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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Amanda> Well, good evening and welcome to Making It Grow.

We're so happy that you can join us tonight.

I'm Amanda McNulty, and I'm a Clemson Horticulture Agent.

And tonight we are so excited, Terasa Lott because we're here at ETV Carolinas in Rock Hill, where ETV has another station.

And we're thrilled to be here.

The people have been so nice to us.

Terasa> I know, isn't it neat to be in another facility but still have it feel very welcoming... just like being home.

Amanda> Well, I think the moving van came and, brought some home stuff.

Terasa> That's right.

Same chair, same desk.

So we don't feel too- Amanda> I mean, the same water glasses.

Yes, yes, yes.

So anyway, so I wouldn't... too much change would be difficult, right?

Terasa> Yes.

It can be, we get used to our routines.

Amanda> You still got your orange computer, I think... I think we'll be okay, don't you?

Yeah.

Okay.

And we're so happy to have some really nice people here to help us out.

Abigail McKinney, who's the Urban Horticulture Agent in Chester, Lancaster and York, boy!

Which is the largest?

Which, which county has the most population would you think?

> I think that York County's got the most people in it.

But Lancaster's growing pretty quick too.

Amanda> Yeah, this whole area is just... shoo!

Yeah, okay.

So I guess you have, people coming down here who'd like to learn about what it's like to be here where there's not snow on the ground here half the year.

Abigail> Oh, yeah.

(laughter) Amanda> Oh, I'd like to see some snow once in a while.

Wouldn't you?

Terasa, you grew up with snow all the time?

Terasa> I did.

And occasionally I miss it, but we've had snow fall in Darlington pretty regularly in past years.

And if I ever get that itch, I can just go back home.

Amanda> Yeah, I know.

Anyway, so.

Apparently it's a nuisance if it's on the ground forever.

Terasa> Yes.

I mean, when it's there for month after month, it does start to... it's not as exciting as, as it is- Amanda> And no fall- no winter gardening, okay.

Terasa> Definitely not, no.

Amanda> And, Brandon Green, you're the Urban Horticulture Agent in Union.

And we can have fall and winter gardens down here.

> We definitely can, so... (laughter) It's always good to give the advice to the local people in Union about how to grow their fall crops.

And that's been a wonderful thing to communicate to them.

Amanda> Well, and you grow tomatoes now, again in the fall.

I mean... everything is so crazy.

Everything... We're all learning to adapt.

<Exactly> If we're not, we're not going to have anything to eat.

So yeah... if you're having a garden.

And Michelle Crump, we're so happy that you came from Wilson's Nursery.

You came from the Rock Hill branch, but y'all are some other places.

> Yes, ma'am.

We have a Newberry branch that opened this past year.

And we have a Columbia branch that's been there several years.

It's in the Farmers Market.

Amanda> Okay.

Do they ever seen you around to different places?

Michelle> I've been to the Columbia one a few times.

<Okay> But I haven't been to the Newberry one yet.

Amanda> Okay, well, Newberry's a nice little town.

Michelle> Yes ma'am.

Amanda> You ought to go down there sometime.

Michelle> I'm going to try.

Amanda> I guess it's made even nicer by having your nursery there.

Michelle> Yes it has.

We are open seven days a week right now.

<No!> Yes ma'am.

Amanda> Golly Pete!

Whew!

Well, this is when people... I mean, the horror of summer is kind of almost over.

<Yes> Maybe sort of?

Michelle> And hopefully... we started getting fall vegetables and stuff.

So hopefully we'll be good to go here, soon with cooler weather.

Amanda> Yeah, want it be lovely.

All righty.

Well, let's see what we've got.

We're going to have an interview with Tina Horn, who's Clemson's Livestock and Forage Agent.

And that'll be fun to talk to her and learn about all those things.

And I think she's got some animals with her.

I wanted her to bring a cow, but I don't think she did.

And then pumpkins and succulents with Holly Beaumier.

Who's over there near the Florence market isn't that right, Terasa?

<That's right.> Yeah.

Okay.

Well, Terasa, what you got?

You got some pretty pictures for us.

Terasa> I don't have them.

But our viewers came through for us, and we have our "Gardens of the Week" segment.

So instead of us highlighting things, we're highlighting you, what you're doing in your yard, your garden, showing off your green thumb, your photography skills.

So let's take a look at this week's collection.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What a neat perspective on that last photo from Laura Foreman.

Taken from the inside of her house, looking out.

And her canine companion appeared to be enjoying that landscaped area as well.

We thank everyone for submitting their "Gardens of the Week."

And hope that, when you see us make that call on our Facebook page, you'll put your photos right there in the comments and then look for them to possibly appear on air.

Amanda> Thank you and thanks to everybody who sends them in.

And thank them for working hard in their gardens... very much so.

Well, sometimes we can help people with things.

We've got some smart people here.

Let's see what we can do.

Terasa> Let's give it a try.

We're going to help Chad in Lancaster.

Who said, I found this weird purple flower?

What is it and is it beneficial to pollinators?

And we have a photo to accompany this.

Amanda> Okay.

Well, Abigail, what you got?

Abigail> All right, so... the flower in this picture is a purple passion flower.

It's actually a native plant.

Even though it looks very tropical.

They are really nice pollinator plants.

They're also sometimes called maypops.

They make this little, passion fruit that you can eat.

It's edible.

People will use the flower to make tea sometimes.

But it's a really nice looking flower.

It attracts a lot of butterflies.

Amanda> The Gulf fritillary, it's the larval food source for.

And da, da, da, da, da, da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo.

So, here... is some itself.

And this one has a little flower on it, right there.

A beautiful little flower.

And then look at this wonderful fruit.

And, so if you have them, you can throw them at people.

You know, kids can.

(laughter) Well, I mean, you know... it's not gonna hurt them.

It's pretty soft.

Yeah.

It's not like it's a baseball or anything like that or anyway.

But, and apparently they have a lot of vitamins in them.

I think the Native Americans used them as a good source for that.

I've never eaten one.

Have you ever eaten one?

Abigail> I've had one once before.

They're pretty, pretty tasty.

They have a lot of seeds in them though.

Amanda> Yeah, they do have a lot of seeds.

But, yeah, anyway.

It's a great thing.

And, I think the leaves are pretty.

And often when you see them, it's a perennial, and they can grow vigorously.

