>> THESE SPRING RAINS ARE FEEDING RIGHT INTO OUR PLAN.

THIS WEEK, WE HOPE YOU PLOT YOUR STRATEGY WITH A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO CONSIDER.

WE WILL BE IN THE KITCHEN WITH DELILAH AND POLICE AT SAVAGE -- ELISA SAVAGE.

YOU'RE FOUND IN QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

THERE IS LOTS OF GROUND TO COVER.

"GREAT GARDENING" IS NEXT.

>> GARDENS ARE ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

[LAUGHTER] >> THE EARTHWORM IS A SIGN THAT THERE'S LOSS-OF-LIFE IN YOUR GARDEN.

>> GOOGLE DOES NOT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS AND 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.

I'M KAREN.

WE ARE THRILLED TO SEE THE GREAT GREENING.

WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE EXPERTS IN THE STUDIO TO HELP ANSWER YOUR EARLY QUESTIONS.

BOB: IS A HORTICULTURALIST AND EDUCATOR WITH EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GARDENING AND FARMING IN THE REGION.

AND DEB IS THE HEAD GROWER AT A FAMILY GARDEN CENTER SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.

IT IS EXCELLENT TO HAVE YOUR WISDOM.

>> IT IS OUR PLEASURE ALWAYS.

I LIKED YOUR ANTERO AFTER -- INTRO AFTER THAT LONG WINTER.

>> WE NEED TO INTRODUCE OUR TELEPHONE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR HELP IN GETTING YOUR QUESTIONS INTO THE STUDIO TONIGHT.

YOU CAN ALSO CALL TOLL-FREE.

CALL AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO.

YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO WDSE.ORG.

WE ARE PLANNING FOR YOUR BEST VEGETABLE GARDEN.

>> IT'S A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE ARE KIND OF IN THE PLANNING PHASE ON THIS BUT WE ALWAYS START WITH WHAT DO YOU REALLY LIKE TO EAT AND WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO GROW?

THERE IS JOY IN BOTH OF THOSE.

WE SUGGEST PLANNING WHAT WORKS WELL FOR YOU.

TRY SOMETHING NEW.

THERE'S ALREADY SO MANY INTRODUCTIONS AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT GROWS WELL IN THIS AREA AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF OF THE BASIC QUESTIONS.

DO I HAVE FULL SUN, PARTIAL SHADE?

YOUR LEAFY GREENS WILL GO IN THE PARTIALLY SHADY AREAS, ANYTHING THAT PROVES -- IT HAS TO BE OUT IN THE FULL SUN.

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT ORIENTATION.

PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH.

THE TALL PLANTS REALLY HAVE TO GO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF YOUR GARDEN SO THEY DON'T SHADE ANY OF THE SUN.

THE SUN IS GOING IN THE SOUTH ALWAYS.

YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT PLANTING FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.

STORAGE, FREEZING, CANNING AND DRYING.

DEHYDRATING.

>> THE SPACE IT SAVES YOU IS AMAZING.

>> SAFE AND ECONOMICAL WAY TO STORE.

AND THE POSSIBLE ECONOMIC RETURN AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AUGMENTING THEIR FOOD WITH HERBS AND THEY ARE ONE OF THE HIGHEST VALUED CROPS YOU CAN GROW WITH LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE SO WE ARE GOING TO KIND OF A MINIMUM TILLAGE.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO INCORPORATE ORGANIC OR PHOSPHORUS OR POTASSIUM, THESE DON'T LEACH VERY WELL.

JUST DO NOT OVERTILL.

IT REMOVES MOISTURE AND BURNS UP A LOT OF THE CARBON.

JUST SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT COMING INTO YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN.

>> ALL OF US GARDENERS ARE READY TO THINK ABOUT IT.

HOW MANY OF US HAVE GONE OUT AND LOOKED?

WHERE ARE MY PERENNIALS?

WHAT IS MEANT TO HAPPEN?

>> IT IS AN EXCITING PART OF THE YEAR.

IT STARTS WITH THINGS DRYING DOWN A LITTLE BIT SO JUST APPRECIATE THIS.

