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>> WELL, MAY WAS
PRETTY NICE, AND I'M LOOKING
FOR A PRETTY NICE JUNE.
A LOT OF US CLEMSON
EXTENSION AGENTS GOT TO HEAR
ERIC SNODGRASS, WHO IS
THE TOP WEATHER MAN FOR
AGRICULTURE, AND HE SAID
THAT SUMMER'S LOOKING
PRETTY GOOD.
BUT YOU KNOW IT IS SOUTH
CAROLINA AND EVEN A GOOD
SUMMER IS CHALLENGING, SO IF
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR
YARD, WE SURE HOPE THAT
YOU'RE GONNA CALL US UP.
OUR TOLL-FREE LINES
ARE OPEN.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE READY TO
ANSWER THE PHONE AND A GREAT
GROUP HERE TONIGHT TO
HOPEFULLY HELP YOU WITH
WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S
BOTHERING YOU.
AND IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE
NEWFANGLED PEOPLE WHO SAYS,
"TO HECK WITH TELEPHONES, I
AM WAY TOO MODERN FOR THAT,"
WELL, YOU ARE VERY FORTUNATE
BECAUSE TERASA LOTT COMES
OVER TO HELP US WITH
THE CHAT ROOM; TERASA?
>> Terasa: THANKS, AMANDA.
EXCITING THINGS ARE GOING ON
IN MY BACKYARD.
WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW BROOD OF
BABY BLUEBIRDS, SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO WATCHING THEM
GROW, DEVELOP, AND LEAVE
THE NEST.
HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE EXCITING
THINGS GOING ON AS WELL.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU TELL ME
ABOUT IT IN THE CHAT ROOM
THIS EVENING, AND I'LL BE
HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
DETAILS ON HOW TO LOG IN
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
BUT RIGHT NOW LET'S START
"MAKING IT GROW."
[AMERICANA THEME MUSIC]
♪♪
>> Amanda: WELL, WE SURE ARE
GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US FOR
THE NEXT HOUR THAT WE'RE
GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT
GARDENING AND THINGS
RELATED TO GARDENING
AND AGRICULTURE AND ART.
BOY, IT'S A BIG SHOW
TONIGHT, AND WE'RE HAPPY
THAT YOU'RE WITH US.
WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM
ETV'S HEADQUARTERS UP HERE
IN COLUMBIA, AND WE'RE A
COLLABORATION BETWEEN
CLEMSON EXTENSION AND ETV,
AND WE BOTH ARE DEDICATED
TO TRYING TO BRING YOU
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
IN AN ENJOYABLE AND
UNDERSTANDABLE WAY, SO WE'RE
GONNA DO OUR BEST TO LIVE UP
TO OUR MISSION.
I'M AMANDA MCNULTY.
I'M A HORTICULTURE AGENT
OVER IN SUMTER
MOST OF THE TIME.
TODAY I GET TO SIT OVER HERE
WITH SOME REALLY COOL
PEOPLE, INCLUDING ERIC
SHEALY, AND ERIC IS A SHEALY
FROM UP THERE AROUND LITTLE
MOUNTAIN, WHICH MEANS HE'S
RELATED TO EVERYBODY
AND THEIR COUSINS.
>> Eric: YES...
UP THERE!
>> Amanda: WHICH MEANS
YOU CANNOT MARRY ANYBODY
FROM YOUR HOMETOWN.
>> Eric: NOT A GILBERT
SHEALY, A LITTLE MOUNTAIN
SHEALY, YEAH.
>> Amanda: SO HE'S GONNA
HAVE TO ONE DAY GO FAR FLUNG
TO FIND A BRIDE.
>> Eric: YES, FAR FLUNG.
>> Amanda: 'CAUSE Y'ALL ARE
ALL COUSINS UP THERE.
BUT YOU RIDE DOWN THE ROAD
TO RIVERBANKS ZOO, AND YOU
HAVE BEEN IN CHARGE OF
A SPECIAL PART OF THE ZOO.
>> Eric: I HAVE.
FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS NOW,
I'VE DONE THE GREENHOUSES
AND NURSERY DOWN THERE FOR
THE ZOO AND THE GARDEN.
I GROW FOR BOTH THE ZOO AND
THE GARDEN, AND PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE THAT THE ZOO ALMOST
TAKES AS MANY PLANTS AS THE
GARDEN DOES, BUT THAT'S THE
TRUTH OF IT, AND I GET TO
HANDLE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PLANTS, A LOT OF DIFFERENT
VARIETIES, A LOT OF
DIFFERENT SPECIES EVERY DAY.
>> Amanda: I WONDER HOW MANY
THINGS YOU PROPAGATE AND
GROW FROM SEED EACH YEAR?
>> Eric: THIS YEAR, I KNOW
IT WAS AROUND 12,000 PLANTS
FROM SEEDS AND CUTTINGS.
I THINK THAT'S THE NUMBER.
>> Amanda: THAT IS EXCITING!
>> Eric: THAT WAS RECENT
THAT WE FIGURED THAT OUT.
>> Amanda: AND Y'ALL WILL
SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE A
BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF JUST
WHAT IT IS THAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU HAVE SOMEONE AS TALENTED
AS ERIC WITH THE RESOURCES
THAT Y'ALL HAVE
AND A GREAT CREW TOO.
>> Eric: YEAH, A WONDERFUL
CREW, A LOT OF PASSION.
>> Amanda: AND SPEAKING OF
PASSION, TALK ABOUT A
WONDERFUL PLACE, MOORE FARMS
BOTANICAL GARDENS DOWN IN
LAKE CITY IS JUST THE CAT'S
MEOW, AND REBECCA TURK IS
IN CHARGE OF EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS.
YOU MADE IT THROUGH
ARTFIELDS, REBECCA.
>> Rebecca: YES!
>> Amanda: IT WAS A GRAND
SUCCESS, BUT YOU AREN'T
GONNA REST ON YOUR LAURELS.
TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT
PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER.
>> Rebecca: WE'RE SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT THE SUMMER.
SPRING WAS AMAZING, BUT
SUMMER IS WHEN WE HAVE A LOT
OF YOUTH IN THE GARDEN,
MAY THROUGH AUGUST.
WE HAVE CAMPS ALL THROUGH
JUNE, AND THEN WE'RE
LAUNCHING OUR FIRST EVER
"DIG IT!" GARDEN
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
IN JULY FOR
11-TO-14-YEAR-OLDS, WHERE
THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR
VEGETABLE GARDEN AND TAKE
CARE OF IT THEMSELVES WITH
THE ASSISTANCE, OF COURSE,
OF OUR STAFF.
>> Amanda: AND THIS ISN'T
JUST A ONE-DAY THING?
>> Rebecca: NO, THERE ARE
TEN TOTAL SESSIONS.
THEY HAVE TO COME TO EIGHT
OF THE SESSIONS.
IF THEY COME TO EIGHT, THEY
WIN A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
IT'S SOMETHING TO HELP
PROVIDE INCENTIVE FOR THEM
TO LEARN, HANDS-ON, WHAT IT
MEANS TO WORK IN A GARDEN.
THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR
VEGETABLE GARDEN, GET TO
HARVEST, TAKE PRODUCE HOME,
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO WEED
AND PLANT, AND THEY HAVE TO
EXPERIENCE THE HARD WORK
IT TAKES AS WELL.
>> Amanda: SUMMER IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> Rebecca: RIGHT,
AND THE HEAT OF JULY
AND EARLY AUGUST!
THEY GET TO LEARN, HANDS-ON,
WHAT IT MEANS.
SO SUMMER, FOR US, MEANS A
LOT OF YOUTH PROGRAMS, BUT
STILL OUR ADULT CLASSES TOO.
>> Amanda: OKAY!
AT THE END OF THE SHOW,
WE'RE GONNA PUT UP A LINK
SO THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND OUT
JUST WHERE THEY CAN GET THAT
INFORMATION AND GET IN TOUCH
WITH YOU.
VICKY BERTAGNOLLI IS A
CLEMSON EXTENSION AGENT LIKE
I AM, BUT SHE KNOWS ABOUT
THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT.
SHE KNOWS ABOUT CRITTERS,
AND THAT WOULD BE
INVERTEBRATE CRITTERS.
>> Vicky: YEP.
>> Amanda: 'CAUSE SHE'S AN
ENTOMOLOGIST, AND VICKY,
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
TO A FIRE ANT SYMPOSIUM.
YOU SAID, WITH THE TEXAS
TWO-STEP METHOD, WE REALLY
CAN MANAGE FIRE ANTS
PRETTY WELL.
>> Vicky: FIRE ANTS ARE
EASY TO CONTROL.
IT'S EASY TO DO.
IT'S SAFE.
IT'S EFFECTIVE, AND IT'S
COST-EFFECTIVE ALSO.
>> Amanda: AND WE HAVE A
YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT PEOPLE
CAN GO TO--VICKY
BERTAGNOLLI, FIRE ANTS,
"MAKING IT GROW," YOUTUBE--
WHERE YOU DEMONSTRATE THAT.
BUT YOU SAID THERE'S A NEW
THREAT, A NEW INVASIVE ANT
THAT WE'RE REALLY
SOMEWHAT TROUBLED BY.
>> Vicky: YEAH, THERE'S
A NEW ANT THAT'S NEAR
CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA,
WHICH IS SAVANNAH,
SO IT'S NEAR GEORGETOWN.
IT'S CALLED THE
TAWNY CRAZY ANT, AND IT'S
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
>> Amanda: SO SAVANNAH?
>> Vicky: DOWN NEAR SAVANNA.
IT'S CALLED THE TAWNY CRAZY
ANT, AND WHENEVER TAWNY
CRAZY ANTS ARE IN AN
ECOSYSTEM, THEY OUTFORAGE
AND OUTCOMPETE EVEN
FIRE ANTS, WHICH BY SHEER
NUMBERS, THIS MAKES THEM
A PROBLEM.
THEY DON'T BITE OR STING,
BUT JUST SHEER NUMBERS
MAKE THEM A PROBLEM.
>> Amanda: AND THEY COME
INTO HOUSES, THOUGH.
>> Vicky: THEY CAN INVADE
HOUSES, AND THEY DO NEST
INDOORS.
AND WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS,
YOU CAN HAVE ELECTRICAL
FIRES THAT WAY, AND THAT
MAKES THEM DANGEROUS.
>> Amanda: SO A LOT OF
THE EFFORTS OF EXTENSION
ENTOMOLOGY PROGRAMS ARE
NOW--AND DOES OUR
ERIC BENSON HAVE SOME
RESEARCH PROGRAMS GOING?
>> Vicky: DR. ERIC BENSON
HAS SOME STUDENTS THAT ARE
WORKING ON TAWNY CRAZY ANTS.
>> Amanda: WELL, WE SURE
HOPE THEY GET 'EM BEFORE
THEY MARCH UP HERE LIKE
SHERMAN'S ARMY CAME OUT
OF GEORGIA, I TELL YOU.
BEN BOYLES IS A CLEMSON
EXTENSION AGENT, BUT HE DOES
THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH
ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, AND
AGRICULTURE IS THE BIGGEST
PART OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S
ECONOMY.
BEN HAS FOUND A WAY TO
COMBINE THAT WITH ART
AND HAS A WAY TO GET US TO
FARM SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
BEN, TELL US WHAT YOU'VE GOT
FIGURED OUT.
>> Ben: THANKS, AMANDA!
WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE
THE SOUTH CAROLINA AG + ART
TOUR IS BACK AND BIGGER
THAN EVER.
