>> THIS IS LITERALLY CRAWLING>>G WITH BEES.

>> A PINK ONION?WITH BEES.>> A ?

WHY NOT TRY IT?

>> HOSTAS DO WELL.WHY NOT TRY I.

THEY LIKE OUR TEMPERATURES.

>> IT IS FUN TO IMAGINE WHATTHET THIS PLACE WILL BE LIKE IN A FEW YEARS.YEAR WE JUST GOT IT STARTED.S.WE JUS.

♪ >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ONN GREAT GARDENING.

I'M YOUR HOST, NATALIE HAS.GREA.

I WILL BE FILLING IN FOR SHARONN YOUNG THIS EVENING AND SHE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.YOUNG THIS EV.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT AMENDMENTSWEO TONIGHT.UT AMENDMESTONIGHT.

OUR EXPERTS ARE WILL HAVE ADVICE TO SHARE ABOUT MULCH,TO SHARE A, FERTILIZERS, AND MORE.

OUR EXPERTS ARE BOB: AND --OLEN AND DEB.AND DEB.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM GARDENERSS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS FOR OURWHO HR EXPERTS.

WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS TO RECEIVEEXE YOUR QUESTIONS.

CALL LOCALLY OR EMAIL US.YOUR Q.

WE HAVE FIRST LOOK AT SOME SIGNS OF SPRING.OF SPRING.

>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE.>> THIS .

POSEY WILLOWS ARE OUT IN THEIRR MAGNIFICENT GLORY.MAGNIFICENT G. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS.THEY THIS IS THE MAPLE.

ARE BEAUTIFU.

HE TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO POPHEP BUT IT IS OUT NOW.BUT IT I THE FLOWER OF THE SUGAR MAPLE.. >> LET'S GET A TOUR.>> LET'S GE.

IN 2023 WE VISITED THE GARDENSS OF SUSAN WHO LIVES IN DULUTH AND HAS NATURAL PLANTS.HAS NATURAL N SHE WILL SHOW HOW SHE KEEPS HERR NEIGHBORHOOD SPACE FRIENDLY FOR WHILE LIFE.

-- WILDLIFE.NEIGHBORHOOD SPACE .

>> YOU ARE OUT OF HER HOME IN>>N DULUTH.

WE HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 22 YEARS.

WE WERE SO HAPPY TO FIND THEWE E SPOT ON THE HILLSIDE WITH LOVELY TREES, A LITTLE VIEW OF THETREEE LAKE, WE CAN HEAR THE FOG HORNN FROM OUR HOUSE AND THAT CLINCHED IT FOR US.

IT IS CHALLENGING TO GROW SOMEE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO GROW SO WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OFF COLORFUL FLOWERS IN THE FRONTCOT YARD.YARD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF HOSTAS.WE HAVE.

WE ARE BIG INTO NATIVE GARDENING AND FINDING THE RIGHT NATIVES TO GROW IN THE SHADE IS IMPORTANT TO US.GROW IN THE SHADE IS IMPO.

WE LIVE ON A DOUBLE LOT AND THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO DO SOMEHAS ALE INTERESTING THINGS.

WHEN WE LIVED IN TEXAS WE HAD AA BIG NATIVE SPACE, HALF AN ACREE OF NATIVE WILDFLOWERS.

GETTING RID OF THE LAWN BUTOF NT HAVING JUST ENOUGH OF THEHAVINGO GRANDKIDS TO PLAY IN.F THE WE LOVE TO BE OUTDOORS.GRANDKID.

WE BUILT THIS DECK ON THE FRONTT OF THE HOUSE AND BUMPED IT OUTT SO WE COULD STILL SEE THE LAKE BUT WE BUILT A BIG BOXWOOD TREEE THAT WAS SMALLER THAN WHEN WETHE FIRST PUT IN THE DECK AND WEFIRE HAVE HAD TO EXPAND THE HOLESHAVS THROUGH WHICH IT GROWS BUT WETHE GET SAP TO MAKE SYRUP FROM THEA TREE.P TO MAKE SYRUP FROMETREE.

