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>> THE EASTER BUNNY
BROUGHT ME
A WONDERFUL PRESENT!
IN THE GARDEN,
THE POTATOES HAVE SPROUTED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I AM SO EXCITED.
I WENT OUT THERE
EASTER MORNING,
AND THERE THEY WERE,
POPPING UP ALL OVER THE AREA
WHERE WE PLANTED THEM.
BUT I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT
THE ASPARAGUS ARE
STILL WAITING TO SEND
THOSE SHOOTS UP.
SO STAY TUNED
FOR THE NEXT EPISODE.
I'M SURE, WITH THESE
WARMER DAYS AND SOILS,
THAT EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE ERUPTING OUT
OF THE SOIL SOON.
IT'S A GREAT TIME
TO BE A GARDENER,
AND WE THANK YOU GARDENERS
FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR
SCETV'S OWN GARDENING SHOW,
WHICH COMES TO YOU LIVE
FROM DOWNTOWN SUMTER,
AND IT'S "MAKING IT GROW!"
TERASA YOUNG IS IN THE
CHAT ROOM, AND SHE WOULD
REALLY ENJOY YOUR COMPANY.
IT'S EASY TO GET
IN THERE NOW.
WE'VE GOT A NEW WAY
TO DO THAT.
JUST GO TO THE "MAKING IT
GROW!" FACEBOOK PAGE,
AND TERASA WILL TELL YOU
MORE ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT
IN JUST A MINUTE
WHEN WE GO INSIDE.
OH, EVERYONE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
LOVES TO GO TO CHARLESTON.
I'M NO DIFFERENT
FROM ANYBODY ELSE,
AND THIS TIME OF YEAR,
THE GARDENS IN CHARLESTON
ARE AT THEIR UTMOST
BEAUTIFUL, AND WE GOT
TO VISIT A PRIVATE GARDEN.
OH, WHAT A TREAT YOU HAVE
IN STORE FOR YOU!
DR. JOHN NELSON ALWAYS HAS
A TREAT FOR US.
SOMETIMES IT'S PRETTY HARD,
BUT HE HAS A MYSTERY PLANT,
AND WE ENJOY SO MUCH GETTING
TO VISIT WITH OUR WONDERFUL
FRIEND FROM THE HERBARIUM
AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
EVERYBODY'S GETTING
GARDENING QUESTIONS.
THINGS ARE HAPPENING
OR AREN'T HAPPENING.
PEOPLE AREN'T SURE
WHAT TO DO,
AND WE'VE GOT TWO GREAT
PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT TO HELP
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
SO LET'S GO INSIDE AND GET
THE SHOW ON THE ROAD.
TERASA YOUNG, WHO IS A
CAROLINA CLEAR NATURAL
RESOURCES AGENT IN FLORENCE.
TERASA, WE ARE SO HAPPY
THAT YOU COME OVER
AND HELP US AND, ALSO,
THAT YOU HELP PEOPLE
ALL OVER YOUR AREA AND THAT
YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
HELP PEOPLE TO KEEP
OUR BEAUTIFUL WATERWAYS
AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU'RE MOST WELCOME!
GLAD TO BE HERE.
GLAD TO BE A PART
OF THE SHOW,
AND ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP
SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO KEEP
OUR WATER RESOURCES CLEAN
AND SAFE FOR US TO USE NOW
AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
AS AMANDA MENTIONED,
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU IN
THE CHAT ROOM THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE A GREAT NEW WAY
TO ENTER THE CHAT ROOM
ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
JUST GO TO THE "MAKING IT
GROW!" FACEBOOK PAGE,
AND AT THE TOP,
LOOK FOR THE LITTLE,
GREEN "LET'S CHAT" ICON.
ONCE YOU CLICK ON THAT,
YOU'LL BE PROMPTED TO JOIN
IN THE CONVERSATION.
I'M ALREADY LOGGED IN,
SO YOU DON'T SEE THAT,
BUT YOU CAN LOG IN WITH YOUR
TWITTER CREDENTIALS OR
YOUR FACEBOOK CREDENTIALS,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO REMEMBER ANY EXTRA
USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS.
OR IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU CAN
SET UP A RUMBLETALK ACCOUNT.
SO I HOPE TO SEE OR HEAR YOU
IN THE CHAT ROOM.
WE ALSO HAVE THE HGIC
QUESTION OF THE NIGHT,
COURTESY OF
MISS MILLIE DAVENPORT.
TONIGHT'S QUESTION
IS ABOUT GRASS.
WHAT IS THE BEST TURFGRASS
FOR AREAS WITH HIGH TRAFFIC?
AND YOUR CHOICES ARE
(A) BERMUDA GRASS,
(B) CARPET GRASS,
(C) CENTIPEDE GRASS, OR
(D) SAINT AUGUSTINE GRASS.
TO SELECT AN ANSWER,
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK
IN THE CIRCLE BESIDE
THE CORRECT CHOICE,
AND THAT WILL LOG IN
YOUR ANSWER SO THAT
WE CAN ALL SEE IT.
AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE
CORRECT ANSWER AT THE END
OF THE SHOW.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND IF YOU FORGET TO GIVE US
THE CORRECT ANSWER,
WE HAVE A FIRST-TIME VISITOR
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO WELCOME,
WHO CAN HELP US OUT TOO.
BUTCH SVAGERKO IS IN CHARGE
OF PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE
BEAUTIFUL TOWN OF MONCKS
CORNER, SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND YOUR ORIGINAL WORK IN
HORTICULTURE, I BELIEVE,
WAS IN THE TURF INDUSTRY.
>> YES, MA'AM, IT WAS.
I WAS A GOLF COURSE
SUPERINTENDENT PRIOR TO
TAKING MY JOB WITH THE TOWN
OF MONCKS CORNER.
>> AND SO NOW,
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WORRY
ABOUT POA ANNUA AND ALL
THOSE THINGS AND FUNGI,
YOU GET TO MAKE THAT
LOVELY LOWCOUNTRY TOWN
EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL.
TELL ME SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN THERE.
>> WE'VE WORKED QUITE A BIT
ON SOME OF THE HIGHWAYS OR
ROADSIDE PLOTS AND DONE
SOME LANDSCAPING THERE
TO SOME NATURALIZED AREAS,
MAKING THEM A LITTLE MORE
BEAUTIFUL.
WE'VE ALSO WORKED ON
PLANTING TREES WITH GRANTS
THAT WERE AVAILABLE
TO THE TOWN.
OVERALL, WE'VE JUST WORKED
ON TRYING TO MAKE IT
A MORE BEAUTIFUL TOWN.
>> YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE
VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT THE
TOWN FATHERS AND MOTHERS
REALIZE HOW HORTICULTURE CAN
ENHANCE THE BEAUTY OF THE
HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND
THINGS THAT YOU HAVE THERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S BEEN A PUSH FROM THE
MAYOR, AND THE COUNCIL
ARE ON BOARD NOW,
AND, ALSO, JUST ALL
THE COMMUNITY THAT,
ONCE THEY SAW SOME OF
THE ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE
AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING,
THERE'S BEEN A BIG PUSH
BEHIND IT.
>> WELL, WHEN YOU GO HOME,
I WANT YOU TO GO OVER TO
BUBBA HIGH'S RESTAURANT AND
EAT SOME OF THAT DELICIOUS
FOOD JUST FOR ME, OKAY?
>> I WILL, ABSOLUTELY!
>> AND, ALSO, COMING TO US
FROM BERKELEY COUNTY
IS OUR WONDERFUL FRIEND
AND FELLOW HORTICULTURAL
AGENT MARK ARENA.
MARK IS ONE OF THE REAL
PRIZES FOR CLEMSON BECAUSE
HE'S SO KNOWLEDGEABLE THAT
HE DOESN'T JUST HELP PEOPLE
AT HOME.
YOU GO AND ACTUALLY HELP
THE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY,
WHICH IS A MAJOR BUSINESS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
AND I THINK YOU HELP THE
PRODUCERS WITH PROBLEMS
OR SOLVING ISSUES.
MARK, IS THIS SPRING
GIVING THEM ANY TROUBLE
WITH THE COOLER
THAN NORMAL WEATHER?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES
Y'ALL HAVE BEEN FACING?
>> THERE HASN'T BEEN
TOO MANY ISSUES.
THEY'RE ALL TRYING TO
PREDICT WHEN THE LAST FROST
IS GONNA OCCUR, OF COURSE,
AND LAST WEEK,
WITH THE FULL MOON
AND THE CLEARER SKIES,
IT TESTED EVERYBODY,
ESPECIALLY THE STRAWBERRY
GROWERS AND ALL THE YOUNG,
TENDER PLANTS OUT.
BUT OVERALL, IT'S BEEN
VERY WELL, AND WE'VE HAD
SOME BOUNTIFUL RAINFALL
THAT'S HELPED EVERYTHING.
NOW WE'RE JUST WAITING
FOR IT TO WARM UP
AND ENJOY SPRING.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY'S READY
FOR SOME WARM DAYS THAT ARE
MORE THAN JUST ONE DAY,
AND I'D LIKE TO DRY OUT A
LITTLE BIT, WOULDN'T YOU?
>> AND I'D LIKE FOR THE OAK
POLLEN TO PASS BY TOO!
>> AND PINE AND EVERYTHING
ELSE THAT'S OUT THERE.
DR. JOHN NELSON,
OUR DEAR FRIEND AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
A.C. MOORE HERBARIUM.
WHAT A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL INSTITUTION THAT
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA HAS IN THAT
HISTORICAL AND MODERN
REPOSITORY FOR PLANTS.
DR. JOHN, DID YOU GET
TO TAKE YOUR CLASS OUT FOR
A WALK ON THIS LOVELY DAY?
>> WELL, AMANDA,
IT WAS A VERY LOVELY DAY,
AND I DID TAKE THE KIDS OUT
FOR A WALK.
WE HAD A REALLY WONDERFUL
FIELD TRIP.
WE WENT OUT TO THE BROAD
RIVER DAM, IN THAT AREA.
IT WAS REALLY FASCINATING.
>> WHAT MADE IT SO
FASCINATING, IF I MAY ASK?
>> THERE WERE FLOWERS
EVERYWHERE, AND ALL
THE STUDENTS WERE
IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD,
THEY TALKED ME OUT OF GIVING
THEM A QUIZ TODAY.
