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>> WELL, EVERYBODY I'VE
TALKED TO HAS PUT SOME
TOMATOES IN THE GROUND,
AND IF YOU'VE GOT
QUESTIONS ABOUT TOMATOES,
WE'VE GOT THE EXPERT
HERE TONIGHT.
SO Y'ALL GIVE US A CALL.
OUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER IS UP.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE READY
TO ANSWER THE PHONE.
WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR
GARDEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND IF YOU WANT TO TALK
IN A DIFFERENT FASHION,
WE ARE JUST SO FORTUNATE
BECAUSE IF IT'S TUESDAY,
THAT WONDERFUL TERASA LOTT,
YOU CAN COUNT ON HER BEING
RIGHT HERE WITH US.
TERASA?
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
I AM IN THAT LIST OF PEOPLE
WITH TOMATOES IN THE GROUND,
OR IN SOME CONTAINERS,
I SHOULD SAY.
A BIG THANKS TO MY HUSBAND
FOR GETTING THOSE
PLANTED THIS WEEKEND.
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GROWING
IN YOUR GARDEN.
YOU CAN DO THAT IN
THE CHAT ROOM THIS EVENING.
IF YOU NEED
SOME INSTRUCTIONS,
I'LL PROVIDE THOSE
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS,
BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S START
"MAKING IT GROW!"
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>> Amanda: AND WE ARE
SO GLAD THAT YOU COULD
JOIN US TONIGHT FOR
AN HOUR OF TALKING ABOUT
GARDENING IN SOUTH CAROLINA
WHERE I MUST SAY,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN
WITH THE TEMPERATURES,
WITH THE SUNSHINE,
WITH THE RAIN,
BUT WE ALL ENJOY IT,
WE LOVE TO GET OUT THERE,
AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU
CAN BE WITH US TONIGHT.
I'M AMANDA MCNULTY
WITH CLEMSON EXTENSION,
AND WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SUMTER.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE LOCATED,
AND WE'RE DELIGHTED
YOU COULD TUNE IN
WITH US TONIGHT.
WE'RE ALSO DELIGHTED
TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO SOMEONE WHO,
I THINK THAT YOU'VE
BEEN WITH US BEFORE,
BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME,
WEATHERLY THOMAS,
AND YOU HAVE A POSITION NOW
AS A 4-H AGENT
OVER THERE IN RICHLAND.
>> Weatherly: YES, MA'AM.
AND WE ARE SUPER BUSY
PLANNING A LOT OF
NEW THINGS FOR 4-HERS
IN RICHLAND COUNTY.
WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF
NEW CLUBS STARTED IN SCHOOL,
AFTER SCHOOL,
COMMUNITY GROUPS,
SO IT'S JUST VERY EXCITING.
>> Amanda: YOU LOOK EXCITED.
IF I WERE A LITTLE 4-HER,
I'D WANT MY 4-H LEADER
TO BE EXCITED.
AND I'LL BET YOU'RE
GETTING SOME GOOD VOLUNTEERS
OVER THERE TOO.
>> Weatherly: GETTING A LOT
OF GOOD VOLUNTEERS,
SEVERAL EVERY WEEK.
>> Amanda: WONDERFUL.
JACKIE JORDAN IS
A HORTICULTURE AGENT
IN FAIRFIELD, KERSHAW,
AND RICHLAND.
DID I GET IT RIGHT?
>> Jackie: YES.
>> Amanda: AND I LOVE IT
WHEN JACKIE COMES ON
BECAUSE SHE IS A GIRL
WHO KNOWS ABOUT TURF.
>> Jackie: YEP.
>> Amanda: SO WHEN
THE MEN CALL AND SAY,
I'D LIKE TO TALK TO ONE
OF THOSE MEN WHO KNOWS HOW
TO ANSWER TURF QUESTIONS,
YOU SAY, HOW ABOUT ME?
>> Jackie: RIGHT.
I CAN HELP YOU.
>> Amanda: BUT USUALLY
BY NOW, THINGS ARE
LOOKING A LITTLE GREENER,
AND TURF GRASS DOESN'T
LOOK AS GREEN AS IT
USUALLY DOES BY NOW.
WHAT'S GOING ON, JACKIE?
>> Jackie: TEMPERATURES
JUST HAVEN'T BEEN
QUITE WARM ENOUGH.
WE REALLY NEED NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES IN THE 70'S
AND TO STAY IN THE 70'S FOR
CENTIPEDE AND ST. AUGUSTINE
TO START ACTIVELY GROWING.
BERMUDA AND ZOYSIA REALLY
START ACTIVELY GROWING WHEN
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES GET
TO 65 AND STAY 65 OR ABOVE.
>> Amanda: BUT WE'VE HAD
COOL NIGHTS, HAVEN'T WE?
>> Jackie: WE HAVE.
>> Amanda: SO WE REALLY
DON'T NEED TO BE PUTTING
FERTILIZER OUT YET.
>> Jackie: NO, NO.
WAIT UNTIL THE GRASS IS
COMPLETELY GREENED UP.
WE'RE USUALLY RECOMMENDING
ABOUT THE FIRST
OR SECOND WEEK OF MAY.
>> Amanda: OTHERWISE,
IT MIGHT GO OFF SITE.
>> Jackie: IT WILL
EITHER VOLATIZE
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE OR
LEACH DOWN THROUGH THE SOIL.
>> Amanda: YOU JUST LOSE IT.
>> Jackie: YOU'RE
JUST LOSING IT.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHT.
POWELL SMITH IS A SPECIALIST
WITH SMALL FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES.
DID I GET THAT RIGHT?
PEACHES?
>> Powell: CLOSE ENOUGH.
I DON'T DO PEACHES.
I LEAVE THAT
TO OTHER AGENTS.
>> Amanda: YOU
DON'T DO PEACHES.
>> Powell: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Amanda: BUT REALLY,
IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT
AND EXCITING INDUSTRY NOW
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO USED TO BE TRADITIONAL
ROW CROPPERS ARE ADDING
ON TO THEIR VARIETY
OF WHAT THEY GROW.
>> Powell: THEY ARE.
I WAS JUST TALKING TO A
YOUNG MAN IN CALHOUN COUNTY
THAT'S A COTTON GROWER
THAT HAS A BUTTERBEAN
AND ENGLISH PEA OPERATION,
ACTUALLY FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT,
AND MOVES A LOT OF THE
PRODUCT THROUGH THE LOCAL
GROWFOOD DOWN IN CHARLESTON
AS WELL AS SELLS LOCALLY
THERE IN CALHOUN COUNTY
TO GROCERY STORES
AND CONSUMERS.
AND OUR EARLY CROPS
ARE DOING WELL.
THE ONIONS
AND THE ENGLISH PEAS,
ASPARAGUS, STRAWBERRIES,
THEY'RE COMING IN AND DOING
VERY WELL RIGHT NOW.
>> Amanda: UNTIL I GOT
MARRIED, I HAD NEVER HAD
ONE OF THOSE--I CALL THEM
GREEN VIDALIA ONIONS.
IS THAT KIND OF A
SOUTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY?
>> Powell: IT IS.
WE'RE A RENOWNED
GREEN ONION AREA,
AND SEVERAL GROWERS
THAT STARTED TO GROW
THE SWEET ONIONS,
RATHER THAN COMPETE
WITH AREAS LIKE VIDALIA
AND TEXAS THAT COME IN
AT THE SAME TIME WE DO
ON THE DRIED BULB MARKET,
THEY STARTED BUNCHING THEM
IN THREES WHEN THEY GET
ABOUT THE SIZE
OF A TENNIS BALL.
>> Amanda: WOW.
THEY ARE SO GOOD.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
EATING AN APPLE.
IF YOU SEE SOME IN
THE GROCERY STORES,
YOU BE SURE TO GET THEM.
YOU CAN PUT ALL THE ONIONS
YOU WANT ON YOUR HOT DOG
AND YOU CAN STILL GET A BIG
KISS FROM YOUR SWEETIE PIE
AFTER SUPPER.
TERASA LOTT IS A WATER
RESOURCES AGENT BY DAY,
BUT ON TUESDAYS,
TERASA HELPS US WITH THE
CHAT ROOM, AND AS SHE SAYS,
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR ONE MORE.
HOW DOES THAT ONE MORE SLIP
THROUGH THE DOOR, TERASA?
>> Terasa: IT WORKS
JUST LIKE MAGIC,
THE MAGIC OF TECHNOLOGY,
OF COURSE.
FIRST THING YOU HAVE
TO DO IS GO
TO THE "MAKING IT GROW!"
FACEBOOK PAGE.
WE TRY TO KEEP THAT PAGE
UPDATED WITH LOTS OF FUN
AND INTERESTING, EXCITING,
USEFUL INFORMATION.
TODAY THERE HAPPENS
TO BE A LINK POSTED
ABOUT THE SCETV APP.
SO IF YOU WATCH THE SHOW
AND YOU CAN'T REMEMBER,
YOU HEARD SOMEONE
MENTION SOMETHING,
YOU CAN USE THAT APP
TO FIND MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT THING
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
YOU CAN ALSO WATCH
SEGMENTS ON THE SHOW,
POST PHOTOS
TO BE IDENTIFIED,
AND WE HAVE AN EXCITING
EVENT POSTED NEXT WEEKEND,
SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD,
OUR LIVE "MAKING IT GROW!"
DOWN IN SUMMERS CORNER.
PERHAPS YOU'LL
CONSIDER JOINING US.
BUT I'M SUPPOSED
TO TELL YOU HOW TO GET
INTO THE CHAT ROOM.
SO CLICK ON
THE "MAKING IT GROW!"
CHAT ICON.
ONCE YOU DO THAT,
YOU'LL BE DIRECTED
INTO THE CHAT ROOM.
THERE'S ALREADY 14 SPEAKERS
AND TWO VIEWERS.
NO WORRIES,
THERE IS ROOM FOR YOU.
CLICK ON THAT DIALOGUE BOX,
ENTER YOUR USERNAME
AND PASSWORD, AND VOILA,
YOU SHOULD BE CHATTING AWAY.
YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION,
ANSWER A QUESTION,
OR JUST SIT BACK
AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
HOPE TO BE CHATTING
WITH YOU REAL SOON.
AMANDA?
>> Amanda: THANK YOU,
TERASA, AND I'M SURE
YOU'LL HAVE A ROOMFUL
BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
JACKIE CORLEY IS A MASTER
GARDENER OVER IN LEXINGTON,
AND SHE'S COME WITH ANOTHER
MASTER GARDENER FRIEND,
AND THEY'RE GONNA TELL US
ABOUT AN EXCITING EVENT
THAT'S COMING UP.
