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[MODERATE MUSIC]

>> AMANDA: WOO, MERCY, IT
HAS BEEN HOT, HOT, HOT,

BUT FORTUNATELY,
IN ST. MATTHEWS,

THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS,
WE'VE HAD SOME SHEET LIGHTNING

AND A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN.

LAST NIGHT WE HAD THREE INCHES,

AND IT COOLED OFF ENOUGH THAT
THE ATTIC FAN DID THE JOB

AND WE COULD SLEEP AT NIGHT.

WE'VE HAD EXTREME WEATHER,

AND WHATEVER'S
HAPPENING IN YOUR YARD,

WE'VE GOT SOME
PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT

WHO WILL HELP YOU
GET A HANDLE ON IT.

OUR TOLL FREE LINES ARE OPEN,

AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT
PANEL HERE TONIGHT

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS,
SO GIVE US A CALL.

AND IF YOU'RE ONE OF
THOSE PEOPLE WHO SAYS,

I'M JUST WAY TOO MODERN
TO GET ON THE TELEPHONE

OR IF YOU'RE JUST WAY TOO
TIRED TO GET ON THE TELEPHONE,

WELL, YOU ARE FORTUNATE BECAUSE
WE HAVE A VERY MODERN PERSON

WHO'S A PART OF OUR
WONDERFUL TEAM OVER HERE

AND SHE COMES EVERY
TUESDAY TO HELP US OUT.

NONE OTHER THAN THE
FAMOUS TERASA LOTT.

>> TERASA: OH, I DID NOT
KNOW THAT I WAS FAMOUS,

HOW EXCITING!

I KNOW THAT I'M VERY
HAPPY FOR THE RAIN

THAT CAME YESTERDAY EVENING,
ONE AND A HALF INCHES

TO FILL UP MY RAIN BARRELS.

HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
RAINWATER HARVESTING

OR OTHER GARDENING AND
LANDSCAPING ISSUES?

I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME IN
THE CHATROOM THIS EVENING.

IF YOU NEED INSTRUCTIONS,
DON'T WORRY.

I'LL PROVIDE THOSE IN
JUST A FEW MOMENTS,

BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S
START MAKING IT GROW.

[MUSIC]

>> AMANDA: AND A VERY GOOD
TUESDAY EVENING TO YOU.

WE'RE COMING TO YOU LIVE
FROM HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SUMTER

WHERE JUST FABULOUS THINGS
ARE HAPPENING ALL THE TIME.

WE'VE GOT A FANCY BOUTIQUE
HOTEL, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

GOT ALL KINDS OF
GOOD PLACES TO EAT,

BUT THE WONDERFUL
THING ABOUT SUMTER

IS WE HAVE SWAN
LAKE IRIS GARDENS,

AND SO IF THERE'S A DAY THAT
YOU JUST WANT TO GET OUT

AND WALK AROUND, AND
KNOW THAT YOU CAN STAND

UNDER A SHADE TREE AT ANY
POINT DURING YOUR WALK,

COME AND SEE US IN SUMTER.

I'M AMANDA MCNULTY,
I'M A HORT AGENT,

AND I GET TO COME
UP HERE ON TUESDAY

AND MEET WITH SMART PEOPLE,

AND I JUST RELAX AND I HAVE
TO PINCH MYSELF TO STAY AWAKE

BECAUSE THEY'RE SO SMART,

I DON'T HAVE TO DO
MUCH OF ANYTHING.

AND TONIGHT, I'M
ESPECIALLY HAPPY

BECAUSE MY DEAR FRIEND
AND FORMER PROFESSOR,

DR. JOHN NELSON OF THE
A.C. MOORE HERBARIUM

AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

AND ALSO THE FIRST MASCOT

FOR THE UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

AS WE SHOWED YOUR PICTURE
THE OTHER DAY, IS WITH US,

AND JOHN, YOU'RE GETTING
READY TO TAKE A TRIP

TO GO BOTANIZING, WHERE IN
THE WORLD ARE YOU GOING?

>> DR. JOHN: AMANDA, IT'S
GONNA BE FUN, I HOPE.

IT'S GONNA BE A RETIREMENT
PRESENT TO MYSELF.

A FIELD TRIP TO NEBRASKA.

>> NEBRASKA!

WELL, DO THEY HAVE ANY
PLANTS IN NEBRASKA?

>> OH, THERE'S MANY
A PLANT IN NEBRASKA.

>> [AMANDA] YOU SAID THERE'S
SOME KIND OF UNUSUAL THINGS.

>> THERE'S, I'VE NEVER
BEEN TO NEBRASKA,

BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'VE
GOT SOME VERY INTERESTING

TOPOGRAPHY AND
GEOLOGICAL SITUATIONS

AND ONE OF THE THINGS
THEY HAD OUT THERE

ARE A SERIES OF SALT MARSHES.
>> THAT'S CRAZY!

>> SALINE ECOSYSTEMS.
>> YEAH, OKAY.

>> FEATURING LOTS OF
MIGRATORY BIRDS UP THERE.

>> WHOA, WON'T THAT BE FUN?

>> [JOHN] BUT I'M MORE
INTERESTED IN THE PLANTS.

>> [AMANDA] YEAH, OKAY,
WELL, LOOK AT EVERYTHING

WAY OUT THERE AND TAKE A
PICTURE AND SEND IT TO US.

>> WE'RE GONNA MAKE SPECIMENS.
>> OKAY, SEND US A POSTCARD.

WE LOVE POSTCARDS.
>> SURE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

JONATHAN WINDHAM IS OVER THERE

AT THE PEE DEE REC
AND YOU ARE IN CHARGE

OF TRYING TO GO
AROUND IF PEOPLE WANT

TO UNDERSTAND GMOS,
AND SOME OF THEM,

PEOPLE GET ALL EXCITED
ABOUT IT AND NERVOUS,

BUT THEY OCCUR NATURALLY A LOT.

>> JONATHAN: SOME KINDS OF
MUTATIONS ARISE FREQUENTLY

IN NATURE AND THAT'S SOMETHING

THAT WE WANT PEOPLE
TO UNDERSTAND.

>> AND SO, IF
SOMEBODY HAS A GROUP,

A CIVIC GROUP THAT WOULD
LIKE TO LEARN A BIT,

WOULD YOU BE WILLING
TO GO AND TALK TO THEM?

>> OF COURSE, I
MEAN, WE HAD A GROUP

OF ABOUT 60 TEACHERS COME
OUT TO THE REC LAST WEEK

AND THEY'VE HAD
A LESSON ON GMOS.

>> [AMANDA] OH, WELL I'M GONNA
THINK OF SOMEBODY TO CALL UP.

I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU GIVE
THE TALK, SO I WANT TO HEAR.

>> [JONATHAN] PLEASE DO.

>> BUT TELL ME WHAT
YOUR PASSION IS

AS FAR AS THE FLORAL
PART OF THE WORLD GOES.

>> ROSE BREEDING, SO
THAT'S KIND OF MY THING,

TRYING TO MAKE SUPER
DISEASE RESISTANT ROSES

FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, THE
HEAT AND THE HUMIDITY HERE,

WE GOT BLACK SPOT SO
BAD, AND SO WE JUST NEED

SOME REALLY GOOD CULTIVARS.

>> AND YOU'RE DOING
SOME GENETIC WORK

AND YOU SAID SOME
OF OUR NATIVE ROSES

ALREADY HAVE THAT,
THESE CHARACTERISTICS.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO
GET THEM MARRIED UP

IN THE RIGHT COMBINATION.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS,

JUST PICKING PARTNERS.

>> OKAY, WELL, I HOPE THAT
YOU HAVE GREAT SUCCESS

IN FINDING JUST THE
PERFECT MATE. [LAUGHING]

TONY MELTON, OF
COURSE, IS A PLANT,

A SMALL FRUIT AND
VEGETABLE SPECIALIST

IN THE PEE DEE AND,
AS I SAY, BEYOND,

BECAUSE TONY NEVER
KNOWS WHERE TO STOP,

EVEN THOUGH HE NEVER DRIVES
MORE THAN THE SPEED LIMIT,

SO IT TAKES HIM A
WHILE TO GET THERE.

>> TONY: THAT'S
RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> [AMANDA] BUT YOU WENT MORE
THAN THE SPEED LIMIT RECENTLY.

TELL ME WHAT, YOU
WERE GOING SUPERSONIC.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, IN IRELAND.

THE LITTLE ROADS OVER THERE,

PUT IT THIS WAY, THE DIRT ROADS
IN MCBEE WERE SUPERHIGHWAYS

COMPARED TO THE ROADS
[LAUGHING] THE ROADS IN IRELAND.

THEY'RE REALLY SMALL,
AND RIGHT AT THE EDGE,

YOU HAD THESE EITHER BLOCK WALL,

OR YOU HAD VINES UP ON THE EDGE,

AND YOU COULDN'T
GET OFF THE ROAD.

THE ONLY PLACE YOU HAD
TO GET OFF THE ROAD

IF YOU'RE GOING AROUND A CURVE

AND SEE A BUS OR
SOMETHING COMING,

YOU HAVE TO GO INTO
SOMEBODY'S DRIVEWAY

TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, AMANDA.
[LAUGHING]

>> WELL I HOPE THEY DON'T
COME OUT OF THE HOUSE

WITH A SHOTGUN TO
TRY TO RUN YOU OFF.

TONY, I THINK YOU
BROUGHT SOME PICTURES.

I THINK WE MIGHT EVEN SEE
ONE OR TWO OF THEM RIGHT NOW

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

ARE WE GONNA DO THAT, SHAWN?

I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME.

THEY'RE PUTTING
THEM UP RIGHT NOW,

AND TONY, SO YOU AND YOUR
BRIDE WENT, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> YES, WE HAD A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL VACATION OVER THERE

AND IT WAS COOL, IT WAS
LIKE 60 SOMETHING DEGREES.

NO AIR CONDITIONER,
THOUGH, OVER THERE.

>> [AMANDA] AND TONY, WHAT
ARE WE SEEING HERE, DEAR?

>> [TONY] OKAY, THIS IS
ONE OF THEIR ROCK GARDENS.

THEY HAVE KIND OF A, IT'S A
CLIMATE JUST FOR THEIR GARDEN.

THEY PUT THIS ROCK
WALL AROUND IT,

AND IT KEEPS THE GARDENS AND
IT'S JUST PERFECT CONDITIONS.

>> [AMANDA]OH, THE ROCKS, IT
CREATES A SORT OF MICROCLIMATE.

>> [TONY] A LITTLE
MICROCLIMATE, IN THE GARDEN.

AND THIS GARDEN IS
A POISON GARDEN.

>> [AMANDA] YOU MEAN THE
PLANTS ARE POISONOUS?

>> [TONY] THE PLANTS
ARE POISONOUS.

Y'ALL CAN TELL US
ALL ABOUT SOME PLANTS

THAT ARE POISONOUS
ALL THROUGH IT,

AND SO, IT WAS A POISON GARDEN
INSIDE OF THIS ROCK GARDEN.

THIS WAS AT BLARNEY CASTLE.

>> [AMANDA] NOW, WE'VE
HEARD ABOUT BLARNEY CASTLE.

ISN'T THERE SOMETHING
THAT YOU DO THERE?

>> [TONY] YOU BEND
OVER BACKWARDS,

FIVE STORIES UP IN THE AIR,
AND KISS THE BLARNEY STONE.

>> [AMANDA] WHOA!

AND IF YOU DO THAT,
WHEN YOU COME HOME,

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE,
LIKE SOMEBODY LIKE ME.