SO THAT WAS FUN!
>> JOHN, YOU'RE GETTING
TO BE A SOFTIE
IN YOUR OLD AGE,
AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE YOU
ARE SO--AND THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT'S JUST
HAPPENED RECENTLY.
YOU HAVE ALWAYS,
IN YOUR CAPACITY THERE,
BEEN SO GENEROUS TO THE
CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND TO EXTENSION AGENTS
AND OTHER PEOPLE DOING
PLANT IDENTIFICATION.
SO IF YOU WOULD REMIND US,
PLEASE, OF HOW PEOPLE
CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU
IF THEY HAVE A MYSTERIOUS
PLANT OF THEIR OWN.
>> I'LL BE GLAD TO.
ALL PEOPLE HAVE TO DO IF
THEY HAVE A PLANT FOR WHICH
THEY WANT AN IDENTIFICATION,
JUST GIVE US A CALL.
THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY,
AT 803-777-8196.
OR SEND US AN E-MAIL.
YOU CAN SEND US AN
ATTACHMENT WITH A PLANT
PHOTOGRAPH IF YOU HAVE
A DIGITAL CAMERA.
THAT WORKS JUST FINE.
WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE
REQUESTS AS MORE AND MORE
FLOWERS START OPENING UP,
BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING JUST AS MANY
UNIDENTIFIED PLANTS
AS YOU'VE GOT.
>> ALL RIGHTY.
WELL, WE THANK YOU,
AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH
YOU IN JUST A LITTLE BIT
FOR THAT MYSTERY PLANT.
SEE YOU THEN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SPEAKING OF MYSTERY
PLANTS, MAYBE WE CAN GET
A SHOT OF THIS MAGNIFICENT,
HUGE MOP OF GREENERY.
MARK, GIVE US A LITTLE
TEASE ABOUT WHAT IN THE
WORLD YOU BROUGHT UP HERE
FROM HOME.
>> SURE, I BROUGHT
TWO PLANTS TO SHOW
THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
I BROUGHT AN ASIAN RADISH
AND THEN AN ASIAN LETTUCE,
WHICH IS CALLED CELTUCE,
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT
MORE WHEN WE HEAD
OVER THERE, AMANDA.
>> ALL RIGHTY.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY
KIND OF RADISH I'M USED
TO SEEING AROUND MY HOUSE.
BUT WE'VE GOT
OUR FIRST CALLER.
JERRY IS CALLING FROM
SPARTANBURG, SPARKLE CITY.
HEY, JERRY,
Y'ALL HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
COMMUNITY UP THERE.
IS SOMETHING HAPPENING
IN YOUR GARDEN THAT WE
CAN HELP YOU WITH?
>> YES.
I'VE GOT ABOUT
15 CEDAR TREES,
AND THEY'VE GOT SOME KIND
OF RED FUNGUS ON 'EM.
>> DO YOU HAVE--
>> WHEN IT'S DRY,
THEY'LL LOOK RED ON THE
STEMS AND ON THE LIMBS.
BUT WHEN IT RAINS,
IT'LL TURN INTO
AN ORANGE-LOOKING JELLY.
>> I KNOW.
IT'S REALLY WEIRD-LOOKING,
ISN'T IT?
IT'S REALLY A LOT OF FUN!
BUT LET ME GET MARK.
I'M GONNA LET YOU ANSWER
THIS ONE FOR US.
>> SURE.
WELL, I THINK WE ALL
REALIZE IT'S CEDAR APPLE
RUST AND IN THE
REPRODUCTIVE STAGE.
THE INTERESTING THING
ABOUT THIS DISEASE IS,
WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN THIS STAGE,
IT'S ON THE CEDAR TREE,
AND IT'S NOT ACTUALLY
HARMING THE TREE.
IT'S USING THAT AS THE
VECTOR, WHICH MEANS IT'S
JUST LIVING THERE
TEMPORARILY, AND THEN THE
SPORES ARE GONNA RELEASE,
AND IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA
AFFECT A LOT OF OUR PRUNUS
AND MALUS SPECIES,
THE PEARS AND THE PEACH
TREES AND SO FORTH,
AND THAT'S WHERE THE DISEASE
IS GONNA BECOME THE PROBLEM.
BUT ON THE CEDAR TREES,
IT'S JUST AN
AESTHETIC NUISANCE MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
>> I DON'T THINK
IT'S A NUISANCE.
I THINK IT'S
KIND OF INTERESTING,
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU
CALLED US ABOUT THAT.
AND IT USED TO BE, I THINK,
THAT THEY TRIED TO KEEP
THOSE EASTERN RED CEDARS
AWAY FROM WHERE PEOPLE GROW
APPLES, BUT NOW I THINK
MOST PEOPLE WHO GROW APPLES
ARE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND HAVE A SPRAY SCHEDULE,
AND SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO CUT YOUR CEDAR TREES
DOWN ANYMORE.
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> CEDAR TREES ARE
SO WONDERFUL AT PROVIDING
SHELTER FOR THE BIRDS
IN THE WINTERTIME.
OKAY, WELL, THAT WAS
A LOT OF FUN GETTING THAT.
AND PATRICIA'S CALLING US
FROM BLYTHEWOOD.
HEY, PATRICIA.
ARE YOU IN THE SANDY PART
OF BLYTHEWOOD OVER THERE?
>> I CERTAINLY AM.
>> IT'S KIND OF SANDY,
BUT TELL US WHAT'S GROWING
THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP YOU WITH.
>> I HAVE A BAY TREE,
AND IT HAS THESE LITTLE
GROWTH PROJECTIONS ON IT,
WHICH TO ME LOOK LIKE GALLS,
G-A-L-L-S.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S
WHAT'S ON IT, BUT THEY'RE
RANDOMLY ON THE LEAVES.
IT'S NOT LIKE ON ONE SIDE
OF THE TREE OR THE BOTTOM
OR THE TOP.
THEY'RE JUST SPORADICALLY
AROUND THE TREE.
DOES THAT MEAN THE TREE
IS DISEASED, OR IS IT JUST
SOMETHING NATURAL THAT'S
HAPPENING, OR WHAT?
>> WELL, I THINK IT'S
PRETTY NATURAL,
AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS A RED BAY.
>> RIGHT.
IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S A BAY TREE, REGARDLESS.
BUT, REALLY, AN INSECT
HAS DEPOSITED ITS EGG
IN THERE, AND DUE TO THAT
SMALL INJURY AND THE
REACTION TO THE PLANT,
IT JUST CREATES A GALL.
IT'S CALLUSED TISSUE.
ONCE AGAIN, IT'S JUST
AN AESTHETIC ISSUE.
THERE'S NO WAY
TO REALLY TREAT IT.
>> AND IT DOESN'T
HURT ANYTHING.
>> NO.
>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE IF YOU
GET A SPLINTER, YOU KNOW,
HOW YOUR FINGER WILL GET
KIND OF A HARD SPOT AROUND
IT IF YOU DIDN'T GET
THAT SPLINTER OUT.
TREES WILL DO THAT,
AND WHAT I THINK IS KIND OF
COOL ABOUT 'EM IS,
THE BEST I UNDERSTAND--
MARK KNOWS A LOT MORE
ABOUT THIS THAN I DO--
EACH LITTLE INSECT,
WHEN IT GOES TO A TREE,
THE GALL THAT IT PRODUCES IS
AN IDENTIFYING FEATURE.
IN OTHER WORDS,
IF ONE INSECT LAID AN EGG
ON THAT BAY TREE,
IT WOULD PRODUCE ONE CERTAIN
KIND OF STRUCTURE,
AND IF ANOTHER ONE WENT,
THE STRUCTURE WOULD
LOOK DIFFERENT.
>> RIGHT, IT'S KIND OF
LIKE A FINGERPRINT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU!
I JUST THINK IT'S
PRETTY FASCINATING,
AND, FORTUNATELY,
MOST OF 'EM DON'T DO
A BIT OF HARM,
AND THEY GIVE YOU SOMETHING
FUN TO LOOK AT.
WE HAVE DAVID CALLING
FROM BURNT BRANCH.
OH, MY GOODNESS,
DAVID, I HOPE--
AND WHERE IS
BURNT BRANCH, DAVID?
>> BURNT BRANCH IS BETWEEN
KELLYTOWN AND LYDIA.
>> THAT WAS A LOT OF HELP.
THAT WAS
A LOT OF HELP, DAVID.
[LAUGHTER]
I'M GONNA CALL MY FRIEND
TONY MELTON UP
IN THE MORNING,
AND HE'LL TELL ME
EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE!
HE'LL PROBABLY EVEN KNOW
WHO YOU ARE.
>> IT'S OVER
IN DARLINGTON COUNTY.
>> OKAY, WELL, Y'ALL ARE
IN A MIGHTY PRETTY PART
OF THE STATE AND, CERTAINLY,
A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE
OVER THERE.
WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON IN
OLD BURNT BRANCH TONIGHT?
>> I WAS CALLING
ABOUT CATTAILS.
I HAVE A SMALL FARM POND,
AND I'M TRYING TO GET SOME
CATTAILS GROWING IN IT AND
HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DO IT.
I PICKED SOME WILD ONES
A FEW YEARS AGO
AND SCATTERED THEIR SEED,
AND THEY HAVEN'T COME UP.
JUST WONDERED IF ANYBODY
THERE MIGHT HAVE
SOME ADVICE ON THAT,
AND I'M GONNA HANG UP AND
LISTEN TO YOUR RESPONSE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH
THAT PRETTY POND,
AND ASK US UP.
WE'LL COME OVER AND GO
SWIMMING WITH YOU BEFORE IT
GETS TOO FULL OF CATTAILS.
DO YOU DO CATTAILS OVER
THERE IN MONCKS CORNER?
>> I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT
DO CATTAILS.
>> YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP
ALL OF Y'ALL'S DOWNTOWN
WATERWAYS CLEAN, AREN'T YOU?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> HAVE YOU GOT ANY
CATTAIL ADVICE FOR US?
>> I DO.
FIRST OF ALL,
LET THE 3-FOOT AREA FROM
WHERE THE WATER IS OUTWARD
GROW AND NATURALIZE.
>> I'M SORRY, SO?
>> WHERE THE POND STARTS,
MOVE AWAY FROM THE POND
3 FEET, AND DON'T MOW IT.
DON'T WEED WHACK IT.