WHAT'S Y'ALL GOT PLANNED,
JACKIE?
>> Jackie: THANK YOU,
AMANDA.
SANDY RAYMOND AND I ARE
HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE
ABOUT THE SOUTH CAROLINA
GARDEN JAMBOREE.
IT'S SPONSORED
BY THE LEXINGTON
COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS,
BUT THIS JAMBOREE IS FOR
ANYONE WHO LOVES TO GARDEN.
THERE'S STILL PLENTY
OF TIME TO REGISTER.
THE EVENT IS NEXT FRIDAY,
APRIL THE 29TH,
AT SALUDA SHOALS.
BUT MORE ABOUT
THE JAMBOREE LATER.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHTY.
WELL, I CAN'T WAIT
TO COME OVER THERE
AND TALK ABOUT
THE LOVELY THINGS
THAT YOU LADIES
HAVE BROUGHT WITH YOU.
WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST CALLER.
SHIRLEY IS CALLING US
FROM UNION.
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HEAR
FROM YOU, SHIRLEY.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> Caller: YES, I WANT
TO KNOW WHEN IS THE BEST
TIME TO TRIM AZALEAS?
>> Amanda: WELL,
MISS HORTICULTURIST,
SHE'S GOT SOME AZALEAS
THAT NEED TO BE TRIMMED.
>> Jackie: USUALLY
WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH
AFTER THEY FINISH BLOOMING
IS THE BEST TIME,
BUT AS LONG AS YOU GET IT
DONE BEFORE EARLY JUNE.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
AND I'VE ALWAYS HEARD,
AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS RIGHT,
BUT THEY TOLD ME IF YOU GET
IT DONE BY THE 4TH OF JULY
THAT YOU'RE USUALLY OKAY.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THAT?
>> Jackie: MM-HMM.
>> Amanda: AND WHY IS IT
IMPORTANT TO GET IT
DONE EARLY?
DOES IT HAVE SOMETHING WITH
THE NEW GROWTH NOT HAVING
TIME TO GET FLOWERS ON IT
IF YOU WAIT TOO LATE?
>> Jackie: YES.
YOUR BUDS WILL START
SETTING AFTER JULY,
SO YOU DON'T WANT
TO CUT OFF YOUR BUDS
TOO LATE IN THE SEASON.
USUALLY A MONTH AFTER IS
A GOOD TIME TO REMEMBER.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
YEAH, YEAH.
AND THEY ALWAYS SAY AFTER
THEY FLOWER, BUT SOMETIMES,
I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN SEE
AZALEAS A LOT,
SO IF I HAVE TIME
TO PRUNE MY AZALEAS,
SOMETIMES I PRUNE THEM AHEAD
OF TIME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I'M GONNA BE SO BUSY LATER.
IT DOESN'T HURT THEM
IF YOU DO IT EARLY.
>> Jackie: NO,
IT'S NOT GONNA HURT.
YOU CAN PRUNE ANYWHERE
FROM LATE WINTER THROUGH
THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.
>> Amanda: BUT YOU
MISS THE FLOWERS.
>> Jackie: RIGHT.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
DAVID'S CALLING US
FROM SPARTANBURG.
ARE Y'ALL STILL HAVING
CHILLY NIGHTS UP THERE?
>> Caller: PARDON?
I DIDN'T HEAR IT.
>> Amanda: I ASKED IF Y'ALL
WERE STILL HAVING
SOME CHILLY NIGHTS
UP THERE IN SPARTANBURG.
>> Caller: YES, WE DO
ONCE IN A WHILE,
BUT IT'S BEEN
REAL NICE TODAY.
>> Amanda: I'M DELIGHTED.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THAT WE
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP
WITH YOU TONIGHT?
>> Caller: I HAVE
A QUESTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT
IF ANYONE ON THE PROGRAM
KNOWS WHERE TO GET
CHINESE ORCHIDS.
>> Amanda: CHINESE ORCHIDS.
>> Caller: CHINESE ORCHIDS
COME FROM A TUBE.
I HAD A CHINESE LADY TO GIVE
ME TWO YEAR BEFORE LAST,
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO FIND ANY SINCE.
>> Amanda: DO THEY
GROW OUTSIDE,
OR DO YOU KEEP THEM
IN THE HOUSE?
>> Caller: THEY GROW
IN A POT.
>> Amanda: WELL,
JACKIE OR ANYBODY.
POWELL, YOU KNOW A LOT
ABOUT A LOT OF COUNTRIES.
>> Powell: THAT'S
A NEW ONE ON ME.
>> Amanda: I DO NOT KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
>> Jackie: THERE ARE SOME
ORCHIDS THAT ARE REFERRED
TO AS CHINESE ORCHIDS
THAT ARE BULBS,
AND YOU CAN GET THEM
FROM SPECIALTY BULB PLACES.
I'VE GROWN THEM.
THEY'RE HARDY IN THE GROUND.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS
BOTANICAL NAME IS RIGHT,
BETILIA, B-E-T--
>> Amanda: BLETILLA,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEY HAVE THEM AT THE ZOO
IN COLUMBIA.
>> Jackie: AND THEY'RE
REFERRED TO SOMETIMES
AS CHINESE ORCHIDS.
THAT MAY BE WHAT HE'S
TALKING ABOUT.
>> Amanda: OKAY,
AND THEY'RE HARDY--
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'D
BE IN SPARTANBURG.
BLETILLA OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, ISN'T IT?
>> Jackie: YES.
>> Amanda: SO I THINK
IF YOU LOOKED IN, LIKE,
BRENT AND BECKY'S BULBS--
>> Jackie: YES.
THEY WOULD HAVE THEM.
>> Amanda: BRENT
AND BECKY'S BULBS WOULD
PROBABLY HAVE THEM,
SO LOOK AT THAT AND LOOK
AT THE PICTURE AND SEE
IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING US.
IT'S FUN TO LEARN
SOMETHING NEW.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
WE'RE GONNA CHECK IN
WITH DR. JOHN NELSON NOW,
OUR FAVORITE PROFESSOR AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA WHO'S SITTING
AT HOME ON DUNCAN STREET
WITH ROSIE AND--WHAT'S THAT
OTHER LITTLE GAL'S NAME?
OR IS THE OTHER ONE
NOT A LITTLE GAL?
>> John: HANNAH.
>> Amanda: I'M SORRY.
>> John: SHE'S RIGHT
OVER THERE.
>> Amanda: AND HAVE THEY
BEEN DOING THEIR MOLE
GUARDIANSHIP LATELY,
GETTING THE MOLES
OUT OF THE YARD?
>> John: WE DON'T
REALLY HAVE MOLES,
BUT I'M AFRAID THAT ROSIE,
WHO'S ON THE CHAIR,
THIS AFTERNOON
SHE VERY SAVAGELY
KILLED A NICE LIZARD.
>> Amanda: OH, MY GOODNESS.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
>> John: I HAD TO SCOLD HER.
>> Amanda: WELL, I HOPE
YOU TOLD HER TO LEAVE
THOSE LIZARDS ALONE BECAUSE
THEY WERE GONNA EAT SOME
INSECTS THAT MIGHT BE EATING
YOUR PLANTS LATER ON.
>> John: THAT'S RIGHT.
LIZARDS ARE OUR FRIENDS.
>> Amanda: SPEAKING
OF PLANTS,
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING PRETTY
ON YOUR DESKTOP,
AND I'LL BET YOU HAVE
A MYSTERY PLANT FOR US TOO.
BUT LET ME REMIND PEOPLE
THAT IF THEY HAVE A MYSTERY
PLANT--AND YOU WERE SO KIND
TO HELP BETSY ADKIN
WITH IDENTIFYING
THAT ANISE PLANT.
JOHN, YOU HELP A LOT
OF PEOPLE IF THEY FIND
SOMETHING AND WANT TO KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
YOU HAVE A GREAT
FREE SERVICE,
AND ALL THEY HAVE TO DO
IS SEND YOU A PICTURE
TO WHAT ADDRESS?
>> John: IT'S REAL EASY.
A PICTURE COULD BE SENT TO
ME BY EMAIL TO MY EMAIL
ADDRESS, AND THAT WORKS.
I GET PLENTY
OF PICTURES THAT WAY.
AND THEN TODAY A NICE MAN
BROUGHT ME A BAG FULL
OF LITTLE SNIPPETS.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE
THEY CAME FROM BECAUSE HE
BROUGHT THEM WHEN I WAS
STARTING MY LECTURE,
SO I DIDN'T GET
TO TALK TO HIM.
AND HE JUST BROUGHT THEM
INTO THE HERBARIUM AND LEFT
THE BAG OF SNIPPETS,
IN LITTLE BAGGIES.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
>> John: BUT WE'RE HAPPY
TO LOOK AT YOUR PLANTS,
AND IT'S A FREE SERVICE.
>> Amanda: WE APPRECIATE
THE SERVICE THAT YOU GIVE TO
CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND TO THE POOR EXTENSION
AGENTS LIKE ME WHO NEED
ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE MYSTERY PLANT.
IS THIS GONNA BE ONE
THAT WE HAVE
TO PULL OUR HAIR OUT OVER,
OR IS IT A PRETTY EASY ONE?
>> John: I'M NOT SURE.
OUR MYSTERY PLANT IS NOT
THIS THING RIGHT HERE.
THIS CAME FROM MY BACKYARD.
THIS IS ONE
OF THOSE BUCKEYES.
BUT OUR MYSTERY PLANT
IS AN HERB, IT'S VERY,
VERY PRICKLY,
AND IT HAS BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE THAT'S
SORT OF BLUISH GREEN,
AND THE LEAVES HAVE LOTS
OF STICKERS ON THEM.
AND THE STEMS,
IF THEY DO HAPPEN
TO GET CUT,
WILL EXUDE A SORT
OF YELLOWISH JUICE.
THE FLOWERS
ARE JUST GORGEOUS.
THE FLOWER, ON THE BACKSIDE,
OR WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE FLOWER IN BUD,
WILL HAVE PRICKLY SEPALS,
JUST TWO SEPALS.
THIS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF
THE FAMILY, PRICKLY SEPALS,
AND THEY FALL OFF
AND LEAVE THESE VERY,
VERY DELICATE PETALS,
JUST BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL PETALS THAT
ARE SORT OF LIKE GOSSAMER.
THEY'RE JUST DELICATE
AS CAN BE AND WHITE,
JUST SNOW WHITE.
>> Amanda: AND IS THAT
A BIG, OLD, FAT STIGMA
SITTING UP IN
THE MIDDLE OF IT?
