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WELCOME TO MID-AMERICAN GARDENER. I AM YOUR HOST TONIGHT, SUBSTITUTING FOR DIANNE
NOLAND. MY NAME IS DAVID ROBSON.
I AM A HORTICULTURALIST AND PESTICIDE SPECIALIST WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
WELCOME TO OUR SHOW. WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW THIS HALF HOUR.
WE WILL TAKE YOUR TELEPHONE CALLS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED WITH A QUESTION, PLEASE
CALL US. IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL INTRODUCE OUR PANELISTS.
THEY EITHER HAVE A SHOW AND TELL OR E-MAIL AT THIS POINT.
RANDY, LET'S START WITH YOU. >>HELLO.
MY NAME IS RANDY THORNTON, GENERAL HORTICULTURALIST ASSOCIATED WITH VERMILLION COUNTY ILLINOIS
MASTER GARDENERS. THIS EVENING I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL. PAUL IS
CONCERNED ABOUT HOME OWNER ASSOCIATION AND CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS THEY APPLY TO THE LAWN.
HE SAYS THE CONTRACTOR APPLIES IT INTO THE BEDS AND EVERYTHING WHICH STRIKES ME AS A
LITTLE CONCERN. I THINK WHAT HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GROW
ANY ANNUALS AND SOUNDS LIKE LAWN CHEMICALS WITH GETTING IN BECAUSE THE SHRUBS ARE FAILING.
HE NEEDS TO GET WITH THE HOME OWNER'S ASSOCIATION. THE LAWN CONTRACTOR SOUNDS LIKE HE IS APPLYING
THINGS WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE. >>THAT CAN CAUSE A BIG PROBLEM.
>>ABSOLUTELY. >>NEXT TO RANDY, KAY.
>>HI. I AM KAY CARNES, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY MASTER GARDENER.
MY AREAS OF EXPERTISE ARE HERBS, VEGETABLES, PARTICULARLY HEIRLOOMS AND SEED SAVING.
OF COURSE, MOST OF THE VIEWERS PROBABLY KNOW BY NOW, I DO LOVE MY HEIRLOOMS. I BROUGHT
A FEW TO SHOW TONIGHT. THIS FIRST ONE IS A SUMMER SQUASH CALLED CASERTA.
YOU WOULD USE IT JUST AS YOU WOULD A ZUCCHINI. THIS IS AN AVERAGE SIZED ONE.
THIS IS A CUCUMBER. IT IS FROM INDIA.
IT IS CALLED LITTLE POTATO. AND ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE A POTATO ON THE
OUTSIDE, IT IS A CUCUMBER ON THE INSIDE, AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE SWEETNESS. >>GREEN, LIKE A REGULAR CUCUMBER.
>>YES. I HAVE MY VINES TRELLISED, AND THEY HAVE BEEN
PRODUCING LIKE CRAZY THIS YEAR. THIS IS A BEAN.
IT IS CALLED A LONG BEAN, AND THERE IS A NUMBER OF VARIETIES.
THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE CALLED THAI PURPLE. THESE ARE EXCELLENT STIR FRIED, AND THIS IS
A POLE BEAN. IT IS ALSO ON A TRELLIS BECAUSE THESE WILL
GET VERY, VERY LONG. OF COURSE, I CAN'T LEAVE OUT THE TOMATOES.
THIS TOMATO IS CALLED GREEN SAUSAGE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.
IT IS ONE OF THE TOMATOES THAT IS GREEN WHEN IT IS RIPE.
YOU CAN TELL WHEN THEY GET RIPE BECAUSE THEY START -- MOST GREEN TOMATOES WILL GET SOME
YELLOW ON THEM AT SOME POINT. THIS IS A GREAT TOMATO, BUT IT IS A LITTLE
BIT TART. >>MEATY?
>> VERY MEATY. I HAVE A SIMILAR ONE.
THIS IS THE LAST ONE I HAVE. THIS IS CALLED BANANA LEGS BECAUSE IT KIND
OF LOOKS LIKE A BANANA. THIS WILL GET A LITTLE YELLOWER, IT IS NOT
QUITE RIPE, AND THEY ALL HAVE A LITTLE APPENDAGE ON THE SIDE.
FEW THINGS FOR EVERYBODY. >>GREAT.