IT IS A FUN TIME OF YEAR AND IT'S GOING ON FOR THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS.

>> FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT IS A GREAT BEGINNING AND WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE IN STORE FOR YOU.

, YOUR QUESTIONS WITH OUR GUEST EXPERT, STARR BRAINARD.

PART OF OUR EFFORT TO BRING MORE EXPERTISE FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SHE IS HERE TO HELP WITH THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PART.

FIRST, WE WILL SHOW YOU A HOT TIP ABOUT STARTING GREENS INDOORS.

EMILY BEATEN SHARES HER APPROACH FOR A FRESH TASTE OF SPRING AND WE WILL TOUR A VEGETABLE GARDEN AT THE HEIGHT OF MIDSUMMER.

TAKE A LOOK.

>> TODAY, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO PLANT SHOOTS.

- - PEA SHOOTS.

IF YOU ARE CRAVING SOMETHING GREEN.

THE FIRST STEP IS USING A TRAY LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN REALLY USE ANY VESSEL.

THIS IS A STANDARD GREENHOUSE.

YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE A POTTING MIX FOR SEEDS STARTING.

IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE HIGH IN NUTRIENTS.

YOU ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A NUTRIENT HEAVY MIX AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THE SEEDS DON'T NEED THAT MUCH.

JUST GOING TO CREATE A LAYER OF SOIL.

I'M ONLY PUTTING HALF AN INCH IN THE BOTTOM OF THIS TRAY.

A LITTLE PIECE OF WOOD TO GET A SMOOTHER SURFACE.

THAT JUST ALLOWS YOUR SEEDS TO KIND OF MAKE CONTACT WITH SOIL AT THE SAME LEVEL SO WHEN THEY GROW, THEY GROW EVENLY.

I'M USING A FIELD NEXT AND YOU CAN USE MICRO GREEN PEA SHOOTS SEEDS AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A DENSE SEEDING.

I'M SPRINKLING THE SOIL ON TOP.

HE WILL PUT ON ENOUGH TO COVER THE SEED -- YOU WILL PUT ON ENOUGH TO COVER THE SEED ABOUT THE SAME DEPTH AS ONE OF THE SEEDS.

YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM A FAIRLY GOOD SOAKING BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO UNCOVER THIS UNTIL THEY ARE EMERGING.

TIME TO PUT THEM THERE WITH PLENTY OF AIRFLOW.

COVER IT WITH THE TRAY.

LEAVE IT FOR TWO DAYS AND THE SEEDS WILL START TO EMERGE.

AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE IT ALL OUT AND PUT IN THE SUNLIGHT.

AND THEN YOUR MICRO GREENS WILL BE READY TO HARVEST IN ABOUT 10 DAYS TO 12 DAYS.

YOU CAN EVEN GROW THEM IN THE WINTER.

>> THESE ARE WINTER SQUASH.

THIS IS BUT ARE NOT.

WE ALSO HAVE ACORN SQUASH, LAKOTA SQUASH, AND ANOTHER SQUASH THAT HAS A LITTLE SPACE HERE FOR THE VINES TO RUN OVER.

AND THEN BACK HERE, I HAVE A POTATO PATCH AND IT IS MUCH EASIER TO HARVEST THE POTATOES IN THE STRAW AS OPPOSED TO DIGGING IN THE GROUND SO IT WORKS REALLY WELL.

YOU PLANTED THOSE POTATO SLICES IN THEIR AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE IS ONE.

THEY DO GREAT.

IT'S MORE ABOUT THE TASTE THAN THE MONEY SAVINGS.

>> YES.

WE HAVE NINE RICE BEDS.

THESE ARE GREEN BEANS AND THEY ARE LONG, FRENCH FILLET, WONDERFUL.

JUST STARTING TO COME IN.

WE HAD TO PROTECT THEM FROM SOME CRITTER.

WE ALWAYS PLANT RED CABBAGE AND MAKE SAUERKRAUT OUT OF IT.

AND KALE.

WE LOVE KALE, WE EAT A LOT OF KALE.

