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HELLO, GARDENERS, AND WELCOME TO MID-AMERICAN GARDENER WHERE WE TALK PLANTS ALL THE TIME,
EVERY ONE OF US, ALL THE TIME! IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, WE MAY JUST GET TO
YOU ON SOME OF THE PHONE LINES. I AM DIANNE NOLAND, AND I TEACH HORTICULTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS IN THE CROP SCIENCES DEPARTMENT. I WILL HANDLE PERENNIALS AND CUT FLOWER QUESTIONS.
BUT I HAVE THREE HIGHLY, HIGHLY INTELLIGENT PERSONABLE PANELISTS WITH ME.
SO YOU MIGHT PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THEIR EXPERTISE IS, AND THEY WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL.
LET'S START, FIRST, WITH OUR GENTLEMAN ON FAR END, AND THIS IS DAVE PLOUSSARD.
>>HI, I AM THE GARDEN CENTER MANAGER AT HOERR NURSERY IN PEORIA.
MY SPECIALTY IS TREES AND SHRUBS. ONE OF THINGS I BROUGHT WITH ME TODAY IS THIS
TRI-COLOR BEECH SAMPLE. ODDLY ENOUGH, THE TRI-COLOR IS ON THE RIGHT
SIDE. ON LEFT SIDE, WE HAVE PLAIN LEAVES, THEY WERE
PURPLE WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT. PEOPLE WILL CALL AND ASK HOW CAN I HAVE TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS COMING OUT OF MY TREE? WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING HERE IS THAT THE
TRI-COLOR BEECH IS DEVELOPED, SOMEWHERE SOMEONE SAW THIS ON A BEECH TREE, AND THEY DECIDED
THEY WOULD TAKE CUTTINGS FROM IT, TAKE LITTLE BUDS BE AND THEY WOULD START IT, PROPAGATE
IT, AND SELL IT AS A CLONE AS TRI-COLORED BEECH.
THAT'S HOW IT GOT ITS MUTATION. THIS WAS A TRI-COLOR BEECH.
IT IS IN MY FRONT YARD, AND I NOTICED THE PURPLE LEAVES COMING OUT AND REALIZED THIS
TREE IS REVERTING BACK TO WHAT IT ORIGINALLY WAS.
VERY OFTEN WHEN A TREE REVERTS LIKE THIS, THE REVERSION PART LIKE THE PURPLE WILL BE
MUCH MORE VIGOROUS THAN THE ORIGINAL. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU CUT SOMETHING LIKE
THIS OUT OR IT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND POSSIBLY TAKE OVER.
WE WILL SEE IT IN THINGS LIKE DWARF ALBERTA SPRUCE, OTHER VARIEGATED PLANTS.
IT IS REALLY NOT UNCOMMON, AND IT DOES HAPPEN, AND IT IS A QUESTION WE GET VERY OFTEN.
>>VARIEGATED SEEDUMS, THE GREEN PART IS MUCH BIGGER.
I DON'T THINK IT IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE TO HAVE FOUR COLORS.
>>I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE IT, BUT I DO. >>IS THAT MOST OF IT?
DID YOU TAKE CARE OF IT? >> ACTUALLY THERE WAS ONE LARGE BRANCH LAST
YEAR I CUT IT OUT. THIS YEAR THERE IS SOME MORE.
AND INSPECTING IT FOR THE SHOW, TO BRING A SAMPLE IN, I FOUND OUT QUITE A BIT VARIOUS
PLACES THROUGHOUT. I HAD TWO, BUT ONLY OCCURRING ON ONE TREE.
NOT SURE WHY IT IS HAPPENING. YOU HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE TO GET IT OUT OF
THERE QUICKLY. >>UH-HUH.
THAT'S INTERESTING, THANKS, DAVE. WE WILL GO ON TO KAREN RUGGLES.
AS DIANNE SAID I AM KAREN. I WORK AT HOERR NURSERY.
I'D SAY I SPECIALIZE IN EVERYTHING ELSE BUT ELLA AND DAVE.
I GET LEFTOVERS. TONIGHT WHAT I WILL TALK ABOUT IS BUYER BEWARE.
