764 --> 00:15:39,531 I don't know about that. 441 00:15:39,531 --> 00:15:43,131 But according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, 442 00:15:43,131 --> 00:15:45,764 on November 13th according to their records, 443 00:15:45,764 --> 00:15:48,431 you have like a 50% chance of a freeze. 444 00:15:48,431 --> 00:15:51,498 So you would adjust your planting, 445 00:15:51,498 --> 00:15:52,898 you know, on that date. 446 00:15:52,898 --> 00:15:55,098 And obviously on the seed packages, 447 00:15:55,098 --> 00:15:57,898 it will kind of tell you how long it's gonna take before that 448 00:15:57,898 --> 00:15:59,298 crop matures and all that. 449 00:15:59,298 --> 00:16:01,464 So you'll kind of adjust it to that date. 450 00:16:01,464 --> 00:16:03,598 But kind of remember November 13th. 451 00:16:03,598 --> 00:16:05,164 There's a 50% chance. 452 00:16:05,164 --> 00:16:06,198 Fifty-percent chance! 453 00:16:06,198 --> 00:16:08,798 Yes, of a freeze according to records now. 454 00:16:08,798 --> 00:16:09,964 Now I'm not a weatherman. 455 00:16:09,964 --> 00:16:12,731 Okay but you're playing one now, right? 456 00:16:12,731 --> 00:16:13,731 That's right. 457 00:16:13,731 --> 00:16:15,731 Alright, are you writing that down? 458 00:16:15,731 --> 00:16:16,764 -- November 13th. 459 00:16:16,764 --> 00:16:17,764 I'm gonna remember that one. 460 00:16:17,764 --> 00:16:18,798 Okay. 461 00:16:18,798 --> 00:16:20,798 Alright, what about other cultural practices that we can 462 00:16:20,798 --> 00:16:21,898 perform now? 463 00:16:21,898 --> 00:16:27,231 Well I think a real good one obviously would be just to clean 464 00:16:27,231 --> 00:16:29,498 your garden up, so to speak. 465 00:16:29,498 --> 00:16:34,098 You know just get rid of all that old crop residue in regards 466 00:16:34,098 --> 00:16:38,031 to peach trees and things like that, mummified fruits. 467 00:16:38,031 --> 00:16:41,798 Just get rid of all that because disease will just harbor on its 468 00:16:41,798 --> 00:16:45,231 stuff and just be there next year waiting to attack. 469 00:16:45,231 --> 00:16:50,331 I also like to, you know, mow the grass around my garden area. 470 00:16:50,331 --> 00:16:54,931 Because you know insects will over winter on that grass. 471 00:16:54,931 --> 00:16:57,798 So you kinda get everything cleaned up real good. 472 00:16:57,798 --> 00:16:59,398 That just helps a lot. 473 00:16:59,398 --> 00:17:00,464 Okay. 474 00:17:00,464 --> 00:17:01,598 It goes a long way. 475 00:17:01,598 --> 00:17:03,731 So keep everything clean. Practice good sanitation. 476 00:17:03,731 --> 00:17:07,264 Yes and you know some areas are.. 477 00:17:07,264 --> 00:17:09,964 You know I like to just till the stuff in to the soil and just 478 00:17:09,964 --> 00:17:12,498 let it compost and be ready for next year. 479 00:17:12,498 --> 00:17:15,398 But you know some places will permit you to burn, 480 00:17:15,398 --> 00:17:17,464 you know, if you live out in the county or something in some of 481 00:17:17,464 --> 00:17:18,464 the counties. 482 00:17:18,464 --> 00:17:20,598 You can burn some of that old corp residue that may have 483 00:17:20,598 --> 00:17:21,598 disease on it. 484 00:17:21,598 --> 00:17:23,598 And it will just kind of help a lot. 485 00:17:23,598 --> 00:17:24,598 Okay. 486 00:17:24,598 --> 00:17:26,598 And I'm pretty sure y'all can do that in Haywood County. 487 00:17:26,598 --> 00:17:28,598 Oh yes. That's what I'm saying. 488 00:17:28,598 --> 00:17:29,598 We can do it out in the county. 489 00:17:29,598 --> 00:17:31,598 There's some things we can do that you can't do in the city. 490 00:17:31,598 --> 00:17:32,964 If I can get away with it. 491 00:17:32,964 --> 00:17:33,964 Isn't that something? 