SHAKES AND SALADS.

THESE ARE ALL PEPPERS.

SIX DIFFERENT VARIETIES.

TWO VARIETIES OF JALAPENOS.

I MAKE JALAPENO JELLY AND ITS FAMOUS.

MY NEIGHBORS ARE ALWAYS DROPPING HINTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE OF THAT JALAPENO JELLY?

THESE ARE MY CHERRY TOMATOES, RED ONES, ORANGE ONES.

SO THEY ARE PRODUCING.

I PULLED MY BEATS UP AND I GROW ALL MY VEGETABLES AND I HAVE A GREENHOUSE WHICH I LOVE.

SO FUN TO BE OUT THERE IN THE SPRING.

>> SHE IS IN HER DOMAIN IN THE GREENHOUSE.

>> MY HAPPY PLACE.

>> WE WANT TO WELCOME STARR BRAINARD.

SHE IS AN URBAN GARDENER WHO GROWS AND CELLS PRODUCE AT THE FARMERS MARKET HERE IN DULUTH AND SHE RUNS THE COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM.

WELCOME, STARR.

>> I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE AND LEARNING WITH YOU ALL.

THE FIRST QUESTION WE HAVE TONIGHT COMES FROM BILL IN DULUTH.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPRING VEGETABLES.

HE BOUGHT A DOZEN ASPARAGUS PLANTS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY DID NOT PUSH UP SHOOTS.

THEY ARE MORE BUSHED SHAPED.

WHEN WILL HE GET SHOOTS TO EAT?

>> HE GOT IN THE GROUND AND HE HAS THEM GROWING AND WE USUALLY SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS TO HARVEST.

YOU CAN HARVEST A LITTLE BIT PROBABLY THIS YEAR AND IT EMERGES JUST FOR A TASTE BUT DO YOU REALLY WANT TO LET THEM GET ESTABLISHED?

YOU NEVER WANT TO HARVEST AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY.

>> IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE HOW BIG AND OLD THEY WERE OR IF THEY WERE JUST PLANS.

>> SOUNDS LIKE HE GOT THEM IN THE GROUND.

HE'S GOING TO BE OK. A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA FERTILITY, WHETHER THAT BE ORGANICS OR SYNTHETIC.

A LITTLE NITROGEN WILL HELP.

>> ALWAYS GOOD ON THOSE PERENNIALS.

>> WE HAVE TOM FROM WASHBURN TO HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HE CAN STILL DIVIDE HIS DAHLIAS.

DOES HE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL FALL?

>> HE CAN DO IT NOW.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE BULBS HE HAS.

A LOT OF TIMES, IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH MORE THAN 1.5 INCHES TO TWO INCHES OF A BULB SO IF HE HAS WELL-DEVELOPED OR OLDER BULBS, YOU CAN BREAK THOSE UP.

YOU WILL SEE THE BULBS AND YOU CAN TAKE THOSE OFF AND PUT THOSE - - YOU CAN START PLANTING THEM NOW.

WHERE THE DIFFERENT SHOOTS COME UP, YOU CAN DIVIDE THOSE OUT WHEN YOU WANT TO PUT THEM IN THE GROUND.

>> THAT IS GREAT.

HERE IS ONE.

AN ANONYMOUS QUESTION.

CAN I PLANT GRASS SEED NOW?

IF NOT, WHEN?

>> YOU REALLY CAN PLANT IT RIGHT NOW.

THE BIG THING, WE HAVE MOISTURE RIGHT NOW SO THAT IS AN ADVANTAGE.

WE ARE PROBABLY BEYOND ANY REAL DANGER OF FROST.

SEED SOIL CONTACT, SPREAD IT ON THE OLD TURF.

KEEP IT MOIST IF IT IS KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS.

>> DO THE LINK IT THE TOP.

- - DO THE BLANKET OVER THE TOP.

>> YOU CAN PUT CHOPPED STRAW OR JUST WATER IT EVERY MORNING.

>> WE HAVE CANNED FROM POPLAR AND HE ORDERED SOME STOCK OF A PLANT.