WHAT I SAW IN THE LATE SUMMER THIS YEAR IS MASS MERCHANDISERS NOT CLEARLY LABELING PLANTS
FOR ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THEM. THIS PLANT ON THIS SIDE IS A NECTAR SERIES
OF AGASTACHE HYSSOP. THIS IS ON THE LEFT IS WENDY'S WISH SALVIA.
BOTH OF THESE PLANTS, I WAS AT PLACES THAT SOLD THEM AND HAD TAGS SAYING THEY WERE PERENNIALS.
IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO SEE THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE ZONE SEVEN.
WHERE WE LIVE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS, IN THE PEORIA AREA, WE ARE ZONE FIVEISH, THESE WILL
NOT OVERWINTER. SO THEY ARE AN ANNUAL.
BUT WHERE I FOUND THESE SOLD SHOWED THEM AS A PERENNIAL.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BUYERS BEWARE. ONE ANNUAL I SAW IN ONE PLACE SAID IT WAS HARDY
TO MINUS 20 DEGREES -- NOT MINUS 20, I AM SORRY, HARDY TO 20 DEGREES.
>>OH, 20 DEGREES. >>MINUS 20 IN ZONE FIVE.
AND THIS OTHER ONE WAS JUST SAYING IT WAS A PERENNIAL.
>> WELL, IT IS A PERENNIAL POSSIBLY IN GEORGIA. >>WHEN I LIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
>>NORTH CAROLINA. UH-HUH.
>>FURTHER SOUTH. >>IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SELL AS AN ANNUAL,
AND HAVE THE OCCASIONAL ANNUAL THAT WOULD OVERWINTER IN A MILD YEAR, RATHER THAN TO
THINK YOU HAVE A ROW OF PERENNIALS AND IT IS DEAD.
>>RIGHT. WATCH THE LABELS AND DOUBLE CHECKING THEM.
BEING AWARE. THANK YOU, KAREN, YOU DID WELL IN MY PERENNIALS
CLASS! I CAN JUST TELL!
(LAUGHING) YES, KAREN WAS A FORMER STUDENT OF MINE.
SPEAKING OF FORMER STUDENTS, HI, ELLA. THE PERSON NEXT TO ME IS ELLA MAXWELL, AND
I THINK YOU WERE IN MY FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING. I WAS.
I AM ELLA MAXWELL, AND I ALSO WORK AT HOERR NURSERY.
FOR MY SHOW AND SHARE, I BROUGHT A POT-BOUND MAPLE TREE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS TREE WAS PROBABLY STARTED AS A YOUNG GRAFTED TREE IN A FIVE GALLON POT.
AS IT STARTED TO GROW OUT, WE CAN SEE THAT THE ROOTS HIT THE EDGE OF THE POT AND WERE
DEFLECTED BACK. WHAT THAT CAN DO FOR MAPLE TREES WITH THIS
AGGRESSIVE FIBROUS ROOT SYSTEM, IS YOU CAN GET THESE ROOTS TO BECOME STEM GIRDLING ROOTS.
>> HOLD IT TOWARDS THE CAMERA. THAT DUDE IS REALLY TRYING TO --
>>GOOD. WELL, IT IS DRY NOW, BUT COULD COME AROUND.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WHEN YOU TAKE PLANTS OUT OF THE POT, THAT YOU LOOSEN THOSE ROOTS.
IF THEY ARE CIRCLING, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO REMOVE SOME.
IT IS MUCH BETTER TO REMOVE THEM AND GET NEW ROOTS THAN TO HAVE SOMETHING BECOME DAMAGING
AS THE TREE GETS OLDER. >>THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM, AND THEY ARE
JUST, LIKE YOU SAID, CIRCLING BACK. CURLED AROUND EVERY WHERE.
SO THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN THE TREE IS IN THE POT TOO LONG.
>>BOY, THAT REALLY SHOWS IT. YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.
>>THAT'S RIGHT. >>IT IS NOT WELL.
>>IT IS NOT HAPPY. NOT HAPPY.
THANK YOU ALL. NOW WE WILL GO TO OUR VIDEO MAIL AND SEE WHAT
A VIEWER HAS FOR US. THIS IS AN AUGUR FROM MID-AMERICAN GUARDER.
PUT IT IN LIKE THIS, AND SLOWLY GO IN THE GROUND, AND YOU GET A BEAUTIFUL HOLE THAT
YOU CAN PUT ANOTHER PLANT IN. TAKE A LOOK RIGHT HERE.
