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>>> WELL, I KNEW I
SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.
I KEPT COMPLAINING,
OH, SO COLD.
WHEN IS REAL SPRING AND
SUMMER GOING TO COME.
I WAS OUT MULCHING
THIS PAST WEEKEND,
THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY,
I SAID BOY, IT IS HOT.
BUT THAT SOUTH CAROLINA AND
WHY WE HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL
VEGETABLES AND MAKES IT A
GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
HELLO,
I'M AMANDA MCNULTY
OF CLEMSON EXTENSION.
IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO B.
WE ARE HAPPY YOU
ARE HERE WITH US,
LIVE FROM SUMTER WITH
SCETV'S "MAKING IT GROW".
TERASA YOUNG IS IN THE CHAT
ROOM AND WOULD ENJOY
HAVING YOUR COMPANY.
WE WILL GO INSIDE AND SHE
WILL TELL YOU HOW EASY IT IS
TO DO THE THINGS YOU NEED
TO DO SO YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
IN THAT VENUE WITH HER.
OH, WE LIKE TO GO PLACES
ON "MAKING IT GROW".
LOVE TO GO
TO MIDDLETON PLACE.
WE VISITED THE COURTYARD.
WE WILL TONIGHT LEARN HOW
THEY MAKE WHAT THEY NEEDED
USING POTTERY THAT THEY
COLLECTED RIGHT THERE
ON THE PROPERTY.
WE ALSO ARE HAPPY TONIGHT
BECAUSE IT IS
SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE ARE ALL THINKING
ABOUT VEGETABLES.
THE SAINT GEORGE COMMUNITY
HAS A MARVELOUS FARMER'S
MARKET THAT'S JUST STARTED.
WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE
FABULOUS THINGS THAT ARE
THERE EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
OF COURSE DR. JOHN NELSON,
OUR DEAR FRIEND AT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
WILL HAVE ANOTHER ONE
OF THOSE PUZZLING PLANTS
AND FOR ALL OF YOU
PUZZLING QUESTIONS,
WE HAVE TWO REALLY SMART
GALS INSIDE WHO WILL BE
HAVING THE ANSWERS COME OFF
THE TIPS OF THEIR TONGUES.
LET'S GO INSIDE.
THIS IS TERASA YOUNG
PURSUING HER PH.D.
AT CLEMSON,
WHICH DOESN'T SURPRISE US
AND IS A WATER QUALITY AGENT
IN FLORENCE.
WE ARE SO HAPPY
YOU CAN HELP.
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE
ON "MAKING IT GROW".
EXCITED TO RECEIVE MY GRADES
BUT HAPPY TO HAVE THIS
BEHIND ME.
HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
IN THE CHAT ROOM AND GO TO
THE "MAKING IT GROW" PAGE.
CLICK ON THE GREEN
"LET'S TALK" ICON AND FIND
IT BY THE LITTLE BLUE
TWITTER ICON.
CLICK AND YOU WILL BE
PROMPTED TO JOIN
IN THE DISCUSSION,
WHERE YOU CAN LOG IN
WITH FACEBOOK,
TWITTER OR RUMBLE TALK
CREDENTIALS.
WE WILL BE CHATTING SOON.
PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOU ARE
USING A MOBILE APPLICATION
YOU MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY SO
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER
USING YOUR FAVORITE
WEB BROWSER INSTEAD.
THAT SHOULD MAKE THINGS JUST
A TAD BIT EASIER SO WE CAN
BE CHATTING SOONER.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE SO TICKLED.
YOU WILL BE TOO.
ITEMS BEEN TO LONG.
MORGAN AND JUDY,
SHE IS MARRIED
TO A FINE YOUNG MAN.
WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU
COULD COME BACK.
YOU STILL INVOLVED
IN AGRICULTURE
IN SOME CAPACITY?
>> I AM.
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK.
MISSED ALL MY FRIENDS
AT "MAKING IT GROW"
AND MISS SEEING EVERYBODY.
I WORK AS A CREDIT ANALYST
SO I WORK ON A DIFFERENT
SIDE OF AGRICULTURE,
ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE.
BUT THANKFULLY I WORK
WITH THE SAME FARMERS
IN ORANGEBURG
AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
AND I ENJOY IT.
>> NICE PEOPLE.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> YOU HAVE COVERED YOURSELF
AFTER YOU ARE BACK
WITH YOUR MBA.
>> I HAVE AN AGRICULTURE
AND BUSINESS DEGREE
AND FEEL LIKE I HAVE
PUT BOTH TO WORK.
>> SOMEBODY WILL MAKE
A PROFIT.
AMY IS MY DEAR FRIEND
WHO TAKES CARE OF ALL KIND
OF MASTER GARDENER
AND HORTICULTURE PROGRAMS
IN THE CHARLES AREA.
AMY, YOU WERE TELLING US
ABOUT A PROGRAM TO GET
GARDENS IN SCHOOLS.
>> WE ARE.
THE MASTER GARDENERS,
SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES
AND PARTNERS AT THE COLLEGE
OF CHARLES WERE WORKING
TOGETHER AND CREATED ONLINE
TRAINING FOR TEACHERS
AND ESTABLISH SCHOOLS
IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREAS
AND WILL HELP EVERYBODY
IF WE CAN.
>> THIS WHOLE MOVE,
FIRST OF ALL,
TRYING TO GET CHILDREN EAT
IN A MORE HEALTHY FASHION.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> AND UNDERSTAND
THESE THINGS DON'T
JUST MAGICALLY APPEAR.
>> WE HOPE CHILDREN WILL SEE
GARDENING AND AGRICULTURE
FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL SO AS THEY GROW THEY
CAN MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES AND
KNOW WHERE FOOD COMES FROM
AND GROW IT THEMSELVES.
>> YOU TELL ME YOU
HAVE RAISED BEDS.
IT IS SO MUCH EASIER.
DO YOU THINK IT WILL
BE PRODUCTIVE?
>> I DO.
I DOWNSIZED.
IT GETS LARGER EVERY YEAR,
AS YOU KNOW SO I HAVE
THREE RAISED BEDS.
I FEEL LIKE GARDENING IS SO
MUCH MORE FUN AND EASIER.
>> THE LESS IS MORE.
>> WELL, IN ST. GEORGE
THEY ARE PLANTING EVERYTHING
FROM ONE END
OF THE COUNTY AND OTHER.
JENNIFER IS HERE TO TELL US
ABOUT WHERE ALL THOSE
WONDERFUL THINGS ARE BEING
BROUGHT TOGETHER
UNDER ONE ROOF.
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE
AND SHOW YOU GOODIES,
PRODUCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS
AND EVERYTHING
IN THE UPPER PART
OF DORCHESTER COUNTY.
>> WE ARE GLAD
YOU MADE THE TRIP.
I WANT TO SAY WHEN WE TOLD
JENNIFER TO BRING PLENTY
OF EVERYTHING,
SHE TOOK US AT OUR WORD.
SFRG FIRST QUALITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DR. JOHN NELSON,
WHO IS SUCH A TREAT
FOR US TO BE WITH.
JOHN, WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY
TO CHECK IN WITH YOU,
OUR FAVORITE PROFESSOR
AT UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> HELLO THERE, AMANDA.
>> WOO, WHAT A NICE,
BRIGHT SPRING SUMMER
TEE-SHIRT.
>> IT IS THE HERBARIUM
TEE-SHIRT.
>> THERE YOU GO, I REMEMBER.
THE PERSON THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SYSTEM
OF CLASSIFICATION
WHICH IS HOW WE KEEP UP
WITH THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES.
YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL
MYSTERY PLANT BUT FOR ALL
THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES
OF THEIR PLANTS
THAT THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY,
HOW DO THEY GET THOSE TO YOU
SO YOU CAN HELP THEM
FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.
>> WELL, AMANDA,
IF YOU HAVE A PLANT
IN YOUR YARD,
LIVING ROOM OR BACK PORCH,
WE WOULD BE HAPPY BY TO LOOK
AT IT AT THE HERBARIUM.