>> YEP, YEP, THEY HAD
IT ON A SIGN THERE,

RIGHT AT WHERE THE
BLARNEY STONE WAS.

THEY HAD THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BALONEY AND BLARNEY.

>> [AMANDA] [LAUGHING]
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

>> YEAH, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

BALONEY IS ME TELLING YOU YOU
LOOK LIKE YOU'RE 18 YEARS OLD.

>> [AMANDA] WELL, THAT AIN'T
GONNA GO VERY FAR. [LAUGHING]

>> AND BLARNEY IS, HOW
OLD ARE YOU, AMANDA,

SO I KNOW HOW OLD WOMEN ARE-
>> I'M 67.

>> WHEN THEY'RE THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL, THAT'S BLARNEY.

>> OKAY, OKAY.
[LAUGHING]

WELL, THAT'S GOOD,
I'M GLAD TO KNOW

THAT 67 IS JUST THE
RIGHT AGE TO BE.

>> [TONY] IT'S
PERFECT, JUST PERFECT.

>> WELL, I'M GLAD
Y'ALL HAD SUCH A...

>> I WISH I COULD TALK
IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE.

>> [AMANDA] DID THEY
ENJOY HEARING YOUR ACCENT?

>> OH, YES, YES,
YES, MY SOUTHERN,

THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
ME HARDLY. [LAUGHING]

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S, ONE OF
THE THINGS WHEN IT GETS HOT,

THERE ARE A LOT OF
WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HAPPEN

WHEN IT GETS HOT
BECAUSE THAT MEANS

IT'S WATERMELON TIME
IN SOUTH CAROLINA

AND AH, NOTHING MAKES,

IT MAKES IT WORTH ALL THE
HOT WEATHER, DOESN'T IT?

AND TONIGHT, WE ARE SO THRILLED,

BECAUSE WE HAVE THE
2018 WATERMELON QUEEN,

EMILY DICKS, HERSELF.

EMILY, I THINK SHE'S GONNA
GIVE US SOME SPECIAL THINGS

TO DO WITH WATERMELONS.

>> EMILY: HEY, Y'ALL,
I'M EMILY DICKS,

YOUR 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA
WATERMELON QUEEN,

AND I'M HERE TODAY
TO SHARE WITH YOU,

NOT ONE, BUT TWO
WATERMELON RECIPES.

>> [AMANDA] WELL, HOT DOG!
WE HIT THE JACKPOT WITH YOU!

[LAUGHING] WE'LL COME BACK LATER

AND CAN'T WAIT TO COME OVER
AND LEARN HOW TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK THE NICE THING IS,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
TURN THE STOVE ON

WITH MANY OF THOSE WATERMELON
RECIPES, AND THAT'S ALWAYS...

>> [TONY] RIGHT,
THEY'RE NICE AND COOL.

>> TERASA LOTT IS THE
MASTER GARDENER COORDINATOR

FOR THE STATE AND WHEN
SHE SENDS US INFORMATION

AND STUFF LIKE SHE WANTS
US TO ANSWER IT BACK,

OR DO A LITTLE SOMETHING,
SHE'S GOT SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY

OF DOING IT BECAUSE
SHE GIVES US AN UPDATE

ON THE INSECTS IN
HER SQUASH GARDEN,

AND TONIGHT, I WANT Y'ALL
TO KNOW THAT SHE BROUGHT US

A SQUASH CHEDDAR CHEESE
BREAD THAT WAS DELICIOUS,

AND, A SWEET BREAD THAT
WAS MADE WITH SQUASH,

SO ALL THAT'S WORK SHE'S DONE,

TRYING TO KILL THOSE
SQUASH VINE BORERS

AND WE, VERY THE
VINES HAVE PAID OFF,

BUT RIGHT NOW,
SHE'S GONNA TELL YOU

THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO
ANYTHING LIKE THAT MUCH TROUBLE

TO JOIN HER AND HER WONDERFUL
FRIENDS IN THE CHATROOM.

AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT, TERASA?

>> OF COURSE YOU ARE, AMANDA.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO

TO THE MAKING IT
GROW FACEBOOK PAGE.

HOPEFULLY YOU NOTICED WE
IMPLEMENTED A POLL THIS WEEK

WITH PHOTOS FROM MY GARDEN,
SO NOT ONLY AM I FIGHTING

SQUASH BUGS AND
SQUASH VINE BORERS,

BUT WENT OUT TO FIND
MY TOMATO PLANTS

WERE MISSING SOME LEAVES,

AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE FUN TO ASK YOU,

THE VIEWERS AND FANS, WHO
YOU THOUGHT THE CULPRIT WAS.

WAS IT A CATERPILLAR,
OR WAS IT DEER?

AND SURE ENOUGH, 71 PERCENT
OF YOU VOTED CORRECTLY.

IT WAS INDEED VERY
HUNGRY CATERPILLARS.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT,
WE'LL POST POLLS

ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FREQUENTLY
SO YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.

NOW, TO JOIN THE
CHAT CONVERSATION,

JUST MOVE YOUR CURSOR
OVER TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE

WHERE IT SAYS MAKING
IT GROW CHAT ROOM.

ONCE YOU CLICK THERE,
YOU WILL BE INSTRUCTED

TO PUT IN SOME
FACEBOOK CREDENTIALS

AND THAT IS ALL
THE MAGIC YOU NEED

TO BE A PART OF
THE CONVERSATION.

CURRENTLY, 15 PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING,

AND YOU ARE WELCOME
TO PARTICIPATE

BY EITHER ASKING A QUESTION,
ANSWERING A QUESTION,

OR JUST SIT BACK AND SEE

WHAT EVERYONE ELSE
IS TALKING ABOUT.

BE SURE IF YOU'RE
USING A MOBILE DEVICE

THAT YOU'RE USING YOUR
FAVORITE WEB BROWSER,

NOT THE MOBILE APPLICATION,

AND LOOKING AT THE
FULL DESKTOP SITE.

HOPE TO BE CHATTING
WITH YOU VERY SOON.

AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU, TERESA,
WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST CALLER.

NANCY'S CALLING US FROM LAUREN,

WHERE THE HILLS
GOTTA GO LIKE THAT

AND IT'S ALWAYS SO PRETTY
BECAUSE THERE ARE COWS

AND THINGS WALKING AROUND.

NANCY, WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN YOUR YARD

THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP YOU WITH?

>> [NANCY] WELL, I THINK I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR TONY.

IT HAS TO DO WITH
MY VEGETABLE GARDEN.

>> WELL, HAVE AT IT.

>> [NANCY] I HAVE
HAD A SOIL TEST DONE,

AND I'M HIGH IN PHOSPHORUS,
POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM,

AND I DID ALL THE
THINGS, I LIMED IT

AND PUT THE AMMONIUM NITRATE
ON AND MY BOTTOM OF MY PLANTS

LOOK LIKE THEY'RE
ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OLD.

THEY'RE FULL OF CALCIFICATION,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

>> WHAT PLANTS, WHAT
PLANTS ARE THESE?

>> [NANCY] THESE ARE
CUCUMBERS AND TOMATOES

AND PRETTY MUCH THOSE
TWO, BUT THEY'RE JUST,

JUST LOOK TERRIBLE, SO
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

>> WELL, DON'T HANG UP YET,

BECAUSE HE MIGHT HAVE A
QUESTION FOR YOU, TONY?

>> [NANCY] ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY, MOST LIKELY,
IT'S DISEASES.

HAVE YOU TRIED TO CONTROL
ANY OF THE DISEASES

THAT WE HAVE WITH,
ESPECIALLY ON CUCURBITS,

WE HAVE A LOT OF
DISEASES, AND ON TOMATOES,

WE HAVE THINGS LIKE A BACTERIAL
SPOT THAT'S REALLY BAD.

HAVE YOU TRIED TO CONTROL
ANY OF THOSE DISEASES,

OR ARE YOU JUST KIND OF,
JUST HAVE AN ORGANIC GARDEN

WHERE YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TRY TO DO ANYTHING?

IF YOU'RE NOT,
JUST LIVE WITH IT,

AND LET THE DISEASES
HAVE PART OF IT,

AND YOU,

ENJOY THE REST.
>> AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

>> [NANCY] YEAH, IT'S AN
ORGANIC GARDEN, SO YEAH.

OKAY, I WAS JUST CURIOUS
BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT

THAN IT HAS BEEN BEFORE.

>> YEAH, AND A LOT OF
TIMES, DISEASES BUILD UP,

SO YOU ALWAYS DO SANITATION,
IS WHAT WE CALL IT,

WHICH MEANS MOVE THINGS AROUND,

SO YOU CONFUSE THE
DISEASES AND THE INSECTS

SO THEY DON'T JUST
POP RIGHT BACK UP

AND SAY, OH BOY, I'VE GOT A
TOMATO PLANT AGAIN THIS YEAR!

YOU HAVE TO MOVE THINGS AROUND.

>> YOU HAVE TO ROTATE WITHIN
THE GARDEN BY FAMILIES.

>> YES.
>> YEAH, OKAY.

AND TONY, HAS THAT
HORRIBLE THING

THAT MOVES UP AGAINST OUR
CUCUMBERS SHOWED UP YET?

>> IT HAS, I SAW IT IN LOWER
SATCHELY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

>> [AMANDA] AND IT'S
THE DOWNY OR THE POWDER?

>> THE DOWNY MILDEW, ON
CUCURBITS, IT IS HERE.

>> AND THERE'S NOTHING
THAT A HOMEOWNER CAN AFFORD

TO BUY AND PUT OUT, IS THERE?

>> THERE'S REALLY
NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO,

AND THAT'S WHY WE
RECOMMEND PLANTING EARLY.

PLANT IN APRIL, AND
GET YOUR CUCURBITS,

LIKE CANTALOUPES, WATERMELON,
WELL, LIKE CANTALOUPES,

CANTALOUPES, CUCUMBERS,
SQUASH AND THINGS LIKE THAT

OFF EARLY BEFORE THE
DISEASE GETS HERE.

>> AND EVEN SOME OF THE
INSECTS BUILD UP, TOO.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> OKAY.

WELL, NANCY, I'M SORRY,
IT'S TOUGH TO GARDEN,

AND VEGETABLES PARTICULARLY
CAN BE TOUGH, BUT, YOU KNOW,

FINDING OUT WHAT THE
DIFFERENT FAMILIES ARE

AND BEING SURE THAT YOU
ROTATE WITHIN THE GARDEN

MAY GIVE YOU SOME
HELP AND WE HOPE

THAT YOU'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK.

WE HAVE CRAIG FROM COLUMBIA,
HEY CRAIG, FROM THE,

I UNDERSTAND COLUMBIA'S
CHANGED ITS MOTTO

FROM FAMOUSLY HOT
TO SOMETHING ELSE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, JOHN?

>> CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT IS.

>> BUT THEY CHANGED
IT ANYWAY, CRAIG?

>> I WISH THEY HADN'T, I WISH
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED IT,

TO BE HONEST. [LAUGHING]

>> BUT CRAIG, IT HAS
BEEN KIND OF HOT.

IS THAT, WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING IN YOUR YARD?

DO YOU THINK IT'S SOMETHING
FROM THE HEAT OR SOMETHING ELSE?

HELLO, CRAIG.

>> [CRAIG] OH, HEY THERE, HEY,
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.

MY BACKYARD IS GETTING KIND
OF OVERRUN IN POISON IVY,

AND I DON'T LIKE ROUNDUP.

WHAT CAN I USE ON THIS, AND
IF THE CRITTERS GET IN THAT

AND COME INTO THE HOUSE,

WILL THEY BRING
POISON IVY WITH THEM?

