Father's Day Talk with Ace Hardware!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to kat r h garden Line with Skip Rictor.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
It's trim just watch him as well.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
That was so many good things to sup Bazy.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
Not sorry soon of.

Speaker 3 (00:41):
Welcome to garden Line. I'm your host, Skip Rictor. We're
here to help you have a bountiful garden, a beautiful
landscape and more fun in the process. That is well,
it's all about you know. There was a time, there
was a day in time for eons where we had
to scrape along and try to find a very growing
on a bush somewhere out in the woods to survive

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down and kill prey, to bring things back to the
cave and keep going. And then the agricultural birth where
we begin to learn how to domesticate and provide food
for ourselves. And in those times there was always a
threat of famine, a threat of pestilence and disease and things.
I was just reading a book. In fact, I am

(01:26):
reading a book that is called Chemical Age, and basically
it is about just throughout history, the advent of the
arrival of chemicals and what things were like before them
and so on. It's not a pro or anti organic
or anything like that. It just is what it is. Okay,
And it goes back into things like the Irish potato
femine and a little disease called phytopthera, a little disease

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organism wipes out the potato crop in Ireland and other places,
but totally dependent society, totally dependent on that one very
important staple and suddenly gone and we can't we don't
know what did it, We don't know how to stop
it or anything like that. And we're talking about not

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not only or just millions of people. We've got death.
We've got people. A huge part of the arrival of
so many folks from Ireland in America was driven by
things like that as well, anyway, And so we're looking
at like death on a major scale, and then we

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discover a way to control by topter and this suddenly
then we're not at the vicissitudes of nature where that
disease organism comes in and wipes everything out. We looked. Book.
Book goes into a lot of different things like that.
Very interesting, very interesting book. And it isn't to say
that you know, now it's all better living through chemistry

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and all this is hunky dory, because it goes on
to look at the problems that occur with the arrival
of the chemical age and stuff. Anyway, very interesting book.
But why did I wander all the way over there?
I don't know. It's early in the moment morning. My
brain is doing what it does. But the real reason

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is I just was going to say, now, we grow
things because we want to eat fresh stuff from our house.
We want to know what was sprayed on our food.
We want to enjoy getting out in the garden and
having the pleasure of growing that tomato ourself holding it up.
And it's like I did this. I agree with this,
and there's a pleasure and fun in that. But if

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your garden fails, you're not going to starve to death.
And that is a nice development historically that we have
such a food supply that is so integrated throughout the
world that some of those things at least have gone
down considerably in terms of the risk. But I find
it very interesting. So there we go. That's a lot
of philosophical for first thing on an early early Sunday morning.

(03:58):
But glad you're here with us. If you if you
got a gardening question, or you'd like to visit about
something gardening seven one three two one two k T
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r H five. We have a some one of these
days I want to sit down and just talk about
So maybe I should scatter this through so it's not
all it wants, but talk about interesting books that I've

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read recently and what I found fascinating about him. And boy,
have there ever been some really interesting books. Now I'm
a nerd science nerd and whatnot, and certainly a gardening
nerd in horticulture, but there's some really cool books out
there that just give you a whole new perspective, very
very interesting. All right, Well, let's uh, let's get to

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talking about some gardening. Uh. And now that the rain,
at least where I am right now, seems to have
let off a little bit, and I'm hoping that we
hold that for a little bit. Uh, it's time to
you know, get out there and get that lawn mode.
My my lawn is I pretty much could call someone
to come in and bail it, and I could have

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a hay hay farm out of my yard. It's grown
so big, but I'll catch up with it. So what
do you do when the long gets too big? Well,
first of all, I'm always saying don't bag it. Return
the clippings. They're free food for your turf, and they are,
but when it gets this big, it's just too much. Now,
if your lawn has just gotten a little too big,

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you can do a couple of things. You can do
a double mowing on it, where you set them over high,
you mo over the lawn, and then you drop it down,
set it lower, and you mo over the lawn again,
each time mulching the clippings. But it just helps break
them up into a little bit smaller particles to fall
down in there. Mine's at a point now where there's
no way around it. I'm gonna have dried clippings laying
on top of the grass, so I'm going to bag them.