WHAT WE DO IS MUCH OF
THE TIME LOOK AT PICTURE
SOMEBODY WILL SEND.
AN E-MAIL ATTACHMENT.
THAT IS EASY TO DO.
NELSON@SC.EDU.
I GET PICTURES ALL THE TIME.
I GOT A PICTURE FROM A REAL
NICE LADY IN TOWN WHO SENT
ME A PICTURE OF A REALLY
CRAZY LOOKING THING GROWING
IN HER MOM'S BACKYARD.
I HAVE TO GO SEE WHAT IT IS.
>> MY WORD AND HEAVENS.
I GUESS SOMETHING GOT
THROWN IN COMPOST PILE
OR CAME IN WITH THE CAT.
SEE YOU LATER.
>> OKEY-DOKEY.
>> TABITHA IS CALLING
FROM LAWRENCE.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> FINE, HOW ARE Y'ALL?
>> GOOD, THANK YOU.
>>> MY FIRST--I ACTUALLY
HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
MY FIRST IS,
I PLANTED BROCCOLI
AND IT IS FLOWERING.
IT IS ABOUT A FOOT
AND HALF TALL AND MAYBE
AN INCH AND HALF ROUND
AND STARTED PLOW WERING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS
YOUR SECOND QUESTION?
>> I ALSO HAVE CAULIFLOWER.
IT HAS LITTLE PURPLE SPOTS.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS A BUG
OR IF THERE IS
SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.
>> IN THE WHITE PART OF IT
THAT YOU WILL EAT?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> SHORT BROCCOLI.
>> THAT IS COMMON
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WHEN IT WARMS UP.
IT IS A COLD WEATHER PLANT
SO WHEN IT GETS HOT
IT STARTS FLOWERING.
IT IS A SURVIVAL MECHANISM
OF THE PLANT.
NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
WHEN IT GETS HOT PROGRESSLY
IS PRETTY MUCH DONE.
>> AND THE ACCUMULATION OF
COLD THAT IT'S BEEN EXPOSED
TO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
SOMETIMES THE VARIETIES
THAT ARE LESS LIKELY?
>> THERE ARE SOME.
I WOULD READ UP ON BROCCOLI.
I'M NOT SURE OF ANY
BUT SOME DO WITHSTAND
THE HEAT MUCH BETTER.
>> PURPLE SPOTS
ON THE CAULIFLOWER,
I WOULD TRY
A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
>> YOU SEE THEM OFTEN.
YOU SEE THAT COMMON.
IF I WERE HER I WOULD CUT IT
AND STEAM IT FOR DINNER.
I DON'T THINK IT IS--
>> CHEESE SAUCE.
USE A CHEDDAR WITH PURPLE
SPOTS AND ORANGE CHEESE,
THEN THOSE ARE OUR COLORS.
BOBBY IS CALLING US.
IF YOU HAVE PURPLE SPOTS
ON YOUR CAULIFLOWER
AND HOPEFULLY NOT YOUR NOSE.
ARE YOU THERE?
>> THIS IS BOBBY.
>> YOU ARE ON THE AIR.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> I HAVE SQUASH PLANTS,
NO MALE BLOOMS.
ALL FEMALE.
MY NEIGHBOR DID IT
IN THE GREENHOUSE.
HE HAS PLENTY
OF MALE BLOOMS.
I HAVE NOTHING
BUT FEMALE BLOOMS.
IS THERE SOMETHING
I'M DOING WRONG?
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
IT IS STILL EARLY
IN THE SEASON.
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK?
>> I HAVE NEVER HEARD.
MAYBE IT IS TOO EARLY.
IT IS STILL COOL AT NIGHT,
IF THEY ARE OTT SIDE.
>> USUALLY YOU GET
MALE BLOOMS FIRST
AND THEN FEMALE.
>> THAT IS UNUSUAL
BUT SQUASH BLOSSOMS
ARE DELICIOUS.
I WOULD WAIT A LITTLE BIT.
WE JUST GOT INTO THE 80s
AND 90s CONSISTENTLY
WITH WARMER NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES
SO I WOULD PROBABLY
GIVE IT A BIT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LOTS
OF POLLINATORS COMING AROUND
AND WATCHING
THE INSECTICIDE.
>> HE SOUNDS SAVVY.
BOBBY, WE SURE HOPE
THAT RESOLVES ITSELF
AND YOU WILL HAVE A NICE
POT OF STEAMED SQUASH
ON THE STOVE SOON.
THAT WAS
AN INTERESTING CALL.
LET US KNOW IN A WEEK OR TWO
IF YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
TAKEN CARE OF.
HEY, JOE.
HOW IS EVERYTHING
IN DUE WEST?
>> PRETTY WARM.
THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING US.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
TRANSPLANTING PAW PAW TREES.
I'M A BACKYARD FRUIT GROWER.
SMALL DIMENSION.
A FRIEND OF MINE GAVE ME
ABOUT FIVE SMALL--ABOUT
TWO-FOOT TALL PAW PAW TREES
THAT HE HAD JUST PULLED UP.
HE IS MOVING.
I JUST WANTED TIPS
ON TRANSPLANTING THEM.
>> YOU'VE GOT THEM--OKAY.
BUT YOU HAVE THEM.
THEY ARE JUST BARE ROOT.
>> RIGHT.
THEY ARE BARE ROOT.
ACTUALLY, VERY SPARSE ROOT.
I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL
THAT THEY WOULD
TRANSPLANT AT ALL,
BUT I HAVE TRANSPLANTED
THREE OF THEM AND THEY SEEM
TO BE THRIVING,
BUT THERE ARE TWO
THAT I'M STILL MAINTAINING
IN A CONTAINER.
BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING IF
PUTTING SOME ROOT HORMONE ON
THE ROOTS MIGHT FACILITATE
THEIR ROOTING SOME BETTER.
OR ANY OTHER TIPS.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS ALWAYS FUN WHEN
PEOPLE TRY NEW THINGS.
WE APPLAUD YOU
FOR TRYING NEW THINGS.
PAW PAW IS A NATIVE.
BUT IT'S HAD GOOD LUCK.
>> I HAVE A FRIEND IN VANCE,
SOUTH CAROLINA WHO
TRANSPLANTED AND ACTUALLY
GAVE ME TWO PLANTS,
WHICH I HAVE PUT IN
CONTAINERS AND YET TO PLANT.
HE'S HAD GREAT SUCCESS.
THEY DO CROSS-POLLINATE.
YOU NEED MORE
THAN ONE VARIETY,
SO HOPEFULLY HE HAS THAT.
I WOULD SAY PLANT THEM.
MINE, I DIDN'T THINK
THEY WOULD COME BACK.
SURE ENOUGH I SAW LEAVES
SO I WAS IMPRESSED.
I'M EXCITED TO GET MINE
IN THE GROUND BECAUSE
THEY ARE A NEAT PLANT.
IN NATIVE SETTINGS,
THEY ARE UNDERSTORY AND IN
SHADY AREAS AND ON RIVER
BANKS AND HOW THEY WERE
TRANSPORTED YEARS AGO
BY NATIVE AMERICANS.
IT IS AN INTERESTING PLANT.
>> THEY ARE.
SOMETIMES YOU GET A BRASH
AND POLLINATE BY HAND.
THAT WOULD EXPAND YOUR
HORTICULTURE TALENTS.
YOU HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SHOW.
TELL US WHAT YOU
HAVE BROUGHT.
>> WELL, AMANDA,
THESE ARE TWO IRISES I FOUND
IN MY YARD THIS MORNING.
THEY HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFUL.
WE HAVE HAD SO MANY COLORS.
I FORGET WHICH I HAVE
EVERY YEAR.
THEY START COMING BACK.
IT IS SO EXCITING,
I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD AN
ORANGE IRIS UNTIL LAST WEEK.
OF COURSE I HAD MY ORANGE
AND PURPLE IRISES TOGETHER
FOR THE CLEMSON COLORS.