HOW DEEP SHOULD IT BE PLANTED AND SHOULD IT BE PLANTED HORIZONTALLY?

>> WELL, IT SHOULD.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE STALKS COMING UP.

A GOOD ROOTSTOCK.

>> I AGREE.

HE WANTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TISSUE HE HAS AND WITH ALL HIS PERENNIALS, WE DON'T WANT TO GO TOO DEEP.

IF HE HAS AN OPTION RATHER THAN LAYING IT FLAT, I WOULD PROBABLY PLANT IT VERTICALLY.

>> GREAT.

>> WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM LORI AND SHE HAS A CALLA LILY THAT IS STARTING TO PUSH SHOOTS.

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AND HOW DOES SHE GET IT TO FLOWER AGAIN?

>> THAT'S PRETTY EASY.

SHE COULD GET IT INTO THE SUNLIGHT.

IN A WINDOW, START TO WATER IT.

IT CAN START TO PUT ON SOME GOOD VIGOR ONCE THE DAYS GET LONGER AND ONCE THEY START TO PUSH THROUGH THE SOIL MORE I JUST DON'T OVER WATER IT TO BEGIN AND YOU SHOULD GET SOME GOOD FOLIAGE.

YOU SHOULD NOT NEED MUCH FERTILITY FOR IT.

IT REALLY SHOULD DO ITSELF WITH WATER AND SUNLIGHT.

>> GREAT.

WE HAVE ANOTHER GRASS QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU PREPARE AREAS DAMAGED FROM DOG URINE?

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THOSE DOG SPOTS?

>> VERY COMMON, OBVIOUSLY.

THAT IS AN ASSET AND THE BIGGEST THING IS YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS THOROUGHLY WATERED IN.

PROBABLY GOING TO BE ADEQUATE.

JUST WASH IT ALL OUT.

THEN AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO LET THINGS DRY DOWN AND GET THE SEABED.

GOT SOME SOIL.

GET YOUR SEEDS SCATTERED.

BIG THING IS PLENTY OF WATER FLUSHING THE URIC ASSET OUT OF THERE.

>> GREAT.

WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM BARB IN SOUTH SUPERIOR.

HOW DO YOU PROLONG YOUR CHIVE HARVEST SO THEY DON'T MATURE ALL AT ONCE?

>> I HAPPEN TO HAVE SOME TIES HERE -- CHIVES HERE.

ONE THING YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO DO IS GO TO BLOOM.

ANY HERB, AS SOON AS IT STARTS TO BLOOM, IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE FLAVOR OF THE HERB ITSELF, ESPECIALLY CILANTRO.

ANYTHING, AS IT IS STARTING TO BUD, YOU WANT TO TAKE OFF ALL THE BUD FOLIAGE IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO USE IT.

AND AS FAR AS SHE WANTS IT TO CONTAIN OR TO SPREAD.

>> SHE JUST WANTS TO KEEP HARVESTING.

>> JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT LET IT GO TO BUD, AND IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD.

AND THEN YOU CAN IN THE FALL LET IT GO TO SEED SO YOU GET MORE OF A PATCH OF IT.

>> THAT IS GREAT.

THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE A QUESTIONS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF THE SHOW.

HERE IS THE DIRT GATHERED FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> THE DIRT STARTS WITH A SURE SIGN OF SPRING.

ANGELA SWANSON SENT US A PICTURE OF HER WHITE AND PURPLE CROCUS BASKING IN THE SUN.

THEY SHARED THEIR SUMMER FLOWERS INCLUDING A PALE PINK TREE PEONY AND PATCH OF HOLLYHOCKS THAT THRIVE IN THEIR SUNNY LOCATION IN CAMDEN.

LAST YEAR, THEY PLANTED 15 DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF TOMATOES INCLUDING BLACK, SAN MARZANO, AND LOTS OF RED AND ORANGE CHERRY TOMATOES.

BOBBY JEAN MACK ENJOYED SEEING THIS IRIS BLOOM IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.

AND SHE LOVES HER COMBINATION OF DAYLILIES AND SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN.