IT IS MAGNIFICENT SHADE.IT IS M. WE GOT APPLE TREES AND SOMEWE GE CHERRY TREES.

WE HAD FENCING WITH LOTS OFCHERF BLUEBERRIES.BLUEBERR SUNFLOWERS, ORIGINAL PEONY ANDD WE ARE TRANSITIONING.WE ARE TRA.

WE TOOK DOWN THE FENCE AND WEWEE STILL HAVE BLUEBERRIES.

WE HAVE ADDED HONEY BERRIES.ST WE USED TO GROW HOPS.ILL HAVE B.

IT WAS FUN TO HANG OUTIT WAS FUT UNDERNEATH THE CURTAIN OF HOPS..

THEY ATTRACT APHIDS WHICH GIVESS YOU A VERY STICKY DECK SO WEYOUE DECIDED TO CURTAIL THAT CROP AND JUST GROW IT UP TO THAT FIRST LEVEL.JUST WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

GROW .

PEOPLE STOP AND WALK THROUGH.PE.

WE TRY TO MAKE A VERY INVITINGG SPACE FOR HUMANS AND WILDLIFE.C NATALIE: THANK YOU, SUSAN.E FOR.

TONIGHT WE WILL VISIT A HOUSE IN VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA, BUT LET'SS GET TO SOME QUESTIONS.GET TO SO.

WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM ROSE.WE.

IT IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO TRIM OR PRUNE GRAPEVINES?PRUNE GRAPEVIN?

BOB: ABSOLUTELY.BOB: ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS THE TIME.THIS I MOST NATIVE GRAPES CAN BE PRUNED PRETTY HARD.

THE BETA, BLUEBELL, THOSE AREPRE THE BIG ONES.THE BIG ONES.

THEY ARE NATIVE AND CROSS WITHH OUR NATIVE GROUPS OF 8 -- GREATT SO THEY CAN BE PRUNED BACK HARD.

NATALIE: BERNADETTE IN WISCONSIN ASKS FOR SUGGESTIONS WHEN CHASING -- CHANGING A SOUTHASKSH FACING LAWN TO A SEATED THEFACI FLOWER GARDEN.

DEB: THAT IS KIND OF A CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF GERMINATION AND SEEDD SELECTION.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO START SOME OFA THE SEEDS INDOORS TO GET A START ON THINGS.ON THINGS.

YOU CAN CEDE YOUR BED AND DOYOUO MULCH AND HOPE FOR GOODMULCH AND GERMINATION BUT IF YOU AREGERMIE SPECIFIC IN THE SEEDS YOU ARESP BUYING RATHER THAN A MIX LIKE AA WILDFLOWER MIX, BE SPECIFIC INN THE VARIETIES YOU PICK AND GETT ONE'S THAT ARE TRULY PERENNIAL.. AND THEN START SOME INDOORS.AND.

YOU CAN DO A NICE BIG BED WITH A GOOD MULCH.GOOD BOB: THIS TIME OF YEAR, A LOT O PERENNIALS YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE DORMANCY OF THE SEED AND THATDO TAKES COLD SHOT TREATMENT.SEED .

THAT IS WHAT NATURE DOES SO SHEE MIGHT WANT TO PUT SOME PLANTSMIS AND TRANSPLANTS WITH THE IDEA OF SEATING IN THE FALL A LITTLE COVERING SO YOU CAN ESTABLISHSEH THE REST OF THAT AND FILL IT IN WITH SEEDS.THAT AND FILL NWI DEB: SHE COULD ALSO COLD TOTH SO SHOCK IT IN THE FREEZER.SHOCK I.

BOB: WHERE THE REFRIGERATOR.BOB.

NATALIE: ANOTHER SPRING TRIMMING QUESTION FROM SOUTH SUPERIOR.QU.

SHOULD WE TRIM MODEST TO THESHOE GROUND IN THE SPRING?

WE HAVE ONE WITH BEAUTIFUL FUMES AND GREAT VOLUME.