>> A LOVELY COMBINATION.
>> I ALSO HAVE SAL VIA.
IT IS THE POT LUCK VARIETY.
THIS PLANT IS SO HEARTY,
BLOOMS ALL SUMMER.
FULL SUN, HEAT, DRY WEATHER,
LOTS OF RAIN.
IT CAME BACK SO WELL
FROM THE WINTER.
I HAD OTHER SALVIAS
THAT DIDN'T.
I LOVE IT,
CAN'T RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH.
>> THAT IS A WONDERFUL ONE
AND BLOOMS.
THEY ARE NICE.
>> SO MANY PRETTY COLORS.
>> I KNOW YOUR FRIEND
DOWN THERE IN--
>> HE AND I ARE GOING
TO TAKE IT AND COMPILE
IN A NEW ARTICLE
IN THE SUNDAY COLUMN
AND JOIN FORCES.
CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT.
>> OKAY.
MARK IS CALLING
FROM COLUMBIA.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> HELLO.
HOT IN COLUMBIA.
>> IT IS FAMOUSLY HOT
AND THEY ARE
ADVERTISING THAT
AS A COME-ON SO WE NEED
TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I
WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> WE WILL TALK TO YOU
IN AUGUST.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I HAVE A SILLY CITY QUESTION
FOR YOU.
I WAS DRIVING UP TO
NORTH CAROLINA ON I-95.
THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF THINGS AND GREEN.
NOT LIKE A FOOT TALL,
MOVING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR,
BUT A FEW POTS ARE YELLOW.
A YELLOW FLOWER.
I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAD
ANY IDEA WHAT THAT IS.
MAYBE IT IS A BEAN OR--
>> LET'S SEE WHAT IDEA
SHE HAS.
>> TRISH IS HERE.
SHE IS HOSTING
A CANOLA FIELD DAY.
I SAW THAT ON
HER FACEBOOK FEED.
I THINK HE IS TALKING ABOUT
CANOLA, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> THEY ARE IN THE MUSTARD
FAMILY SO THEY WOULD BE
FLOWERING NOW BECAUSE,
AS YOU SAID,
IT IS IN THAT FAMILY THAT
HAS VEGETATED AND GOING INTO
THE REPRODUCTIVE STAGE AND
IS BECOMING A PRETTY GOOD
PLANT IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
WONDERFUL FOR OIL CONTENT
AND JUST GORGEOUS.
I WAS GOING TO ASK MAYBE
YOUR FRIEND, IF HE WANTS,
COULD POST INFORMATION
ON OUR "MAKING IT GROW"
FACEBOOK PAGE FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT PAW PAWS.
>> DEFINITELY.
I DOUBT HE HAS FACEBOOK.
HE IS THE ONLY FRIEND
I HAVE WHO DOESN'T
HAVE A CELL PHONE.
>> WELL, WE HAVE
A FRIEND WHO HAS
CELL PHONES AND PAW PAWS
MAYBE NOT IN HIS YARD
BUT PRESSED FLAT
AND SQUISHED AND DRIED,
JUST THE WAY HE LIKES IT
IN HIS HOW ARE BECAMER,
DR. JOHN NELSON,
NOW HE WILL COME TO US
WITH THE MYSTERY PLANT.
DR. JOHN?
>> WE HAVE A MYSTERY PLANT
THAT IS A PERENNIAL HERB.
I TOOK PICTURES ON MY WAY
TO CAMPUS AS I WAS ON
MY BIKE RIDING THROUGH
AMAZING GRACE PARK.
THIS IS A PLANT SOME MIGHT
THINK IS A GRASS OR SEDGE
BUT, OF COURSE,
IT IS NEITHER ONE.
IT IS VERY,
VERY CHARACTERISTIC
OF THE GROUND.
IT IS ROUND,
PERFECTLY ROUND.
THIS PARTICULAR CONE
PRODUCES FLOWERS.
THE INDIVIDUAL FLOWERS
ARE LIKE MINIATURE LILLIES.
THEY ARE TINY.
NOT PARTICULARLY PRETTY
UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF
A HAND LENS TO LOOK AT THEM.
THE ROOTS ARE TOUGH ON MUCH
OF THE PERENNIAL SPECIES.
THEY WILL FORM A TIGHT MASS
DOWN BELOW SO PLANTS
ARE VERY FREQUENTLY
QUITE DENSE CLUMPY.
A GOOD MANY SPECIES
THAT GROW IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
OF COURSE WHEN IT
GOES TO FRUIT,
THE LITTLE FLOWER WILL TURN
INTO A LITTLE CAPSULE WITH
A LITTLE TEENY LITTLE SEEDS.
ANOTHER THING ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR SPECIES IS THE
LEAVES DON'T HAVE ANY LEGS.
THEY ARE SHEATHING ON THE
STEM SO YOU DON'T SEE
ANY LEAF BLADES
COME OFF THE STEM.
>> LACK AT THAT.
>> THERE IS A GOOD MANY
SPECIES OF THIS.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST
COMMON ONE OF THE SPECIES
IN OUR AREA.
IN FACT,
IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
>> MERCY.
WELL, I THINK
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS INCLUDED
WITH THE GRASSES
IN THE BASKETS THE
CHARLESTON LADIES MAKE.
YOU COULD PUT A BASKET
WITH IT AND MAYBE
PUT A BABY IN IT.
>> LIKE A RUSH OR REED?
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
IT IS A RUSH.
>> THE COMMON NAME
OF THE GENUS IS RUSH
AND IT IS JUNCUS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SPECIES
AND NOT ALWAYS EASY
TO TELL APART.
MOST TIME YOU HAVE TO HAVE
THE RIGHT SEED POD.
>> SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU
WOULD HAVE MADE US IDENTIFY
WHEN YOU WERE BEING
MY PROFESSOR
INSTEAD OF MY FRIEND.
>> A LOT OF STUDENTS LIKE
TO COMPLAIN, I TELL YOU.
>> WHEN WE WERE IN LAKE CITY
AT THE JONES CARTER GALLERY
AND SAW THE WONDERFUL
EXHIBIT OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS
WHO HAD CONNECTIONS
TO SOUTH CAROLINA,
THE SWEET GRASS BASKETS ALSO
IN THE LIST OF INGREDIENT,
RUSH WAS ONE.
APPARENTLY THAT WAS NOT AT
ALL UNCOMMON FOR THAT PLANT
IN THE WET LANDS TO BE
INCLUDED BECAUSE
OF THE STRENGTH IT HAD.
AS YOU SAID IT
IS KIND OF TOUGH.
THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN, JOHN.
I'M HAPPY TO LEARN
ABOUT THAT.
THESE TWO GALS,
NOW WHEN THEY SEE IT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY--
IN THE DITCHES,
THEY WILL KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT
AND SHARED IT.
>> I THINK IT IS
SORT OF PRETTY.
I THINK I WILL TRY TO GROW
SOME IN A POT
WITH VERY WET SOIL.
MIGHT WORK OUT.
>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT IN THE YARD,
PUT A WET DITCH IN AND THEY
WILL BE FINE, PROMISE YOU.
JOHN, SEE YOU LATER.
>> ALL RIGHT, AMANDA,
TALK TO YOU SOON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL CHECK IN WITH OUR
FRIEND TERASA IN THE CHAT
ROOM AND SEE WHO'S CHATTED
AND WHAT THEY
ARE CHATTING ABOUT.
>> THANKS, AMMAN DA.
WE HAVE A GOOD CAUD
IN THE CHAT ROOM.
18 SPEAKERS
AND NINE VIEWERS.
A LOT OF REGULARS.
SUSAN, ANITA, TONY.
ALSO NEWCOMERS.
WE WELCOME YOU WHETHER YOU
ARE A NEWCOMER OR COME BACK.
ASK A QUESTION AND SOAK
IN IT AND PERHAPS
INPROVE YOUR GREEN THUMB
OR WANT-TO-BE GREEN THUMB.