TO ANYONE NEW TO ZONE THREE GARDENING, THEY SHARE SOME FANTASTIC EXAMPLES OF NORTHERN PARTY PLANTS.

WE WILL SHARE FIVE THIS WEEK INCLUDING A BLEEDING HEART, FIRE ISLAND NATIVE TO JAPAN, AND THIS COOL WOODFORD THAT COMES FROM -- WOULD FERN -- WOOD FERN THAT COMES FROM EAST ASIA.

THIS WEATHER IS OUR CLIMATE JUST FINE AS DOES THIS RONDO.

FINALLY, BLUE BILLOWS, A LACE CAP HYDRANGEA, IS HARDY HERE AND IN THE MOUNTAINS -- HEARTY HERE AND IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING US.

>> IT IS JUST AMAZING WHAT WE CAN GROW HERE AND WHAT CLIMATES ARE SIMILAR.

KOREA AND JAPAN, THAT'S AMAZING.

AS YOU CONTINUE -- WE CONTINUE THE FARM TO TABLE SERIES, WE TRAVEL TO SAWYER, WHERE TALENTED WOMEN TRANSFORM LOCALLY HARVESTED INGREDIENTS INTO THE MOST DELICIOUS WILD RICE PANCAKES YOU WILL EVER HAVE.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO USE UP THAT COOKED WILD RICE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN EATING PANCAKES WITH OUR GRANDMA AND OUR GRANDPARENTS HAVE BEEN MAKING THEM FOR US SINCE WE WERE LITTLE.

I GREW UP WITH WILD RICE, WITH MY GRANDPA BANKING.

WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR GRANDPARENTS - - BANKING.

OUR -- BAKING.

OUR WHOLE LIFE, WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR GRANDPARENTS KITCHEN SO WE ARE TRYING TO BRING IT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AS A FAMILY TOGETHER, WE HARVEST OUR WILD RICE AND WE USE EGGS.

COMES FROM OUR CHICKENS WE RAISE.

THIS IS OUR SYRUP.

THAT COMES STRAIGHT FROM OUR OWN BACKYARD.

IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.

WITH THE PANCAKES, YOU CAN TAKE ANY STORE-BOUGHT BATTER YOU ALREADY HAVE.

THIS IS COOKED WILD RICE AND YOU CAN JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT OF RICE INTO THAT.

AND THEN ALSO GOT WILD RICE FLOUR.

THAT'S OPTIONAL.

WE HAVE BEEN ADDING THAT, TOO.

THE MORE WILD RICE FLOUR YOU PUT IN, THE DENSER YOUR DISHES GOING TO BE.

WE WILL HAVE BOTH OUR WET INGREDIENTS.

WE WILL BE ADDING TWO CUPS OF MILK AND THEN THREE EGGS.

I WILL POUR THE REST OF MY WET INGREDIENTS INTO MY DRY AND WE WILL GRAB MILK AND BUTTER AND NOW MIX.

IF YOUR BATTER GETS A LITTLE TOO THUICK, JUST ADD MORE WATER OR MILK.

YOU WANTED MONEY SO IT'S EASIER TO COOK THROUGH ALL THE WAY.

DELILAH IS THE BAKER.

SHE DOES HER WILD RICE CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE BUTTER FROSTING.

>> MY GRANDPA TAUGHT ME HOW TO STIR WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

I REMEMBER SEEING HIM STIR WHATEVER UP AND HE WOULD ALWAYS DO THAT AND KEPT ON GETTING EASIER AND EASIER SO THAT IS HOW I STIR.

>> WE WILL ADD ABOUT THREE QUARTERS CUP OF WILD RICE, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE PANCAKES YOU WANT IT TO BE COOLED DOWN BEFORE PUTTING IT INTO YOUR BATTER.

THIS RICE IS PROBABLY FROM PERCH LAKE OR DEAD FISH LAKE.

>> I GO IN THE FRONT OF THE CANOE AND I PULL AROUND ELIZA.