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And they are going into flower beds, they are going
into compost piles, they are going into walkways and my garden,
my walkways are all very thick with leaves that have
been dropped there since last leaf season. I just continue
to pole leaves up in the walkways and walk on them,
and they dry and it's wonderful stuff. Fact, if I

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were to dig down past the dry surface leaves right now,
you would see a lot of nice chocolately crumbly decomposing
away leaves, and I'll harvest those walkways and put those
in my garden beds. And it's a way of composting
without work, almost without work. You're not mixing layers and
turning and all that kind of stuff, sticking at thermometer

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in it. You're just letting them call composts there in
the walkway. I have a little screen that I put
on top of my wheelbarrow. It is a hardware cloth
half inch hardware cloth screen, and it is on a
two by four frame, So the two by four sit
across the top of the wheelbarrow. The frame is about
the size of the wheelbarrow. And when I'm shoveling out

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of walkway, I just put it in the screen, shake
it a little bit. All the fine stuff falls down
through the screen. So if i need to amend some
potting soil, I've got a little material for if I
want to mix compost them to a bed, I can
do that and then the undecomposed stuff goes right back
in the walkways. I used to do that with wood chips,
you know. The power line companies and stuff come through

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and they shred up wo and sometimes they'll dump them
in your driveway if you want, and those make a
pretty good walkway, and then after a few years you
can go in there and harvest that and get some
really good fungal compost out of that. So anyway, there's
a few things that we do, but for your turf,
go ahead and get that mode down. But remember that

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as often as you mow mo as often as you can,
because the more often you mow, the smaller you chop
things up. The smaller you chop them up, the faster
they decompose, and the less visible they are. Clippings are
not the reason we have thatch. The reason we have
thatch is overwatering and overfertilizing and creating a lot of
runner growth. Runners are very slow to decomposed compared to clippings,

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and so you've got these little runners like a little snakes,
crawling all over each each other in your lawn and
you walk on it and it's all spongy. That's that uh.
And so excessive mowing, excusing the excessive fertilization, excessive watering
both can contribute to that, especially in some grasses like
Sosia being especially bad about that and Bermuda grass all right, well,

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there you go, a few thoughts on mowing. We're gonna
take a little quick break here for for some information
and we'll be back seven one three two one two
ktr H. Welcome back to Guarden Line. By the way,
Happy Father's Day all the dad's out there. That's kind
of cool stuff, you know, the the we're celebrating in

(08:38):
a split weekend. I've got some of my kiddos are
coming in this weekend of today and uh then they
are going to be out of town next week. We're
going do it again next week with the other half.
So I get I think kind of a double deal.
That's kind of a good A good deal me a
lot of barbecue and involved in all that. We're glad
you're listening to the Garden Line. If you'd like to give

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tree in, the backyard and you went out on the
west side of the house do on top of it
all we had little patio we never could USE because
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All RIGHT have i beaten that horse? TO death I
guess i. PROBABLY have i was visiting with Folks At
southwest fertilizer a, while BACK and i always go, in
there and it's kind of my continuing. EDUCATION project i
always try to continue. To learn and because, things change

(16:32):
we get, new products we get, new developments research comes
up with new information that we didn't, know before and
so you got to stay on top. Of things it's
kind of like being a tree cutter out in. The forest,
you know if you don't stop and sharpen the saw
every now and then your things are not going to.
Go good AND so i got to sharpen, my saw
meaning learn. About things AND when i Go, Into southwest

(16:53):
I'll look i'm just walk them down the Aiss and
i'll look at. The products, what's new what do? They
have and unfortunately sometimes it's like oh that company changed the,
name again or the same name of a product has
three different ingredients in it depending on the formulation. You
buy that drives. Me nuts, But anyway i'll go in

(17:13):
there because they always have the. Latest things bob's always got,
whatever's new, Whatever's latest he's going to have. It there
AND so i mean THIS when i, Say this i'm
never going to recommend, a product at least to, MY
knowledge i can't imagine ever recommending a product that they
don't Have It southwest fertilizer just because they. Have it
and it's NOT because i call them, and, say hey
do you? Have this do you? Have this do you?

