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>> WELL, YOU HAVE
TO STICK YOUR HEAD
OUTSIDE IN THE MORNING TO
DECIDE IF YOU'RE GONNA WEAR
A T-SHIRT OR A SWEATSHIRT OR
SHORTS OR LONG PANTS BECAUSE
THE WEATHER IS YO-YOING
AROUND, BUT I AM NOT GONNA
COMPLAIN WHEN WE HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL DAY
AND IT'S 70
DEGREES IN SOUTH CAROLINA
IN FEBRUARY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US TONIGHT.
I HOPE THAT YOU'VE GOT SOME
QUESTIONS READY FOR US.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT PANEL
OF EXPERTS HERE.
THAT TOLL-FREE LINE IS UP,
AND PEOPLE ARE WAITING
TO TAKE YOUR CALL
ON THE TELEPHONE,
SO GIVE US A CALL.
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU
THAT WAY, AND IF YOU WANT TO
TALK TO US BY ANOTHER
ELECTRONIC DEVICE, YOU CAN
ALWAYS CHECK IN WITH TERASA.
IF IT'S TUESDAY, TERASA'S
GONNA BE OVER THERE
IN THE CHAT ROOM.
TERASA?
>> Terasa: THE WEATHER
HAS BEEN YO-YOING AROUND,
BUT ACCORDING TO BOTH
GROUNDHOGS, THE SOUTHERN
GENERAL BEAUREGARD LEE AND
NORTHERN PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL,
SPRING IS ON ITS WAY.
I'M AFRAID IF YOU GO BY
THE CALENDAR, IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT THEY SAY.
IT WILL BE HERE
ON MARCH THE 20TH.
I DO HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME
IN THE CHAT ROOM
THIS EVENING.
IT'S SURE TO BE A GREAT
TIME, AND IF YOU NEED SOME
INSTRUCTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY
TO PROVIDE THOSE IN JUST A
FEW MOMENTS, BUT RIGHT NOW,
LET'S START
"MAKING IT GROW!"
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>> AND WE DO
INDEED WELCOME YOU
TO "MAKING IT GROW!"
I'M AMANDA MCNULTY WITH
CLEMSON EXTENSION, AND WE'RE
COMING TO LIVE FROM HISTORIC
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON--
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON?
GOSH, NO, WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM
DOWNTOWN SUMTER, WHICH IS
THE HOME OF SWAN LAKE IRIS
GARDENS, WHICH IS AS
BEAUTIFUL AS ANYTHING
YOU WOULD FIND
IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OVER
TO SUMTER TO SEE
SWAN LAKE IRIS GARDENS,
THEY'VE MADE A WONDERFUL
RECOVERY, AND WE'D LOVE
TO HAVE A VISIT.
ON A PRETTY DAY LIKE THIS,
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO COME.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER GREAT
PLACES TO SEE BEAUTIFUL
GARDENS DURING THE WINTER,
TOO, AND ANDY CABE IS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE BOTANICAL
GARDEN AT RIVERBANKS ZOO,
AND Y'ALL ARE OPEN
HOW MANY DAYS A YEAR?
>> Andy: WE ARE OPEN EVERY
DAY EXCEPT THANKSGIVING DAY
AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
>> Amanda: AND PEOPLE SAY,
OH, IT'S WINTER,
IT'S DREARY, BUT THAT'S
NOT THE CASE.
>> Andy: THAT'S NOT THE CASE
AT ALL, ESPECIALLY AT
RIVERBANKS, BUT IN SOUTH
CAROLINA IN GENERAL, THERE'S
ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON IN
A GARDEN, ALWAYS SOMETHING
BLOOMING ALL THE TIME,
SO THERE'S NEVER A BAD TIME
TO GO SEE A GARDEN.
>> Amanda: AND YOUR PLACE
IS GONNA BE EVEN MORE
EXCITING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
PRETTY SOON.
>> Andy: ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPANSION
THAT WE'RE WRAPPING UP
RIGHT NOW.
THE BIGGEST THING ON THE ZOO
IS A NEW SEA LION EXHIBIT
THAT WILL BE OPEN LATE
SPRING, EARLY SUMMER.
>> Amanda: ARF, ARF, ARF.
>> Andy: AND THEN ON THE
GARDEN SIDE, WE'RE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON
A NEW CHILDREN'S GARDEN.
>> Amanda: WE CAN'T WAIT TO
COME AND VISIT YOU, AND SEAN
FLYNN HAS A DARLING LITTLE
GIRL, AND WE'RE GONNA BRING
HER UP THERE AND LET HER
STOMP AROUND AND GET HERSELF
AND MUDDY ALL OVER.
>> Andy: PLEASE DO.
>> Amanda: RYAN BEAN IS
A FORESTRY AND NATURAL
RESOURCES AGENT WITH CLEMSON
EXTENSION, AND WE ARE
DELIGHTED THAT YOU
COULD COME TONIGHT
'CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN BUSY.
YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE WE
KIND OF GAVE SHORT SHRIFT TO
THE FORESTRY BECAUSE Y'ALL
HAVE BEEN HEAVILY IMPACTED
BY THESE FLOODS TOO.
I GUESS THE FIRST THING WAS,
WE WERE LOOKING AT THE
FLOODED FIELDS WITH THE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS,
BUT ARE TREES ACTUALLY
IMPACTED ALSO?
>> Ryan: THEY ARE.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW LONG
THE WATER STANDS AROUND AND
IF IT'S MOVING, DEPOSITING
SILT, CUTTING OFF THE OXYGEN
TO THE TREES IS WHERE
OUR PROBLEM COMES IN.
BUT THE IMPACT
TO THE FOREST INDUSTRY
HAS ALSO BEEN VERY BIG.
>> Amanda: A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE THAT TREES
NEED OXYGEN, PLANTS NEED
OXYGEN JUST LIKE WE DO TO
BURN UP THOSE PRODUCTS
THEY MAKE.
>> Ryan: AND THEY GET THAT
OXYGEN THROUGH THEIR ROOTS.
>> Amanda: YEAH, SO IF
ALL THE PORE SPACES ARE
FILLED WITH WATER,
THEN THEY ARE REALLY
IN A DESPERATE SITUATION.
>> Ryan: THAT'S CORRECT.
>> Amanda: WE'RE GONNA LEARN
MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.
JACKIE JORDAN IS THE
HORTICULTURE AGENT IN SO
MANY PLACES, IT'S HARD
FOR ME TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT.
SHE'S IN KERSHAW
AND RICHLAND, AND SHE
RUNS OVER TO FAIRFIELD
EVERY NOW AND THEN TOO.
>> Jackie: YES.
>> Amanda: HOW DO YOU FIGURE
OUT WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE?
>> Jackie: I HAVE
A GREAT CALENDAR.
[LAUGHTER]
I HAVE IT ON PAPER
AND ON COMPUTER.
>> Amanda: BUT YOU ACTUALLY
LIVE IN COLUMBIA, AND YOU'VE
GOT TWO BOYS IN SCHOOL.
>> Jackie: OH, YES.
THEY'RE FUN.
>> Amanda: SO YOU'VE
GOT A BUSY DAY.
>> Jackie: OH, YEAH.
>> Amanda: TERASA LOTT COMES
TO US FROM FLORENCE, WHERE
DURING THE DAYTIME, SHE'S
ONE OF THE WATER QUALITY
AGENTS, BUT SHE SURE IS NICE
TO HELP US OUT OVER HERE
IN THE CHAT ROOM.
AND SHE SAYS THERE'S
ALWAYS ROOM TO HAVE
A NEW FRIEND JOIN THEM.
TERASA, HOW WOULD
SOMEONE DO THAT?
>> Terasa: WELL, THE VERY
FIRST THING TO DO IS TO GO
TO THE "MAKING IT GROW!"
FACEBOOK PAGE.
ONCE YOU ARE THERE, YOU
CLICK ON THE
BURGUNDY-COLORED ICON THAT
SAYS "MAKING IT GROW!"
CHAT, AND AFTER YOU'VE DONE
THAT, YOU'LL BE DIRECTED
INTO THE CHAT ROOM.
I AM ALREADY LOGGED IN,
BUT YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW
DIALOGUE BOX POP UP
AND PROMPT YOU TO CLICK
TO JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION.
JUST DO THAT, ENTER
YOUR FACEBOOK USERNAME
AND PASSWORD, AND JUST LIKE
MAGIC, YOU ARE TRANSPORTED
INTO THE CHAT ROOM,
ALONG WITH THE 16 PEOPLE
THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.
BUT AS AMANDA SAID, THERE'S
ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE.
IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO BE
USING A MOBILE DEVICE,
IT CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY.
MAKE SURE YOU GO TO FACEBOOK
THROUGH YOUR WEB BROWSER
AND BE SURE YOU'RE VIEWING
THE FULL DESKTOP VERSION,
NOT THE MOBILE SITE.
I HOPE TO BE CHATTING
WITH YOU VERY SOON.
AMANDA?
>> Amanda: THANK YOU,
TERASA.
WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST CALLER.
SARAH'S CALLING US
FROM CHARLESTON,
WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS
FOR A MOMENT,
BUT I'M NOT, BUT SARAH
IS IN CHARLESTON.
SARAH, HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT?
SARAH, ARE YOU THERE?
OH, MY GOODNESS.
I GUESS WHEN I GOT
CHARLESTON--I THINK
I HEAR YOU.
SARAH, ARE YOU THERE?
>> Caller: I'M HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> Amanda: I CAN.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU TONIGHT?
>> Caller: I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT A SAGO PALM.
I HAVE ONE.
IT'S ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET
IN DIAMETER,
4 FEET OR SO HIGH,
AND I'M NOT SURE HOW
OR WHEN TO PRUNE IT.
THE ONES DOWN AT THE BOTTOM
ARE TURNING KIND OF YELLOWY,
AND I'VE LOOKED ONLINE,
AND MOSTLY WHAT I'VE FOUND
WAS ON THE WEST COAST
IN CALIFORNIA, AND THEY JUST
CUT ALL THOSE FRONDS OFF AND
JUST LEAVE THE TOP ONES,
AND I DON'T LIKE
THE WAY THAT LOOKS.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO
ABOUT PRUNING IT?
>> Amanda: I'M NOT GONNA
CONSIDER THIS A TREE.
I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE
A LOT OF TROPICALS,
AND THAT KIND OF FALLS
IN THE TROPICAL CATEGORY.
HOW WOULD YOU RECOMMEND
THAT SARAH TAKE CARE
OF THIS PLANT?
>> Andy: FIRST OFF, A LOT OF
IT'S UP TO THE AESTHETICS
YOU WANT TO HAVE
FOR YOUR PALM.
