>> SPRING GRAINS ARE INSISTING SPRING IS NEARLY HERE.

WE WILL BE TAKING A BROAD VIEW OF THE LANDSCAPE AND HOW TO PLAN WITH PURPOSE.

WE TAKE A RIVERSIDE GARDEN TOUR, SHARE FARM TO TABLE RECIPES, AND ANSWER YOUR EARLY SEASON QUESTIONING.

"GREAT GARDENING" IS NEXT.

>> GARDENS ARE ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

>> THE EARTHWORM IS ASSIGNED THERE IS LOTS OF LIFE IN YOUR GARDEN.

- - IS A SIGN THERE IS A LOT OF LIFE IN YOUR GARDEN.

>> GOOGLE DOES NOT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

THE BEST WAY IS TO TALK TO FELLOW GARDENERS.

>> IN THE SPRING, IT HAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOOK.

I LIKE THAT IT CHANGES FROM MONTH TO MONTH.

♪ >> WELCOME TO "GREAT GARDENING."

OUR GARDENS ARE COMING TO LIFE SLOWLY AND SURELY, A PERFECT SIGN THE SEASON IS RIGHT HERE IN THE STUDIO.

THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ARE VOLUNTEERING TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS FOR OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS.

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THEY CAME IN TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM.

THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 218-788- 2844.

OR CALL TOLL-FREE.

YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO ASK@WDSE.ORG.

WHEN YOU CALL IN, YOU GET A GARDENING LIFELINE TO THE STUDIO WITH OUR HORTICULTURALIST BOB.

OUR FANTASTIC GARDENERS ARE STANDING BY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IN A WAY THAT SUITS THIS GROWING CLIMATE WE SHARE.

I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT.

>> WE ARE GLAD TO BE HERE.

WE ARE GLAD SPRING HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO JOIN US AS WELL.

[LAUGHTER] >> WHAT IS ON YOUR TO DO LIST?

>> A FEW THINGS RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE READY TO START SEEDING A LOT OF OUR WARM SEASON CROPS, TOMATOES, PEPPERS.

JUST A BIT OF LIGHT CLEANUP IN THE YARDS AT THIS POINT >> A LOT OF SEEDING AND WATERING.

[LAUGHTER] AND TRANSPLANTING.

>> ARE YOU SEEING CROCUS YET?

>> NOT YET.

>> I HAVE A LOT OF GARLIC UP.

THAT PLEASES ME.

WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE IT DIFFICULT, WHERE WE GOT THAT NICE BLANKET OF SNOW EARLY.

I HAD AREAS THAT WERE COVERED WITH STRAW AND MULCH.

IT WAS NOT TOO DIFFICULT FOR OUR PERENNIALS.

VERY LITTLE WINTER BURN IN THE LANDSCAPE.

>> NOT MUCH AT ALL.

VERY LITTLE DESICCATION AND NOT A LOT OF PESTS, MOLES AND ALL THAT.

>> LET'S KNOCK ON SOMETHING.

[LAUGHTER] IS IT TOO EARLY TO BE CLEANING UP,T O BE -- TO BE SCRATCHING UP ALL OF THOSE OLD LEAVES?

>> UNLESS YOUR LANDSCAPE IS REALLY SOGGY.

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY OFF THOSE AREAS.

WE GET COMPACTION, AND THAT IS HARD TO REMOVE.

I THINK IT IS A LITTLE BIT EARLY IF THERE IS A LOT OF MOISTURE.

LIGHT LEAF RAKE.

DON'T USE THAT GARDEN RAKE.

NO TILLERS.

>> BUT ALSO YOU COULD LOOK AT THE POLLINATORS, TAKING CARE OF THE POLLINATORS, LEAVING THEM ALONE.

SOME LONGER GRASS WITH A STEM WHERE THEY MIGHT BE WINTERING IN.

>> THEY ARE SLEEPING.

THAT IS VERY NICE.

>> LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE REAL QUICKLY, BUDS ARE STILL TIGHT ON THE APPLES AND PEARS.

YOU STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRUNE THOSE.