And that's good because I've seen them when the caterpillars are just eating them- Terasa> Munch them down to almost nothing.

Amanda> Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Terasa> But, I mean, it's that evolutionary relationship they have co-developed, you know and so the plant can, it might not look great to our eyes, but it's able to take that come back the next year.

Amanda> And it's got a nice thick taproot apparently.

So, you know, so it doesn't, it doesn't just... Oh, I can't come back next year.

Yeah.

Terasa> The pop, I guess, comes from the sound that it makes if you squish it.

May... pop.

(hands making pop sound) Amanda> I don't think if you threw it at your little kid brother and it hit his head that it would make that noise.

Terasa> I think if you stomp on it, maybe.

Amanda> But anyway, isn't that fun?

(all agreeing) Anyway, so, I'll have to go back to where I got this one and see if I can find one that's ripe.

All righty.

Oh, goodness.

So what can we do now?

Terasa> You know, it's really fun to get kids interested in gardening.

And I think Brandon has, a way to do that.

Brandon> So, my son is four years old, so this summer, I did want to see how interested he would be in gardening.

So I got some five gallon buckets and put one vegetable per pot, and he loved it.

<Really?> I'm definitely gonna have to make an in-ground garden next year and grow some more stuff, for him.

But, I was looking into fall, so we could plant in the fall for him.

<Sure> And like most kids, he's not too interested in the cool season vegetables and eating them at least.

The broccoli, the cabbage, the carrots.

But I wanted to buy something that he would, at least could grow.

And I may have found one of the most friendly, kid friendly, vegetables that you can grow and that is radishes.

So radishes, these were actually planted ten days ago.

<Wow> So you can see how much they've grown already.

After three days, I had germinated seeds.

Me and my son, we planted them.

Three days later, He said dad, "We got plants."

Amanda> I bet he was excited.

Brandon> Very excited.

The other good thing about radishes, though... kids, it's because kids have short attention spans and some adults do, too.

(laughter) It's good because they can actually, these are about halfway ready to harvest.

You can harvest them in 20 to 25 days.

So it's a very quick plant that you can grow.

Gets kids really excited about growing them.

And then even if you, if you do want to grow them for food, They're also a good one because you can plant one early crop and then plant another one, right directly afterwards, after you harvest.

They get two grows out of one growing season.

Amanda> I wonder if you could find some real mild ones that, maybe he could try a little, possibly.

Brandon> Maybe.

For me, in my opinion, if he doesn't eat them the three dollars I spent on them and they end up in my compost bed, it's still worth it just to grow them for him.

Amanda> And you know, since there's so many it might be fun to pull one occasionally and then say, "oh, look how much bigger it is than last week."

And then every couple of days.

Wouldn't that be fun?

<Definitely> Yeah.

Any kind of easy- You just put some potting soil in this little pot?

Brandon> It really was just... I had a pot, and I put some potting soil poked a little hole... And then he put the seed in for me.

Amanda> He did.

Aww.

Brandon> I have had to thin these one time, and I may have to thin them again.

Because they need to be about an inch or two apart.

Besides the thinning, there's really not much work to them, just keep them watered.

And they, they grow on their own pretty well.

It's a very easy plant.

Like I said, I think it's a very kid friendly vegetable to grow.

Amanda> And what is his name if I may ask?

<James> James.

That's a nice name.

Brandon> So these are James' radishes.

Amanda> James' radishes.

Brandon> Will James eat them?

We'll see.

James is at least growing them.

Michelle> If he don't like those, try watermelon radishes.

<Okay> They're a little bit sweeter.

They have a better... They're not as tangy, tart, pungent.

They're a little bit sweeter.

Brandon> He might enjoy those.

I'll definitely look into those.

Amanda> Can you find them?

Michelle> We have the seeds at Wilson's.

(laughter) Brandon> There you go.

I know where to get them from.

And they are also quick growing, just like these?

Michelle> Yes.

Brandon> So still quick growing.

Watermelon radishes, that might be my next... (laughter) Terasa> I think, you could also eat the tender greens as like, microgreens, right?

So maybe that would be a way.

If your kids like salad you could introduce.

Throw a little on a sandwich or something.

Brandon> Exactly.

Amanda> Yeah, okay.

Fun, fun.

Michelle, what you got for us?

Michelle> Well, I got you some coral bells.

Amanda> Oh!

Gah, they sure look different.

They are both beautiful.

Michelle> There's bunches of different varieties of coral bells.

Different colors.

They love shade.

Amanda> Do they?

Michelle> Yes.

It's, a very shade friendly plant that goes well with Hostas.

Goes great with Lenten roses.

<Ooh!> So, but I mean- Amanda> They're so pretty.

Michelle> Yeah.

And they're not very time consuming either.

And they're not very fickle.

I have some that I've planted in pots because I don't have very much shade.

<Sure> I have two pots by my front door and they might get watered twice a week, but they're huge.

They're huge.

Amanda> Gosh!

Wow!

So they're pretty forgiving.

Michelle> Yes, they are pretty forgiving.

Amanda> Wow, wow.

Gosh.

Michelle> But there's different varieties.

Amanda> Ooh!

And look at the back of the leaf.

Michelle> Yeah, they're beautiful.

Amanda> Gosh.

That's beautiful.

Michelle> Some of them have... there's one that we have that is a yellow and an orange that we don't get very often.

And there's one that's a cinnamon color.

The next time we get it, I'm getting some of it because I didn't get it this time.

But there is some very pretty, very vibrant colors for fall.

And they stay green year round or their color year round.

Yes.

Amanda> Now can you leave them out?

Michelle> Yes.

<No> Yes ma'am, you sure can.

Amanda> Well, I declare that sounds like quite a plant.

Terasa> And they do flower.

Although the flower is- Michelle> It's like a little stick and it has little tiny flowers on it.

So, I mean the flower's nothing to write home about but the plant itself, the colors and the differences in them... I think that's what draws most people.

<Mhm> Terasa> Like you said, I have some planted with Lenten rose.

It's a nice combination.

I don't have a lot of shade.

This area gets some, but it's not as much as they would really like.

So in the heat of the summer, they don't, you know, they're not as lustrous as they should be, but then they pick back up when it gets cooler.

Amanda> Do they?

Okay.

<Yes ma'am.> All right.

Well, thank you so much.

And now I'm going to sit down and talk with Tina Horn.