>> John: THAT'S RIGHT,
SURROUNDED BY A BUNCH
OF GOLDEN STAMENS.
>> Amanda: THAT REALLY
IS SPECTACULAR.
>> John: AND THEN ONCE
THE PETALS ALL FALL OFF
AND THE STAMENS GO AWAY,
IT WILL MAKE A POD,
A SEED POD,
WHICH IS ALSO BRIGHT BLUISH
GREEN AND VERY PRICKLY.
SO EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS PLANT,
EXCEPT FOR THE PETALS,
IS KIND OF PRICKLY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO FOOL
WITH THIS THING
WITHOUT HAVING GLOVES ON
BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU
THAT IT IS PRICKLY.
I MADE A SPECIMEN OR TWO
OF THIS SPECIES,
AND IT'S A MESS.
>> Amanda: IS THIS A PLANT
THAT GROWS HERE NATIVELY,
OR HAS IT BEEN BROUGHT IN?
>> John: IT'S HARD
TO SAY EXACTLY WHERE
THIS IS NATIVE,
BUT IT SEEMS TO BE LARGELY
NATIVE TO TEXAS
AND THE CENTRAL MIDWEST,
BUT IT ALSO CAN BE SEEN
OVER HERE IN THE EAST
SPORADICALLY.
AND IT'S PROBABLY
NATIVE HERE,
BUT IT'S KIND OF
AN ODDBALL DISTRIBUTION.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHT.
IT EXUDES COLORED SUBSTANCE
WHEN IT'S CUT.
ANYBODY KNOW?
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK?
>> Powell: I DON'T KNOW
THE SCIENTIFIC NAME.
IT MIGHT BE A PRICKLY POPPY.
>> Amanda: I WAS GOING
TO SAY IT LOOKS LIKE
A POPPY, JOHN,
AND IT'S GOT THAT SUBSTANCE
THAT COMES OUT OF IT.
IS IT A POPPY?
>> John: POWELL IS
COMPLETELY RIGHT, OF COURSE.
>> Amanda: OF COURSE.
>> Powell: SORRY.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Amanda: A PRICKLY POPPY.
WHITE PRICKLY POPPY,
THERE YOU GO.
>> John: AND IT IS A GOOD
MEMBER OF THE POPPY FAMILY,
AND IF THE VIEWERS
WILL REMEMBER,
WE HAD ONE LAST WEEK
IN THE POPPY FAMILY.
>> Amanda: WE SURE DID.
I THINK WE HAD A CALIFORNIA
POPPY THAT YOU HAD TAKEN
A PICTURE OF SOMEPLACE WHERE
YOU HAD GONE FOR A FESTIVAL.
>> John: IT WAS THE GRITS
FESTIVAL IN ST. GEORGE.
>> Amanda: HOW ABOUT THAT?
WELL, JOHN,
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE'S THAT LAST WEEK.
ISN'T THAT PRETTY?
>> Powell: OH, YEAH,
CALIFORNIA POPPY.
>> Amanda: EXCEPT THAT ONE
YOU CAN PICK WITHOUT HAVING
TO HAVE A PAIR OF GLOVES ON.
>> John: IT'S NOT
AS PRICKLY.
>> Amanda: I GUESS
GROWING OUT THERE IN TEXAS
AND PLACES WHERE
ANIMALS ARE GRAZING,
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
TO EAT,
IT'S GOT THOSE PRICKLES
TO KEEP FROM BEING EATEN UP.
>> John: I GUESS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT
THAT ALWAYS WORKS,
BUT IT REALLY IS
A PRETTY PLANT,
AND IT CAN GROW
IN OLD HARD-SCRABBLY
WASTE GROUND, DRY,
LIKE ALONG A RAILROAD TRACK.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I USED TO SEE THIS PRETTY
REGULARLY DOWN IN YOUR NECK
OF THE WOODS IN THE LOWER
END OF CLARENDON COUNTY
NEAR CRESTON.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYES
PEELED FOR IT.
JOHN, THANK YOU,
AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK
SITTING RIGHT HERE BY US
WHICH IS WHERE WE REALLY
LIKE TO HAVE YOU
BEST OF ALL.
>> John: AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEING IN SUMTER.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
BYE-BYE.
>> John: BYE.
>> Amanda: JANICE
IS IN NORTH AUGUST,
SO SHE'S ON OUR SIDE
OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER.
HOW'S THE RIVER LOOKING,
JANICE?
>> Caller: IT LOOKS GREAT.
TERRIFIC WEATHER
WE'RE HAVING.
>> Amanda: HOW'S
YOUR YARD LOOKING?
>> Caller: MY YARD
LOOKS GREAT,
AND I'M WORKING ON MY
VEGETABLE CONTAINER GARDEN
IN RAISED BEDS, 3 BY 3.
I PULLED OUT MY KALE TODAY,
AND I'M GETTING READY TO PUT
IN MY TOMATOES AND PEPPERS,
BUT I HAD AN APHID SHOWER
IN THE KALE,
SO ALL THESE APHIDS
FLEW AT ME WHEN I WAS
PULLING THEM UP,
AND I'M WONDERING IF THOSE
ARE GOING TO BE A PROBLEM
FOR THE TOMATOES
AND PEPPERS.
>> Amanda: POWELL, SHE WAS
JUST BELEAGUERED BY APHIDS.
IT'S NOT LIKE BEING HIT BY
A MISSILE BECAUSE THEY'RE
KIND OF LITTLE AND FRAGILE,
BUT SHE'S WORRIED THEY'RE
GONNA BE A PROBLEM FOR HER
TOMATOES AND PEPPERS.
>> Powell: ACTUALLY,
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WILL
RECUR IN THAT SITE.
ONCE THE FOOD SOURCE IS
REMOVED OR KILLED
BY PULLING IT UP,
THEY SHOULD GO AWAY
AND FLY AWAY.
IF SHE GIVES IT A BREAK
OF A DAY OR SO
BEFORE SHE PLANTS,
SHE SHOULD BE GOOD.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY OTHER
APHIDS WON'T COME
AND GET ON THE TOMATOES,
BUT SHE NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL
WITH HER FERTILIZATION
PROGRAM SO THAT THEY'RE NOT
OVERLY LUSH BECAUSE THAT
ATTRACTS THE APHIDS.
BUT SHE SHOULD BE GOOD FROM
THOSE THAT WERE ON THE KALE.
>> Amanda: SO NOT TOO
MUCH NITROGEN FERTILIZER.
>> Powell: RIGHT,
AND ONE THING THAT'S
A HIDDEN BENEFIT,
WHEN YOU HAVE APHIDS ON
KALE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
YOU ENCOURAGE A LOT
OF NATURAL ENEMIES
TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY,
AND SO THEREFORE,
IF YOU DO GET
AN APHID OUTBREAK,
THERE'S SOME NATURAL
ENEMIES READILY AVAILABLE
TO START WORKING ON
THAT APHID INFESTATION.
>> Amanda: WHEN YOU HAVE
THESE RAISED BEDS THAT
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON,
ARE Y'ALL GIVING SOME
INTEGRATIVE PEST-MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUES AS WELL?
>> Weatherly: YES.
WE DON'T ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS
TO USE CHEMICALS ON THE
GARDENS BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW NECESSARILY IF THEY'RE
STOREDIN A SAFE PLACE,
AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN,
SO WE HAVE A LOT
OF CREATIVE CONCOCTIONS,
INSECTICIDAL SOAPS
THAT WE MAKE THAT ARE
COMPLETELY KID-FRIENDLY
AND ALMOST EDIBLE.
IT SEEMS TO WORK WELL,
AND IT THEY ARE IN A SUNNY
SPOT AND GET ENOUGH
WATER AND NUTRIENTS,
THERE USUALLY ISN'T TOO MUCH
OF A PEST PROBLEM ANYWAY.
>> Amanda: I'M DELIGHTED
TO HEAR THAT.
WE HAVE ANDY CALLING US
FROM AUGUSTA,
SO HE'S ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE RIVER, BUT ANDY,
WE'RE STILL HAPPY
TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT.
IS THERE SOMETHING
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH?
>> Caller: THANK YOU
FOR THE INFORMATION.
I CALLED A COUPLE
OF MONTHS AGO
ABOUT THE PEACH TREE I HAVE.
I WAS GONNA CUT IT BACK,
AND IT'S BRAND NEW.
IT'S SPROUTING UP
PRETTY GOOD
LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
THE BRANCHES ARE COMING UP
GREEN, SLOWLY.
I'M STILL WATERING.
BUT THE OTHER
QUESTION BASICALLY,
I AIN'T START A GARDEN YET
BECAUSE I'M WAITING TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY MORE
COLD WEATHER.
I WANT TO TRY
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I WANT TO PUT MINE
IN A POT, A BIG POT,
AND I'M JUST MAKING SURE,
SHOULD I PUT GARDEN SOIL
IN THE POT OR MIRACLE-GRO
IN THE POT TO MAKE IT GROW?
I'M GONNA BASICALLY GROW
PEPPERS, TOMATOES,
AND CUCUMBERS.
I'M GONNA HAVE CUCUMBERS
CLIMB UP ON
A CHICKEN WIRE FENCE.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
JACKIE, HE WANTS TO
DO IT IN CONTAINERS.
DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD
USE THE SOIL THAT'S
IN THE GROUND,
OR SHOULD HE USE A POTTING
SOIL THAT HE GETS?
>> Jackie: I WOULD USE
A POTTING SOIL AND MIX
SOME COMPOST WITH IT.
IF HE HAS HIS OWN COMPOST,
THAT'S IDEAL.
IF HE DOES NOT HAVE HIS
OWN COMPOST AVAILABLE,
SOME OF THE BAGGED MUSHROOM
COMPOST WOULD BE GREAT.
>> Amanda: DO YOU THINK
LIKE 1 TO 4 OR 1 TO 5,
I MEAN, THE RATIO?
YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT
A LOT OF COMPOST.
>> Jackie: NO, NO MORE
THAN A THIRD COMPOST.
>> Amanda: OKAY, BUT YOU
THINK THAT WOULD BE--
AND WHAT'S THE POINT
OF ADDING THE COMPOST?
>> Jackie: COMPOST,
ORGANIC MATTER,
DOES SO MUCH TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF THE SOIL.
IT'S GONNA HOLD ON
TO NUTRIENTS.
IT'S GONNA HOLD ON TO WATER.
BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO PLANT
IN PURE COMPOST BECAUSE
YOU NEED THAT DRAINAGE
TO COME IN FROM SOME OF
THOSE LARGER CHUNKS THAT
THE POTTING SOIL WILL HAVE.