ALWAYS INTERESTING WITH THE HEIRLOOMS, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND GREAT FLAVORS, BUT INTERESTING
PRODUCE. >>AND VARIETY.
>>VARIETY IS AWESOME. PLUS YOU CAN SAVE THE SEEDS AND GROW THEM
NEXT YEAR. >>SAVE MONEY THAT WAY.
>>THAT'S RIGHT. >>LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, TO MY LEFT, PHIL.
>>I AM PHIL NIXON, ENTOMOLOGIST WITH UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WHICH MEANS I AM A BUG EXPERT,
INSECT QUESTIONS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER. WHAT I WANT TO SHOW IS A SHOW AND TELL TONIGHT
SOME OF THE REAL JEWELS THAT ARE REAL NEAT BUGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MILK WEED THIS
TIME OF YEAR. MILK WEEDS MAYBE A VARIETY OF THINGS.
THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE COMMON MILK WEED SYRIACA WHICH IS MORE OF A WEEDY THING.
BUT BUTTERFLY, SWAMP MILK WEEDS WHICH ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE AS FLOWERS, AND FOR MANY GARDENERS,
AND FIRST INSECT THAT I HAVE HERE IS THE RED MILK WEED BEETLE.
IT HAS LONG ANTENNA, BRIGHT RED COLOR. EVERYTHING THAT LIVES ON A MILK WEED IS BRIGHT
COLORS BECAUSE THAT'S CALLED APOSEMATIC COLORATION. IN REAL LANGUAGE THAT MEANS I AM NASTY ON
THE INSIDE BECAUSE I AM EATING A NASTY PLANT, AND YOU WILL RECOGNIZE ME WELL BY MY BRIGHT
COLORS AND NOT EAT ME. WHAT THEY DO ON THE MILK WEED IS DO THE DAMAGE
AT THE TOP, EAT THE TIPS OUT. EVEN IF YOU CAN FILLED ON MILK WEED WHICH
IS FILLED WITH ALKALOIDS, AND GLYCOSIDES. NORMALLY EAT AT THE TIP WHERE THINGS AREN'T
QUITE SO NASTY UP THERE. THERE IS ANOTHER BEETLE CALLED MILK WEED BEETLE
MORE OF A DOME SHAPED, THREE EIGHTHS OF AN INCH LONG AND HAS A CREAM COLORED BODY TO
IT, AND WITH METALLIC GREEN STRIPING ON IT. IT IS NEAT WORKING.
I ALSO HAVE MILK WEED BUGS. THESE ARE NYMPHS.
THERE IS A SMALL MILK WEED BUG THAT IS RED. WE HAVE OLEANDER, THAT ARE BRIGHT YELLOW,
BLACK, LEGS, TAIL PIPES OUT OF THE BACK END. OF COURSE, THERE IS MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.
THEY ARE KIND OF COOL, IF YOU CAN KIND OF PUT UP WITH THE PRODUCE COLORS OF YELLOW AND
BLACK ON THE LARVAE STRIPES. BUT THEY REALLY ARE NEAT.
NICE STUFF. THERE IS A MOTH THAT IS COOL.
DON'T HARM THE PLANT A WHOLE LOT. ENJOY THEM WITH THE NICE FLOWERS ON THE MILK
WEED. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN THE POPULATION
OF MILK WEEDS GO DOWN WHICH HAS THEN GONE INTO THE TUSIC MOTH AND MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.
THE NEATER WE GET WITH THE ROADSIDES, MOWING THEM AND EXTENDING THE CURBING OUT TO ACROSS
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE FEWER OF THESE WEEDY THINGS THAT THE INSECTS RELY ON ARE THERE,
AND THAT INCLUDES MONARCH BUTTERFLIES ON MILK WEEDS.
>>BEFORE GOING TO THE TELEPHONE LINES WITH SOME CALLING WE WILL LOOK AT OUR VIDEO E-MAIL
OF THE WEEK. THIS ONE COMES TO US FROM HINSDALE, AND IT
DEALS WITH JAPANESE MAPLES. >> HI, MID-AMERICAN GARDENERS.
I AM BRUCE ADAMEC FROM HINSDALE, ILLINOIS. I AM SHOWING YOU A PICTURE OF THE BLOOD GOOD
MAPLE TREE IN MY BACKYARD THAT FAILED TO LEAF OUT.