IF SHE DOESN'T WANT IT ALL
LIMBED UP, THE BEST THING TO
DO IS--UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE
THOSE FRONDS TURN FROM GREEN
TO BROWN, NOTHING'S GONNA
MAKE THEM GREEN AGAIN EXCEPT
A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT, SO IF
YOU DON'T LIKE THE BROWN,
YOU NEED TO CUT THEM OFF.
WE TYPICALLY DO THAT LATE
WINTER, EARLY SPRING.
MOST OF THAT IS,
THAT'S JUST WHEN WE
HAVE TIME TO GET TO IT.
DEPENDING ON HOW BAD THE
WINTER IS, YOU MAY NOT SEE
MUCH DAMAGE AT ALL, OR YOU
MAY SEEN SOME OF THE FRONDS
PARTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT I'M
A BIG FAN OF, ONCE THEY GET
SOME BROWN ON THEM,
LET'S GET RID OF THEM.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
AND ONE THING, THOUGH,
IS WITH OUR STATE TREE,
JACKIE, THE PALMETTO,
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
WHEN THE FRONDS
GET A LITTLE BROWN ON THEM,
WANT TO CUT THEM ALL OFF.
BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT
OF GREEN THERE THAT'S
STILL PHOTOSYNTHESIZING,
SO I LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL,
ON MY PALMETTO TREE,
THEY TURN COMPLETELY BROWN.
WHAT'S YOUR ATTITUDE?
>> Jackie: DEFINITELY.
WITH ANY OF THE TRUE PALMS,
YOU WANT TO WAIT TILL THE
FRONDS ARE COMPLETELY BROWN
BEFORE YOU CUT THEM OFF
BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL
SENDING ENERGY BACK TO
THE ROOT SYSTEM OF THE TREE.
>> Amanda: AND OF COURSE,
A SAGO PALM ISN'T
REALLY A PALM.
IT'S A CYCAD, SO IT'S
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT,
AND SO IT CAN BE TREATED
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
>> Andy: BUT YOU BROUGHT UP
A GOOD POINT.
ANY TIME YOU CUT SOMETHING
OFF THAT'S GOT GREEN TISSUE,
YOU ARE REDUCING THE SURFACE
AREA FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
>> Amanda: SO BE MODERATE.
>> Andy: YEAH,
DO IT WITHIN REASON.
>> Amanda: OKAY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BOB'S CALLING US
FROM HANAHAN.
WE'RE GLAD TO SPEAK TO YOU.
THANKS FOR CALLING US.
>> Caller: OKAY.
>> Amanda: YOU GOT
A QUESTION FOR US?
>> Caller: YES, I DO.
I'VE GOT A LIVE OAK TREE,
AND IT'S GOT LITTLE
BUMPY-LOOKING SPOTS ON
THE BOTTOM OF EACH LEAF,
ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO SIX.
WHAT CAUSES THAT?
AND QUESTION NUMBER TWO,
I GOT A PROBLEM WITH FRUIT
FLIES IN MY HOUSE,
AND I CAN'T KILL THEM.
I BOUGHT RAID SPRAY,
AND IT DON'T KILL THEM.
ONLY WAY I CAN KILL THEM
IS WITH A FLYSWATTER.
I CAN KILL 40 OR 50 OF THEM,
ONLY TWO FLYING AROUND.
NEXT MORNING THERE'S 40
OR 50 OF THEM
ON MY KITCHEN SINK.
>> Amanda: OOH,
LA-LA, LA-LA.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO TO HELP YOU.
RYAN, HE'S GOT A LIVE OAK,
AND THE UNDERSIDES
OF THE LEAVES HAVE WHAT
SOUNDS LIKE BLISTERS ON IT.
IS THAT SOMETHING
TO BE WORRIED ABOUT?
>> Ryan: IT'S GONNA DEPEND
ON WHETHER THEY'RE BLISTERS
OR THEY'RE ACTUALLY SPOTS.
OAK LEAF BLISTERS,
ONE THING, IF THEY'RE RAISED
BUMP, THAT COULD BE IT.
OTHERWISE, THERE ARE
SEVERAL OTHER VARIATIONS
OF DISEASES AND FUNGUSES
THAT CAN CAUSE THAT.
WE HAVE TO TRACK DOWN
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
IF HE'S GOT SOME PICTURES
OR MORE INFORMATION
OR WANT US TO COME VISIT,
WE CAN DO THAT TOO.
IF HE CAN REACH SOME
AND TAKE SOME CLIPPINGS,
COULD HE BRING THOSE
INTO THE OFFICE?
>> Ryan: THAT WOULD BE
A GREAT WAY TO DO IT.
>> Amanda: BUT IF IT IS
A FUNGUS, A LIVE OAK
WOULD BE A BIG TREE
TO HAVE TO SPRAY.
>> Ryan: RIGHT.
WITH FUNGICIDES,
THAT WOULD BE REALLY HARD
TO SPRAY THAT WHOLE TREE.
>> Amanda: SO LET'S HOPE
THAT IT'S NOT ANYTHING
THAT NEEDS TREATING.
>> Ryan: MOST OF THOSE LIVE
OAKS, ANY OF THE DISEASES
I'VE WORKED WITH ON THOSE,
THEY CAN PRETTY MUCH
HANDLE IT.
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T GET IT
SEVERAL YEARS IN A ROW, YOU
WON'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF A
PROBLEM WHERE THEY CAN'T
COME BACK FROM IT.
THE BIGGEST THING TO DO IS
MAKE SURE YOU DO EVERYTHING
YOU CAN TO KEEP IT HEALTHY,
WHETHER IT'S A SOIL TEST,
MAKING SURE THE NUTRIENTS
ARE RIGHT, OR MAKING SURE
THAT IT'S GOT
ADEQUATE MOISTURE.
>> Amanda: SO IF WE CAN KEEP
THE TREE HEALTHY,
IT CAN GET THROUGH HAVING
A PROBLEM ONE OR TWO YEARS.
>> Ryan: YEAH.
>> Amanda: I WOULD THINK
THAT THERE COULD BE A LOT
OF FUNGAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE
WE'VE HAD SO MUCH MOISTURE.
>> Ryan: ANOTHER THING I
RECOMMEND, IF IT'S GOT A LOT
OF LEAF LITTER UNDERNEATH
IT, TRY TO KEEP THAT CLEAN,
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOT
A PROBLEM GOING ON.
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SPORES
THAT COULD BE IN THE AREA
THAT COULD REGENERATE.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU.
DARRELL'S CALLING US
FROM WEST COLUMBIA.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
WHAT'S GOING ON
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH?
>> Caller: MY YARD,
I HAVE CENTIPEDE GRASS.
I KNOW THAT I SHOULD NOT
FERTILIZE CENTIPEDE BECAUSE
IT CAN TAKE ON FOR ITSELF,
BUT AM I TOO LATE TO PUT
DOWN PRE-EMERGENTS FOR
WINTER STUFF, OR DO I JUST
NEED TO WAIT A FEW MORE
WEEKS AND PUT IT OUT
FOR MY SUMMER WEEDS?
I'LL TAKE YOUR ANSWER
OFF THE AIR.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE THE TURF-GRASS
WOMAN RIGHT HERE.
CENTIPEDE HAS LOW FERTILIZER
REQUIREMENTS, BUT I THINK
SOMETIMES IT DOES NEED SOME,
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE FERTILIZER REQUIREMENT
AND THE PRE-EMERGENT.
>> Jackie: SURE.
CENTIPEDE DOESN'T ACTIVELY
START GROWING TILL THE
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES ARE
IN THE 70'S, SO WE DON'T
WANT TO FERTILIZE UNTIL IT'S
ACTIVELY GROWING, USUALLY,
THE FIRST OR SECOND
WEEK OF MAY.
IN OUR AREA, I RECOMMEND
A 15-0-15 BECAUSE WE HAVE
SUCH POOR SOILS WITH LOW
FERTILITY THAT 15-0-15
IS REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR CENTIPEDE LAWNS.
>> Amanda: SO DON'T
JUST USE 10-10-10.
>> Jackie: DON'T USE
10-10-10.
TOO MUCH PHOSPHORUS CAN LEAD
TO CENTIPEDE DECLINE.
SOME OTHER FERTILIZERS, THE
NITROGEN, THE FIRST NUMBER,
IS REALLY, REALLY HIGH,
AND THAT THIRD NUMBER'S
REALLY LOW.
THAT THIRD NUMBER,
POTASSIUM, IS IMPORTANT
FOR WATER MANAGEMENT.
HELPS WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF COLD HARDINESS
AND DISEASE RESISTANCE.
SO JUST IMPORTANT FOR
OUR CENTIPEDE ESPECIALLY.
WITH REGARDS
TO PRE-EMERGENT,
REALLY, WE SEE CRABGRASS
GERMINATE WHEN WE HAVE
FIVE DAYS OF 70-DEGREE
WEATHER IN A ROW
AND A 55-DEGREE SOIL TEMP.
TYPICALLY THE RESPONSE HAS
BEEN MARCH 15TH, BUT I LIKE
TO SAY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
MARCH 1ST AND MARCH 15TH
BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING A
LITTLE BIT WARMER WEATHER.
>> Amanda: SO YOU MIGHT MISS
SOME IF YOU WAIT TILL THEN.
AND THEN AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
WHEN YOU PUT IT DOWN,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SURE
TO READ THE DIRECTIONS.
DOESN'T IT REQUIRE A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF WATER TO ACTIVATE?
>> Jackie: YOU'VE GOT TO
IRRIGATE EITHER HALF AN INCH
TO AN INCH, DEPENDING ON
WHAT YOU'RE USING.
IF YOU DON'T IRRIGATE
WITHIN SEVEN TO 10 DAYS,
YOU'VE LOST THE EFFECT.
>> Amanda: SO YOU IF YOU
DON'T HAVE AN IRRIGATION
SYSTEM, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PUT A SPRINKLER OUT THERE.
>> Jackie: AND THEN THE
OTHER THING, DO NO, UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
USE WEED AND FEED.
IT'S NOT FOR OUR AREA, AND
IT'S NOT RECOMMENDED FOR
YOUR CENTIPEDE LAWN.
>> Amanda: OKAY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I FORGOT ABOUT
THE FRUIT FLIES.
HE'S GOT A HOUSE FULL
OF FRUIT FLIES.
>> Andy: I'VE HAD
THAT PROBLEM BEFORE.
THE BEST THING I'VE FOUND
IS TO TAKE A LITTLE BOWL.
PUT APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
IN IT.
SOME PEOPLE RECOMMEND
PUTTING A DROP OR TWO
OF DISH SOAP IN THERE.
IT HELPS WITH THE SURFACE
TENSION OF THE LIQUID.
YOU CAN JUST WATCH
THOSE THINGS DROWN.