>> YES, THEY WILL.

AND, YOU KNOW,

WE, ANOTHER,

BESIDES GMOS, A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE GLYPHOSATE,

BUT IT'S REALLY A VERY
VERY SAFE HERBICIDE

WHEN USED ACCORDING TO
THE LABEL, EXTREMELY SAFE.

>> IT BREAKS DOWN QUICKLY, IT
DOESN'T LINGER IN THE SOIL.

>> DOESN'T LINGER IN THE SOIL.
>> RIGHT, MM-HM.

>> WOULD YOU HAVE
ANY QUALMS AT ALL

ABOUT CONTROLLING
POISON IVY WITH IT?

>> I WOULD NOT, I MEAN,
UNLESS YOU'VE GOT OTHER PLANTS

THAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT, IT'S,

YOU DON'T WANT TO SPRAY IT ON
YOUR ROSE BUSHES OR ANYTHING

BUT AS LONG AS YOU KEEP IT
CONFINED TO THE POISON IVY,

YOU SHOULD BE RELATIVELY SAFE.

I MEAN...

>> ACTUALLY, THE POISON
IVY IS WAY MORE DEADLIER.

I MEAN, YOU CAN HAVE
ALLERGIC REACTIONS.

>> AND DIE.
>> AND DIE FROM IT,

ESPECIALLY IF IT'S BURNING,
THAT'S WHEN IT GETS

INTO YOUR LUNGS AND ALL,
IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

>> AND IT'S ALSO,
I'D LIKE TO SAY

THAT IT'S STILL VERY
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE

TO REALLY BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY POISON IVY.

>> [AMANDA] AND SO
GIVE US SOME HINTS

OF HOW TO DO THAT, JOHN.

>> WELL, IT'S, YOU'VE HEARD
THE OLD BROWNIE SCOUTS SAYING,

LEAFLETS THREE, LET IT
BE, AND THAT JUST MEANS

YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER
THAT THE LEAF OF POISON IVY

ALWAYS HAS THREE LEAFLETS.

BUT THERE ARE SOME
OTHER THINGS OUT THERE

THAT RESEMBLE THIS,
AND ESPECIALLY,

ONE THAT'S CALLED
VIRGINIA CREEPER,

AND OF COURSE THAT
HAS FIVE LEAFLETS.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, IF
A COUPLE OF THE LEAFLETS

HAVE BEEN CHEWED OFF,
THERE'S ONLY GONNA BE THREE,

BUT IF YOU GET A GOOD SENSE OF
WHAT THESE THINGS LOOK LIKE,

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY
TROUBLE IDENTIFYING THEM

IN YOUR BACKYARD.

NOW, I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
THAT'S NOT SUSCEPTIBLE

TO POISON IVY, AND WHEN
I NEED TO PULL IT OUT,

I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE SPRAYING
TOO MUCH STUFF BACK THERE.

I JUST PUT LONG PANTS
ON, AND A LONG SLEEVE...

>> [AMANDA] BUT YOUR
NOT SUSCEPTIBLE.

>> AND I'M NOT
SUSCEPTIBLE, BUT, YOU KNOW,

[KNOCKING ON WOOD]
KIND OF THING.

AND ALSO, GLOVES, AND IF
YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT,

PULL IT UP, BECAUSE ONCE
YOU PULL IT UP, IT'S GONE.

>> BUT REALLY, GLYPHOSATE
DOESN'T LINGER IN THE SOIL

AND TONY, IT DOESN'T
EVEN VOLATIZE.

>> [TONY] NO, IT DOESN'T.

>> SO IT'S NOT
GONNA MOVE AROUND.

IT'S REALLY AN EXTREMELY
SAFE HERBICIDE.

DO ALWAYS READ THE LABEL
BEFORE YOU USE SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T
PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER.

I HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD
PIECE OF WATERMELON YET,

AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO RUN
OVER THERE AND TALK TO EMILY

AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT I'M
GONNA COOK THIS WEEKEND

WITH SOME OF THESE FABULOUS
SOUTH CAROLINA WATERMELONS,

SO I'M GONNA TURN
IT OVER TO TERASA

AND I THINK SHE'S GONNA
GIVE US A WATER TIP

ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF YOU'VE
HAD TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE.

TERASA?

>> YOU ARE CORRECT, AMANDA,
AND RAINWATER HARVESTING

IS MY ANSWER, SO IN TIMES
WHEN RAIN IS PLENTIFUL,

YOU CAN SAVE UP THAT RAIN,
SAVE UP YOUR RAINY DAYS,

STORE IT FOR LATER USE WHEN
RAIN IS LESS PLENTIFUL.

YOU WOULD BE REALLY
SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH WATER

YOU CAN COLLECT OFF YOUR
ROOF, SO I HAVE A GRAPHIC

THAT IS OUR RAINWATER
HARVESTING SIGN.

IT'S A LITTLE SMALL FOR YOU
TO SEE ALL OF THE DETAILS,

BUT ESSENTIALLY, YOU
CAPTURE ROOFTOP RUNOFF

IN A BARREL OR IN A CISTERN.

MOST PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO USE BARRELS

IN THE RESIDENTIAL SETTING,

AND IF YOU HAVE A
THOUSAND SQUARE FEET,

YOU COULD POTENTIALLY CAPTURE

623 GALLONS OF WATER JUST
WITH ONE INCH OF RAIN,

AND SO I KNOW AT MY HOUSE WE
HAD ONE AND A HALF INCHES.

YOU CAN REDUCE EROSION ISSUES
THAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING

AT THE EDGE OF YOUR ROOF.

OF COURSE YOU CAN CONSERVE
WATER, PROTECT WATER QUALITY

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
ALLOWING THAT WATER

TO FLOW ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE.

SO MANY BENEFITS TO
RAINWATER HARVESTING

AND IT'S VERY EASY TO DO.

IF YOU NEED INSTRUCTIONS, WE
HAVE A HANDY DANDY MANUAL.

I'LL POST IT ON
OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

EVEN TELLS YOU HOW
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN

IF YOU ARE THE DIY TYPE.

NOW, LET'S CHECK IN WITH
AMANDA AND OUR WATERMELON QUEEN

TO FIND SOME DELICIOUS RECIPES.

>> EMILY DICKS
GREW UP IN A PLACE

WHERE THEY GROW A
LOT OF WATERMELONS,

BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> YES, MA'AM, YES, MA'AM.

>> I THINK YOUR DADDY MIGHT
BE IN THE WATERMELON BUSINESS?

>> HE MIGHT BE. [LAUGHING]

I THINK SO, YES MA'AM.

>> BUT YOU'RE IN THE
WATERMELON BUSINESS NOW,

REPRESENTING WATERMELONS.

TELL US WHAT YOUR POSITION IS.

>> SO I WORK FOR THE SOUTH
CAROLINA WATERMELON ASSOCIATION

AS THEIR SPOKESPERSON
AND AMBASSADOR,

SO MY JOB IS TO GO
ALL AROUND THE STATE

OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND
OUTSIDE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

AND PROMOTE SOUTH
CAROLINA WATERMELONS.

>> I'VE HEARD THAT
PEOPLE UP NORTH ASSOCIATE

DELICIOUS WATERMELONS WITH
SOUTH CAROLINA WATERMELONS.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> I THINK THEY SHOULD.

THEY'RE MY FAVORITE. [LAUGHING]

>> THEY REALLY ARE SWEET
AND JUICY, AREN'T THEY?

>> THEY ARE, YES.
>> THEY ARE,

AND COMING IN NOW, AND I THINK,

IT'S ALWAYS FUN JUST TO
HAVE A PIECE OF WATERMELON,

IT'S SO EASY, BUT IF
YOU DON'T WANT TO COOK,

YOU'VE GOT SOME IDEAS
OF WAYS THAT WE CAN HAVE

SOME PRETTY EASY MEALS
USING WATERMELONS.

>> [EMILY] YES, MA'AM, SO HERE
TODAY WE HAVE TWO RECIPES.

RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE
OUR WATERMELON PARFAIT.

>> [AMANDA] SO THIS WOULD
BE A LITTLE DESSERT.

>> [EMILY] YEAH, A
DESSERT, BREAKFAST, SNACK,

POOLSIDE SNACK EVEN.
>> I WAS GONNA SAY,

SOMETHING LIKE
THAT MAY BE, YEAH.

>> [EMILY] REALLY NICE
AND REFRESHING, SO,

AND IT'S SUPER VERSATILE.

WHATEVER YOGURT YOU
CHOOSE, GRANOLA,

AND THEN THE WATERMELON.

>> OKAY, AND THEN, WELL,
ARE YOU GONNA LET ME LEARN

HOW TO DO IT?
>> YES MA'AM!

THIS IS ALL YOU,
YOU'RE THE STAR HERE,

SO I WANT YOU TO DO THIS.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO TELL ME HOW,
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.

I'VE GOT THE BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE GLASS.

>> HERE WE HAVE
OUR PARFAIT GLASS,

AND THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA TAKE
A COUPLE OF SCOOPS OF YOGURT.

>> [AMANDA] OKAY, AND
YOU SAID I CAN USE

ANY KIND OF YOGURT I WANT.

>> [EMILY] YOU CAN USE GREEK,
YOU CAN USE NONFAT, LOW FAT.

>> OKAY.
>> VANILLA.

>> YOU CAN USE VANILLA OR...
>> THIS RIGHT HERE IS VANILLA,

YES, MA'AM.
>> OKAY, OKAY.

SO I'M GONNA PUT THAT IN THERE.

THAT LOOKED, SO FAR SO GOOD.

>> AND THEN YOU CAN
USE THIS OTHER SPOON

OVER HERE FOR OUR GRANOLA.
>> OKAY.

>> AND THEN JUST SPOON
THE GRANOLA RIGHT ON TOP.

>> [AMANDA] OKAY, I LOVE
GRANOLA BECAUSE IT'S SO CRUNCHY.

WELL... [LAUGHING]
>> WELL, YOU USED

REALLY A LOT OF GRANOLA.
>> I'VE GOT A BIG EYE.

[LAUGHING] I'M FAMOUS
FOR WANTING THE BIG
PIECE OF CHICKEN.

>> I LOVE THAT, I
LOVE THAT, ME TOO.

I LOVE CHICKEN, YEAH.

SO, OKAY, WATERMELON COMES NEXT.

>> OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHTY.

>> LET ME SEE THIS ONE TIME.

OH, MM!

>> THAT'S THE SOUTH
CAROLINA WATERMELONS.

>> BOY, IT'S GOOD AND SWEET.

>> AND THERE YOU GO.
>> OKAY.

>> JUST LIKE THAT.
>> OKAY.

AND THEN, I CAN DO THIS
AND HAVE IT ALL READY.

>> YES, MA'AM, THESE
CAN BE MADE IN ADVANCE.

THEY CAN BE PUT IN
THE REFRIGERATOR,
THEY'RE GOOD TO GO,

AND YOU'RE ALL SET.

>> BESIDES TASTING GOOD,

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER
REASONS TO EAT WATERMELON?

EVEN THE PIECES THAT YOU DROP?
>> SO WATERMELON,

WATERMELON IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN JUST THE DELICIOUS SNACK.

IT IS SO HYDRATING, WATERMELON
IS 92 PERCENT WATER.

>> [AMANDA] 92 PERCENT.

>> MM-HM, SO YOU MIGHT
AS WELL JUST BE HAVING

A GLASS OF WATER, JUST ABOUT.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

BUT I'D GET SOME OTHER
BENEFITS AS WELL.

>> YES, SO MANY OTHER
BENEFITS WITH WATERMELON.