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Have this it's because they have everything that you. Would
need if they don't, have it you don't. Need it
THAT'S all i like to.

Speaker 6 (17:40):
Put.

Speaker 3 (17:40):
It Now father's day is, To, DAY okay i as
a gardener love. GETTING tools, i do and there's quality
tools There At. Southwest fertilizer you. Can go you hear
me talk about the. Kneeling, bench well a kneeling bench
is a. Great gift maybe a quality set, of printers
the kind that are going to last you a lifetime

(18:03):
if you take care. Of them they've got. Those here
why not stop by and Grab A father's day gift.
FROM there i mean it's it's a really. Nice thing
you get a, quality TOOL and i, don't know it
just makes it makes all your outdoor work a lot.
More fun one of my favorite tools is the. Soil
knife sometimes it's Called the hoary. Hoary knife it's A

(18:23):
h O r i h O. R i It's a
japanese soil knife sometimes another name. For it those. Are
great they come with a little scabbard SOMETIMES and i
use mine all the TIME when i go out to do.
GARDEN work i just strap it on Because maybe i'm
digging in the Ground and i'm trying to make a
hole for SOMETHING and i. RUN across i did it

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just the. OTHER day i was Planting some confederate jasmine
star JASMINE and i was trying to dig the hole
and there's these tree roots and size of my little
fingers going through. The, hole well that sol knife just
cuts right. Through THEM and i didn't even have to
get up off, the ground just, right there got, it
done got. It planted it's a great. Tool too but
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and renwick so you ought to check. Them out very
very good place for getting anything that. You, need also
if you need to get. Something diagnosed, you know maybe
it's like you got a weed and It's not saturday
and you can't call garden line or email me. Or
whatever just pull it, up stick get in the bag
and Go Into. Southwest fertilizer they're gonna look at it

(19:26):
and they're going to tell you what to use to
get control. Of it and so maybe it's something you,
need identified, that is does you know bug or disease.
Or something just go in and talk. To them they're
really good at what. They do we're going to take
a little break here in just. A bit i do
want to remind you that if you'd like to give

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me a call seven one three two one two K
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numbers k seven one three two one two fifty eight
seventy four seven one three two one two fifty eight.
Seventy four let's talk about the things that are of interest.
TO you i got a FEW things i want to
visit about today on This lovely, sunday Morning This father's. Day,

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Morning Again Happy father's day to all the dad's. Out
there if you got a. Little minute you want to
check my new, website OUT or i, say new it's
anything less than a couple of. Years old it's new
Gardening with skip. Dot com Gardening with skip. Dot com
go check. It, Out well, good. Morning Gardeners Happy, father's.

(20:28):
Day dads glad to have you with. Us today we
are going to run out to the phones now and Go, To.
SILSBY texas i believe we can Go to, silsby right
we're going to Talk. To, Cookie, Hello cookie Welcome. To regardline.

Speaker 6 (20:40):
Good morning.

Speaker 7 (20:42):
How do you get rid?

Speaker 8 (20:43):
Of torpedograss it's coming from. My neighbors i've never had.
It before i'm like sixty two.

Speaker 6 (20:48):
Years, old Yeah.

Speaker 8 (20:50):
And i've never had.

Speaker 6 (20:51):
It before and all of a.

Speaker 8 (20:52):
Sudden since i've Moved and, i've planned, you know a
new home and grass in. My yarn my grass, is
good but this, torpedo grass it's coming from my neighbors
and it's coming into.