DEB: IT DEPENDS ON WHAT CLUBANDB MATUS VARIETY -- CLAMATISMATUS S VARIETY SHE HAS.

BOB: YOU DO NOT WANT TO PRINTVAT OFF ANYTHING THAT IS GREENOFF AN UNVIABLE AT THIS POINT BUT YOUH NEED COOL EARTH WHICH IS WHEREH MULCH MIGHT COME IN.ICH IS BRIGHT BUT COOL SUNLIGHT.

WEMUL.

DEB: A LOT OF TIMES I THINKDEB:K PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH THIS PLANT BECAUSE THEY PLANT IT INSIDE THE DRIP LINE AND THAT IS REALLY DRY AND THEY REALLY LIKES A LOT OFA MOISTURE AND YOU CAN LOSE ITLLYT JUST BY BEING INSIDE AND WITH POOR SOIL IN THE DRIP LINE.JUST.

BOB: AND THEN START WITH ABOB: A REALLY HARDY VARIETY.REALLY HAR NATALIE: THANK YOU TO OURDY VARR VIEWERS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.

DABBLE, YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT FERTILIZER.FERTILIZER.

-- DEB, YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT FERTILIZER.FERTILIZER.

DEB: STARTING YOUR CONTAINERDEBR WITH DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, WE WOULD START WITH -- WE STARTWITT WITH PEAT ON THE FARM AND WEWITE HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF IT FOR OUR CONTAINERS AND THEN WE ADDED PRO LIGHT TO LIGHTEN IT UP -- PCONTP EARLITE TO LIGHTEN IT UP AND WEE ADD TO SOME MOSS TO LIGHTEN ITT AGAIN BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KEEP IT LIGHT.AGAIN BECAUSE YOU WANT.

THIS IS THE COMPOSITION YOU GETH THEN WE USE MULTI COATS, THEREE ARE A DIFFERENT BRAND NAMES FORR A TIME-RELEASED SLOW RELEASEDA D PRILL THAT HAS LITTLE PORES THAT OPEN UP AT 70° WHEN PLANTS COULD REALLY USE MORE FERTILIZER SO WE PUT AT LEAST A TABLESPOON ON AA 10 INCH CONTAINER ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH EACH MONTH AND THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MIX WATERYO SOLUBLE'S, YOU CAN JUST TOPU DOW DRESS IT AND THEN FORGET ABOUTP IT.

IT IS REALLY NICE AND EASYDRESSY COMPARED TO A WATER-SOLUBLE.

BOB: SINCE YOU HAVE SAMPLESCOMPS HERE, WHY DON'T YOU BRING UP THO PEAT.N'T YOU BRING EPEAT.

THIS IS PEAT MOSS, WHICH IS MUCH FARTHER DOWN THE BAR THANFARTHEE PARTIALLY DECOMPOSED SPAT MOM.. -- SPAGMUM.-- SPAGMUM.

IT HAS DECOMPOSED.IT HAS DECOMP.

PEAT MOSS.PEAT MOSS.

PEAT.

NATALIE: THANK YOU.PEAT.NATALIE.

WE WILL GET BACK TO MOREWE WILLE QUESTIONS.

I HAVE ONE A LITTLE BIT ABOUTQUT FERTILIZER.

RICHARD HAS EIGHT FOUR BY 12FER2 RAISED BEDS AND WANTS TO KNOW HOW MUCH COMPOST HE SHOULD ADDD TO EACH FOR FERTILIZER.TO EAC DEB: IT DEPENDS ON HISH FOR FERS FOUNDATION AND WHAT HE HAS IN THERE.FOUNDATION AND WHAT HE HA.

DOES HE HAVE GOOD PEAT, MINERALL SOILS, THAT WOULD MAKE ASOILS, A DIFFERENCE ON WHAT HIS TOP SHOULD BE.DI BOB: WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET AS MUCH AS 15% ORGANIC SO BE AA LITTLE CAREFUL WITH ANIMAL MANURE.