YOU HAVE THE VITAMINS,
VITAMINS A, B6, C,

YOU HAVE LYCOPENE.

>> YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT LYCOPENE.

>> IT'S A PROVEN
CANCER PREVENTATIVE,

SO, REALLY, WATERMELON IS SO
MUCH MORE THAN JUST DELICIOUS.

>> AND, SINCE IT
IS SO HYDRATING,

MY PRODUCER, SHAWN FLYNN,
EVERY YEAR GETS IN SHAPE

AND HE DOES THAT BRIDGE
THING DOWN IN CHARLESTON.

I THINK Y'ALL GET
THOSE HOT, TIRED PEOPLE

AND KIND OF HELP
REHYDRATE THEM, DON'T YOU?

>> WE DO, WE DO, WE
GO TO THE BRIDGE RUN

AND WE ARE RIGHT
THERE AT THE END.

WE'RE THE BIG WATERMELON PEOPLE,

AND I WAS THERE THIS PAST
YEAR, AND WE HANDED OUT,

I THINK LIKE 40 THOUSAND
POUNDS OF WATERMELON.

>> GOSH, I BET THEY'RE SO GLAD
TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> YES, SO MANY PEOPLE
TOLD ME, THEY SAID,

THIS IS MY FAVORITE
PART OF THE RACE!

>> THE END, AND A
TREAT AT THE SAME TIME.

>> I WAS LIKE, WELL, HAVE
SOME, YOU LOOK A LITTLE TIRED.

>> YEP, YEP, OKAY.

BUT THEN, YOU GOT AN IDEA
HERE FOR A NICE SUMMER SALAD.

IF YOU HAVE SOME COLD
CHICKEN IN THE REFRIGERATOR,

YOU COULD JUST PULL THIS OUT.

>> YOU COULD DEFINITELY
ADD CHICKEN TO THIS.

>> NOT HAVE TO HEAT
UP THE KITCHEN.

>> YES MA'AM, SO RIGHT
HERE WE HAVE SPINACH.

THIS IS A BABY SPINACH.

>> WHICH IS GOOD,
A FRESH VEGETABLE.

>> WHICH IS JUST,
THIS IS A WHOLE BAG

RIGHT HERE IN THIS BOWL.

SO THEN YOU JUST ADD
YOUR SPINACH, AND THEN,

WE HAVE OUR WATERMELON,
AND WE JUST,

RIGHT ON TOP OF THE SPINACH,
AND JUST USE IT ALL.

>> [AMANDA] OH, IT LOOKS GOOD.

>> THAT'S ABOUT TWO TO
THREE CUPS OF WATERMELON.

>> JUST WHATEVER
HOW MUCH YOU WANT.

>> MM-HM, AND THIS IS, THE
GOOD THING ABOUT SEEDLESS

IS THAT YOU CAN CUT IT UP AND
NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE SEEDS.

>> THAT'S, IT IS
NICE, ISN'T IT, YEAH.

>> HERE WE HAVE OUR SEEDLESS
WATERMELON, AND THEN, FETA.

>> EVERYBODY LOVES FETA.
>> RIGHT ON TOP,

I PERSONALLY LOVE FETA.

>> SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THAT SWEET AND THAT TANG.

IT'S JUST GONNA EXCITE ALL
THOSE TASTE BUDS FOR US,

ISN'T IT?
>> YES, MA'AM, YES MA'AM.

SO THEN WE HAVE THE FETA.

AND THEN TO TOP IT OFF,
A NICE LITTLE CRUNCH,

WE HAVE OUR PECANS.
>> OKAY.

A NICE SOUTH CAROLINA PRODUCT.

>> [EMILY] YES, MA'AM! THIS
IS A SOUTH CAROLINA SALAD.

>> [AMANDA] ARE THESE
TOASTED OR SALTED OR,

CAN YOU USE ANY KIND YOU WANT?

>> [EMILY] ANY KIND YOU
WANT, ANY KIND YOU WANT.

AND THEN WE JUST TOSS.
>> OKAY.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT A
NICE DRESSING, I THINK.

>> THIS RIGHT HERE IS HALF A
CUP OF BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE,

AND THEN JUST RIGHT
ON TOP OF THE SALAD.

>> [AMANDA] MM, GOSH,
IT JUST LOOKS WONDERFUL.

>> [EMILY] AND HERE
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE,

IT'S ALREADY MADE RIGHT HERE.
>> OKAY!

ALL PUT OUT AND READY TO ENJOY.

>> AND THEN WE JUST TOSS.

>> [AMANDA] AND THEN
JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE

THAT MAKE THOSE RICE KRISPY
TREATS YOU CAN GO, AH!

I'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO
BRING YOU THIS DELICIOUS MEAL.

>> [AMANDA] BUT YOU
REALLY DON'T HAVE TO WORK

THAT HARD FOR THIS.
>> I KNOW,

BUT IT TASTES SO
GOOD, PEOPLE DO THINK.

AND YOU HAVE MADE SOMETHING
VERY SPECIAL FOR THEM.

WELL, WATERMELONS REALLY
ARE COMING IN NOW,

AND I THINK THERE'S
CLEMSON EXTENSION

LIKES TO WORK A
LOT WITH GROWERS,

AND I THINK THEY'RE
HAVING A SPECIAL DAY

KIND OF FEATURING WATERMELON.

>> YES MA'AM, THEY ARE, SO
JULY 12TH IN BLACKVILLE,

THEY'RE HAVING THE FESTIVAL,
THE WATERMELON FESTIVAL,

SO YOU CAN COME OUT AND YOU
CAN TASTE THE WATERMELONS,

ALL OF THE VARIETIES,
IT'S A REALLY FUN DAY.

>> AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
BE DOWN THERE REPRESENTING.

>> I WILL, I WILL BE THERE,
SO, COME CHECK ME OUT.

>> WELL, WE WANT TO, WE
THINK WE ARE FORTUNATE

TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH
YOUR BEAUTIFUL SMILE

AND PERSONALITY
REPRESENTING THIS WONDERFUL

SOUTH CAROLINA FRUIT, AND
WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST

IN YOUR TRAVELS!
>> WHY, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

THANK YOU!
>> AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW

MORE ABOUT WATERMELON,
AND HAVE A CHANCE

TO FIND THESE RECIPES,
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY

TO LEARN ABOUT THAT?

>> [EMILY] YOU CAN FIND OUR PAGE

THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE,

SO JUST, THE SOUTH CAROLINA
WATERMELON ASSOCIATION.

>> [AMANDA] OKAY, WELL,
THAT SOUNDS EASY ENOUGH.

>> YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU.
>> AND I BELIEVE

THAT TERASA LOTT IS GONNA POST
THOSE ON HER PAGE AS WELL,

SO THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR NOT
TRYING THESE WONDERFUL RECIPES.

AND NOW WE'RE
GONNA CHECK BACK IN

WITH THAT SAME VERY
PERSON HERSELF, TERASA.

>> THANK YOU, AMANDA.

THOSE WATERMELON
RECIPES LOOK DELICIOUS.

I KNOW I'VE TRIED THE
WATERMELON SALSA IN THE PAST

AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

THOUGHT I'D TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE A NATIVE PLANT

WITH YOU, THIS IS
CORAL HONEYSUCKLE,

OR SOME PEOPLE CALL IT
TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE,

OR WOODBINE, LONICERA
SEMPERVIRENS.

THIS IS A NATIVE VINE.

THIS PICTURE, MY
HUSBAND JUST TOOK THIS.

I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD BE
KIND AND TAKE THIS PHOTO FOR US

BECAUSE I WANTED TO
SHOW YOU THE FLOWERS

AND THEN ALSO, THE FRUIT.

THIS PHOTO WAS SENT IN
BY BOB AND MARSHA HAMLIN

OF APPLING, GEORGIA.

THEY ARE BIG CONSERVATIONISTS,
LIKE TO PROMOTE PLANTING

FOR WILDLIFE, SO THE
FLOWERS THAT I SHOWED

ARE ATTRACTIVE TO HUMMINGBIRDS,
BEES AND BUTTERFLIES,

BUT THEN THE FRUIT IS
ATTRACTIVE TO QUAIL,

PURPLE FINCH, GOLDFINCH,
HERMIT THRUSH,

AND THE AMERICAN ROBIN,
AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS

THAT THIS PLANT IS THE
HOST FOR A BUTTERFLY

AND THE SNOWBERRY CLEARWING
MOTH, SO, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
A NATIVE VINE THAT,

IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY EASY
TO CONTROL IN THE LANDSCAPE

BUT ATTRACTIVE TO WILDLIFE,
AND KIND OF ADDS SOME DECOR

TO A FENCE OR TRELLIS.

I'LL POST SOME
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE

SO YOU CAN FIND IT LATER.

AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.

>> PRETTY EASY TO
CONTROL IS A MINOR WAY,

BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS BABYING MINE,

BECAUSE THIS IS A
NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE.

DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS ANY WAY

LIKE THAT HORRIBLE THING
THAT IS THE JAPANESE,

AND THE LEAF IS
SO BEAUTIFUL THAT,

HOW DO YOU SAY IT?

PER...

>> PERFOLIATE.
>> PERFOLIATE LEAF.

>> THE STEM GOES, SEEMS
TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH.

>> A BEAUTIFUL
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURE.

LOU'S CALLING US
FROM SURFSIDE BEACH.

LOU, WE'RE HAPPY
TO HEAR FROM YOU,

AND TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING
DOWN THERE BY THE OCEAN SIDE.

>> [LOU] GOOD EVENING,
MY DEAR FRIENDS.

LISTEN, I'M HAVING A PROBLEM
WITH MY TOMATO PLANTS.

NOTHING ELSE, NO PROBLEMS
WITH ANYTHING ELSE,

BUT THESE DARN TOMATO PLANTS,
I HAVE ABOUT 30 OF THEM

THAT I STARTED FROM SEED,

AND THEY'RE DYING
FROM THE ROOT UP,

AND I LOOKED IT UP, AND IT
SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF FUNGUS,

AND I TRIED TREATING IT,
I DO ORGANIC GARDENING.

IT'S AN ELEVATED GARDEN
OUT HERE, OBVIOUSLY,

BECAUSE OF ALL THE SAND,

BUT,

IT REALLY IS
FRUSTRATING BECAUSE...

>> [AMANDA] YEAH, YOU
WANT SOME TOMATOES.

>> [LOU] ALL THIS TIME AND
EFFORT GROWING FROM SEED UP,

AND LIKE I SAID,
NOTHING ELSE IS BAD.

>> WELL, THAT'S JUST
TYPICAL TOMATOES.

LOU, WHAT KIND OF SEEDS DID
YOU PLANT? WHAT VARIETY?

>> [LOU] YOU KNOW, I'LL
BE HONEST WITH YOU, HONEY.

I JUST PLANTED WHATEVER
SEEDS I COULD BUY,

AND I GOT MOSTLY PLUMS.

>> OKAY, MOSTLY PLUM TOMATOES.

TONY, I'M GONNA BRING
THIS ONE TO YOU,

BUT 30 PLANTS, BUT...

HE'S GOT AN ORGANIC GARDEN,
AND HE DIDN'T GET THINGS

WITH ANY RESISTANCE OR
ANYTHING, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE,

ALTHOUGH PLUMS ARE USUALLY
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

>> USUALLY EASIER TO GROW.

THEY REALLY, YEAH,
WE CALL THEM ROMAS.

THEY'RE REALLY EASIER,
THE SMALLER A TOMATO IS,

YOU KNOW THE LITTLE CHERRIES?

>> [AMANDA] I JUST PLANT
CHERRY TOMATOES NOW.