>> Amanda: BUT IN
A CONTAINER WHERE
IT'S GONNA DRY OUT FAST,
I WOULD THINK COMPOST,
WHICH CAN HELP HOLD WATER,
WILL HELP HIM MAYBE KEEP
UP WITH THE WATER.
>> Jackie: RIGHT.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT ANSWER.
I'LL BET TERASA'S OVER THERE
JUST TAPPING AWAY LIKE
A TAP DANCER BECAUSE SHE
HAS SO MANY FRIENDS WHO LOVE
TO GET TOGETHER WITH HER
AND EACH OTHER EVERY WEEK.
TERASA, HOW ARE THINGS
GOING IN THE CHAT ROOM?
>> Terasa: THEY ARE
GOING GREAT.
WE HAVE 22 PEOPLE
IN THE CHAT ROOM,
SEVENTEEN ACTIVELY SPEAKING,
FIVE WHO ARE OUR VIEWERS
WHO ARE SITTING BACK
AND WATCHING THE
CONVERSATION ROLL THROUGH.
WE WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT ORCHIDS AND ARE
THEY EASY TO GROW.
THAT'S A HARD QUESTION
TO ANSWER.
THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT
SPECIES THAT TEND TO BE
EASIER TO GROW IN A HOME
SETTING THAN OTHERS,
BUT THEY REQUIRE SOME
DIFFERENT PRACTICES THAN
TRADITIONAL HOUSEPLANTS.
I CAN'T MAKE
A GENERALIZATION BECAUSE
IT VARIES BY SPECIES.
THEY HAVE CERTAIN
TEMPERATURE PREFERENCES,
CERTAIN LIGHT PREFERENCES,
WATERING.
WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
THEM WATER-LOGGED,
BUT THEY DO PREFER
HIGH HUMIDITY.
OF COURSE,
DISEASES CAN BREW
IN THOSE CONDITIONS,
SO WE ALSO NEED
GOOD AIR MOVEMENT.
SO I'VE BEEN KIND OF TRYING
OUT MY GREEN THUMB WHEN IT
COMES TO ORCHIDS AND THOUGHT
FOR SURE THAT MY
DENDROBIUM WAS NEVER GOING
TO BLOOM AGAIN,
AND I PUT IT OUTSIDE ONE
SUMMER, AND LO AND BEHOLD,
IT STARTED FLOWERING,
AND WE'VE HAD GREAT
SUCCESS EVER SINCE,
KEEPING IT OUTSIDE IN THE
SUMMER IN A SHADED AREA WITH
FILTERED LIGHT AND BRINGING
IT IN IN THE WINTERTIME.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL
GET SOME MORE,
AND I'LL SHARE
THOSE PICTURES.
DON'T FORGET,
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR YOU IN THE CHAT ROOM,
SO DO CONSIDER JOINING US.
LET'S GO BACK TO AMANDA
AND THE PANEL.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ON
YOUR DENDROBIUM FLOWERING.
THAT IS PRETTY EXCITING.
WEATHERLY, YOU'VE GOT
THIS INCUBATOR FARM
THAT YOU'RE STARTING
UP THERE AT SANDHILLS,
AND I THINK THAT SANDHILLS
IS GONNA BE DEVOTED
TO AGRIBUSINESS,
SO TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE TO
GET INTO THE AGRIBUSINESS
PROFESSION IS PART OF IT.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA FIT IN
WITH 4-HERS?
>> Weatherly: THERE'S
A SECTION OF THE SANDHILLS
REC THAT'S DEVOTED
TO INCUBATING NEW FARMERS,
WHICH WOULD BE ADULTS.
BUT I GOT A SECTION
OF THAT SPACE SET ASIDE
FOR RICHLAND 4-H,
AND WE'RE GOING TO INCUBATE
YOUNG TEENAGE 4-HERS
THE SAME WAY THE ADULTS
ARE GONNA BE INCUBATED.
>> Amanda: SO IF THEY HAVE
AN IDEA OF SOMETHING THAT
THEY THINK THEY COULD MAKE
A LIVING OR ADD ON
TO THEIR INCOME WITH,
YOU'RE GONNA HELP THEM
ESTABLISH A CROP
AND LEARN TO GROW IT?
>> Weatherly: YES, MA'AM.
>> Amanda: DO YOU HAVE
PEOPLE WHO WILL HELP THEM
AND TRACTORS AND LAND?
>> Weatherly: WE HAVE
ALL THE EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE JACKIE AND MYSELF.
>> Amanda: AND YOU CAN CALL
SPECIALISTS IF YOU NEED TO.
>> Weatherly: THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER
EXTENSION AGENTS THAT ARE
ECONOMIC AND AGRIBUSINESS
SPECIALISTS THAT WILL ALSO
TEACH THE CHILDREN ABOUT
BUSINESS AND MARKETING,
AND THEY'LL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL
THEIR CROP AT MARKET
AT THE SANDHILLS MARKET,
SO IT'S A WHOLE SYSTEM.
>> Amanda: SO WILL THEY
LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP
A BUSINESS PLAN AND THOSE
KINDS OF THINGS IN ORDER
TO GET FUNDING?
>> Weatherly: EXACTLY.
IT'S THE SAME THING
THE ADULTS WILL BE DOING,
JUST 4-HERS.
>> Amanda: YOU'RE REALLY
A GOOD FIT FOR THIS BECAUSE
YOU ALSO HAVE A BUSINESS OF
TRYING TO GROW VEGETABLES.
YOU'RE TRYING TO
CONTINUE WHAT YOUR FAMILY
DID FOR MANY YEARS
AND HAVE AN AGRIBUSINESS
COMPONENT TO YOUR LIFE,
SO Y'ALL WILL ALL BE
IN THE POT TOGETHER.
>> Weatherly: IT'S
THE SAME THING.
>> Amanda: AND IF PEOPLE
WANT TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT THAT,
THEY CAN JUST CONTACT YOU
AT THE RICHLAND COUNTY
EXTENSION OFFICE?
>> Weatherly: CORRECT.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU
SO MUCH,
AND I HOPE THAT YOU
HAVE GREAT SUCCESS.
GREENWOOD IS JUST
A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VISIT.
THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY
OF JUST BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL PLANT MATERIAL,
AND NOW THE DOWNTOWN
ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO COME
BY MAKING THESE PHENOMENAL
TOPIARIES WITH ALL SORTS OF
INCREDIBLE PLANT MATERIAL,
AND MANY OF THEM ARE
IN THE SHAPE OF ANIMALS.
SO IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE
GOING TO RIVERBANKS ZOO
WHERE THEY HAVE THE FABULOUS
NEW CHILDREN'S GARDEN,
WHY DON'T YOU HEAD UP
TO GREENWOOD AND SEE
THE FESTIVAL FLOWERS,
AND WE DID JUST THAT,
AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU
SOME FOOTAGE FROM OUR
WONDERFUL TRIP THERE.
♪♪
>> Amanda: WE ARE
IN UPTOWN GREENWOOD,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
I'M TALKING TO ANN BARKLOW,
THE CREW CHIEF FOR THE CITY
HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT.
Y'ALL HAVE BEEN SO BUSY.
I KNOW THAT THE FESTIVAL
OF FLOWERS HAS
A LONG TRADITION,
BUT THE TOPIARIES
ARE RELATIVELY NEW.
TELL ME HISTORY
OF THE TOPIARIES.
>> Ann: THEY STARTED WITH
A VOLUNTEER GOING TO DISNEY
AND SAW THE TOPIARIES
THERE AND THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO
DISPLAY THEM IN THE UPTOWN
AND BRING SOME PEOPLE
INTO OUR BEAUTIFUL TOWN.
THEY ENDED UP GOING
AND MEETING WITH THE
HORTICULTURISTS AT DISNEY
AND FINDING OUT HOW TO MAKE
THEM, AND DISNEY THOUGHT,
WELL, YOU BETTER
START WITH FOUR.
BUT THEY GOT 13 AND STARTED
PUTTING THEM TOGETHER,
AND HERE YOU HAVE IT.
NOW WE HAVE 41 OF THEM.
>> Amanda: AND THERE'S
A METAL FRAME UNDERNEATH
THAT'S STUFFED
WITH SPHAGNUM MOSS,
BUT THEN LIVING PLANTS
ARE INSERTED INTO THAT.
>> Ann: THAT'S RIGHT.
A LOT OF THE PLANTS,
WE GROW OURSELVES
IN THE CITY GREENHOUSE,
AND WE PUT THEM IN
AS SMALL PLUGS,
AND THEN WE PIN THEM AND
GROW THEM AND NURTURE THEM
AND FERTILIZE THEM.
>> Amanda: HOW DO YOU KEEP
THESE WATERED OUT HERE
IN THE BLAZING SUN?
>> Ann: WE HAVE A DRIP
SYSTEM IN ALL OF THEM,
AND DIFFERENT ZONES
FOR DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE BODY.
FOR INSTANCE, THE ELEPHANT,
WE HAVE ONE ZONE FOR
ITS BODY AND ANOTHER ZONE
FOR ITS TRUNK.
THAT'LL DRY OUT FASTER,
BEING SMALLER,
SO WE HAVE TO WATER
THAT FOUR TIMES A DAY.
>> Amanda: AND THE TEXTURES
AND THE CONTRAST OF COLORS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PLANTS
THAT WORK WELL
FOR THESE TOPIARIES?
>> Ann: WELL,
MANY PLANTS ARE A GENUS
CALLED ALTERNANTHERA.
SOME PEOPLE KNOW IT
AS JOSEPH'S COAT.
AND THERE'S 'RED THREADS'
THAT YOU'LL SEE
ON OUR GAMECOCK,
THERE'S 'RED CARPET'
YOU'LL SEE ON THE CAMERA,
THERE'S A GOLDEN
ALTERNANTHERA THAT YOU'LL
SEE ON VARIOUS TOPIARIES,
AND THERE'S EVEN AND ORANGE
ONE THAT WE HAVE
ON T-REX, THE DINOSAUR.
THAT'S A COMMON ONE,
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE
IS YOUR CREEPING FIG,
THE FICUS.
WE HAVE A VARIEGATED FICUS
WE USE ON MANY OF THE
BELLIES OF THE ANIMALS
AND ALSO ON THEIR CHESTS.
AND WE HAVE THE REGULAR
FICUS THAT YOU SEE
ON THE ELEPHANT,
AND WE HAVE THAT ON MANY
OF THE TOPIARIES.