ONE OR TWO STRATEGIC CUTS EVERY SPRING IS WELL ADVISED.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT IS ON MY LIST.

TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOLISTIC GARDENING, AND APPROACHING THE WHOLE LANDSCAPE AND BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW YOU USE IT INTENTIONALLY, HAVING A PURPOSE FOR WHERE YOU PUT THINGS.

WE HAVE A LITTLE GRAPHIC THAT TALKS ABOUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF GARDEN ROOMS, SO TO SPEAK.

A KITCHEN GARDEN THAT IS BASICALLY A VEGETABLE GARDEN.

>> HERBS, LOCATION NEAR YOUR KITCHEN SO IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

>> IT COULD BE CONTAINERS WITH HERBS ON THE DECK THAT IS CLOSE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS.

A LOT OF HERBS AND LEAFY GREENS DON'T REQUIRE FULL SUN, BUT OTHER FRUITING VEGETABLES DO REQUIRE FULL SUNS.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF NEW CONTAINER GROUND THINGS.

THEY ARE BREEDING TO MAKE THINGS MORE CONTAINED.

YOU CAN GROW THEM IN CONTAINERS.

THEY ARE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE BERRIES GOING IN CONTAINERS.

HANGING BASKETS WITH BLUEBERRIES.

STRAWBERRIES HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

>> CAN WE GET THEM THROUGH THE WINTER, THAT IS THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THE COLD PENETRATION.

I AM A BELIEVER BLUEBERRIES SHOULD GO IN THE GROUND.

CONTAINERS COULD BE IFFY.

>> BOB, YOU ARE A BELIEVER IN BLUEBERRIES, PERIOD.

OTHER KINDS OF GARDENS YOU CAN CONSIDER?

WHAT IF YOU JUST WANT A PLACE TO SIT AND RELAX?

>> I ALWAYS THINK OF KEEPING THE MOSQUITOES AND THINGS AWAY FROM IT SO YOU CAN BE COMFORTABLE THERE.

A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE VERY FRAGRANT, SUCH AS THE HERBS, LAVENDERS AND LEMON SCENTED, THYME, DIFFERENT FOLIAGE, WILL GIVE YOU PROTECTION FROM MOSQUITOES.

IF THEY CAN'T SENSE OR SMELL YOUR BREATH, THAT IS A GOOD AREA FOR YOU.

A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE BIG LAVENDERS, MASSAGING THOSE TO KEEP THE PESTS AWAY.

IT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, OTHERWISE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SIT THERE.

>> WE ARE SOCIALLY DISTANCED HERE.

WE ARE HOPEFUL WE CAN GET CLOSER TOGETHER, BUT MOSQUITOES IN PARTICULAR RESPOND TO THE INFRARED HEAT WE GENERATE.

MAYBE TAKING SOME OF THOSE CITRUS OR INDOOR HOUSEPLANTS, CITRON AND SO FORTH -- YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU BRING THEM OUT -- BUT SOME COULD BE BROUGHT OUT AS DETERMINED -- AS DETERRENTS.

>> WEATHER, A TEMPERATURE THING?

>> WIND, LIGHT EXPOSURE.

>> FULL SUN.

PEOPLE GET THEM OUT THERE TOO SOON AND THEY DON'T ACCLIMATE THEM.

THEY NEED TO ACCLIMATE THEM TO THE SUNSHINE AND THE WIND.

THOSE TWO THINGS WILL KILL THEM.

>> I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE PUT THEM IN A RED WAGON ON A CALM DAY, IN THE SHADED AREAS, BRING THEM OUT IN THE EVENING AND ACCLIMATE THEM.

>> WE HAVE TWO OTHER KINDS OF GARDENS WE WILL TALK ABOUT.

CUTTING GARDENS, WHAT SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT?

>> SOMETHING TALL.

YOU ARE CUTTING FLORAL, LIKE DAHLIAS AND ZINNIAS AND THINGS YOU CAN TAKE CUTTING AND HAVE NICE ARRANGEMENTS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DREAM ABOUT DOING THAT, AND SOMETIMES WITH A CUTTING GARDEN, IF YOU CROWDED - - CROWD IT MORE, SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT AS MUCH WEEDING AND IT CAN BE EASIER.