ANOTHER HOLE. EXCELLENT.
>>OH, A PLANT AUGUR. I SHOW THAT IN CLASS.
WHAT DO YOU PLANT WITH IT? HAVE YOU HAD EXPERIENCE?
I THINK WE ALL HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE USING THEM. >>I PLANTED BULBS WITH AN AUGUR.
IT IS A FAST WAY TO DO IT. IF THE GROUND IS MOIST, IF THERE AREN'T A
LOT OF ROOTS, IT IS EASY. IF IT IS DRY AND LOTS OF ROOTS, IT DOESN'T
WORK VERY WELL. >> I PLANTED GROUND COVER WITH IT, AND IT
DOES WORK VERY FAST, AS YOU SAID, IF IT IS ROCKY SOIL, MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.
I ALSO USED IT WHEN I AM EITHER FERTILIZING A TREE OR PARTICULARLY WANTING TO DO SOMETHING
LIKE ADD SULFUR INTO A SOIL WHERE YOU REALLY CAN'T CHURN THE SOIL SO YOU USE AN AUGUR AND
YOU CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE SOIL USING AN AUGUR WHICH WORKS REAL EASILY THAT WAY.
>>IT IS NICE IN THE FALL AND FOR PLANTS. KIND OF AN INTERESTING THING.
THANK YOU, VIEWER, THAT WAS VERY GOOD. WE HAVE AN ADDRESS IN CASE YOU WANT TO SEND
US SOMETHING YOU WANT US TO I-D OR SHOW A PROBLEM OR SHOW A COMMENT, SOMETHING YOU USE
IN THE GARDEN. TO SEND IT TO YOURGARDEN@GMAIL.COM.
>>WE HAVE TOMATO QUESTIONS COMING UP. LET'S START WITH LINE TWO ABOUT TOMATOES.
>>CALLER: HELLO. >>WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?
>>CALLER: HELLO. >>GO AHEAD.
>>CALLER: MY QUESTION REGARDING TOMATOES, I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEM.
I PLANTED 21, 22 PLANTS. TWO OR THREE OF THEM HAVE GOT TOMATOES AND
ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY ARE KIND OF WILTING DOWN AND DYING DOWN.
I THINK THERE MIGHT BE THREE SITUATIONS HERE. I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF SHADE IN MY YARD.
SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN WATERING THEM QUITE A BIT, AND I DON'T KNOW -- I HAVE BEEN PUTTING
HALF A GALLON OR GALLON OF WATER ON THEM EVERY OTHER DAY EVER SINCE I PLANTED THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR IF IT WAS THE SOIL.
>>WHAT ARE THE PLANT SYMPTOMS? ARE THE LEAVES BROWNING OR SPOTTING OR IS
THE FRUIT GETTING BROWNING? WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
>>CALLER: SOME OF THE FRUIT HAS GOTTEN RIPE, BUT PLANTS THAT ARE DYING, THEY ARE JUST WILTING.
THEY ARE GREEN, BUT JUST WILTING LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO DRY UP WHICH I SUPPOSE THEY WILL.
THE OTHER PLANTS, ALL OF THEM SEEM TO BE SO SPINDLY, AND NOT A LOT OF FOLIAGE ON THEM.
THEY HAVE GOTTEN SOME TOMATOES ON THEM. >> WELL, LET'S -- WE WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
AND PROBABLY CAN ALL PUT TWO CENTS IN. >>MY FIRST TWO CENTS IS THAT THE PLANTS ARE
SPINDLY BECAUSE TOMATOES NEED FULL SUN FOR LUSH GROWTH AND GOOD YIELD.
SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO RELOCATE YOUR GARDEN. SO THAT WOULD BE NUMBER ONE.
THAT COULD BE AN ATTRIBUTE THAT TO IT. MY NEXT CENTS WORTH IS TOMATO PLANTS HAVE
A VERY VIGOROUS GOOD ROOT SYSTEM. I AM A LITTLE LEERY THAT YOU SAY YOU ARE WATERING
THEM SO MUCH. TOMATO PLANTS DOING DEEP THOROUGH, DEEP WATERING
LIKE YOU WOULD A SMALL TREE OR BUSH WOULD BE BETTER OFF FOR THOSE PLANTS, AND TRY NOT
TO GET THE FOLIAGE WET. IF YOU HAVE TO USE A SPRINKLER, DO IT IN EARLY
MORNING SO THEY DRY BY NIGHTFALL. BUT I WOULD SAY WATERING THEM, IF YOU HAVE
BEEN SEEING A LACK OF RAIN, MAYBE ONCE A WEEK, A GOOD SOAKING, AND THEN LETTING IT GO.