>> Amanda: SO THE APPLE
CIDER WITH A DROP OF--
>> Andy: DISH SOAP.
AND I'VE DONE IT WITHOUT
THE DISH SOAP, AND THE NEXT
MORNING, YOU'LL FIND
HUNDREDS OF DROWNED FRUIT
FLIES, AND IT JUST MAKES
YOU FEEL SO GOOD.
THEN JUST CHANGE IT
PERIODICALLY.
IT'S A VERY
REWARDING FEELING.
>> Amanda: I THINK IT
WOULD BE A WONDERFUL WAY
TO START THE DAY,
BETTER THAN A GLASS
OF ORANGE JUICE.
A WONDERFUL WAY TO START A
FEW MINUTES INTO OUR PROGRAM
IS A VISIT WITH JOHN NELSON,
THE DIRECTOR OF THE AC MOORE
HERBARIUM AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
DR. JOHN, ARE YOU THERE?
>> John: HEY THERE, AMANDA.
>> Amanda: AHA,
AND THERE'S ROSIE?
>> John: RIGHT,
THERE'S ROSIE.
>> Amanda: HEY, ROSIE, WE'RE
GLAD TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.
>> John: SHE'S HAPPY
TO SEE YOU ALL TOO.
>> Amanda: JOHN, I WAS JUST
SOMEWHERE THE OTHER DAY,
AND SOMEBODY WANTED ME
TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT A WEED
THEY HAD, AND I SAID,
I DON'T DO WEEDS.
YOU NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE
AND SEND IT TO DR. JOHN.
AND THAT IS A WONDERFUL
SERVICE THAT YOU
PROVIDE PEOPLE.
HOW DO PEOPLE GET IMAGES
OF PLANTS THAT THEY WANT
IDENTIFIED TO YOU?
>> John: IT'S VERY EASY,
AMANDA.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO GET
US TO IDENTIFY SOMETHING,
WE'D BE HAPPY
TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IF YOU HAVE AN IMAGE,
YOU CAN SEND IT
AS AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT.
WE GET THOSE ALL THE TIME.
AND YOU COULD ALSO JUST
SEND IT IN SNAIL MAIL
AS A SNAPSHOT.
WE GET A LOT OF THOSE.
OR BRING IT
BY THE HERBARIUM,
AND SOMETIMES, IF IT'S
IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE,
WE CAN MAKE A SPECIMEN OUT
OF WHAT YOU BRING AND ADD IT
TO THE COLLECTION,
WHICH IS PRETTY NEAT.
>> Amanda: PRETTY FUN TO
THINK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE
YOUR NAME IN PERPETUITY
ON A PIECE OF PAPER
WITH THE PLANT GLUED DOWN.
WELL, DO YOU HAVE A PLANT
FOR US TONIGHT THAT MIGHT BE
A BRAIN-TWISTER FOR US?
>> John: I SURE DO, AND I
HOPE THAT I'M NOT STEALING
ANY OF ANDY'S THUNDER
BECAUSE I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE PLANT
THAT IS TROPICAL.
WE'RE DOING A HOUSE PLANT
TONIGHT, AND IT'S ONE THAT,
OF COURSE, EVERYBODY'S GONNA
KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT'S
JUST ONE OF MY FAVORITES,
AND I JUST LOVE THE PATTERN
THAT THE LEAF BLADE MAKES,
DARK GREEN WITH THESE
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL WHITE
VEINS THAT ARE ABOVE THE
SURFACE OF THE BLADE.
THE GENUS IS NATIVE
TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC,
AND THERE'S A GOOD
MANY SPECIES OF IT.
THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS
ACTUALLY A HYBRID.
I LEARNED WHEN I WAS IN
HORTICULTURE CLASS WAY BACK
IN THE OLDEN DAYS.
>> Amanda: I WAS IN
THE OLDEN TIMES TOO.
>> John: OF COURSE, IT BEING
A TROPICAL, YOU COULDN'T
LEAVE THIS THING OUTSIDE ON
YOUR PORCH ONCE IT REALLY
STARTS GETTING COLD, BUT AS
I ADVISED MARK WILLIAMS, A
NICE MAN THAT SENT THESE
PICTURES TO US, THEY'D HAVE
TO BE TAKEN IN ONCE IT
STARTS GETTING IFFY.
OTHERWISE, WHY NOT LEAVE IT
OUTSIDE UNDERNEATH
THE DOGWOOD TREE
ALL SUMMER LONG?
>> Amanda: IT SURE IS GONNA
BE BEAUTIFUL WHEREVER
IT'S SITTING, JOHN.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE
GONNA NEED A LOT OF CLUES
ON THIS ONE.
I HAVE A FEELING THAT
SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE GONNA
KNOW THIS ONE, BUT I WILL
TURN TO OUR TROPICAL EXPERT.
>> Andy: ALOCASIA AMAZONICA?
>> Amanda: GOSH,
HE'S GOT IT GOING.
ARE WE GONNA GIVE HIM
CREDIT FOR THAT ONE?
>> John: OH, WE HAVE TO
BECAUSE ANDY'S A FORCE,
AND HE KNOWS HIS STUFF.
I THINK IT HAS A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT COMMON NAMES,
AND ONE OF THEM IS A VERY
ROMANTIC NAME, AFRICAN MASK.
>> Amanda: AND WE CALL THEM
ELEPHANT EARS, DON'T WE,
AS ANOTHER COMMON NAME.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
ONE, AND TELL MR. WILLIAMS
WE'RE SO GLAD THAT HE SENT
THE PICTURE TO YOU, AND WE
APPRECIATE HIM SHARING IT
WITH US TONIGHT.
>> John: I HOPE
HE'S WATCHING.
>> Amanda: I DO TOO!
AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE
YOU WITH US, AND WE'LL TALK
TO YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> John: ALL RIGHT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
>> Amanda: BYE-BYE.
>> John: BYE.
>> Amanda: TERASA IS SITTING
OVER THERE LOOKING LIKE
SHE'S SO BUSY.
HOW MUCH ACTIVITY HAVE YOU
GOT GOING ON OVER
IN THAT CHAT ROOM?
>> Terasa: THE NUMBERS VARY
EVERY MINUTE, BUT WE'RE A
LITTLE OVER 20 PEOPLE RIGHT
NOW, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M
A LITTLE BEHIND, HAVING
A HARD TIME KEEPING UP
WITH THE CONVERSATION.
BUT ONE OF THE CALLERS WAS
ASKING ABOUT CYCAD, AND
SOMEONE HERE IN THE CHAT
ROOM ASKED ABOUT A SAGO
PALM, WHICH IS A CYCAD.
FUNNY THAT PALM
IS IN THE NAME.
EVEN THOUGH THEY
LOOK LIKE PALMS,
THEY'RE ACTUALLY UNRELATED.
THIS PERSON WANTED TO KNOW
IF EPSOM SALT WOULD HELP
THEM TO GROW BETTER.
PALMS AND CYCADS ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO NUTRIENT
DEFICIENCIES, INCLUDING
MAGNESIUM, AND THAT IS WHAT
EPSOM SALT SUPPLIES.
HOWEVER, I WOULD DEFINITELY
WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT
PERSON TO HAVE A SOIL TEST
TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE
NUTRIENTS ARE IN THE SOIL,
AND IF THEY'RE EXHIBITING
SOME SIGNS OF A NUTRIENT
DEFICIENCY, A SAMPLE CAN
ALWAYS BE SUBMITTED TO OUR
PLANT PROBLEM CLINIC.
IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED US
IN THE CHAT ROOM,
WE DO HAVE SOME NEW PEOPLE
THIS EVENING,
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO GIVE IT A TRY.
IT'S LOTS OF FUN,
VERY WARM AND WELCOMING.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT
OF GENERAL RECIPES
THAT PEOPLE WILL SAY.
OH, GIVE YOUR ROSES
A CUP OF THIS
AND A CUP OF THAT
EVERY YEAR,
OR DO THIS THING WITH
YOUR PALM, BUT DIFFERENT
SOILS HOLD NUTRIENTS
AT DIFFERENT RATES.
THAT'S JUST NOT A VERY
SATISFACTORY WAY TO GET
YOUR PLANT THE VERY BEST
NUTRITION, IS IT JACKIE?
>> Jackie: NO.
DEFINITELY TAKE A SOIL
SAMPLE BECAUSE ALL OF THE
NUTRIENTS HAVE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH EACH OTHER.
TOO MUCH OF ONE CAN BLOCK
THE UPTAKE OF ANOTHER, SO
DEFINITELY DO A SOIL SAMPLE.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
WE HAVE CHRIS CALLING US
FROM SUMMERVILLE.
WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR
FROM YOU TONIGHT.
>> Caller: IT'S GOOD TALKING
TO YOU THIS EVENING.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
>> Caller: I HAVE SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
I HAVE A BIG 10-FOOT ROSE
BUSH THAT'S ABOUT 15 YEARS
OLD THAT'S GROWING
IN THE CORNER OF MY GARDEN
IN A SUNNY SPOT.
THIS YEAR, I NOTICED IT'S
STARTING TO GET THE GREEN
MOSS, THE SAME MOSS THAT YOU
FIND ON COMPACTED SOIL,
GROWING ON THE TRUNK OF IT.
NUMBER ONE, I WAS WONDERING
IF THAT'S A BAD THING FOR
THE PLANT, AND SECONDLY,
WHAT COULD I PUT ON IT TO
MAKE THAT MOSS DISAPPEAR
WITHOUT HURTING THE PLANT?
>> Amanda: MY GOODNESS!
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE--
LICHENS HAPPEN WHEN
PLANTS GET OLD
AND NEED REJUVENATING.
ANYBODY GOT AN IDEA
ON THIS ONE?
THE SAME GREEN MOSS
THAT'S ON THE SOIL?
>> Andy: I'M WONDERING IF
MAYBE IT'S A SHADE ISSUE
UNDER THE CANOPY SOMEHOW.
IF IT'S THAT BIG AND TALL
AND OLD, MAYBE WHILE THE
ROSE ITSELF IS FULL SUN,
MAYBE A COMBINATION OF THE
MOISTURE FROM THE GROUND AND
THE WAY THE CANOPY OF THAT
ROSE IS SHADING UNDER THERE.
THAT'S MY QUICK GUESS.
>> Amanda: AND IF YOU WANT
TO HAVE GOOD FLOWERING, YOU
USUALLY DO NEED, ON PLANTS
WHERE YOU WANT THE FLOWERS,
YOU USUALLY DO NEED TO
REMOVE SOME OF THE LIMBS TO
GET LIGHT DOWN INTO IT.
>> Jackie: YOU DO.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A NICE OPEN
VASE SHAPE ON THE ROSE.
I WOULD THINK LIKE YOU SAID,
JUST A MATTER OF SHADE.