LET IT JUST NATURALLY GROW,
AND EVENTUALLY BIRDS WILL
LAND IN THERE WITH THE SEED
ON THEIR FEET,
AND IT'LL START TO TAKE OFF.
TYPICALLY, AN AREA
IS KEPT MANICURED,
AND IT'S NOT ALLOWING
THE CATTAILS TO GENERATE.
>> SO THEY'VE GOT
TO GET STARTED
NOT IN THE WATER, BUT--
>> ON THE EDGE.
ON THE EDGE, YEP.
>> NOW, I KNOW TERASA
TELLS US, WITH OUR POND
MANAGEMENT, THAT WE SHOULD
HAVE A BUFFER AROUND THE
POND, SO CAN YOU
MOW IT PERIODICALLY
ONCE THINGS GET STARTED?
>> I WOULDN'T MOW IT AT ALL.
I MEAN, THAT BUFFER
PRACTICE IS A VERY GOOD
THING, ACTUALLY.
IT FILTERS OUT THE--
>> YOU DON'T MOW IT
ONCE A YEAR OR SO?
>> WELL, YOU CAN
AT THE END OF THE YEAR
WHEN IT'S GONE DORMANT
AND THE SEED HAS ALL
DROPPED AND EVERYTHING,
JUST FOR AN AESTHETIC THING.
>> JUST TO KEEP
THE TREES DOWN.
>> RIGHT,
KIND OF LIKE PRUNING BACK
THE HYDRANGEA A BIT BEFORE
THE SPRING COMES.
>> NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO DO THAT.
YOU WON'T GET ANY BLOOMS
IN THE SUMMER.
>> THE DEAD GROWTH
OFF THE HYDRANGEA.
>> THE DEAD GROWTH, OKAY.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU.
DR. JOHN, WE'RE GONNA GO
TO SOMETHING SAFER THAN
CATTAILS AND PRUNING
HYDRANGEAS, AND THAT IS
A VISIT WITH OUR WONDERFUL
FRIEND, DR. JOHN NELSON.
DR. JOHN, YOU HAVE
A MYSTERY PLANT FOR US,
AND I'VE GOT TWO PEOPLE
WHO ARE SITTING HERE READY
TO SCRATCH THEIR HEADS.
SO GET US STARTED,
PLEASE, SIR.
>> OKAY.
WELL, THIS IS ONE OF
THE PRETTIEST WILDFLOWERS
YOU COULD EVER SEE,
AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PLANTS THAT GROWS
IN THE SANDHILLS.
SO WE'RE DEALING WITH THE
SANDHILLS TODAY AND SANDY
PLACES OF THE COASTAL PLAIN.
AND THIS IS A PLANT
THAT WILL--
MOST PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT IT
AND THINK THIS IS SOME SORT
OF A MOSS THAT GROWS
RIGHT ON THE GROUND.
IT'S ONLY A COUPLE OF INCHES
TALL, AND IT HAS
REAL WIRY, LITTLE,
SHARP, POINTED LEAVES.
TINY, LITTLE LEAVES.
AND THE FLOWERS
ARE JUST SO WONDERFUL.
IF YOU GET A REALLY BIG
PATCH OF THIS
AND IT'S IN FULL BLOOM,
IT'LL ALMOST LOOK
LIKE SNOW ON THE GROUND.
THEY CALL IT A SHRUBLET,
AS IN BEING
A LITTLE BIT WOODY.
IT'S NOT REALLY AN HERB.
IT'S MORE LIKE A SHRUB
THAT'S JUST VERY,
VERY LOW TO THE GROUND.
IT'S BLOOMING RIGHT NOW.
THESE PHOTOS ARE PROVIDED
BY MY BUDDY WILL STUART.
HE GOT THESE
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
AND FIVE PETALS
AND FIVE STAMEN,
JUST THE MOST CHARMING
LITTLE FLOWER.
VERY TINY, THOUGH.
AND WHAT I'VE GOT
TO SAY ABOUT THIS,
THIS IS KIND OF INTERESTING.
THIS PLANT IS RELATED
TO OCONEE BELLS.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> AND ALSO TO--
YOU KNOW WHAT GALAX IS.
>> CERTAINLY.
>> BUT ALL THREE OF THESE
PLANTS ARE IN THE SAME
FAMILY, WHAT WE CALL
THE DIAPENSIACEAE.
>> BUT HOW INTERESTING,
JOHN, THAT THIS ONE IS
IN SAND WHEN THOSE OTHER
TWO NEED SUCH WONDERFUL,
MOUNTAINY, KIND OF
BEAUTIFUL HUMUSY CONDITIONS.
>> RIGHT, THEY DON'T
REALLY GROW IN THE SAME
KIND OF SUBSTRATES
NECESSARILY.
AND THERE IS, IN FACT,
A SECOND SPECIES
OF THIS SAME THING.
THAT IS, TWO VERY
CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES.
THIS ONE LIKES TO GROW MOST
OFTEN ON SAND THAT IS NEAR
SHRUB BOGS AND SEEPAGE
SLOPES IN THE SANDHILLS.
>> OH, I SEE.
OKAY, OKAY.
SO A LITTLE MORE WATER
IN THE GROUND, PERHAPS.
>> A LITTLE BIT,
FOR THIS ONE.
>> OKAY.
WELL, I THINK WE PROBABLY
NEED ONE OF YOUR
"HIT 'EM OVER THE HEAD
WITH A HAMMER" CLUES
BECAUSE WE HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT IN THE WORLD THIS IS.
I SHOULDN'T--I'M SORRY.
>> YOU'RE CORRECT.
>> RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, THOUGH.
>> WELL, IT GROWS
LIKE A MOSS.
IT LOOKS LIKE A MOSS,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
LITTLE FAIRIES MIGHT DANCE
AROUND ON IT AT MIDNIGHT,
FAIRIES OR PIXIES, I GUESS.
>> OH, OR PIXIES.
SO PIXIES MIGHT ENJOY IT,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE A...
>> MOSS.
>> SO...
>> PIXIE-MOSS.
>> PIXIE-MOSS.
>> THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS.
>> PIXIE-MOSS!
DING-A-LING-A-LING!
THANK YOU.
IT'S PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, IS THIS ONE THAT
PEOPLE OFTEN ENCOUNTER
WHEN THEY'RE OUT WALKING,
OR IS IT TREMENDOUSLY
RARE, JOHN?
>> THIS SPECIES
IS NOT REAL RARE.
IT IS, IN FACT,
RATHER WIDELY DISTRIBUTED
ALL THE WAY FROM NEW JERSEY
DOWN TO GEORGIA.
BUT IT'S NOT REAL--
I GUESS IT'S NOT REAL COMMON
WHERE IT DOES GROW,
AND IT IS SO LOW ON
THE GROUND, MOST PEOPLE,
IF IT'S NOT IN BLOOM,
THINK IT'S JUST SOME SORT
OF MOSS OR SOMETHING.
>> YOU SAID THERE'S A
PUBLICATION THAT YOU FOUND
THAT'S BEEN USEFUL FOR
PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO LIVE NEAR
THE SANDHILLS AND OUR FRIEND
IN BLYTHEWOOD THAT PERHAPS
WOULD SHOW US SOME THINGS WE
MIGHT OVERLOOK NORMALLY.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT
PUBLICATION, PLEASE, JOHN?
>> WELL, IT'S CALLED--
LET ME LOOK AT IT
REAL QUICK.
IT'S CALLED "A FIELD GUIDE
TO WILDFLOWERS OF THE
SANDHILLS REGION."
AND THIS IS BY ONE OF
MY BUDDIES, BRUCE SORRIE,
AND HE'S ONE OF THE FINEST
BOTANISTS AROUND.
THIS WAS PUBLISHED FAIRLY
RECENTLY BY THE UNC PRESS
IN CHAPEL HILL.
IT'S A GREAT BOOK,
AND IT'S GOT ALL SORTS
OF INFORMATION.
LET ME JUST OPEN IT
AND SHOW YOU.
WELL, THOSE ARE ALL WORDS,
BUT IT'S GOT A LOT OF
PICTURES IN IT TOO!
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, JOHN, WE THANK YOU
SO VERY MUCH, AND WE WILL
LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING
WITH YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THE GREAT
OUTDOORS UNTIL THEN, OKAY?
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> THANKS A LOT.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA CHECK IN
WITH TERASA AND FIND OUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THOSE
CHATTERS AND THEIR HGIC
QUESTION OF THE EVENING.
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
WE HAVE SOME GOOD
CONVERSATION IN THE
CHAT ROOM AS ALWAYS,
AND THANKFUL FOR THE HELP
OF VICKI BERTAGNOLLI,
WHO'S AN EXTENSION AGENT
IN LEXINGTON
AND AIKEN COUNTIES.
ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE HER
IN THE CHAT ROOM WITH US.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE 15
SPEAKERS AND 10 VIEWERS
AT THE MOMENT, SO IF YOU
HAVEN'T JOINED US,
PLEASE DO SO.
VIEWERS, YOU'RE ENCOURAGED
TO BECOME A SPEAKER AND
JOIN IN THE CONVERSATION.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE
SOME VERY SMART VIEWERS
AND FACEBOOK FANS TONIGHT.
SO FAR, WE'VE HAD
ABOUT 30 OR SO RESPONSES
TO THE HGIC QUESTION,
WHICH ASKS WHAT IS
THE BEST TURFGRASS
FOR HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS,
AND THE POPULAR VOTE RIGHT
NOW IS BERMUDA GRASS.
BUT, OF COURSE,
YOU KNOW THAT CAN CHANGE.
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
BY CLICKING ON
THE LITTLE CIRCLE NEXT TO
THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER,
AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHAT THE CORRECT ANSWER IS
AT THE END OF THE SHOW.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
TERASA.
GLENDA IS CALLING US FROM A
BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE STATE,
TRAVELERS REST.
HEY, GLENDA.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M FINE.
I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING
A GOOD EVENING.
>> I AM.
I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT MY CAMELLIA.
>> ALL RIGHTY.
>> IT'S IN FULL BLOOM.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLANT,
BUT WHEN THE BLOOMS COME
OUT, THEY ALL TURN BROWN,
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING
WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH MY CAMELLIA PLANT?
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE IT'S
THAT PETAL BLIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> THAT'S WHAT I
WOULD GUESS, AMANDA.