IT SHOULD BE COMPLETELYLILE CARY DECOMPOSED, AT LEAST ONE YEARDER OLD AS A MINERAL BUT NOT MOREOLE THAN 10%, 10%, 15%.THAN 10%, 10.

DEB: ON VEGETABLES, TOP DRESSDES OVER MANURE WITH COMCAST BECAUSE I AM SURE IF IT IS WELL BROKENN DOWN BUT THERE CAN BEDOWN BUT TE CROSS-CONTAMINATION, THERE COULD BE SOMETHING IN THE ANIMAL WASTE.

BOB: THERE SHOULD BE A -- ITBE T SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF ONE YEARE OLD.

NATALIE: ANOTHER QUESTION FROMM LISA.LISA.

SHE SAYS IN HER YARD SHE HAS AA LOT OF CLAY SOIL.LOT OF CLAY SO.

SHE BROUGHT HER PERENNIALS OVERR AND PUT THEM ON ONE SIDE OF THEE HOUSE AND NOW SHE WANTS TO MOVE THEM.HOUSE AND NOW SHE WANTS TOE IS IT SAFE TO MOVE HERTHEM.IS IR PERENNIALS?PERENNIALS?

WILL THEY STILL GROW AND FLOWER?

BOB: YES.BOB: YES.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE FROST ON THEE GROUND SO TO DO IT NOW SHE WOULS BE OFF TO A GOOD START.O TO DO .

CLAY IS A CHALLENGE.CLAY IS A C. YOU DO NOT WANT TO ADD SAND TOO IT BUT YOU CAN ADD ORGANICS ANDD IT IS A GOOD TIME TO DO TO IT,, MAKES IT INTO THE CLAY AND MOVEE IT AS SOON I YOU CAN.

DIG A HOLE AND THEN FILL IT WITH ORGANIC.ORGANIC.

YOU WANT A MIXTURE.YOU WANT A M. NATALIE: SOME ARE PLANTED -- ARE PLANNING THE GARDENS FOR THEPLAG SUMMER AND ONE PERSON FROM THE M DULUTH SAYS THEY ARE PLANNINGDUS FOR A PULMONARY GARDEN.AYS THEY.

WHAT PLANTS SHOULD THEY INCLUDE?

DEB: THERE ARE SO MANY.DEB: THE.

THINK OF FLOWERS STRUCTURED TOO BEGIN WITH AND THE TIME OF YEARR WHEN IT BLOOMS.WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING THAT IS OPENN WHERE THE BEES CAN GET THE POLLEN AND NECTAR AND THEN YOUU NEED SOMETHING THAT WILL BRINGG COLOR IN THE SPRING BECAUSE ACOA LOT OF TIMES THERE IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH POLLEN IN THE SPRING ANDN NECTAR AND SO SPRING, SUMMER,DN, FALL, THEN THERE IS A DEARTH INN THE MIDDLE WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF NATIVES BLOOMING AND THAT ISS KIND OF RIGHT BEFORE THE FALLKIL STARTS AND AFTER THE SUMMER IS DONE SO IF YOU HAVE SOMETHINGSTG THAT IS A EARLY FALL BLOOMING OR LATE SUMMER BLOOMING IT REALLYY HELPS TO FILL THAT GAP BUT IT IS REALLY ON FLOWER STRUCTURE ADDSS COLOR AND IF YOU DO MORE NATIVES , PLANT IN LARGE CLUMPS SO THEE BEES KNOW TO COME AND GO FROMBE THAT AREA AND THEY CAN TELL THEE OTHER BEES TO GO BACK TO THEOTHE SAME ONE.SAME ONE.

BOB: THIS IS WHERE SOME OF THEE HYBRIDS ARE SO VIBRANT AND GOING TO THE HEIRLOOMS AND GETTINGTO G MUCH-NEEDED MATERIAL IN BIG BLOCKS OF DIFFERENT KIND OFMUCHF COLOR THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

NATALIE: OK.COLOR THROUGHOUT TH.

WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS COMING IN ABOUT DIFFERENT FUNGUS.ABOUT DI.