LAST YEAR IT SUFFERED SEVERE DROUGHT DAMAGE. I AM WONDERING IF MAYBE THAT'S THE PROBLEM
THAT IT IS EXPERIENCING. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THIS YEAR IT IS STARTING
TO LEAF OUT ALONG THE BASE AND CROTCH OF THE TREE AND EVEN GETTING NEW BRANCHES DOWN LOW.
WHEN I CUT BACK THE BRANCHES EARLIER IN THE YEAR TO POSSIBLY REMOVE THE TREE, I NOTICED
MANY OF THEM WERE GREEN. NONE SHOW THE STAIN YOU MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE
WITH VERTICILLIUM WILT. A COUPLE OTHER FACTORS, LAST FALL ALL THE
LEAVES ON WHOLE TREE GOT CRISPY. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED ANY PROBLEM
WITH THE TREE. NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE GROWN IN THE AREA
AROUND IT. >>GREAT, JAPANESE MAPLES DO WELL FOR ME IN
SPRINGFIELD. >> DON'T DO WELL FOR ME IN SOUTH OF CHAMPAIGN
OUT IN THE COUNTRY. IN TOWN, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE AT ALL
WITH THEM, BUT IT IS MARGINAL PLANT IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.
THE HINSDALE IS JUST WEST OF CHICAGO WHICH MEANS IT IS EXCEEDINGLY MARGINAL THERE.
MY PROBLEM IS I GET CANKERS ON THE BRANCHES. THESE ARE DARK AREAS THAT WILL SHOW UP.
IT ESSENTIALLY KILLS EVERYTHING ABOVE THAT, EVERYTHING ABOVE THAT KIND OF DIES.
I THINK I SAW EVIDENCE OF CANKERS PARTICULARLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS PLANT. I WOULD SUSPECT
HE HAS COAT INJURY SITUATIONS GOING ON WITH THE PLANT.
>>PROBABLY SAME THING WITH DROUGHT INJURY SINCE HE SAID SEVERE DROUGHT LAST YEAR.
SO HE HAS GREEN GROWING DOWN BELOW. IT IS DEAD UP AT THE TOP.
LOOKED LIKE THE BOTTOM THIRD TO HALF IS ALIVE. BLOODGOOD, WHICH I THOUGHT SHOULD BE A LITTLE
BIT MORE REDDER THAN IT WAS BECAUSE IT LOOKED MORE GREEN THAN I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE.
DOES HE START ALL OVER AGAIN OR DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD PRUNE BACK TO WHAT IS LIVE AND ENCOURAGE
GROWTH. >>IF HIS HEART IS SET ON THAT PARTICULAR PLANT,
BUT I AM CONCERNED OVER THE FACT THAT NOTHING ELSE GROWS AROUND UNDER IT.
THAT CAUSES A LITTLE STATE OF CONCERN AS WELL. I WOULD BE CHECKING OUT THAT A LITTLE BIT
AS WELL. >> SHORTER TYPES OF JAPANESE MAPLES WILL NORMALLY
SHADE OUT ANYTHING UNDERNEATH OF THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH AN UMBRELLA EFFECT ASSOCIATED
WITH THEIR FOLIAGE. THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE OF A SHADE FACTOR COULD
BE SOMETHING ELSE, ABSOLUTELY. >>GREAT.
IF YOU WANT TO SEND US YOUR VIDEO E-MAIL, GO AHEAD AND SEND US TO AT YOURGARDEN@GMAIL.COM.
GOOD QUALITY. MAKE SURE IT HAS GOOD SOUND IN THERE, AND
MAYBE WE WILL AIR IT. WE HAVE SOME TELEPHONE CALLS.
FIRST, LET'S GO TO LINE TWO ON MOVING DAY LILIES.
HELLO. >>CALLER: HELLO.
I HAVE GOT A BED OF DAY LILIES THAT I WANT TO MOVE, AND I WONDERED WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD
TIME. COULD I MOVE THEM NOW OR WAIT UNTIL LATER
OR WAIT UNTIL SPRING? >> YOU COULD ABSOLUTELY MOVE THEM NOW.
I HAVE ABOUT WAY MORE DAY LILIES IN MY YARD THAT I CARE TO THINK ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
DAY LILIES ARE EXTREMELY HARDY, AND THE ONLY THING I WOULD CAUTION YOU WANT TO DO SOME
DIVISION ON THEM, PULL THEM APART AND KEEP THEM AT LEAST A DOUBLE, TRIPLE FAN AS MUCH
AS YOU CAN. A FAN IS BASICALLY THE PLANT.