492 00:17:33,964 --> 00:17:35,964 I don't think we can get away with that here. 493 00:17:35,964 --> 00:17:38,964 No, no, no, no. They're not gonna tolerate that. 494 00:17:38,964 --> 00:17:39,898 Okay. 495 00:17:39,898 --> 00:17:41,898 So those are cultural practices though. 496 00:17:41,898 --> 00:17:42,898 And those are important. 497 00:17:42,898 --> 00:17:43,898 Yeah, it is. 498 00:17:43,898 --> 00:17:44,898 They're very important. 499 00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:46,898 So we do those things and we'll be just fine. 500 00:17:46,898 --> 00:17:47,898 You'll be fine. 501 00:17:47,898 --> 00:17:49,898 Alright, well appreciate that Walter. 502 00:17:49,898 --> 00:17:51,898 Alright, here's our Q and A session. 503 00:17:51,898 --> 00:17:52,898 Okay. 504 00:17:52,898 --> 00:17:54,898 Ms. Laurie you jump in there with us, 505 00:17:54,898 --> 00:17:55,898 okay? 506 00:17:55,898 --> 00:17:57,898 Alright, here's our first question. 507 00:17:57,898 --> 00:17:59,898 It's a viewer e-mail from Jack in Bartlett. 508 00:17:59,898 --> 00:18:01,964 He writes, Hi Chris and friends. 509 00:18:01,964 --> 00:18:03,964 I really enjoy your show and hope to see you for many years 510 00:18:03,964 --> 00:18:04,964 to come. 511 00:18:04,964 --> 00:18:06,964 Pretty good! Thank you, Mr. Jack, for that. 512 00:18:06,964 --> 00:18:08,964 My question is when is the best time to prune back my roses and 513 00:18:08,964 --> 00:18:11,164 what are the best practices with pruning? 514 00:18:11,164 --> 00:18:14,364 Walter, you want to help out with that? 515 00:18:14,364 --> 00:18:17,264 Well yes, let me say this. 516 00:18:17,264 --> 00:18:23,664 Traditionally, um, March was kind of the best time to prune 517 00:18:23,664 --> 00:18:26,531 what we call the bush roses, so to speak. 518 00:18:26,531 --> 00:18:29,764 Of course I know now with these newer cultivars you can kind of 519 00:18:29,764 --> 00:18:34,098 prune anytime you want to, I believe. 520 00:18:34,098 --> 00:18:37,731 And I've always was told to counterprune back like a third 521 00:18:37,731 --> 00:18:39,164 of the plant, maybe. 522 00:18:39,164 --> 00:18:41,098 Now there are some other tips, you now, 523 00:18:41,098 --> 00:18:42,231 maybe I don't know. 524 00:18:42,231 --> 00:18:44,931 I just know March was kind of the time traditionally. 525 00:18:44,931 --> 00:18:45,931 Right. 526 00:18:45,931 --> 00:18:48,531 You know I always tell people just prune your roses back when 527 00:18:48,531 --> 00:18:49,764 the Forsynthias are in bloom. 528 00:18:49,764 --> 00:18:53,164 You know that's gonna be early spring, 529 00:18:53,164 --> 00:18:55,164 you know, in this area for the most part. 530 00:18:55,164 --> 00:18:57,398 Anything that's diseased, take it out. 531 00:18:57,398 --> 00:18:59,031 Crossing, take it out. 532 00:18:59,031 --> 00:19:02,131 You want to open up the middle and let sunlight get down in 533 00:19:02,131 --> 00:19:03,131 there. 534 00:19:03,131 --> 00:19:05,131 And that allows for good air circulation. 535 00:19:05,131 --> 00:19:09,298 Now if you have any canes in there smaller than the diameter 536 00:19:09,298 --> 00:19:11,364 of a pencil, you want to get that out as well. 537 00:19:11,364 --> 00:19:12,364 Okay. 538 00:19:12,364 --> 00:19:15,398 Once you do all of those, get rid of of course old leaves and 539 00:19:15,398 --> 00:19:18,564 things like that because they may harbor some of those 540 00:19:18,564 --> 00:19:19,998 diseases we talked about. 541 00:19:19,998 --> 00:19:23,064 Well and sterilizing your pruners too in between clamps is 542 00:19:23,064 --> 00:19:24,064 a real good idea. 543 00:19:24,064 --> 00:19:27,898 Take an alcohol swab out there with ya in between plants. 544 00:19:27,898 --> 00:19:28,898 It's good. 545 00:19:28,898 --> 00:19:29,898 Yeah, that's a real good idea. 546 00:19:29,898 --> 00:19:32,364 I mean those are some of your good practices. 