A LOT OF THINGS HAVE
HAPPENED IN THE WINTER
DUE TO THE COLD WINTER
AND WHETHER OR NOT THING
ALSO RECOVER SO JOIN IN
TO FIND OUT MORE.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> YOU ALWAYS PUT
INTERESTING THING
ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE THAT.
IS A GOOD PLACE FOR PEOPLE
TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.
HOW DO WE FIND THAT?
>> OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
IS EASY TO GET TO.
SEARCH FOR "MAKING IT GROW",
YOU SHOULD FIND IT.
YOU CAN POST ANYTHING.
ASK A QUESTION.
POST A PHOTO.
LOTS OF PHOTOS I REFER TO
DR. JOHN FOR IDENTIFICATION.
WE HAVE SOMEONE ASK WHERE
THEIR PHOTO WENT.
IF YOU SUBMIT A PHOTO IT
WILL SHOW UP IN
THE POST BY OTHERS.
DON'T WORRY,
WE DIDN'T DELETE IT,
IT JUST SHOWS UP IN A COLUMN
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
>> WE ARE NOT GOING
TO DELETE YOUR PICTURES,
WE ARE HAPPY TO GET
YOUR PICTURES.
TERASA IS GOOD ABOUT KEEPING
EVERYTHING ORGANIZED.
JOHN IS CALLING FROM
LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
BOY, THERE ARE
SOME PRETTY FABULOUS
FARMERS OVER THERE.
POWELL SMITH HELPS A LOT
WITH VEGETABLES AND
STRAWBERRIES AND THINGS.
JOHN, WHAT IS
YOUR QUESTION TONIGHT?
>> WELL, I STARTED
SOME PEPPERS AND
SOME TOMATOES FROM SEEDS
FROM THE VARIOUS FRUIT,
PUT IN OLD STRAWBERRY
CONTAINERS, DIRT,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH,
GOT THE LID CLOSED,
ALL GREW NICE.
I TRANSPLANTED THEM
TWO WEEKS AGO,
THEY HAVEN'T GROWN AT ALL.
>> HOW BIG WERE THEY?
HOW TALL WERE THEY?
STILL THERE?
>> LY GUESS AN INCH
AND A HALF, TWO INCHES.
>> DID YOU HAVE A NICE SEED
GERMINATING MIX
OR SOIL FROM THE YARD?
>> THIS IS I THINK A VIGARO
PRODUCT THAT HAS THE--
APPROXIMATE
>> OKAY.
>> GOOD SOIL,
PLUS FERTILIZER MIXED IN.
>> WELL, IF THEY
WERE DOING FINE AND NOW
OUT IN THE YARD
AND JUST SITTING THERE,
SO WE DON'T FLOW ABOUT THIS.
>> MY EXPERIENCE TOMATOES
DO NOT GROW WELL
ONCE IT IS COOL AT NIGHT.
IT IS STILL COOL AT NIGHT.
PEPPERS ARE IN THE SAME
FAMILY AS TOMATOES.
I HAVE SEEN THEM SIT THERE.
SOON AS IT STARTS WARMING UP
AND THE NIGHTS GET WARMER,
THAT IS WHEN IT IS CRITICAL.
WONDER IF YOU HARDENED THEM
UP FROM THE NICE PROTECTIVE
ENVIRONMENT SO THEY MAY HAVE
A LITTLE COLD SHOCK
GOING ON.
>> SO YOU FEEL WHEN IT WARMS
UP THEY WILl--WITH GIVEN
ENOUGH WATER.
SOME LIKE TO POUR THE
NITROGEN TO THE TOMATOES
AND I DID THAT
AND DIDN'T GET TOMATOES.
WHY IS THAT?
>> IT ENCOURAGING FOLIAGE
BUT NO FRUIT SO GO EASY
ON THE NITROGEN.
>>> KAROL IS CALLING US.
HOW ARE YOU,
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> I'M FINE, AMANDA,
LOVE YOUR SHOW.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM
IN OUR YARD.
WE HAVE HOLES.
THEY ARE LIKE ONE
AND A QUARTER IN DIAMETER
AND THREE INCHES DEEP.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD THEM
BEFORE BUT WE GOT THEM NOW.
THEY ARE JUST LIKE
SCATTERED ALL OVER.
>> SCATTERED AND NOT
NECESSARILY NEAR
WHERE THE PLANTS ARE.
JUST KIND OF RANDOM?
>> YES, UH-HUH.
>> WELL, IN MY YARD,
WHICH ISN'T TOO FAR FROM
YOU, IT IS AN ARMADILLO.
FEEL LAKE THAT MAY BE IT?
>> WE HAVE A LOT
OF CLIENTS WITH ARMADILLOS,
BUT THE MOUNDING,
IT COULD BE SQUIRRELS.
THEY ARE A LITTLE
BIGGER AROUND,
IT COULD BE EARTH WORM
ACTIVITY.
PROBABLY ARMADILLO,
MAYBE SQUIRRELS BUT--
>> BUT THEY ARE IN
OUR PART OF THE WORLD.
THEY ARE NOT AFTER
YOUR PLANTS BUT AFTER
EARTH WORMS AND GRUBS.
THEY CAN BE A PROBLEM.
WHY DON'T YOU LOOK ONLINE
WITH PICTURES AND COMPARE
THEM WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
THERE ARE STRATEGIES FOR
USING TRAPS TO CAPTURE THEM
BUT YOU HAVE TO USE BAFFLES
AND THINGS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
BAIT THE TRAP BUT HOPE THEY
STUMBLE IN AND YOU GUIDE
THEM UNDER THE TRAP.
BUT THEY ARE HERE.
THEY ARE HERE TO STAY.
I'M SORRY THAT THEY HAVE
COME TO YOUR YARD BUT THEY
ARE KIND OF DIFFICULT.
MILTON IS WAY UP IN PICKENS.
DID IT DECIDE TO GET WARM OR
STILL COLD THERE?
ARE YOU THERE?
>> YES.
ARE YOU THERE?
>> GO AHEAD, UH-HUH.
YOU ARE ON THE AIR.
>> MY QUESTION IS ABOUT
KNOCK-OUT ROSES.
>> YES.
>> I HAVE SOME WITH WHITE,
TURNING A LITTLE WHITE,
LITTLE HOLES IN THEM.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE
DISEASE-RESISTANT BUT WE
ARE HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM
IN PICKENS WITH SOME
OF THE KNOCK-OUT ROSES.
>> SO LEAVES HAVE LITTLE
WHITE SPOTS OR HOLES?
>> YES, UH-HUH.
>> OKAY.
>> OLD GROWTH OR NEW?
>> NEW GROWTH
OR OLD, MILTON?
>> DO WHAT?
>> IS IT ON THE OLD LEAVES
THAT KIND OF HUNG ON
THROUGH THE WINTER
OR BRAND-NEW LEAVES?
>> IT IS ALL NEW LEAVES.
THEY ALL PUT OUT NICE.
GOT REAL PRETTY ROSES
ON THEM.
BUT HAVE THE WHITE SPECKS
ON THE LEAVES AND SOME
GETTING HOLES IN THEM.
LIKE SOMETHING IS
EATING ON THEM.
>> DO WHITE THINGS FLY UP
IN THE AIR IF YOU
KNOCK ON THE BUSH?
>> THEY JUST TURNING WHITE.
>> JUST TURNING WHITE.
I JUST DON'T KNOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW EITHER.
HE NEEDS TO TAKE A SAMPLE TO
PICKENS AND LET SOMEONE TAKE
A LOOK AT IT BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW--
>> DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE TYPICAL ROSE PROBLEMS.
>> IT IS KIND OF EARLY
FOR DEESSES.
>> MILTON, WE HAVE
AN OFFICE RIGHT THERE
IN THE CITY OF PICKENS.
YOU CAN TAKE A SAMPLE
IN THERE AND LEAVE IT,
IF THE AGENT ISN'T THERE.
THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AND
CALL YOU AND TRY TO TALK TO
YOU AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IT
IS AND GIVE YOU IDEAS
OF HOW TO HANDLE IT.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
THEY ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE RESISTANT.