Who's a Clemson Extension Livestock and Forages Agent.

I'm looking forward to talking to Tina Horn, who's the livestock and forages agent in York.

But also she's the Statewide Dairy Coordinator.

And, this is so much fun to have you.

<Thank you.> And everybody, everybody loves chickens.

And these are some really great looking eggs.

<Yes> These are not grocery store eggs.

Tina> No, they're not.

We, I do have some chickens at home.

And I brought them, just to show the difference in the eggs.

I was asked what, what question I get the most about here, in my role.

And I would say since Covid, a lot of folks are, are concerned about food security and growing their own food.

So I, I've got a lot of folks that want to know about homesteading or growing their own foods, growing their own animals.

And I typically, if it's, you know, somebody brand new, the easiest place to start is, is with chickens.

Amanda> Yeah.

Chickens are so much fun.

Tina> So, and like I said, you can get, there's a lot of different chickens, a lot of different varieties you can get.

Amanda> How many different ones of these from?

Tina> These are actually from three different- <Three!> Three different varieties.

These colored eggs are from what they call the "Easter Eggers."

<Yes!> Mine are kind of boring.

I only get the green eggs, but they'll come in blue and olive and pink.

This, lighter colored egg here, is from, a White Leghorn.

And then these darker eggs, are from Golden Comets.

Amanda> And people, some people are so... frantic about washing and washing and washing.

But if, an egg is actually better off not being washed.

Explain what that, why that is.

Tina> When the chicken lays the egg, she puts a, basically a protective coating over it.

And that coating basically protects the egg.

If you wash the egg, then you wash that protective coating off and the shells are actually porous.

So you can get, get bacteria into the egg.

<Gosh> So if you are, you know, buying eggs from the store, they're pasteurized and sterilized.

If you're getting them from, from your neighbor or you're growing them yourself, and you want them to keep longer, if you keep that coating on it so you don't wash them, then the eggs will last longer.

The one thing you have to do, if you're gonna not wash the eggs is make sure that you maintain your coops.

Maintain the nesting boxes so that you don't have- Amanda> Keep those clean.

Tina> Yep.

Keep Those clean to keep the eggs clean.

So these came out of, of clean nesting boxes.

You can, you can see- Amanda> Those are nice looking.

So they're, good and clean.

Amanda> They really are.

And fresh egg, you know, you can poach and I mean it all holds together when you put it in the pan.

Right?

<Yeah> They're so much fun, so much better.

And often the yolk is a fun, a more fun color if they get to graze a little bit.

Tina> Yep, it is.

Yes, yes.

Amanda> Okay.

So, when they hatch- You've got some chickens for us to look at too.

Tina> I sure do.

Amanda> This is going to be fun y'all.

Whoo, whoo, whoo.

(chicks chirping) What we got here?

Chikcky, chick, chick, chick, chick, chick, chick.

Tina> We have some really cute chicks.

Amanda> Oh these are darling- Tina> This one right here is, is an Easter Egger.

So she will grow up and, and hopefully lay- Amanda> These beautiful eggs, yeah.

Lay some blue eggs or some, you know, some olive colored eggs.

They can lay multiple color eggs, but if just one chicken if she, first one she lays is green, then she's going to lay green... for the rest of- Amanda> Well, what's wrong with a green egg?

Tina> So, and you can see those eggs are a little smaller.

This right here is, it is a Chocolate Orpington.

They're a little larger, you can tell they're the same age, it's a larger- Amanda> It's a bigger.

Yeah.

Tina> And these, these will lay the big brown eggs.

They probably won't lay as, as many, different varieties of chickens lay... you know, are better, better egg layers.

Something like, a Golden Comet might lay, you know, 250 to 300 eggs a year.

This, this bird may only lay 200.

The one nice thing about these birds is, because they're big... If you're thinking about getting chickens in your backyard and you want to use them for, for eggs and meat as well, this, this little chick... (laughter) Amanda> Don't worry.

We are not going to eat you, precious darling.

Tina> It's not going to make a big, it's not going to fill up a frying pan.

<Okay> This one, if you get a rooster and you decide to, to harvest it for the meat, is a bigger bird.

So you will get, a little more meat.

And that's one thing to kind of take into consideration when you're planning.

Amanda> Deciding which ones you want.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

How many years can a layer be a good layer?

Tina> Typically, they say their kind of their, best productive years are until they're about three, four.

Amanda> Okay.

That's a good long time for a chicken.

Tina> But if you've got, the one thing I found is, because I go kind of crazy over it when I see them.

I really didn't need a new variety, but I really liked these, the look of these- Amanda> That's a nice looking bird.

Tina> -At mature.

So I've got more chickens than I need, so even my, my hens are a little older, but I don't need a dozen eggs at the house a day.

Amanda> Well, I'm sure people like you to share them.

Tina> They do.

Yeah.

Amanda> Well, so this is the easiest way if you want to be a homesteader or just enjoy having some things in your backyard and teaching kids where food comes from.

But, what are some other animals you could move up to?

And, which would be relatively easy, and which ones take a lot of space and are expensive food.

What would you suggest?

Tina> Really, after you get past, you know, the chickens, you know, there's also there's larger, you know, feathered friends.

The issues with things like turkeys and ducks is that they require more space and they are... they're more hearty.

They provide more meat.

But they also, you have to deal with the extra smell because of the extra larger bird.

We've got things like goats.

Amanda> I like goats.

Let's talk about goats.

Tina> You know, a goat would be the next step up.

And that, you know, with a goat- You know, chicken is easy because you've got the coop and she requires, or they require a little bit of space.

With the goat, and we were talking earlier, you've got to have a really fortified area because goats will, will try your patience when it comes to fencing.

Amanda> Goats are smart.

Tina> Yep.

They are very smart.

But they are, you know, a good source of, you know, they can be a good source of meat.

We've got our meat goat varieties.

We've also got our dairy goats.

So if you want, want goat milk or whether you want to, you know, get a meat goat and have that meat.

<Yeah, okay.> And then you've got sheep, which are a little less hearty.

Amanda> Sheep are kind of dumb.

Tina> Yeah, yeah.

They're not near as smart as, as your goats.

(laughter) But they do.

Again, you know, some people prefer the taste of lamb... versus goat.

Amanda> Now... beef cattle seem like a whole different area of, of concern.

And how much trouble are they?