547 00:19:32,364 --> 00:19:34,764 And here again, when your forsynthias in bloom, 548 00:19:34,764 --> 00:19:36,764 that's when I prune back my roses. 549 00:19:36,764 --> 00:19:39,764 Because I do have roses at home. So that's what I do. 550 00:19:39,764 --> 00:19:40,764 Yeah? 551 00:19:40,764 --> 00:19:43,764 And I think they're pretty good. Not too bad. 552 00:19:43,764 --> 00:19:45,764 Alright, and then also, you know, 553 00:19:45,764 --> 00:19:48,164 put down mulch too, you know, usually in the springtime once I 554 00:19:48,164 --> 00:19:50,131 finish pruning. 555 00:19:50,131 --> 00:19:51,564 Seems to help out somewhat. 556 00:19:51,564 --> 00:19:53,698 Okay, so there you have it Mr. Jack. 557 00:19:53,698 --> 00:19:56,231 Thank you for that question. Here's our next one. 558 00:19:56,231 --> 00:20:01,198 Can you grow apricot trees here in the Mid-South with much 559 00:20:01,198 --> 00:20:02,198 success? 560 00:20:02,198 --> 00:20:04,198 What do you think about that Walter? 561 00:20:04,198 --> 00:20:10,164 Well I do know that apricots come from the Mediterranean. 562 00:20:10,164 --> 00:20:15,464 But they require about a thousand hours of temperatures 563 00:20:15,464 --> 00:20:18,598 below 45 degrees. 564 00:20:18,598 --> 00:20:20,598 So they do require some type of chilling. 565 00:20:20,598 --> 00:20:23,998 I think it helps them, you know, set fruit and develop buds and 566 00:20:23,998 --> 00:20:24,998 all that. 567 00:20:24,998 --> 00:20:27,431 And you know sometimes we have those mild winters. 568 00:20:27,431 --> 00:20:29,431 I don't know if we really get there. 569 00:20:29,431 --> 00:20:33,564 And most of the apricot production in this country, 570 00:20:33,564 --> 00:20:35,964 I would probably say 90% of it's in California. 571 00:20:35,964 --> 00:20:38,031 Evidentally their climate works. 572 00:20:38,031 --> 00:20:40,131 So I would have to say probably no. 573 00:20:40,131 --> 00:20:42,131 I also know that they require dry springs. 574 00:20:42,131 --> 00:20:44,964 And we really don't get a lot of dry springs around here. 575 00:20:44,964 --> 00:20:48,831 We get dry summers but not dry springs. 576 00:20:48,831 --> 00:20:53,031 Yeah, that's when we get our rainfall for the most part. 577 00:20:53,031 --> 00:20:55,031 Something else too about apricot trees is this. 578 00:20:55,031 --> 00:20:57,631 The current varities that are out there, 579 00:20:57,631 --> 00:21:00,464 they bloom too early for us in this area. 580 00:21:00,464 --> 00:21:01,831 In January or something, is it? 581 00:21:01,831 --> 00:21:03,131 Yes, it's too early. 582 00:21:03,131 --> 00:21:05,464 So our spring frost would just take them out. 583 00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:06,498 Right. 584 00:21:06,498 --> 00:21:10,398 So you're not gonna be able to grow apricot trees with much 585 00:21:10,398 --> 00:21:11,398 success here. 586 00:21:11,398 --> 00:21:14,831 You always do find that one person though that will say well 587 00:21:14,831 --> 00:21:17,031 my uncle do one. 588 00:21:17,031 --> 00:21:19,031 So you know you may have that out there. 589 00:21:19,031 --> 00:21:20,031 But no. 590 00:21:20,031 --> 00:21:22,031 But for the most part, I wouldn't. 591 00:21:22,031 --> 00:21:25,131 Because they, again, they bloom -- yeah, January. 592 00:21:25,131 --> 00:21:27,398 Just too early for us around this area. 593 00:21:27,398 --> 00:21:31,798 Because we will have a frost and it will definitely take them 594 00:21:31,798 --> 00:21:32,798 out. 595 00:21:32,798 --> 00:21:33,831 That's for sure. 596 00:21:33,831 --> 00:21:35,831 Alright, here's our next question. 597 00:21:35,831 --> 00:21:38,698 What are these little tan furry caterpillars eating my oak 598 00:21:38,698 --> 00:21:39,631 leaves? 