>> WHETHER IT IS IN THE KITCHEN OR WHEN WE ARE HARVESTING RICE OR MAPLE SYRUP >> OR IN THE GARDEN -- >> IT'S JUST US TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

>> IT IS RUNNING STILL.

>> YOU DON'T WANT IT TOO THICK OR YOUR PANCAKE BATTER WILL NOT COOKED THROUGH.

>> I WILL BE TURNING THE PAN ONTO THE LOWEST SETTING.

>> THE MORE OIL YOU PUT, THE CRISPIER YOUR PANCAKE WILL BE ON THE EDGES, THE BROWNER IT WILL TURN.

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO MUCH UNLESS YOU REALLY LIKE BURNT PANCAKES.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PANCAKE IS BUBBLING UP ON THE OUTSIDE.

>> I LIKE A GOOD AMOUNT OF RICE INSIDE IT.

IT REALLY GIVES IT A GOOD TASTE.

CRIPES THERE IS A PERFECT CRISPY EDGE WILD RICE PANCAKE.

>> IT IS SO GREAT TO SEE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS DEMONSTRATE THEIR TALENT AND YOU KNOW THE SAVAGE GIRLS, AS THEY ARE KNOWN, ARE BUILDING AN EMPIRE BASED ON LOCAL FOOD.

I LOVE IT.

>> I LOVE THE WHOLE FAMILY.

I LOVE WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

THOSE DID LOOK DELICIOUS, THOSE PANCAKES.

>> FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER.

I'M A FAN.

WE HAVE A FEW MINUTES LEFT FOR QUESTIONS.

WHEN CAN RASPBERRY PLANTS BE FERTILIZED AND WHAT IS THE BEST TYPE TO USE IN CLAY SOIL?

>> RIGHT AS THEY ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK BUD.

IT MIGHT BE EARLY RIGHT NOW BUT YOU WANT THE PLANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING.

THEY SOIL, WE NEED NITROGEN SO YOU WILL HAVE TO GET THAT FROM SOME SOURCE BUT WITH MOST CLAY, WE ARE ALSO A LITTLE DEFICIENT IN POTASSIUM SO WE HAVE THE BIG THREE NUMBERS.

USE A LAWN FERTILIZER.

THEY WILL NOT HAVE A PHOSPHORUS ISSUE WITH THOSE HEAVY SOILS.

AMMONIUM SULFATE WILL ACIDIFY.

OUR PHS ARE PERFECT FOR AN ASSET CONDITIONS I WOULD NOT BE USING THAT.

A LITTLE SULFUR, A LITTLE NITROGEN, BUT IT WILL ACIDIFY YOUR SOIL.

>> WHAT ABOUT GLADIOLA BULBS?

>> THERE IS A RISK GETTING THEM IN THE FIELD IN TIME BECAUSE THEY JUMP QUICKLY BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO IT AND THEY MAKE A NICE MIX CONTAINER BECAUSE YOU GET THAT SPIKE APPEARANCE SO WE HAVE DONE IT THAT WAY ALSO.

>> I THINK THEY ARE REALLY COOL SO I AM IN AUGUST BIRTHDAY.

HERE IS A QUESTION THAT WAS EMAILED IN.

HOW DO I MEASURE SUN EXPOSURE IN MY YARD IN TERMS FOR, YOU KNOW, PLANTING RECOMMENDATIONS?

>> REALLY, YOU JUST WANT TO BE OBSERVANT AND IF YOU HAVE GOT, YOU KNOW, PARTIAL SHADE WOULD BE A BE UNDER THREE HOURS OR FOUR HOURS OF SUNLIGHT SO JUST MEASURING THE TIME YOU HAVE AVAILABLE.

>> USUALLY, THE FULL SUN RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR IOF.

>> AGAIN, AS WE MENTIONED, IF YOU ARE SETTING UP FRUITS IN YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN, THAT TAKES THE EXTRA ENERGY AND YOU NEED THE HEAT SO YOU WANT AS MUCH SUN AS YOU CAN GET.

LEAFY GREENS AND ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE VEGETATIVE ON THE GET BY WITH PARTIAL SHADE OR HAVE YOUR SHADE.