THIS YEAR, THE TOUR WILL
TAKE PLACE EVERY WEEKEND
IN JUNE ACROSS 11
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
HERE TONIGHT WITH MICHELLE
LONG OF THE NEWBERY COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
MICHELLE REPRESENTS NEWBERRY
COUNTY, THE NEWEST ADDITION
TO OUR AG + ART TOUR FAMILY.
>> Michelle: WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED TO BE A PART
OF THIS.
WE LEARNED ABOUT IT
LAST SUMMER, AS FAR AS
THE POSSIBILITY OF US
PARTICIPATING, AND WE
REALLY JUMPED ON THAT.
WE HAVE A LARGE COMMITTEE
THAT'S PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER, AND WE THANK BEN
AND STRAUSS FOR HELPING US
ALONG THE WAY.
>> Ben: WE'RE EXCITED
AND LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING
ABOUT THE TOUR LATER ON
IN THE SHOW.
>> Amanda: CAN'T WAIT TO
COME OVER THERE AND LEARN
MORE ABOUT IT!
TERASA LOTT IS A WATER
QUALITY AGENT DURING THE DAY
BASED IN FLORENCE,
BUT SHE IS NEVER VERY FAR
FROM BEING A MAJOR PART OF
"MAKING IT GROW."
SHE KEEPS OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
UP-TO-DATE, AND SHE IS
AN ANIMAL RESCUER.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE THINKS
SHE'S GOT A PLACE TO PUT
A JACK RUSSELL TERRIER,
OR TERRORIST AS I CALL 'EM
SOMETIMES!
BUT TERASA ALSO IS GONNA
TELL YOU THAT, ACTUALLY,
THERE'S A PRETTY EASY WAY
TO GET INTO THE CHAT ROOM.
SHE HAS THIS MAGICAL LITTLE
POTION, AND SHE'S JUST GONNA
SPRINKLE IT ON THE AIRWAVES
AND, TADA, YOU'LL BE
TRANSFORMED; TERASA?
>> Terasa: THANKS, AMANDA.
WELL, ROXIE IS
THE JACK RUSSELL MIX,
AND SHE'S VERY SWEET.
JUST NEEDS LOTS OF ATTENTION
AND LOTS OF PLAYTIME!
IF YOU NOTICE, AROUND
MY DESK, YOU CAN SEE SOME
PIECES THAT WILL BE PART OF
THE AG + ART TOUR IN THE
NEWBERRY AREA, AND YOU'LL
HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST
A LITTLE WHILE, BUT I'M
EXCITED TO HAVE SOME NEW
ACCENTS ON MY DESK.
TO GET INTO THE CHAT ROOM,
THE FIRST STEP IS TO GO
TO THE "MAKING IT GROW"
FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH YOU SEE
ON YOUR SCREEN NOW.
DO THIS USING YOUR FAVORITE
WEB BROWSER FROM A LAPTOP
OR A DESKTOP, AND THAT
WILL MAKE IT VERY EASY.
YOU CAN DO IT FROM A MOBILE
DEVICE, BUT IT'S
A LITTLE MORE TRICKY.
ONCE YOU'RE ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE, GO TO THE "MAKING IT
GROW" CHAT ROOM LINK RIGHT
THERE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
ONCE YOU CLICK THERE,
YOU'LL BE DIRECTED
INTO THE CHAT ROOM.
YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW
DIALOGUE BOX APPEAR AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
I'M ALREADY LOGGED IN, SO
YOU DON'T SEE THAT, BUT IT
WILL SAY, "CLICK TO JOIN IN
THE DISCUSSION."
ONCE YOU DO THAT, YOU JUST
ENTER YOUR FACEBOOK
USER NAME AND PASSWORD,
AND VOILÀ, YOU WILL HAVE
THAT MAGICAL POTION THAT
LETS YOU IN THE CHAT ROOM.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE EIGHT
SPEAKERS AND THREE VIEWERS.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
FRESH FROM THE GARDEN.
I WAS ABLE TO TRY A NEW
SQUASH RECIPE THIS WEEK, AND
ONE OF OUR CHATTERS SHARED
THAT SHE JUST HARVESTED AND
COOKED HER FIRST SQUASH
LAST NIGHT.
NOTHING BETTER THAN
FRESH FROM THE GARDEN.
HOPE TO BE CHATTING WITH YOU
VERY SOON.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> Amanda: THANK YOU,
TERASA.
EIGHT PEOPLE ALREADY,
AND THREE FENCE SITTERS.
I CALL 'EM FENCE SITTERS.
TERASA'S REAL SWEET.
SHE CALLS THEM VIEWERS.
BUT SHE'S HAPPY TO HAVE
ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO JOIN
HER, AND FROM WHAT I HEAR,
THEY REALLY HAVE
A WONDERFUL TIME.
JEMME'S CALLING US
FROM LUGOFF.
JEMME, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU WITH US TONIGHT, AND
TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING UP
THERE WHERE SOME PEOPLE HAVE
SOME PRETTY SANDY SOILS.
>> Caller: WE DO HAVE SANDY
SOIL HERE, BUT MY GARDEN
JUST LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
WE'VE GOT JUST THE PRETTIEST
GARDEN THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR, WE DIDN'T PLANT.
WE KIND OF SKIPPED OVER.
>> Amanda: WELL,
I'M DELIGHTED THAT IT'S
LOOKING SO GOOD!
>> Caller: IT LOOKS
BEAUTIFUL!
IT REALLY DOES.
BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
MY GARDENIA BUSHES.
THEY'RE KIND OF GETTING
OUT OF CONTROL.
THEY'RE REALLY TALL
AND LANKY, BUT THEY'RE
FULL OF BLOOMS.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN'S THE
BEST TIME TO PRUNE THEM BACK
AND FERTILIZE THEM.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
>> Caller: AND--OKAY,
GO AHEAD.
>> Amanda: NO, GO AHEAD.
>> Caller: OKAY, I ALSO HAVE
A TRUMPET TREE,
AN ANGEL TRUMPET.
I HAVE THREE OF 'EM,
AND SOMETHING IS JUST EATING
THEM AWAY, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S SNAILS AT NIGHT.
I HEARD THAT IF YOU PUT BEER
IN A LITTLE SAUCER AND SIT
'EM BY THERE THAT THE SNAILS
WILL GO IN THE BEER AND DIE.
SO I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE
SOME INPUT ON WHAT TO DO
ABOUT WHAT'S EATING
MY TRUMPET PLANTS.
AND I'LL HANG UP
AND LET YOU TALK.
>> Amanda: WELL, WITH THE
SNAILS, HONESTLY, I THINK
THE EASIEST THING TO DO IS
THERE ARE SNAIL BAITS NOW
THAT ARE NOT AS TOXIC AS THE
OLD ONES, THAT ARE SAFER TO
USE AROUND ANIMALS, AND I
FIND THAT TO BE EASIER THAN
TRYING TO PUT OUT LITTLE
PANS OF BEER, PERSONALLY,
AND I'D RATHER KEEP THE BEER
IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND HAVE
THE CAN OF BEER ON MY TABLE.
BUT THERE ARE VERY SAFE
SNAIL BAITS THAT ARE MADE
ESPECIALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE,
AND THERE ARE LOW-TOXICITY
ONES, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE
YOU TO TRY THAT.
BUT, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT
SURE WHAT IT IS, THAT
WOULDN'T BE PUTTING OUT
A VERY STRONG INSECTICIDE
OR PESTICIDE IN YOUR GARDEN.
BUT FOR PRUNING THE
GARDENIAS, THEY CAN GET
PRETTY BIG, AND I WOULD FEEL
THAT--ONE OF THE THINGS
ABOUT PRUNING IS YOU REALLY
WANT TO KNOW HOW TO PRUNE,
AND I KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE
PEOPLE COME DOWN AND
SOMETIMES YOU LET ME COME
DOWN AND WE DO WORKSHOPS
ON FLOWER ARRANGING,
YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW
TO MAKE THOSE PRUNING CUTS,
THINNING CUTS
VERSUS HEADING CUTS.
SO DON'T YOU THINK THAT
SOMETIMES KNOWING THE RIGHT
WAY TO PRUNE--YOU DON'T
WANT TO EVER GO IN AND JUST
SHEAR SOMETHING OFF.
>> Rebecca: RIGHT.
OVER TIME, IT WILL BECOME
MORE DENSE IF YOU JUST SHEAR
IT, AND THEN IT'S GONNA
PREVENT SUNLIGHT FROM
GETTING INSIDE, AND
ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE
A GARDENIA, THAT'S GONNA
ENCOURAGE DISEASES
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO DOING THINNING CUTS IS
REALLY HEALTHY FOR A SHRUB
THAT'S LARGER.
YOU'RE GONNA PROMOTE MORE
SUNLIGHT INTO THE SHRUB OVER
TIME, AND IT WILL REDUCE
THE MORE SPRAGGLY APPEARANCE
OF IT.
HEADING CUTS ARE GREAT TOO,
THOUGH, BECAUSE THEY ALSO
WILL INVIGORATE MORE
BRANCHING AND NEW GROWTH,
AND SO YOU KIND OF WANT
TO DO A MIXTURE OF BOTH.
MAKE SURE FIRST TO REMOVE
ANY DISEASE OR OLD WOOD
THAT'S IN THERE,
AND THEN KIND OF START
TO SHAPE IT MORE.
I WOULD DEFINITELY WAIT
TILL IT FINISHES BLOOMING.
IT'S IN ITS PEAK SEASON.
ONCE IT'S DONE BLOOMING,
SHE SHOULD GO AHEAD
AND PRUNE THAT.
IN REGARD TO FERTILIZING,
YOU CAN DO IT AT ANY TIME
OF YEAR; IT'S NOT GONNA BE
DETRIMENTAL TO IT AT ALL.
>> Amanda: IT'S
IN ACTIVE GROWTH.
SHE COULD HAVE DONE IT A
LITTLE EARLIER, BUT I THINK
THIS WOULD BE FINE.
>> Eric: AS LONG AS
SHE WAITS TILL AFTER
IT'S FLOWERING.
YOU WANT THE FLOWER.
WITH A GARDENIA, THAT'S WHAT
YOU WAIT FOR.
>> Amanda: BUT WHAT YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO IS USE
SO MUCH NITROGEN
THAT YOU'RE GONNA PROMOTE
SOLELY VEGETATIVE GROWTH.
>> Eric: YEAH,
AFTER YOU CUT IT BACK,
YOU DON'T WANT TO...
>> Amanda: AND VICKY, TONY
SAYS HE LIKES TO SPOON-FEED
THINGS BECAUSE, UNLESS
YOU'RE USING A SLOW-RELEASE
FERTILIZER, IF WE GET A
REALLY HEAVY RAIN, WHICH WE
DO OFTEN, THAT NITROGEN IS
PRETTY MUCH JUST TAKEN
OFF-SITE.
>> Vicky: YES, IT'S GONE,
AND YOU'VE WASTED YOUR
PRODUCT, AND YOU'VE WASTED
YOUR TIME.
>> Rebecca: AND YOUR MONEY.
>> Amanda: AND TO LEARN
ABOUT PRUNING, IF YOU JUST
SEARCH "CLEMSON HGIC," WHICH
STANDS FOR HOME GARDEN
INFORMATION CENTER, AND THEN
PUT "PRUNING," IT'LL BRING
UP SOME FACT SHEETS THAT
WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEADING
CUTS AND THINNING CUTS.
>> Vicky: YEAH, WE'VE GOT
ONE SPECIFICALLY
FOR PRUNING SHRUBS.
>> Amanda: YES, WE DO,
AND IT'S PRETTY EASY TO
UNDERSTAND, AND YOU'LL
ENJOY THAT.