>> Amanda: YOU REALLY TRY
TO USE NATURAL MATERIALS,
AND IN SOME PLACES WHERE
IT'S KIND OF SHADY,
YOU EVEN USE SOME MOSSES.
>> Ann: WE DO.
IN SOME OF THE MORE
DIFFICULT--FOR INSTANCE,
THE ELEPHANT EARS
ARE SO THIN,
IT'S HARD TO GROW ANYTHING
AND THEN HAVE TO WATER
ALL THE TIME,
SO WE PUT A SPANISH MOSS
IN THERE AND WE KIND OF
SPRAY PAINTED A LITTLE BIT.
>> Amanda: WHEN IT'S TIME
FOR THESE ANIMALS TO
GO BACK TO THE ZOO,
WHERE IS THE ZOO?
WHERE DO THEY SPEND
THEIR WINTER?
>> Ann: THE ZOO
IS AT THE GREENHOUSE.
THE CITY HAS
TWO GREENHOUSES.
THEY HAVE A GROWING
GREENHOUSE WHERE WE
PROPAGATE ALL OF OUR PLANTS
FOR THE LANDSCAPE
AND FOR THE TOPIARIES,
AND THEN WE HAVE A TOPIARY
GREENHOUSE THAT'S
ACTUALLY CUSTOM MADE
BECAUSE GERTIE THE GIRAFFE
IS 14 FEET TALL.
SO WE NEEDED A TALL
GREENHOUSE TO HOUSE HER.
>> Amanda: AND THERE'S
A LADDER THAT GOES
ALONG WITH THAT, WE SEE.
>> Ann: YES, YES.
WE'RE UP AND DOWN LADDERS
ALL THE TIME.
>> Amanda: AND IT'S NOT
JUST THE CITY STAFF.
THE WHOLE TOWN VOLUNTEERS.
WHO ALL GETS INVOLVED?
>> Ann: WE HAVE
SO MANY VOLUNTEERS.
THE LAKELANDS MASTER
GARDENERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH THE TOPIARIES
SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.
>> Amanda: AND THAT'S YOUR
LOCAL CLEMSON EXTENSION
MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION.
>> Ann: IT IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D
DO WITHOUT THEM.
ALSO THE GAMECOCK CLUB CAME
SEVERAL TIMES TO WORK
ON THE GAMECOCK.
THE CLEMSON CLUB CAME
TO WORK ON THE TIGER.
THE LANDER BEARCATS ALUMNI
CAME TO WORK ON THE BEARCAT.
AND WE HAD CAROLINA PRIDE,
OF COURSE, WORKING
ON THEIR PIG BARBECUE.
AND PIEDMONT TECH
HAS GOT A WONDERFUL
HORTICULTURE PROGRAM,
SO THEY CAME SEVERAL TIMES.
THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED
SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.
>> Amanda: WHICH IS
INTERESTING BECAUSE
THIS THEN BECOMES
A LEARNING PROCESS,
AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS FOR
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA.
>> Ann: ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT GIVES THEM
A BIT OF OWNERSHIP.
WE ALSO TAKE MANY OF THE
SMALLER TOPIARIES TO THE
SCHOOLS, AND THE KIDS,
NOT ONLY DO THEY LEARN
ABOUT PLANTS,
BUT THEY LEARN
ABOUT FLAMINGOES
AND WHY THEY'RE PINK.
THEY LEARN DIFFERENT THINGS
ABOUT EACH OF THE ANIMALS.
AND THEY COME DOWN
WITH THEIR PARENTS
AND GO, LOOK, MOMMY,
THIS IS WHAT I WORKED ON.
SO IT'S REAL IMPORTANT
FOR THEM TOO.
>> Amanda: THE ELEPHANT
WILL BE HERE NEXT YEAR,
AND THE BABY ELEPHANT
WILL BE HERE NEXT YEAR,
AND THE PANDAS,
BUT EVERY YEAR,
YOU CHANGE AND EMBELLISH
SO IT'S NOT STATIC.
>>Ann: THAT'S RIGHT.
WE TRY TO--WE MAY DO
THE BLANKET A LITTLE
DIFFERENT NEXT YEAR,
OR WE MAY ADD
DIFFERENT COLORS.
LIKE THE MERMAID,
I GAVE HER GRAY HAIR.
I WAS A LITTLE RELUCTANT
ON GIVING HER GRAY HAIR,
BUT I WANTED IT TO BE THAT
DICHONDRA 'SILVER FALLS'.
AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL,
AND IT'S A GREAT PLANT.
ONE OF THE THINGS
ABOUT THE PLANTS,
YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT CAN
DRY OUT WITHOUT DYING AND
CAN GET REAL WET WITHOUT
DYING BECAUSE SOMETIMES
YOU HAVE THOSE EXTREMES.
ON REALLY HOT DAYS,
WE DON'T GET THE MOISTURE
THEY'RE USED TO,
AND THEN ON RAINY DAYS,
THEY GET REALLY WET.
SO WE NEED TO HAVE PLANTS
THAT DO THAT,
AND DICHONDRA 'SILVER FALLS'
IS ONE OF THOSE PLANTS.
>> Amanda: BUT NEXT YEAR,
SHE MAY HAVE RED HAIR.
WHO KNOWS?
>> Ann: SHE MIGHT.
>> Amanda: AND YOU HAVE FUN.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT LITTLE
TOPIARY DUCKS AND THINGS.
WHAT DID YOU TO MAKE
THEIR AREA MORE FUN?
>> Ann: WE CREATED A LITTLE
WATER FEATURE FOR THEM,
AND WE PUT ROCKS,
AND WE HAVE THE TURTLES
ON THE LITTLE STICKS.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S A GREAT THING.
WE JUST MAKE LITTLE
ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEM
TO BE IN.
NOT ONLY ARE
THE TOPIARIES FANTASTIC,
BUT THE LANDSCAPES THAT WE
DESIGN AROUND THEM TO
SHOWCASE THEM ARE
EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL.
>> Amanda: I WATCHED THOSE,
AND YOU TELL ME THAT YOU
TURN YOUR STAFF LOOSE.
THEY'RE INDIVIDUALLY
CREATIVE.
THERE'S NOT A MASTER PLAN.
>> Ann: THAT'S RIGHT.
MY JOB IS TO GROW
A LOT OF PLANTS.
THAT'S KIND OF THEIR
ARTIST'S PALETTE,
THEY JUST TAKE THE PLANTS,
AND THEY'RE HORTICULTURISTS,
THEY KNOW WHAT PLANTS DO
WELL AND HOW THEY GROW.
WE HAVE A LOT
OF POLLINATORS.
BEEKEEPING IS VERY BIG
HERE IN GREENWOOD,
SO WE TRY TO PROVIDE.
WE DON'T USE ANY TOXIC
PESTICIDES OR ANYTHING
THAT WOULD HARM THEM,
AND WE PLANT THINGS
THAT BRING IN BUTTERFLIES
AND BEES.
>> Amanda: AND ONE OF THE
SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS HAS
BEEN THAT IT HAS REALLY
INCREASED TOURISM
AND SHOPPING
IN YOUR DOWNTOWN AREA.
>> Ann: IMMENSELY.
WE HAVE TOURS.
ANYBODY CAN GET
A TOUR BUS AND COME,
AND WE'LL GIVE GUIDED TOURS
AND I'LL GIVE THEM SOME
OF THE INS AND OUTS,
LIKE THAT THE EYES ARE DONE
BY A TAXIDERMIST AND LITTLE
THINGS THAT THEY WOULDN'T
NORMALLY KNOW JUST
LOOKING BY THEMSELVES.
SO WE LOVE TO ENCOURAGE
ANYBODY THAT WANTS A TOUR
OUT HERE, SOME GROUPS,
AND WE CAN GIVE THEM
ALL THE INS AND OUTS.
>> Amanda: I WOULD THINK
LOTS OF PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO
COME AND SEE THESE WONDERFUL
ANNUAL TOPIARIES.
IF PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN
MORE AND PLAN A VISIT
TO GREENWOOD,
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY
TO DO THAT?
>> Ann: PROBABLY GOING
TO THEIR WEBSITE AT
SCFESTIVALOFFLOWERS.ORG.
BUT IF YOU'RE LIKE ME,
JUST GOOGLE FESTIVAL
OF FLOWERS, GREENWOOD,
SOUTH CAROLINA,
AND YOU'LL FIND US.
>> Amanda: AND ONCE
YOU GET HERE,
YOU WON'T HAVE ANY
TROUBLE FINDING THESE,
AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR OUR VISIT WITH
THE ANIMALS TODAY.
>> Ann: THANK YOU.
♪♪
>> Amanda: WEREN'T THOSE
JUST THE COOLEST THINGS?
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM
LIVE AND IN PERSON,
THE MAIN WEEKEND
IS JUNE 2-5,
BUT THEY'RE UP FOR
A GOOD, LONG TIME,
SO CHECK THEM OUT.
AND POWELL,
YOU WERE TELLING ME
THAT THEY HAVE A BLUES
AND BARBECUE FESTIVAL
IN GREENWOOD TOO.
>> Powell: I BELIEVE SO.
I SAW IT ON A BILLBOARD,
SO BILLBOARD ADVERTISING
STILL DOES WORK,
BUT I'M STILL YOU CAN
PROBABLY FIND IT GOOGLING
THE WEBSITE AS WELL.
>> Amanda: THERE ARE LOTS
OF GREAT PLACES TO GO
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE NEED TO VISIT
OUR OWN STATE.
I'M TAKING THE MASTER
NATURALIST PROGRAM.
OH, MY GOODNESS,
THE PLACES TO GO AND SEE,
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
DAVID IS CALLING US FROM--
DA-DA-TA-DA, TA-DA--
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
HEY, DAVID, WE'RE
DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EXPERTS
UP THERE YOU COULD
HAVE CALLED,
BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST
FOR YOU IF YOU'VE
GOT A QUESTION.
>> Caller: I'M GLAD
TO BE SPEAKING WITH
SOMEONE FROM THE EXTENSION
SERVICE HERE AT CLEMSON.
I LIVE AT CLEMSON,
AND MY QUESTION IS THIS,
ALL OVER TOWN,
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO,
ALL THE SATSUKI
AZALEAS DIED.
I HAVE A JAPANESE YARD.
I HAVE A LOT OF MAPLE
TREES THAT I BOUGHT
FROM THE ORNAMENTAL GARDENS,
AND I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE SATSUKI AZALEAS?
>> Amanda: I DO NOT KNOW.
NONE OF US ARE AT CLEMSON.
WE ARE ALL AT OFFICES
ACROSS THE STATE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
>> Caller: YOU SEE,
SATSUKIS ARE DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE JAPANESE.