AS FAR AS IT HURTING THE
ROSE BUSH, I DOUBT IT'S
HURTING THE ROSE BUSH.
I WOULD TRY TO PHYSICALLY
PULL IT OFF.
>> Amanda: HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN GROUND MOSS GROW
ON TREE TRUNKS?
THEY ALWAYS SAY
THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TREE
HAS MOSS ON IT.
>> Ryan: LIKE ANDY SAID,
IT'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING
AS A RESULT OF THE WEATHER
WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR
AND THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE
AND THE SHADE COMBINED.
>> Andy: AND IT'S GETTING
TO BE A GOOD TIME OF YEAR
TO PRUNE THESE ROSES.
SO IF IT HASN'T BEEN PRUNED
IN A WHILE, YOU GOT
TO OPEN UP THAT CANOPY
AND GET THAT VASE SHAPE.
NOW MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME
TO GO IN THERE
AND DO MAYBE EVEN SOME
HARD PRUNING ON IT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'D HAVE TO SEE IT.
>> Amanda: JUST LIKE
IN MCBEE, THEY'RE PRUNING
THE PEACH TREES,
AND DOWN THERE
IN THE RIDGE TOO.
IT IS TIME TO DO
JUST THAT KIND OF WORK.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME
WITH TREES, ALSO,
TO PRUNE, ISN'T IT?
IF YOU'VE GOT SOME TREES IN
YOUR YARD, YOUNG TREES THAT
YOU'VE PLANTED AND YOU WANT
TO SHAPE THEM UP, WOULD THIS
BE THE TIME TO GO OUT THERE
AND PICK THOSE
IMPORTANT BRANCHES?
>> Ryan: DORMANT SEASON IS
A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT.
>> Amanda: AND WHAT DO YOU
TRY TO LOOK FOR
WHEN YOU DO THAT?
DO YOU LOOK AT CERTAIN KIND
OF CROTCH ANGLES AND THINGS?
>> Ryan: YOU DEFINITELY WANT
TO GO FOR THE AREAS WHERE
THE BARK IS INTERSECTING,
AND YOU WANT TO GET IT
AS CLOSE TO THOSE
INTERSECTIONS AS YOU CAN
SO THAT THE TREE HAS
THE BEST OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAL ITSELF.
>> Amanda: OKAY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
STEVE IS CALLING US FROM
PICKENS, WAY UP THERE.
STEVE, I'LL BET Y'ALL HAD
SOME COLD NIGHTS LAST WEEK.
>> Caller: YEAH,
A LITTLE BIT.
I LOVE YOUR SHOW, AND I
HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
>> Caller: I'VE GOT
WHAT THE LOCALS CALL
A STINKBUG IN THE HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY
GET IN, IF THEY FLY IN
WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR
OR THROUGH A CREVICE
OR CRACK OR SOMETHING,
BUT IT'S LIKE THE
HALF SIZE OF A PENNY.
THEY HAVE KIND OF A SHELL
LIKE A LITTLE TURTLE SHELL,
KIND OF A FAT LITTLE BUG,
AND THEY STICK TO THE WALLS.
>> Amanda: DO THEY
GROUP TOGETHER?
>> Caller: NO,
THEY REALLY DON'T.
>> Amanda: THEY DON'T?
HM.
>> Caller: YOU ALWAYS SEE
THEM BY THEMSELVES, AND YOU
CAN SEE ONE ON THE CEILING.
I FOUND ONE IN MY CHICKEN
NOODLE SOUP THE OTHER NIGHT.
HE JUST FLEW RIGHT INTO IT
WHILE I WAS EATING.
>> Amanda: WAH, WAH, WAH.
NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE.
NOT A VERY APPETIZING THING
TO HAVE IN YOUR CHICKEN
NOODLE SOUP THAT'S SUPPOSED
TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD.
>> Caller: I GOT HIM OUT
AND KEPT EATING.
>> Amanda: SO THEY'RE NOT
THE LITTLE RED LADYBUG
BEETLES THAT COME IN THE
HOUSE BY THE THOUSANDS.
>> Caller: NO, IT'S NOT.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
WELL, YOU COULD GET ONE
AND PUT IT IN SOME ALCOHOL
AND TAKE IT INTO THE PICKENS
OFFICE, AND THEY'D TELL YOU
WHAT IT WAS.
IT JUST SOUNDS TO ME LIKE,
WHEN IT'S WARM, INSECTS ARE
JUST GONNA TRY AND COME IN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JACKIE?
>> Jackie: JUST AN
OCCASIONAL INVADER.
VICKY LIKE TO SAY THAT
IF YOU CAN GET TWO PIECES
OF PAPER UNDER A DOOR--
>> Amanda: SOMEBODY'S
GONNA COME IN.
>> Jackie: YEAH, SO I WOULD
JUST MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE
TRIMMING AROUND YOUR DOORS
AND WINDOWS IS AS AIRTIGHT
AS POSSIBLE.
>> Amanda: AND IF YOU FIND
ONE ON A WHILE, YOU CAN
ALWAYS PUT A PIECE OF PAPER
UNDERNEATH IT AND PUT A
GLASS ON IT AND CARRY IT
OUTSIDE AND TAKE IT OUT.
THAT WAY, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SQUISH IT AND MAKE
YOUR HANDS SMELL BAD.
THAT'S WHAT I DO WITH
STINKBUGS WHEN THEY'RE
IN THE HOUSE.
OKAY.
RYAN, EVERYBODY'S TALKED
ABOUT THE HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE
IMPACT THAT THIS FLOOD HAS
HAD ON OUR ROW CROP FARMERS
AND OUR VEGETABLE FARMERS,
AND WE KNOW THAT AGRICULTURE
IS OUR BIGGEST BUSINESS,
AND FORESTRY IS ACTUALLY
THE BIGGEST PART
OF THAT INDUSTRY.
WHAT ARE OUR TREE GROWERS,
OUR FOREST PEOPLE LOOKING
AT FROM THE STANDPOINT,
NOT ONLY OF THE GROWERS,
BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN ALL OF
THE PERIPHERAL ACTIVITIES?
>> Ryan: OUR FOREST INDUSTRY
HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT
THIS YEAR.
THE FLOODS HAVE REALLY MADE
IT HARD ON EVERYBODY TO GET
AROUND, AND THAT TRANSFERS
OVER TO THE FOREST INDUSTRY.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE,
18-WHEELERS NOT BEING ABLE
TO GO OVER BRIDGES BECAUSE
THEY'VE BEEN DAMAGED,
RAILWAYS NOT BEING ABLE
TO TRAVEL BECAUSE OF DAMAGE
TO THE RAIL LINES.
>> Amanda: JUST GETTING
INTO THE AREAS WHERE
THE TREES ARE GROWING.
>> Ryan: GOING TO GET TREES,
TAKE THEM TO THE MILL,
TAKING THE FINISHED PRODUCTS
TO THE DIFFERENT MILLS
THAT COME AFTER THE SAWMILLS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
FORESTRY IS AN $18.6 BILLION
INDUSTRY IN THIS STATE,
AND IT'S THE LARGEST PART
OF THE AGRICULTURE.
THE FORESTRY COMMISSION HAS
BEEN DOING SOME STUDIES AS
A RESULT OF THIS FLOODING,
AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT
THEY'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A
$100 MILLION LOSS THIS YEAR,
JUST TO THE FOREST INDUSTRY.
THIS FLOODING WAS
ACROSS THE STATE
IN DIFFERENT STAGES,
BUT HARDEST-HIT AREAS
WERE GEORGETOWN,
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY
AND AREAS DOWN
THE BLACK RIVER CORRIDOR.
>> Amanda: HEAVILY DEPENDENT
ON THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.
WE'RE SHOWING SOME PICTURES.
>> Ryan: YOU'RE SEEING SOME
SEEDLINGS THERE, AND THESE
WERE PLANTED ON BEDS.
WHEN I SAY BEDS, THEY'RE
ACTUALLY RAISED UP LIKE THEY
DO IN WATERMELON PLANTING.
>> Amanda: HERE'S
A BETTER ONE.
>> Ryan: THESE WERE PROBABLY
ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO OLD.
IF THOSE SEEDLINGS HAVE THAT
WATER STANDING ON THEM
FOR A WEEK OR MORE AT TIME,
THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA SEE
SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES THERE.
>> Amanda: SO ALL THAT MONEY
THAT WAS SPENT
PUTTING THOSE IN--
>> Ryan: THAT'S A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY,
ESPECIALLY
THE BEDDING PROCESS.
OF COURSE, THEY CAN PROBABLY
REUSE THOSE BEDDING AREAS,
UNLESS THEY WERE SILTED IN
HEAVILY BY THAT SAME WATER.
THE OLDER TREES IN SOME OF
THOSE OTHER PICTURES,
THEY SHOULD BE FINE.
AS LONG AS THAT WATER DIDN'T
STAY TWO OR THREE WEEKS AT
A TIME, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT
BETTER SUITED TO DEAL
WITH THE WATER STAYING.
IN THAT PICTURE, SHOULDN'T
HAVE TOO MUCH OF AN IMPACT.
BUT THE BIGGEST TAKE-HOME
HERE IS, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT JUST BECAUSE
YOUR TREES ARE FLOODED,
IT'S NOT A REASON
YOU NEED TO GO CUT THEM.
WE NEED TO WAIT THIS OUT
AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR
FOLLOWING, WE'RE PROBABLY
GONNA SEE A LOT OF PROBLEMS
WITH INSECT DAMAGE
OR DECLINE IN GENERAL.
SO YOU START SEEING ANY KIND
OF PROBLEMS, MAKE SURE
YOU GIVE US A CALL.
>> Amanda: YOU TOLD ME
SOMETHING FASCINATING.
YOU SAID ONE OF THE REASONS
THAT TREES HAVE INSECT
DAMAGE THAT COMES IN WHEN
THEY'VE BEEN SET BACK, WHEN
THEY'VE SUFFERED TRAUMA--
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
>> Ryan: INSECTS ARE
ATTRACTED TO THE PHEROMONES
THAT THE TREES PUT OFF,
SO ANYTHING
AS SIMPLE AS A PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT RUNNING THROUGH
THE WOODS AND KNOCKS A CHUNK
OF BARK OFF THE SIDE OF
THE TREE, THAT PUTS OFF
A PHEROMONE,
JUST LIKE ANIMALS
DO TO ATTRACT OTHER ANIMALS.
THE TREES PUT OFF A DISTINCT
SMELL WHEN THEY'RE
INJURED OR STRESSED.
DROUGHT-STRESSED DURING THE
SUMMER OR TOO MUCH WATER
CAN EVEN BE A STRESS
ON THESE TREES.