ONE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THEONEE BEST WAY TO ELIMINATE FUNGUSBESS GNATS IN HOUSEPLANTS?GNATS IN H?

DEB: LET THEM GET AS DRY AS YOUU CAN GET THEM.CAN GET TH AND NOT GO TO WILT.EM.AND NOT G. FUNGUS GNATS LAY EGGS IN THEFUNE SOIL AND THE SOIL HAS TO BESOILE MOIST FOR THE LARVAE A TO HATCHH AND BECOME FUNGUS NOT.

SOME PEOPLE SAY TO PUT A LAYERR OF SAND OR SOMETHING TO KEEP TH TOP DRY SO THEY CANNOT LAY THEE EGGS.EGGS.

BOB: THEY ARE ABUNDANT IN SOILL AND IT IS OFTEN SPRING TAIL THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.ARE CONCERN.

IF THEY ARE JUMPING AROUND,IF T, EVERYONE CALLS THOSE FUNGUSEVERS GNATS BUT THAT IS SPRING TAILGNI AND THEN YOU HAVE AN ISSUE IFNGF YOU CANNOT GET IT UNDER CONTROL YOU WITH THESE TECHNIQUESYOU CAS SOMETIMES AN OVER-THE-COUNTER CHEMICAL, ONE QUICK TREATMENTSOT AND YOU KNOCKED DOWN BOTHAND YOH CHALLENGES.

NATALIE: SO THIS ONE IS REALCHAL FUNGUS.

WHITE STUFF DEVELOPING ONFUNGUSN GRAPEVINES.GRAPEVINES.

SHE THINKS IT IS FUNGUS.SHE THI.

IT DEVELOPS ON THE LEAVES ON THE LEAVES AND GRAPES.

WHAT SHOULD SHE APPLY AND WHEN??

DEB: THAT IS A HUMIDITY ANDDEB:D MOISTURE ISSUE.MOISTURE ISSUE.

BOB: IT IS A BENIGN FUNGUS.BOB:.

IT WILL NOT TELL THE GRAPEVINE.T PRUNE BACK.

WILL NOT TELL THE G. AIRING IT OUT, OPENING IT UP,AI, PRINTING IT BACK.PRINTING IT BA.

WE DO NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDEDWE D FUNGICIDE FOR THAT ONE.

NATALIE: THE NEXT QUESTION ISFUS FROM CARLA AND IT IS ABOUTFROM T ONIONS.ONIONS.

HOW DO YOU GROW LARGE ONIONS?HO?

SHE USES CANDY ONIONS BUT THEYY NEVER GROW LARGER THAN A PING-PONG BALL.NEVER GROW LARGEA BOB: INTERESTING.PING-PONG BALL.

SHE HAS A GOOD INTERMEDIATESHE E VARIETY.VARIETY.

IT IS MORE LIMITED IN SIZE.IT I.

TRY A YELLOW SWEET SPANISH.TRY .

START FROM THE TRANSPLANTS WHICH YOU CAN GET AT A LOCAL GREENHOUSE AND START EARLY.YOU .

MAY 1.MAY 1.

GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY,GIV, THEY ARE SHALLOW ROOTED SO MAKE SURE THEY GET ALL OF THETHEY ARE MOISTURE THEY NEED AND KEEP DOWN THE WEEDS AND THEY TAKE NITROGEN EARLY BUT EARLY, THE RIGHTEARLYA VARIETIES, WALL-TO-WALL IS ARLYA GOOD ONE, IT WILL GIVE AGOOD ONA BEAUTIFUL LARGE BULB AND THEYBEY ARE NICE AND SWEET AND THEY KEEP REASONABLY WELL.AR NATALIE: WE WILL GET BACK TOE NO MORE QUESTIONS IN A MOMENT BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER GARDEE TOUR.

QUESTIO IN VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA THISNS IS GREENHOUSE IS A PUBLIC COMMUNITY SPACE FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL SPACE IN THE NORTHSPAH LAND.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.LAND.LE >> THIS IS A GEM FOR THET'S TAKE NORTHERN AREA.NORTHERN AREA.

THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY ISTHES OWNED BY THE CITY OF VIRGINIAOWA BUT WE HAS THE NONPROFIT MANAGEE AND MAINTAIN THE PLANTS.AND MAI.

WE ARE STRICTLY VOLUNTEERS.WE A.

WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OFWE HAVF PLANTS.PLANTS.

A LOT OF SUCCULENTS.

CACTI.A LOT OF SUCCULENTS.CACTI.

WE HAVE A LITTLE POND WITH COYY AND -- KOI AND GOLDFISH.AND -- .

BIRD OF PARADISE BEHIND ME HASS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS.BEEN AROU.

TO SOME OF THEM REACHED TO THEE CEILING.

IN THE WINTER WE ARE NOT OPEN..

IN THE SUMMER WE ARE OPEN EXCEPT FOR FRIDAY.

COME WITH FRIENDS.FOR FRIDAY.CO.

BRING YOUR LUNCH.BRING YOUR LUN.

COME AND RELAX AND ENJOY.

NATALIE: LET'S GET TO BOB WHOCOO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT MULCH.

BOB: THE ALCOTT IN VIRGINIA IS A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY SO THANK YOUI TO ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS DOING NETWORK.

LET'S TALK ABOUT MULCH.THANUTO A JUST TERMINOLOGY.BOUT MULCH.JUS.

MULCH IS SOMETHING THAT GOES ONN TOP OF THE SOIL.TOOF THE SOIL.

AMENDMENTS ARE SOMETHING WE INCORPORATE INTO THE SOIL.

WE DO NOT WANT MULCH TO BREAKAMK DOWN.

SO PINE NEEDLES, WOOD CHIPS,DOW, COMPOST.

WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PINECOME NEEDLES.

THEY DO NOT BREAK DOWN READILYY BECAUSE THEY ARE CELLULOSEBECAUE STRAIGHT CARBON BUT MAKE GREATT MULCH BECAUSE YOU DO NOT WANTMUA THEM TO BREAK DOWN.USE YOU DO N. WOODCHIPS ARE THE SAME.

THEY ARE AVAILABLE FROM SO MANYY WHO ARE PRUNING TREES AND THEYY WOULD BE HAPPY TO DROP THEM OFF.

THESE WILL BE FINE ON THEWOULD E SURFACE.

THEY WILL CONTROL WEEDS ANDSURFD CONSERVE MOISTURE WHICH COULD BE REALLY CRITICAL.

THEY ARE VERY VALUABLE.REALLY C. YOU DO NOT WANT THEM TO BREAKYOK DOWN TOO FAST BUT THEY DODOWN TO GRADUALLY INCORPORATE.GRADUALLYR WHEN THEY ARE IN THE SOIL THEYY BECOME MULCH AND YOU MIGHT WANTT TO ADD A LITTLE ADDITIONALTO ADL NITROGEN TO FACILITATE THE BREAKDOWN OF THESE AND YOU CANN USE COMPOST AS A MULCH ON THEUSS SURFACE AND THEN IT CAN ALSO BEE INCORPORATED WHEN IT BECOMES ANN AMENDMENT, SAME PRODUCT, NICEAME COMPOST AND PEOPLE ASK ABOUT LEAF MOLD, WHICH IS BASICALLY AA COMPOST WHICH CAN COME FROM ANYY NUMBER OF SURF -- SOURCES.NUMBE.

ON THIS SURFACE, A LOT OF POLYY FIELDS ARE BEING USED.FIELDS AR.

THIS IS MULCH BECAUSE IT IS ONN THE SURFACE.

BLACK MULCH ADDS A LITTLE HEATT TO THE SOIL BUT FOR THE MOSTTO T PART THEY ARE TO CONTROL WEEDSS AND CONSERVE MOISTURE.AND CONSE.

CLEAR POLY WILL KEEP THE SOILCLL BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFULBUT BECAUSE THEY CAN GET TOO HOT TOA FAST AND A LOT OF WEEDS CAN GROW UNDERNEATH THEM AS WELL.UN NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUTDERNEATT AMENDMENTS.AMENDMENTS.