IF YOU CAN'T GET THEM APART, YOU CAN EVEN DO A LITTLE CUTTING HERE AND THERE.
YOU WON'T REALLY HARM THEM. THE OTHER THING, WHEN YOU CUT THEM BACK IS
TO TRIM THE LEAVES BACK TO 12 INCHES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT WAY THEY DON'T LOSE AS MUCH MOISTURE WITH THE ROOTS BEING DISTURBED.
YOU CAN MOVE THEM ANYWHERE FROM FROST TO FROST ALMOST.
>>THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY. ANY TIME THE GROUND IS NOT FROZEN.
I HAVE MOVED THEM WHENEVER. I EVEN PUT A LOT OF THEM IN LAST YEAR IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DROUGHT AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. IN FACT, THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR.
ONE OF OUR HARDY PLANTS. >>YES.
>>GREAT. LINE THREE, ON PEACH TREES.
HI. YOUR QUESTION ON PEACH TREES?
>>CALLER: YES. >> GOOD EVENING.
GO AHEAD. >>CALLER: PARDON?
>> GO AHEAD. >>CALLER: DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
ONE NIGHT, IT TOOK THE WHOLE TOP OF MY BEAUTIFUL PEACH TREE WITH ALL THE HEAVY PEACHES ON IT.
SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN IT SHOULD BE TRIMMED UP TO SAVE THE TREE.
>>IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT.
I HAD A WIND COME THROUGH MY PLACE AND TOOK OFF THE ONLY PART THAT WAS THE IMPORTANT PART
OF THAT PEACH TREE, LOADED WITH PEACHES. IT IS LAYING DOWN ON THE GROUND.
IT IS STILL ATTACHED. IT IS STILL GREEN, AND I GOING TO LEAVE IT
THERE AND HOPE I GET SOME PEACHES ON IT, AND THEN WORRY ABOUT PRUNING IT.
THE PEACHES ARE THERE, TRY TO GET WHAT YOU CAN.
>>CALLER: I GOT ALL THE PEACHES OFF OF IT. >>EARLY PEACHES, MINE AREN'T RIPE YET.
>>CALLER: THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND TASTY. BUT IT IS THE STICK IN THE MIDDLE THAT IS STICKING
UP THAT IS LEFT. BUT THE SIDE ONES, IT IS PRETTY FULL.
>>COMMERCIALLY, WHEN THEY PRUNE PEACHES, THEY NORMALLY -- THEY TALK ABOUT CUTTING THE LEADER
OFF AT BELLYBUTTON HEIGHT, AND THEN IT GROWS UP FROM THE SIDE.
LOOKS TO ME LIKE STORM TOOK CARE OF THAT PART FOR YOU.
RANDY CAN TELL YOU HOW TO PRUNE IT. >>YEAH, WHAT THE OLD SAYING WAS YOU GOT TO
OPEN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREE UP. THEY SAID YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO THROW THE
PEACH BASKET UP THERE AND NOT HIT ANYTHING. IF YOU TRIM UP THE LEADER OR WHATEVER THAT
BROKE OFF, YOU ARE PROBABLY IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
>>PRUNE IT WHERE YOU HAVE SIDE BRANCHES COMING OFF, AND YOU WILL DO FINE.
>>CALLER: WHAT TIME? >> WHEN YOU HAVE A PRUNER IN YOUR HAND.
>>AND THE PRUNER IS SHARP! >>CALLER: OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
>>CALLER: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>THANKS FOR CALLING. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR SO FAR FOR PEACHES.
>>ALL FRUITS. >>ALL FRUITS.
BLACKBERRIES. PLUMS, OH, YEAH, FARMERS MARKET IS BEST.
ARBOR VITAE NEXT QUESTION. >>CALLER: I HAVE A COUPLE OF ARBOR VITAE EVERGREENS
THAT APPEAR TO BE COVERED WITH LITTLE BAG WORMS COCOONS.
AND I AM WONDERING IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO OTHER THAN PHYSICALLY PLUCKING ALL THOSE
OFF? >> HOW TALL ARE THE ARBOR VITAE FIRST?