MELODIE'S CALLING US
FROM BATESBURG.
DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU,
MELODIE, AND HOW'S
EVERYTHING IN YOUR PART
OF THE STATE?
>> Caller: GOOD EVENING.
EVERYTHING IS QUIET TONIGHT.
WE HAD SOME STORMS
LAST NIGHT.
>> Amanda: OH, DID YOU?
WELL, I HOPE IT DIDN'T BLOW
DOWN TOO MANY THINGS.
>> Caller: JUST A FEW, BUT I
THINK EVERYBODY'S OKAY.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
I WAS GIVEN A HYACINTH PLANT
AS A GIFT A COUPLE OF MONTHS
AGO, AND I REMOVED IT FROM
THE PLASTIC CONTAINER THAT
IT CAME IN AND REPOTTED IT
INTO ANOTHER CONTAINER.
BUT IT'S A BULB, AND I'M NOT
SURE IF I'M SUPPOSED TO PUT
IT IN THE REFRIGERATOR
UNTIL THE FALL.
THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT TO
DO, IS PLANT IT IN MY YARD
IN THE FALL, BUT UNTIL THEN,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WITH IT.
>> Amanda: WELL, ERIC,
I THINK I'D JUST GO AHEAD
AND PLANT IT IN THE YARD
RIGHT NOW.
>> Eric: I WOULD TOO.
USUALLY, THEY ARE PLANTED
IN THE FALL.
THAT'S WHEN WE PLANT OURS,
BUT IT WILL GO THROUGH THAT
NATURAL--IT'S GONNA LOSE
ITS LEAVES ANYWAY.
IF YOU PLANT IT RIGHT NOW,
IT'S GONNA LOSE ITS LEAVES
AND GO DORMANT, BUT IT'LL GO
THROUGH THAT VERNALIZATION
THAT IT NEEDS ANYWAY.
IT'LL GO THROUGH THAT COLD,
AND THEN HOPEFULLY IT WILL
COME BACK NEXT YEAR.
BUT THEY ALWAYS DON'T FLOWER
YEAR TO YEAR, ESPECIALLY
IN THIS AREA OF THE STATE.
YOU CAN GO MORE NORTHERN,
AND YOU MIGHT GET MORE
BLOOMS OUT OF IT, AND
THEY'LL PROBABLY NEVER LOOK
AS GOOD AS WHEN YOU GOT IT
AS THAT GIFT; SORRY!
>> Amanda: BUT IT'LL BE A
PRETTY SPOT OF COLOR IN YOUR
GARDEN, AND I WOULD JUST
GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN
SOMEPLACE THAT'S GONNA BE
IRRIGATED THROUGH THE SUMMER
BECAUSE OTHER THINGS
AROUND IT ARE GROWING.
>> Eric: AND DON'T WORRY
WHEN IT DIES BACK.
IT'S GONNA DO THAT.
>> Amanda: BUT IT'LL COME
BACK NEXT YEAR, AND THERE
ARE LOTS OF HYACINTHS.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A LITTLE
COLLECTION, THERE ARE SOME
BULB CATALOGS COMING OUT
RIGHT NOW, AND YOU COULD
ORDER SOME TO ADD TO IT.
>> Eric: THERE ARE BETTER
ONES FOR OUR AREA TOO.
>> Amanda: YEAH, AND READ
THE ONES THAT SAY
THAT THEY ARE BETTER
FOR SOUTHERN PLACES.
I DON'T GET SOMETHING
UNLESS IT SAYS
IT'LL GROW IN ZONE 9.
IF IT GROWS FROM LIKE
5 TO 8, THEN IT MEANS 8
IS THE BEST IT CAN--IT'S
KIND OF HANGING IN THERE.
>> Rebecca: THAT'S
A TENDER PERENNIAL.
>> Amanda: YEAH, SO I LIKE
THINGS THAT CAN AT LEAST
TAKE 9, AND THEN MAYBE IT'S
GONNA BE OKAY IN THE 8 THAT
MOST OF US ARE HERE.
CYNTHIA IS CALLING US
FROM RIDGEVILLE.
CYNTHIA, WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR
FROM YOU TONIGHT, AND WHAT'S
GOING ON DOWN THERE?
>> Caller: WELL, HI.
I'VE GOT A JAPANESE
PLUM TREE--
WELL, ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S
CLASSIFIED AS A SHRUB--
THAT I PLANTED
IN JANUARY OF 2016
THAT DID REALLY WELL UNTIL
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S
OVERWATERING OR UNDER, BUT
ALL THE LEAVES ARE GETTING
YELLOW AND JUST DRYING UP
AND DOING NOTHING.
IT'S STOPPED GROWING.
IT'S A JAPANESE PLUM.
>> Amanda: WHICH IS
A FOLIAGE PLANT.
WELL, GENERALLY, WHEN THEY
TURN YELLOW, IT'S EITHER TOO
MUCH WATER OR NOT ENOUGH.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING'S
HAPPENED IN YOUR YARD,
IF YOU'VE CHECKED YOUR
IRRIGATION, CHANGED
THE MULCHING ON IT.
BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'VE
HAD SUCH EXTREME WATER
THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT
OF STANDING WATER.
>> Eric: NO, AND WE'VE HAD
RAIN.
>> Rebecca: IF THE ROOT-BALL
IS SITTING IN WATER, LIKE IF
THERE'S A BROKEN IRRIGATION
LINE UNDERNEATH,
I KNOW WHEN ROOTS
ARE ROTTING FROM SITTING
IN TOO MUCH WATER--
WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT
AT THE GARDEN BECAUSE OF
OUR HIGH WATER TABLE--
THAT'S A COMMON
CHARACTERISTIC.
BUT NORMALLY THAT'S DUE TO
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RAIN,
WHICH WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD,
OR IF THERE'S A LINE
UNDERGROUND THAT'S BROKEN
AND IT'S HAVING
A LOT OF WATER.
>> Amanda: OR IT'S NOT
GETTING IRRIGATION.
>> Rebecca: OR IT'S NOT
GETTING ENOUGH WATER EITHER.
>> Amanda: ALSO, VICKY,
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN
OVEREMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT
PROPER MULCHING IS BECAUSE
IT HELPS CONSERVE WATER
IN THE SOIL.
>> Vicky: IT HELPS REGULATE
THE MOISTURE LEVEL
THAT'S AROUND THE TREE.
>> Amanda: SO I'M SORRY
I CAN'T GIVE YOU
A DEFINITIVE ANSWER.
I WOULD GO OUT THERE
AND FEEL AROUND, THOUGH.
THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
FEEL AROUND AND SEE IF
THE SOIL IS WET OR DRY.
>> Eric: AND CHECK THE ROOTS
AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
DOWN THERE.
>> Rebecca: DIG A HOLE
TO SEE.
SEE ABOUT A FOOT DOWN, TOO,
AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> Amanda: YEAH, NOT RIGHT
NEXT TO IT, BUT WHERE THOSE
FEEDER ROOTS ARE COMING IN.
BUT DO JUST--
I MEAN, WE FORGET THAT WE
HAVE THESE INCREDIBLE TOOLS
THAT ARE RIGHT HERE, AND YOU
CAN FIND A LOT ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON BY ACTUALLY PUTTING
YOUR FINGERS DOWN UNDER
THE MULCH AND SEEING WHAT'S
GOING ON AND SEEING IF THE
SOIL FEELS UNUSUALLY DRY
WHEN YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE
MOIST, OR VICE VERSA.
GOSH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE TO START.
LET'S START WITH
THAT FUNKY-LOOKING THING
THAT YOU SAID WAS
IN THE MAGNOLIA FAMILY.
>> Eric: WELL, IT'S IN THE
CAMELLIA FAMILY, ACTUALLY.
I WAS COMPLETELY WRONG
ABOUT THAT EARLIER.
>> Amanda: WELL, I WAS
THINKING IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE
A MAGNOLIA, BUT I WASN'T
GONNA ARGUE WITH IT
'CAUSE YOU'RE THE EXPERT!
I MEAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
SAID IT KIND OF DOES LOOK
LIKE GARDENIA.
>> Eric: I HAD
TO GO BACK AND--
>> Amanda: I'M SO GLAD
YOUNG PEOPLE OCCASIONALLY
HAVE MEMORY LOSS TOO!
>> Eric: WELL, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S A LOT OF PLANTS
FLOATING AROUND HERE!
IT'S A SCHIMA ARGENTEA.
IT'S A FAIRLY NEW PLANT
TO ME.
WE'VE HAD IT GROWING
IN THE GARDEN FOR ABOUT
FOUR TO FIVE YEARS.
BUT IT IS A CAMELLIA
RELATIVE.
I THINK WE GOT IT FROM
CAMELLIA FOREST NURSERIES
UP IN NORTH CAROLINA.
IT DOES HAVE A FRAGRANCE.
IT'S VERY FAINT, BUT IT'S
KIND OF NICE.
>> Amanda: AND SCHIMA IS...
>> Eric: S-C-H-I-M-A.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
>> Eric: ARGENTEA.
>> Amanda: OKAY, AND I'M
GONNA TELL Y'ALL THAT, AT
THE END OF THE SHOW, WE'RE
GONNA SPEND A LONG TIME
GETTING ERIC TO WRITE DOWN
THE NAMES OF THESE PLANTS,
AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE
OF 'EM, AND TERASA WILL BE
SWEET AND PUT 'EM
ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT
Y'ALL CAN SEE.
BUT THAT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL
THING, AND YOU SAID IT'S
AS TALL AS THE WALL NOW.
>> Eric: IT IS.
IF YOU GO INTO OUR GARDEN,
IT'S AS TALL AS THE BRICK
WALL THAT SURROUNDS THE
GARDEN, SO IT'S PRETTY TALL,
PROBABLY 10 FEET.
>> Amanda: HOW LONG DO YOU
THINK IT'S GONNA FLOWER?
>> Eric: IT'LL BE IN FLOWER
FOR PROBABLY ANOTHER
TWO WEEKS MAYBE.
>> Amanda: SO YOU GET
A PRETTY GOOD LENGTH.
>> Eric: THEY KIND OF
FLOWER, AND THEN THEY
JUST FALL APART.
IT HELD UP REALLY WELL HERE.
>> Amanda: IS IT EVERGREEN?
>> Eric: I THINK IT IS
EVERGREEN, YES.
>> Amanda: WELL, I'M GONNA
SKIP FROM HORTICULTURAL
FLOWERS TO AGRICULTURE,
ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE ART +
AG FARMS ARE GONNA BE
HORTICULTURAL, AND I'M GONNA
GO OVER AND LEARN ABOUT
WHAT THEY'VE GOT PLANNED.
WHILE I DO THAT, I'M GONNA
CHECK IN WITH TERASA AND
FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE
HAVE JOINED HER
SINCE SHE STARTED OFF WITH
EIGHT AND THREE; TERASA?
>> Terasa: WELL, WE'RE UP TO
20 TOTAL NOW, SO DEFINITELY
A BIGGER CROWD IN THE CHAT
ROOM, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS
ROOM FOR MORE, SO FEEL FREE
TO JOIN IN.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU JOIN MID SHOW.
THERE WAS A GREAT ARTICLE IN
"THE POST AND COURIER"--
THE LINK IS ON THE FACEBOOK
PAGE--THAT WAS ALL ABOUT
AMANDA AND "MAKING IT GROW,"
AND SHE MENTIONED
CAROLINA YARDS, OUR
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
LANDSCAPING PROGRAM.