THOSE PHEROMONES WILL
ACTUALLY ATTRACT THOSE
BEETLES THAT WE HEAR ABOUT
SO MUCH, AND THE ONES THAT
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH ARE NOT GONNA BE THE
ONES YOU TYPICALLY HEAR,
LIKE SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE.
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE
OUR BIGGEST CONCERN,
BUT THE ONES THAT WE
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH
ARE SOUTHERN PINE BEETLES,
NOT JUST
THE SOUTHERN PINE BEETLES.
>> Amanda: IF PEOPLE HAVE
PROBLEMS, CAN THEY CONTACT
THEIR EXTENSION OFFICE AND
THEY WILL FIND THE CLOSEST
LOCAL FORESTRY AGENT?
>> Ryan: ABSOLUTELY.
THEY CAN CONTACT ANY OF
THEIR OFFICES, OR CALL ME
DIRECTLY, AND I CAN GET THEM
TO THE RIGHT PERSON AS WELL.
>> Amanda: SO THE TAKE-HOME
MESSAGE IS, DON'T DO
ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, BUT
MONITOR AND DON'T HESITATE
IF YOU SEE PROBLEMS.
>> Ryan: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
BARBARA'S CALLING US
FROM LAKE MURRAY.
WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU,
AND I GUESS YOU HAVEN'T HAD
ANY TROUBLE WITH THE LAKE
BEING TOO LOW, HAVE YOU?
>> Caller: NO, MA'AM.
>> Amanda: WELL, WHAT IS
GOING ON THERE THAT YOU'VE
BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH?
>> Caller: WE HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL 70-FOOT
LEYLAND CYPRESS,
JUST A GORGEOUS TREE,
AND IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS,
WE HAVE A CREATURE
WITH VERY BIG TEETH, EITHER
A SQUIRREL OR A POSSUM,
WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE,
THAT IS CUTTING OFF BRANCHES
RANGING FROM 8 INCHES
TO 24 INCHES
AND THEN LETTING THEM
DROP TO THE GROUND.
I'M JUST AFRAID
THEY'RE GONNA DESTROY
OUR BEAUTIFUL TREE.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.
>> Amanda: WELL, GOSH!
>> Caller: I KNOW!
>> Amanda: ANYBODY?
>> Andy: TREE GUY?
>> Amanda: COME ON,
TREE GUY.
YOU'RE HERE FOR A PURPOSE.
YOU GOT TO ANSWER THIS ONE.
>> Ryan: OH, MAN.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WOULD BE
CUTTING YOUR LIMBS OFF IN A
LEYLAND CYPRESS,
OF ALL TREES.
>> Andy: I KNOW.
>> Jackie: ESPECIALLY--
>> Andy: I WOULDN'T THINK
OF A SQUIRREL DOING THAT
NECESSARILY.
>> Ryan: MAYBE SMALL TWIGS,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'D
BE IN A LEYLAND CYPRESS.
>> Amanda: I THINK YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO GET
A WILDLIFE CAMERA.
THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF.
THEY'RE NOT
TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
I KNOW HAVE THEM.
>> Andy: WALMART HAS
PRETTY GOOD CHOICES.
>> Amanda: DO THEY?
AND BEAVERS DON'T CLIMB
TREES, SO I DON'T THINK
A BEAVER IS UP IN THE TREE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A BEAVER
TRY TO WALK,
THEY'RE NOT VERY GAINLY.
I COULD CLIMB
A LEYLAND CYPRESS,
BUT I DON'T THINK
A BEAVER COULD.
ANYWAY, I THINK YOU NEED
A WILDLIFE CAMERA,
AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO DECIDE WHAT IT IS.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PUT SOME
HAVAHART TRAPS OUT
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALTHOUGH I'M GONNA SAY
THAT TREE, IF IT'S THAT BIG,
IT'S GOT A LOT
OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC MATERIAL,
AND LET'S HOPE
THAT THIS IS
A TEMPORARY THING.
IT CAN PROBABLY LOSE
A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MATERIAL
WITHOUT SUFFERING
ANY DAMAGE.
>> Andy: AND I THINK, TOO,
MAYBE--I'M NOT SURE IF
THERE'S ACTUAL VISIBLE SIGNS
OF DAMAGE OF SOMETHING
GNAWING ON IT, BUT COULD IT
BE POSSIBLE THAT IT'S BROKEN
OR SOMETHING CLIMBING IN
THAT TREE THAT'S GOT SOME
WEIGHT ON IT THAT COULD
BE BREAKING IT OFF?
THE WILDLIFE CAMERA
WOULD HELP.
>> Amanda: HOPEFULLY GET
SOME LIGHT OUT THERE,
AND CALL US AND LET US KNOW
WHAT IT WAS.
WE'RE ALWAYS INTERESTED
IN CRITTERS.
MARY'S CALLING US
FROM CAYCE.
MARY, HAVE YOU GOT CRITTERS
IN YOUR YARD, OR IS IT
SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S GIVING
YOU A PROBLEM?
>> Caller: I DO HAVE
CRITTERS, BUT I NEED SOME
ADVICE ON MY LASAGNA RECIPE.
>> Amanda: ON YOUR
LASAGNA RECIPE?
OH, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
>> Caller: IN THE PAST,
I HAVE ONLY PREPARED
THE LASAGNA GARDEN AREAS
IN THE SUMMER
WHERE I HAVE FRESH
GREEN GRASS CLIPPINGS,
AND NOW I NEED TO CLEAR OUT
SOME SPACE IN THE BOTTOM OF
MY FREEZER WHERE I'VE BEEN
SAVING UP COFFEE GROUNDS,
EGG SHELLS,
AND VARIOUS PEELINGS.
I DO HAVE A SOURCE OF DRIED
GRASS CLIPPINGS THAT I COULD
ADD FOR THE NITROGEN LAYER,
BUT ARE THESE EFFECTIVE,
OR CAN YOU ONLY USE
THE GREEN CLIPPINGS?
>> Amanda: OKAY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN MULCHING
FOR YEARS WITH COASTAL
BERMUDA, WHICH IS BASICALLY
DRIED GRASS, AND BOY,
IT BREAKS DOWN FAST.
IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE
THE WATER IN IT.
JACKIE, DO YOU DO SOME
LASAGNA GARDENING?
>> Jackie: I DON'T, BUT
THOSE DRIED GRASS CLIPPINGS
WOULD STILL HAVE
A LOT OF NITROGEN.
>> Amanda: I THINK
THEY WOULD.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE
THE WATER IN THEM.
I THINK SHE'D BE PERFECTLY
FINE USING THOSE.
>> Andy: AND MAYBE SOME OF
THE CLIPPINGS FROM GREENS
AND THINGS FROM COOKING.
>> Amanda: YEAH, AND THEN
THROW A LITTLE BIT OF SOIL
ON TOP TO GET IT INOCULATED
WITH THOSE MICROORGANISMS
THAT ARE GONNA DO ALL THE
CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP AND TURN
IT DOWN INTO GREAT GARDEN
SOIL THAT, COME THIS SUMMER,
IT'LL BE READY FOR ALL THOSE
GREAT LITTLE PLANTS
TO GO INTO.
WE'RE GONNA GO LOOK AT SOME
GREAT LITTLE PLANTS.
SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY
AREN'T SO LITTLE.
AND WHILE WE DO THAT,
WE'RE GONNA CHECK IN WITH
TERASA AND HER CHATTERS.
TERASA?
>> Terasa: THANKS, AMANDA.
WE HAVE 27 PEOPLE IN
THE CHAT ROOM, AND
THE CONVERSATION
IS JUST FLYING BY
SO QUICKLY, I KEEP HAVING
TO ASK PEOPLE TO ASK THEIR
QUESTIONS OVER AGAIN.
SO PLEASE DON'T GET
FRUSTRATED IF I'VE
MISSED YOUR QUESTION.
JUST SAY, HEY, TERASA,
I HAVEN'T GOT
THAT ANSWERED YET.
I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT
TODAY IS ANOTHER HOLIDAY,
NOT JUST GROUNDHOG DAY.
IT'S WORLD WETLANDS DAY.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTED
BY WETLANDS?
MORE THAN 1 BILLION PEOPLE
DEPEND ON THIS AS A SOURCE
OF THEIR CAREER.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE
RICE FARMING, FISHING,
TOURISM, TRANSPORTATION,
AND EVEN WETLAND PRODUCTS.
OUR WETLANDS ARE SO VALUABLE
TO US, AND YOU CAN EVEN TAKE
A TRIP TO CONGAREE
NATIONAL PARK.
IT HAPPENS TO BE
THE LARGEST INTACT EXPANSE
OF OLD-GROWTH BOTTOMLAND
HARDWOOD REMAINING
IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.,
AND SOUTH CAROLINA
IS HOME TO MANY
OTHER WETLANDS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT WORLD WETLAND DAY,
VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE,
AND I HAVE POSTED SOME
INFORMATION THERE.
NOW LET'S CHECK IN WITH
AMANDA AND ANDY AND SEE ALL
THOSE FABULOUS PLANTS.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU.
ANDY CABE IS THE DIRECTOR
OF THE BOTANICAL GARDEN AT
RIVERBANKS ZOO AND BOTANICAL
GARDENS, AND Y'ALL ARE KNOWN
FOR SPECTACULAR PLANTS THAT
JUST HAVE THIS GREAT POW
FACTOR, AND YOU BROUGHT
A LOT OF THEM HERE TODAY.
IT REMINDS US THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE A FLOWERING
PLANT THAT'S JUST GOT
A SMALL SEASON OF TIME
WHEN IT HAS INTEREST.
I THINK A LOT OF THESE LOOK
LIKE THINGS YOU PROBABLY
BROUGHT OUT OF THE
GREENHOUSE, BUT I DON'T
THINK THEY'RE LIMITED ALL
YEAR TO THE GREENHOUSE,
ARE THEY?
>> Andy: ABSOLUTELY NOT.
LIKE YOU SAID, SOMETIMES
FLOWERING PLANTS ONLY GIVE
YOU THAT FLOWERY PUNCH FOR A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND
THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE
FOLIAGE PLANTS ARE REALLY
GREAT TO GIVE YOU A LONGER
SEASON OF INTEREST.
A LOT OF THE THINGS WE SEE
OUT HERE, YES, THEY DID JUST
COME OUT OF THE GREENHOUSE,
BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING
THOSE OUT WHEN IT COMES
FROST-FREE WEATHER
SOMETIME IN APRIL.
DEPENDING ON WHEN WE GET
A FROST AGAIN, IT COULD BE
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
YOU GET A LONG SEASON OF
INTEREST OUT OF THIS STUFF,
SO IT RUNS THE GAMUT.
WE'VE GOT THINGS
LIKE THIS COLEUS HERE.
I LOVE COLEUS.