BUT WHEN YOU PLANT THEM,
EVERYBODY LIKES
TO PLANT THEM,
EVERYBODY LIKES
TO PLANT THEM,
DOES THAT OVERCOME
THE RESISTANCE?
>> ONE THING I TELL PEOPLE
IS RESISTANCE DOESN'T MEAN
IMMUNE BUT MIGHT GET THE
DISEASE BUT MAYBE NOT
AS PREVALENT AND BAD.
DOESN'T MEAN THEY
WON'T GET THEM.
I DON'T KNOW OF DISEASE
PROBLEMS THEY HAVE NOW.
>> YOU WILL HAVE REALLY
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
BOBBY IS CALLING US
FROM CROSS,
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES
TO GO.
IT IS KIND OF IN
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
AND ALL THE LOVELY PEOPLE
WHO LIVE THERE WE ARE GLAD
TO PUT YOU ON THE LIST.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU TONIGHT?
>> HELLO?
>> HEY.
YOU ARE WITH US
ON "MAKING IT GROW".
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> I JUST WANT
TO MAKE A COMMENT,
SOUTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE
MAGAZINE AND READ
YOUR ARTICLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU
THAT WAS A NICE ARTICLE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
>> IT IS REALLY GOOD
DOWN HERE.
>> BE SURE AND LEAVE
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
WITH THOSE PEOPLE.
WE WILL BE DOWN THERE SOON
WITH THE MAYONNAISE
AND BREAD.
THANK YOU.
I DO LIKE THE SOUTH CAROLINA
WILDLIFE MAGAZINE.
THEY HAVE BEEN NICE TO ME.
IT IS A GREAT MAGAZINE IN
SPITE OF HAVING MY TALENTS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A
SUBSCRIPTION, GET ONE.
I I'M PROUD OF WHAT THEY
ARE DOING IN THE LOWER PART
OF THE STATE,
NOT SAINT MATTHEWS
BUT SAINT GEORGE AND WE
WILL CHECK IN WITH TERASA
IN THE CHAT ROOM.
>> THANKS, AMANDA.
THE CONVERSATION IS
STILL GOING STRONG.
I WOULD LIKE
TO SHARE A PHOTO.
BECAUSE SOMETHING IS OLD OR
DILAPIDATED DOESN'T MEAN YOU
HAVE TO THROW IT AWAY.
THIS IS SHARED BY TERASA,
WHERE YOU CAN SEE A CREATIVE
USE BY AN OLD TRUCK BED
THAT'S BEEN TURNED
INTO A PLANTER.
BY REUSING OLD THINGS WE CAN
KEEP MATERIALS OUT OF LAND
FILLS WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
I DON'T EXPECT MANY WILL DO
THAT BUT IF YOU HAVE OLD
BROKEN TERRACOTTA PLANTS,
LOOK FOR A WAY TO USE THEM
OR UPCYCLE THEM INSTEAD OF
SENDING TO THE LAND FILL.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH AMANDA
AT THE SIDE COUNTER.
>> THANK YOU, TERASA.
WE WANT TO WELCOME JENNIFER.
SHE'S COME UP
FROM SAINT GEORGE,
WHERE SHE IS WORKING
WITH A NEW ORGANIZATION.
TELL US WHAT Y'ALL
HAVE GOING ON.
>> WE HAVE A NEW FARMER'S
MARKET IN SAINT GEORGE,
A COMMUNITY EFFORT.
IT IS OPERATED
BY SAINT GEORGE.
WE HAVE A STRONG
AGRICULTURAL AREA.
>> YOU ARE GETTING GREAT
PARTICIPATION
BY LOCAL FARMERS?
>> MY GOODNESS, YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE
THREE LOCAL GROWERS
AND OTHERS AS WELL.
WE HAVE ROOM FOR 16 VENDORS
AND WE ALREADY HAVE 15 SO
HAVE TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE.
>> WHAT A WOP DERFUL
PREDICAMENT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THINGS WE HAVE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW IT
IS THE END OF THE SEASON BUT
HAVE THE LAST BATCH OF
BEAUTIFUL SOUTH CAROLINA
COLD CROPS COMING IN.
>> WE SURE DO, WE SURE DO.
THIS OVER HERE WE HAVE
BEAUTIFUL CAULIFLOWER AND
BROCCOLI WE GOT TODAY FROM
THE FARM IN SAINT GEORGE.
THEY ALSO SHARED
OTHER THINGS.
THE KALE OF COURSE.
>> THE KALE IS
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.
>> THIS BEAUTIFUL KALE AS
WELL AS THE RED-LEAFED
LETTUCE CAME FROM RON OVER
AT RON'S ROOTS UP IN THE
ST. GEORGE AREA AS WELL.
>> THEY WOULD MAKE
A WONDERFUL SALAD.
I THINK NOW THAT WE'VE GOT
THE HOT WEATHER WE ARE
TRANSITIONING OUT OF GREENS
AND INTO THE SUMMER GREENS.
ALL THE OLD PEAS,
I COULD JUST EAT THEM NOW.
>> AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL?
THEY CAME FROM GRUBER FARM
IN SAINT GEORGE AND DID A
FEW OTHER THINGS AT THE
FRONT OF THE TABLE.
THE CUTE LITTLE--
>> TINY, FRESH, WONDERFUL
NEW SPRING VEGETABLES.
>> AREN'T THEY GREAT?
>> THEY REALLY ARE.
I SEE YOU HAVE
SOME PRESSURE CARROTS.
THAT WOULD BE A NICE WAY
TO GET CHILDREN INTERESTED
IN CARROTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE RANCH
DRESSING WITH THOSE, RIGHT?
>> THIS IS A PRETTY UNUSUAL
COLOR OUT THERE.
>> THEY SENT US
PURPLE POTATOES.
>> IF YOU THINK
ENOUGH VEGETABLES,
I WANT SOMETHING
SWEET, GOSH,
HAVE YOU GOT SOMETHING
PERFUMING THE STUDIO.
>> I WAS NOT GOING TO COME
UP IN MAY WITHOUT A BIG
BASKET OF STRAWBERRIES.
THESE ARE FROM SWEATMAN
FARMS IN SAINT GEORGE.
THEY ARE DELICIOUS.
I HEAR FROM THEM
THAT THEY CANNOT PICK
THEM FAST ENOUGH.
PEOPLE WANT THEM
ALL THE TIME.
>> THESE ARE CAROLINA SWEETS
BUT A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
TASTE TEST.
LOOK AT THE FRESH,
GREEN ONIONS.
>> AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL?
I MADE SOMETHING EARLIER
AND SO MILD.
THEY ARE WONDERFUL.
>> AND THE WONDERFUL WEATHER
BRINGING FOLKS IN TO THE
FARMER'S MARKET TOO.
SOME LIKE TO DO THINGS THAT
ARE FUN AND DECORATIVE.
WHO IS DOING THAT
DOWN YOUR WAY?
>> MS. MONA CLARK IS
A WONDERFUL BACKYARD
GARDENER IN THE AREA.
SHE PROVIDES US WITH
THE BEAUTIFUL GOURDS
FOR THE MARKET.
MS. NONA PROVIDES OTHER
THINGS FOR THE MARKET
AS WELL.
SHE PROVIDED US TODAY
WITH A BEAUTIFUL TOPIARY.
>> I WAS ADMIRING THAT.
>> ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
>> HOW MANY YEARS?
>> FIVE YEARS.
IT IS GORGEOUS.
SHE PROVIDED US
WITH A TOPIARY,
AS WELL AS PETUNIAS
WE HAVE OVER HERE.
AND THE FERN I WAS
UNFAMILIAR WITH.
>> IT IS WONDERFUL
BECAUSE IT HOLDS WATER.
>> I BET YOU LOVE IT.
>> I DO.
I LOVE THAT KIND OF STUFF.
>> WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO LOOK
LIKE THEY ARE DOING A LITTLE
CREATIVE WORK OR MAYBE
HANDLING SOME INSECTS.
>> WE SURE DO.