HERE, YOU CAN SEE OUR
WEBSITE, AND I'D LIKE TO
POINT TO YOU THAT WE HAVE
A BRAND-NEW FEATURE, THE
CAROLINA YARDS TRACKER.
THIS TRACKER HAS A PINPOINT
THAT MAPS THE LOCATION
OF EVERY CERTIFIED YARD
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 325,
AND THE COLORS REPRESENT--
THIS IS A HEAT MAP,
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT
WE DO HAVE CLUSTERS.
AND IF YOU HAVE YOUR YARD
CERTIFIED, YOUR YARD
WILL BE REPRESENTED BY
A PIN ON THAT MAP AS WELL.
AND IF YOU'RE CERTIFIED,
YOU ARE INVITED TO ENTER
THE 2017 CAROLINA
YARD OF THE YEAR CONTEST.
ALL OF THE INFORMATION CAN
BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT'S CLEMSON.EDU/CY FOR
CAROLINA YARDS, AND THE
DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, JUNE
16th, SO STILL A LITTLE BIT
OF TIME, BUT DON'T WAIT
UNTIL THE END 'CAUSE WE NEED
SOME PHOTOS TO SHOW ALL THE
WONDERFUL WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING IN THE WAY OF
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
LANDSCAPING.
NOW LET'S CHECK BACK IN
WITH AMANDA AND HER GUESTS
AND FIND OUT ABOUT
THE AG + ART TOUR.
>> Amanda: BEN BOYLES IS AN
AGENT WHO HAS DECIDED THAT
HE'S GONNA FIND WAYS TO GET
PEOPLE OUT TO FARMS,
AND THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW WHERE FOOD COMES FROM
AND EVERYBODY'S ANXIOUS
AND HUNGRY, I THINK, FOR
CONNECTIONS WITH THE LAND
AND WITH PEOPLE
WHO ARE PRODUCERS.
AND SO YOU HAVE DECIDED,
WELL, WE ALREADY HAVE
AGRITOURISM GOING ON, WE'VE
GOT THIS LITTLE PASSPORT
PROGRAM THAT THE AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT HAS, BUT YOU'VE
STARTED LOOKING AT SOME
COUNTIES AND SAYING, I'VE
GOT THESE FARMERS, AND
THEY'RE PRETTY DIVERSE IN
WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND I'VE
GOT THESE ARTISTS; WOULDN'T
IT BE GREAT TO TEAM 'EM UP?
>> Ben: PUT 'EM TOGETHER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S AG AND ART.
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
THE TOUR STARTED IN 2012
IN YORK COUNTY, AND NOW IT'S
GROWN TO 11 COUNTIES OVER
EVERY WEEKEND IN JUNE.
>> Amanda: WHAT DO YOU THINK
IT IS THAT MAKES IT SO MUCH
FUN FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THE
TWO THINGS CONNECTED?
>> Ben: IT'S JUST
A NATURAL CONNECTION.
THE HANDMADE, HOMEGROWN
EXPERIENCES REALLY TELL A
STORY OF ALL THE COUNTIES
THAT PARTICIPATE.
SOUTH CAROLINA HAS SUCH
A RICH HERITAGE THAT WE
JUST LOVE TO SHOWCASE
DURING THIS TOUR.
>> Amanda: AND SO WE'VE GOT
PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING
THE LAND AND THEN PEOPLE
WHO WORK WITH THEIR HANDS,
AND THERE'S OFTEN
SUCH A CONNECTION.
WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF
THESE THINGS, WE CAN JUST
KIND OF SEE.
WE'VE GOT CLAY.
WE'VE GOT TOOLS.
WE'VE GOT METAL.
I MEAN, ALL THE THINGS
THAT A LOT OF--
AND OFTEN I THINK A LOT OF
THINGS WHEN FARMERS HAD SO
MANY SKILLS THAT JUST KIND
OF ONE LEADS TO ANOTHER.
SO THIS YEAR, TELL ME WHAT
THE DATES ARE AND HOW IT'S
GONNA PROGRESS.
>> Ben: THE CONCEPT OF THE
AG + ART TOUR, IT'S A FREE,
SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF FARMS
AND FARMERS MARKETS
FEATURING ARTISANS AT EVERY
SITE, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE
11 COUNTIES.
THE FIRST WEEKEND IS THIS
WEEKEND WITH CHESTERFIELD
COUNTY, DARLINGTON COUNTY,
HORRY COUNTY,
AND FLORENCE COUNTY.
THE SECOND WEEKEND
IS CHESTER COUNTY
AND YORK COUNTY.
THE THIRD WEEKEND OF JUNE IS
KERSHAW COUNTY AND LANCASTER
COUNTY, AND WE CLOSE OUT THE
MONTH, THE LAST WEEKEND IN
JUNE, WITH FAIRFIELD COUNTY,
UNION COUNTY,
AND NEWBERRY COUNTY,
ONE OF OUR NEWEST ADDITIONS.
>> Amanda: AND I THINK
THEY'RE ALL DAY SATURDAY AND
THEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
>> Ben: CORRECT, SATURDAY
9-5, SUNDAY 1-5, UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE
WEBSITE AND IN THE GUIDE.
>> Amanda: A LOT OF TIMES,
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US, ALSO, IF THE FARM HAS
PRODUCE OR SOMETHING
THAT'S COMING IN.
THEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE
FOR PEOPLE.
>> Ben: FOR SURE.
THERE'S NO ADMISSION FEE,
BUT THE ADMISSION FEE IS
WHEN YOU GO TO A FARM AND
YOU LEAVE WITH A COOLER
FULL OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS AND
WONDERFUL ART AS WELL.
>> Amanda: YES, AND AREN'T
YOU EXCITED, MICHELLE,
BECAUSE NEWBERRY'S
PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR?
HOW MANY FARMS DO YOU HAVE?
>> Michelle: WE HAVE
SIX LOCATIONS.
>> Amanda: SIX, WOO!
>> Michelle: WE HAVE FIVE
FARMS, PLUS THE NEWBERRY
FARMERS MARKET.
>> Amanda: THE WONDERFUL
DOWNTOWN NEWBERRY FARMERS
MARKET, HELD UNDER THE TREES
IN THE SHADE RIGHT ACROSS
FROM THE OPERA HOUSE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
FARMS THAT ARE GONNA BE
ON TOUR.
>> Michelle: WE HAVE BLACK
GROVE, AND YOU CAN FIND ANY
KIND OF BLACK ANGUS BEEF
THERE, AND THEY'LL START
GETTING INTO SOME BEES
IN A BIT.
>> Amanda: AND IS THIS
PICTURE FROM BLACK GROVE?
>> Michelle: THAT IS NOT,
ACTUALLY.
>> Amanda: OH, I'M SORRY.
I GOT IT MIXED UP.
>> Michelle: WE'LL GET
TO THAT IN A MINUTE,
ONE OF THE ARTISTS.
BUT BOWERS FARM, BRANDON
BOWERS IS ONE OF THE FARMERS
WHO IS HELPING US ON THIS
COMMITTEE, AND THEY HAVE
GOATS AND COWS AND CHICKENS,
BEEF AND POULTRY.
>> Amanda: WHAT A WONDERFUL
PLACE TO TAKE CHILDREN
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING
CUTER THAN SEEING GOATS RUN
AROUND AND CHICKENS!
>> Michelle: ABSOLUTELY!
AND WE ALSO HAVE CAROLINA
PRIDE PASTURES, AND THAT'S
A FUN PLACE BECAUSE
THEY HAVE THE ALPACAS,
AND THEY'RE CUTE.
>> Amanda: AND SO DIFFERENT.
>> Michelle: YES.
>> Amanda: YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE TAKING A TRIP AROUND
THE WORLD RIGHT HERE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> Michelle: YEAH.
SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
THAT WE HAVE ALPACAS, AND
THEY'RE JUST REALLY CUTE--
OUT IN POMARIA.
WE HAVE ENOREE RIVER WINERY,
AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL LOCATION.
THEY HAVE AN INDOOR-OUTDOOR
FACILITY, AND FOLKS HAVE
RECEPTIONS, LUNCHEONS,
AND THINGS OUT THERE.
>> Amanda: OH, SO IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL DESTINATION SITE?
>> Michelle: IT IS.
THEY HAVE A HARVEST FESTIVAL
EACH YEAR.
>> Amanda: AND I GUESS
TASTINGS ARE SOMETHING
THAT'S AVAILABLE AS WELL.
>> Michelle: ABSOLUTELY,
OF COURSE; THAT IS PART
OF THE EXPERIENCE.
WE ALSO HAVE--LET ME LOOK
AT MY PAPER HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO FORGET
ANYBODY.
MEETZE TREE FARM, MIKE
MEETZE, HE IS ACTUALLY ONE
OF THE STATE TREE FARMERS OF
THE YEAR, A FEW YEARS AGO.
>> Amanda: AND LET'S TALK
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT FORESTRY
IS IN AGRIBUSINESS.
>> Ben: OH, FOR SURE.
FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE
MAKE UP AGRIBUSINESS,
THE LARGEST SECTOR OF OUR
ECONOMY, AND IT'S JUST SO
GREAT TO HAVE THE DIVERSITY
OF FARMS ON THE TOUR, FROM
A LITTLE SMALL HOMESTEAD
IN THE BACKYARD TO
A THOUSAND-ACRE TREE FARM.
YOU GET TO SEE
A-TO-Z AGRICULTURE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> Amanda: THE ART IS JUST
SO FUN AND SO EXCITING.
SO LET'S START OVER HERE
WITH THIS WONDERFUL--
THESE ARE ALPACA ITEMS,
I BELIEVE.
>> Michelle: YES, THEY ARE.
MISS ALICIA, SHE'S THE
FARMER LADY, AND SHE HAS
THE ALPACA FLEECE.
HER SISTER-IN-LAW HAS MADE
THE SCARF AND THE HAT.
>> Amanda: AND THEY'RE
VERY SOFT AND COMPLETELY
NONSCRATCHY.
IF YOU'VE NEVER HAD
ALPACA FIBER BEFORE,
IT'S VERY COMFORTING.
>> Michelle: YES, AND
EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY GOT
ALPACA SOCKS, AND THEY'RE
A POPULAR ITEM.
>> Amanda: AND THIS IS
TO HELP THE LITTLE BIRDS
WITH THEIR NESTS.
>> Michelle: IT IS.
THEY CAN TAKE THE FLEECE
AND MAKE THEIR NEST,
SO THAT'S FUN.
SOME OF THESE METALWORKS
ARE FROM WESTWORKS,
AND ONE OF YOUR FELLOW
EXTENSION AGENTS--
>> Amanda: ALANA WEST, WHO
WAS ON OUR SHOW AND A GREAT
FAVORITE WHEN SHE COMES.
SHE'S THE 4-H AGENT
UP THERE.
AND HER HUSBAND JUST--
YOU CAN SEE BARNS AND FARMS
WHERE FARMERS GO THROUGH
SO MANY TOOLS, THEY HAVE ALL
THIS SCRAP, AND HE GOES OUT
AND PUTS THESE TOGETHER
IN THE MOST CHARMING WAY.
WE'VE GOT THIS LITTLE--
IT LOOKS LIKE A DACHSHUND.
IT'S GOT A HAMMER
FOR ITS HEAD.
HIS EARS ARE SPOONS.
HIS LITTLE TALE IS THE END
OF A FORK OR SOMETHING,
AND THEN HORSESHOES,
AND THEN I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THIS BIG METAL--
BUT EVERYTHING IS--
THIS LITTLE CRAB IS JUST THE
CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
>> Michelle: AND I BELIEVE
IT SPINS, OR IT DID.