>>I THINK THEY PRETTY WELL HIT IT ON THE HEAD BECAUSE TOMATOES DON'T REQUIRE A LOT OF WATER
COMPARED TO PROBABLY SOME OTHER PLANTS. BUT ONE OTHER THING ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY
COULD HAVE IS A FUSARIUM WILT DISEASE. THAT MIGHT BE ONE.
THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY. YOU CAN BUY YOUR TOMATO PLANTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BECAUSE
THEY ARE RESISTANT TO SOME OF THOSE DISEASES, AND THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY.
BUT MOST LIKELY, IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT AS WELL AS THE WATERING
THAT YOU ARE DOING. >>THE FOURTH TWO CENTS WHICH MAKES EIGHT CENTS
NOW (LAUGHING) I WOULD SAY MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ROTATED THOSE TO A DIFFERENT SPOT EVERY SINGLE
YEAR. DON'T PLANT TOMATOES IN THE SAME SPOT.
THAT COULD MAKE THEM ALSO NOT THRIVE AND COULD CAUSE THE FUSARIUM ISSUES.
VERY GOOD. WE DON'T ENJOY THAT YOUR'S AREN'T DOING WELL.
WE WANT YOUR'S TO BE DOING WELL. THANKS SO MUCH.
WE WILL GO TO ANOTHER TOMATO QUESTION THIS TIME ON LINE THREE.
HI THERE. LINE THREE, WHAT IS YOUR REQUEST HE?
>>CALLER: YES. >>WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?
>>CALLER: YES, TOMATO PLANTS ARE NOT DOING AT ALL WELL.
I PLANTED THEM EARLY. I HAVE 14 DIFFERENT VARIETIES.
>>WOW. >>CALLER: THEY HAVE SET ON EARLY.
THEY DID WELL, AND I GOT A FEW RIPE ONES. NOW STANDSTILL, AND ALL KINDS OF GREEN ONES,
AND NONE OF THEM ARE RIPENING. YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT.
THIS IS WEATHER RELATED. WE HAVE HAD SOME VERY COOL NIGHT TEMPERATURES,
53 UP IN OUR AREA. >>49 IN SOME PLACES.
>>SO AS SOON AS THE NIGHT TEMPERATURES START TO COME BACK UP, YOU WILL BE GETTING MORE
TOMATOES THAN -- THEY WILL BE RIPENING QUICKLY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COMMENT THEY HAVE
LOTS OF TOMATOES SET, AND THEY ARE STILL GREEN. BUT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER
IN THE SUMMER, SOMETIMES TOMATOES DON'T LIKE THE BEAUTIFUL COOLER WEATHER.
THEY LIKE HOT AND DRY LIKE LAST YEAR I. THEY LIKE HOT.
THEY DON'T LIKE THE DRY. PATIENCE. DID YOU SAY PATIENCE?
>> YES, PATIENCE! (LAUGHING).
>>RIGHT NOW. WE WANT IT RIGHT NOW.
THAT JUST WAIT, AND THEN THEY WILL COME ON. I THINK WE DO GET SOME WARMTH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. IT IS NOTHING YOU HAVE DONE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT. LET'S GO TO LINE FOUR, AND THIS IS ABOUT MOLES.
LINE FOUR. >>CALLER: GOOD EVENING.
>>HI. >>CALLER: FIRST OF ALL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR
PROGRAM VERY MUCH. IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE.
>>THANK YOU. >>CALLER: MY MOLE PROBLEM IS THE PROVERBIAL
THING, BUT THEY LOOK DIFFERENT THIS TIME. THEY ARE NOT MAKING RUNS THROUGH THE YARD.
THEY ARE MAKING PILES OF DIRT. MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHY ARE THEY DOING THAT?