WE HAVE ROOM FOR ARTISANS
AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
FROM THE AREA.
MR. GEORGE PROVIDES US WITH
DELICIOUS LOCAL HONEY.
>> AFTER EVERYTHING
HAS POLLINATED.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
WE HAVE SOMETHING
THAT IS UNUSUAL.
THERE IS A FAMILY IN THE
AREA, THE LAVELL FAMILY.
MS. DIXIE IS THE MOM.
SHE PROVIDES US WITH
BEAUTIFUL CROCHETED ITEMS.
WE HAVE THEM IN BLUE.
SHE PROVIDES US WITH THESE
BEAUTIFUL ITEMS.
HER SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
GAVE US THESE
TO BRING UP HERE TODAY.
>> THEY WERE DELICIOUS.
>> C.J.' S PEANUTS.
HER DAUGHTER IS
A LOCAL AUTHOR.
SOMETIMES HER DAUGHTER,
SHERRY,
COMES TO THE MARKET AS WELL
WITH HER BOOKS AND DOES
A LITTLE SIGNING FOR US.
>> MY GRACIOUS,
WHAT A TALENTED COMMUNITY.
I'M SITTING HERE,
THOUGH THIS IS IN A PLASTIC
BAG I'M GETTING POPCORN
SMELLS.
>> I TRIED THIS KETTLE CORN
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I HAD NEVER HAD IT.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.
WE ARE SO LUCKY HE COMES
EACH WEEK.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> POPCORN THAT IS POPED
IN A HUGE COPPER KETTLE.
IT IS A LITTLE SWEET
AND LITTLE SALTY.
YOU GET A BIT OF BOTH.
>> THEN TERASA,
HER DESK LOOKS A LITTLE
DRES YESER THAN USUAL.
>> YES.
WE HAVE A GREAT ARTIST
IN SAINT GEORGE,
MS. VIRGINIA BOND.
SHE COMES TO THE MARKET AND
BRINGS SOME OF HER ART WORK
TO THE MARKET SO I ASKED HER
TO PROVIDE ME WITH SOMETHING
I COULD SHOW EVERYBODY.
>> SHE BRING A PICTURE
AT THE DESK?
>> ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
>> IT IS.
>> A LOCAL SCENE AND TRULY,
TRULY BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, IT JUST SOUNDS
LIKE Y'ALL HAVE
ALL THE BASES COVERED
DOWN THERE.
WHAT A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY
TO BE PART OF.
AS YOU SAID IT IS A
COMMUNITY EFFORT.
WHAT DAY ARE Y'ALL
THERE AGAIN?
>> EVERY THURSDAY,
FROM 2:00 TO 6:00.
>> FROM 2:00 TO 6:00.
AT THE END OF THE SHOW WE
WILL COME BACK AND LET YOU
TELL US HOW WE CAN FIND YOU
AT FACEBOOK OR THE WEB SITE.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL ALSO OPEN SOME
KETTLE CORN AND --
>> CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT.
>> IT IS TOO GOOD
TO PASS UP.
THANK YOU,
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.
WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING
FOR THE LOCAL FARMERS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> OUR PLEASURE.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH THE
LOCAL WATER QUALITY EXPERT
THAT CAME UP FROM FLORENCE,
THAT IS PRETTY LOCAL
FOR US TOO.
MS. TERASA.
>> I KNOW EVERYONE
ENJOYED THAT SEGMENT.
YOU KNOW,
WE GET LOTS OF QUESTIONS
ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
I WISH I COULD
ANSWER THEM ALL.
BUT I CAN'T.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN
HORTICULTURE BUT I HAVE
GREAT PEOPLE WITHIN THE
EXTENSION SYSTEM.
WE HAVE VERY TALENTED PEOPLE
ON THE PANEL SO I WILL ASK
THIS QUESTION SEPTEMBER
IN BY TRACY.
SHE SAID SHE HAD A BEAUTIFUL
3-YEAR-OLD DON JUAN ROSE.
IT BLOOMED A BEAUTIFUL DARK
RED EACH YEAR BUT THIS YEAR
IT IS COVERED WITH BRIGHT
PINK OR FUCHSIA BLOOMS.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT
HAS SHE DONE WRONG?
LADIES, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> MY GOODNESS,
IF SOMEONE CUT
AND BROUGHT ME ROSES,
I WOULD BE VERY PLEASED,
HINT, HINT, HINT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEAS?
>> WELL, WE HAVE
A FURTHER RIS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> YOU WANT TO--ONE MAY BE
TEMPERATURE RELATED.
>> THAT IS WHAT
I WOULD THINK.
>> THEN WE ALSO THOUGHT WE
COULD DO A LITTLE RESEARCH.
BUT IF THAT IS A GRAFTED
ROSE AND MAYBE THE COLD OR
SOME OTHER PROBLEM
INTERFERED WITH THE DON JUAN
PART OF THE ROSE,
MAYBE THE GRASS UNDERNEATH,
THE ORIGINAL ROOT STOCK
UNDERNEATH IS WHAT
ACTUALLY FLOWERING.
WHICH HAPPENS.
WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE
WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT.
>> THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL,
SO I WOULD BE HAPPY BY.
YOU KNOW, TO GO AGAINST,
YOU KNOW,
THE POTTING SHED THAT
IS JUST ONE COLOR,
I THINK YOU WILL
BE HAPPY WITH IT.
IF IT TURNS BACK WHEN
THE WEATHER CHANGES,
LET US KNOW.
WE WOULD BE INTERESTED
TO KNOW IF IT IS TRANSITORY
OR PERMANENT.
WE HAVE A CALL FROM--
WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME.
WE SPENT A LOVELY DAY IN THE
LOW-COUNTRY NEAR WHERE AMY
IS AND WENT OUT
TO MIDDLETON PLACE.
THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES.
THEY HAVE ARTISANS THAT SHOW
HOW THINGS WERE DONE
IN THE OLD SOMEDAYS.
I THINK YOU WILL
ENJOY THE VISIT.
>>> WE ARE AT MIDDLETON
PLACE OUTSIDE CHARLESTON
WITH JEFF NEIL,
THE INTERPRETIVE POTTER.
TELL ME THE HISTORY OF
POTTERY MAKING AT MIDDLETON.
>> HERE IN MIDDLETON PLACE,
FIRST AND FOREMOST,
MIDDLETON DID NOT HAVE A
POTTER LIKE MYSELF.
THEY HAPPENED TO LIVE 20
MILES NORTH OF ONE OF THE
LARGEST SHOPPING CENTERS
ON THE EAST COAST,
THAT IS THE CITY OF CHARLES.
THERE'S ON THES OF POTTERY
THAT COMES IN.
SO THERE IS NO NEED TO HAVE
A POTTER OUT HERE,
NOT WHEN YOU CAN BUY
SOMETHING LET'S SAY TEN
TIMES BETTER THAN
HE COULD PRODUCE.
>> WHO WAS MAKING POTTERY?
>> IN THE 18th CENTURY THEY
W MAKING TONS
OF POTTERY HERE.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS
THE POTTERY HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH MIDDLETON.
THEY ARE MAKING IT SOLELY
FOR THEIR OWN USE,
DOING WHAT THEY ARE AS
COLONIAL WEAR.
IT IS A VERY LOW FIRE CLAY.
MIDDLETON, THE CLAY
WOULD HAVE BEEN
FROM THE RIVERBANK
OR MARSHES.
SECONDLY, THIS IS
NOT DONE ON A WHEEL
BUT BY HAND.
THEY ARE DOING PINCH POTS
AND COLD POTS.
IF YOU DID POTTERY,
THAT IS PROBABLY IT.
SIMPLE FORMS.
LASTLY,
THEY ARE NOT GLAZING
OR FIRING THEM IN A KILN,
LIKE I WOULD BE,
THEY ARE PUTTING THEM
IN FIRE PITS.
BASICALLY HOLES
AND PLACING POTTERY IN,
PUTTING COMBUSTIBLES AND
PUTTING THE FIRE ON TOP.