>> Amanda: UNTIL IT HAD
TO MAKE THE TRIP
DOWN FROM NEWBERRY.
>> Michelle: YEAH, YOU KNOW,
BUT ANYWAY.
>> Amanda: BUT JUST
A LAWN MOWER BLADE.
THEN WE'VE GOT OTHER ARTISTS
REPRESENTED HERE AS WELL.
EVERYONE IS SO INTERESTED
IN BENEFICIAL INSECTS,
AND LOOK AT THESE GORGEOUS
DRAGONFLIES!
>> Michelle: ERIC MOORE, HE
IS A VERY TALENTED FELLOW,
AND I JUST URGE ANYBODY
TO LOOK HIM UP,
ERIC MOORE DESIGNS.
BUT STONE, WOOD, AND OTHER
METALWORK, SPECIFICALLY
SOME COPPER.
>> Amanda: SO HE WORKS
IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA?
>> Michelle: RIGHT, HE DOES,
AND HE HAS SMALL ITEMS AS
WELL AS VERY LARGE ITEMS.
>> Amanda: I THINK IT WOULD
BE FUN TO HAVE A GREAT, BIG
DRAGONFLY IN YOUR
POLLINATOR GARDEN.
>> Michelle: HE HAS MADE
ONE!
>> Amanda: HAS HE? OKAY!
AND THEN, OF COURSE, CLAY,
WHICH IS EARTH, AND YOU'VE
GOT A VERY GIFTED, TALENTED
ARTISAN DOING THIS WORK.
>> Michelle: WE DO, AND THE
MUG ON TERASA'S DESK, THAT
IS ONE OF RENWICK PRICE'S
PIECES, AND SHE DID ALL OF
THIS POTTERY THAT WE SEE,
AS WELL AS THE PAINTING
THAT WE SEE BEHIND US.
>> Amanda: THAT I TRIED TO
ATTRIBUTE TO SOMEBODY ELSE,
BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
AND SO AS YOU GO TO
THE FARMS, THERE WILL BE
ARTISANS WHO'VE BEEN PICKED
OUT, AND THEY WILL BE THERE
ON BOTH DAYS?
>> Ben: EXACTLY, RIGHT,
DOING DEMONSTRATIONS,
INTERACTING WITH VISITORS,
AND SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS,
SO YOU CAN PURCHASE SOME
OF THE THINGS YOU SEE
HERE TONIGHT.
>> Amanda: WELL, IT
REALLY JUST SOUNDS LIKE
A WONDERFUL WAY TO SPEND
THE NEXT MONTH,
AND, AGAIN, WE WANT TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO
THE FARMS, SEE HOW CAREFUL
THE FARMERS ARE, SEE
HOW HARD THEY WORK, AND
SUPPORTING SOUTH CAROLINA
AGRICULTURE IS A WAY OF
MAKING OUR ECONOMY STRONGER.
>> Ben: FOR SURE.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO DO
THAT, IN EVERY WAY WE CAN.
>> Amanda: AND, NOW, IF
PEOPLE NEED TO FIGURE ALL
THIS OUT, BECAUSE WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF STUFF,
HOW DO WE GET INFORMATION?
>> Ben: THE EASIEST WAY IS
TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE,
AGANDARTTOUR.COM.
AND EVERY COUNTY
THAT'S PARTICIPATING HAS
ITS OWN SEPARATE PAGE
ON THE WEBSITE.
>> Amanda: ALSO, DURING THAT
SAME TIME, "MAKING IT GROW"
IS GONNA BE COMING UP
TO NEWBERRY.
WE'RE HAVING ONE OF OUR
UNPLUGGED SHOWS, WHICH MEANS
THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE
FILMED, BUT IT WILL BE OUR
REGULAR, WONDERFUL, FUN
PEOPLE WHO COME AND TRY TO
HELP ME OUT, AND TERASA OF
COURSE, AND OUR WONDERFUL
STAFF WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN,
AND WE'RE GONNA BE IN THE
NEWBERRY OPERA HOUSE.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN
THE NEWBERRY OPERA HOUSE,
IT IS AN ARCHITECTURAL
GEM AND JEWEL!
AND THERE'S NO COST.
WE'RE GONNA BE THERE AT
11:00 ON SATURDAY THE 24th.
YOU'LL WANT TO COME EARLY TO
GO TO THE FARMERS MARKET
FIRST, AND I HOPE
THAT YOU WILL BE THERE.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING SOME OF OUR
FRIENDS AND GETTING TO TALK
TO YOU, SO PLEASE DO JOIN US
THERE.
AND TERASA IS GONNA HAVE
ALL THIS INFORMATION
ON OUR WEBSITE IN CASE
YOU CAN'T REMEMBER
AG AND ART TOUR DOT...
>> Ben: COM.
>> Amanda: BEN BOYLES AND
MICHELLE, THANK Y'ALL SO
MUCH FOR COMING, AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
WITH Y'ALL VERY SOON.
>> Ben: WE LOOK FORWARD
TO IT; THANK YOU!
>> Amanda: NOW WE'RE GONNA
CHECK BACK IN WITH TERASA.
>> Terasa: SUCH INCREDIBLE
ART!
I WAS TALKING TO BEN BEFORE
THE SHOW, AND I SAID I CAN
APPRECIATE IT, BUT I
CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THAT
INTUITIVE CREATIVENESS TO BE
ABLE TO SEE A SPOON, A FORK,
OR AN OLD TROWEL AND BE ABLE
TO TURN IT INTO THAT
FANTASTIC PIECE OF ART.
THIS IS THE POTTERY CUP THAT
WAS MENTIONED JUST A FEW
MINUTES AGO, BEAUTIFUL, AND
PERHAPS THEY WON'T NOTICE
IF I JUST PUT IT UNDERNEATH
THE TABLE AND TAKE IT HOME
WITH ME!
JUST LIKE BEN SAID,
AGANDARTTOUR.COM.
IT'S AS EASY AS THAT.
WE'LL BE SURE TO POST IT
ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
THIS WEEKEND, YOU CAN VISIT
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY,
MY AREA, DARLINGTON AND
FLORENCE COUNTY, AND THEN
HORRY COUNTY AS WELL.
IF YOU'D LIKE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN THE
AG + ART TOUR MIGHT BE
IN YOUR AREA, JUST GO TO
AGANDARTTOUR.COM, AND THERE
IS ALL OF THE INFORMATION.
EACH COUNTY IS A LINK,
AND YOU CAN SEE
THE VARIOUS SITES
IN THAT PARTICULAR COUNTY.
NOW LET'S CHECK BACK IN
WITH AMANDA AND THE PANEL.
>> Amanda: WELL, LAST TIME
I WAS IN NEWBERRY, THE
WONDERFUL NEWBERRY ORCHID
FACILITY BROUGHT ME SOME
FLOWERS TO PUT IN MY HAIR,
AND I DIDN'T QUITE HAVE
ANYTHING QUITE THAT EXOTIC
FOR TODAY.
CARTER & HOLMES UP THERE
DO SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB.
BUT I JUST WANDERED AROUND
THE YARD TODAY, AND I FOUND
SOME THINGS.
THE TWIRLY THINGS ARE THE
DRIED FLOWERS FROM CLEMATIS.
THAT'S THE TWIRLY THINGS.
Y'ALL ARE ON THE WRONG PART.
ANYWAY, THE TWIRLY THINGS
THAT ARE UP IN THE AIR.
THERE THEY ARE, THE ONES
THAT ARE SITTING UP
IN THE AIR KIND OF LIKE--
>> Rebecca: THEY LOOK LIKE
DR. SEUSS!
>> Amanda: YES, IT DOES!
THERE YOU GO.
NOW YOU'VE GOT IT,
AND THEN CHAMOMILE IS
THAT LITTLE WHITE FLOWER.
I'VE GOT SOME ZINNIAS, AND
THEN THAT BLUE-PURPLE FLOWER
IS A FALL-BLOOMING ASTER,
AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S DOING.
IT'S MAY, AND THIS IS
SUPPOSED TO BE A FALL
FLOWER, SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT I WAS
AWFULLY HAPPY TO SEE IT
'CAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY
TO SEE SOMETHING THAT COLOR
IN THE GARDEN, AREN'T WE?
>> Eric: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY!
>> Amanda: MONICA'S
CALLING US FROM LATTA.
MONICA, WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR
FROM YOU TONIGHT.
WHAT CAN WE DO MAYBE
TO HELP YOU?
>> Caller: WELL, MY SON
HAS A NICE GARDEN GROWING
THIS YEAR.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE DOING
PRETTY GOOD, THE TOMATOES,
SQUASH, AND ALL OF THAT.
>> Amanda: OKAY, OKAY.
>> Caller: BUT THE JALAPENO
PEPPERS, THEY'RE NOT
REALLY GROWING.
THE BUSHES ARE GROWING,
AND THE BLOSSOMS THAT HE
DOES HAVE ON THERE, ONCE THE
JALAPENO STARTS TO COME ON
THERE, IT JUST FALLS OFF.
THE WHOLE THING JUST FALLS
OFF, AND IT'S HAPPENING
ON EVERY BUSH.
>> Amanda: MY GOODNESS!
I KNOW THAT TONY SAYS
THAT PEPPERS NEED TO BE
KIND OF BABIED ALONG.
THEY NEED TO BE WATERED
FREQUENTLY AND GIVEN
LITTLE BITS OF FERTILIZER
FREQUENTLY, IS KIND OF WHAT
I'VE HEARD, SO YOU MAY WANT
TO TRY THAT.
AND THEN WHAT ABOUT--
THAT'S THE SOLANACEAE
FAMILY.
DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE GETTING--
DOESN'T THE BEE NEED TO GET
'EM TO MAKE THE POLLEN WORK?
>> Vicky: YEAH, AND I KIND
OF WONDER IF IT'S A LACK OF
POLLINATION MAKING THE
BLOSSOMS FALL OFF BECAUSE
THEY WEREN'T POLLINATED
PROPERLY.
>> Amanda: THE LITTLE FRUIT
WILL KIND OF START
AND THEN JUST FALL OFF.
>> Vicky: MM-HMM.
>> Amanda: BE VERY CAREFUL
NOT TO BE USING SEVIN DUST.
>> Eric: YEAH, ANY OF THAT.
I'VE NOTICED A LOT RECENTLY,
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
THAT WE'VE HAD TERRIBLE
POLLINATION ON SOME CROPS,
LIKE PEPPERS AND TOMATOES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE JUST HAD
TERRIBLE POLLINATION.
LIKE IN MY HOME GARDEN, THEY
JUST FALL OFF LIKE SHE WAS
SAYING, AND THAT HAPPENS,
BUT TRY TO ENCOURAGE
POLLINATORS IN YOUR YARD.
PLANT SOME NATIVE PLANTS.
>> Rebecca: AND WITHIN YOUR
VEGETABLE GARDEN, IF YOU
PLANT MARIGOLDS AND
NASTURTIUMS, EVEN ZINNIAS,
HEAVY POLLINATOR ATTRACTORS
AROUND IT, THEY'RE ALSO
GONNA BE MORE ENTICED TO GO
TO THE OTHER FLOWERS.
SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
IN THE GARDEN NECESSARILY.
RIGHT AROUND IT WILL HELP
THAT TOO, AND MY HUSBAND AND
I ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR
PEPPERS SOME THIS YEAR,
AND I KNOW IT'S MOSTLY
THAT WE'RE NOT FREQUENTLY
WATERING THEM.
UNTIL THEY START TO REALLY
BUSH WELL, THEY DO NEED
MORE CARE THAN, SAY,
SOME OF OUR TOMATOES.