>> Amanda: IT'S ONE OF
THE MOST SATISFACTORY
AND EASIEST PLANTS TO START
WITH WHEN THEY WANT TO DO
SOMETHING UNUSUAL
IN THE GARDEN.
>> Andy: THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT, AND YOU CAN FIND ONE
WITH PRETTY MUCH ANY LEAF
SHAPE, COLOR, COLOR PATTERN,
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THERE'S A COLEUS FOR
EVERYONE OUT THERE.
>> Amanda: AND THIS IS ONE
Y'ALL DEVELOPED
AT RIVERBANKS.
>> Andy: YEAH, THIS IS ONE
WE HYBRIDIZED OURSELVES.
WE CALL THIS ONE
'BLOODY MARY.'
>> Amanda: I CAN SEE WHY.
IT'S GOT THAT BEAUTIFUL
RED SPOT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> Andy: YEAH, BUT IT'S JUST
SO EASY TO DO, AND THEY GIVE
YOU SUCH LONG INTEREST.
SO EASY TO CARRY OVER
FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE
A CUTTING, SET IT IN A GLASS
OF WATER IN THE WINDOWSILL
OVER THE WINTER, AND YOU'LL
HAVE ANOTHER PLANT READY
TO GO IN THE SPRING.
>> Amanda: AND THEN DOWN
HERE, THIS ONE IS FUN.
IT'S GOT VARIEGATION IN IT,
AND THE LEAF ITSELF HAS SUCH
A BEAUTIFUL CUT ASPECT
TO IT.
>> Andy: THIS IS MONSTERA
DELICIOSA 'VARIEGATA.'
IT'S VARIEGATED MONSTERA,
AND YOU TYPICALLY SEE THIS
AS A HOUSEPLANT.
IT KIND OF VINES
A LITTLE BIT.
WHILE IT'S A FABULOUS
HOUSEPLANT, AND IT'S ONE OF
MY FAVORITES, WE ALSO USE
HOUSEPLANTS A LOT AT
RIVERBANKS JUST AS GARDEN
PLANTS, JUST AS YOU
MIGHT USE A COLEUS.
WE MIGHT STICK A MONSTERA
IN THERE OR A PHILODENDRON
OR SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THAT.
THESE, OBVIOUSLY, NOT GREAT
FOR FULL SUN, BUT GREAT
UNDER TREES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT WITH SOME
DAPPLED SUNLIGHT.
>> Amanda: SO THEY BRIGHTEN
THAT AREA WHERE IT WOULD BE
KIND OF BORING OTHERWISE.
>> Andy: ABSOLUTELY.
IT JUST GIVES YOU SOMETHING
DIFFERENT TO LOOK AT YOU
DON'T EXPECT TO NECESSARILY
SEE IN COLUMBIA,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THAT BEING SAID, IF WE
PLANTED DIRECTLY IN THE
GROUND, WE WILL DIG IT UP
AND BRING IT BACK
IN THE GREENHOUSE.
>> Amanda: AND SO THEY'RE
PRETTY EASY GOING.
IF YOU HAVE THEM PLANTED IN
THE GROUND AND YOU DO A GOOD
JOB OF GETTING THE ROOT BALL
AND PUTTING IT IN A POT
AND BRINGING IT IN,
YOU CAN CARRY THEM OVER.
>> Andy: OH, YEAH.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE THEM GROW
OVER THE SPRING AND SUMMER,
AND THEN YOU DIG THEM UP,
POT THEM UP,
AND THEY'LL DO JUST FINE.
>> Amanda: I WANT TO SAY,
IF YOU WANTED SOME POW
AND COLOR, LOOK AT
THAT CHARTREUSE-Y COLOR
IN THAT ONE!
>> Andy: THIS IS
A VARIEGATED TYPE OF GINGER.
THIS IS CALLED ALPINIA
ZERUMBET 'VARIEGATA.'
YOU SEE THIS LOTS OF TIMES
IN YOUR BIG-BOX STORES
AND GARDEN CENTERS SOLD
AS A HOUSEPLANT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY
COLD-HARDY OUTSIDE.
IF IT GETS ANY
WINTER DAMAGE, JUST CUT
THE DAMAGED LEAVES OFF,
AND IT'LL SPROUT BACK.
SO MANY OF THESE PLANTS,
THEY'RE SO VERSATILE
IN THE GROUND
OR IN A CONTAINER.
THAT ALSO WOULD MAKE
A FABULOUS HOUSEPLANT TOO.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SOLD
FOR A LOT OF TIMES.
JUST AMAZING COLORATION
WITH THAT VARIEGATION.
BRIGHTENS UP ANY SPOT
IN THE GARDEN.
SO IF YOU HAD AN AREA
NEAR A PLACE
WHERE YOU LIKE
TO SIT OUTSIDE IN THE SUMMER
THAT WAS SHADED,
YOU COULD PUT
SOME THINGS LIKE THIS,
AND YOU WOULD MAKE IT SEEM
LIKE YOU WERE IN KEY WEST
OR IN THE TROPICS.
>> Andy: ABSOLUTELY,
AND ALPINIA WILL TAKE SUN,
FULL SUN TO PART-SUN EVEN.
>> Amanda: WOW.
SO IT'S REALLY VERSATILE.
>> Andy: IT'S
VERY VERSATILE.
>> Amanda: NOW THIS IS
THE CRAZIEST-LOOKING
THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT REALLY IS EXOTIC-LOOKING.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA, DOING
A DANCE OVER HERE
OR SOMETHING.
>> Andy: THIS IS
AN ACALYPHA.
ACALYPHA ARE
CHENILLE PLANTS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
THIS IS JUST
A DIFFERENT KIND.
>> Amanda: IT SURE
IS DIFFERENT.
>> Andy: THE BLOOMS ARE NOT
AS PROMINENT ON THESE,
BUT THE FOLIAGE IS AMAZING,
AND THEY'RE DOZENS
IF NOT HUNDREDS
OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES.
WE LOVE GROWING THESE
AS FOLIAGE PLANTS,
FULL SUN IN THE GARDEN.
VERY VERSATILE, SEVEN,
EIGHT, NINE MONTHS OF
INTEREST, AND THEN WE TAKE
THEM BACK IN THE GREENHOUSE
OR TAKE SOME CUTTINGS.
>> Amanda: NOW THESE
THAT HAVE ALL THIS
BEAUTIFUL GREEN FOLIAGE,
DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH FUNGAL DISEASE,
OR ARE THESE
PRETTY EASY TO GROW?
>> Andy: WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
THE BIGGEST PLACE WE WOULD
SEE A PROBLEM WOULD PROBABLY
BE IN THE GREENHOUSE IN THE
WINTERTIME WHERE WE HAVE
THINGS PACKED IN TIGHTER
THAN WE WANT, BUT I NEVER
SEE ANY PROBLEMS ON THAT.
>> Amanda: SO IF WE USE
THESE OUT IN OUR GARDEN, WE
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
BE OUT THERE--
>> Andy: YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE MUCH OF
A PROBLEM AT ALL.
>> Amanda: --WORKING ON THEM
EVERY WHIPSTITCH, TRYING TO
KEEP THEM LOOKING GOOD.
>> Andy: NO.
>> Amanda: OVER HERE WE HAVE
SOMETHING THAT LOOKS
LIKE THOSE ASPIDISTRAS.
IT HAS SPOTS ON IT,
BUT THE LEAF HAS A LOT
MORE TEXTURE TO IT.
>> Andy: THIS IS ACTUALLY
A CRINUM LILY.
CRINUMS GROW FROM A BULB,
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY
A BULBOUS PLANT.
>> Amanda: LIKE
THE WONDERFUL THINGS
THAT JENKS FARMER HAS
DOWN AT HIS PLACE.
>> Andy: ABSOLUTELY.
AND THIS ONE DOES FLOWER,
BUT WE GROW THIS ONE
PRIMARILY FOR THE FOLIAGE.
WE LIKE THAT SPECKLED
VARIEGATION.
IT ADDS A LOT OF INTEREST.
>> Amanda: AND ALSO THE WAY
IT GROWS, DON'T YOU THINK?
>> Andy: THE WAY IT ARCHES.
AND IT DOES BLOOM.
IT HAS NICE SPIDERY-LOOKING
WHITE BLOOMS, BUT IT'S ONE
OF THOSE THAT, IF IT NEVER
BLOOMED, I'D BE PERFECTLY
HAPPY WITH IT TOO.
>> Amanda: AND IF YOU HAVE
A LIMITED SPACE--THIS GREAT
BIG RANGY FELLOW NEEDS A BIG
AREA, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF SPACE, LOOK HOW
NEAT AND COMPACT THAT IS.
YOU GET A LOT OF WOW
WITH THAT STILL.
>> Andy: IT LOOKS GREAT
IN THE CONTAINER, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT'S RAISED A LITTLE
BIT OFF THE GROUND.
IT MAKES IT
A LITTLE MORE PROMINENT.
A REAL NEAT PLANT TO HAVE.
>> Amanda: AND WHEN YOU
THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE
FLOWERS TO HAVE COLOR,
THIS FELLOW COMES ALONG
AND CHANGES YOUR MIND.
>> Andy: YEAH, WE'VE STARTED
USING BROMELIADS A LOT MORE.
THEY'RE DIFFERENT ONES THAT
WILL TOLERATE SUN AND SHADE,
DIFFERENT SHAPES,
SIZES, COLORS.
WE'VE DONE SOME BEAUTIFUL
ONES IN POTS IN FULL SUN,
AND THEN OTHER ONES WE'LL
TUCK IN IN OTHER POTS.
THE SMALLER ONES
ARE GREAT FILLERS.
WHEN WE SEE AN EMPTY SPOT,
SOMETHING'S KIND OF
LANGUISHING, WE'LL TAKE IT
OUT AND POP A BROMELIAD IN.
>> Amanda: THAT MAKES ME
THINK THAT THEY'RE
PRETTY EASY.
>> Andy: VERY EASY.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
I JUST THINK THAT IT'S
WONDERFUL TO THINK THAT HERE
IT IS FEBRUARY AND WE'VE
GOT THESE GREAT PLANTS,
AND SOME, LIKE THIS ONE,
WE CAN EVEN LEAVE OUTSIDE.
BUT AS YOU SAY,
BRING THEM IN.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
TOO MUCH ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE
OVER THE WINTER.
JUST KEEP THEM FROM FREEZING
AND POP THEM BACK IN
AND HAVE A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL VARIED LANDSCAPE.
>> Andy: THAT'S RIGHT.
SPRING IS ON THE WAY NOW.
I CAN FEEL IT.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT
ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS
Y'ALL HAVE OUT THERE,
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING
TO VISIT US TODAY.
>> Andy: THANK YOU
FOR HAVING ME.
>> Amanda: NOW WE'RE GONNA
CHECK BACK WITH TERASA
AND HER CHATTERS.