>> AND, BOY,
IT'S SO DISFIGURING.
USUALLY, CAMELLIAS
ARE PRETTY EASY.
I MEAN, WE PLANT 'EM.
I BET Y'ALL EVEN USE A LOT
OF 'EM IN YOUR LANDSCAPING,
DON'T YOU?
>> I DO 'CAUSE GENERALLY
THEY'RE PRETTY HARDY.
THEY TAKE FULL SUN
VERY WELL.
THEY CAN TAKE
A LITTLE BIT OF SHADE.
BUT THE PETAL BLIGHT
SOMETIMES DOES
TAKE ITS TOLL.
>> SO, MARK, TELL HER WHAT
SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO DO.
I'M AFRAID THERE'S
A LOT OF BENDING OVER.
>> YEAH, CLEANING UP
THE SPENT FLOWERS
ON THE GROUND EVERY YEAR,
AND THEN, ALSO,
A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH
THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE'VE
BEEN GETTING THIS YEAR.
THOSE FLOWERS HOLD
THE WATER IN THERE,
AND IT GOES ANAEROBIC
IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
I TYPICALLY DON'T SPRAY
MY CAMELLIAS FOR IT.
THERE ARE A FEW FUNGICIDES
THAT WILL HELP MANAGE THAT.
>> DO YOU THINK YOU NEED
TO MOVE OUT THE MULCH?
IS THE INOCULATING MATERIAL
GONNA OVERWINTER
IN THE MULCH?
>> IT CAN.
>> WOULD THAT HELP?
>> YES, ALL THE
SANITATION THINGS
THAT THEY TALK ABOUT WITH
ANY DISEASE PROGRESSION
IS GONNA BE BENEFICIAL.
>> WELL, LET'S HOPE IT
NEVER HAPPENS TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
TIME FOR YOUR CREW TO
DO THAT IN MONCKS CORNER,
DO YOU?
>> NO, MA'AM!
>> Y'ALL ARE TOO BUSY
DOING OTHER THINGS.
ELIZABETH IS CALLING US
FROM GASTON.
HEY, ELIZABETH.
THANKS SO MUCH
FOR GIVING US A BUZZ.
WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER
IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD,
NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE
I LIVE IN ST. MATTHEWS?
>> HELLO?
>> HEY!
>> YES, WE HAVE A BIG
PROBLEM WITH SAND FLEAS.
>> WITH SAND FLEAS?
WHOO, GOLLY.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT--
WHEN DO THEY BOTHER YOU?
>> ALL THE TIME!
JUST IN THE SAND.
>> REALLY?
THEY COME OUT AND BITE YOU
OR FLY AROUND?
>> I DON'T THINK THEY DO,
BUT MOSTLY IN THE LITTLE
AREA WHERE THE DOGS WALK,
LIKE IN THE SANDY AREA,
THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE TRAIL
GOING AROUND.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
>> IT'S A PARTICULAR SPOT
THEY GO.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THERE'S TOO MUCH
AERATION, I GUESS,
IN THE GROUND, I GUESS,
AND IF THE RAIN DOESN'T GET
IN THE GROUND TOO MUCH.
IF WE COULD FIND SOMETHING
WE COULD PUT INSIDE
THE GROUND OR SOMETHING.
>> WELL, LET ME SEE.
MARK LOOKS LIKE HE
MAY HAVE HEARD OF 'EM.
I'M SORRY.
I KNOW ABOUT GNATS,
WHICH TO ME ARE JUST
THE MOST ANNOYING THINGS
IN THE WORLD. IS
THERE A DIFFERENCE
IN A SAND FLEA AND--
>> YES, THERE IS.
IT'S A TRADITIONAL FLEA.
IT'S A PERFECT ENVIRONMENT
FOR 'EM.
I MEAN, KEEPING THE GRASS
CUT 2 TO 3 INCHES,
AND ALSO ON OUR HGIC
WEBSITE, I BELIEVE THERE'S
A FACT SHEET THAT DISCUSS
HOW THE HOMEOWNERS
CAN TAKE ACTION
TO REDUCE THE POPULATION
AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
>> SO IS IT A FLEA
LIKE ON A DOG OR A CAT?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> OH, SO IT'S FLEAS.
SO THE FIRST STEP,
PARTIALLY, IS TO GET CONTROL
ON YOUR ANIMALS, ISN'T IT?
>> YES, MA'AM.
THE HOST.
>> YEAH, THE HOST, OKAY.
SO THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE
GETTING THE ANIMALS
CONTROLLED AND THEN START.
AND THERE ARE SOME
FACT SHEETS THERE.
I THINK I HAVE READ THAT,
AND I'M GLAD Y'ALL TOLD ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY
WERE NECESSARILY CALLED
SAND FLEAS,
BUT NOTHING IN THE WORLD'S
WORSE THAN HAVING FLEAS,
EXCEPT HAVING GNATS AND
HAVING TICKS AND MOSQUITOES
AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT
MAKE OUTDOOR LIFE IN SOUTH
CAROLINA SO INTERESTING.
TERASA, I WAS GONNA ASK YOU,
I THINK WE'VE GOT A FIRE ANT
SEMINAR THAT VICKI HAS TOLD
US ABOUT THAT YOU'VE GOT
POSTED ON FACEBOOK.
AND THAT IS A PROBLEM THAT'S
GONNA BE REARING ITS HEAD,
SO CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT THAT?
>> SURE, AMANDA.
YES, THERE IS A WEBINAR
COMING UP ABOUT HOW TO
CONTROL THOSE PESKY FIRE
ANTS, AND I KNOW LOTS OF YOU
ARE INTERESTED IN THAT.
THIS WILL TALK ABOUT
SENSITIVE AREAS,
LIKE YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN.
THE WEBINAR IS ON APRIL 5TH
AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON,
SO YOU CAN WATCH FROM
THE COMFORTS OF YOUR HOME
OR WHEREVER YOU MIGHT HAVE
INTERNET ACCESS.
IT IS POSTED ON THE FACEBOOK
PAGE, SO YOU CAN JUST CLICK
ON THE LINK THERE,
AND THAT WILL TAKE YOU
TO THE REGISTRATION.
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ABLE
TO GIVE YOU SOME RELIEF
FROM THOSE FIRE ANTS
IN YOUR HOME LANDSCAPE.
>> THANK YOU, TERASA.
VICKY BERTAGNOLLI GETS REAL
EXCITED ABOUT INSECTS,
AND SO IF SHE THINKS THIS IS
A GOOD THING FOR YOU TO DO,
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DO IT.
NEXT, CALLING US
FROM SAVANNAH, NICK,
HOW ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE
IN OUR NEIGHBORING STATE?
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR CALLING ACROSS
THE STATE LINE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOU.
IT'S HARD TO GET YOU.
YOU HAVE TOO MANY CLIENTS!
MY QUESTION IS,
I HAVE A JAPANESE PLUM,
GREEN JAPANESE PLUM.
I LOST THREE TREES LAST
YEAR, AND I'M LOSING
TWO MORE THIS YEAR.
THEY ARE TALL.
SOME ARE 10, 12 FEET TALL,
AND THEY'RE PRODUCING
THE YELLOW FRUIT,
WHICH I LIKE A LOT,
BUT THEY DIED,
AND THEY'RE DYING.
NOBODY CAN GIVE ME
AN ANSWER.
THEY'RE DYING
FROM THE NURSERY.
>> AND THESE HAVE BEEN IN
YOUR YARD FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS NOW, SEVERAL YEARS?
>> FIVE, SIX YEARS.
>> FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
YOU KNOW, YOU ARE THE SECOND
PERSON TO CALL WITH THAT,
AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT MARK KNOWS A LOT
ABOUT LOQUATS.
IS THERE A PROBLEM
THAT'S COMING IN?
>> FIRST OF ALL,
THE PLUM IN OUR COASTAL AREA
IS VERY DIFFICULT
AND NEEDS CHILLING HOURS.
SO NUMBER ONE,
THAT'S A STRESS FACTOR
ALREADY ON THE PLANT.
AND THEY'RE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO BORERS, SO IF HE LOOKS
ON THE STEM OF HIS TREE
AND SEES LITTLE HOLES BORED
INTO IT, BORERS MAY HAVE
GOTTEN IN THERE AND CARRIED
A FUNGUS INTO IT.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THEN TYPICALLY,
A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS
PLANT 'EM TOO DEEPLY
IN THE LANDSCAPE TOO.
>> OH, JUST SET THE PLANT
TOO DEEP INTO THE SOIL
WHEN THEY PLANT IT,
AND THEN AFTER
A NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND THAT'S TRUE.
I THINK THEY TALK
ABOUT THAT ROOT FLARE.
EXPLAIN THAT QUICKLY,
PLEASE, SIR,
FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO
THE NURSERY THIS WEEKEND.
>> ANYTIME WE TAKE AND PLANT
NEW TREES, WE ALWAYS MAKE
SURE THAT WE ACTUALLY
ELEVATE 'EM A LITTLE BIT.
ONCE YOU TAKE 'EM OUT
OF THE POTS, YOU LOOK
FOR THAT ROOT FLARE.
THEN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE
GET THAT JUST AT THE TOP OF
THE SOIL SURFACE THAT WE'RE
PLANTING IN THE NEW AREA,
AND THEN PLANT DOWN
OBVIOUSLY.
ANYTIME YOU BURY THAT TOO
DEEPLY, NOT IMMEDIATELY--
>> IT MAY NOT HAPPEN
THE FIRST YEAR, BUT YEAH.
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND THE ROOT FLARE IS
WHAT I HAD WHEN I WAS
ABOUT 25 YEARS OLD.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE IT GOES
DOWN, AND THEN IT GOES
OUT KIND OF LIKE HIPS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME,
BUT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO SEE IT ON THE PLANT.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD,
I CALL IT THE
TELEPHONE POLE EFFECT.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR TREE
AND IT LOOKS LIKE A
TELEPHONE POLE COMING OUT OF
THE GROUND, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT,
AND IT NEEDS TO HAVE
THOSE SEXY FLARES GOING
TO MEET THE EARTH.
>> SEE WHY WE LOVE
EXTENSION.
Y'ALL THINK WE DON'T HAVE
A GOOD TIME UP HERE,
BUT ACTUALLY IT'S REALLY
A WHOLE LOT OF FUN!