>> YOU HAVE ALL THE BROKEN
PIECES THAT LOOK FANCY.
THOSE MISTAKES OR--
>> THOSE ARE PIECES
THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
SOME OF THE PIECES HAVE BEEN
FOUND WITHIN THE PAST THREE,
FOUR DAYS.
I USUALLY FIND THEMSELVES
AFTER IT RAINS.
WHEN IT RAINS I'M PROBABLY
THE HAPPIEST BOY ON THE PLAN
TAITION BECAUSE I GET TO
PLAY IN THE MUD AND SEE
WHAT WE FIND.
BASICALLY WE ARE
LOOKING AT TRASH.
THESE ARE THINGS
THAT PROBABLY GOT BROKE
OR DISCARDED.
YOU AND I HAVE THIS
WONDERFUL MAN CALLED
THE GARBAGE MAN.
HE TAKES IT AWAY,
WE DON'T WORRY.
IN MIDDLETON,
THEY DIDN'T HAVE THIS.
THEY ARE USING TRASH PITS,
BASICALLY HOLES IN THE
GROUND THEY ARE
THROWING THIS IN.
WHEN IT IS DONE
THEY FILL IT UP.
OR THE OTHER PLACE,
THE PRIVY.
I HAVE A FRIEND WHO
IS AN ARCHAEOLOGIST.
WHEN HE FINDS A PRIVY,
HE IS SO HAPPY.
HE SAID THAT IS WHERE YOU
FIND THE GOOD STUFF.
I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT IS,
BUT THE PIECES WE ARE
FINDING I WOULD SAY 75%
TO 80% ARE IMPORTS,
COMING FROM OVER SEAS.
A LOT OF EUROPEANS
AND ENGLISH,
LIKE YOU EXPECT.
THERE IS ALSO,
ESPECIALLY
IN THE 18th CENTURY,
WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF.
>> YOU ARE DEMONSTRATING
NOT THE COLOWARE
BUT THE POT BY THE POTTER.
>> I CUT THE CLAY AND DOING
WHAT IS CALLED WEDGING,
ROLLING THE CLAY.
LIKE IF YOU HAVE MADE BREAD
AND YOU NEED TO KNEAD
THE BREAD,
I HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING
WITH THE CLAY.
ONCE THAT IS DONE,
PUT IN IT A BALL.
THE ONE THING IS
PROBABLY TWO POUNDS,
THEN I PUT IT ON THE WHEEL.
THE WHEEL IS ACTUALLY
A REPLICA OF AN 1850s WHEEL.
IT BASICALLY ME SITTING UP
THERE AND KICKING THE STONE.
THE STONE IS
ABOUT 80 TO 90 POUNDS.
THAT IS WHAT
TURNS EVERYTHING.
THE FIRST THING IS WE HAVE
TO GET THE CLAY SET.
BASICALLY THAT MEANS WE NEED
TO GET IT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE WHEEL SO IT TURNS NICE
AND SMOOTH SO WHEN I'M
MAKING THE POT WILL IT STAY
NICE AND STRAIGHT INSTEAD
OF GOING LOPSIDED.
>> SO THE FORCES ARE EQUAL.
>> EXACTLY, YES.
AS SOON AS I
GET IT CENTERED,
IK TAKE MY THUMB
AND WE OPEN UP THE POT.
AS I OPEN IT UP I WILL START
SMOOTHING OUT THE SIDES,
THEN WE DO WHAT IS
CALLED PULLING IT,
WHICH IS PINCHING THE CLAY
AND START BRINGING IT UP.
WHEN IT IS SIX
TO SEVEN INCHES,
WE HAVE THE FUN
AND SCARY PART,
WHERE I PUT MY HAND ON THE
INSIDE AND START PULLING IT
OUT TO MAKE THE HOLE SHAPE.
ONCE I GET IT TO THE SIZE
I WANT, TAKE MY FINGERS,
PRESS DOWN,
MAKE A LIP AND CLEAN AND
SMOOTH THAT OUT
AND THERE IS OUR BOWL.
>> OKAY.
FROM THERE YOU DRY IT
AND FINISH IT IN THE KILN.
>> YES.
WE HAVE TO GET EVERY BIT
OF WATER OUT FIRST.
WHEN THERE IS ANY WATER
IN WHEN IT HITS THE KILN,
IT WILL BLOW UP.
EXACTLY.
TAKES ME ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE
DAYS, THEN FIRE IT.
IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A DAY
AND A HALF TO FIRE.
>> WOULD SUMMERTIME HAVE
BEEN A HARD TIME TO GET
THINGS TO DRY OUT?
>> WITH OUR HUMID,
LIKE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS OF
DRYING TURNS INTO EIGHT
TO TEN DAYS OF DRYING.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THIS WAS A
REMARKABLE PART OF THE LIFE.
AGAIN, JUST TO SHOW
THE CONNECTIONS
THAT THE AFRICA CAP PEOPLE
BROUGHT THEIR OWN WAY OF
DOING THINGS AND EVOLVED
INTO AN INTEGRAL PART.
THANKS FOR SHARING.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
♪
>> ALWAYS A WONDERFUL
PLACE TO GO WHEN YOU GO DOWN
TO MIDDLE TOWN PLACE
IN CHARLESTON AND ALL
THE OTHER WONDERFUL PLACES.
YOU HAVE A CLOSE
ASSOCIATION.
>> MASTER GARDENERS
VOLUNTEER TO GO OUT THERE.
WE REALLY ENJOY
WORKING WITH THEM.
I ENJOY YOUR HAT TONIGHT.
I ENJOY THE COLORS.
>> THE SMELL IS SO NICE.
OF COURSE IT IS
PITTISPORUM BLOSSOMS.
THEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
YOU HAD NOT SEEN THIS COLOR.
>> I HAVE SEEN THE BLUE
BUT NEVER THE YELLOW.
REALLY PRETTY.
>> IT IS A FUN NATIVE PLANT.
THIS IS THE MORE YELLOW ONE.
IT IS IN THE PEA FAMILY
AND IT IS AN EASY PLANT.
I LOVE IT IN MY GARDEN,
COMES BACK EVERY YEAR.
I LOVE THINGS THAT COME BACK
WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE.
KATHY IS CALLING--
DAVID IS CALLING
US FROM LAURENS.
HOW ARE YOU?
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
I HAVE AN IMPERIAL ROSE THAT
IS ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD.
THIS YEAR WE ARE NOTICING
BLACK MARKS LIKE A RUST
AND LITTLE BLACK
AND BROWN APHIDS.
>> ON THE FOLIAGE?
>> YES.
>> THINKS HE MAY HAVE RUST.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEAS?
APPROXIMATE I HAD RUST
ON A FEW OTHER THINGS.
I THINK IT IS
BECAUSE IT WAS COOLER.
RUST IS A PROBLEM WHEN
WE HAVE THE LONG,
EXTENDED COOL PERIODS
BECAUSE IT IS A FUNGUS,
I BELIEVE.
>> IT IS.
>> HE WILL NEED TO BE ON A
PRETTY REGULAR FUNGICIDE.
ESPECIALLY WITH
TEMPERATURES GOING UP.
THE APHIDS,
DEPENDING ON HOW MANY
AND DAMAGE,
THERE MAY BE
ENOUGH PREDATORS,
IF HE HAS OTHER FLOWERS,
MOLES AND FROGS.
>> CAN HE USE
INSECTICIDAL SOAP?
>> HE CAN.
MAKE SURE HE HAS
GOOD COVERAGE.
>> KATHY IS CALLING
FROM MONCKS CORNER.
GLAD YOU CALLED,
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
>> I HAVE A CLEMATIS,
AN AUTUMN-BLOOMING CLEMATIS.
I WAS TOLD TO TRIM IT
AND HAVE THREE MAIN --
>> SHOOTS.
>> I DID THAT.
I DID IT IN FEBRUARY.
I HAVE THE TRELLIS.
IT IS NOW SIX FOOT TALL
AND FOUR FOOT WIDE AND I'M
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE
HOW TO CONTAIN IT.