A LOT OF TIMES, YOU TRY TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS, T HAT IS A LOT OF WORK.

>> I GUESS IT CAN BE.

[LAUGHTER] IT IS A HEAD GAME WITH US.

THIS IS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

YOU DON'T NEED YOUR GYM MEMBERSHIP.

I AM THINKING ABOUT COLOR THROUGH THE WHOLE SEASON.

FLOWERS ARE GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.

PEOPLE WONDER ABOUT THIS HOBBY AND IF IT IS EXPENSVE.

IT ISN'T IF YOU ARE HARVESTING THE VEGETABLES.

IT ADDS SO MUCH TO YOUR LIFE AND SAVES SO MUCH ON YOUR FAMILY BUDGET.

>> THE LAST KIND OF GARDEN WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HIS THE PLAY -- IS THE PLAY SPACE, THE LAWN.

HOW DO YOU PLAN THAT IN YOUR LANDSCAPE?

>> IT WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO THAT THE PERFECTLY MANAGED LAWN THAT LOOKED LIKE ASTROTURF IS IN.

NOW WE HAVE AN AWARENESS FOR THE BETTER.

MAYBE WE DON'T NEED AS MUCH LAWN, SO WE WILL CUT THESE DIFFERENT ROOMS IN OUR HOLISTIC LANDSCAPES.

GRASS IS ONE OF THE BEST GROUNDCOVERS.

KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS, WHERE YOU WALK.

BUT TOLERATING SOME FLOWERING.

WE USED TO CALL THEM WEEDS, BUT MAYBE THEY ARE COMPLEMENTARY POLLINATORS, SUCH AS CLOVER, AND TOLERATING THEM IN THIS LAWN SPACE SO THAT YOU GET THESE BEE - FRIENDLY LAWNS AND HAVE A GOOD TOUGH TURF AREA TO USE YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW.

YOU CAN BE PLANNING HOW YOU WANT TO USE YOUR LANDSCAPE.

>> YOU SHOULD BE.

NOT TILLING, NOT DOING THINGS WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT PLAN.

IF YOU HAVE A BOOK AND JOURNAL AND TAKE NOTES AND LOOK BACK AT IT NEXT YEAR OR DURING THE SUMMER, GOING, OH, I WAS GOING TO DO ANOTHER SUCCESSION OF VEGETABLES IN THE FALL.

THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN GLEAN FROM IT FROM TAKING THOSE NOTES NOW WHILE YOU HAVE TIME.

>> YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED, A BIT OF FORETHOUGHT CAN PAY DIVIDENDS.

THERE IS THIS PERIOD THAT YOU CAN REALLY BE BUSY.

YOU COMPOUND IT WITH GRADUATIONS AND WEDDINGS AND YOUR SCHEDULE GETS JAMMED.

NOW IS THE TIME TO STEP BACK AND DRAW UP THAT HOLISTIC CONCEPT YOU WANT IN YOUR LANDSCAPE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I HAVE SOME HOPES AND DREAMS FOR THAT LANDSCAPE.

WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO GET THE DIRT FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS FIRST IMAGE IS ALL ABOUT THINKING SPRING WITH NANCY IN WASHBURN.

HER TULIPS LAST MAY BROUGHT JOY AND HOPE.

BY JULY, SHE HAD THIS BEAUTIFUL ORANGE ROSE IN BLOOM AND LILIES BURSTING WITH COLOR.

BOTH WERE PLANTED BY HER LATE HUSBAND.

IN AUGUST, STRAWBERRY PINK HYDRANGEA TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND SHOWY.

STEPHEN IS STILL COAXING TOMATOES FROM HIS SUMMER PLANTERS.

THAT IS AN INVESTMENT THAT CONTINUES TO BEAR FRUIT.

AROUND THE REGION, WE ARE SEEING SIGNS OF SPRING WITH THE DAFFODILS POKING THROUGH THE LEAVES.