OKAY, AND ANOTHER THING
THAT'S GONNA BE
A WHOLE LOT OF FUN
IS FOR ME TO GET TO GO,
FOR MARK AND,
FOR MARK AND ME TO GO
TO THE SIDE COUNTER--
MY SISTER'S LISTENING--
AND LOOK AT THESE CRAZY
JAPANESE VEGETABLES
THAT HE'S GOT.
WHILE WE MAKE
OUR WAY OVER THERE,
WE'RE GONNA CHECK IN WITH
TERASA AND SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN THE CHAT ROOM.
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
WELL, WE'RE HAVING
GREAT CONVERSATION.
OUR SPEAKERS HAVE
JUMPED UP A FEW TO 17,
AND WE HAVE 12 VIEWERS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED
THE CONVERSATION,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
IN THE CHAT ROOM.
ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING
THINGS BEING TALKED ABOUT.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WILDLIFE
RIGHT NOW AND HOW YOU MIGHT
ENCOURAGE SOME BLUEBIRDS
TO YOUR YARD.
I'M LUCKY THAT I HAVE A MALE
AND A FEMALE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY BUILDING A NEST,
AND I HOPE TO HAVE EGGS,
BUT WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE
WHO ARE TRYING THEIR BEST
TO ATTRACT AND EVEN
PUTTING MEALWORMS OUT.
AND THE JOKE RIGHT NOW IS
THEY JUST NEED TO HANG
A VACANCY SIGN IN FRONT
OF THEIR BOX TO GET
THE BLUEBIRDS TO COME.
I DID POST A LINK
TO SOME NEST BOX PLANS
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN MAKING YOUR OWN.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH AMANDA
AND HER GUEST AT THE SIDE
COUNTER AND LEARN
ABOUT SOME VEGETABLES.
>> THANK YOU.
MARK IS ONE OF OUR AGENTS
WHO ALWAYS HAS A CURIOUS
MIND, AND HE ALWAYS HAS
NEW THINGS TO TEACH US,
SO IT'S GREAT FUN
WHEN WE GET A CHANCE
TO GET TOGETHER.
I MUST SAY THIS IS
CERTAINLY A NEW--
I THOUGHT IT WAS A TURNIP
OR A RUTABAGA, BUT YOU
TELL ME THIS IS A RADISH.
>> YES,
IT'S AN ASIAN RADISH.
SHOGOIN, IT'S CALLED,
IS HOW IT'S PRONOUNCED.
IT'S AN ASIAN RADISH.
THEY'RE KNOWN
FOR THEIR SIZE.
>> I CAN SEE WHY.
>> IT'S A GREAT SUBSTITUTE
FOR RUTABAGAS.
YOU CAN MAKE EVERYTHING FROM
A COLE SLAW WITH THIS,
USE IT IN STIR FRY
AND ALSO SOUPS.
BESIDES THE ROOT
AND THE RADISH ITSELF,
I'VE ALSO HARVESTED A LOT OF
WHAT I CALL THE PRESTAGES
WHEN IT WAS GETTING READY
TO FLOWER,
SIMILAR TO BROCCOLI RABE.
I'VE SAUTÉED THAT,
AND SO I'VE USED EVERY PART
OF THE PLANT TO FEED OFF OF,
AND IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD.
>> AND I SEE THAT IT HAS--
OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN SEE
THAT IT'S JUST COVERED
WITH FRUITS, WITH SEED PODS.
THAT MEANT IT HAD
A LOT OF FLOWERS.
YOU SAID THEY WERE VERY
ATTRACTIVE TO THE BEES.
>> RIGHT,
THE POLLINATORS TOOK FULL
ADVANTAGE OF THIS PLANT.
I ALWAYS LET A CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE OF MY GARDEN
PLANTS GO TO FLOWER,
NUMBER ONE,
TO COLLECT SEEDS,
BUT SECONDLY AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY IS TO GIVE OUR
POLLINATORS ANOTHER FOOD
SOURCE BECAUSE WITH
ALL THE MAN INTERACTION--
>> OH, AND LOOK.
LET'S SEE.
HERE'S SOME THAT
YOU JUST HARVESTED.
>> THEY WERE HARVESTED
AT THEIR PEAK TIME.
THIS PLANT USUALLY MATURES
IN 70 TO 80 DAYS.
>> SO YOU PLANTED IT
BACK IN THE FALL.
>> BACK IN THE FALL,
AND 70 DAYS LATER,
YOU CAN SEE THE SIZE
OF THOSE RADISHES.
THEY WEIGHED BETWEEN
3 AND 5 POUNDS EACH.
>> OH, AND LOOK
AT THE FLOWERS.
HOW BEAUTIFUL!
>> THAT'S THE PLANT
IN BLOOM.
>> ATTRACTING ALL
THOSE POLLINATORS.
>> ALL THE POLLINATORS.
AND IT'S ALSO VERY
ATTRACTIVE IN THE LANDSCAPE.
>> IT IS,
WITH YOUR REDBUD THERE.
I GUESS NOW IT'S BEGINNING
TO SYNTHESIS.
ARE YOU GONNA--
AM I SUPPOSED TO TASTE
THIS PLANT?
>> YEAH, LET'S CUT A PIECE
OFF AND LET YOU TASTE IT.
>> IF WE CAN.
>> IT'S PROBABLY GOTTEN
PRETTY TOUGH BECAUSE,
LIKE I SAID, IT'S PAST.
>> PAST IT'S PRIME.
>> WELL, LET'S SEE.
THERE WE GO.
>> OKAY.
>> A FIRST.
I'M GOING TO TASTE
A PAST-ITS-PRIME SHOGOIN
RADISH ON PRACTICALLY
NATIONAL TELEVISION.
>> I MEAN, IT TASTES
JUST LIKE A RADISH, SO.
>> OKAY, SO I'M NOT GOING
TO BE SURPRISED.
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
PRETTY CRUNCHY.
>> IT'S CRUNCHY.
>> THAT'S GOOD!
>> ANOTHER PURPOSE OF THESE
PLANTS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
WHAT THIS ASIAN CULTURE
STRIVES FOR IS,
BESIDES NUTRITIONAL,
THE MEDICINAL OR HOLISTIC
VALUE OF THESE PLANTS.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL.
>> SO THEY HAVEN'T BRED THEM
TO TASTE BETTER
AND TO HAVE SHELF LIFE
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THESE PLANTS ARE USED
FOR TWO PURPOSES:
NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL.
>> AND CULTURAL, HOLISTIC.
>> RIGHT,
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
WELL, THAT WAS JUST
DELICIOUS, BUT YOU SAID
THAT MAYBE THE NEXT ONE'S
GONNA BE MORE OF A SURPRISE?
>> THIS IS GONNA BE
MORE OF A SURPRISE.
THIS IS AN ASIAN LETTUCE
CALLED CELTUCE.
>> C-E-L-T.
>> U-C-E.
>> OKAY.
>> SO THE FIRST PART
OF THE NAME, CEL,
IS BECAUSE THIS PLANT,
THE STALKS ARE A SUBSTITUTE
FOR CELERY.
>> THEY LOOK KIND OF LIKE
CELERY, DON'T THEY?
>> IT LOOKS VERY MUCH
LIKE CELERY.
AND THEN THE LEAF LOOKS
JUST LIKE A LETTUCE LEAF,
SO THAT'S WHERE THE SECOND
PART OF THE NAME CELTUCE
COMES FROM.
SO NUMBER ONE,
THEY USE THE STALKS IN SOUPS
AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> JUST LIKE WE WOULD
CHOP UP CELERY.
>> CHOP UP CELERY.
THE LEAVES, THEY CAN BE USED
IN SALADS AND EVERYTHING
TO SOUPS ONCE AGAIN,
AND A GARNISH
OR WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE.
THESE PLANTS DEFINITELY HAVE
A UNIQUE FLAVOR TO 'EM.
HERE'S A PIECE OF THE STEM.
I'LL LET YOU TASTE IT.
JUST CHEW ON IT CAREFULLY.
YOU'RE DOING WELL,
BUT THEY SAY THIS HAS--
YEAH, HERE COMES
THE BITTERNESS.
>> I WOULDN'T PARTICULARLY
WANT TO--
>> RIGHT.
I MEAN, I'VE HARVESTED IT.
I'VE USED IT
SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND PERSONALLY,
I HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY THAT I
ACTUALLY ENJOY THE PLANT,
BUT HOLISTICALLY, I GUESS
YOU CAN SUFFER AND EAT IT.
>> YOU COULD.
I FEEL INVIGORATED.
>> INVIGORATED,
THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
>> I REALLY DO.
I FEEL VERY INVIGORATED.
>> ALL THOSE ANTIOXIDANTS.
>> INVIGORATED THAT
I WILL USE THIS
AS AN ORNAMENTAL PERHAPS.
BUT I'M REAL EXCITED ABOUT
THAT, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
ENOUGH SEEDS WITH THE ONES
THAT ARE STILL IN YOUR
GARDEN TO SHARE BECAUSE,
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
RADISH SEEDS ARE VERY TINY.
>> THEY'RE VERY TINY.
THERE WAS PROBABLY
OVER A MILLION SEEDS
ON THIS PLANT HERE ALONE.
>> AND THEN WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER PICTURE
FROM YOUR YARD ALSO.
THERE'S THE CELTUCE.
>> THAT'S THE CELTUCE.
>> AND THEN THIS LOOKS LIKE
A CLOVER PATCH OR SOMETHING.
>> IT'S A CLOVER PATCH THAT
HAS NATURALIZED IN THE YARD,
AND I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE
ALL OUR HOMEOWNERS TO LET
THE LAWN GROW DURING THIS
TIME OF THE YEAR AND LET
SOME OF THE WILDFLOWERS
THAT ARE IN THE YARD,
WHICH SOME PEOPLE CONSIDER
WEEDS, LET THEM GROW OUT
AND, ONCE AGAIN, PROVIDE
FOOD FOR OUR POLLINATORS.
SECONDLY, THIS HAS BEEN
A GREAT FOOD SOURCE
FOR ALL THE LITTLE
FINCHES AND CHICKADEES.
EVERY MORNING,
THEY COME HERE AND HARVEST
ALL THE MATURE CLOVER SEEDS.
>> OH, BECAUSE IT'S
GOT SOME SEEDS ON IT!
>> YES.