599 00:21:39,631 --> 00:21:43,031 We've had several people come to the extension office with bags 600 00:21:43,031 --> 00:21:44,098 of these caterpillars. 601 00:21:44,098 --> 00:21:45,098 Okay. 602 00:21:45,098 --> 00:21:47,698 They're the Pale Tussock caterpillars which turn in to 603 00:21:47,698 --> 00:21:49,331 the Pale Tussock moth. 604 00:21:49,331 --> 00:21:50,398 Okay. 605 00:21:50,398 --> 00:21:52,631 What they're doing, they're eating your oak leaves. 606 00:21:52,631 --> 00:21:56,998 They're also eating your Sycamore leaves. 607 00:21:56,998 --> 00:22:01,031 This is the fall, okay. So let's make this easy. 608 00:22:01,031 --> 00:22:03,764 The leaves are dropping anyway. 609 00:22:03,764 --> 00:22:05,698 That's right. 610 00:22:05,698 --> 00:22:08,631 You're fine. I think it'll be fine. 611 00:22:08,631 --> 00:22:11,831 There's no need, in my opinion, to go out and spray, 612 00:22:11,831 --> 00:22:15,331 you know, B-T or something like that when this is the fall and 613 00:22:15,331 --> 00:22:17,331 the leaves are gonna drop anyway. 614 00:22:17,331 --> 00:22:19,331 So it's not gonna stress the tree out. 615 00:22:19,331 --> 00:22:20,331 Right. 616 00:22:20,331 --> 00:22:22,331 Now if you see this problem in the spring, 617 00:22:22,331 --> 00:22:24,398 then yes, especially when the leaves are coming back out. 618 00:22:24,398 --> 00:22:27,231 Then I would use a B-T product, Dipel, 619 00:22:27,231 --> 00:22:29,498 Javelin to control these caterpillars. 620 00:22:29,498 --> 00:22:31,331 But this time of the year, no. 621 00:22:31,331 --> 00:22:33,398 Are they worse this year than normal? 622 00:22:33,398 --> 00:22:36,664 We've seen more this year than we have in years past. 623 00:22:36,664 --> 00:22:38,864 Now I don't know if that's because of the weather pattern 624 00:22:38,864 --> 00:22:40,031 or not. 625 00:22:40,031 --> 00:22:41,031 Yeah. 626 00:22:41,031 --> 00:22:43,031 But yeah, we've had several people come in to the office. 627 00:22:43,031 --> 00:22:45,031 You know these are getting in to my house or I've seen them on 628 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:48,031 the sidewalk and the carport and things like that. 629 00:22:48,031 --> 00:22:50,031 But yeah, we've seen more this year. 630 00:22:50,031 --> 00:22:51,264 But here again, it's fall. 631 00:22:51,264 --> 00:22:53,264 They're gonna drop leaves anyway. 632 00:22:53,264 --> 00:22:57,364 They're gonna drop leaves anyway and you'll be fine, okay? 633 00:22:57,364 --> 00:22:58,531 Now here's our next question. 634 00:22:58,531 --> 00:23:02,964 What is the best pre-emerge to use to control winter weeds? 635 00:23:02,964 --> 00:23:03,964 What do you think Walt? 636 00:23:03,964 --> 00:23:09,198 Well I really like, like I said, the trifluralin products because 637 00:23:09,198 --> 00:23:14,164 they give you, like, a three month control. 638 00:23:14,164 --> 00:23:16,364 So if you kind of think in October, 639 00:23:16,364 --> 00:23:18,431 well, you know, you look right around January, 640 00:23:18,431 --> 00:23:20,631 probably it begins to play out. 641 00:23:20,631 --> 00:23:22,864 And you know a lot of people start preparing potato ground 642 00:23:22,864 --> 00:23:23,864 come February. 643 00:23:23,864 --> 00:23:26,164 So it kind of gets you through the winter. 644 00:23:26,164 --> 00:23:28,698 That's probably the best products to use. 645 00:23:28,698 --> 00:23:32,864 I think Preen probably makes a product that will carry you 646 00:23:32,864 --> 00:23:33,864 through. 647 00:23:33,864 --> 00:23:35,864 And Preen actually contains trifluralin. 