IF YOU HAVE PICTURES OF THE DIRT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PLEASE SEND THEM IN TO "GREAT GARDENING ."

SEND THEM IN BY EMAIL.

AND THOSE HELP INSPIRE YOUR FRIENDS, SO PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING.

DEB IS GOING TO SHOW US SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN BE DOING, GETTING OUR BULBS READY.

IT IS SOMETHING YOU WILL THANK YOURSELF FOR IN JULY.

DEB: YOU CAN START WITH CONTAINERS.

TOLLEY IS -- DAHLIAS, CALLA LILIES, BEGONIAS, ALL OF THOSE ARE BULBS.

YOU CAN START A CONTAINER RIGHT NOW.

DAHLIAS ARE REALLY EASY TO START.

THESE GUYS WE PROBABLY STARTED THE FIRST OF MARCH.

THEN THE CAL ACACIA IS A MORE TOWARD MID FEBRUARY.

IF YOU TAKE A DAHLIA, AND MAKE SURE IT IS NOT SQUISHY -- YOU WANT IT NICE AND FIRM -- DAHLIAS ARE GREAT BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY TO DO.

DAHLIAS CAN TAKE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.

THEY ARE MORE FORGIVING THAN A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.

THIS IS A BEGONI BULB.

IT IS REALLY, REALLY SMALL.

YOU CAN USE THEM.

THEY DO VERY WELL.

ONCE THEY START TO COME, THEY WILL BE PROLIFIC.

IF YOU PUT THIS IN WITH YOUR DAHLIA, THE DAHLIA WILL GIVE IT A CANOPY.

YOU ARE UNDER PLANTING YOUR DAHLIAS WITH YOUR BEGONIAS.

YOU ARE COVERING IT WITH A LIGHT SOIL.

YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF SOIL BECAUSE IT IS SO SMALL.

WATER IT IN WELL.

[LAUGHTER] YOU DON'T WANT IT TOO HEAVY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO WATER IT SO YOU CAN EXPRESS WATER OUT OF THE SOIL.

YOU JUST WANT IT WET ENOUGH SO IF YOU TOOK IT IN YOUR HAND, IT WOULD FORM A BALL.

NOT TOO WET.

JUST LIKE THAT.

THAT IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF WATER.

IT IS NOT TOO HEAVY.

IT WANTS TO BE WARM.

I WOULD NOT WATER IT AGAIN UNLESS IT STARTS TO DRY OUT.

WE WATER THEM REALLY WELL AND JUST WAIT.

WE KEEP THEM WARM.

THESE ARE THE BEGONIAS.

IT IS A GREAT TIME TO START IT.

IF YOUR DAHLIAS GET REALLY LARGE FOR YOU, YOU CAN START TAKING CUTTINGS OFF OF THOSE AND -- LIKE IF YOU TOOK THIS CUTTING OFF OF THIS DAHLIA, YOU COULD USE RIDDING HORMONE, OR PUT IT UNDER THE CANOPY OF THE DAHLIA SO IT WOULD RUT.

YOU CAN DO THAT.

YOU CAN DO A MIST ON IT.

AS LONG AS THAT CANOPY IS COVERING IT, YOU WILL HAVE MORE AND MORE.

EVERY CUTTING DAHLIA AND EVERY BEGONIA SEED WILL FORM A BULB IN THE FALL.

YOU WILL END UP WITH A LOT MORE IF YOU DO IT NOW AND GET STARTED.

>> EVERY GARDENER I KNOW WANTS MORE AND MORE.

THAT IS A GREAT TIP.

THANK YOU.

I ALWAYS GET GOOD ASSIGNMENTS WHEN I TALK TO YOU.

WHEN WE COME BACK, OUR GUEST EXPERT WILL TACKLE YOUR GARDEN QUESTIONS WITH DEB AND BOB.

SHE IS A FARMER AT HEART AND LAUNCHING HER OWN ADVENTURE.

FIRST, LET'S CELEBRATE THE TASTE OF LOCAL PRODUCE.