>> AND SO THE BIRDS ARE OUT
THERE JUMPING AROUND AND
GETTING THEIR BREAKFAST.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL EVERY
MORNING JUST TO WATCH IT.
>> THAT'S A LOT MORE FUN
THAN JUST HAVING AN OLD
GREEN SWATH OUT THERE.
>> IT IS.
I MEAN, A LOT OF PEOPLE
JUST MOW THIS DOWN
ONCE THE YARD GOT UNSIGHTLY.
THEY'VE GOT TO KEEP IT
MANICURED AND LOOKING NICE,
WHICH I UNDERSTAND,
BUT I ALSO TRY TO ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO TRY NEW THINGS
AND LET THESE THINGS HELP
OUR POLLINATORS AND BIRDS
AND OTHER ANIMALS THAT ARE
LOOKING FOR FOOD SOURCES.
>> I LIKE THAT
HOLISTIC ATTITUDE.
I THINK THAT COMES FROM
GROWING THESE NATURAL THINGS
IN YOUR YARD THAT HAVE
THAT WONDERFUL CULTURAL
BACKGROUND TO THEM.
>> IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.
>> THANKS.
THANKS SO MUCH.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA,
WE'RE GONNA ENJOY--
ALWAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENS,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO
TERASA IN JUST A SECOND,
BUT I WAS GONNA SAY THAT I
HAVE GROWN IN MY YARD THIS
YEAR DAIKON RADISHES.
>> YES.
>> AND THEY HAVE BEEN
VERY IMPORTANT, THEY SAID,
IN BUSTING UP THE SOIL,
AND THIS HAS A PRETTY
EXTENSIVE ROOT.
IT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD HELP
YOUR SOIL A LITTLE BIT TOO.
>> THESE ARE THE NATURAL
TILLERS OF THE EARTH.
>> OKAY, SO THAT REALLY
IS A TRUE FACTOR
OF WHAT THEY DO.
>> IT IS, AND ESPECIALLY
THIS CELTUCE.
I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE
THE THICKNESS OF THAT ROOT.
LIKE YOU SAID,
IT'S SEPARATING OUT
THE SOIL APART.
WHEN IT RAINS,
IT'S PROVIDING A TUNNEL WAY
FOR THE WATER TO GET
INTO THE SOIL,
AND IT'S ALSO OPENING UP THE
SOIL TO ALLOW OXYGEN SPACE.
>> AND I THINK WHEN THEY
HAVE ROOTS THAT GO SO DEEP,
TOO, THAT SOMETIMES
THEY'RE BRINGING NUTRIENTS
UP FROM BELOW THAT
YOUR NEXT CROP CAN ENJOY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT YOU PLANT NEXT!
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
BUT NOW WE ARE GONNA GO BACK
AND CHECK IN WITH TERASA.
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
WELL, IT WAS GREAT
HEARING MARK EMBRACING
HIS CLOVER IN HIS YARD
AND TALKING ABOUT ITS
VALUE BOTH FOR WILDLIFE,
TALKING ABOUT THE BIRDS
AND EATING THE SEEDS,
AND THEN ALSO
FOR POLLINATORS.
HERE I HAVE A PICTURE
THAT WAS SHARED ON OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE THIS WEEK,
AND IT SHOWS A LOVELY
POLLINATOR IN ACTION.
WE SHOULD DEFINITELY
APPRECIATE THE WORK
OF POLLINATORS.
THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ABOUT 90% OF THE
REPRODUCTION OF FLOWERING
PLANTS AROUND THE WORLD AND
FOR ABOUT 1 IN EVERY 3
BITES OF FOOD THAT YOU TAKE.
SO THEY CERTAINLY PLAY
A VALUABLE ROLE
IN THE ECOSYSTEM.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> WE'VE GOT ANOTHER CALLER
FROM SPARTANBURG,
AND I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T
QUITE GET WHAT THE PERSON'S
NAME IS, BUT--
GLENDA, LINDA,
OR GLENDA IN SPARTANBURG,
AND WE ARE SO HAPPY
THAT YOU CALLED,
AND YOU'LL HAVE TO TELL ME,
FIRST OF ALL, WHICH IS IT,
GLENDA OR LINDA?
>> IT'S LINDA.
>> WELL, HEY, LINDA.
THANKS SO MUCH
FOR CALLING US.
>> SURE.
>> DO YOU THINK Y'ALL HAVE
HAD Y'ALL'S LAST FROST
UP THERE IN SPARTANBURG,
OR ARE YOU STILL
BEING CAREFUL?
>> I'M BEING VERY CAREFUL.
>> AHA.
NO TOMATOES FOR YOU YET!
>> NOT YET!
>> OKAY.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP YOU WITH?
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT
DWARF ALBERTA SPRUCE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I HAVE TWO THAT'S
APPROXIMATELY 5 FOOT TALL.
I'VE HAD 'EM IN THE GROUND
ABOUT FOUR YEARS.
THEY'VE DONE WELL.
>> GOOD.
>> UNTIL NOW.
>> OH.
>> NOW THERE'S,
ALL THROUGHOUT THE SHRUB,
THERE'S BROWN PATCHES.
THE NEEDLES ARE FALLING OFF.
AND WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> MY GOODNESS, AND THEY
HAD BEEN DONE VERY WELL,
THEY'D BEEN DOING FINE
FOR YOU?
>> YES, BUT NOW I'M LOSING
GROWTH EVERY TIME.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHTY, HELP US OUT.
>> I DON'T SURELY KNOW,
BUT BASICALLY THOSE PLANTS
ARE PRONE TO A NEEDLE
BLIGHT, AND PROBABLY
WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL
AND THE MOISTURE WE'RE
HAVING IN THE MORNINGS,
IT'S PROBABLY MAKING
THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT
FOR THAT DISEASE
TO TAKE OVER THE PLANT.
I'D ENCOURAGE HER MAYBE TO
TAKE A PICTURE OF IT OR TAKE
A SAMPLE INTO THE LOCAL
COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE
SO IT CAN GET PROPERLY
IDENTIFIED, AND THAT WAY,
THEY CAN PROPERLY TREAT
THE DISEASE.
>> AND WE DON'T GROW THOSE
MUCH DOWN HERE BECAUSE IT'S
TOO HOT FOR 'EM, ISN'T IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I THINK WE WENT TO
HATCHER GARDENS UP THERE,
AND THEY HAD ONE THAT
THEY SAID DID VERY WELL
THAT WAS CALLED
FAT ALBERT OR SOMETHING.
>> FAT ALBERT.
>> 'CAUSE THOSE PLANTS
REALLY SOMETIMES ARE BETTER
SITUATED FOR UP NORTH WHERE
WE DON'T HAVE QUITE
THE HUMIDITY AND DAMPNESS
THAT WE DO HERE.
I KNOW WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO
MAKE CHOICES, ESPECIALLY
IN THE KIND OF WORK YOU DO,
YOU NEED TO SELECT THINGS
THAT ARE TRIED AND TRUE
FOR THE AREA.
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> BUT LINDA'S CERTAINLY
DOING WHAT LOTS OF US DO
AS GARDENERS.
WE LIKE TO TRY THINGS THAT
ARE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF THE ZONE,
AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE
REAL GOOD LUCK WITH 'EM.
>> I ENCOURAGE THAT FULLY.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
AFTER ALL, WE HAD TEA
PLANTATIONS DOWN THERE
IN SUMMERVILLE, DIDN'T WE?
THESE TWO GENTLEMEN ARE
REPRESENTING THE LOWCOUNTRY
FOR US TODAY,
AND WE'RE GETTING READY
TO VISIT A WONDERFUL PLACE.
THE CHARLESTON GARDEN CLUB,
WHICH IS A LOVELY GROUP
OF LADIES--
LUCILE MACLENNAN IS PERHAPS
THE DEAREST AND SWEETEST
OF ALL, WHO'S A MEMBER.
EVERY YEAR LETS THE REST
OF US HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE
WHAT'S BEHIND ALL THOSE
WONDERFUL LITTLE WALLS AND
GATES WITH THE CHARLESTON
GARDEN CLUB HOME AND GARDEN
TOUR, WHICH IS GONNA BE
THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
AND WE HAVE ALL
THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT
ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
BUT WE GOT TO GO DOWN
AHEAD OF TIME
AND VISIT AN ABSOLUTELY,
STUNNINGLY LITTLE JEWEL BOX
OF A GARDEN,
AND I THINK THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO VERY MUCH ENJOY
THE VISIT THAT WE TOOK
WITH FARLEY CLARK.
♪♪
>> CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA, IS A CITY
OF BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC SPACES.
TODAY, HOWEVER,
WE ARE IN A PRIVATE GARDEN.
I'M VISITING FARLEY CLARK
IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
FARLEY, WHAT A GEM,
A TREASURE CHEST
WE'RE IN TODAY!
THANK YOU
FOR LETTING US COME.
AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
HERE VERY LONG.
>> IT IS MY PLEASURE.
I HAVE NOT BEEN
IN THIS GARDEN VERY LONG.
I'VE BEEN HERE
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF,
AND IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS,
AS GARDENS USUALLY ARE.
THE LINES OF THE GARDEN
WERE DONE AS YOU SEE THEM.
THE WORK HAS BEEN
DONE BY FARLEY AND A LOT
OF GARDENING CREWS
THAT HAVE BEEN A HUGE HELP
WITH CLIMBING ON LADDERS
AND CUTTING DOWN
MAJOR OVERGROWTH.
>> I THINK IN GARDENS
THIS SMALL,
IT IS OBVIOUS HOW QUICKLY
GARDENS CHANGE AND EVOLVE.
AND YOU SAID THAT THE WALLS
WERE COVERED WITH TREES
AND SHRUBS AND VINES,
ALL KINDS OF THINGS
THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED.
BUT NOW WE'VE GOTTEN
BACK TO THE BONES,
AND IN THE WINTER,
IT APPEARS THAT IT'S
MOSTLY A LOVELY, GREEN
SOUTH CAROLINA GARDEN.
>> IT IS,
AND AS YOU CAN TELL,
BY THE CRAPE MYRTLES,
THEY LOSE THEIR LEAVES,
AND I ENJOY 'EM BECAUSE I
THINK THEY HAVE A SCULPTURAL
QUALITY TO THEM.
BUT WHEN THE BLOOMS COME,
THEY'RE WHITE
WITH DROOPING LEAVES,
AND I GET SORT OF SOME SHADE
ON THIS SIDE.