TERASA?
>> Terasa: THANKS, AMANDA.
SOME NEAT PLANTS.
I'M SURE IT HAS ELICITED
SOME EXCITEMENT
FROM BOTH OUR VIEWERS
AND OUR CHATTERS.
SOMETHING YOU MIGHT BE
SEEING OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW IS
THE CAROLINA JESSAMINE
THAT HAPPENS TO BE
OUR STATE FLOWER.
I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T
SEEN ANY, BUT I DO HAVE A
PHOTOGRAPH THAT WAS SHARED
FROM THE PEE DEE RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION CENTER.
THIS IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE NATIVE VINES.
IT'S EVERGREEN
AND A LITTLE TENACIOUS,
I GUESS WE MIGHT SAY.
DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE MANY
PROBLEMS IN THE WAYS OF
DISEASES OR INSECTS, SO
PRETTY EASY TO GROW,
AND IT IS ATTRACTIVE
TO OUR NATIVE BEE SPECIES,
HUMMINGBIRDS, ESPECIALLY
THE SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL.
SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
SOME GREEN IN YOUR YARD
AND A WAY TO ATTRACT
SOME WILDLIFE,
MAYBE CONSIDER ADDING
SOME CAROLINA JESSAMINE.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> Amanda: THAT IS
A WONDERFUL NATIVE PLANT,
AND IT BLOOMS SO
BEAUTIFULLY IN THE SPRING.
CLIMBS UP PINE TREES,
DOESN'T IT?
>> Ryan: IT DOES.
>> Amanda: IT'S NOT
A PROBLEM FOR PINE TREES,
IS IT?
>> Ryan: NAH.
>> Amanda: WELL, I WAS
LOOKING AROUND THE YARD
TODAY, AND THERE'S ALWAYS
SOMETHING IN SOUTH CAROLINA
BLOOMING, AND THESE TWO
PLANTS ARE RELATED.
I HAVE DAPHNE
AND EDGEWORTHIA.
THE EDGEWORTHIA IS A
FUNNY-LOOKING, FUNKY PLANT
BECAUSE IT GROWS UP LIKE
THIS WITH THESE KIND OF
UPSIDE DOWN-HANGING FLOWERS,
BUT IT'S A REAL COOL THING
TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT HAS
A LOT OF STRUCTURE.
AND THEN DAPHNE HAS
BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GREEN,
OFTEN VARIEGATED, LEAVES.
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT
SMELLS GOOD, YOU NEED TO GET
A PIECE OF DAPHNE
AND BRING IT INSIDE.
IT'S JUST A GREAT PLANT,
AND HERE IT IS IN FEBRUARY,
BLOOMING ITS HEAD OFF
AND NOT BOTHERED IN
THE LEAST BY THE COLD.
I'M SO GLAD I LIVE HERE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE
WE CAN HAVE ALL THESE
WONDERFUL PLANTS.
EDITH LIVES IN FLORENCE,
AND SHE'S CALLING US.
EDITH, HAVE YOU GOT
A PROBLEM OVER THERE IN
THAT WONDERFUL PLACE?
>> Caller: I CERTAINLY DO.
>> Amanda: OH, NO.
>> Caller: I HAVE
A MOLE PROBLEM.
I HAVE PAID PROFESSIONALS
A BIG PRICE,
AND IT DOESN'T LAST.
>> Amanda: AND WHAT HAVE
THEY BEEN DOING FOR YOU?
>> Caller: WHAT HAVE
THE MOLES BEEN DOING?
>> Amanda: NO, NO, NO.
>> Caller: THEY'RE GOING
AROUND THE YARD.
>> Amanda: BUT YOU'VE HAD
PEOPLE COME AND PUT TRAPS
AND THINGS IN FOR YOU?
>> Caller: NO,
THEY SPRAYED SOMETHING.
>> Amanda: THEY DID?
MY GOODNESS.
>> Caller: BUT
IT DIDN'T LAST.
>> Amanda: WELL, SINCE
YOU'RE OUR TURF GAL--
>> Caller: FOR A BIG,
BIG PRICE.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHT.
OH, LORD, OH, LORD,
OH, LORD.
THEY ARE A PROBLEM,
PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL LAWN.
>> Jackie: THEY ARE.
THEY'RE INSECTIVORES.
THEY'RE TRAVELING THROUGH
THE SOIL LOOKING FOR ALL
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSECTS.
80 PERCENT OF THEIR DIET,
THOUGH, ARE EARTHWORMS, SO
PUTTING OUT INSECTICIDE OVER
THE ENTIRE LAWN IS NOT GOING
TO GET RID OF THEM.
IF YOU DO HAVE
AN INSECT PROBLEM--
GRUBS, MOLE CRICKETS--
CERTAINLY TREAT FOR THAT.
THAT DOES LIMIT SOME OF
THEIR FOOD SOURCE.
BY FAR, TRAPPING
IS THE BEST WAY.
UNFORTUNATELY,
IT'S STILL IFFY, BUT THAT'S
THE MOST EFFECTIVE.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIND AN ACTIVE
RUN, SO USUALLY ONE THAT
RUNS ALONG YOUR DRIVEWAY,
STEP ON THAT,
COME BACK 24 HOURS LATER,
AND IF IT'S PUSHED UP,
IT'S AN ACTIVE RUN.
GO AHEAD AND SET
YOUR TRAP IN THAT RUN.
GIVE IT THREE DAYS.
IF YOU DON'T CATCH OR KILL
ANYTHING AT THAT POINT--
YOU LIKE TO DO A LIVE TRAP
WHERE YOU PUT A BUCKET.
>> Amanda: I LIKE
TO DO A PITFALL.
I DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH
TO USE THOSE--
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T--
THOSE HARPOON TRAPS
ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SET.
>> Jackie: THEY ARE.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL
WITH EITHER TYPE OF TRAP,
PUT IT THREE DAYS LATER
IN A DIFFERENT RUN.
>> Amanda: OKAY, SO IF
YOU HAVE AN IDENTIFIED
MOLE CRICKET OR GRUB
PROBLEM, THEN YOU WOULD
TREAT FOR THAT, BUT
OTHERWISE, JUST DON'T
AUTOMATICALLY TREAT TO GET
RID OF THE FOOD SOURCE
BECAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
>> Jackie: NO,
BECAUSE THE AMOUNT
OF RAINFALL WE'VE HAD,
OUR SOILS ARE SATURATED.
INSECTS LOVE THAT MOISTURE.
IT HELPS THEM THRIVE.
WE'VE HAVEN'T BEEN
EXTREMELY COLD.
MOLES EAT SPIDERS,
BEETLES, EARTHWORMS.
>> Amanda: IF IT'S MEAT,
THEY EAT IT.
LIBBY'S CALLING US
FROM KINARDS.
WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU,
AND HOW ARE THINGS
OVER THERE?
>> Caller: THINGS ARE GREAT,
THANK YOU.
>> Amanda: GOOD.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
>> Caller: I HAD A BURN PILE
IN MY BACKYARD THAT I WOULD
BURN STICKS AND TWIGS AND
OLD LUMBER AND SO FORTH.
I HAVE NEEDED TO MOVE THAT
BURN PILE, AND I PROBABLY
HAVE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF ASH.
THINKING IT'S A GOOD THING,
I PUT SOME IN MY GARDEN
SPOT, SO NOW I'M CONCERNED
THAT I MAY HAVE HARMED
THE GREAT SOIL THAT I
ALREADY HAD, THINKING
I WAS ENHANCING IT.
>> Amanda: AHA!
>> Caller: DID I MESS IT UP,
OR IS IT A GOOD THING?
>> Amanda: WELL, I WILL SAY,
FIRST OF ALL, AS SOMEBODY
WHOSE NEIGHBOR HAD A BURN
PILE, AND IT WAS OFTEN KIND
OF SMOLDERING, AND I HAVE
A CHILD WITH ASTHMA,
IT'S NOT ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
TO USE BURN PILES ANYMORE.
WE DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM
DOING THAT, AND YOU MAY WANT
TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY
TO GET RID OF THAT MATERIAL
IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
STICKS AND THINGS, I OFTEN
JUST MAKE NATURAL AREAS WITH
STICKS AND BRANCHES THAT
FALL DOWN BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT SOME WILDLIFE LIKES
TO USE THEM, SO YOU MIGHT
WANT TO LOOK
AT SOME ALTERNATIVES.
WHO WANTS TO TALK
ABOUT THE WOOD ASH PROBLEM
OR THE LACK OF KNOWING
EXACTLY WHAT NUTRIENTS
ARE IN IT?
>> Andy: I'LL JUST
MENTION REAL QUICK.
SHE MENTIONED
BURNING OLD LUMBER.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING YOU
WANT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT,
DEPENDING UPON HOW
THE LUMBER'S BEEN TREATED
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT COULD BE GIVING OFF SOME
HARMFUL CHEMICALS WHEN
YOU'RE BURNING IT, BUT AS
FAR AS THE ASH PROBLEM,
I'LL LET ONE OF
MY FELLOW PANELISTS--
>> Ryan: IT'S ALSO
AGAINST THE LAW
TO BURN THE LUMBER.
>> Andy: WELL,
EVEN BETTER, YEAH.
>> Amanda: IT'S
AGAINST THE LAW?
>> Ryan: THE STATE LAW
SAYS THAT EVERYTHING
IN THE BURN PILE HAS
TO BE SOMETHING REMOVED
FROM THE PROPERTY,
AS FAR AS VEGETATION.
>> Amanda: REALLY?
OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
>> Jackie: ADDITIONALLY,
WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG BURN
PILE, THE ASH, THE PH IS
A LOT HIGHER, SO YOU'RE
LOOKING AT A PH PROBABLY
OF 8 OR HIGHER
THAT SHE'S PUTTING
ON HER VEGETABLE GARDEN.
IF SHE'S PUTTING A VERY
THICK LAYER, SHE COULD BE
PUSHING THAT PH UP OUT OF
THE RANGE WHERE VEGETABLES
WILL GROW AND ACCESS THEIR
NUTRIENTS AT THE BEST RANGE.
I WOULD BE VERY,
VERY CAUTIOUS.
YOU'RE ALMOST BETTER
TAKING SOME WOOD ASH.
IF IT'S JUST TREES AND LIMBS
THAT YOU'VE REMOVED FROM
YOUR PROPERTY, ADDING THAT
TO YOUR COMPOST, AND THEM
MIXING THAT COMPOST IN.
>> Amanda: OKAY, OKAY.
BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW
THE LIMING CAPABILITY
OF ASH.
AND SO YOU MIGHT WANT
TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF
INVESTIGATING, TOO,
ABOUT THE LOCAL ORDINANCES
CONCERNING BURNING THINGS
BECAUSE IT CAN SOMETIMES BE
PROBLEMS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WILLIE'S CALLING US
FROM COLUMBIA.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR
FROM YOU TONIGHT.