>> Amanda: WE FEEL LIKE THE
TOMATO IS THE HOLY GRAIL,
BUT PEPPERS ACTUALLY NEED
A LITTLE MORE CARE.
AND WHEN YOU'RE PLANTING
FLOWERS FOR POLLINATORS, YOU
WANT A FLOWER THAT'S GOT
A SIMPLE FLOWER.
A ZINNIA LIKE THIS THAT YOU
CAN SEE THE STAMENS AND
PISTILS VERY PROMINENTLY IS
BETTER THAN ONE THAT'S JUST
ALL RUFFLEY PETALS.
SO TRY TO GET SIMPLE FLOWERS
WHEN YOU CAN, AND THAT'S
FAR MORE ATTRACTIVE TO
THE POLLINATORS THAN SOME
OF THE FANCIER FLOWERS.
>> Eric: YEAH,
DOUBLE BLOOMS.
>> Rebecca: YOU WANT
THE OBVIOUS LANDING PAD,
IS WHAT I ALWAYS SAY
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
YOU WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE
AN INSECT'S JUST GONNA LAND
THERE AND BE WELCOMED
RIGHT AWAY.
>> Amanda: AND DO BE VERY
CAREFUL WITH ANY KIND OF--
DUST PESTICIDE IS USUALLY
JUST AN ANATHEMA AND
DEATH KNOLL FOR INSECTS.
SO IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU
HAVE TO USE A PESTICIDE,
PLEASE TRY TO USE A LIQUID,
AND THEN BE
VERY JUDICIOUS ABOUT--
WHAT TIME OF DAY IS THE BEST
TIME TO APPLY ONE, IF YOU
HAVE TO APPLY A PESTICIDE?
>> Vicky: IT'S WHENEVER
THE HONEYBEES AND THE
POLLINATORS AREN'T OUT
THERE, AND ON THAT NOTE,
WITH THE SEVIN DUST, THE
SEVIN DUST GRANULES ARE THE
SAME SIZE AS POLLEN, SO BEES
AND OTHER POLLINATORS
ACTIVELY SEEK IT OUT.
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T WANT
TO USE PRODUCTS LIKE THAT.
>> Amanda: A LIQUID,
GENERALLY, THAT DRIES IS
GONNA BE--MAKING TRANSFER
BACK TO THE HIVE.
BUT SO LATER IN THE EVENING,
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON,
IS THAT A GOOD TIME TO MAKE
AN APPLICATION?
>> Vicky: MM-HMM.
>> Amanda: OKAY, THANK YOU.
OH, GOODNESS.
JOAN IN TOWNVILLE IS
ON THE PHONE WITH US.
JOAN, WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR
FROM YOU TONIGHT, AND YOU'RE
UP THERE IN A MIGHTY
BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE WORLD,
AREN'T YOU?
>> Caller: THANK YOU,
AMANDA!
YES, WE ARE!
IT IS BEAUTIFUL HERE.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU,
AND MAYBE TERASA, BEING IN
THE WATER FIELD, SHE COULD
ANSWER THIS.
I HAVE SEEN THAT, WHEN I
CROSS OVER A BODY OF WATER,
LIKE ON HIGHWAY 24, THERE'S
MAYBE A 2-FOOT PURPLE THING
HANGING, AND ALSO I'VE SEEN
IT IN TWO OTHER PLACES AND
DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS
SOMETHING THEY WERE PUTTING
OUT FOR WHATEVER REASON.
THAT'S WHAT MY QUESTION IS.
>> Amanda: A PLANT
OR A DEVICE.
>> Vicky: IT'S
AN EMERALD ASH BORER--
>> Amanda: OH, SOMEBODY
KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS!
WOO, WOO, WOO, WOO, WOO!
OKAY, VICKY.
>> Vicky: IT'S
AN EMERALD ASH BORER TRAP.
>> Caller: I'M GONNA HANG UP
WHERE I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> Amanda: OKAY, AND VICKY'S
GONNA TELL YOU EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS.
>> Vicky: IT'S THE TRAP
FOR AN EMERALD ASH BORER.
WE DON'T HAVE 'EM HERE,
BUT WE'RE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR 'EM.
YOU'LL SEE A BIG PURPLE
TUBE, TRIANGULAR TUBE,
HANGING UP IN THE TREES, AND
WE'VE HAD FOLKS THINK THAT
IT WAS A PRIZE OR THAT IT
WAS THE GOVERNMENT AND ALL
THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT IT'S
JUST A MONITORING DEVICE
FOR EMERALD ASH BORER.
>> Amanda: DOES IT HAVE A
PHEROMONE IN IT, WHICH WOULD
ATTRACT THEM IF THEY WERE
IN THE AREA?
>> Vicky: RIGHT.
>> Amanda: AND WE HOPE
VERY MUCH NOT TO FIND ONE
IN THERE.
>> Vicky: CORRECT.
>> Rebecca: THEY ALMOST LOOK
LIKE BIG LANTERNS IN TREES.
THEY'RE KIND OF--
I MEAN, I'D RATHER IT BE
PURPLE THAN SOME HIDEOUS
GREEN OR SOMETHING.
>> Eric: YEAH, EXACTLY!
>> Vicky: AND THEY'RE
CLEMSON PURPLE.
I MEAN, THEY ARE PURPLE!
>> Eric: YOU'LL SEE 'EM
FROM A WAYS AWAY!
>> Amanda: SPEAKING OF
PURPLE, YOU'VE GOT THREE
SHADES OF PURPLE UP THERE,
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT--
OR FOUR.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
PURPLE THINGS, PURPLE FAMILY
THINGS YOU'VE GOT.
>> Eric: WHAT WE HAVE UP TOP
IS A MONARDA.
IT'S A BEE BALM.
BEES LOVE THEM.
>> Amanda: WONDERFUL
FOR POLLINATORS!
>> Eric: IT'S CALLED
'PETER'S PURPLE.'
>> Amanda: DOES THAT ONE
HAVE SOME MILDEW RESISTANCE?
>> Eric: OH, YEAH, IT'S
AS TOUGH AS NAILS.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD ONE.
THIS ONE ACTUALLY HAS SOME
OVERHEAD WATERING THAT
HAPPENS TO IT, AND OVERHEAD
WATERING IS A BIG NO-NO WITH
MONARDA FOR THE POWDERY
MILDEW, AND IT SAILS
THROUGH THAT.
WE HAVE A DARK PURPLE SALVIA
OVER THERE.
IT'S CALLED 'AMISTAD,' WHICH
IS FRIENDSHIP IN FRENCH.
>> Amanda: OH, HOW LOVELY!
>> Eric: YEP.
WE HAVE A LOVELY CARDOON.
>> Amanda: PUT YOUR HAND
ON IT.
>> Eric: OH, RIGHT HERE.
>> Amanda: OR DON'T PUT YOUR
HAND ON IT, DEPENDING
ON HOW PRICKLY IT IS!
>> Eric: YEAH, THAT'S
A PRICKLY ONE!
>> Amanda: EVEN THOUGH IT'S
PRICKLY TO US, IT'S A REAL
MAGNET FOR POLLINATORS.
>> Eric: IT IS.
IT'S ANOTHER GOOD
POLLINATOR PLANT.
>> Amanda: AND THEN YOU'VE
GOT THE LITTLE PURPLE...
>> Eric: WELL, POMEGRANATE'S
DOWN HERE.
THEY ACTUALLY TURN BLACK
AS THEY AGE.
THEY JUST FLOWERED AND HAVE
SET POMEGRANATES NOW,
WHICH IS A COOL THING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
WE CAN GROW POMEGRANATES
DOWN HERE, BUT THEY ACTUALLY
WILL MAKE A DECENTLY SIZED
POMEGRANATE.
>> Amanda: YEAH, YEAH!
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE
THE OLD-FASHIONED ONES,
BUT THE LITTLE ONES NOW
CAN FIT IN SMALLER YARDS.
>> Eric: OH, THOSE ARE TINY.
THEY'RE PROBABLY
LESS THAN 3 INCHES.
>> Amanda: BUT I MEAN THE--
>> Eric: OH, THE SIZE
OF THE PLANT, YEAH.
>> Amanda: SO MANY THINGS
HAVE BEEN SCALED DOWN
FOR MODERN YARDS.
>> Eric: AND THE FLOWERS ARE
A WONDERFUL COLOR, CORAL,
JUST THE PUREST CORAL
YOU'LL EVER GET.
>> Amanda: WELL, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THOSE WITH US.
>> Eric: YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> Amanda: DONNA IS CALLING
US FROM EHRHARDT.
DONNA, WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR
FROM YOU TONIGHT.
IS EVERYTHING GOING WELL,
OR HAVE YOU GOT A LITTLE
SOMETHING WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP YOU TWEAK?
>> Caller: YES, THANKS
FOR TAKING MY CALL.
WE HAVE AN ANOMALY THAT'S
OCCURRED IN OUR YARD,
AND I THINK IT'S CALLED
A FAIRY RING.
IT JUST APPEARED ALL OF
SUDDEN WITHIN 24 HOURS.
CUT THE GRASS ONE DAY AND
GOT UP THE NEXT, AND IT WAS
JUST ABOUT A 3-FOOT RING
AROUND AN OLD, DEAD DOGWOOD
STUMP THAT WE HAVE.
>> Amanda: THERE YOU GO!
>> Caller: I THINK THE
FUNGUS THAT CAME THROUGH
A FEW YEARS AGO KILLED
THIS PRECIOUS OLD DOGWOOD
IN MY YARD.
SO I'M WONDERING IS THERE
SOME SORT OF TREATMENT
THAT WE NEED TO DO?
IS IT GONNA AFFECT
THE REST OF THE YARD?
IS THERE SOMETHING
THAT WE NEED TO DO?
AND I'LL HANG UP, AND THANK
YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.
>> Amanda: OKAY.
WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.
IF YOU'RE SOMEBODY WHO JUST
CAN'T STAND TO LOOK AT
MUSHROOMS, YOU CAN GET
A RAKE AND RAKE 'EM.
BUT TELL US ABOUT
A FAIRY RING.
>> Rebecca: NORMALLY
YOU SEE THEM--
I WAS TOLD THEY GET THEIR
NAME BECAUSE THEY MAGICALLY
COME UP OVERNIGHT USUALLY IN
A RING-SHAPED FORM, BUT YOU
NORMALLY FIND THEM AROUND
DECOMPOSING TREE STUMPS OR
LOGS OR ROTTING MATERIALS,
OR A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY
MYSTICAL ENVIRONMENTS TO GO
WITH THE FAIRY RING NAME.
USUALLY NOT DETRIMENTAL TO
WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND IT.
IF YOU'RE REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT IT, YOU CAN ALWAYS GET
A TEST DONE TO MAKE SURE,
BUT USUALLY NOT DETRIMENTAL
TO ANYTHING AROUND IT.
MUSHROOMS ARE REALLY COOL
THINGS TO HAVE IN THE
LANDSCAPE TO KIND OF OBSERVE
AND WATCH, BUT LIKE YOU
SAID, IF YOU DON'T LIKE
THEM, THEY'RE EASILY CAN BE
KICKED OVER OR RAKED OVER.
NOT HARMFUL, BUT THAT'S
WHERE THEY GET THEIR NAME,
IS 'CAUSE THEY JUST
MAGICALLY APPEAR.
>> Amanda: AND WHAT IT IS,
IS THE ACTIVE BODY, THE
MYCELIUM, IS UNDERGROUND AND
GROWING AND GROWING AND
DECOMPOSING THAT OLD DOGWOOD
STUMP AND THE ROOTS
AND THINGS THAT ARE LEFT
FROM IT.