>> [TONY] THE EASIER
THEY ARE TO GROW.

>> YOU CAN GROW THOSE
IN A COMPOST HEAP.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU
THINK LOU OUGHT TO DO?

>> MOST LIKELY, SOUTHERN
STEM BLIGHT'S WHAT I THINK.

>> [AMANDA] OOH!

>> AND YOU KNOW, IT'S
CALLED SOUTHERN STEM BLIGHT

BECAUSE IT LIKES THE
SOUTH, IT LIKES THE HEAT

AND THIS TIME OF
YEAR, IT GETS HOT,

AND IT STARTS GROWING ON THE
STEM RIGHT AT THE GROUND LEVEL

AND IT PRODUCES LITTLE
THINGS LIKE LITTLE BBS,

YOU LOOK AT IT VERY
CLOSELY, YOU CAN SEE

THE LITTLE BB-LIKE
THINGS ON THERE.

>> ANYTHING TO DO ABOUT IT?

>> NEVER, EVER
PLANT A TOMATO PLANT

WITHOUT WRAPPING IT
WITH ALUMINUM FOIL.

JUST LOOSELY AROUND THE
STEM, AND THEN PLANTING IT,

JUST AROUND THE STEM,
NOT AROUND THE ROOTS,

AND THEN PLANTING
IT WITH TWO INCHES

OF THAT ALUMINUM FOIL
BELOW AND TWO INCHES ABOVE,

AND THAT'LL PROTECT IT FROM
THE SOUTHERN STEM BLIGHT

AND THE CUTWORMS GOING.
>> AND THE CUTWORMS.

>> [TONY] YES, MA'AM.

>> AND IT JUST NEEDS A
LITTLE BIT OF ALUMINUM FOIL.

LOU, IT'S TOO LATE
FOR THIS YEAR,

AND TONY, IS IT, YOU
KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO,

IF YOU GO SOMEPLACE AND
SOMEBODY'S STILL GOT

SOME DECENT LOOKING
TOMATOES FOR SALE,

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT
SOME MORE IN, CAN'T YOU?

>> FALL TOMATOES, IT'S
TIME FOR FALL TOMATOES,

STARTING IN THE FIRST OF JULY,
IT'S TIME TO DO THE FALLS.

>> AND SO LOU, GO
AHEAD AND LOOK FOR SOME

AND I KNOW YOU WERE EXCITED
ABOUT GROWING THESE YOURSELF,

BUT PUT THAT COLLAR OF
ALUMINUM FOIL AROUND IT,

AND GIVE IT A TRY AND WE
HOPE THAT YOU'LL BE MUNCHING

ON A M AND M, MAYONNAISE AND
MATER SANDWICH, BEFORE LONG.

JOHN, YOU'VE GOT A
MYSTERY PLANT FOR US.

AND I THINK IT'S PICTURES.

>> I THINK IT'S PICTURES.
>> OKAY.

>> AND...
>> YOU SHOULD KNOW.

YOU BROUGHT IT,
YOU'RE IN CHARGE.

>> YEAH, I SENT SOME
PICTURES OVER TO SHAWN

AND WE GOT A BEAUTIFUL
PLANT, A NATIVE SPECIES,

THAT IS ACTUALLY
RELATED TO SUNFLOWERS.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
YELLOW AND GOLD,

RAY FLOWERS AND DISK FLOWERS,

AND ALONG THE STEM, IT'S VERY
EASY TO RECOGNIZE THIS PLANT

BECAUSE THE LEAF TISSUE EXTENDS
FROM THE BASE OF THE LEAF

DOWN TO THE NEXT SET
OF LEAVES ON THE STEM.

>> [AMANDA] JUST LIKE ON A
WINGED SUMAC, KIND OF, ISN'T IT?

>> [JOHN] AND THAT'S
THE TRICK, IS, WINGED,

SO THERE'RE WINGS
ALONG THE STEMS.

>> [AMANDA] AND THIS
IS THE SEED POD?

>> [JOHN] THIS WOULD BE
THE HEAD, THE CAPITULA,

OR THE HEAD OF...
>> THAT HOLDS THE SEED IN.

>> [JOHN] RIGHT,
AND THAT USED TO BE

THE BEAUTIFUL YELLOW THING.
>> WELL, LOOK AT THAT!

>> [JOHN] BEES LOVE THEM,
THEY'RE ALL OVER THESE PLANTS,

AND I WANTED TO SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT THESE FRUITS.

EVERYBODY WANTS ME TO
BE TECHNICAL AT TIMES

ABOUT WHAT THOSE
LITTLE FRUITS ARE.

A SUNFLOWER SEED IS
ACTUALLY NOT A SEED,

IT'S ACTUALLY A FRUIT, AND
THERE'S ONLY ONE SEED INVOLVED

AND IT'S COMPLETELY INSIDE.

NOW, THIS FRUIT, WHICH IS PRETTY
MUCH LIKE A SUNFLOWER SEED,

IT'S SOME KIND OF
DOUBLE TALK, DEFINITELY,

BUT IT HAS A COUPLE
OF WINGS ON EACH SIDE,

AND ALSO, TWO LITTLE
PRONGS AT THE VERY TOP.

>> [AMANDA] YEAH, IT
LOOKED KIND OF LIKE

SOME SLUG OR SOMETHING.

>> [JOHN] LOOK AT
THOSE PRONGS ON IT,

SO THEY CAN STICK
INTO AN ANIMAL'S FUR,

AND WHAT A CLEVER PLANT.
>> WHAT A COOL PLANT.

DANG!

SO I GUESS YOU WANT US TO
GUESS WHAT IT'S CALLED.

>> [JOHN] YEAH, AND
I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT IT'S NOT SO UNCOMMON.

YOU COULD SEE IT A LOT
OF TIMES IN DAMP PLACES,

SUNNY, DAMP PLACES.

>> [AMANDA] MAYBE A NATIVE
NURSERY MIGHT HAVE IT.

>> [JOHN] RIGHT, AND I THINK
IT WOULD BE EASY TO GROW.

IT SHOULD BE.

>> [AMANDA] OKAY, WELL, TONY,
I GUESS IT WASN'T IN THE BACK

BECAUSE IT AIN'T,
IT'S NOT, YEAH.

ANYBODY GOT AN IDEA
OF WHAT TO CALL IT?

>> NO SIR.
>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> [AMANDA] WELL,
IT'S GOT A WING.

>> WINGED SOMETHING.
>> ON THE...

>> STEM?
>> DING DING DING!

>> [AMANDA] [ULULATING]
GET THAT BOY A CIGAR!

>> [JOHN] SO, IT'S
CALLED A WINGSTEM.

THERE'S ACTUALLY SEVERAL SPECIES
OF WINGSTEM THAT WE'VE GOT,

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL GENUS,

A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
SPECIES, LIKE I SAID.

>> [AMANDA] OKAY, JOHN,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> [JOHN] AND IT'S VERBESINA,
IF YOU NEED TO LOOK IT UP,

VERBESINA ALTERNIFOLIA.

>> [AMANDA] OH, OKAY.

>> [JOHN] BEAUTIFUL.

>> [AMANDA] THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT WITH US.

>> [JOHN] YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> WE APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO TELL
ME WHO THE CALLER IS.

THEY'RE TELLING ME
I'VE GOT 20 SECONDS

BUT THEY'RE NOT TELLING ME
WHO THE CALLER IS. [LAUGHING]

GORDAN'S IN GOOSE CREEK.

GORDAN, I'VE GOT 20
SECONDS, SO TALK FAST!

OH, IT'S TIL HE CAN COME TO ME.

OH, WE'RE HAVING ALL
KINDS OF MISCUES TONIGHT.

OKAY, NOW, I WAS WAITING
20 SECONDS FOR MY CALLER,

AND IT'S GORDAN,
FROM GOOSE CREEK.

GORDAN, WE HOPE THAT YOU
DON'T HAVE TO GET OUT THERE

AND GET IN THAT TRAFFIC
YOU HAVE DOWN THERE.

BUT TELL US WHAT YOU'RE
CALLING US ABOUT.

>> [GORDAN] YEAH, WELL,
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.

I'M ACTUALLY
CALLING ABOUT MOLES,

BUT BEFORE I TELL YOU
THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR YOUR GUIDANCE ON MULCH,

BECAUSE I HAVE MADE A
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN MULCH

AND EVERYTHING THAT'S
GREEN EXCEPT GRASS

HAS GOT MULCH AROUND
IT, IN LARGE AMOUNTS,

AND THEY ARE JUST
HAPPY AS A PIG IN MUD.

>> KEEP THOSE WEEDS DOWN AND
CONSERVE MOISTURE IN THE SOIL.

GOOD FOR YOU, AND
PROTECT THE ROOTS,

PROTECT THE STEMS OF TREES
FROM THOSE LAWNMOWERS.

WELL, SO YOU'VE GOT
SOME MOLE PROBLEMS, TOO.

ARE YOU A MOLE SPECIALIST?
>> NAH.

>> [GORDAN] I HAVE
MOLES RUNNING AROUND

AND MY CAT HAS DISQUATED
ONE OR TWO OF THEM,

>> [AMANDA] GOOD!

>> [GORDAN] BUT, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT
ANY POISON DOWN,

BECAUSE THAT WOULD, OBVIOUSLY
THE CAT WOULDN'T LIKE IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M
JUST SORT OF STUCK.

THE OTHER THING I
THINK ABOUT DOING IS,

IS DOING A LITTLE BIT OF
VEGETABLE GARDEN PLOWING,

OVER THE MOLE HILLS.

THAT'S ABOUT ALL I COULD THINK.

>> OKAY, ALL RIGHTY.

JONATHAN, DO YOU DO MOLES?

OR DO YOU WANT TONY
TO DO THIS ONE?

>> WELL, I KNOW MOLES ARE
VERY SENSITIVE TO SMELL,

SO YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL
IF YOU DO PUT OUT BAIT.

WEAR GLOVES.

THEY'RE JUST GONNA COME
RIGHT BACK IF YOU DON'T.

>> YEAH, DON'T PUT
WONDERFUL HAND SCENTED OIL.

TONY, TALK ABOUT, FIRST OF ALL,

JUST WALKING, PUSHING
DOWN THE HILLS A LOT,

IN FACT, YEAH.

>> THAT'LL KEEP THEM
FROM SCALPING HIS GRASS.

JUST PUSH THEM DOWN.
>> WALK ON THEM.

>> GET SOMETHING TO
ROLL IT OR SOMETHING,

OVER THE TOP OF
IT, AND ACTUALLY,

THEY DON'T HURT THE
GRASS VERY MUCH.

ALL THEY DO IS LIFT
IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

ACTUALLY, THEY
AERATE THE SOIL SOME,

TRYING TO GET THOSE GRUBS AND
DIFFERENT THINGS IN THERE,

AND OTHER INSECTS AND
THINGS IN THE SOIL.

BUT, IF HE DOES WANT
TO CONTROL THEM,

HE CAN USE A MOLE
TRAP, WHICH YOU CAN GET

IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES,
YOU CAN GET A MOLE TRAP,

BUT THE IMPORTANT THING
ABOUT ANYTHING WITH MOLES,

IS LIKE JONATHAN WAS TALKING,

DON'T JUST GET YOUR
SCENT ON THAT TRAP.