IT IS THE FIRST IN OUR FARM TO TABLE SERIES FEATURING LOCALLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS.

THE RECIPES ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITES.

THE SEGMENTS WILL LIVE ON THE NEW "GREAT GARDENING" YOUTUBE CHANNEL, SO MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE AND BOOKMARK IT SO YOU CAN GO BACK WHEN YOU WANT TO SEE MORE.

THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT DELICIOUS AND CREATIVE WAYS TO USE FANCY VINEGARS AND TASTY SHRUBS IN THE KITCHEN.

ENJOY.

>> TODAY WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE RECIPES USING FARMING GRADIENTS.

I WILL START BY MAKING A ROSEMARY HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN SALAD.

I WILL START USING OUR ROSEMARY HONEY MUSTARD, A COUPLE SHRUBS, AND A COUPLE VINEGARS WE MAKE IN DULUTH.

I STARTED BY SAUTEING TWO CHICKEN BREASTS.

A WAY TO STAY LOCAL IN THE WINTER MONTHS, YOU CAN BUY LOCAL CHICKEN, BUY LOCAL PRODUCE.

FARMING COMES FROM BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN FOOD AND GROWING GARDENS.

IT IS JUST WHAT I LOVE TO DO.

BEING OUTSIDE, WORKING WITH MY HANDS.

>> FOUR, FIVE CELERY STICKS.

CELERY ADDS THAT GREEN FRESHNESS TO SALADS.

GRAB TONGS OR USE YOUR CLEAN HANDS IF YOU ARE AT HOME.

NOW I AM GOING TO MIX UP THE ROSEMARY HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING.

HALF A CUP OF MAYO, A QUARTER CUP OF SHRUB, A LOT OF SALAD DRESSING.

SLAWS CALL FOR SUGAR AND HONEY, AND WITH THE SHRUB, IT IS ALREADY IN THERE.

WE MAKE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH.

WE GROW ALL INGREDIENTS ON THE FARM AS WELL.

AT CLOVER VALLEY FARM, WE GROW APPLES, RHUBARB, CURRANTS.

WE WANT WILD HARVEST JUNE VARIES.

ANYTHING WE CAN FIND IN THE AREA.

THAT IS OUR GOAL, EITHER TO GROW IT OURSELVES OR FIND IT LOCALLY.

THAT IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT TO US.

I WILL ADD TWO TABLESPOONS OF THE ROSEMARY HONEY MUSTARD.

A PINCH OF SALT.

A PINCH OF BLACK PEPPER.

A PINCH OF THYME.

I DEVELOP THE RECIPES FOR THE SHRUBS AND MUSTARDS AND SAUCES WE MAKE.

THEY LET ME HAVE FREE REIGN BECAUSE THEY TRUST ME NOW.

SHAKE IT UP GOOD.

30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE.

GIVE IT A WHIFF.

SMELLS DELICIOUS.

POUR IT OVER THE TOP OF YOUR SALAD.

LOCAL IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU ARE PUTTING MONEY BACK INTO YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF YOUR COMMUNITY, BEING STEWARDS OF THE LAND.

THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I LIKE TO ADD SOME SORT OF FRUIT.

THESE ARE DRIED CRANBERRIES.

VOILA.

ROSEMARY HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN SALAD.

I AM GOING TO MAKE A SIMPLE CUCUMBER SALAD.

WE HAVE A LOCALLY GROWN ENGLISH CUCUMBER.

THIS IS GROWN IN SUPERIOR.

THEY ARE A LOCAL GREENHOUSE THAT GROWS CUCUMBERS, BELL PEPPERS, AND TOMATOES ALL YEAR LONG.

I WILL ADD A QUARTER OF THIS RED ONION.

YOU CAN TAKE TONGS OR USE YOUR HANDS AND MIX THAT ALL TOGETHER.

THEN I WILL MAKE A SUPER SIMPLE VINAIGRETTE FOR THE CUCUMBER SALAD.

THIS IS THE EASIEST THING YOU CAN DO WITH OUR VINEGARS.