SOME ARE ALL WHITE.
SOME ARE PEACH AND WHITE.
SOME ARE ALL WHITE
WITH ONE PEACH BLOSSOM.
AND I LOST ALL OF THEM,
AND EVEN AROUND CITY HALL
IN CLEMSON,
THEY LAST ALL THEIRS.
>> Amanda: MY WORD
IN HEAVENS.
WELL, I DO NO KNOW,
BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY--
I HAVE NO MEMORY OF ANYTHING
TERRIBLE THAT HAPPENED.
MAYBE IF WE ASK
MEG WILLIAMSON AT
THE PLANT PROBLEM CLINIC,
SHE MIGHT REMEMBER
BECAUSE SHE PROBABLY GOT
SAMPLES SENT TO HER.
I'LL ASK HER,
AND I'LL SAY SOMETHING
ABOUT IT NEXT WEEK.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
AND I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS
LOVELY LADY MRS. BROWN
SENT ME A CEDAR APPLE RUST
GALL OR STRUCTURE IN
AN ENVELOPE IN THE MAIL,
AND SHE DIDN'T PUT HER
TELEPHONE NUMBER IN IT,
AND SHE WAS WORRIED
ABOUT HER CEDAR TREES.
IT'S NOT GONNA HURT
HER CEDAR TREES,
AND SHE DOES NOT HAVE
TO CUT THEM DOWN.
IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS
ON THE APPLE TREES.
IT'S THE ALTERNATE HOST
THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE
COMPLETION OF THE LIFE CYCLE
OF THIS FUNKY-LOOKING BALL
THAT GETS IN THE CEDAR TREE,
AND THEN WHEN IT GETS WET,
IT HAS THE JELLY-LIKE
ORANGE PROJECTIONS.
SO MRS. BROWN,
I'M SO SORRY THAT I LOST
YOUR RETURN ADDRESS,
BUT YOU DO NOT NEED TO CUT
YOUR CEDAR TREES DOWN.
THEY'RE PERFECTLY FINE.
EXCUSE ME.
WHAT IS
THE SPARKLEBERRY FAIR?
>> Weatherly: SPARKLEBERRY
FAIR IS A HUGE FAIR,
A COUNTRY FAIR,
HELD AT THE SANDHILLS REC.
CLEMSON HOSTS IT
AT THAT LOCATION,
BUT IT'S REALLY
JUST A COMMUNITY FAIR.
THERE ARE RIDES
FOR THE CHILDREN.
BUT CLEMSON, WE HAVE
A BIG TENT SET UP,
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A LOT OF 4-H ACTIVITIES.
THE SHOOTING SPORT TRAILER
IS GONNA BE THERE.
THE SCIENCE ON THE MOVE
TRAILER IS GONNA BE THERE.
>> Amanda: SO THERE WILL
BE THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO.
>> Weatherly: ROCKETS.
JACKIE'S GOT A PLAN.
>> Jackie: BUTTERFLIES.
>> Weatherly: THAT SOUNDS
BETTER THAN ROCKETS.
SOME CHILDREN
ARE INTO ROCKETS.
AND WHEN IS IT GONNA BE?
>> Weatherly: IT'S GOING
TO BE APRIL 29TH
THROUGH MAY 1ST,
BUT THAT SATURDAY THE 30TH
IS THE MAIN DAY,
AND THAT'S THE DAY
WE'RE ALL GONNA BE THERE.
THE 29TH AND THE 1ST
ARE JUST RIDES.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
AND CALLED SPARKLEBERRY
BECAUSE, I GUESS,
THAT OLD SANDY PART
OF THE WORLD,
YOU CAN GROW
A VACCINIUM IN IT.
>> Powell: THE CENTER OF
DIVERSITY FOR THAT GENUS,
THE SANDHILLS.
>> Amanda: IS IT REALLY?
>> Powell: THAT'S
WHAT THEY SAY.
>> Amanda: AND YOU TOLD ME
THAT SOMETIMES WHEN Y'ALL
CLEAR LAND OUT THERE IN THE
SANDY PLACES WHERE YOU ARE,
YOU'VE SEEN SOME RIGHT BIG
SPARKLEBERRIES, HAVEN'T YOU?
>> Powell: I SAW ONE THAT
HAD OVER 60 RINGS.
I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE
AS MANY AS 80,
BUT I CAN'T BE SURE.
I COUNTED 60.
I RUBBED CHARCOAL ON IT
AND WASHED IT OFF
SO YOU COULD COUNT THEM,
AND IT WAS A GNARLY,
BIG, OLD TREE.
IT WAS AMAZING
FOR A SPARKLEBERRY
TO BE THAT BIG.
>> Amanda: THEY HAVE
A LOT OF CHARACTER.
>> Powell: OH, THEY DO.
>> Amanda: THERE'S A GREAT
EVENT THAT MASTER GARDENERS
HAVE COMING UP REAL SOON,
AND I'M GONNA RUN OVER
TO THE SIDE COUNTER
AND FIND OUT ABOUT THAT,
AND WHILE I DO,
WE'RE GONNA CHECK
BACK IN WITH TERASA.
>> Terasa: THANKS, AMANDA.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING A GREAT
TIME IN THE CHAT ROOM,
BUT I ALWAYS TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION
SOMETHING WATER
QUALITY-RELATED.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA STRAY AWAY
FROM GARDENING AND TALK
ABOUT 4-H2O,
A WATERSHED DAY CAMP.
IT'S HELD IN DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE.
YOU SHOULD BE SEEING AN
AWESOME NEW VIDEO THAT WAS
PRODUCED THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE
ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON
DURING THIS CAMP.
IT'S A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
ON THE WATER,
ESTABLISHED CURRICULUM
TALKING ABOUT WATERSHEDS,
WATER QUALITY, WILDLIFE,
AND SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES
THAT ARE FUN, LIKE KAYAKING,
FISHING, AND CANOEING.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN SOME EDUCATIONAL
BUT FUN ACTIVITIES
FOR YOUTH THIS SUMMER,
PLEASE CHECK OUT
THE CAROLINA CLEAR
YOUTUBE CHANNEL,
AND I WILL ALSO POST
THE LINK ON
THE "MAKING IT GROW!"
FACEBOOK PAGE.
NOW LET'S CHECK BACK IN
WITH AMANDA AND HER GUESTS
AND FIND OUT ABOUT
THAT MASTER GARDENER EVENT.
>> Amanda: JACKIE CORLEY
AND SANDY RAYMOND ARE MASTER
GARDENERS OVER IN LEXINGTON,
AND THEY'VE GOT SOMETHING
PLANNED THAT'S OPEN
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE MASTER
GARDENERS OR WHO ARE NOT
MASTER GARDENERS.
TELL ME WHAT THIS EVENT IS
CALLED AND WHAT IT'S ABOUT?
>> Jackie: THE EVENT IS
CALLED THE SOUTH CAROLINA
GARDEN JAMBOREE,
NICKNAMED THE FOODIE CLUB
BECAUSE ALL OF OUR CLASSES
AND SESSIONS THAT DAY
HAVE TO DO WITH FOOD,
SOMETHING WE'RE ALL
INTERESTED IN.
>> Amanda: WE ARE
ALL INTERESTED, AREN'T WE?
AND SANDY, SOME OF
THE THINGS HAVE TO DO
WITH MAYBE GROWING
TOMATOES OR VEGETABLES
ON TRELLISES?
>> Sandy: WE HAVE
NINE CLASSES OFFERED,
AND THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT
ARE VERY INTERESTING HAVING
TO DO WITH TRELLIS MAKING,
VERTICAL GARDENING,
DIFFERENT WAYS
TO GROW TOMATOES,
COOKING WITH HERBS
TO NAME A FEW.
>> Amanda: THAT REALLY
DOES SOUND FUN.
I THINK Y'ALL HAVE
A SPECIALTY ALSO,
WHICH IS THAT Y'ALL--AND
THEY DO LOOK MIGHTY PRETTY,
AND THIS LOOKS SO PRETTY--
Y'ALL LIKE TO SERVE
FOOD IN ATTRACTIVE WAYS.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT?
>> Sandy: I'M GOING
TO DEMONSTRATE HOW
TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FROM FOLIAGE AND FLOWERS
FROM YOUR GARDEN.
>> Amanda: SO YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GO TO THE STORE
AND SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.
>> Sandy: YOU CAN JUST GO
OUT AND PICK THE FOLIAGE
AND FLOWERS FROM THE GARDEN
AND DO SIMPLE ARRANGEMENTS
TO COMPLEMENT
YOUR TABLE SETTINGS.
>> Amanda: AND YOU LIKE
TO MIX AND MATCH AND
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ADD
LITTLE SPECIAL TOUCHES.
>> Sandy: YES.
>> Amanda: WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE OTHER THINGS
THAT YOU'RE GONNA BRING
AS YOUR SPECIALTY?
>> Jackie: IN THAT CLASS,
WE'RE ALSO GOING
TO DO STENCILING,
AND YOU WILL STENCIL
A BREAD BASKET COVER,
AND THESE PATTERNS ARE
FROM JAPANESE MAPLE LEAVES.
>> Amanda: SO JACKIE,
WILL WE ACTUALLY TAKE
A LEAF AND APPLY PAINT
AND THEN PRESS IT DOWN?
>> Jackie: PRESS IT DOWN.
>> Amanda: AND I
WANT TO TELL Y'ALL,
THESE LADIES HAVE HEMMED
ALL THE NAPKINS THAT GO
IN THE BREAD BASKETS,
SO THIS IS
A WELL-PLANNED THING.
SHOW THAT AGAIN.
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL SILHOUETTE.
>> Jackie: SO FROM
THIS CLASS,
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU'LL BE TAKING HOME.
WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE
SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE
HOME FROM EACH CLASS.
YOU'LL GET A TOMATO PLANT.
YOU'LL GET A PACKAGE
OF SEEDS.
YOU'LL MAKE A TRELLIS.
IT'S HANDS-ON.
>> Amanda: AND THAT DOES
MAKE IT A LOT OF FUN
WHEN YOU GO HOME
WITH A REMEMBRANCE
OF SUCH A GREAT DAY.
AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT Y'ALL LIKE TO DO IS,
YOU DON'T JUST HAVE
TO PLOP THE NAPKIN DOWN
BESIDE THE PLATE.
YOU'VE GOT A VARIETY
OF WAYS THAT WE'LL LEARN
TO FOLD NAPKINS
IF WE TAKE YOUR CLASS?
>> Jackie: YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE A DEMONSTRATION,
AND YOU WILL FOLD FOUR
DIFFERENT NAPKINS THAT DAY.