BUT THAT IS
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
YOU NOTICE BEHIND US
THE HIBISCUS FOR COLOR,
AND THEY WILL BLOOM PROBABLY
UNTIL ALMOST DECEMBER BEFORE
THEY LOSE THEIR LEAVES.
THE HYDRANGEAS
AND THE PETUNIAS,
ALL OF THAT GOES
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
>> BOXWOODS CAN EASILY
DECLINE IF THEY'RE NOT
CARED FOR PROPERLY,
AND YOU SAID WHEN YOU GOT
HERE THAT THEY WERE IN NEED
OF A LITTLE TLC,
I THINK YOU SAID.
>> TLC IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
BOXWOODS,
THEY REALLY NEED TO BE
CLIPPED AND FERTILIZED
AND MAINTAINED.
YOU'LL SEE THIS NEW GROWTH
THAT'S ALSO NICE AND GREEN.
YOU ALSO WILL NOTICE THAT
I'VE CLIPPED SOME HOLES
DOWN IN SOME.
THE REASON YOU DO THAT IS
SO THE SUNLIGHT CAN GET
TO THE BOTTOM.
IF NOT,
THEY BECOME VERY LEGGY,
WHICH THESE HAD BECOME.
AND THEY LOVE FERTILIZER,
AND I NOT ONLY FERTILIZE
ON THE GROUND,
BUT I SPRAY EVERYTHING
IN THIS GARDEN WITH
MIRACLE GROW ON A HOSE,
EVERYTHING,
THE GREEN THINGS,
THE FLOWERING THINGS,
EVERYTHING.
>> SO EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE HAD
A LOT OF HELP, YOU ARE A
HANDS-ON GARDENER, FARLEY.
>> I'M A HANDS-ON GARDENER.
I DON'T GET ON THE LADDERS
AND DO THE HEAVY-DUTY
THINGS, BUT I'M
IN THIS GARDEN EVERY DAY,
BECAUSE I ENJOY IT.
>> THE POTS ARE SO PRETTY.
YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON,
BUT THE HARMONY
IS VERY REMARKABLE.
THAT MUST BE A STRENGTH
OF YOURS.
>> WELL, YOU'RE VERY KIND
TO SAY THAT.
I THINK THAT GARDENS HAVE
TO HAVE BALANCE, BUT I ALSO
THINK THAT GARDENS NEED
THE HAND OF THE OWNER,
AND I NEVER QUITE AM GOOD
WITH A GARDEN THAT'S BEEN
TOTALLY DONE BY A LANDSCAPE
PERSON WITHOUT THE HAND
OF THE OWNER INVOLVED.
I THINK THEY LACK
A SORT OF WARMTH.
AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN DO
TOO MUCH BY MIXING
TOO MANY THINGS TOGETHER.
BUT I THINK IF YOU STAND
BACK AND LOOK, YOU
DECIDE IF IT'S GOT BALANCE,
IF IT'S GOT COLOR, OR NOT.
>> FARLEY, I THINK THAT
THE MUSE WAS WITH YOU
AS YOU TOOK THIS GARDEN
THAT HAD BEEN BEAUTIFULLY
PLANNED AND CARED FOR
BUT NEEDED AN UPDATE,
AND I THINK THAT THE RESULTS
ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL,
AND I THINK AS THE YEARS
COME THAT YOUR HAND WILL
CONTINUE TO TOUCH AND SHAPE
IT IN A WONDERFUL MANNER.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US
VISIT YOU.
>> YOU'RE VERY KIND.
THANK YOU FOR COMING,
AND CHARLESTON HAS LOVELY,
LOVELY GARDENS,
MINE AND MANY OTHERS.
IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE.
♪♪
>> IT IS A LOVELY
AND CHARMING PLACE,
WITH WARM AND HOSPITABLE
HOMEOWNERS
AND GARDEN TENDERS,
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
THIS WEEKEND,
THE GARDEN CLUB OF
CHARLESTON'S 78TH ANNUAL
HOME AND GARDEN TOURS.
WHAT AN EXCITING HISTORY!
EVERYTHING ABOUT CHARLESTON
IS SO HISTORICAL,
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW YOU
CAN FIND YOUR TICKETS.
THEY'RE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
AND I'M GOING ON FRIDAY.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO IT.
I'M GOING WITH SOME FRIENDS,
AND WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY
WE'LL HAVE IN THE HOLY CITY.
AND ONE OF THE NICE THINGS
THAT THE GARDEN CLUB OF
CHARLESTON DOES IS THERE ARE
SO MANY BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC
HOUSES IN CHARLESTON,
AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE
SOME PICTURES OF
THE KNOT GARDEN AT THE
HEYWARD-WASHINGTON HOUSE.
THE GARDEN CLUB OF
CHARLESTON MAKES IT POSSIBLE
FOR THESE REMARKABLY
BEAUTIFUL GARDENS
TO BE KEPT UP.
I LIVE IN AN OLD HOUSE.
I CAN TELL YOU,
IT'S A LOT TO KEEP 'EM UP,
AND THE SAME THING
HAPPENS DOWN THERE.
THIS GROUP OF WOMEN WITH THE
CHARLESTON GARDEN CLUB PUTS
ON THIS WONDERFUL EVENT
SO THAT THEY CAN HELP THESE
BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC GARDENS
STAY AS LOVELY AS THEY ARE.
AND WE HAD A REALLY FUN TIME
GOING, AND I HOPE I'LL
SEE A LOT OF YOU THERE
WHEN I GO DOWN THERE
THIS WEEKEND.
SO, AND Y'ALL ARE ALWAYS,
I MEAN, ALTHOUGH BERKELEY
COUNTY IS NOT QUITE
CHARLESTON, I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP,
AND Y'ALL CERTAINLY HAVE
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING
AND ENJOY THE TOURISTS
AS MUCH, DON'T YOU?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND DO Y'ALL HAVE EVENTS
PROBABLY IN YOUR COMMUNITY
AS WELL?
>> YES, MA'AM,
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW EVENTS
IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE LAKE DRAWS QUITE A FEW
PEOPLE, AS WELL AS
THERE'S CYPRESS GARDENS.
>> YEAH, CYPRESS GARDENS,
OF COURSE, AND I THINK,
MARK, THAT'S WHERE
YOUR OFFICES ARE HELD,
AREN'T THEY?
>> YES.
I'M ADMIRING THE WONDERFUL
BOUQUET ON YOUR HEAD.
I SEE MANY COLORS
AND TEXTURES.
PLEASE ENLIGHTEN US.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT'S BEEN A LONG WINTER.
AND I WENT OUT THERE TODAY,
AND THERE IS ACTUALLY A GOOD
BIT GOING ON IN THE GARDEN.
I'VE GOT SOME DOGWOOD
AND SOME--YOU KNOW,
THIS TO ME IS MY FAVORITE
THING IN THE WORLD.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE NATIVE
OAK LEAVE HYDRANGEA,
WHICH IS SO PRETTY,
ISN'T IT?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND THE BACK OF IT IS
SO PRETTY WHEN IT COMES OUT.
AND SO THAT'S A WONDERFUL
ONE, AND THEN SOME
GERANIUM DAFFODILS,
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE
CALLED, AND THE RED ONE,
OF COURSE,
OUR NATIVE HONEYSUCKLE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE THAT WE HAVE--
YOU KNOW, ALL THEY
EVER TALK ABOUT
IS THAT OLD IMPORTED
JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE.
BUT WE DO HAVE A NATIVE,
AND ISN'T IT JUST GRAND?
Y'ALL HAVE IT GROWING
SOME PLACES, I BET,
IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
>> WE DO HAVE SOME.
SOME OF IT'S TAKEN OVER
SOME AREAS.
>> AND IT'S SO PRETTY.
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> WE'VE GOT ANOTHER CALLER.
STEVE IS CALLING US FROM,
HA-HA-HA, CHARLESTON.
STEVE, I HOPE THAT I MIGHT
RUN INTO YOU THIS WEEKEND,
BUT WHAT CAN WE DO
TO HELP YOU WITH
YOUR GARDEN TONIGHT?
>> THIS IS FOR MARK.
HI, MARK.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW
THE EARLIEST I CAN PLANT
MADAGASCAR PERIWINKLE VINCA
IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON
IN HAMPTON PARK
WITHOUT COLD DAMAGE, PLEASE.
>> NOW, YOU WANT TO PLANT
WHAT KIND OF PERIWINKLE?
>> THE MADAGASCAR.
>> AND IT'S THE VINCA.
>> OH, OKAY, VINCA.
>> YOU CAN GO TO WORK
TOMORROW.
I MEAN, DON'T DELAY.
IT'S FINE.
IT'S A HARDY PLANT.
PLANT IT, AND JUST MAKE SURE
THE FIRST YEAR YOU GIVE IT
ADEQUATE MOISTURE.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET A
PRETTY GOOD DELUGE OF RAIN
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY,
SO PLANT IT NOW,
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RAIN,
AND MAKE SURE THE GROUND
DRIES OUT A LITTLE BIT,
BUT JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
IT'S AN EASY ONE.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY.
>> AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I WAS SPENDING SOME TIME
TRYING TO ELIMINATE IT FROM
MY LANDSCAPE WHERE IT'S
KIND OF GOTTEN AWAY FROM ME,
WHICH SOME OF THOSE
DO PRETTY EASILY.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT IS KIND OF ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE DO.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE
SO EASY THAT WE USE
IN PUBLIC SPACES,
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL BECAUSE IF THEY GROW
WITHOUT MUCH CARE--
>> THEY BECOME INVASIVE.
>> THEY CAN KIND OF BECOME
INVASIVE, CAN'T THEY?
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE
CHOICES SOMETIMES, DON'T WE?
>> MM-HMM.
>> CLEETIE IS CALLING US
FROM BLACKSBURG,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
HEY, CLEETIE, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR GIVING US
A RING TONIGHT,
AND HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> YES, I HAVE
SEVERAL QUESTIONS,
AND IT'S ALL PERTAINING
TO STUART PECAN TREE.
I BOUGHT IT ABOUT
FOUR YEARS AGO,
AND THE ORIGINAL SHOOT
AND THE ROOT BALL WAS
DOING FINE, IT SEEMED TO,
AND THEN THIS PAST FALL,
THE ORIGINAL SHOOT DIED,
AND FOUR NEW SHOOTS
CAME IN ITS PLACE.