>>CALLER: THEY ARE PROBABLY EIGHT FOOT TALL. >>OKAY.
SO WITH THEM BEING THAT SHORT, HAND-PICKING IS A GOOD OPTION.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T DROP THE CATERPILLAR. BAG WORMS MAKE INDIVIDUAL SILK TENTS AND PUT
FOLIAGE ON THE OUTSIDE OF A BAG. YOU CAN TELL THE LIVE ONE BECAUSE THE TOP
WILL BE GREEN. YOU CAN PICK THOSE OFF BY HAND. PUT THEM THIS A BAG, THROW THEM IN THE TRASH.
DON'T PUT UNDERNEATH THE TREE, THEY WILL CLIMB RIGHT BACK UP.
YOU CAN SQUISH THEM MYSELF. YOU CAN ALSO SPRAY IT WITH BACILLUS THURSINGIENSIS,
WHICH IS NOT TOXIC TO ANIMALS. SOLD AS DYAZIDE, SPENOCID WHICH IS AVAILABLE
IN A LOT OF CONTAINERS, PESTICIDES, INSECTICIDES WILL WORK WELL AS WELL.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS BESIDES HAND-PICKING. MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS
ON THE LABEL. >>AND THOSE BAG WORMS ARE LIKELY TO PUPATE
BY THE END OF THE MONTH. SO GET ON IT BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT KILL THEM
THEN, AND YOU WILL JUST HAVE MORE EGGS NEXT YEAR.
>>CALLER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>THANK YOU FOR CALLING. WE WILL GO TO ONE
OF OUR SPECIAL FEATURES RIGHT NOW, "DID YOU KNOW."
STAY WITH US. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS FEATURE.
>> WE HAD A LITTLE DISCUSSION EARLIER WHETHER
-- I MEAN THOSE ARE ALL SMALL FRUITS. WE HAD A DISCUSSION ON NATIVE TREE FRUITS,
AND WE ALL CAME UP WITH ONE, AND CHECKED BOOKS, AND NOW WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BOOK
MEANS. BUT THERE WERE TWO NATIVE FRUIT TREES THAT
WE THINK ARE NATIVE. WE WILL LET PEOPLE HANG AND CHECK THEM NEXT
WEEK. WHEN I COME BACK, AND I AM SITTING WHERE KAY
IS SITTING, AND SAY, HEY, ARE THERE TWO NATIVE FRUITS TO NORTH AMERICA.
RANDY, YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? >> YES.
GAIL SENT IN AN E-MAIL ABOUT RED BUD TREE THAT THE LEAVES ARE TURNING YELLOW AND SOMEWHAT
PUCKERED, CUPPED DOWNWARD, AND NOT JUST ONE BRANCH.
THIS HAS HAPPENED THE LAST TWO YEARS, MAYBE LONGER, IN PAST IT BLOOMED NORMALLY.
DID NOT THIS YEAR, AND COUPLE OTHER THINGS. IT GETS FULL SUN AND GOOD DRAINAGE.
DID NOT LEAF OUT AS MUCH THIS YEAR AS IT HAS IN THE PAST.
THERE IS IVY UNDER IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ANSWERS YOU HAVE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS COME TO MIND. I DON'T KNOW, DOESN'T STATE WHAT AREA SHE
IS IN. COULD BE RESIDUAL DROUGHT DAMAGE FROM LAST
YEAR. RED BUDS ARE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HERBICIDES.
THEY ARE A MEMBER OF THE PEA FAMILY. I HAVE HAD ISSUES IN MY YARD.
COULD BE GETTING SOME KIND OF DRIFT OR WHATEVER. I AM SURE BUGS THAT WOULD SUCK THE JUICE THAT
WOULD PERHAPS MAKE THOSE LEAVES CUP. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO EXPLORE.
THERE IS A LEAF HOPPER THAT WILL DO THAT. >>TWO OF THEM.
>>THEY WORK AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING, AND SO IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE -- OR THEREABOUTS.
>>POTATO LEAF HOPPERS WILL CAUSE THEM TO CUP, GREEN JOBS.
AND RED BUD LEAF HOPPERS HAVE TRANSFERRED BANDS, CUTE GUYS, BUT THEY ARE--
>>HARD TO FIND THEM. HARD TO SEE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY WERE BUGS ON THEM OR NOT!