648 00:23:35,864 --> 00:23:37,864 That's right, that's right. It contains it. 649 00:23:37,864 --> 00:23:39,798 And they have an organic Preen now that actually contains the 650 00:23:39,798 --> 00:23:42,131 corn gluten meal which you actually mentioned earlier. 651 00:23:42,131 --> 00:23:43,131 Mhm. 652 00:23:43,131 --> 00:23:44,131 So you can use those. 653 00:23:44,131 --> 00:23:48,064 There's another -- Pendimethalin you know is the active 654 00:23:48,064 --> 00:23:50,064 ingredient that you can use to control some of your winter 655 00:23:50,064 --> 00:23:52,064 weeds that are definitely going to be out there. 656 00:23:52,064 --> 00:23:53,064 That's right, that's right. 657 00:23:53,064 --> 00:23:56,498 And Dimension is another product that you can use. 658 00:23:56,498 --> 00:24:00,364 It contains Dithiopyr which actually controls, 659 00:24:00,364 --> 00:24:03,031 you know, broadleaf weeds, winter weeds. 660 00:24:03,031 --> 00:24:06,764 So yeah, so that's probably what I would just use. 661 00:24:06,764 --> 00:24:08,764 And most of them come in a granular form. 662 00:24:08,764 --> 00:24:09,764 That's right. 663 00:24:09,764 --> 00:24:10,764 So just get it out there. 664 00:24:10,764 --> 00:24:12,764 Water it in or let Mother Nature water it in. 665 00:24:12,764 --> 00:24:14,764 It forms that barrier, you know, right there at the soil level. 666 00:24:14,764 --> 00:24:16,764 So once those seeds start to geriminate, 667 00:24:16,764 --> 00:24:18,764 it hits that barrier, that chemical barrier, 668 00:24:18,764 --> 00:24:20,764 inhibits the formation of roots. 669 00:24:20,764 --> 00:24:26,364 No roots, no shoots, no weeds. 670 00:24:26,364 --> 00:24:27,364 That's right. 671 00:24:27,364 --> 00:24:29,364 So you know that pretty much knocks it out. 672 00:24:29,364 --> 00:24:32,364 Alright, so you won't have any weeds, Ms. Laurie. 673 00:24:32,364 --> 00:24:33,364 You need to do that! 674 00:24:33,364 --> 00:24:34,364 I need to do that badly. 675 00:24:34,364 --> 00:24:35,364 You need to do that! 676 00:24:35,364 --> 00:24:37,364 But if you do, I think you'll be just fine. 677 00:24:37,364 --> 00:24:38,531 And timing is critical. 678 00:24:38,531 --> 00:24:39,464 That's right. 679 00:24:39,464 --> 00:24:41,464 Make sure you put it down at the right time. 680 00:24:41,464 --> 00:24:43,464 Read the label. Don't put out too much. 681 00:24:43,464 --> 00:24:45,931 More, you know, is not always better. 682 00:24:45,931 --> 00:24:48,798 And you'll be just fine. Thank y'all for that. 683 00:24:48,798 --> 00:24:50,964 Okay, that's all we have time for today. 684 00:24:50,964 --> 00:24:54,264 Don't forget you can send a letter or an e-mail with your 685 00:24:54,264 --> 00:24:55,298 gardening questions. 686 00:24:55,298 --> 00:24:58,598 The mailing address is on the screen and the e-mail is address 687 00:24:58,598 --> 00:25:01,498 is Familyplot-at-wkno-dot-org. 688 00:25:01,498 --> 00:25:02,798 I'm Chris Cooper. 689 00:25:02,798 --> 00:25:05,864 Thanks for watching and be sure to join us next time for 690 00:25:05,864 --> 00:25:08,431 "The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South". 691 00:25:08,431 --> 00:25:10,731 Be safe! 692 00:25:10,731 --> 00:25:55,664 ♪♪♪ 693 00:25:55,664 --> 00:25:56,531 (female announcer) Production funding for 694 00:25:56,531 --> 00:25:58,531 "The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South" 695 00:25:58,531 --> 00:26:02,664 is provided by Good Winds Landscape and Garden Center 696 00:26:02,664 --> 00:26:06,664 in Germantown since 1943 and continuing to offer it's 697 00:26:06,664 --> 00:26:10,698 plants for successful gardening with seven greenhouses and three 698 00:26:10,698 --> 00:26:13,164 acres of plants plus comprehensive landscape 699 00:26:13,164 --> 00:26:16,631 services.. 700 00:26:16,631 --> 00:26:20,631 CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY WKNO - MEMPHIS.