>> NOT GROWING MASS.

OVERWINTER, SOME HYDRANGEA AND LAVENDER.

WHEN DO I PUT IT IN THE GROUND?

>> THE LIMELIGHT, YOU COULD HAVE LEFT IN THE GROUND.

IT'S EASY TO GROW IN WINTER.

THE LAVENDER, WELL, WATCH YOUR SOIL TEMPERATURES AND YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT YOUR LAVENDER IS DOING.

IF IT'S HAVING SOME REALLY LIGHT GREEN GROWTH OR SOFT GROWTH, YOU WANT TO GET IT OUTSIDE A LITTLE BIT BEFORE YOU PUT IT INTO THE GROUND, JUST ACCLIMATED, BUT YOU CAN START THAT.

A LOT OF TIMES, IT DEPENDS ON HOW COOL YOU KEEP IT RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU ARE PUSHING IT COOLER AND COLDER, IT CAN GO OUT SOONER BUT IF YOU ARE GROWING AT REALLY WARM IN YOUR HOUSE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER TO ACCLIMATE IT.

COOL, KULIK, COOL IT.

MID MAY FOR SURE.

>> THAT'S GREAT ADVICE.

CHRISTMAS CACTUS HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

BECAUSE OF BLOOMS BEFORE THAT.

IT'S NEXT TO AN EAST FACING WINDOW.

HOW DO I GET IT TO BLOOM?

>> EAST IS PROBABLY GOOD.

TRIGGERING THAT IS THE FALL OF THE YEAR AS DAYLIGHT IS DECLINING BUT YOU HAVE TO GET THE TEMPERATURE IF RENTAL SO COOLER AND PARTICULARLY COOLER AT NIGHT.

IF YOU CAN FIND A SPOT WHERE IT'S 65 DURING THE DAY AND 55, 53 AT NIGHT, IT'S THAT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL THAT TRIGGERS IT.

QUITE INTERESTING.

>> SHOULD WE BE COVERING OUR RHUBARB TO FORCE IT TO GROW?

>> NO.

NO.

RHUBARB HAS GOT IT ALL ON ITS OWN.

AND SOMETIMES, WHEN PEOPLE BABY IT LIKE THAT, IT CAN FLUSH QUICKLY AND BOLT QUICKER, TOO.

CRIPES THAT'S ONE OF THE RISKS.

THE BIGGEST THING WITH RHUBARB, A LITTLE FERTILITY THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT OPEN THEM UP AND DIVIDE THEM.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT COVERING THEM.

>> THIS IS KATHY IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS.

IT'S REALLY COOL WE ARE REACHING UP THERE TONIGHT.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TREE SIMILAR TO A HONEY LOCUST THAT HAS SMALL ORANGE BERRIES?

>> THAT'S PROBABLY SNOWY MOUNTAIN ASH WHICH IS NATIVE TO THE AREA AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER AND BEAUTIFUL ORANGE BERRIES THAT THE BLUE JAYS LOVE.

>> THEY GET A LITTLE DRUNK WHEN THE FRUIT HAS BEEN SENT FOR A WHILE AND THEY FERMENT A BIT AND THE BIRD GET A LITTLE BIT HAPPY.

>> THAT IS OUR LAST QUESTION FOR TONIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR WISDOM AND SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH US.

WE HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN AND THIS IS SUCH A GREAT SEASON.

>> IT IS OUR PLEASURE ALWAYS.

WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SEASON THAT IS UPON US RIGHT NOW SO THANK YOU TO THE GOOD FOLKS HERE AT WDSE.

>> SLEEP WHEN YOU CAN.

[LAUGHTER] >> IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR RECIPES FOR THE PANCAKES AND EVEN A HOW TO COOK WILD RICE, THAT WILL BE UP SOON ON OUR GREAT GARDENING YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

THE LINKS ARE ON THE WEBSITE AT WDSE.ORG/\ GARDENING.

THE OPPORTUNITY IS RIGHT HERE FOR US TO GARDEN AND LEARN AND WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR "GREAT GARDENING."

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