(LAUGHING). >>KAY, YOUR E-MAIL.
>>I HAVE ONE FROM A VIEWER THAT WANTS TO--THEY WANT TO START BRUSSEL SPROUTS AND ASKING IF
IT IS BETTER TO START THE SEED INDOORS AHEAD OF TIME AND TRANSPLANT OR SHOULD SEEDS BE
PLANTED DIRECTLY IN THE GARDEN -- >>I WOULD RECOMMEND STARTING INSIDE, AND IF
YOU WANT TO DO THAT, YOU NEED TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE A FEW AND THEY ARE -- THEY LOST THE FIRST SET OF LEAVES, AND NOW THEY ARE GETTING
THE REAL LEAVES. THEY ARE GOING -- IT IS COOL WEATHER CROP,
AND SO THE SOIL TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE HIGH RIGHT NOW FOR THE SEEDS FOR THE SMALL
PLANTS. I WOULD START THEM INSIDE AND START THEM NOW.
>>THANK YOU. >>PHIL.
>>I HAVE AN E-MAIL ABOUT SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA AND WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE DREADED FLY, HAS
THEM IN THEIR BERRIES, AND IT LIKES, AND DEFINITELY HERITAGE FALL RASBERRY CROP.
SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA GOT HEAVILY IN THE STATE, AND IT WILL MAKE UP FOR THAT THIS YEAR
BY BEING AROUND THE WHOLE SEASON. THEY WILL GET INTO ESSENTIALLY ANY OF YOUR
BERRY CROP, RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, GRAPES. THESE SORTS OF THINGS WILL GET IN THE TOMATOES
AS WELL, AND SO VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BERRY TYPE CROPS OR JUICY TYPE FRUITS LIKE
THAT. OUR BEST RECOMMENDATION THERE IS TO SANITATION,
CLEAN UP THE FALLEN FRUIT, CLEAN UP ANY DAMAGED FRUIT.
DON'T LEAVE IT IN THE AREA TO BREED MORE, MORE GROUPS OF THESE FLIES.
THEY TEND TO ATTACK THE PLANT THE FRUIT BEFORE IT IS COMPLETELY RIPE.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, UNLIKE SOME OTHER THINGS, GET ON THERE AND PICK IT RIGHT, YOU ARE FINE.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA, THE WORM, WHITE AND IN THE FLESH OF THE FRUIT.
YOU WILL FIND THEM WHEN YOU ARE EATING THEM IF YOU BITE IN.
>>IF YOU POP THE WHOLE BERRY AT ONCE, NO BIG DEAL.
AT ANY RATE, THERE IS REALLY NO SPRAYS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT,
AND IT IS SOMETHING WHICH IS HERE TO STAY. THE PICTURES WE ARE SHOWING KIND OF WHAT THE
FEMALE LOOKS LIKE. MALES HAVE ONE BLACK SPOT TOWARDS THE END
OF ONE WING. HENCE THE NAME, SPOTTED DROSOPHILA.
>>WE HAVE MORE PHONE CALLS, LINE FIVE, WITH BALLOON FLOWER.
HELLO. >>CALLER: I AM CALLING BECAUSE WHILE MY MOTHER
(INAUDIBLE) HER BIRD FEEDER. >>CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LOUDER?
>>CALLER: SURE. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> MUCH BETTER. >>CALLER: GREAT.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE SENTIMENTAL BLUE BALLOON FLOWER.
WE DISCOVERED IT -- IT WAS FOUND UNDER MY MOTHER'S BIRD FEEDER.
WHEN CAN WE HARVEST IT, AND ALSO BEAUTIFUL -- I MEAN ON THE INTERNET, I SAW ANOTHER VERSION
OF IT AS A MULTI FLORA. GOES BY A LITTLE DIFFERENT NAME, BUT MULTI
FLORA. I AM WONDERING DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS A GRANDE
FLORA BALLOON FLOWER? >> I HAVE SEEN THE DIFFERENT -- SHORT AND
TALLS. I HAVEN'T SEEN--
>>DIFFERENT COLORS. >>AND THEN THE BLUE AND THEN THE WHITE AND
SORT OF A PURPLE. KAY, WHAT ABOUT THE HARVESTING THE SEEDS,
AS SEED SAVER EXPERT? >> THE SEED PODS WILL START OUT CLEAN AND
FRESH, AND THEN NORMALLY THEY TURN -- THEY DRY UP AND TURN BROWN.