NOW WE HAVE FOUR SHOOTS,
ANYWHERE FROM
3 1/2 TO 5 1/2 FEET,
AND THEY ALL HAVE BUDS.
AND MY QUESTION IS,
IS THE WHOLE TREE,
OR ANY PARTICULAR ONE
WE NEED TO KEEP?
>> OKAY.
>> AND HOW DO YOU PLANT,
HOW DO YOU START
A PECAN TREE?
HOW DO YOU ROOT ONE
IF YOU HAVE A HEALTHY TREE?
>> HOW DO YOUR ROOT ONE?
YOU MEAN, TAKE A CUTTING
FROM ONE THAT YOU HAVE OR?
>> YES.
>> HMM.
>> OR FROM ANOTHER TREE.
>> GRAFTING IT
OR PROPAGATING IT?
>> GRAFTING.
>> OKAY, GRAFTING.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
YOU WANT TO HELP HER
WITH THAT ONE?
>> LET'S LET BUTCH ANSWER
THE FIRST PART ABOUT THE
SPROUTS COMING AT THE BASE.
>> MORE THAN LIKELY,
WHAT'S HAPPENED IS,
IF YOU'VE GOTTEN SOMETHING
FROM ROOTSTOCK--
>> IT IS.
>> AND THAT'S CAUSING
THE PROBLEM.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET A
CENTRAL LEADER OR SOMETHING.
>> AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE
THE TYPE OF PECAN SHE WANTS.
IT COULD BE ANYTHING.
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND PROBABLY NOT ONE
THAT'S KNOWN FOR HAVING
A VERY GOOD NUT.
IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS?
>> YES.
>> UNLESS SHE'S VERY LUCKY.
>> SO SHE NEEDS TO GET RID
OF THAT ONE.
>> GET RID OF THAT ONE.
>> AND JUST START ALL OVER.
>> YEP.
AND THEN GRAFTING THE PECAN
TREE, IT'S A PRETTY TOUGH
ART TO MASTER.
>> IT IS, AND I THINK
THAT THE BEST THING TO DO,
SINCE PECAN TREES TAKE
A LONG TIME TO COME
INTO PRODUCTION, IS SIMPLY
TO GO AND FIND SOME NEW
PECAN TREES THAT ARE
OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND
BE SURE THAT YOU PLANT ONES
THAT HAVE SOME RESISTANCE.
I DON'T THINK THAT
THE STUART, I THINK THAT'S
LOST ITS RESISTANCE,
SO IT'S NOT ONE
THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND
THAT YOU DO ANYMORE.
GO TO CLEMSON HGIC,
THAT WONDERFUL, MAGICAL
PLACE THAT WE ALWAYS
TELL YOU ABOUT, AND, BOY,
HAVE WE GOT A GREAT PAMPHLET
ON PECANS, AND I THINK
THAT'LL HELP YOU
GET STARTED THERE.
J.D. IS CALLING US
FROM SALUDA, NORTH CAROLINA,
WHERE I USED TO GET TO GO
AND STAY WITH MY AUNT.
AND THEY SAY WE'RE ALMOST
RUNNING OUT OF TIME,
SO J.D., WHAT IS
YOUR QUESTION?
>> MY QUESTION, AMANDA,
FIRST, WE REALLY ENJOY YOUR
SHOW EVERY WEEK UP HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND NEXT, THE CORRECT
TIME TO MOVE A PEONA ROSE.
IS IT TOO LATE TO MOVE IT?
>> A WHAT, A PEONA ROSE?
>> YEAH, PEONA.
>> PEONY.
>> OH, A PEONY!
>> YEAH.
>> OH, JUST A PEONY.
OH, MY GOODNESS!
WELL, WE DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT PEONIES DOWN HERE.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
IT MAY NOT HAVE SPROUTED
UP THERE YET 'CAUSE MINE
HAVE JUST SPROUTED.
I GUESS HE
COULD MOVE IT NOW.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK?
>> I WOULD THINK THAT
THEY'RE FAR ENOUGH BEHIND.
HAVE THEY STARTED?
>> YEAH, 'CAUSE MINE
IS ONLY ABOUT THAT BIG,
AND SALUDA'S REAL COLD
COMPARED TO HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MARK?
>> I'D MOVE IT
AFTER HALLOWEEN.
>> AFTER HALLOWEEN.
>> YEP.
>> WELL, THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE
JUST GONNA HAVE TO GET
YOURSELF READY TO ENJOY
GOING DOWN TO THE GRILL
AND HAVING A GOOD BREAKFAST
OR TO THE PURPLE ONION
AND ENJOYING ALL THOSE
BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS IN SALUDA.
AND WHEN YOU RUN INTO MY
COUSINS, TELL 'EM I SAID HI.
SO THERE YOU GO.
WE'VE GOT SO MANY THINGS
GOING ON 'CAUSE IT'S
SPRINGTIME, IT'S WONDERFUL,
AND THOSE GREAT CHILDREN AT
CLEMSON HAVE BEEN GROWING
THINGS IN THE GREENHOUSE,
AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THEM
OUT THERE SO THAT YOU CAN
COME AND PERUSE THEM AND
FIND THINGS TO TAKE HOME.
THAT'S GONNA BE FRIDAY,
APRIL 5TH--ON FRIDAYS,
APRIL 5TH, 12TH, AND 19TH,
FROM 12 NOON TO 4:30,
AND IT'S THE GREENHOUSE.
YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS
BECAUSE IT'S BACK BEHIND
WHERE PEOPLE LIKE US
USED TO EAT ICE CREAM.
BUT IT'S ACROSS
THE PARKING LOT FROM
THE HENDRIX STUDENT CENTER.
CALL THE HORT DEPARTMENT IF
YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS,
AND DO GO OVER THERE
AND SUPPORT THOSE KIDS.
THEY WORK HARD.
I CAN REMEMBER I WORKED HARD
WHEN I WAS THERE,
AND DIDN'T WE HORT STUDENTS
WORK HARD?
IT'S NOT A LOT
OF AIR CONDITIONING.
SO DO GO.
AND THEN THE MIDLANDS FARM
TOUR IS SOMETHING THAT'S
VERY EXCITING AS PART OF
THE SUSTAINABLE MOVEMENT
THAT'S HAPPENING,
AND THAT'S GONNA BE THIS
WEEKEND, THE 6TH AND 7TH,
TWO DAYS GOING ON THERE,
AND YOU CAN FIND
THE INFORMATION THERE.
IT'S A SELF-GUIDED TOUR.
YOU GET TO PICK THE ONES
THAT YOU WANT TO GO TO,
AND THEY SAID BRING YOUR
COOLER 'CAUSE THERE WILL BE
EGGS AND THINGS
THAT YOU MIGHT WANT
TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU.
GO SEE WHAT THESE SMART,
YOUNG, KIND OF
URBAN-RURAL MIXED PEOPLE
ARE DOING ON THEIR LAND
AND HOW BEAUTIFULLY
THEY'RE TREATING
THEIR LAND AND THE ANIMALS
THAT THEY GROW THERE.
I THINK YOU'LL HAVE
A WONDERFUL TIME DOING THAT.
AND I WANT TO THANK TERASA
SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT
SHE DOES FOR US AND GET AN
IDEA FROM HER IF PEOPLE OUT
THERE HAVE LEARNED ANYTHING
ABOUT TURFGRASS, TERASA,
FROM WATCHING
"MAKING IT GROW!"
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE
LEARNED ABOUT TURFGRASS.
TONIGHT'S QUESTION ASKED
WHAT'S THE BEST GRASS TO
PLANT IN HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS,
AND MILLIE DAVENPORT FROM
HGIC REPORTS THE CORRECT
ANSWER IS (A) BERMUDA GRASS,
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
36 FACEBOOK FANS OUT THERE
WHO VOTED FOR
THE CORRECT ANSWER.
WE'LL HAVE A LINK
TO THE HGIC FACT SHEET
TO HELP YOU PICK OUT
THE BEST TURFGRASS FOR
YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK
ALL THROUGH THE WEEK,
WHERE YOU CAN POST
YOUR PICTURES
AND ASK US QUESTIONS.
ONCE AGAIN, DON'T FORGET
TO JOIN IN FOR
THE WEBINAR ON FIRE ANTS.
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO KNOW
HOW TO CONTROL THEM IN THOSE
SENSITIVE AREAS IN YOUR
YARD, AND THAT'S
APRIL THE 5TH AT 2:00.
YOU CAN LINK TO THAT
FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE.
THANKS, ALSO, TO
VICKI BERTAGNOLLI, WHO
HELPED OUT IN THE CHAT ROOM.
WE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND I WANT
TO THANK DANIEL PEEBLES.
HE BROUGHT US A PUPA
OF A HICKORY HORNED WORM,
AND I FORGOT IT
AND LEFT IT AT THE OFFICE.
DANIEL, I APOLOGIZE TO YOU,
BUT THAT CRITTER IS ALIVE
AND WELL, AND I'LL HAVE IT
ON HERE NEXT WEEK.
I'M GONNA PUT IT BACK
AND TAKE CARE OF IT,
JUST LIKE VICKI TOLD ME TO.
BUTCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING UP FROM MONCKS
CORNER AND JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I WANT YOU TO COME BACK
AND HELP ME WITH TURF
QUESTIONS 'CAUSE THOSE
ARE ALWAYS SO TRICKY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND, MARK, THAT WAS GREAT
FUN TO GET TO GO OVER THERE
AND CHEW SOME RADISH
AND HAVE THE HOLISTIC,
PERHAPS, AND HEALTHFUL
EXPERIENCE OF THE CELTUCE.
>> YES.
YOU'LL WAKE UP FIVE MINUTES
EARLIER TOMORROW.
[LAUGHTER]
>> DO JOIN US NEXT WEEK
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING DOWN TO
THE COAST AND FIND OUT WHAT
OUR WONDERFUL PROFESSORS AND
SCIENTISTS DOWN THERE ARE
DOING TO HELP PEOPLE LEARN
HOW TO GRAFT VEGETABLES
TO AVOID HAVING PROBLEMS.
IT'S SO SMART.
WE ARE SO LUCKY TO WORK
FOR CLEMSON EXTENSION AND
TO LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
NIGHT-NIGHT.
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