ALWAYS USE CLEAN GLOVES,
WITHOUT ANY KIND OF SCENT ON IT,

AND NEVER TOUCH YOURSELF
WITH THE GLOVES OR WHATEVER

BECAUSE A LITTLE, BECAUSE
THEY DON'T HAVE EYES,

AND THEY REALLY CAN SMELL.
>> THEY USE THAT NOSE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND YOU KNOW, DAN HILL

FROM KALMIA GARDENS HAS COME
ON, AND HE USES PITFALL TRAPS,

BECAUSE I CAN'T SET A MOLE TRAP,

IT'S TOO HARD FOR
ME TO HARPOON TRAP,

BUT THAT PITFALL
TRAP, AND YOU CAN READ

ABOUT PITFALL TRAPS
ON THE INTERNET,

PUT PITFALL TRAPS SITE:EDU,

AND THAT'S A GOOD WAY,
AN ALTERNATIVE WAY,

THAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY AS WELL.

AND WE WISH YOU LUCK
IN CONTROLLING THOSE,

AND GET THAT VEGETABLE
GARDEN STARTED.

JUST KEEP TROMPING DOWN
THOSE MOLE HILLS, TOO.

AND I THINK, JONATHAN, YOU'VE
GOT A SHOW AND TELL FOR US,

DON'T YOU?
>> I DO.

SO, JUNE IS NATIONAL ROSE MONTH,

AND I KEEP SEEING THIS
VIDEO CIRCULATING ONLINE

OF TRYING TO ROOT ROSE
CUTTINGS IN A POTATO.

>> [AMANDA] THAT'S THE CRAZIEST
THING I'VE EVER HEARD OF.

>> ISN'T IT THOUGH?

OKAY, SO I'VE NEVER
TRIED IT MYSELF.

I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT WON'T WORK,

BECAUSE THERE WILL BE
THAT ONE PERSON OUT THERE

TO PROVE ME WRONG,

BUT, EVEN IF IT
DOES, WHY WOULD YOU?

BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST GONNA END
UP GROWING A POTATO PLANT,

INSIDE YOUR ROSE, SO,
GIVE IT A TRY IF YOU WANT.

IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIMENT,
THAT'S UP TO YOU,

BUT THERE ARE...

>> [AMANDA] HOW DO YOU
LIKE TO ROOT ROSES?

>> [JONATHAN] THE
TRADITIONAL WAY,

WITH HORMONE AND
A LIGHT SOIL MIX,

AND IN THE SOUTH, I DON'T
LIKE TO COVER MY ROSES

WITH A PLASTIC BOTTLE OR A JUG,

BECAUSE IT'S SO HUMID
HERE, YOU DON'T NEED TO.

YOU'RE JUST GONNA
STEAM YOUR CUTTINGS.

>> [AMANDA] CAN YOU TAKE
CUTTINGS THIS TIME OF YEAR?

>> YES, MA'AM, MM-HM,
HARDWOOD CUTTINGS, MM-HM.

BUT, TRY IT IF YOU WANT, I
MEAN, [LAUGHING] THE POTATO.

>> [AMANDA] OR YOU COULD
GET THAT POTATO AND BAKE IT

AND HAVE GOOD BAKED
POTATOES FOR SUPPER.

>> THAT'S A BETTER
USE TO ME, ANYWAY.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT'S
FUN, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THERE'S A LOT OF FUNKY STUFF
OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET,

AND TONY, YOU KNOW, WE WENT
TO THAT TRAINING AT CLEMSON

FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO, AND
IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

I EVER LEARNED, WHEN
I LOOK SOMETHING UP,

I PUT ROOT, ROOTING
ROSES, SITE:EDU,

AND I GET EDUCATIONAL SITES,

AND WE GET THINGS
WRONG OCCASIONALLY,

BUT WE DO BETTER THAN SOME
OF THOSE OTHER PEOPLE.

>> [TONY] THAT'S RIGHT,
YOU GET ALL THAT STUFF OFF,

ALL KIND OF STUFF ON
THE INTERNET, YES.

>> [LAUGHING] BUT YOU
DID, BUT YOUR WIFE, NANCY,

DID FIND GOOD BED AND
BREAKFASTS FOR YOU ALL.

>> OH, WONDERFUL, ALL OVER
IRELAND, JUST WONDERFUL PLACES,

AND IT WAS SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

>> WHEN I WAS A
STUDENT AT CLEMSON,

DR. BRADSHAW USED TO TALK
ABOUT HIS GRANDFATHER

WHO MADE BEER OUT OF
HONEY LOCUST PODS,

AND I FOUND OUT THAT
THAT WAS TRADITIONALLY

WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY USED, HONEY
LOCUST PODS AND PERSIMMONS

BEFORE JOHNNY APPLESEED
STARTED PLANTING APPLES,

THAT'S ALL THEY HAD.

HONEY LOCUST IS A
FASCINATING TREE,

AND WE HAVE THEM
IN SOUTH CAROLINA,

AND I ALWAYS
ENJOYED SEEING THEM,

BUT, WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS

A VERY SPECIAL HONEY LOCUST
GROWING RIGHT IN CALHOUN COUNTY.

LET'S GO DOWN AND VISIT
ON DICK WATKINS' PROPERTY,

DOWN NEAR THE CONGAREE RIVER.

[MODERATE MUSIC]

I'M IN CALHOUN COUNTY
TALKING WITH ANGUS LAFAYE,

WHO'S A FORESTER, ABOUT
A SPECIAL TREE HE FOUND.

ANGUS, TELL US WHAT
YOU WERE DOING OUT HERE

AND WHERE EXACTLY IN
CALHOUN COUNTY WE ARE.

>> WE'RE IN CALHOUN COUNTY
JUST OUTSIDE OF FORT MOTTE,

AND WHERE WE'RE STANDING
IS ABOUT 50 FEET

FROM THE CONGAREE RIVER,

AND THE REASON THAT I
CAME TO WHERE THE TREE IS,

IS I WAS BUILDING A ROAD
TO GET INTO THE BOTTOMLAND

SO THAT WE COULD CONTROL
OUR HOG POPULATION.

>> [AMANDA] BUT YOU
SAW THIS BIG TREE

AND IT JUST KIND OF
JUMPED OUT AT YOU?

>> [ANGUS] WELL, IT, I WAS,

WHEN I PUT THE ROAD RIGHT BY
IT, I NOTICED THIS BIG TREE,

AND I WAS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT EXACTLY

WHAT KIND OF TREE IT
WAS, AND AT FIRST, I,

THE FIRST IS JUDGE
BIG TREES BY BARK,

AND I LOOKED AT THE
BARK, AND I SAID,

WELL, IT MUST BE A MAPLE,
AND THEN I LOOKED UP.

>> [AMANDA] THEN YOU
LOOKED UP. [LAUGHING]

>> [ANGUS] I LOOKED
UP, AND THEY ARE NOT,

THERE WERE NOT MAPLE LEAVES,

SO I SAID THAT THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT I HAD TO THINK
ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT.

I SAID, THOSE ARE LOCUST LEAVES,

BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN
A LOCUST THAT WAS...

THREE FEET IN DIAMETER,
OR 30 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

THE BIGGEST ONE I'D
SEEN WAS IN A HEDGEROW

ABOUT 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
>> THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> IT IS A TREMENDOUS
DIFFERENCE, AND SO,

ANYHOW, I,

WHEN WE GOT ALL THE ROAD BUILT
I BROUGHT THE OWNER DOWN HERE

AND WE WENT OVER
TO LOOK AT THE TREE

AND I SAID, DICK, THIS
IS SOME TYPE OF LOCUST.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,
BUT IT'S THE BIGGEST ONE

THAT I'D EVER SEEN.

AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS GET
JOHN CELY TO COME DOWN HERE

AND IDENTIFY THE SPECIES
OF LOCUST THAT IT IS.

>> AND FORTUNATELY, WE
HAVE JOHN CELY TODAY,

AND I THINK I'M GONNA LET HIM
TAKE UP THE STORY FROM THERE.

>> OKAY, GOOD, THAT'S GREAT.

[MODERATE MUSIC]

>> I'M TALKING TO JOHN CELY,
A WELL KNOWN NATURALIST

IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
AND JOHN IS KNOWN

FOR HIS TREE IDENTIFYING SKILLS,

SO THIS IS THE
PERSON THEY WENT TO

TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS TREE.

JOHN, TELL ME ABOUT COMING
DOWN AND LOOKING AT THE TREE.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

>> WELL, I GOT EXCITED
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS

GREAT BIG LOCUST THAT ANGUS
FOUND, THREE FEET IN DIAMETER.

CAME DOWN HERE AND
WE FOUND SOME PODS.

THE FRUIT IN THE
POD IS REALLY SWEET,

AND HAS A REALLY INTERESTING
FRAGRANCE BEHIND IT.

THE WILDLIFE LOVE IT, SO,

BUT YEAH, WE DETERMINED
THIS TO BE A HONEY LOCUST.

>> THERE WAS ONE THING
MISSING, THOUGH, WASN'T IT?

>> WELL, THERE WERE
NO THORNS ON IT.

I SURMISED THAT THESE
VERY LARGE HONEY LOCUSTS

PROBABLY LOSE THEIR
THORNS EVENTUALLY.

IT SEEMED LIKE ONLY
THE YOUNG SMALLER TREES

WILL HAVE THE THORNS ON THEM.

>> [AMANDA] AND IT'S A
PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THORN.

>> [JOHN] IT IS A
VERY IMPRESSIVE THORN.

IT'LL HURT YOU IF
YOU GET CLOSE TO IT.

>> [AMANDA] AND YOU GOT KIND
OF AN INTERESTING THEORY

ABOUT WHY THAT MAY BE, THAT
THE SMALLER ONES HAVE THEM

AND THE LARGER ONES, ONCE
THEY'RE SO FIRMLY ESTABLISHED.

>> YOU KNOW, THE
ARTICLE THAT YOU DID

IN THE DNR MAGAZINE,
SOUTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE,

TALKED ABOUT THE
PROTECTION FROM...

ELEPHANTS,

BACK 10 THOUSAND YEARS AGO,

WHEN WE HAD ELEPHANTS ROAMING
AROUND IN SOUTH CAROLINA,

AND OTHER HERBIVORES THAT
WOULD TRY TO GET THE PODS,

AND DAMAGE THE TREE, AND
THE THORNS, SUPPOSEDLY,

PROTECTED THE TREE
FROM THOSE HERBIVORES.

>> AND THIS FELLA THAT
WE'VE LOOKED AT DOWN HERE

IS SO BIG THAT YOU
COULDN'T HURT HIM.

>> [JOHN] YEAH, THIS BIG GUY,

PROBABLY EVEN AN ELEPHANT
COULDN'T PUSH THAT ONE OVER,

SO MAYBE IT'S AN AGE
RELATED THING, PERHAPS.

>> [AMANDA] Y'ALL THOUGHT
THIS MIGHT BE WORTHY

OF SUBMITTING TO A GROUP
THAT LOOKS AT THE BIG TREES,

SO TELL ME THE
NAME OF THAT GROUP

AND WHAT YOU HAD TO DO AS FAR
AS MEASUREMENTS AND ALL THAT.

>> [JOHN] EVERY
STATE, JUST ABOUT,

HAS THEIR OWN BIG TREE LIST,

AND TYPICALLY IT'S THE
LAND GRANT FORESTRY SCHOOL

THAT'S THE KEEPER
OF THE BIG LIST.

IN THIS CASE, IT'S CLEMSON.

RETIRED FORESTER
PROFESSOR VIC SHELBURNE

IS THE KEEPER OF THE LIST,

AND ANYBODY CAN SUBMIT WHAT
THEY THINK IS A CHAMPION TREE

TO CLEMSON, AND IT'S
BASED ON THREE DIMENSIONS,

THE CIRCUMFERENCE, THE
HEIGHT, AND THE CROWN SPREAD.