YOU'LL FOLD THE SHIELD.
>> Amanda: THE SHIELD IS
LIKE WHAT A MAN WOULD PUT
IN HIS POCKET.
SO THE LITTLE ONE
YOU MIGHT USE IF YOU WERE
HAVING A TEA PARTY,
AND THE LARGER ONE FOR
LUNCHEON OR SOMETHING.
AND WE'LL ACTUALLY LEARN
AND DO THAT.
>> Jackie: FOLD IT.
YOU WILL HAVE
THE NAPKIN TO DO.
>> Amanda: AND WHAT ARE
THE OTHER ONES?
>> Jackie: THIS IS CALLED
THE PARASOL, OR THE FAN.
>> Amanda: IT DOES
LOOK LIKE A FAN.
>> Jackie: THIS IS ONE
IS CALLED OUT OF POCKET.
>> Amanda: THAT'S
THE COOLEST THING
I'VE EVER SEEN.
AND YOU SAID,
WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN
TO TAKE ON A PICNIC?
>> Jackie: YOU HAVE ALL
YOUR UTENSILS RIGHT THERE,
SO JUST FOLD IT AND GO.
>> Amanda: YEAH.
>> Jackie: AND THIS ONE
IS CALLED SIMPLICITY,
AND IT'S REALLY THE MOST
VERSATILE BECAUSE YOU CAN
TAKE YOUR NAPKIN THAT'S
BEEN FOLDED HERE AND PUT
IT BESIDE YOUR PLATE,
YOU CAN PUT IT
ON YOUR PLATE,
OR MY FAVORITE IS TO
TAKE IT AND DRAPE IT OVER
YOUR PLATE DOWN THE SIDE
OF THE TABLE AND HAVE
A LITTLE MORE FORMAL.
>> Amanda: AND PUT ANOTHER
PLATE ON TOP OF IT.
AND THAT BRINGS A LOT
MORE COLOR TO THE TABLE,
TOO, DOESN'T IT?
>> Jackie: RIGHT.
>> Amanda: IT REALLY DOES.
BUT I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW
TO DO A SIMPLE ONE TONIGHT,
SO LET'S SEE IF WE
CAN GET THIS TO WORK.
>> Jackie: THIS ONE
IS SIMPLE.
>> Amanda: THIS IS LIVE TV,
SO IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT
EXACTLY RIGHT,
YOU HAVE TO BEAR WITH US.
>> Jackie: IN YOUR PACKET,
THAT DAY YOU'LL GET
A TOTE BAG THAT'S MADE
OUT OF T-SHIRTS,
AND YOU'LL HAVE A FOLDER
WITH HANDOUTS
FROM ALL THE CLASSES.
>> Amanda: REALLY?
SO EVEN IF I DON'T COME
TO YOUR NAPKIN CLASS--
>> Jackie: OH,
BUT WE WANT YOU TO.
>> Amanda: YOU HAVEN'T
SEEN ME TRY TO FOLD.
BUT I WILL GET INFORMATION,
EVEN FROM CLASSES
THAT I CAN'T ATTEND.
>> Jackie: MM-HMM.
>> Amanda: THAT'S TERRIFIC.
>> Jackie: THIS ONE I'M
SHOWING TONIGHT BECAUSE
YOU REALLY DON'T NEED
ANY INSTRUCTIONS.
IF, WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER,
YOU FOLDED KLEENEXES TO MAKE
A POM-POM OR A FAN
OR A CARNATION OR SOMETHING,
YOU LAY YOUR NAPKIN OUT,
NICE SIDE DOWN,
AND THEN ABOUT AN INCH
AND A HALF, YOU FOLD OVER.
THEN YOU WANT TO ACCORDION
FOLD IT ALL THE WAY UP,
AND AS YOU'RE DOING IT,
YOU CAN PRESS IT DOWN.
AND YOU GO ALL THE WAY
TO THE END,
MAKING THAT ACCORDION FOLD.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
PRESS, FLIP, PRESS.
I CAN DO THAT.
>> Jackie: THERE YOU GO.
KIND OF MONO--MONO--
THAT THING THAT DOESN'T HAVE
A LOT OF BRAIN POWER TO IT.
THEN YOU FOLD IT OUT,
AND THEN YOU TAKE YOUR HAND,
AND ABOUT HALF WAY,
FOLD IT OVER,
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE
A COORDINATING RIBBON
OR FLOWERS ON A WIRE
OR SOMETHING,
AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR FOLD.
>> Amanda: OH, HOW PRETTY.
AND I KNOW THEY WILL HAVE
COORDINATING RIBBONS
AND FLOWERS ON WIRES
BECAUSE THIS IS
A WELL-PLANNED-OUT EVENT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE VENDORS,
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE
AT THAT MARVELOUS
SALUDA SHOALS,
AND I THINK WE GET
A NICE LUNCH TOO.
>> Jackie: LUNCH
IS INCLUDED.
PLANT VENDORS,
ARTISAN VENDORS.
>> Sandy: GIVE-AWAYS
AND DOOR PRIZES.
>> Amanda: SO IF PEOPLE
WANT TO KNOW MORE,
WHERE'S THE BEST WAY
TO FIND OUT?
>> Jackie: YOU CAN GO
TO LCMGV.ORG.
AND YOU CAN GET
INFORMATION--EVENTBRITE
IS CONNECTED WITH THAT,
AND IT'S STILL NOT TO LATE
TO SEND IN YOUR RESERVATION
FOR THE DAY.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, SANDY AND JACKIE,
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THIS BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT,
AND I THINK THAT TERASA
WILL BE KIND ENOUGH
TO PUT A LINK TO THAT
ON OUR "MAKING IT GROW!"
FACEBOOK PAGE.
SO IF YOU DIDN'T GET IT
ALL WRITTEN DOWN,
YOU CAN FIND IT THERE,
AND WE HOPE THAT WE'LL SEE
MANY OF YOU AT SALUDA SHOALS
BECAUSE THESE GALS HAVE
REALLY PUT TOGETHER
A TERRIFIC DAY FOR US.
NOW WE'RE GONNA CHECK BACK
IN WITH TERASA
AND HER CHATTERS.
>> Terasa: THAT ARRANGEMENT
IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
IT REMINDED ME OF A PHOTO
THAT WAS SUBMITTED THIS PAST
WEEK FOR IDENTIFICATION,
AND OF COURSE, OUR EXPERT,
DR. JOHN NELSON,
IDENTIFIED THIS
AS LUPINUS VILLOSUS,
OR YOU MIGHT CALL IT
LADY LUPINE OR HAIRY LUPINE.
IT HAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL
VIOLET FLOWERS,
PEA-LIKE, OF COURSE,
BECAUSE IT'S IN THE PEA
OR BEAN FAMILY,
AND THERE'S KIND
OF A PURPLISH SPOT
ON THE UPPER PETAL.
OF COURSE,
DR. JOHN IS GREAT AT
IDENTIFYING PLANTS FOR US,
BUT IF YOU ARE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
YOU MIGHT CHECK WITH YOUR
LOCAL MASTER GARDENER
ASSOCIATION OR YOUR
EXTENSION OFFICE.
I KNOW THE MASTER GARDENERS
IN THE MURRELLS INLET AREA
ARE AT THE INLET SQUARE MALL
EVERY THURSDAY
FROM 10 TILL 2,
SO IF YOU'RE IN THAT AREA
AND HAVE A PLANT QUESTION,
BRING IT IN AND SEE IF
THEY CAN HELP YOU OUT.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU,
TERASA.
THIS IS A NICE TIME
OF YEAR TO HAVE TO MAKE
A HAT EVERY TUESDAY
BECAUSE THE GARDEN HAS
A LOT OF FUN THINGS IN IT.
MY GARDEN IS NEGLECTED,
BUT IF YOU PLANT WONDERFUL
THINGS THAT COME BACK EVERY
YEAR, YOU CAN FIND--
ANYWAY, THE NATIVE AZALEAS
ARE STILL BLOOMING.
I HAD A BIT OF SPIREA
THAT WAS BLOOMING AND
THEN THERE WAS A ROSE THAT
YOU NEVER HAVE TO SPRAY,
WHICH IS THE ONLY KIND OF
ROSE THAT YOU SHOULD EVER
HAVE IN A GARDEN BECAUSE
WHO HAS TIME TO SPRAY?
ALTHOUGH I ADMIRE
THE PEOPLE WHO DO OTHERWISE.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ORCHID
BLETILLA, B-L-E-T-I-L-L-A,
STRIATA, S-T-R-I-A-T-A,
AND TERASA WILL PUT THAT
ON THE "MAKING IT GROW!"
FACEBOOK PAGE,
CALLED THE CHINESE ORCHID,
AND IT'S PRETTY HARDY,
MAYBE IN SPARTANBURG,
THE WAY THE WEATHER'S
CHANGING,
BUT YOU CAN GET IF
FROM BULB COMPANIES.
SO B-L-E-T-I-L-L-A,
AND I KNOW THEY HAVE IT
AT THE RIVERBANKS ZOO,
WHERE IT'S MIGHTY
PRETTY UP THERE.
GOSH, WE'VE GOT
A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
COMING UP, TOO, DON'T WE?
>> Weatherly: YES, WE DO.
THIS IS A BRAND-NEW 4-H
CONFERENCE UP AT CLEMSON IN
HONOR OF SENATOR PINCKNEY,
WHO DIED LAST SUMMER DURING
THE SHOOTINGS IN CHARLESTON.
THIS IS FOR RISING
SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS,
HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES
AND JUNIORS,
AND SPACE IS LIMITED.
THERE'S AN ESSAY AS PART
OF THE APPLICATION,
AND THE CHILDREN WILL BE
CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR ESSAY.
BUT THIS IS
A BRAND-NEW WEEK-LONG
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
FOR YOUTH ON CAMPUS.
IT'S GONNA BE
QUITE SOMETHING.
>> Amanda: WELL, YOU KNOW,
THE NEXT GENERATION,
WE NEED TO HAVE THEM
PREPARED TO FILL
OUR FOOTSTEPS
BECAUSE WE ARE AGING,
AND WE SURE HOPE THAT
THEY'RE GONNA DO A BETTER
JOB IN SOME RESPECTS OF
LEADING OUR STATE FORWARD,
AND I WANT TO THANK
CLEMSON FOR PUTTING
THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.
I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE A
WONDERFUL GROUP OF STUDENTS.
ARE YOU GONNA BE
INVOLVED IN IT?
>> Weatherly: WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL SEE.
>> Amanda: I SURE HOPE SO.
THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL THAT'S
COMING UP THIS SATURDAY.
IT REALLY IS THIS SATURDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO SUMMERS
CORNER NEAR SUMMERVILLE,
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN
UNPLUGGED "MAKING IT GROW!"
WHICH MEANS WE WON'T
HAVE THE CAMERAS,
BUT WE'RE GONNA
HAVE THE EXPERTS,
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT THAT
WE HAVE HERE EVERY TUESDAY.
THERE'S NO CHARGE
FOR PEOPLE TO COME.
THIS IS A NEW COMMUNITY
THAT HAS ALL KINDS OF
GREAT IDEAS AND PROGRAMS
HAPPENING THERE.
AMY DABBS TOLD US ABOUT IT,
AND IF AMY THINKS
IT'S GREAT,
IT'S GREAT BECAUSE AMY'S
ONE OF OUR FINE
EXTENSION AGENTS.
AND IF YOU WANT TO COME,
WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.
WE'LL START AT 11,
BUT THERE WILL BE THINGS
GOING ON ALL DAY
BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE COMING,
SO THEY'D LIKE FOR YOU
TO GO TO EVENTBRITE
AND LET THEM KNOW.
SO IF YOU'LL JUST GOOGLE
SUMMERS CORNER AND GO THERE,
YOU'LL FIND OUT HOW TO SIGN
UP AND LET THEM KNOW THAT
YOU'RE COMING SO WE CAN HAVE
A CHAIR FOR YOU, WE HOPE,
AND WE'LL HAVE
A LOVELY TIME,
AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU THIS COMING
SATURDAY DOWN
IN SUMMERS CORNER.
WE HAVE FAYE CALLING US
FROM LANDRUM.
WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR
FROM YOU TONIGHT.
>> Caller: THANK YOU
FOR TAKING MY CALL.
>> Amanda: WE'RE
DELIGHTED TO.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> Caller: I'M CALLING
ABOUT TOMATO PLANTS,
AND I KNOW IT MIGHT SOUND
A LITTLE CRAZY BECAUSE I'M
HEARING EVERYBODY ELSE IS
JUST NOW THINKING ABOUT
PUTTING THEIR TOMATOES
IN THE GROUND,
BUT WE'VE HAD OUR IN
FOR THREE WEEKS.
>> Amanda: GOOD FOR YOU!
IF YOU KEPT THEM FROM
FREEZING, THAT'S TERRIFIC!
>> Caller: WELL, MAYBE,
BUT WE HAVE
FOUR TOMATO PLANTS,
AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
REALLY TRYING TO DO THIS
RIGHT AND HAVE GOOD LUCK
WITH TOMATO PLANTS.
I HAVE TWO BEEFSTEAK
TOMATO PLANTS THAT ARE
LOOKING PRETTY SICKLY.
EVERYTHING ELSE IN MY GARDEN
IS DARK GREEN AND REALLY
PERKY AND LOOKING WONDERFUL,
BUT TWO TOMATO PLANTS--
AND I HAVE SOME
BASIL PLANTS NEXT TO THEM.
THEY ARE NOT LOOKING
TOO GOOD.
SO I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE SOIL,
BUT THEY'RE IN RAISED BEDS,
AND THERE'S TWO SEPARATE
RAISED BEDS.
ONE, EVERYTHING
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
THE OTHER RAISED BED,
IT'S, YOU KNOW--
>> Amanda: SO THE TOMATOES
AND THE BASIL IN
THE OTHER RAISED BED
LOOK GOOD?
>> Caller: I HAVE ONE
RAISED BED,
AND THERE IS GORGEOUS KALE
AND BABY BROCCOLI
AND ZUCCHINI.
ALL THOSE PLANTS
ARE JUST DARK GREEN
AND REALLY GETTING BIG
AND LOOKING GREAT.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
>> Caller: BUT I HAVE
THE SEPARATE RAISED BED,
AND THEY'RE SIDE BY SIDE.
THERE'S A DIVIDER
BETWEEN THEM.
IN THE OTHER RAISED BED,
EVERYTHING DOESN'T LOOK
AS GOOD AS THE OTHER BED.
>> Amanda: AND WHAT PLANTS
DO YOU HAVE IN THE ONE
THAT DOESN'T LOOK AS GOOD?
YOU'VE GOT THE BASIL AND THE
TOMATOES AND WHAT ELSE?
>> Caller: I HAVE
FOUR TOMATO PLANTS.
TWO OF THE TOMATO PLANTS
LOOK FINE,
BUT TWO LOOK REALLY SICKLY.
I ALSO HAVE SOME VARIOUS
PEPPERS IN THERE.
>> Amanda: AND DID YOU
PUT THE SAME SOIL
IN BOTH CONTAINERS?
>> Caller: PRETTY MUCH, YES.
>> Amanda: PRETTY MUCH?
POWELL, I'M GONNA
THROW THIS TO YOU.
DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR FAYE?
>> Powell: TOO COLD.
THE COOL SEASON PLANTS
LOOK OKAY,
AND THE WARM SEASON PLANTS,
THE SOIL TEMPERATURE'S
TOO COLD,
PARTICULARLY IN
A RAISED BED.
>> Amanda: SHE SAID HER
SQUASH LOOKED OKAY.
DID THAT NOT SURPRISE YOU?
THE SQUASH IS NOT AS TENDER
AS THE TOMATOES?
>> Powell: RIGHT.
>> Amanda: SO YOU DID JUST
JUMP THE GUN A LITTLE BIT
TOO MUCH, FAYE,
SO YOU MAY WANT TO START
OVER WITH SOME NEW TOMATOES.
THERE ARE STILL HUNDRED--YOU
CAN FIND THEM EVERYWHERE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WOULD
RECOMMEND, POWELL?
>> Powell: WELL, PEPPERS
MAY NOT DO WELL LATER ON,
BUT THE TOMATOES,
ONCE THE SOIL GETS
WARM ENOUGH,
THEY SHOULD START
TO PERFORM WELL.
OFTENTIMES, PEPPERS,
WHEN THEY GET EXPOSED
TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 40'S
VERY MANY NIGHTS,
THEY NEVER REALLY TURN
AROUND AND DO WELL.
>> Amanda: THEY GOT UNHAPPY,
AND THEY CAN'T RECOVER.
>> Powell: THE SOIL
TEMPERATURE HASN'T CAUGHT UP
WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE,
AND THAT CATCHES PEOPLE BY
SURPRISE BECAUSE THE SOIL
TEMPERATURE REALLY GOVERNS
HOW WELL PLANTS GROW.
>> Amanda: THOSE ROOTS
ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT,
AREN'T THEY?
>> Amanda: THERE HAVE BEEN
SOME PLANTS OVER IN
LEXINGTON COUNTY THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN HAVING
ANY TROUBLE GROWING,
AND YOU'VE GOT SOME EXAMPLES
OF SOMETHING JUST BEAUTIFUL.
>> Powell: ACTUALLY,
I WANTED TO BRAG
ON THE STRAWBERRIES.
>> Amanda: THOSE
ARE BEAUTIFUL.
>> Powell: A NEW VARIETY
THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING.
>> Amanda: IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU PAINTED THEM
WITH FINGERNAIL POLISH.
>> Powell: IT'S INCREDIBLE,
AND THERE WAS
A 50-FOOT SECTION
IN THE STRAWBERRY FIELD,
AND THAT'S A NEW VARIETY
FROM NORTH CAROLINA STATE
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT
WILL BE RELEASED HOPEFULLY
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS,
BUT ALMOST EVERY BERRY
ON THAT 50-FOOT STRETCH
OF ROW WAS LIKE THAT,
WITH THE POINTED SHAPE
AND THE REAL SHINY TEXTURE.
I SHARED SOME WITH
THE REST OF THE PANEL
DURING THE WARM-UP HERE,
AND THEY THOUGHT
THE FLAVOR WAS OUTSTANDING.
>> Amanda: I CAN
SMELL THEM OVER HERE.
NOW, DOES THIS ONE HAVE
SOME QUALITIES
THAT MAKE IT GOOD FOR US
TO GROW IN THE SOUTH?
>> Powell: IT'S HOPEFULLY
GONNA BE SUPERIOR TO SOME
OF THE VARIETIES WE USE
BECAUSE MOST
OF OUR VARIETIES COME
FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND THEY DON'T HAVE
THE DISEASE RESISTANCE
TO THE FUNGAL DISEASES
WE HAVE IN THE SOUTHEAST.
THESE ARE BEING BRED
FROM GERMPLASM THAT'S
ADAPTED TO THE SOUTHEAST,
SO WE HOPE IT WILL HAVE
BETTER TOLERANCE TO SOME
OF OUR DISEASES AND MAYBE
EVEN BE RESISTANT TO
A COUPLE OF THE ONES
THAT GIVE US PROBLEMS.
>> Amanda: WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME,
BUT OUR LOCAL ASPARAGUS
ARE COMING IN
KIND OF PECULIARLY.
>> Powell: THIS IS NOT
A PERFECT STALK.
YOU SEE, IT'S BENT.
>> Amanda: BUT IT'S STILL
GONNA TASTE GOOD.
>> Powell: IT'S GONNA
TASTE GOOD,
BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE
THROWN AWAY BECAUSE
OF COSMETIC REASONS.
THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT.
>> Amanda: IF IT CAME OUT
OF MY GARDEN, I'D EAT IT.
JACKIE AND SANDY,
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO ENJOY BEING WITH
Y'ALL OVER AT YOUR THING
ON APRIL 29TH.
THANKS FOR COMING
AND BRINGING
SUCH BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
>> Sandy: THANK YOU, AMANDA.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHTY.
AND TERASA, AS ALWAYS,
WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO WITHOUT YOU
AND YOUR WONDERFUL CHATTERS
AND ALL THE THINGS YOU DO
FOR US HERE,
ESPECIALLY KEEPING
THE FACEBOOK PAGE
SO UP TO DATE AND CHEERFUL.
>> Terasa: THANKS, AMANDA.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
THE CHATTERS ALWAYS
KEEP ME GREAT COMPANY.
I THINK WE GOT SOMEWHERE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF 25 PEOPLE TALKING,
AND IT'S ALWAYS
ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED,
FEEL FREE TO DO SO.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
VEGETABLES OR ANYTHING,
WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY
TO HAVE YOU.
BACK TO YOU, AMANDA.
>> Amanda: I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF OUR EXTENSION
AGENTS FOR COMING.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING, I HOPE,
A BIG CROWD DOWN
IN SUMMERS CORNERS
THIS SATURDAY AT 11:00.
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK
RIGHT HERE.
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