Tina> Beef and actually dairy as well are not... probably, we don't have have quite the health issues- With goats and sheep we've got to worry more about parasites.

So health issues, the biggest thing with, with the bovine is, a larger amount of space.

You're gonna need about, about two acres... plus to, you know, to raise a beef animal without spending an exuberant amount of money- Amanda> Oh, you mean to graze.

Tina> Yep, to graze.

Amanda> Wow, two acres.

Tina> Yeah, and that's when I talk to folks that are thinking about homesteading.

The one thing I, you know, want to establish first is your "why."

You know, if you just want because for food security.

If you want it because you like the lifestyle.

If you want to do it because, I just like watching the chickens and the cows graze.

So it's more of a stress relief for me.

But if you're doing it to try to save money, vegetable gardening, you can save a lot of money by growing your own.

You know, growing animals for food, it's- Amanda> It's a whole different ball game.

Tina> Yeah.

I mean, just the cost up front for, you know, fencing and things like that.

The cost for the animal and- Amanda> And I guess the vet has to come.

Tina> Yeah.

<Yeah, okay.> And we do, they have, you know with, you know, with the chickens versus, you know, the cattle we do, we do have issues that, that will require a vet.

Amanda> Now can you, if you, if you're grazing is there something you can put out in the winter over some of your... typical pasture grasses?

Tina> Yes there is.

Amanda> Are there?

Tina> Yep, there are.

We've got some folks that are, that are small scale farming and use some cover crops.

Whether it be, something like a clover <Yeah> just rotating.

If you're trying to change pastures, there's, you can use millet during the summer for some grazing.

So there are, are some options to extend your grazing season.

Ryegrass during the winter grows really well- Amanda> That you can put on top of the other grass.

Tina> Yep.

That's a good supplement.

Amanda> That's pretty cool.

Tina> So there are ways that, the best way to improve your, your grazing season is, weed management and fertilizer.

So we always recommend, <Soil testing.> Soil testing.

Yeah.

<Okay> And if you've got... I get a lot of questions that I've got, you know, a lot of either spots that aren't doing so well or the weeds are coming in.

And the first thing we'll suggest is, is a soil sample.

There's nothing that weeds like any better than, something that the grasses don't want to grow in.

Amanda> That's why they call them weeds.

Tina> We want to get our lime, balance.

We want to get our nutrients balanced.

And when we do that, our grasses have a better chance to, to grow in those situations.

Amanda> This is so much fun.

(laughter) Well, now I think I'm going to have to get some chickens.

Tina> Well, if you need some help, just let me know.

Amanda> Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming and telling us all about this.

And letting people know that, you know, it's not just horticulture and, you know, agronomy.

We can help people with all these other things at Clemson Extension.

It's just a great service we provide to the state.

And thank you for what all that you do.

Tina> Well, thank you very much.

Thank you for having me.

Amanda> Here little chick.

Go home to mama.

(laughter) (chicks chirping) Wasn't that a lot of fun to have chickens on the set.

Terasa, let's do that more often.

Terasa> I'm disappointed that I didn't get to be out here and touch the chicks.

Amanda> Cuddle a chicken.

Terasa> Next time.

Amanda> Okay.

Yeah, we'll get you your own chicken.

How about that?

Anyway.

Well, hats, hats, hats.

This one I've seen every year going into Sumter, it's right behind auto supplies place.

And I kind of pull off the road, carefully.

And this is dodder.

And, it's a great color for Clemson, but it's a parasitic plant, mostly, kind of.

And they drop seeds, and the seeds come up, and, you know, you don't think plants can smell.

But apparently they have some kind of scent glands and they can find their host plant.

And they just kind of wander around in the air for a couple of days until they can find it.

And then they wrap around the host plant, and then they don't worry about having a root system or anything anymore.

And so they go into the host plant and get their nutrients that way.

And they wind and wind and wind and wind and wind.

I mean, this is the most, windy the crazy thing.

I can show you some of the places where it's been winding.

Look at this.

Spirals.

Just spirals and spirals.

And, anyway.

So, I kind of pulled it out of this plant and, it was, you know- And every year it's there.

And apparently in some places they're host specific and they're agricultural pest.

I don't think that happens here.

Have y'all ever heard of that?

Brandon> Not that I've heard of.

Amanda> But, apparently, you know, from... you know, in the United States, they're some agricultural pest.

And it's real hard to get rid of them.

The seeds can stay, like 20 years in the ground.

So I think it's a very peculiar and kind of interesting plant to know about.

Terasa> I suppose since it's orange, there's no- It lacks chlorophyll to be able to photosynthesize.

Amanda> They have the teeniest little bit of chlorophyll, apparently, just a teeny bit.

Because you can see a little bit of green kind of in some of the, strands.

Anyway.

But, very, very little.

Not enough to support life.

<Right> Anyway, and they have little nondescript flowers and things.

But it's a cool looking thing to see on the side of the road.

I know about three places where it grows.

And, I just, every year I go, "My lord, that dodder is still there."

Anyway, D-O-D-D-E-R.

And it's in the morning glory family.

So, you know, morning glories can twine around... (all agreeing) The morning glories twine these- You know, they can be kind of obnoxious to so... Anyway.

But, not quite... Yeah, certainly more prolific than this.

Anyway, so that was kind of a fun thing to talk about, I thought.

Oh, goodness gracious.

Can we try to help some people?

Terasa> Ready to get back to the questions?

Amanda> Yes.

Let's get back to where we're supposed to be.

Terasa> Sure.

Jackie in Rock Hill is looking for us to problem solve.

She sent in a picture and said, "What is wrong with this basil plant?"

Amanda> Ah, what a wonderful thing to have in your garden.

Yeah.

What you think Abigail?

Abigail> Well, looking at the picture of this plant, it's in, a pot.

It looks like it's been pretty thoroughly watered.

It's very moist.

And the plant is kind of droopy, and it's very, very tall.

Since it's inside in a pot, I would assume it's probably been overwatered.

Amanda> Oh, it's leggy.

Abigail> Yeah, it's really leggy.

I assume it's probably been over watered and gotten kind of droopy.

It might have some root rot issues.

And it's probably not getting a lot of sunlight.

Herbs, Basil don't really do well indoors because we can't give it a lot of sunlight.

Even if you put it in a window, that's not a whole lot of light from the sun.

That window blocks a lot of that light.

So it would probably need to be moved outside, and maybe watered a little bit less.