EVERYTHING YOU CAN WORK IN WITHH THE MIXES IN THE GREENHOUSE,THE, PETE SOIL, THAT IS FERTILITY,PE, MANAGE YOUR PH AND ADD SULFUR IF YOU WANT TO DROP THE PH.

THE INCREASE THE PH YOU CAN ADDD LIME OR USE WOOD EDGE AS ANLIMEN AMENDMENT.

PERLITE AND VERMICULITE OPEN THE SOIL AND ADD MOISTURE AND THEREE IS A GROUP OF BENEFICIAL FUNGI.. ONE IS BEING USED AS ANONE IS BN AMENDMENT TO A LOT OF MIXES.AME.

DEB: WE HAVE USED IT FOR ALMOSTT 15 YEARS AND WE MIX IT WITH CORN SO WE CAN SEE OUR APPLICATIONSON AND WE APPLIED TO THE TOP AND WE HAVE USED IT A LOT AS AHAVE USEA SYMBIOTIC WITH THE ROOTS OFSYMBF PETUNIAS AND PETCO WAS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU FERTILIZEM THEM THEY GET GOOD ROOTES WHEN T DEVELOPMENT AND IT RAISES THE PH AND THEN THEY DON'T GET THE IRON THEY NEED AND THIS ONE HAS IRON IN IT, GENERALLY A LOT OF THETHE MIXES DO SO THEN IT PROTECTS THE ROOTS AND MAKES THEM STRONG ANDD YOU DO NOT GET A PITS THE THEMM DISEASE BECAUSE THAT IS LIKE THE CATS STRIPPED APART AND THEN THIS ONE CAN -- PITHIUM DISEASEE BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN THE ROOTSH ARE STRIPPED APART.AT IS WHEN TR SO THIS IS GOOD FOR THAT.SARE S. BOB: IT'S A NATURAL BENEFICIALL THAT COMES FROM A LOT OF WOODYY AREAS IN THE INTERACT WITH ROOTS AND TRANSFER NUTRIENTS TO THEANS ROOT SYSTEMS SO THEY ARE A TO TA BENEFICIAL FUNGI.

WHY DO WE AMEND THE SOIL TOBENEO BEGIN WITH?

FIRST WE WANT -- WE ARE CHANGING THE COMPOSITION TO ENHANCE GROWTH.THE COMPOSITION TO ENHAN.

A GOOD SOIL SHOWS OPEN POCKETSS AND POURS WITH GREEN ROOTS WORKING THROUGH.AND POURS WITH .

WE HAVE HEAVY CLAY SOIL IN MANYY AREAS SO YOU WANT TO ADDAREAS SD ORGANICS TO OPEN IT UP AND GIVE YOU THE CHANCE FOR ROOTS TOORGAO EXPAND SO WE CAN PICK UPEXPAND P MOISTURE AND NUTRITION THAT IS COMING WITH THAT MOISTURE ANDMOD THE ROOTS ARE MUCH MORETHE ROOTE EFFECTIVE WHEN SOIL IS OPEN.

NATALIE: LET'S WRAP THINGS UPEFP WITH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.WITHL JUDY FROM SUPERIOR WONDERS IF AA SPRAY GROW MICRONUTRIENTSPRAY GT ADVERTISED AND CATALOGS AREADVEA ACTUALLY EFFECTIVE.

DEB: IT'S MARKETING.ND CATALOGS.

IT'S GREAT MARKETING.IT'S GREAT.

LEAVES DO NOT TRANSFER NEARLY AS MUCH AS SOIL DOES.

LEARNING WHAT YOUR ISSUE IS ISS MORE IMPORTANT THAN JUST BUYINGG SOMETHING AND TREATING IT AND HOPING IT GOES AWAY.

SOIL TESTS AND MORE INFORMATIONN BUT OTHER THAN A ROOT CUTTING OR ABSORBING THROUGH LEAVES YESABS THERE IS SOME TRANSFER BUT NOT S WHOLE LOT COMPARED TO THE ROOTS.