I WOULD TAKE THEM OFF JUST AS THEY ARE STARTING TO TURN BROWN AND DRY.
IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG, THE SEEDS WILL FALLOUT OF THEM.
BUT I JUST HARVEST THEM AND WIPE THEM DRY COMPLETELY, PUT THEM IN A PAN OR SOMETHING
AND THEN LET THEM DRY COMPLETELY AND GET THE SEED OUT OF THEM.
>>AND STORE THEM IN REFRIGERATOR? >> I STORE A LOT OF MINE IN PILL BOTTLES OR
COIN ENVELOPES AND IN THE REFRIGERATOR. >>GREAT.
GOOD. WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ON LINE SIX
DEALING WITH RAISED BEDS. LINE SIX, RAISED BEDS.
>>CALLER: HELLO. >>HELLO, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON RAISED
BEDS? >>CALLER: YES, I DO.
I WAS THINKING OF STARTING SOME RAISED BEDS FOR VEGETABLE, DOING VEGETABLE GARDENING.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD MIX, THE PROPER MIX FOR THAT?
>> GOOD SOIL MIX. WELL, OF COURSE, YOU WILL TILL UP OR SOMEHOW
GET RID OF THE GRASS OR WHATEVER IS COVERING IT AND TILL IT.
I WOULD MIX IN GOOD COMPOST AND FLUFF IT UP AND MAYBE LIKE SOME GRASS CLIPPINGS, YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >>HOW DEEP OF A RAISED BED SHOULD A PERSON
HAVE? >> YOU DON'T NEED -- THAT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON.
YOU CAN HAVE -- A LOT OF MINE ARE ONLY FOUR INCHES, BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO GET THINGS UP,
ESPECIALLY DURING WET CONDITIONS AND THEN THEY DRAIN BETTER.
OF COURSE, LAST SUMMER WITH THE DROUGHT -- (LAUGHING) COUNTER PRODUCTIVE, BUT FOR MOST YEARS, YOU
DON'T NEED IT A LOT. IF IT IS AN ISSUE WITH BENDING OVER, YOU CAN
GET THEM SIX OR EIGHT, HOWEVER HIGH YOU FEEL YOU WANT TO FILL THEM.
I GO TO THE LANDSCAPE RECYCLING CENTER IN URBANA AND THEY HAVE WONDERFUL COMPOST.
>>THE BIGGEST THING, THEY HAVE TO BE WELL-DRAINED. >>AND LOOSE.
>>WE HAVE ONE LAST VIDEO CLIP. IT IS TONIGHT'S QUIZ. DON'T GO AWAY. LOOK
AT THE QUIZ, THINK IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS.
7 POUNDS 12 OUNCES, THAT'S A BIG TOMATO. A LOT OF BLT'S.
A LOT OF BLT'S. WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST QUICK QUESTION.
LINE TWO, CONCORD GRAPES. NEEDS TO BE QUICK.
>>CALLER: HELLO. WE HAVE TIME FOR A REAL QUICK QUESTION.
>>CALLER: I HAVE A HUNDRED YEAR OLD CONCORD GRAPES, AND THEY HAVE JAPANESE BEETLES IN
THEM. MY GRANDFATHER PLANTED THEM YEARS AGO. >>JAPANESE BEETLES ARE NOT GOING TO KILL THE
GRAPES. THEY WILL TEND TO TAKE ALL THE LEAVES OFF
THEM. YOU CAN GET CONTROL WITH SPRAYS EVERY TWO
WEEKS OF CARBARYL SOLD AS SEVIN. MAKE SURE IT STAYS OFF OF FLOWERS, AND THAT
SHOULD PROTECT THEM. >>CALLER: WHAT DID YOU SAY THE SPRAY IS?
>>CARBARYL, SEVIN INSECTICIDE. MAKE SURE--
>>CALLER: OH, SEVIN. >>MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTIONS HOW
SOON YOU HAVE TO STOP SPRAYING BEFORE YOU CAN HARVEST.
IT WILL BE A FEW DAYS. >>THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ON THE PANEL, RANDY,
KAY, AND PHIL. JOIN US NEXT WEEK.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOW, AND GOOD GARDENING, EVERYBODY!