A HALF CUP OF SNOWDROP SHRUB.

THEN I AM GOING TO USE OUR WILD CHERRY VINEGAR.

THIS IS LOCALLY HARVESTED.

WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME HARVESTING THE BERRIES IN THE SUMMERTIME.

♪ IT'S GOING TO BE SWEET, SALTY.

IT IS KIND OF LIKE A QUICK PICKLE.

MMM, SMELLS GOOD.

I LIKE TO POUR IT OVER THE CUCUMBERS AND LET IT CHILL IN THE FRIDGE FOR AT LEAST HALF AN HOUR OR SO.

THERE YOU GO.

HOME GROWN AND LOCALLY HARVESTED ADDS A MUCH DEEPER FLAVOR TO OUR VINEGARS.

ADD THAT TO YOUR RECIPES.

TODAY I MADE A ROSEMARY HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN SALAD, CLOVER VALLEY FARM ROSEMARY HONEY MUSTARD.

AND A SIMPLE QUICK SWEET-AND-SOUR PICKLE WITH WILD CHERRY VINEGAR.

IT'S REALLY GOOD.

[LAUGHS] >> I AM EMILY RITCHIE AND I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE TALKING GARDENING.

WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

LOTS OF YOU HAVE CALLED IN.

WE HAVE A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, SO WE WILL ONLY GET TO A COUPLE.

RJ FROM DULUTH IS CURIOUS, WHAT IS THE OPTIMUM TIME TO PLANT AN APPLE TREE?

IT IS STRAIGHT RIVE -- IT IS SPRINGTIME.

BOB: THE OPTIMAL IS AS SOON AS YOU CAN GET IT DOWN IN THE SPRING.

EMILY: SO AS SOON AS THE SOIL THAWS OUT.

BOB: IF YOU CAN GET IT IN, POT IT UP SO YOU HAVE MORE TIME.

THERE EARLIER YOU CAN GET IT DONE IN THE SPRING, THE BETTER THAT TREAT WILL DO OVER TIME.

EMILY: RICHARD IS CURIOUS.

HE HAS A RASPBERRY PATCH THAT HAS NOT PRODUCED ANYTHING IN TWO YEARS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE HE IS WANTING TO GET RID OF IT.

HOW CAN YOU GET RID OF A RASPBERRY PATCH?

BOB: WE CAN TALK ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS HERE.

NO PRODUCTION IN TWO YEARS MORE THAN LIKELY IS VIRUS.

THAT IS SOMETHING HE HAS TO REALLY START OVER.

IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO USE ANY KIND OF WEED CONTROL, HERBICIDE OF ANY TIME, HE WILL HAVE TO DIG EVERY BIT OF IT OUT.

YOU WILL HAVE TO TILL IT DOWN, COVER IT, AND PLAN ON TWO YEARS TO MAKE SURE THOSE UNDERGROUND SUCKERS ARE COMPLETED.

HE WANTS THAT TO BE VIRUS FREE BEFORE HE PLANTS.

DEB: OR MOVE TO A NEW.

LOCATION -- TO A NEW LOCATION.

EMILY: ANOTHER THING PUMPING UP IS -- POPPING UP IS RHUBARB.

SHOULD WE BE COVERING RHUBARB IN FALL?

ANY TIPS ON GROWING GOOD RHUBARB?

BOB: SHE DOESN'T NEED TO COVER IT.

DEB: IT IS VERY HARDY.

BOB: OPEN IT UP.

BETTER DRAINAGE, MORE SUNLIGHT AND SPACE.

A COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER OR A SYNTHETIC ORGANIC, BUT YOU NEED SOME FERTILITY TO IT AS THE BUGS ARE EMERGING.

EMILY: THAT COULD BE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU ARE UNCOVERING NOW UNTIL YOU SEE IT POPPING OUT OF THE GROUND.

THANKS, BOB AND DEB.

NEXT, LET'S TAKE A GARDEN TOUR WITH KEN AND MICHELLE.

THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE ALONG THE ST. LOUIS RIVER, SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

♪ >> MY NAME IS MICHELLE.