WHETHER I NEED TO TIE IT
AROUND OR WHACK IT AWAY.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
>> IT HAS BEAUTIFUL
WHITE FLOWERS.
IT IS GORGEOUS BUT
IT IS OVERWHELMING.
>> THEY CAN BE--THE AUTUMN
FLOWERS CAN BE VIGOROUS.
>> IF YOU HAVE THE INVASIVE
ONE THIS SMALL TRELLIS IS
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE
ENOUGH TO CONTAIN IT.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO TAKE--I
DON'T KNOW IF DR. JOHN CAN
IDENTIFY IT FROM THE LEAVES.
EVEN IF IT IS SWEET AUTUMN
AND EVERYWHERE
AND YOU CAN ENJOY IT.
>> I HAD THE SAME THING.
I TRIMMED IT.
IT NEEDED TO BE CONTROLLED.
IT'S GOING GANG BUSTERS.
WHAT I FIND IS IT IS
POPPING UP AND TELLS ME
IT IS INVASIVE.
THAT IS ANOTHER SIGN.
I THINK I WILL BE REPLACING
MINE WITH SOMETHING
A LITTLE LESS EXUBERANT.
>> YEAH.
IT REALLY CAN
SORT OF TAKE OVER.
NAY, YOU MAY WANT TO WAIT
AND SEE HOW IT BEHAVES.
WHEN IT DOES FLOWER,
YOU MIGHT SEND IT TO
DR. JOHN AND SEE WHAT HE HAS
TO SAY BECAUSE IF HE HAS THE
FLOWER AND FOLIAGE HE CAN
TELL YOU WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
MAYBE YOU NEED TO TIE IT UP.
IF IT GETS TOO BIG CUT IT
BACK AND KEEP IT
THE SIZE YOU WANT.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING FUN
COMING UP.
TELL US WHAT IT IS.
>> NEXT WEEK TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY,
LY BE THERE TUESDAY
AND OUR FRIEND,
ANDY CABE WILL BE ONE OF
THE SPEAKERS ON WEDNESDAY.
THE ORANGEBURG CALHOUN
TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION
IS HAVING A HOME
AND GARDEN SYMPOSIUM.
IT WILL BE GREAT.
MY FRIEND JOE AND I WILL GO
AND BE SOME OF
THE FLOWER JUDGES
AT THE FLOWER SHOW AGAIN.
IT IS A FUN EVENT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP
IT IS AVAILABLE.
THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE
IS TOMORROW.
PEOPLE CAN REGISTER.
>> IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT
TOMORROW, THEN--
I HAVE BEEN THERE,
IT IS WONDERFUL.
IT IS NEAR WHERE I LIVE
IN ST. MATTHEWS AND MORGAN
WAS LIVING THERE A WHILE.
IT IS A FUN, FUN DAY.
THE PARKING IS ACTUALLY EASY
AND IT IS REALLY PRETTY.
YOU GET TO HEAR AMY,
ANDY AND LOVELY JEN AS WELL.
I WILL HAVE TO CHECK
MY CALENDAR TO SEE
IF I CAN COME.
JENNIFER,
WE ARE TICKLED YOU COULD
COME AND BRING SUCH
BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
WE THINK THE PRODUCE STARTS
ROLLING IN DOWN THAT THING
ALSO GROW AND YOU WILL HAVE
TO FIND MORE SPACES
FOR MORE PEOPLE.
REMIND US AGAIN OF WHEN YOU
ARE THERE AND HOW PEOPLE CAN
FIND OUT THOUSAND GET THERE
AND ASK QUESTIONS TOO.
>> SURE.
WE ARE AGAIN OPEN EVERY
THURSDAY FROM 2:00
UNTIL 6:00.
WE ARE LOCATED IN
DOWNTOWN ST. GEORGE.
THE BEST WAY TO FOLLOW US
IS ACTUALLY
ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
IT IS EASY.
ST. GEORGE FARMER'S MARKET
ON FACEBOOK.
WE JUST WANT TO INVITE
EVERYONE TO COME DOWN.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU
WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER
IN THE UPPER PART
OF DORCHESTER COUNTY.
>> YOU HAVE SHOWN US
BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
AS SUMMER COMES IT WILL
GET MORE EXCITING.
TERASA, THANK YOU.
WE WISH YOU A LOVELY DAY
THIS FRIDAY,
A SPECIAL DAY FOR YOU.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> THANKS AMANDA.
MY, HOW TIME FLIES
WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN.
ALWAYS A GREAT NIGHT.
LOTS OF GOOD DISCUSSION.
I HAVEN'T MENTIONED LATELY
BUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
CONTINUES TO GROW IN FANS.
WE ARE UP TO 7,917 LIKES,
SO HOW ABOUT WE TRY
TO GET THAT TO 8,000.
THAT IS A GREAT GOAL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT
THE "MAKING IT GROW" WEB
SITE PLEASE DO THAT.
LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION.
SHORTS YOU CAN ONLY SEE ON
THE WEB SITE THAT DON'T
ARGUED ON TELEVISION.
AMANDA.
>> HAVE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
MY GIVING THE CHICKEN
A BATH, I WOULD
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT.
IT WAS--I WILL SAY THE
CHICKEN WAS EASIER TO BATHE
THAN SOME OF THE CHILDREN
THAN I HAVE HAD IN MY
BATHTUB OVER THE YEARS.
WE HAVE A CALLER
FROM FLORENCE.
JAMES.
>> HEY.
>> HEY.
>> UP IN FLORENCE.
>> OKAY.
>> I HAVE A 3-YEAR-OLD
BURBANK PLUM THAT GOT RUN
OVER BY MY NEIGHBOR.
WAS COVERED LAST YEAR.
THIS YEAR IT IS GROWING
PLUMS AND PEACHES.
LIKE A PEACHTREE CAME OUT
OF THE ROOT STOCK.
SHOULD I CUT IT OFF?
>> LOOKS LIKE THE ROOT STOCK
THAT WAS INTENDED TO BE--
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
>> I WOULD NOT KEEP
THE PEACH.
IF YOU HAVE PLUMS,
DON'T KEEP IT.
THEY ARE PROBABLY
NOT DESIRABLE.
>> WHAT DO THEY LOOK FOR
IN THE ROOT STOCK?
>> OFTENTIMES DISEASE
RESISTANT, HEARTINESS,
THE TWO THINGS THEY LOOK
FOR AND COMPATIBILITY.
SO IT IS A NICE
DISEASE RESISTANT
AND STRONG ROOT STOCK.
>> WE WILL HAVE WONDERFUL
PEACHES COMING IN SOON.
LAST WEEK WE WENT OUT TO THE
COLUMBIA CANAL WITH DR. JOHN
AND HIS BOTANY CLASS.
WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
VICKY AND I GOT LITTLE LOST
BUT THAT IS OKAY.
WE SAW A BARD OWL.
WE WILL BRING YOU THAT.
WE SAW PEOPLE
CATCHING CATFISH.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
IT IS WONDERFUL WHEN YOU
HAVE PLACES TO GET AWAY
FROM URBAN AREAS
THAT ARE MINUTES AWAY.
OF COURSE IN SUMTER
WE HAVE THE WONDERFUL
SWAN LAKE IRIS GARDENS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD LUCK IN ORANGEBURG.
YOU HAVE GOOD LUCK IN
ORANGEBURG EVERY DAY.
WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU CAN
FIND TIME IN YOUR BUSY
NEW SCHEDULE AS
A FINANCIAL PERSON.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M SO GLAD TO BE HERE AND
BACK WITH MY FRIENDS AND
TALK ABOUT GARDENING.
>> WE WANT TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THE RAISED BEDS.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING WITH
YOUR QUESTIONS AND SHARING
YOUR PICTURES ON FACEBOOK.
TERASA DOES SUCH A GOOD JOB
PUTTING THEM THERE.
I LOVE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING
ON WITH OUR VIEWERS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT
WEEK ON "MAKING IT GROW".
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