Amanda> I mean, you could have it on a patio.

I mean, even if you didn't have property on the ground, but you had a, you know, like a balcony, you could have it out there in the sun if it was sunny, couldn't you?

Abigail> Yeah.

<Okay> For sure.

Amanda> And, so do they need a lot of fertilizer or what?

Not particularly.

Abigail> Not particularly.

Especially because basil is an annual, so it's probably going to, die off once it starts to get cold.

You can keep it inside more, year round.

And then you might have to invest in some fertilizer at some point for it.

Amanda> They're easy to grow in the garden.

I mean, couldn't you just easily sow some more and have some more come up.

<Yeah> Abigail> That's normally what I do.

We let our basil flower too, and then it self seeds and then it comes back that way.

Amanda> That's a great idea.

Terasa> And pollinators really seem to be attracted to it.

Amanda> Do they?

<Yeah> Terasa> Typically, folks aren't letting it flower if they're consuming that portion.

But I always have more than I know what to do with, really.

It's pretty prolific.

Amanda> It's easy, isn't it?

Yeah, it's super easy.

Terasa> It does tend to get, downy mildew, but there are some resistant varieties.

Amanda> I was going to say aren't there some new ones now that, that avoid that.

<Yeah> Because that's something you, it's just too much of a problem to deal with.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Isn't it nice that they come up with new ones so quickly you know, to avoid those problems.

Because it's a great thing to have in the, in the garden.

Well, okay.

That was fun to learn about.

Thank you.

Terasa> Next up we're going to move to Chester where Rick says, "Is there any way to tell if a persimmon tree is a male or a female when it's young?"

Amanda> Goodness.

Brandon> So... Rick actually reached out to me because he was clearing some land and found three young native, persimmon trees.

<Yes> And he wanted to save them for, to make persimmons for his deer population on his property.

Amanda> Sure.

Of course, yeah.

Brandon> But unfortunately he didn't know if they were male or female.

Amanda> The female obviously are going to be produce fruit.

Brandon> The female produce fruit and the male just produces their male flowers to pollinate.

Amanda> So you need- <Both> at least an occasional male.

Brandon> Yep.

Unfortunately, there's no way to tell when they're young... like his is.

They are just a couple years old until they start flowering.

When they flower, you can definitely tell the difference in the male and female flowers.

The female flowers are a lot larger and usually single.

Where the male is, comes in like, usually two or three.

And it'll look almost like little bells.

They're really small.

So you can definitely tell the difference once they flower.

And then of course when they put on fruit you can tell if that was a female tree.

So but unfortunately for him, there's no way to tell yet on these three trees.

But I did recommend keep all three, because if one is a male, then you could have the other two be pollinated and produce fruit.

If the, and if you have one female and two males, it could still produce.

And even if he has three females there might be another persimmon somewhere else in the woods that would maybe, pollinate it.

So you definitely want to keep all three of them.

If you're trying to get those persimmon fruit.

Amanda> It's not going to take up that much space.

I mean, it's not going to crowd anybody else out is it?

Brandon> Definitely not.

And like I said, he was clearing for to create some new deer lanes and help his deer population.

So, it's definitely going to be something, it will be a very beneficial plant to his property.

So I'll definitely keep all three of them and see if maybe one of them can be a female and produce him some fruit.

Amanda> So, there the ones that turn your mouth inside out.

If they're too... if you eat them before, they almost have to fall off the tree.

So, do the deer want them to be super ripe too or they're not quite as picky.

Brandon> I know deer will eat them, especially once, as soon as they fall.

They're definitely the ones that they want... that fall.

I'm not sure they will go and actually pick them off the tree or not, but I do know that they'll clean up from underneath the tree in a heartbeat.

Amanda> Okay, okay.

So just let nature take its course.

And you know, you read about, nurseries that have things for wildlife plots, I think.

I imagine, maybe you could order some if you wanted to add some more.

Brandon> Yeah, you definitely can.

You could probably purchase persimmon trees.

Again, I'm not sure they can guarantee you a male or female.

It would be, it would still be a kind of, until they flower you still wouldn't know.

So best if you are going to order one, order two that way you can hopefully have a male and a female.

But it is kind of still, a little bit of a chance on that.

Amanda> Yeah, okay.

All right.

Well, thanks so much for telling us that.

Yeah.

(Amanda sighing) Do y'all have persimmon trees?

Michelle> Yes, ma'am.

Amanda> No, you do not!

Michelle> Yes, we do.

<Come on> We do.

Amanda> Well, how about that?

Brandon> So there you go.

Now you know where to order them from.

Amanda> And I guess if they, you know, did it by cuttings you could tell if it were a female tree.

Michelle> Sometimes, they come in labeled, sometimes they don't.

Amanda> Wow, that's interesting.

Michelle> Sometimes it's a mystery.

Amanda> Yeah, the mystery, the mystery persimmons.

<Yes> Okay.

Well, I think you but you brought some other stuff to talk about besides persimmons.

Michelle> I did.

We were talking about pollinators earlier.

I brought a butterfly bush.

They're great pollinators.

Not just for butterflies, honey bees love them.

They'll lose their leaves in the winter and look a little rough.

But it is a perennial.

It's going to come back next year, <Uh-huh> They come in lots of colors.

Amanda> Don't they flower for a long time?

Michelle> They do.

Amanda> I thought they did.

Michelle> They flower for a really long time.

And we have varieties at the nursery that stay small, the dwarf varieties.

And then we have the huge ones that can get five, six foot tall.

Amanda> Wow, wow!

And they come in some different colors as well.

Purple, pink, fuchsia, white.

<That's plenty.> Occasionally a yellow.

(laughter) <A lot.> Amanda> So, but the pollinators really, lots of insects like to come to them.

Michelle> Yes, ma'am.

They like the little flowers on them.

Amanda> Yeah, okay.

And, I think it's a real easy plant, isn't it?

Michelle> It's very easy.

Very easy.

As long as you plant it in some good soil.

Like around here, everybody's got red clay.

You have to add a little bit of mushroom compost or something to it to make it good.

Amanda> You know, red clay is better than sand, to me.

<True> I mean, you know, sand is pretty hopeless.

If you ask me.

And then you have nematodes... Well, yeah.

Okay.

I mean, sand is going to the beach.

<At the beach.> Yeah.

Okay.

Well isn't that fun?