BOB: 95% OF ALL NUTRIENTS COMEE UP THROUGH THE ROOT SYSTEM.

GET THE NUTRIENTS INTO THE SOIL.

IN SOME CASES, STRAWBERRIES, WEE HAVE A NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY ANDD WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THEWE ARU GROWING SEASON AND YOU NEED AGHA QUICK SOLUBLE APPLICATION, YOUU CAN DROP IN CALCIUM BUT FOR THEE HOMEOWNER, STAY AWAY FROM THOSEE SPIRIT SOIL TEST AND GET THESPIE NUTRIENTS INTO THE SOIL.

-- STAY AWAY FROM THOSE.NUTRIEN.

DO A SOIL TEST AND GET THEDO A S NUTRIENTS INTO THE SOIL.

NATALIE: SOMEONE IN WISCONSINOIN ASKS WHEN PLANTING CARROTS INASN RAISED BEDS, DOES IT HELP TORAIO COVER THE SEEDS WITH THE BOARDD UNTIL THEY GERMINATE?

BOB: THE BOARD HOLDS IN THES WIE MOISTURE.

IT'S AN OLD-SCHOOL IDEA THAT HAS BASIS.

BUT WE NEED SUNLIGHT.BASIS.BUT .

THE THING ABOUT CARROTS, THEYTHY WILL GERMINATE IN COOLER SOILWIL TEMPERATURES.TEMPERATURES.

BUT TERMINATION IS MUCH FASTER.. COOLER TEMPERATURES MIGHT TAKEE TWO WEEKS.TWO WEEKS.

WHEN SOIL IS WARM OR THREE DAYS.

THE BOARD HOLDS IN THE MOISTURE.

YOU COULD SPREAD SOME PEAT MOSSS ON THE TOP AND WATER DAILY.ON TI THE SEED IS SHALLOW AND CAN DRYY OUT QUICKLY SO YOU WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL, YOU COULD PUT POLY TO HOLD IN MOISTURE BUT IT GETSS REALLY HOT AND IN TWO OR THREEE DAYS THE SEED MAY GERMINATE AND THEN IT WOULD BURN OFF SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO COVER, THE IDEA ISS KEEPING IT MOIST.KEEPING IT M CARROTS ARE FUSSY TO GERMINATE.. PART OF IT IS THEY WILL BREAKPA AND THEN THEY WILL DRY OFF SOTHO YOU HAVE TO KEEP A STEADY FLOWW OF MOISTURE.

SO THE BOARD WORKS BUT THERE ARE BETTER MATERIALS TO USE TOBETTEO COVER.

NATALIE: WE HAVE ONE MORECOVER.E QUESTION.QUESTION.

WHEN IS IT SAFE TO PLANT RADISHH SEEDS IN A BED?SEEDS IN A BED?

BOB: RIGHT NOW.BOB: RIGHT NOW.

RADISH WILL GERMINATE AT 40 DEGREES.

TWO DAYS AGO WE HAD 36 DEGREESS IN THE SOIL I MANAGE SO WE ARE THERE.IN THE SOIL I MANAGE SO W. BUT IT TAKES LONGER TOBUT IT TAO GERMINATE.

IF YOU WAIT A LITTLE LONGER ANDD GERMINATE WHEN THE SOIL IS 50GE0 DEGREES, THE RADISHES WILLDEGREL EMERGE AROUND THE SAME TIME ASS THEY WAITED WHEN YOU PLANTEDTHED WHEN THE SOIL WAS 35 DEGREES.

NATALIE: THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT.

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ANDFOLLOD YOUTUBE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S EPISODEE POINTED -- POSTED TOMORROW.POIN.

THANK YOU BOB AND DEB FOR YOURR GREAT INSIGHT TONIGHT.GREAT INS.

WE WILL RETURN WITH A NEWWE WILT EPISODE NEXT WEEK.H A NEWEPISOD.

FOR TONIGHT, THANK YOU FORFOR T, WATCHING, AND ENJOY THE GARDEN.. ♪