>> Caller: THANK YOU.
YES, I'M CALLING--I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO
TO HELP THE PECANS ON MY
TREE TO DEVELOP TO THE FULL
DEVELOPMENT STAGE BECAUSE
WHAT THEY DO, I HAVE LOTS OF
PECANS ON THE TREE, BUT IT
FALLS OFF BEFORE IT MATURES.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
>> Caller: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I CAN POSSIBLY DO.
>> Amanda: LET'S SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO FOR YOU.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT RYAN
TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WAS
SANITATION, AND SO WE DO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PICK UP
THE FALLEN PECANS THAT
WEREN'T RIPE OR DEVELOPED
BECAUSE THEY CAN HARBOR SOME
DISEASES THAT CONTINUE.
DOES YOUR INTEREST AS A TREE
PERSON LEND ITSELF
TO PECANS?
>> Ryan: NO, I SEND EVERY
BIT OF THAT TO JACKIE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Amanda: BECAUSE Y'ALL
COVER THE SAME AREA.
SO JACKIE, LET'S TELL HER
WHAT SHE CAN DO WITH HER
PECANS SO SHE CAN MAKE
A GOOD FRUITCAKE
OR A PECAN PIE.
>> Jackie: DEFINITELY,
SANITATION IS THE BEST WAY
TO GO.
IF THEY'RE FALLING OFF,
LOOK FOR LITTLE HOLES
TO INDICATE THAT SHE'S GOT
SHUCKWORMS OR SOME OF THE
BEETLES THAT WE HAVE.
JUST CLEAN THEM UP.
AS A HOMEOWNER, IT'S SO
HARD TO GET A GOOD SPRAY
IN THERE.
CLEANUP'S THE BEST THING
YOU CAN DO BY FAR.
>> Amanda: AND TAKE THEM TO
THE LANDFILL OR SOMEPLACE
WHERE THEY'RE DISPOSED OF.
DON'T PUT THEM
IN YOUR COMPOST PILE.
>> Jackie: RIGHT.
>> Amanda: AND THEN
THE OTHER THING IS,
WE HAVE A SOIL TEST
SPECIFIC FOR PECAN TREES
FOR HOMEOWNERS,
AND THEY DO HAVE
SOME PARTICULAR NUTRIENT
NEEDS OF THEIR OWN, AND
ALTHOUGH WE FERTILIZE
OUR TURF GRASS MUCH LATER,
PECAN TREES START WAKING
UP IN THE SPRING EARLIER,
AND SO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD
AND DO A SOIL TEST NOW
AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS
IF YOU NEED TO ADD
SOME PARTICULAR NUTRIENTS.
>> Jackie: THEY MAY
NEED SOME ZINC TOO.
>> Amanda: IF YOU HAVE PECAN
TREES AND THEY'RE IN THE
LAWN, CAN YOU APPLY THE
FERTILIZER OVER THE AREA
WHERE THE PECAN ROOTS ARE,
KNOWING THAT THOSE ROOTS
ARE GOING TO BE TAKING UP
THE NUTRIENTS?
>> Jackie: I WOULD WAIT
AND FERTILIZE THE LAWN
BECAUSE THE TREE'S GONNA
GET A LITTLE BIT FROM THE
FERTILIZATION FROM THE LAWN.
TREES REALLY DON'T NEED AS
MUCH UNTIL THEY FULLY LEAF
OUT, SO THAT WILL CORRESPOND
WITH THE GRASS GREENING UP.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
BRUCE FROM WEST COLUMBIA
IS ON THE LINE.
I'M GLAD TO TALK
TO YOU TONIGHT,
AND WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
>> Caller: I DON'T
HAVE A PROBLEM.
I HAVE A RESPONSE FOR
THE LADY UP ON LAKE MURRAY.
>> Amanda: YEAH.
>> Caller: WITH
THE LEYLAND CYPRESS?
>> Amanda: YEAH!
>> Caller: I CAN TELL HER
THAT FOUR-LEGGED DEER ARE
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EATING
THOSE TREES, AND THEY'LL
EAT THEM ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE NUB.
>> Amanda: WHOA, WHOA!
SO YOU'RE THINKING THAT SHE
MAY HAVE DEER COMING IN
AND NIPPING THOSE OFF?
>> Caller: OH, THEY'RE
DEFINITELY UP THERE.
THEY'RE IN HERDS, AND THEY
COME THROUGH, AND YOU CAN
PUT SOME CAYENNE PEPPER
ON THEM.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT'LL BE A LOT
OF CAYENNE PEPPER TO PUT
ON A LEYLAND CYPRESS,
BUT THANKS FOR THAT.
WE DO FORGET DEER ARE
CERTAINLY OUT THERE CHOMPING
ALL YEAR ROUND, AND THEY'RE
HUNGRY, SO THAT COULD BE ONE
OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE EATING THAT.
THANKS A LOT.
THIS IS A RUFFLY LITTLE
THING AND GREEN AND PURPLE.
WHAT IN THE WORLD
DID YOU BRING TO US?
>> Andy: THAT'S
ANOTHER COLEUS,
ANOTHER ONE OF
OUR RIVERBANKS HYBRIDS,
CALLED 'LAZY ALLIGATOR.'
>> Amanda: AND I'M GONNA
TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN
SO PEOPLE CAN SEE HOW
BEAUTIFUL IT IS UNDER.
>> Andy: THE UNDERSIDES OF
THE VEINS ARE GREAT ON THAT.
>> Amanda: BEAUTIFUL
ALL OVER.
NOW, THIS ONE IS REALLY,
REALLY RUFFLY.
IS IT A LITTLE MORE COMPACT,
OR DO YOU HAVE TO PINCH IT
TO GET IT TO STAY THIS WAY?
>> Andy: THEY'VE BEEN
PINCHED A LITTLE BIT,
BUT THAT ONE DOES STAY
A LITTLE MORE COMPACT.
>> Amanda: LET'S BRING IT UP
WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
THANK YOU.
>> Andy: ALL RIGHT.
>> Amanda: THIS ONE IS
ALMOST LIKE A SHRUB,
ISN'T IT?
>> Andy: IT IS.
IT'S VERY DENSE AND COMPACT.
>> Amanda: LIKE A LITTLE
BOXWOOD OR SOMETHING.
AND IF I WANTED TO--THIS IS
JUST AWFUL, BUT I COULD
ACTUALLY PINCH A LITTLE
PIECE LIKE THAT AND PUT IT
IN MY WATER, AND I'D HAVE
ONE THIS SPRING TO START.
>> Andy: YOU'D HAVE ROOTS
ON IT IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
>> Amanda: YEAH, YEAH.
JUST KEEP THE WATER FRESH
SO IT DOESN'T GET MOLD
AND MILDEW.
WELL, THAT IS JUST
BEAUTIFUL, AND TO THINK
THAT Y'ALL DID THIS.
YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE GONNA
COME ON THE SHOW SOMETIME
AND SHOW US HOW WE CAN
HYBRIDIZE COLEUS.
>> Andy: IT'S A GREAT
ACTIVITY FOR KIDS BECAUSE
YOU CAN TAKE TWO PLANTS
THAT LOOK VERY DIFFERENT.
IF I HAD OUR 'BLOODY MARY'--
LET'S IMAGINE THEY WERE
BOTH IN FLOWER.
YOU COULD TAKE ONE AND RUB
IT ON THE OTHER,
AND A FEW WEEKS LATER,
UNDER THE FLOWERS,
YOU'D JUST TAKE
A PAPER PLATE AND SEE
WHAT KIND OF SEEDS
COME OUT OF THERE.
WE'LL DO IT
ON THE SHOW SOMETIME.
>> Amanda: THAT WILL BE FUN.
OKAY, GREAT.
WE ALWAYS LIKE
CREATING NEW PLANTS.
>> Andy: ALL RIGHT, AWESOME.
>> Amanda: GOSH, IMAGINE, WE
COULD BE HYBRIDIZERS RIGHT
HERE ON "MAKING IT GROW!"
WELL, TERASA CAN DO JUST
ABOUT ANYTHING, SO THAT
WON'T BE NEW FOR HER,
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
SHE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH
IS THAT CHAT ROOM.
TERASA, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
AS ALWAYS.
>> Terasa: IT IS ALWAYS MY
PLEASURE, AND THE CHATTERS
MAKE IT EASY.
WE HAVE 25 PEOPLE STILL
IN THERE, LOTS OF NEW--
I SAY FACES,
ALTHOUGH I NEVER GET
TO SEE WHAT MY CHATTERS
LOOK LIKE.
I FEEL I KNOW YOU,
BUT WE WOULDN'T KNOW
IF WE MET IN PERSON.
THANKS FOR PROVIDING ME
WITH QUESTIONS THAT KEEP ME
UP TO DATE,
AND I WILL BE SURE
TO POST THE NAMES
OF THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS,
OR THOSE PLANTS THAT WE HAD
IN THE SEGMENT FROM ANDY.
I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE
WERE INTERESTED IN THOSE.
DO LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.
WE ARE OVER 12,000,
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
BUT WE ALWAYS STRIVE
FOR MORE.
AMANDA?
>> Amanda: IF YOU WANT TO DO
SOMETHING NOT THIS WEEKEND
BUT NEXT WEEKEND,
THE SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE
EXHIBITION IS GONNA BE
GOING ON IN CHARLESTON.
THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE HAS
AN INCREDIBLE TENT
WITH ALL KINDS OF THINGS
GOING ON,
COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS,
ALL THE SOUTH CAROLINA
CERTIFIED PRODUCTS.
I'M GONNA BE THERE
ON FRIDAY.
IT IS A FABULOUS, FABULOUS
WAY FOR YOU TO LEARN
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
SOUTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURE.
FARMERS ARE GONNA
BE THERE TO ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS THIS YEAR.
THE CAMELLIA TEA IN
EDGEFIELD IS NEXT THURSDAY,
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE
HOW PEOPLE DO THINGS
IN THE GENTEEL MANNER,
DO RUN DOWN THERE.
JACKIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING OVER HERE
AND HELPING US OUT.
>> Jackie: YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Amanda: IT'S WONDERFUL
TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TURF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Jackie: YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> Amanda: SOMETHING I DON'T
WANT TO HAVE TO LEARN.
RYAN, THANK YOU FOR SHARING
YOUR INFORMATION WITH US
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT
THIS IS GONNA DO
TO OUR AGRICULTURE,
FORESTRY DIVISION.
>> Ryan: GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS,
THEY CAN CALL
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THAT CHILDREN'S GARDEN
READY TO GO.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
BYE-BYE, Y'ALL.
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
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