Thank you so much for sharing that with us.

<You're welcome.> Appreciate it.

Okay, Terasa.

Terasa> Let's go to our collection of questions.

We have one from Michael in York who said, "I found these fruits-" We must be on a fruit theme.

"-Found these fruits while I was walking in the woods.

Can you tell me what they are?"

And Michael was kind enough to share a photograph.

Amanda> Okay.

Abby, found them walking in the woods.

What are they?

Abigail> Yeah.

In this picture, you can see these are pawpaw fruit.

Pawpaws are actually the largest native fruit in North America.

<Yes> We see a lot of them.

A lot of people will grow pawpaw trees.

And then, they are pretty... kind of prevalent in the woods as well.

You can find them if you're outside looking for them.

They're a really cool fruit.

They're very soft on the inside.

They kind of taste a little bit like... like tropical, kind of like bananas.

Amanda> Don't they say custard apple or something?

Funny descriptions of what it's like for you.

Abigail> Yeah.

And they've got these big seeds in them that you can't eat, unfortunately.

Amanda> We'll be careful not to do that.

Abigail> It's been a really good year for pawpaws because we had a really warm, mild winter.

So we had a lot of fruit and a lot of pawpaw trees.

Amanda> And, I was reading that when Lewis and Clark's people were coming back, they really wanted to get home.

They'd been gone a long time and they didn't want to stop- And I think... I've been on walks near the rivers where there are lots of pawpaw trees there, and apparently they just pulled over and grabbed up pawpaws and ate- Because I think, they have a fair number of calories in them, don't they?

Abigail> They do.

They're pretty, as far as fruits go.

Amanda> Yeah, yeah.

I mean, more than most fruits.

Yeah, yeah.

And pretty easy to eat.

Well isn't that fun.

Thank you.

Thanks for telling us about pawpaws.

Another nice native plant.

All righty.

Okay, Terasa.

Terasa> Reasons for us to keep our eyes open and observe when we're out enjoying nature.

Vicki writes in from Union.

"When should I prune my Hydrangeas?

And how much can I cut off?"

Amanda> Well, Brandon, Hydrangeas are really pretty, a lot of them are.

So, but there's some- It's confusing because if you don't know what you've got, blah, blah, blah, blah.

Help us out.

Brandon> This is a more complex question than you might think.

It's not just a simple answer.

The first thing we need to know is what type of Hydrangea you have.

Because some Hydrangeas put the new buds on new growth, while others put it on what we call old wood.

So if you cut your Hydrangeas at the wrong time of year, you can actually cut off next year's flowers.

And then you won't have what we planted them for, the beautiful flowers.

Amanda> It's not that pretty a bush.

Brandon> So, most people want them for the flowers.

So, if they are, depending on the type, a lot of the, the blues and the pink ones that we get, those bigleaf Hydrangeas those need to be cut directly after they are done flowering.

That way... because they'll start putting their new buds on after, in the summertime.

<Okay> So you don't want to cut those off.

But then others will be better to take off in the winter and the dormant season.

Like, when it's wintertime because those will actually start blooming with the new growth.

Amanda> My goodness.

Brandon> So you really need to determine what type of Hydrangea you have so you can know when to cut it.

And as for cutting them, the amount... I never tell anybody to cut more than about a third of the size off.

Amanda> Because you don't want to shock it.

Brandon> You don't, you don't want to take too much off.

I kind of describe it as a haircut.

If you take too much off, it's got to grow back.

So you, if you're scared about cutting them.

Or if it's something that's a focal point of your landscape and you don't want to hurt it and don't want to- Take a little bit off this year.

And then if it did fine and recovered from that, take a little bit more off next year.

Don't just think you need to cut it all the way down... in one year.

You can do it in multiple steps.

So definitely, I would not take more than a third of the height off.

So if it's six foot tall, take it down about four foot.

Amanda> And don't we have a native Hydrangea?

I believe we do.

Terasa> Oakleaf Hydrangea.

Brandon> Oakleaf Hydrangea.

Amanda> Yeah, yeah.

Well isn't there another one as well?

That grows in the mountains I've seen, and people are now growing it and it can be cut back completely to the ground.

Anybody remember the name?

Terasa> Not off the top of my head.

Amanda> The Oakleafs are beautiful.

(all agreeing) But there is another native that's up there- Abigail> We got a native climbing Hydrangea too.

I can't remember the name of.

But it's like vining.

Amanda> Yeah.

Hydrangeas, Hydrangeas, they're all fun and beautiful aren't they?

Yeah, okay.

Thanks for telling us all that.

We really appreciate it.

Okay, Michelle, what you got for us?

Michelle> I got a house plant.

This is a snake plant.

This is... It has several names, mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant, a couple of others.

(laughter) Amanda> Yeah.

Michelle> But, if it's somebody just starting out, they don't have a whole lot of light or anything like that.

This is the perfect plant for them because he loves neglect.

He don't want water very often.

Maybe every ten days, if that.

Amanda> Whoa.

<Yeah> How much sun?

Michelle> He doesn't have to have any.

This is one of the few houseplants that doesn't have to have light at all.

Amanda> Good gracious.

Michelle> You can put it in a bathroom.

Amanda> Heavens.

My word in heavens.

Good gracious.

Michelle> And they come in all different varieties.

Amanda> There are lots of different ones, that look different?

Michelle> Yes.

There's a whale fin.

It's a big, wide one.

Starfish.

And there's some that come in twisted and braided.

Amanda> My word in heavens.

And they're all really easy and forgiving?

Michelle> Yes, ma'am.

Amanda> Whoa!

Geez.

So how sharp is it?

Michelle> Not really.

Amanda> Not particularly.

Golly.

Okay.

Do they grow?

Michelle> They will.

This one, we have one now at Wilson's that's probably... about two and a half three feet tall.

<Whoa!> Yeah.

They get really tall.

Amanda> That's fun, I think.

Yeah.

Michelle> And then you have the smaller, the variety that spreads, and it'll get fat, so yeah.

Amanda> Gosh, whatever you need it, heavens.

Well, that's really fun.

Thank you, I sure appreciate it.

Brandon> I actually have a piece of my, great-grandmother's that I took a cutting off of it, and it's very easy to propagate.

So it's, one that I have that's been passed down through my family that I know, came originally from her plant, so.

Amanda> That's pretty sweet.