AND THE FOLLOW UP PART OF IT IS MY SISTER-IN-LAW CLAIMS MOTH BALLS ARE WONDERFUL.
FROM LISTENING TO THE PROGRAM IN THE PAST, DISMISSED THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.
I DID USE THEM, AND ONE OF THE MOLES KICKED THE MOTH BALLS OUT AND WENT RIGHT BACK IN
THE HOLE. >>(LAUGHING).
>>INTERESTING. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS' REMEDIES FOR MOLES?
>> I THINK MAYBE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND WITH THE LIFE CYCLE OF MOLES, WHY YOU MIGHT SEE
MORE MOUNDING OF SOIL THEY MIGHT BE BUILDING A DEN FOR RAISING YOUNG OF THEY TYPICALLY
GO DOWN DEEPER AND WILL HAVE TWO WAYS DOWN INTO IT.
THAT MIGHT BE WHY A FAMILY HAS STARTED IN YOUR AREA.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE FOUND, UNFORTUNATELY, DRASTIC MEASURES IS THE BEST MEASURE OF EITHER
USING THE TRAPS AND KILLING THEM OR NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FINDING EFFECTIVENESS WITH
THESE POISON WORMS. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GOOD REPORTS
WITH THAT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU ARE IN A HIGH DENSITY, SEEMS LIKE YOU DO MAYBE
KILL OFF SOME, AND THERE IS MORE RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
SO I THINK IT IS A LITTLE SCARY WITH WHAT NUMBERS YOU MIGHT BE DEALING WITH.
>>THAT MAKES SENSE ABOUT THE PILES BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THAT A LOT BECAUSE THE SOIL IS
MOISTER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. SO THEY ARE ABLE TO DIG.
WOW. WELL, THE DENSITY PART WAS NOT ENCOURAGING,
BUT IT IS FACTS, ISN'T IT? WOW.
WELL, DON'T GO AWAY BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A SPECIAL "DID YOU KNOW."
STAY TUNED. I REMEMBER THOSE REPORTS ABOUT ASSASSIN BUGS
FROM OUR ENTOMOLOGIST AND ALSO THE BITING PART.
SO STAY AWAY! LET'S GO BACK THROUGH AND DO SOME VIEWER E-MAIL.
DO YOU WANT TO START US OFF, DAVE? >> I SURE WILL.
I ACTUALLY HAVE THREE E-MAILS, BUT THEY ALL DEAL WITH THE SAME THING.
THERE IS PEOPLE HAVE CALLED IN OR SENT E-MAILS IN, I AM SORRY, WITH FUNGUS PROBLEMS GROWING
ON THEIR TREES. THIS PARTICULAR ONE THAT YOU ARE SEEING IS
GROWING ON A SUGAR MAPLE. THEY ARE WONDERING WHAT IS GROWING OUT OF
THE TREE AND WHAT SHOULD I DO. THE OTHER ONE IS ON AN ASH TREE, AND THIRD
ONE IS ON THE HACKBERRY. THE HACKBERRY PERSON ACTUALLY INDICATED IS
IT A FUNGUS, AND, YES, IT IS A FUNGUS THAT IS OCCURRING.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN YOU START SEEING FUNGUS OR A MUSHROOM BODY COMING OUT OF THE TREE,
THAT IS NOT A GOOD SIGN WHATSOEVER. THE FUNGUS IS IN THE TREE, AND THERE IS NO
WAY TO CURE IT AND GET IT OUT OF THE TREE. SO IT ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BE A CASE WHERE
THE TREE IS GOING TO BE TERMINAL AT SOME POINT. DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE TREE WILL DIE IMMEDIATELY,
BUT THERE REALLY IS NO CONTROL FOR IT. AND YOU ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO, WHILE THE
TREE IS STILL ALIVE, CONTINUE TO WATER IT. TRY TO KEEP IT AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE.
MIGHT BE A CASE WHERE THE TREE WOULD BE ABLE TO WALL IT OFF ITSELF, BUT PROBABLY UNLIKELY.
IN THE CASE OF FUNGUS GROWING WITH MUSHROOMS ON OUTSIDE OF THE BARK, THAT USUALLY IS A
TERMINAL CASE. >> ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF TREES FROM THE SOUNDS
OF IT. >>THERE ARE, YES.
IT HAPPENS ON A LOT. >>THANK YOU.