MOST HONEY LOCUSTS
ARE, AS ANGUS SAYS,

12 INCHES IN DIAMETER
OR SO, AND THIS GUY,

IT'D BE THREE FEET IN
DIAMETER AND 105 FEET TALL.

JUST AMAZING, AMAZING
TREE, IT'S SO BIG.

I THINK ANGUS SAID HE THOUGHT
IT WAS A RED MAPLE AT FIRST.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST
AN INCREDIBLE TREE.

>> [AMANDA] AND YOU
THINK WHERE IT'S GROWING

HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH
THE SIZE THAT IT ACHIEVED.

>> I THINK THESE BIG
HONEY LOCUSTS TEND TO BE,

DO BEST IN THESE BOTTOMLANDS
WHERE IT'S NICE, FERTILE SOIL,

IT GETS ABUNDANT MOISTURE,
BUT IT DOESN'T GET TOO WET,

AND YOU GO OUT IN THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA,

SOME OF THE ONES OUT THERE GET
UP TO FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER.

>> WELL, YOU THINK THAT THIS
ONE MAY BE A NATIONAL CHAMPION.

>> IT COULD BE.

WE DID, ANGUS AND,
WE DID SUBMIT IT

TO THE NATIONAL
CHAMPION TREE LIST.

I THINK IT'S STILL
WINDING ITS WAY

THROUGH THEIR
BUREAUCRACY PERHAPS,

BUT IT COULD POSSIBLY
BE A NATIONAL CHAMPION.

>> WELL, I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR IDENTIFYING THE TREE

AND FOR TELLING
US ABOUT IT TODAY.

>> OKAY, MY PLEASURE.

ENJOYED BEING WITH YOU.

>> HOW ABOUT THAT,
A NATIONAL CHAMPION

RIGHT DOWN THERE
IN CALHOUN COUNTY.

WE'VE GOT IT GOING OVER THERE,

AND I WANT TO THANK ANGUS LAFAYE

AND JOHN CELY SO MUCH FOR
THE TIME THEY SPENT THERE.

I ALSO WANT TO
THANK DICK WATKINS,

WHO OWNS THAT BEAUTIFUL
PIECE OF PROPERTY

AND HAS PUT IT IN A
CONSERVATION EASEMENT

WITH THE CONGAREE LAND TRUST,

SO IT WILL ALWAYS BE
THERE, AND PROTECTED,

AND A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR
THINGS LIKE HONEY LOCUST

AND OTHER THINGS TO GROW,

AND ALSO THANK MY
FRIEND HANK STALLWORTH

WHO TOLD ME ALL ABOUT
IT TO START WITH.

YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A
LOT OF PEOPLE SOMETIMES

TO LEARN ABOUT FUN THINGS.

WE TALKED TO ANGUS
THAT DAY, ALSO,

ANGUS IS A FORESTER,
CONSULTING FORESTER,

ABOUT HOW INCREDIBLY
DETRIMENTAL PRIVET IS

IN THOSE SITUATIONS,

AND WE'VE GOT A LITTLE
INTERVIEW WITH HIM

THAT WE'LL AIR
SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.

DO NOT PLANT PRIVET.

BUT IT'S EVERYWHERE NOW.

>> ANY SPACE IT IS.
>> OH, IT'S JUST HORRIBLE.

YEAH, YEAH, IT REALLY IS.

OKAY, WELL, I WAS WONDERING
WHAT TO DO FOR A HAT

AND MY FRIEND ANN NOLTE WHO'S
HANK STALLWORTH'S BRIDE,

OF A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, HAD
A YARD FULL OF CONE FLOWERS,

AND SHE SAID COME OUT HERE
AND GET SOME CONE FLOWERS,

AND THEY HELD UP TO
THE RAIN JUST FINE,

BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD,
SUBSTANTIAL NATIVE FLOWER

AND HONEST TO GOODNESS, IT'S
WONDERFUL FOR POLLINATORS.

IN THE EARLY MORNING, IT'S
COVERED WITH LITTLE BUTTERFLIES

AND THEN OTHER THINGS COME,

AND THEN THE BIRDS COME
AND ENJOY THE SEEDS,

AND THEN SINCE IT WAS PURPLE,

I HAD TO PUT A LITTLE RED IN IT,

SO I GOT SOME OF ANN'S BEGONIA.

SHE'S PROBABLY GONNA FUSS WHEN
SHE SEES I PICKED EVERYTHING,

THEN I STOPPED AT HER MAILBOX
AND GOT THE GRASS FLOWERS,

SO THANK YOU, ANN NOLTE,

FOR LETTING ME COME
OUT TO SINGLETON,

AND GET HAT MATERIAL TODAY.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

WANDA IS CALLING US
FROM JACKSONBORO.

WANDA, WE'RE SURE HAPPY
TO HEAR FROM YOU TONIGHT.

I HOPE NOTHING
TERRIBLE IS GOING ON,

BUT WE'LL TRY OUR
BEST TO HELP YOU.

>> [WANDA] NO, MA'AM,
NOTHING, AND IT'S FUNNY

YOU SHOULD MENTION THAT
ABOUT THE PURPLE CONE FLOWER.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS CALLING ABOUT.

TODAY, THIS YEAR, I HAVE
THREE THAT I PLANTED LAST YEAR

THAT HAVE COME BACK UP,
AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT

AND THEY'RE LOOKING
A LITTLE SPENT NOW,

AND I'M WONDERING,
DO WE HEAD THEM?

DO WE CUT THEM BACK, WOULD
THAT PROMOTE MORE GROWTH?

OR ARE THE FLOWERS
THAT ARE UP THERE,

IS THAT ALL IT'S GONNA BE?

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY
TO TAKE CARE OF IT?

>> OKAY, AND IT IS A
HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL

THAT COMES BACK EVERY YEAR,
JONATHAN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

>> I'D LEAVE THE SEED
HEADS, LET IT DEVELOP SEEDS,

AND SELF-SEED, IN THAT AREA.
>> YEAH, WELL.

THE ONES THE BIRDS DON'T EAT.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, EXACTLY.

>> BUT THEY'VE, I THINK
IT'S MADE ALL THE FLOWERS

IT'S GOING TO MAKE
FOR THIS YEAR.

>> [JONATHAN] FOR
THIS YEAR, YES.

>> BUT THEY WILL SELF-SEED, SO
IF SHE'S GOT MULCH AROUND IT,

A LITTLE BIT LATER
SHE MIGHT WANT

TO PULL THAT MULCH
OUT A LITTLE BIT

AND LET THOSE SEEDS DROP, IS
THAT WHAT YOU'D PROBABLY DO?

>> I PROBABLY WOULD.

I MEAN, IT'S FREE
FLOWERS. [LAUGHING]

>> AND THEY JUST, THEY
DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.

>> NOPE, AND DROUGHT
TOLERANT, THE BEES LOVE THEM.

>> YEAH, WONDERFUL PLANT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT GOOD ADVICE.

OKAY, AND NOW WE'RE GONNA
CHECK IN WITH TERASA LOTT

AND SEE IF SHE'S
GOT SOME GOOD ADVICE

FROM SOME OF HER
CHATTERS, TERASA?

>> THANKS, AMANDA, WE'VE BEEN
HAVING A GREAT CONVERSATION.

IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE
WERE EXCITED FOR THE
RAIN THAT DID COME

IF THEY WERE BLESSED
TO HAVE RAIN YESTERDAY,

TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING
FROM SOMETHING

THAT MIGHT BE MUNCHING
ON YOUR PEPPER PLANTS

TO POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES
FOR INDIAN HAWTHORN.

INDIAN HAWTHORN SHRUBS ARE
PLAGUED WITH A FUNGAL DISEASE,

ENTOMOSPORIUM LEAF SPOT,

AND IT REALLY IS DEVASTATING
IN THE NEW GROWTH,

SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE
LIKE TO CUT THEM BACK,

AND THE NEW GROWTH IS
EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE

SO, THE PROBLEM JUST
COMPOUNDS AND REALLY,

WE RECOMMEND PLANTING
SOMETHING ELSE

INSTEAD OF THE INDIAN HAWTHORN,

SO I WAS TELLING FOLKS
ABOUT A PLANT THAT I HAVE,

THAT DOES WELL IN THE SUN
AND IT STAYS RELATIVELY SMALL

AND THAT'S VINTAGE
JADE DISTYLIUM,

BUT CERTAINLY THERE ARE
LOTS OF CHOICES OUT THERE

AND ALWAYS NEED TO
CHOOSE THE RIGHT PLANT

FOR THE RIGHT PLACE.

AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.

>> WELL, SANDRA'S
DOWN THERE IN BUFORD,

AND SANDRA'S GIVING US A CALL.

SANDRA, TELL US WHAT IT
IS THAT'S PLAGUING YOU

AND YOUR YARD.

HELLO, SANDRA.

>> [SANDRA] HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?

>> WE'RE GOOD, WE
HOPE YOU'RE GOOD TOO,

BUT TELL US, IT SOUNDS LIKE
I GUESS YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING

THAT'S NOT SO GOOD IN THE YARD.

HOW CAN WE TRY TO
HELP YOU TONIGHT?

>> [SANDRA] I HAVE A FIDDLE
LEAF FIG TREE, FOR THE INSIDE.

WHEN I BROUGHT IT HOME,
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLANT,

AND WITHIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS,
THE LEAVES HAVE TURNED BROWN

AND THEY HAVE FALLEN OFF.

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

>> [AMANDA] MY GOODNESS,
SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HAVE YOU GOT IT IN THE SHADE,

IN THE SHADY PART OF YOUR
HOUSE, OR IN A SUNNY PART?

>> [SANDRA] I'VE GOT IT
IN FRONT OF A WINDOW,

WHERE THE SUN CAN COME IN TO IT.

>> SO DOES THE SUN
SHINE ON THE PLANT?

>> [SANDRA] YES, MA'AM.

>> OKAY.

WELL, IT SOUNDS TO
ME, TONY, LIKE MAYBE

SHE'S JUST SCORCHING THAT
PLANT, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> THAT'S RIGHT, YOU
CAN'T JUST TAKE A PLANT

AND JUST STICK IT.

BASICALLY, A SHADE
LOVING PLANT LIKE THAT,

STICK IT IN FRONT OF THE
WINDOW, IT'S BASICALLY,

WHERE THE SUN SHINES IN
REAL HEAVY ON THAT SIDE,

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SCALD A PLANT,
AND IT WILL LOSE ITS LEAVES.

THE ONLY OTHER THING IT POSSIBLY
COULD BE IS TOO MUCH WATER.

THAT'S, USUALLY THE NUMBER
ONE DEATH OF HOUSE PLANTS,

IS TOO MUCH WATER.

>> THEY, WE HAVE A,
THERE'S A DIGITAL METHOD

THAT'S VERY ACCURATE.
>> VERY DIGITAL.

[LAUGHING]
FINGER RIGHT THERE.

>> AND YOU JUST STICK
YOUR FINGER IN THERE

AND DECIDE IF THE
PLANT NEEDS WATERING

BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.

IF IT'S 99 DEGREES, YOUR AIR
CONDITIONER'S RUNNING MORE.

IF IT'S 40 DEGREES, YOUR
HEAT'S RUNNING MORE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF
THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN,

AREN'T THERE, JOHN?
>> THERE ARE.

>> YEAH, TO VARY THE HUMIDITY,

BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN FRONT
OF A WINDOW LIKE THAT,

THAT MAKES THE SUN EVEN
STRONGER, DOESN'T IT,

WHEN IT COMES
THROUGH THAT GLASS.