AND THEN WHEN THE CONDITIONS
ARE RIGHT, IT SENDS UP
FRUITING BODIES,
AND THE MUSHROOMS ARE
THE FRUITING BODIES.
SO IT'S GONNA BE THERE FOR
QUITE A WHILE BECAUSE THAT
STUMP HAS TO DECOMPOSE,
AND DOGWOOD WOOD IS
ACTUALLY PRETTY HARD.
AND I'M SORRY YOU LOST YOUR
DOGWOOD, AND I HOPE YOU'LL
PLANT A NEW ONE BECAUSE THE
BERRIES ON DOGWOODS ARE
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
BIRDS, AND IT'S ONE OF THEIR
VERY FAVORITE THINGS.
IT'S LIKE HAVING CHOCOLATE
HERSHEY'S KISSES IN THE YARD
FOR CARDINALS
AND MOCKINGBIRDS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
TERASA IS KIND OF LIKE A
NESTLÉ'S KISS FOR US BECAUSE
SHE'S SO SWEET AND DEAR AND
ALWAYS SUCH A WONDERFUL HELP
TO US, AND SHE'S GONNA
PROBABLY GIVE US
A WATER QUALITY TIP.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW,
BUT SHE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO LISTEN TO.
>> Terasa: THANKS, AMANDA.
WE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT
FAIRY RINGS LAST WEEK AS
WELL, SO IT MUST BE THAT
TIME OF THE YEAR, AND IT
JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WE DO
HAVE SORT OF A FACT SHEET.
IT WAS ONE OF THE
TEST-YOUR-KNOWLEDGE PIECES
ON THE HOME AND GARDEN
INFORMATION CENTER.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO SEE THE PHOTOS
REALLY WELL, BUT THERE ARE
ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT TYPES
OF FAIRY RINGS.
YOU CAN END UP WITH ONE THAT
YOU SEE ON THE TOP OF YOUR
SCREEN, WHICH KIND OF LOOKS
LIKE A DEAD PATCH AROUND
THE OUTSIDE WITH THE LIVING
GRASS ON THE INSIDE.
AND THEN TYPE TWO, WE HAVE
MORE OF A DARK GREEN PATCH.
MANAGEMENT KIND OF DEPENDS
ON WHICH TYPE OF SYMPTOMS
YOU MIGHT BE SEEING.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THEY
DO TEND TO DISAPPEAR IN TIME
ALL BY THEMSELVES.
THE BAD NEWS IS IT MIGHT
TAKE LONGER THAN YOU'RE
WANTING TO WAIT
FOR THAT TO HAPPEN!
BUT WE'LL BE SURE TO POST
THIS ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE
FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE
EXPERIENCING FAIRY RINGS
IN THEIR LAWNS.
DON'T FORGET, FOR ALL OF
YOUR LAWN CARE INFORMATION,
YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT YOUR
LOCAL HORTICULTURE AGENT OR
VISIT HGIC, WHICH HAS THOSE
GREAT FACT SHEETS ON TURF
MAINTENANCE FOR THE
DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF
TURFGRASS THAT WE GROW
HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
AMANDA, BACK TO YOU.
>> Amanda: AND HGIC NOW HAS
PEOPLE ANSWERING THE PHONE
ALL DAY LONG.
IT USED TO BE
JUST THE MORNING.
AND DON'T FORGET, THEY'RE
NOT JUST THERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT HORTICULTURE
OR GARDENING.
WE HAVE A FOOD SPECIALIST
THERE AS WELL, AND I THINK
SHE WAS DOWN HERE WITH YOU
LAST WEEK, TERASA.
SHE AND LAYLA WERE
DOWN HERE ON THE SHOW,
TWO REPRESENTATIVES
FROM CLEMSON'S HGIC,
A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO GO
IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS.
WE'VE GOT AMY CALLING US
FROM AUGUSTA.
AMY, WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR
FROM YOU, RIGHT ACROSS
THE RIVER.
>> Caller: HEY, HOW ARE YOU
GUYS DOING?
>> Amanda: WE'RE DOING GOOD!
WE HOPE YOU ARE TOO!
>> Caller: WELL, I AM.
I HAVE A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS.
>> Amanda: ALL RIGHTY.
>> Caller: I HAVE A--
IT'S CALLED
A SPICE ZEE NECTARINE
AND MY ASIAN PLUM
AND MY METHLEY--
I MEAN, MY ASIAN PEAR TREE
AND MY METHLEY PLUM TREE.
IT DIDN'T MAKE IT.
THEY'RE BLACK.
THEY TURNED BLACK.
AND I CUT 'EM BACK JUST A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO UNTIL I SAW
THE GREEN, BUT IT HASN'T
BROUGHT ANY NEW SPROUTS,
SO WHAT SHOULD I DO?
>> Amanda: WELL, YOU JUST
HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE
IF THEY'RE GONNA COME OUT.
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT
ARE TENDER, AND WHEN THEY'RE
IN DORMANCY, THEY'RE FINE
WITH COLD WEATHER.
BUT EVERYBODY HAD COME OUT
OF DORMANCY, AND THEN WE GOT
THAT REALLY BAD FREEZE, AND
SO IT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE
KILLED THEM, AND YOU MAY
HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST
ALL I KNOW TO SAY.
>> Eric: YEP, THAT'S TRUE.
>> Rebecca: IT DOESN'T HURT
TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER
AND SEE IF IT SHOOTS
SOMETHING NEW IF IT WAS JUST
A WEEK OR TWO AGO THAT IT
WAS CUT HEAVILY BACK.
IF IT'S GREEN, IT'S ALIVE.
BUT IF IT'S A GRAFTED PLANT,
AS WELL, IF YOU CUT TOO FAR
BACK, YOU MIGHT BE LOSING
THE BENEFICIAL PART OF
THE PLANT, WHICH WOULD BE
THE PART ON TOP, SO JUST
KIND OF PATIENCE.
>> Amanda: JUST KIND OF A
WAIT AND SEE, AND THE THING
IS, AS BAD AS IT WAS FOR
YOU, THINK OF WHAT IT WAS
LIKE FOR OUR PEACH FARMERS
WHO REALLY DEPEND ON THAT.
THAT'S THE WAY THEY MAKE
THEIR LIVING, AND THIS YEAR,
THERE'S NO LIVING TO BE MADE
FROM PEACHES.
SO ALTHOUGH WE HAD SOME
DAMAGE, WE HAVE TO REALIZE
REALLY WHAT IT HAS BEEN LIKE
FOR SOME OF THOSE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE REALLY
TAKING A ROUGH TIME.
REBECCA, YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TALKED
ABOUT BEFORE, BUT WE'RE
GONNA TALK ABOUT IT IN DEPTH
NOW BECAUSE IT'S A PLANT
THAT DESERVES
A LOT OF ATTENTION.
>> Rebecca: THIS IS
A CARDOON, AS ERIC
MENTIONED EARLIER.
BUT CARDOONS ARE RELATED
TO THE ARTICHOKES
AND THE THISTLES.
>> Amanda: THE ARTICHOKE
THAT WE PULL BETWEEN OUR
TEETH, NOT THE ONE THAT WE
MAKE ARTICHOKE PICKLE
OUT OF IN THE SOUTH.
>> Rebecca: YES!
>> Amanda: WE HAVE TO MAKE
IT CLEAR WHICH IS WHICH!
>> Rebecca: CARDOONS ARE
A BEAUTIFUL BLOOM THAT
LOOKS VERY THISTLELIKE.
USUALLY KIND OF FLORESCENT
PURPLE IN COLOR.
AN AMAZING POLLINATOR PLANT,
SO I HAD TO FIGHT SOME BEES
TO GET THIS AND SHAKE IT
REALLY WELL BEFORE I PUT IT
IN THE CAR!
BUT AN AMAZING POLLINATOR
PLANT.
YOU SEE A LOT OF BEES AROUND
IT, BUT ALSO CERTAIN BEETLES
AS WELL.
I LOVE IT FOR CUT FLOWERS.
>> Amanda: A LOT OF BEETLES.
I ALWAYS SEE INTERESTING
INSECTS ON THIS.
>> Rebecca: YOU'VE KIND OF
GOT TO SHAKE IT BEFORE YOU
BRING IT INSIDE BECAUSE
YOU DON'T WANT TO BRING
ALL THE CRITTERS INDOORS.
I'M SURE I HAVE A FEW
IN MY CAR PROBABLY!
BUT I LOVE TO USE THIS
AS A CUT-FLOWER PLANT.
IT'S GREAT BEFORE THEY OPEN
AS WELL AS WHEN THEY OPEN,
AND THEN EVEN AFTER THEY
BLOOM, IT'S A GREAT DRIED,
UNIQUE PIECE TO HAVE
IN AN ARRANGEMENT.
>> Amanda: THE COLOR OF
THE FOLIAGE TOO, BEAUTIFUL!
>> Rebecca: AND THE FOLIAGE
CAN GET VERY LARGE,
AND THE PLANT CAN AS WELL.
BUT THE GREENS
ARE ACTUALLY EDIBLE.
IT'S REALLY COMMON IN ASIA.
THEY COOK THEM
LIKE WE COOK COLLARDS.
THEY'RE VERY BITTER.
MINUS THE BACON USUALLY
IN THAT.
THEY ALSO ARE A GREAT
PERENNIAL PLANT TO HAVE.
THEY USUALLY ALWAYS COME
BACK FOR US, UNLESS WE HAVE
A REALLY BIZARRE WINTER,
LIKE WE DID IN 2014.
BUT THEY USUALLY ALWAYS
COME BACK FOR US
AND CAN GET QUITE LARGE
IN THE LANDSCAPE.
>> Amanda: AND THE FOLIAGE
IS REALLY DRAMATICALLY CUT
AND MAKES A VIBRANT
STATEMENT, AND THE COLOR,
THAT BEAUTIFUL KIND OF
BLUE-GRAY.
>> Eric: AND GAUDY, KIND OF.
>> Rebecca: YEAH, THE WHOLE
PLANT'S KIND OF
A GAUDY PLANT.
IT'S VERY SHOWY.
IT'S A GREAT, UNIQUE FEATURE
TO HAVE IN THE LANDSCAPE,
AND IT HAS MULTIPLE PURPOSES
TOO, WHICH IS NICE.
THE FOLIAGE IS BEAUTIFUL.
THE FLOWERS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
>> Amanda: IT ATTRACTS
POLLINATORS.
>> Rebecca: IT'S KIND OF
A WIN-WIN-WIN.
THIS IS FROM RIGHT OUTSIDE
MY OFFICE, AND SO IT'S NICE
TO BE ABLE TO WATCH ALL
THE POLLINATORS COME
AND ENJOY IT.
BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL
SPECIMEN TO HAVE,
AND IT REALLY, TRULY IS
A SPECIMEN PLANT.
IT'S A SHOWSTOPPER.
IT'S A CONVERSATIONAL PIECE.
NOT SOMETHING YOU MIGHT HAVE
AN ENTIRE BORDER OF, BUT
SOMETHING THAT'S FUN TO SPOT
INTO THE LANDSCAPE.
>> Amanda: AND PEOPLE WILL
WALK UP TO IT AND LOOK AT IT
AND ADMIRE IT.
>> Rebecca: AND THEY'LL SAY,
WOW, THAT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE
AN ARTICHOKE!
AND YOU'RE LIKE,
THEY'RE RELATED!
SO IT'S A GREAT EDUCATIONAL
PIECE TOO.
>> Amanda: AND EVEN EATING,
JUST DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT.
>> Rebecca: YEAH, EXACTLY!