>> I AN KEN.

>> WE ARE ON THE ST. LOUIS RIVER.

ACTUALLY CALLED SUPERIOR, BUT WE ARE CLOSE TO MINNESOTA.

>> THE STONE CAME FROM THIS AREA.

THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.

THERE IS A LOT OF ROCK HERE, SO IT IS SOLID SOIL.

>> THE MAN JUST PUTS THINGS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK AND IT LOOKS NATURAL.

GOING DOWN TO THE RIVER, I SENT MY BROTHER A PICTURE AND HE SAID IT LOOKS LIKE A WATERFALL OF ROCK.

I THOUGHT THAT AS A GOAL DESCRIPTION, BECAUSE IT IS SO TRUE -- THAT IS A COOL DESCRIPTION, BECAUSE IT IS SO TRUE WHAT HE DOES.

>> I DO SPRAY THEM 24 DAYS OR WHATEVER.

IT SAYS GOOD FOR 30 DAYS, BUT ONE DAY I WAITED 32 DAYS AND THE DEER CAME THE NIGHT BEFORE AND STARTED NIBBLING ON THEM.

>> I INHERITED IT.

KENNY PUT IT ALL -- HIS WIFE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

I MOSTLY LOVE TO LOOK AT IT.

I TRIED MY BEST TO KEEP UP WITH IT.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING HARD TO GET AS MANY PERENNIALS AS I CAN THAT WILL FLOWER AS LONG AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.

I DON'T KNOW, IT IS JUST A FUN THING TO DO TOGETHER.

WE JUST FEEL GOOD AT THE END OF THE DAY.

YOU CAN SIT AND LOOK AT IT, LIKE YOU DID SOMETHING TO ADD TO NATURE AND ITS BEAUTY.

>> ONE SHORT QUESTION LEFT ABOUT TRIMMING BACK LILACS.

CAN YOU DO IT NOW?

DEB: IF YOU WANT THEM TO BLUE, I WOULDN'T.

- - TO BLOOM, I WOULDN'T.

YOU ARE TAKING THEM OUT OF BLOOM.

BOB: A LOT OF PEOPLE NEGLECT THEM UNTIL THEY GET SO TALL.

THEY SHOULD BE PRUNED PERENNIALLY.

LET THEM BLOOM, THEN CUT THEM BACK TO A REASONABLE AMOUNT.

MAY BE BY A THIRD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> I LOVE LILACS.

THAT IS SPRING.

THANK YOU GUYS.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE, SEEDING, AND WORK TO DO.

IT IS AWESOME TO HAVE THAT WORK IN FRONT OF YOU.

ARE YOU SEEDING?

BOB: WE WILL BE STARTING PEPPERS RIGHT AWAY.

WE'LL HOLD OFF A LITTLE BIT ON THE TOMATOES AND OTHER THINGS UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK IN APRIL.

>> WHAT IS UP AT YOUR SPOT?

DEB: SAME THING.

WE ALREADY HAVE OUR PEPPERS UP, BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO JUMPSTART ON THIS.

WE HAVE NOT STARTED THE COLD CROP AND OTHER THINGS.

BOB: YOU WANT TO WAIT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HANDLE THEM.

WE ARE A WAYS UNTIL WE GET THAT FINAL FROST-FREE DAY.

>> IT IS FUN TO TALK SPRING.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

HAVE A GREAT EASTER.

BOB: WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING.

WE DESERVE IT AFTER THAT WINTER.

>> NEXT WEEK'S SHOW, WE WILL DIVE INTO PLANTING THE CORE CROPS AND HAVE TIPS ON SEEDING AND AN CREDIBLE WILD RICE RECIPE.

MEANTIME, CHECK OUT RECIPES ON OUR WEBPAGE, WDSE.ORG/GREATGA RDENING AND BINGE WATCH "GREAT GARDENING" ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON "GREAT GARDENING."

♪ >> PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR FARM TO TABLE SEGMENTS IS PROVIDED BY THE CITIZENS OF MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MINNESOTA ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND.

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