>> AND IT'S JUST FRYING THAT
PLANT, THAT SHADE-LOVING PLANT.

>> [JOHN] SOUTH FACING WINDOW.

>> EXCUSE ME?

>> ESPECIALLY IF IT'S
A SOUTH FACING WINDOW.

>> OH MY LORD, YEAH, YEAH,
IT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE.

TONY, I THINK YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING TO SHOW US.

THIS IS, TONY USUALLY
BRINGS MASSES OF THINGS,

AND WE HAVE TO PRACTICALLY
GET A WHEELBARROW

TO BRING THEM IN,
BUT NOT TONIGHT,

BUT YOU SAY THIS IS DEADLY.

>> YES, THIS IS GROUND PEARLS,

AMANDA.

>> [AMANDA] IT'S NOT A PEARL?

>> IT'S NOT A PEARL,
IT'S ACTUALLY AN INSECT,

AND IT'S IN THE SCALE GROUP.

>> [AMANDA] WHICH
MEANS IT SUCKS JUICES?

>> OUT OF THE PLANT,
YEAH, IT ACTUALLY IS FOUND

ON THE ROOTS OF GRASSES.

>> [AMANDA] SO THERE'S
SOMETHING OVER THERE

THAT'S REAL SMALL, I GUESS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE
GONNA TRY TO SHOW THE PICTURE

FROM YOUR PAPER OR NOT.

THERE WE GO.
>> THERE IT IS.

SEE THE LITTLE SMALL LITTLE
PURPLISH, REDDISH PURPLE BITS?

>> [AMANDA] THOSE ARE
INDIVIDUAL INSECTS.

>> THOSE ARE INDIVIDUAL INSECTS.

THEY FEED ON GRASS.

I REMEMBER ABOUT
10 OR 15 YEARS AGO,

I CAME ON HERE AND
INTRODUCED THIS THING

TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE
HADN'T HEARD OF IT,

BUT SINCE THEN, IN
FLORENCE, WE HAVE THOUSANDS.

>> [AMANDA] AND THEN YOU
GOT SOME PICTURES OF THEM.

THERE WE GO.

>> [TONY] THOUSANDS OF YARDS.

>> [AMANDA] SO THAT'S
WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE

IN A GRASS SITUATION.

>> [TONY] YEAH, THE GRASS DIES,
IS BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS.

>> [AMANDA] SO IT
SPREAD TERRIBLY.

>> [TONY] YEAH, THERE THEY ARE
IN MY HAND, OUT IN THE YARD.

>> [AMANDA] THE
LITTLE PURPLE THING.

OH, I SEE, RIGHT
THERE IN YOUR HAND,

THE PURPLE THING IS THE INSECT.

>> THAT'S IT, YEP.

AND IT'S IN THE CRAWLER
STAGE RIGHT NOW.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE
FEMALES ARE THERE

AND THEY'RE LAYING THEIR EGGS
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY MOVING.

THEY'LL MOVE THREE YARD OUT,

AND THEN THEY GET WHAT
ARE CALLED PEARLS,

IS THEY PUT AN OUTSIDE
COAT ON THEMSELVES.

>> [AMANDA] THAT PROTECTS THEM?

>> A LITTLE PROTECTION,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE
OSMOCOTE FERTILIZER.

YOU EVER SEEN OSMOCOTE?

AND IT'S LIKE A
PEARL, A LITTLE PEARL.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE
CALLED GROUND PEARLS.

AND, THEY WILL FEED ON
THE ROOTS OF THE PLANT

AND ACTUALLY, CENTIPEDE,
IT'S JUST VERY,

THEY'RE DEADLY TO CENTIPEDE,
WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO, IT DIES.

NOW, BERMUDA, IS ONE
THING WE RECOMMEND,

BECAUSE IT'S SO VIGOROUS,
IT GETS ATTACKED

BY THE GROUND PEARLS,
BUT IT'S SO VIGOROUS,

IT CONTINUES GROWING.
>> BUT CENTIPEDE IS SLOWER.

>> [TONY] AND IT
DOESN'T KILL BERMUDA.

>> TONY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
THINGS IN THE CRAWLER STAGE

CAN BE CONTROLLED, BUT I
DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE

IN THIS INSTANCE.

>> NOPE, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE.
>> NOT A THING IN THE WORLD?

>> NOT ANYTHING, J.C., OUR
GREAT ENTOMOLOGIST IN TURF,

HE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON
IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING

THAT REALLY CONTROLLED IT.
>> BUT!

WHAT IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE
THAT AREA TO A SHRUB BED?

>> WORKS WELL.

THEY DON'T LIVE ON ANY KIND OF,

EXCEPT FOR GRASSES,
THE DO LIVE ON GRASSES.

>> OKAY, AND YOU KNOW,
TERASA LIKES FOR US

TO TAKE THINGS OUT OF
TURF GRASS SOMETIMES,

ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ON A SLOPE,

AND PUT A SHRUB BED THERE,
SO THAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE.

>> [TONY] AND IT
USES LESS WATER.

>> [AMANDA] THERE YOU GO, YEAH,
YEAH, IT COULD BE BEAUTIFUL.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> [AMANDA] PLANT THINGS
FOR THE POLLINATORS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> DON'T HAVE TO CUT
THE GRASS AS MUCH.

EMILY DICKS, OUR 2018
WATERMELON QUEEN,

WE ARE SO PROUD TO
HAVE YOU REPRESENT US,

AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR COMING TO SEE US,

AND REMIND US AGAIN OF
HOW WE CAN LEARN MORE

ABOUT THESE RECIPES AND JUST
WATERMELON AND ITS IMPORTANCE.

>> THANK YOU, AMANDA, AND
THANK Y'ALL FOR WATCHING.

SO, I HOPE YOU LEARNED
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT OUR SALAD AND
OUR PARFAIT TODAY,

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS,

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK
OUT OUR WEBPAGE

AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA
WATERMELON ASSOCIATION.

>> OKAY, AND WE'VE GOT A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT.

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO
TAKE ONE MORE CALLER.

SALLY IN ST. MATTHEWS,
SAY SALLY FROM HOME,

HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT, AND
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> [SALLY] HI, THANK
YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.

PLEASE, TELL ME HOW TO
GET RID OF WISTERIA.

>> OKAY, WELL, I'M GONNA
TELL YOU, WITH WISTERIA,

YOU JUST CAN'T BE SOMEBODY

WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE
IN HERBICIDES.

I'VE BEEN CLIMBING
AROUND IN MY YARD,

GETTING RID OF WISTERIA, AND
TELL ME HOW YOU GO ABOUT IT.

I LIKE TO USE THAT CUT
STEM AND A PAINTBRUSH.

>> THAT'S WHAT I DO,
I CUT THE STEM OFF

NEAR TO GROUND LEVEL,
AND THEN PAINT THAT STEM

WITH SOMETHING LIKE
GLYPHOSATE OR TRICLOPYR,

AND IT'LL GO INTO THE
PLANT DOWN IN THE GROUND

AND THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SPRAY THE WHOLE AREA.

YOU'RE JUST DOING THAT LITTLE
AREA ON THAT PLANT, AMANDA.

>> AND IF IT'S AROUND
THE TREE TRUNK,

YOU WANT TO BE
CAREFUL NOT TO CUT

INTO THE TRUNK OF THE TREE,
BUT YOU CAN CUT THAT VINE

AND PAINT IT RIGHT
ON THE TREE TRUNK

ON THE BARK, CAN'T
YOU, JONATHAN?

>> IT'S GONNA BE PERFECTLY
SAFE FOR YOUR TREE.

>> HOWEVER, JOHN, FOR SOME,
THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE

TO HORRIBLE, INVASIVE
ASIAN WISTERIAS,

DON'T WE HAVE SOME
NATIVE WISTERIAS?

>> WE DO.

NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A NATIVE,
BEAUTIFUL NATIVE WISTERIA,

SOME PEOPLE CALL IT
KENTUCKY WISTERIA.

IT GROWS AROUND HERE,
BUT THERE ARE A BUNCH

OF OTHER NATIVE
VINES, WOODY VINES,

THAT COULD BE USEFUL
IN LANDSCAPING, TOO.

>> WE JUST TALKED
ABOUT THE LONICERA.

>> [JOHN] AND IT'S
A GORGEOUS ONE, TOO.

>> WHICH ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, OKAY.

OKAY, TERASA, WE
ALWAYS THANK YOU

FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US,
AND FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT,

FOR HAVING A POLL, IMAGINE,
A POLL THAT YOU CAN VOTE ON,

THAT DIDN'T GET ANYBODY
UPSET THESE DAYS.

THANK YOU, TERASA! YOU ARE
A PEACEMAKER. [LAUGHING]

>> WELL, I TRY.

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO
CHATTED THIS EVENING.

SOMEONE JUST ASKED ABOUT
SQUASH BUG CONTROL.

GOODNESS, DON'T COME TO MY YARD,

BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE, BUT
I DO MY BEST TO THWART THEM,

GET RID OF THE EGGS, THE NYMPHS,

PUT DOWN COVER AND
THEN LIFT IT UP,

AND SQUASH THEM WITH
YOUR FOOT OR WITH A HOE,

REMOVE ALL THAT SQUASH BEFORE,

OR ONCE IT'S DONE
COMING INTO FRUITION,

SO THAT THERE'S NO PLACES
FOR THOSE BUGS TO HIDE

AND POTENTIALLY
OVERWINTER IN THE SOIL.

POST THE FACT SHEET FOR
YOU, HOPE TO SEE YOU

RIGHT BACK HERE
NEXT WEEK, AMANDA.

>> I WRITE A COLUMN
ON NATIVE PLANTS.

THEY'RE VERY KIND TO ME
AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES WILDLIFE MAGAZINE,

AND I DO THAT, AND THIS
LAST ISSUE THAT CAME OUT,

I GOT TO WRITE ABOUT CATALPA,
AND A MAN CALLED ME UP

AND SAID HE NEEDS SOME
WORMS FOR HIS CATALPAS.

IF YOU'RE A PERSON WHO HAS
WORMS FOR YOUR CATALPAS,

I WANT YOU TO LET ME
KNOW IF YOU'D BE WILLING

TO PUT THEM IN A BOX OR LET
SOMEBODY COME AND GET SOME,

BECAUSE THEY DON'T NATURALLY
GO TO THE CATALPA TREES,

DO THEY, TONY?
>> THEY DO NOT.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE
THEM FROM ONE TREE,

AND I REMEMBER MY DADDY
USED TO HAVE TO GO GET THEM

TO BRING THEM TO HIS TREES,
SO HE COULD GO FISHING.

>> JOHN, YOU'VE GOT
A WILDLIFE BOOK,

A WILDFLOWER BOOK, AND
WE'VE GOT 30 SECONDS

AND I'M GONNA GIVE
YOU 20 OF THEM.

>> I'VE GOT, AND
I APPRECIATE IT.

I'VE GOT THE WONDERFUL
WONDERFUL WILDFLOWER BOOK

THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
ASKING ME ABOUT,

AND WHAT'S A GOOD SOURCE
FOR WILDFLOWERS AROUND HERE?

IT'S WRITTEN BY RICHARD
PORCHER AND DOUG RAYNER.

DOUG WAS MY FORMER BOSS.
>> AT DNR, OKAY.

>> AND IT'S A GORGEOUS BOOK,
IT'S FULL OF INFORMATION.

>> YES IT IS, AND WE'RE GONNA
BE ON VACATION NEXT WEEK

WITH Y'ALL AND THEN JOHN'S
GONNA BE SITTING RIGHT HERE.

Y'ALL WISH HIM
WELL, NIGHT-NIGHT.

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