Brandon> So it's growing in my house, right now.

It's a beautiful snake plant.

Amanda> How about it?

Terasa, did you find something about the Hydrangeas?

Or have I just lost my mind?

Or did I have the correct- Terasa> No, you were right.

<Correct idea.> Thanks to the magic of technology and HGIC.

The smooth Hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens is the other native.

Now, you would normally find them in moist, humus rich soil.

So you're not going to find that in a lot of people's yards.

So, yeah.

Amanda> Thank you.

I'm glad that I haven't gotten everything wrong.

(laughter) Well, let's learn about pumpkins and succulents with Holly Beaumier.

I'm happy to have a visit from my friend Holly Beaumier of "Growing Hobby" over in Florence at the Pee Dee Farmer's Market.

Holly> Yes, yes.

Amanda> How did you get started?

Holly> Well, actually, we, got started with succulents, and, it was right after the pandemic and I got my first succulent plants, and I fell in love, and it just kept growing from there.

But, we were doing succulents, and then we moved into air plants and carnivorous and, rare tropicals.

Now we're doing water gardens and water lilies, and my husband, has been creating bonsai trees.

Amanda> Mercy.

I hope there's not a lot of yard to keep up at home, it sounds like this is busy enough.

(laughter) Well, this time of year, of course, we think of pumpkins as Halloween-ish, but really, they can be just used as ornamentals.

In the way that some people use Chrysanthemums and things like that, and even last a little longer.

Holly> Exactly, exactly.

Amanda> Well, let's talk about, start with this, this fun, fun one.

What are some of the cool things you've got in it?

Holly> Well, my, one of my favorites that I added into this and these are all succulents added with, with a few silk plants.

Amanda> Fun things.

Holly> Yeah, a little bit of sizzle added.

But, the hen and chicks, that's a special hen and chicks that has a reddish tint to it.

Amanda> It's lovely.

Holly> Yeah.

And, Echeveria Topsy Turvy, it's, one of my favorite names for a, for an Echeveria, and the shape too.

It's pretty cool.

<Yes it is.> So that's all on a bed of, Spanish moss.

And over here, I took a lot of Sedum, different, different types of Sedum <Mhm> and added those in along with the Echeveria and hens of chicks, hens and chicks and, just kind of made a nice little arrangement.

Added a few berries.

Amanda> It's very fallish seeming to.

Holly> Yes, yes.

Amanda> I think that's fun.

And then we've got some little fellas out front that seem to have some smaller succulents.

Holly> Yes, yes.

And those actually came from a pot that was on my porch.

They had outgrown the pot.

They were kind of straggly.

And I thought, we'll just clip those and, the plants will be happier and I can make cute little decorations with them.

Amanda> They are, they are really cute.

They're fun.

Well, I think that we're going to actually do one ourselves.

Should we try that?

Holly> I think we should.

<Okay> Amanda> Well, Holly, it looks like, there's a lot to do here.

I have to warn you, I am not the artistic person in my family, but, so we have... I know this is a pumpkin.

Holly> Yes.

(laughter) Amanda> And you said you start off by, spraying them with polyurethane.

Holly> Right.

Amanda> Which is available in any craft store.

<Right> And you say that just helps them last a little longer.

<Right> Amanda> Gives them a sheen.

Holly> Gives them a sheen too.

And, the great thing about the way that we do the succulent pumpkins is we never cut into the pumpkin.

Amanda> It's going to last and last.

Holly> Yes, especially with the polyurethane on it.

<Okay> So, are you ready to dive in?

Amanda> I guess I am.

Holly> All right.

So, we start with, the Spanish moss.

We use E6000 glue, which, is also available at any craft store.

<Okay> And we just kind of dab it around it.

Amanda> Okay.

Holly> And this is going to hold in the Spanish moss, and then the Spanish moss will hold everything else.

Amanda> And I tell people who worry about Spanish moss, because I can collect it near my house.

If you are worried about bugs in it, which usually it doesn't happen, just put it in the freezer for a little bit.

Holly> I didn't know that.

Amanda> Yeah, it won't kill it.

It'll you know, it can live fine.

I mean, freezes sometimes in the winter, right?

Okay.

Holly> Awesome.

Amanda> Sliding that over... Holly> So, I slide it, and I usually look for ones that have a long stem.

Amanda> Yeah, I think that's kind of charming.

Holly> Yeah.

It's cute.

Amanda> So you're just going to gently press that down.

<Mhm> Okay.

Holly> And then it will eventually harden, of course with E6000, it takes a few hours.

But then you can start looking at what you have to work with and deciding what to put on there.

Amanda> So do you usually start with larger things first and then try to fill in.

What's a good strategy?

Holly> I start with large and I also start with like a focal sparkly something.

<Oh> So and I place first and then I go back and glue.

So if I want to change anything up, I can.

<Okay> Something that is really unique about succulents is say, I only want this much, of this guy, I can just cut it about down here.

Amanda> Oh.

Holly> Take off these.

Amanda> And now you've got enough stem left- Holly> -to pop in there.

Amanda> My word.

Holly> And these, if you just pop them on to the soil.

They will most likely grow into plants.

Amanda> Okay.

Holly> And so we'll do that.

Do you want to maybe take some from your side?

Amanda> Yeah, I do, I'm really intrigued by this color.

If that's okay.

<Mhm> Now, do you think I should use the larger one, though, or- Holly> A large would be good.

Amanda> Okay.

And just... (scissor cutting) Now I guess I'm going to remove- Holly> Some of the leaves.

Amanda> A few leaves.

Is that about right, you think?

Holly> Yeah.

That looks good.

Where would you like to put it?

Amanda> Well, I think, I'm going to have to turn things a little bit, but, I don't want to hide this too much.

Holly> Well, you can pop that in there, and then we can- Amanda> Okay.

Holly> That's the beauty of, not gluing them in first.

Amanda> I think I'm going to take a tiny bit more stem off.

Holly> Okay.

Amanda> Because I do like that pinecone.

Okay.

Yeah, I like that a lot.

Holly> Cute.

Okay.

Amanda> It kind of leans over a little bit.

Holly> And I think we, probably can say that it's going to, it's going to look good like this.

So we can start, maybe gluing and then start adding in some more succulents.

Amanda> Well did you want to put some of that on?

Holly> I do, I do so- Amanda> And so you just find these at craft stores as well.

Holly> Yes, Yes.