Speaker 3 (21:02):
My yard i'm telling you it's, a mess. ISN'T it
i think the best way is to call you realtor
and get a, new house go. Somewhere, else seriously there
are ways to, kill it but it's a very. Vigorous
grass it's like for those folks listening that don't. Have
it it's like bermuda grass. On steroids, you know something
that comes up way above your normal lawn height and everything,

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like that and you can take that height of torpedo
grass and turn it to. Your advantage you can wipe
onto the torpedo. Grass herbicides it will translocate down and. Kill,
it now on, My website Gardening, WITH skip i have
a little sheet on there that shows you how to
build a. Weed wiper it's. Really easy anybody can. Do

(21:44):
this it's isn't like you got to be. Mechanically INCLINED
and i. Have one it's made out of a. Grabber
tool you just have to go onto the website to.
See it and it has sponges, on IT and i
will just take a little whatever, you have squirt some
of the herbicide on, the sponge and then you reach

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down in the grab. Or tool you don't have to.
Stoop over you just squeeze it on the torpedo grass
and kind of gently pull up and wipe it onto
those torpedo grass shoots and it goes down in there
and it. Kills, them now you're not gonna do it
once and. Kill everything but every time it sticks its,
head up if, you don't, you know let. It expand
it's like sprand round up on, bermuda grass it'll kill

(22:25):
it right and and but we just have to use
the wiper so we don't kill desirable grasses that are
around the.

Speaker 8 (22:32):
Torpedo, Grass, okay, so uh let me MAKE sure i understand.
Your right so you have something on your website that
tells me what to make put on this sponge to.

Speaker 3 (22:46):
Wipe, it, well yes it's a on my website Gardening
with skip. Dot com you'll see something Called skips skips. Weed.
Wiper okay and so what you do is you you
buy a grabber tool a, certain kind and you attach

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sponges to where there used to be, suction cups and
then those sponges you just squirt a little of the
herbicide you're going to use to. Kill torpezo it could
it could, be glypysate which is. Round up it could
be there's a couple of grass only killers that you
can use. On there but then you just reach down
and wipe. IT on i use the wiper to control

(23:28):
like poison ivy with you're using a different ingredient than
you would for. Torpedo GRASS but i use it to
control poison IVY because i can get in there and
wipe it on the leaves without getting. It on maybe
it's growing underneath the rose bush, or something and you're
not going to cool your rose bush, That way so
that that works. Pretty, Good yeah NOW well i should ask,

(23:49):
you first what what kind of grass? Do you what's your?
Lawn grass my Grass Is. Saint Augustine, Saint, augxtine okay, all? Right.

Speaker 8 (23:57):
Good yeah Also because i'm on my yard once, a
week so it's hard, to see but, YOU know i
can tell WORK and i can. See it don't keep up,
their yard and you know it's it's pretty tall and
ass so over my neighbors it's really sticking out and
it's right next.

Speaker 9 (24:14):
To.

Speaker 3 (24:14):
Me, Yeah yeah well you might need to let the
lawn grow a, little bit uh so that you can
have some torpedo coming up Above Your. Saint augustine do
you Know what? I'm, saying yeah so because you want to,
you know the whole idea of the weed wiper is
to wipe it on the weed and not the, desirable

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plant whether That's your saint augustine lawn or a rose
bush or a tomato plant or whatever you're you're doing it.
That WAY so i think that's probably one of your.
Best bets.

Speaker 8 (24:47):
So but, this grass this grass has roots that go.
Between that it's just not that one grass that connect
and they connect and they connect and they connect to my.

Speaker 6 (24:56):
Neighbor's. YARD correct.

Speaker 8 (25:00):
I mean it's like, a, UH well i can't think
OF what i need to say. Right now but it's
not just. One weed they all they. Connect together so
you're not just hopefully you're not just. Killing one it's
going through.

Speaker 6 (25:13):
The roots well to.

Speaker 3 (25:16):
Some, degree now now if you if you kill a
torpedo grass shoot in, your lawn it's not going to
go down the line and there'll be a line of
dead grass all the way across to your neighbor's side of.
The fence but it'll kill a little bit back. From,
there yeah, but yeah they are they were. ORIGINALLY connected
i understand, your, Question right, BUT yeah i.

Speaker 10 (25:38):
Would like it.