NOW, KAREN. >>MY QUESTION IS FROM A PERSON ASKING ABOUT
NIMBLEWILL. HOW CAN I RID MY YARD OF NIMBLEWILL.
>>IT IS A TOUGH THING. IT KIND OF LOOKS GRASSY, AND YOU GET CLOSER
AND IT HAS LOTS OF LITTLE STEMS AND LEAVES ON IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NOT AN EASY CONTROL FOR THIS WEED.
IN YOUR LAWN, WHEN IT IS ACTIVELY GROWING OR GREEN, YOU ARE ONLY LEFT WITH USING LIKE
A ROUND-UP PRODUCT WHERE YOU WOULD COMPLETELY KILL OFF THE VEGETATION, AND YOU WILL HAVE
TO, ONCE THAT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, RESEED OR SOD IN THAT AREA UNFORTUNATELY OR YOU CAN
CONTACT A LAWN SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP YOU.
BUT THERE IS NOT AN EASY SOLUTION UNFORTUNATELY WITH THIS.
IT CAN TAKE OFF PRETTY GOOD IN A LAWN. >>IT IS NIMBLE.
>>AND IT GROWS BY ITS OWN WILL! (LAUGHING).
>>THANK YOU, KAREN, FOR SETTING US UP! MOVING ON TO YOU, QUICKLY, ELLA.
>>YES, MY CALL IN QUESTION HERE ON HOLLYHOCK RUST.
THE RUST IS ORANGE PUSTULES YOU WILL SEE ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE LEAVES.
THE LEAVES BECOME SPOTTED, AND THEY CAN BEGIN TO TURN YELLOW AND FALL.
BUT THE VIEWER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RUST AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO.
IF YOU JUST HAVE A FEW, MIGHT BE BEST TO SACRIFICE THE ONE PLANT FOR THE OTHER GOOD ONES THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN TREATED AND THEN ALSO THERE ARE SOME FUNGICIDE PRODUCTS OUT THERE THAT YOU
COULD SPRAY. BUT THE HOLLYHOCKS ARE BIENNIAL, EVEN WITH
RUST, THEY WILL PROBABLY STILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.
>> SO FAR, I HAVE SOME WITHOUT A SINGLE SPOT ON LEAVES.
>> MINE ARE SPOTLESS AS WELL. >>MINE ARE SPOTTY.
MINE DIED! (LAUGHING).
>>WELL, THAT WAS A LOVELY SURVEY! (LAUGHING) I AM SURE IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE
GREAT GROWERS THAT OUR'S LOOK SO GOOD. WE WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES AND LET'S GO
TO LINE FIVE. IT IS A PEAR TREE.
HI THERE, LINE FIVE. >>CALLER: THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.
>>YOU ARE WELCOME. >>CALLER: I ENJOY YOUR PROGRAM VERY MUCH.
>>THANKS. >>I HAVE PEAR TREE THAT HAS DIMPLES ON THE
FRUIT, NOT ON ALL OF THEM, BUT JUST SOME OF THEM.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO TO RID THIS PROBLEM.
>>WELL, ONCE THE FRUIT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, THERE IS NOT TOO MUCH YOU CAN DO.
THERE ARE SPRAYS OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW A TIMING OF THE PRODUCT TO HELP PREVENT ANY
INSECT DAMAGE TO THE FRUIT ITSELF. >> IS THIS A PEAR FRUIT TREE?
>> YES. >>IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THE FRUIT IS
RUINED. IT COULD VERY WELL BE MORE COSMETIC.
YOU WILL WANT TO CHECK THE FRUIT BEFORE YOU DECIDE NOT TO EAT IT.
IT MAYBE FINE. WE ARE SO OFTEN USED TO SEEING PERFECT FRUIT
IN THE GROCERY STORE, BUT IN THE HOME GARDEN, THAT'S A VERY OFTEN IT IS NOT THE CASE, BUT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EAT THE FRUIT AT ALL.
>>THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING BECAUSE THEN YOU USE LESS SPRAY IF YOU CAN TAKE SOME, YOU KNOW,
LITTLE BIT OF FLECKING AND BLEMISH. LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE ABOUT A SUGAR
TREE, A SUGAR MAPLE TREE ON LINE SIX. >>CALLER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING OUR
CALL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SHOW.