Really anywhere they... Amanda> And the pinecone I guess maybe you found in the yard.

Holly> So I just glued some on top of some of the leaves.

You can also use like a cool melt glue gun.

Like a... You know, just hot glue, but use it on the cold, cooled setting.

Amanda> I burn my fingers too much with that.

I think I'm going to stick with this.

Holly> E6000 is great.

You can just pop those in there.

And this, let's see how it's looking from the other side.

Amanda> Looks good to me.

Holly> That'll be cute right there.

Amanda> So you don't need to put a toothpick or anything in him.

He's going to sit very happily.

Holly> He'll sit Just fine.

Amanda> Okay.

Holly> So let's go ahead and take some of these that I got from my porch.

The little scraggles.

Amanda> Okay.

How, 'bout like so?

Holly> That's good.

And if you leave some of the leaves on the- <Tops> -on the bottom actually, <Oh> then they'll continue to grow more quickly.

Either way they'll grow.

<Okay> But I'll go ahead and just glue and stick.

Amanda> And so this can allow us to have a little bit of fall.

Oh and here's a, this is a great one.

<Yes> Should we use some of him too.

<Yes> Now you say if I cut and leave some of the bottom on it, it'll- Holly> -it'll grow back faster.

Amanda> Rejuvenate faster.

Okay.

So we will do that.

I think it's fun having things, let's do that, Can you change your mind?

Holly> Yeah, of course.

There you go.

Amanda> Okay.

Oh, I do like that.

And then just tuck a little bit of the Spanish moss around it.

Okay.

Fun.

Because we're just expanding this- Holly> Yes.

Amanda> Nicely.

Yeah.

Holly> I talked about the Topsy Turvy.

This is a Topsy Turvy that is dark green, and it's just a- Amanda> Has a little bit of purple to it.

It's beautiful.

Holly> It does, it does.

It's a new cultivar.

If I could borrow the scissors.

Amanda> Of course.

Holly> Now, you can also, if you have a big pumpkin and you want to leave the soil around it, you can.

For this guy, I am going to cut it, leaving one leaf.

Amanda> Oh, so that it can continue to grow.

Okay.

Now, if you get this on your hands how hard is it to get off?

Holly> Just wait until it's dry and then just peel it right off.

Amanda> Okay.

Okay.

Holly> I'll put that one right there, maybe.

The great thing about these is they're set up to be viewed, you know, three-sixty.

Amanda> Yeah.

And I love this color with the leaves that you brought.

That's fun, don't you think?

Holly> Yes.

Amanda> You know we don't have anything that color.

Holly> We don't, we don't.

So this is a, special type of hens and chick.

Amanda> Ooo, it's beautiful.

Holly> And it's bright yellow.

Yeah, it's called lemon... something... (laughter) But, she is ready to let go of all of her chicks.

Amanda> Oh, is she.

<Yes> Oh, look at that.

Holly> And so I am going to just cut her out of there.

Amanda> Okay, so the children have to learn how to fix their own breakfast.

Holly> Yeah.

They're gonna have to do it.

(laughter) And where should we put her?

Maybe right there?

Amanda> I think we do need something there, don't you?

Holly> I think so.

<Okay> Amanda> So you want to glue her down?

<Mhm> Holly> So what I'm doing is just gluing all over the back of it.

And then just holding it on there for just a little bit.

Amanda> It doesn't take too long to set.

Holly> It doesn't.

Amanda> Pretty cool, yeah.

Amanda> Do you think we should have a little more, a little more pizzazz?

Holly> I think we should.

What would you like to use?

Amanda> Um, I love the leaves.

Let's put some more leaves on.

<Okay> If that's okay with you.

And then maybe, I think the berries are fun.

Holly> Break them apart so that they aren't so- Amanda> A lot easier to, to glue.

Holly> They are.

Amanda> Independently.

(rustling sound) Holly> So there's a few there, and maybe we can stick a little a little bit of gold in there with that.

Amanda> Yeah.

It brings out the glitter on the pinecone.

Holly> It does.

Amanda> Well I'm going to turn it and look at it.

I'm real pleased.

And of course, I had a wonderful, tutor.

But, you know, fall is a great time for berries.

So why don't we just have the coup de gras?

Holly> Add some berries to it.

Amanda> Mhm.

Holly> Okay, so let's do maybe little snippets and we can spread them out.

Amanda> Oh, okay.

What a great idea.

Holly> I'll give you a little bit of glue on this one.

Amanda> The magic glue.

Holly> And I'll take the next one.

Amanda> Okay.

And I'm gonna... put it right up- Holly> Oh you took my spot.

No, I'm just kidding.

(laughter) Amanda> That's what you get for letting me go first.

Holly> And I'll put mine right there.

<Oh> That's sweet.

That is so sweet.

I like it.

So, have you ever seen stacks of pumpkins on people's porches?

Amanda> No.

Holly> It's the new thing.

Amanda> Whoa.

Holly> Yes, yes.

So, should we go ahead and put that on the stack and see how it looks?

Amanda> Oh, look at these wonderful pumpkins.

Holly> I know.

Amanda> And these pumpkins are available in a lot of the farmer's markets now.

<Mhm> Okay little fella.

Holly> That looks great.

Amanda> He does.

What a great way to welcome people to your house.

And you could use it at Thanksgiving dinner.

Holly> You could, wouldn't that be pretty on a big round table.

Amanda> It sure would be.

And the only thing is you'd have to put the two people who don't speak to each other on either side, so they won't, see each other.

Holly> We don't have those people.

(laughter) Amanda> Oh.

Just delightful.

So much fun.

And so many ways to use it to decorate at your house.

And it's movable.

Holly> It is.

Amanda> You know, I mean, we could just take one and one, and one and move it to another part of the house and have the party be anywhere we want it.

Well, you made it a party for us today.

Thank you so much for coming.

Holly> Thank you.

It was a pleasure.

Amanda> Holly's over at the Pee Dee State Farmer's Market Isn't that the right name, Terasa?

Terasa> Yes and I like to browse the collection whenever I can.

Amanda> Yeah, yeah.

Well, we thank you all so much for coming.

It was really fun having you with us here at ETV Carolinas in the Upstate.

They've been so nice to let us come up here to Rock Hill at their brand new place.

It was a lot of fun.

And I hope you enjoyed it at home.

And we'll see you, next week.

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