Speaker 3 (25:40):
Like a, tubular yes but, but yes but only for
a little bit of a distance is that going to?
Be effective so just just stay. With it also on
my website is a thing about herbicides that you use
on the weed wiper and on, that list you want
to print that one out because depending on what's in,
your lawn you choose a. Different product, so like if

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you have, wild onion there's a product called image that's on.
That sheet if you are trying to kill, YOU know i,
don't know woody weeds like poison ivy or hackberry coming
up in the fence line, or things there's a product.
For that and if you're trying to kill, just grasses
there's products. For that so when you get those two,
things downloaded you can you can win. This battle you

(26:24):
just have to stay, with.

Speaker 8 (26:25):
It, right well, You know I'm just i'm trying to win,
the Battle but i'm, you know trying to slowly go
over to my navy's going a, little bit, you.

Speaker 6 (26:34):
Know and put a little bit.

Speaker 8 (26:35):
On there i'm in, my way.

Speaker 10 (26:37):
YOU know i, appreciate that, but, WELL yeah.

Speaker 3 (26:42):
I don't i. Don't either but one other thing you
theoretically could do is to just create a no man's
land kind of dead strip between the, two yards so
that anything that comes in that strip gets. Gets sprayed
and so if you're goes that way or their long comes,
this way it shuts, it down and that that is

(27:04):
one way to prevent or to hold back. The invasion
some people will go in and put a little vertical
wall in, the soil like you could take a piece
of metal flashing or it's better because out'll. Rust. Eventually
uh maybe a really thick uh kind of a. Plastic
material i'm not talking about just thin. SHEET plastic i

(27:26):
mean something really thick, that lasts and you put it
in the ground and then when the grass is trying
to come through, there underneath it. Blocks them but that's
that is time and expense and.

Speaker 7 (27:38):
Not.

Speaker 8 (27:40):
Effective, right well thank you so much.

Speaker 6 (27:44):
Your time, Thank you, thank.

Speaker 3 (27:47):
You, you too appreciate. That cookie you take care. Out
there uh you are listening. To guardline we're going to
take a little break here in just. A, MOMENT again
i just want to say that if you if you
have not Tried a microlife, PRODUCT lately i would highly
recommend that you try something new that you haven't. Tried,
before Now The green bag, sixty four that's the. Common

(28:09):
one we use that, for everything, you know lawns. And
whatnot but how about. THEIR liquids I. Love biomatrix that's the.
Orange label it's a seven to one to three comes
in gallons. And quartz you mix it up and you're
not going to burn plants. WITH it i use it
on my houseplants because they're primarily foliage plants and that
higher nitrogen level is exactly what. They need you can
use it outside me ex sprayed on your yard if you.

(28:31):
Wanted to biomatrix is a very high quality product and
to go with it is the Blue Label. Ocean Harvest
ocean harvest is a fish based for two three four
to two three ratio for. Aer fertilizer now, with that
you want to use it outside because there is an
odor to fish, Based products so don't spray your houseplants

(28:51):
with it unless you have house cats and you want
them to dig all the dirty out of. Your houseplants,
But Seriously biomatrix orange labels seven to One Three Ocean
harvest blue label four to. Two three they both work
high quality products of the mini Products. From microlife take a,
Little break i'll be. Right, back hey welcome Back. To
guardline good to have you. With us if you would

(29:13):
like to give me. A call seven one three two
one TWO ktr h seven one three two ONE TWO
ktrh i was Visiting With dan Snyder from nitrofoss yesterday
and we were just, talking about, you Know The flag
day yesterday for those of you who somehow might have,
missed that and we're just talking about the just the
respect for, the flag the emblem of. Our country, You

(29:36):
Know flag day began, a long long. Time ago it
actually happened in a couple. Of Phases The, WOODROW wilson.
I Said, WOODROW wilson i believe was one of the
ones who initially made a Proclamation that june fourteenth Will Be,
flag day but then it was really codified in the
LAW by I Believe harry truman when he. Was president,