>> Amanda: OKAY, WONDERFUL!
OUR NEXT CALLER IS KEVIN,
AND KEVIN, I DON'T THINK I
KNOW WHERE YOU'RE FROM.
TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE
CALLING FROM.
>> Caller: I'M CALLING FROM
SOUTH CAROLINA, DARLING.
>> Amanda: WELL, I'M
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
ARE YOU GONNA BE MORE
SPECIFIC THAN THAT, OR ARE
YOU GONNA BE OBSCURE?
>> Caller: NO, I'M NOT GONNA
BE OBSCURE, BABY!
I'M GONNA SAY I'M
FROM COLUMBIA!
>> Amanda: OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
THE CAPITAL CITY!
YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON
WE'VE HAD FROM COLUMBIA.
THANK YOU FOR OWNING UP
TO IT.
[LAUGHTER]
IT'S NOT A BAD PLACE; IT'S
JUST FAMOUSLY HOT, RIGHT?
>> Caller: WHERE ARE
YOU FROM?
>> Amanda: WELL, ACTUALLY, I
GREW UP IN COLUMBIA, AND NOW
I LIVE IN ST. MATTHEWS.
>> Caller: OKAY.
WELL, ANYWAY, MY QUESTION
IS THIS.
YOU KNOW HOW CRAZY OUR
WEATHER IS DOWN HERE, RIGHT?
>> Amanda: DUH, YEAH!
>> Caller: YEAH, DUH,
EXACTLY!
SO ANYWAY--
AND SO ANYWAY, I WAS JUST
WONDERING, I PUT THINGS OUT,
AND THEN THE NEXT THING
I KNOW,
I NEED TO BRING 'EM IN.
SO WHAT'S THE BEST--
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY
TO HANDLE THAT?
SHOULD I BRING 'EM IN
EACH NIGHT UNTIL IT'S
LIKE PERMANENTLY WARM?
>> Amanda: WELL, MOST THINGS
THAT ARE COLD-HARDY CAN BE
ACCLIMATED, AND YOU TAKE 'EM
OUT SOME IN THE SPRING, AND
GENERALLY BY MID APRIL,
THEY'RE OUTSIDE
ALL THE TIME.
>> Eric: YEAH, APRIL 19th
IS USUALLY OUR LAST FROST.
>> Amanda: TELL ME HOW Y'ALL
USUALLY HANDLE IT.
>> Eric: WE WATCH
THE WEATHER RELIGIOUSLY.
DURING APRIL, IT'S LIKE NOAA
IS MY BEST FRIEND.
I ALWAYS LOOK
AT WEATHER.GOV.
THAT'S WHERE I LOOK.
I BYPASS ALL
THE NEWS STATIONS.
I'M SORRY, BUT I DO.
I GO DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE.
AND WHEN WE WERE HAVING ALL
THAT CRAZY WEATHER AND THE
LAST FROST CAME, WE WERE
A DAY AWAY FROM PUTTING OUT
ALL OUR ANNUALS,
12,000 PLANTS OR WHATEVER
IT WAS, AND THAT'S
A LOT OF MOVING.
SO WE JUST WATCH THE WEATHER
AND WAIT, AND WE KNOW
THAT AFTER APRIL 20th,
WE'RE PRETTY MUCH SAFE.
>> Amanda: GENERALLY.
>> Eric: IT'S THAT EASTER
SNAP THAT YOU HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT, BUT AFTER THE MONTH
OF APRIL, YOU'RE SAFE.
I WOULD SAY AFTER APRIL
YOU'RE SAFE.
>> Amanda: WE HAD A REALLY
WONDERFUL TRAINING AT
CLEMSON, AND ERIC SNODGRASS,
AS I THINK I MENTIONED
EARLIER, WHO IS THE TOP
WEATHER PERSON FOR
AGRICULTURE, SAID THAT
HE THINKS WE'RE GONNA BE
EXPERIENCING EXTREMES
AND UNUSUAL EVENTS
FROM HERE ON OUT.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO WARN
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DON'T PLAN
TO GO OFF FOR A WEEKEND AND
NOT HAVE A BACKUP PLAN OF
THINGS BECAUSE WE'RE JUST
NOT REAL SURE WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN DURING THESE ODD
TIMES IN THE SPRING
AND THE FALL.
WE MAY HAVE VERY ODD
TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS,
AND UNFORTUNATELY I THINK
WE'RE GONNA SEE MORE HEAVY
SUMMER STORMS AND RAINS
AS WELL.
BUT FARMERS ARE RESILIENT,
AND WE'RE GONNA BE
RESILIENT, AND WE'RE GONNA
KEEP ON GROWING THINGS,
ESPECIALLY RIGHT HERE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA BECAUSE
CLEMSON EXTENSION
IS HELPING US DO IT.
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD RESEARCH
GOING ON.
TONY MELTON'S DOING WORK ON
TRYING TO HAVE MORE
HEAT-TOLERANT BUTTER BEANS.
OUR RESEARCHERS AND
PROFESSORS ARE AHEAD OF THE
CURVE, FORTUNATELY, BECAUSE
WE WANT AGRICULTURE TO
CONTINUE TO BE AS IMPORTANT
AS IT IS.
GOSH, IT'S TIME TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.
I WANT TO THANK BEN BOYLES
AND MICHELLE LONG FROM
NEWBERRY FOR BEING HERE.
[INDISTINCT VOICE
OVER EARPIECE]
OH, WELL, THEY'VE TOLD
ME--THEY'RE TALKING IN MY
EAR, AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA
LET ME DO WHAT I PLANNED
TO DO.
THEY'RE GONNA TELL ME I HAVE
MADE A MISTAKE BECAUSE
THEY'VE GOT THIS CRAZY
PICTURE UP OF SOMEBODY WHO
IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT
CRAZY, BUT HE IS SO MUCH FUN
AND JUST AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT
AND BELOVED HERE AT SCETV,
AND HIS NAME IS ALLEN OTT,
AND HE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE
THERE HE'S A DING-A-LING,
BUT HE'S NOT.
WHENEVER YOU NEED ANYTHING
DONE AT ETV, THEY SAY
"GO FIND ALLEN!"
BECAUSE HE'S DONE EVERYTHING
SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE, AND
HIS WHOLE FOCUS IS TO MAKE
CERTAIN THAT EVERYTHING IS
DONE IN THE ABSOLUTELY
BEST POSSIBLE WAY.
HE'S BEEN OUT ON THE TRUCK
WHEN WE DID THE ROAD SHOWS.
HE'S A TECHNICIAN.
HE'S AN ENGINEER.
HE REALLY DOES IT ALL.
HE'S A BELOVED MEMBER
OF HIS COMMUNITY, AND HE'S
A FARMER TOO!
HE REALLY IS A COOL GUY,
AND IN TWO DAYS, HE'S GONNA
SHAVE HIS BEARD OFF, AND
THEN HE'S GONNA COME BACK
HERE, AND I TOLD HIM THAT,
AFTER HE DID THAT, I WOULD
GIVE HIM A GOOD-BYE KISS,
A RETIREMENT KISS,
BUT NOT UNTIL THEN.
SO ALLEN OTT, A WONDERFUL
SEND-OFF TO YOU, A FABULOUS
MEMBER OF THE ETV FAMILY!
NOW I GET TO THANK BEN
AND MICHELLE!
[LAUGHING]
AND ALLEN, I'M SORRY
THAT I DIDN'T GO TO YOU
AS I WAS SUPPOSED TO.
I GET A LITTLE DING-A-LINGY
UP HERE SOMETIMES MYSELF,
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE
A BEARD TO SHAVE OFF YET.
BUT BEN BOYLES AND MICHELLE
HAVE THIS WONDERFUL EVENT
PLANNED FOR NEWBERRY, AND
BEN'S GOT EVENTS ALL OVER
THE STATE, SO GIVE US A
LITTLE BIT OF A RECAP ABOUT
WHAT WE'VE GOT PLANNED.
>> Ben: THANKS SO MUCH,
AMANDA.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, AND WE
ENCOURAGE ALL THE VIEWERS
TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE,
AGANDARTTOUR.COM.
PLAN YOUR TOUR, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING A WHOLE
MONTH OF FARM AND ART FUN,
EVERY WEEKEND IN JUNE.
>> Michelle: AND EVERY
COUNTY HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE
AS WELL, SO LOOK FOR MORE
INFORMATION THERE.
>> Amanda: AND MICHELLE,
TELL PEOPLE AGAIN WHAT
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING
WITH "MAKING IT GROW."
>> Michelle: "MAKING IT
GROW," AMANDA, IS GOING TO
COME FOR HER UNPLUGGED
VERSION ON SATURDAY THE 24th
AT 11 AM AT NEWBERRY
OPERA HOUSE, SO BE THERE.
AND EACH COUNTY ALSO HAS A
KICKOFF EVENT, AND NEWBERRY
IS GOING TO HAVE
A FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER
ON THURSDAY THE 22nd,
AND THAT ONE IS NOT FREE.
WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF INCOME, BUT WE WILL
LOVE TO FEED YOU PRODUCE
AND MEAT MADE RIGHT THERE
IN NEWBERRY COUNTY.
>> Amanda: AND FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T BEEN
TO NEWBERRY, IT IS A
REMARKABLE, REMARKABLE TOWN.
IF I COULD MOVE, I THINK I
WOULD MOVE TO NEWBERRY.
IT REALLY IS COOL,
FULL OF COOL PEOPLE AS WELL.
TERASA LOTT IS LIVING IN
DARLINGTON, AND SHE PAINTED
HER HOUSE THIS WEEKEND.
TERASA, THE GRASS DOES NOT
GROW UNDER YOUR FEET!
SHE HAS BABY BIRDS
IN THE YARD.
SHE HAD ASPARAGUS
IN HER GARDEN AND SQUASH.
WHAT KIND OF SQUASH
DID YOU BRING IN, TERASA,
THAT YOU HADN'T HAD BEFORE?
>> Terasa: I LIKE
TO KEEP BUSY.
IT KEEPS ME OUT OF TROUBLE!
YELLOW SQUASH IN THE GARDEN
AND ZUCCHINI.
THE YELLOW SQUASH IS NOT
FAIRING QUITE AS WELL
WITH THE DOWNY MILDEW.
THE ZUCCHINI'S DOING BETTER,
BUT TRIED A NEW RECIPE,
SOME PARMESAN SQUASH
CAKES/PATTIES.
THEY WERE VERY GOOD AND
HEALTHY, BAKED IN THE OVEN,
AND THANKS TO MY HUSBAND.
WE PAINTED TOGETHER.
IT WASN'T A ONE-PERSON SHOW,
AND WE'RE STILL MARRIED, SO
WE KNOW THE TRICK EVIDENTLY!
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK
ALL THROUGH THE WEEK.
I LOVE TO SEE YOUR PHOTOS!
AMANDA?
>> Amanda: THANK YOU, DEAR!
OH, GOODNESS, SURVIVED
THE PAINTING!
VICKY, SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE
BACK AND THAT YOU CAN KEEP
US UPDATED ON TAWNY ANTS.
AND REBECCA, I THINK THIS IS
MAYBE THE LAST TIME
YOU'RE GONNA BE WITH US
BEFORE YOU BECOME A MAMA.
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS NEW LITTLE BABY.
AND ERIC, YOU MAKE SURE YOU
KEEP ALL THOSE THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF PLANTS
BEAUTIFUL, AND COME BACK
AND SEE US SOON.
Y'ALL SEE US NEXT WEEK, TOO,
RIGHT HERE
ON "MAKING IT GROW"!
NIGHT-NIGHT!
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