>>YOU ARE WELCOME. >>CALLER: WE HAVE A SUGAR MAPLE 25 YEARS OLD,
PROBABLY 30 FEET TALL. IT HAS BEEN BEAUTIFUL UP UNTIL THE END OF
LAST YEAR. IT STARTED LOSING SOME LEAVES.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE VERY FEW LEAVES ON THE INNER PORTION OF THE TREE, NOT ON THE TIPS. THERE
ARE SOME LEAVES, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING DOWNHILL PRETTY FAST.
ANY SUGGESTIONS? >> WELL, THAT CAN BE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
THINGS. IT PROBABLY WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A TREE SERVICE LOOK AT IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TREE AND DETERMINE
IF THERE IS ENOUGH POTENTIAL FOR THE TREE TO RECOVER.
IF IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE YOU ALREADY LOST MOST OF THE LEAVES, THAT'S NOT ENCOURAGING.
BUT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FROM OUR STANDPOINT OVER THE PHONE TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHAT THAT
VERY CAUSE COULD BE. ALTHOUGH, ELLA'S EARLIER SHOW AND TELL WHERE
SHE SHOWED GIRDLING ROOT, VERY OFTEN PROBLEMS OCCUR -- 90% OF THEM BELOW GROUND WHEN YOU
CAN'T SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE TOP. WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THAT PROBLEM IS
AND VERY WELL COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROOTS.
IT COULD BE OCCURRING IN THE TRUNK. IF THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN SEE VISUALLY,
IT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU, YOURSELF, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL
HELP. >>OR UNTIL IT DOES FAIL COMPLETELY, AND YOU
HAVE TO HAVE IT REMOVED AND YOU CAN FINALLY SEE THE WHOLE STORY UNFORTUNATELY.
>>CALLER: THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE. >>THERE IS YOUR ANSWER.
BUT IT COULD BE TENSE. I HOPE IT TURNS OUT.
I HOPE IT IS ENVIRONMENTAL, BUT IT VERY WELL MAYBE SOMETHING UNDERGROUND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CALL. LET'S GO TO AN ARBOR VITAE QUESTION ON LINE
TWO. HI THERE.
LINE TWO. >>CALLER: THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.
YOU ARE WELCOME. >>CALLER: SOUNDS LIKE A NIGHT FOR TREES.
WE HAVE A LARGE TREE IN BACK OF A ROW OF ARBOR VITAES.
THEY ARE ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET TALL. THE CONTRACTOR CUT DOWN THE BIG TREE AND DROPPED
THE LIMBS AND FELL ON THE ARBOR VITAES AND BROKE THE LIMBS OFF.
WOULD THE ARBOR VITAES REPRODUCE LIMBS AGAIN OR ONCE A LIMB IS GONE, IT IS GONE?
>>THEY WILL MAKE LIMBS AGAIN. YOU COULD SHEER THEM.
YOU WILL SEE THEM FILL IN, BUT SLOWLY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS
DAMAGE, BUT THEY WILL GROW OUT OF IT. I WOULD THINK SO.
>>YOU CAN KIND OF PRUNE IT TO AND HIDE IT. >>VERY GOOD!
(LAUGHING). >>THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SEE.
REAL SUCCINCT TO HIDE IT. THAT'S GOOD NEWS. I AM GLAD TO HAVE GOOD NEWS AFTER MAYBE NOT
SO GOOD NEWS. >>ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE QUIZ? RIGHT NOW, LET'S GO TO IT AND SEE IF YOU KNOW
THE ANSWER. >>> DID THAT TRICK YOU?
WHAT DID YOU THINK IT WAS? >> I WAS GOING TO SAY GARLIC FROM BIBLICAL
TIMES. >>I WOULD HAVE SAID POTATO, BUT I SUSPECTED
IT. I HAVE TASTED VEGETABLES THAT I THOUGHT WERE
THAT OLD! (LAUGHING).
YOU LEARN A LOT ON THIS SHOW. WELL, I WANT TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU FOR BEING
HERE. >> THANK YOU.
>> IT REALLY GOES FAST, AND WE LEARN A LOT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
REMEMBER, SEND US A VIDEO IF YOU WANT TO, AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK GARDENING. BYE-BYE.