(29:56):
but anyway Talking to dan about just through appreciation for,
our military for the fact that we have folks that
have put their life on the line for the whole
time of this country really and just the fact that
someone is willing to go out there and to stand in,
the gap to be, out there to be a defender

(30:18):
of the freedoms that. We enjoy and, basically, said hey
but let's why don't you talk about night frost? PRODUCTS
tomorrow i don't you just talk? About THAT and i
think that's a. Great IDEA and i. Appreciate, THAT dan
i certainly hold that sentiment. As well the fact that
we do enjoy so. Many things you know how it
is we take things for granted when we're so familiar,

(30:39):
with them we don't even really think about the cost,
of them and the fact that there continue to be
people who. Do that and in addition to the people
that do that the, soldiers themselves we're looking at the
families that do that and the cost that has come
to families for our servicemen and women who over the
years have made the ultimate sacrifice. For us so thank

(31:04):
you to everyone, out there not only those who are
serving who have served in the, armed forces but to
those as well who are families of those and been
part of the sacrifice of not only, their time but
in some cases their lives. As well we're going to
take a little trip Out to. Katie now we're gonna

(31:26):
go Out to katy here and Visit. With, Hank, Hello
hank Welcome To. Garden line you're.

Speaker 11 (31:31):
More INSURANCE what i DID is i needed to get some,
grass down AND so i bought it and Got, it
monday but got a lot of it Down, on tuesday
but it rained for two days and got the rest
of it Down, on friday and the problem is there's
some bad spots in the CENTER and i need maybe
hassel grow or whatever you think help bring.

Speaker 3 (31:53):
It back Is It, Saint, Augustine hank It's. Parmetto, St, augustine, Yes,
Sir okay you're just gonna have to kind of be patient.
With it depending on the degree to which it was
set back or in some parts of the grass, plants
killed it's going to close. Back in it will fill,

(32:13):
Back in so the thing to do in, the meantime,
of course we've been getting a lot of, rain lately
but once a week of good soaking as we go forward,
into summer you don't have to water it every. Other day.
I'm sorry tell me again when you planted the most
Recent Grass? Friday. Friday OKAY what i generally recommend is

(32:34):
just as a very, general guide twice, a day very
lightly the, first week once a day the, second week
and then going toward a twice a week and then
once a. Week schedule after that grass has been in for,
two weeks if it is not lacked, for water it
should be getting a good root. System down you can
start backing off of that we've gotten so much rain that,

(32:58):
you know we haven't had to water like, you normally
but get it to continue to get it established, with
water and then once it's been in about, a month
then begin to very lightly fertilize it in some small
doses or use a slow, release product you know like,
the nitrofoss The Super turf solver bag and in that

(33:21):
way it's going to get a small amount of fertilizer
all the way up into fall. Early fall What about
madina anything like that to. Help, activate, Yes yes medina
has a two PRODUCTS that i think you would would.
Find helpful one is called Has To. Grow lawn Has To.
Grow lawn it is a twelve four to eight hooks

(33:43):
up to a, garden hose and so you can go
over the. Whole lawn but it also being a hooked
up to a, garden hose you can kind of give
a little extra boost to some areas that might. Need it,
you know as, you're watered you're you're kind of squirting
those areas just a little, bit more and so that.
Works well medina also has One called superturf that is
a sixteen. ZERO two i believe the third numbers too it's,

(34:07):
mostly nitrogen and the same thing hooks to a garden
hose and you can give it a. LITTLE boost i
would just go easy on, the fertilizing, YOU know i
was talking about with, the granulars the slow. Release granulars
you're going to wait until a month after you. Planted
these you could do a, little sooner but go easy
on them because, right now what the grass leads one or.

(34:28):
The other don't. Do both and what the grass needs
now is not to be pushed with a lot. Of
nitrogen it needs to settle in and get a root.
System going and that's why we hold off on fertilizing.

Speaker 12 (34:41):
Right away one, other question if you get one of
these adjustable, house pers do you have any idea what
adjust them and?

Speaker 3 (34:51):
All, them no it'll tell you it has information on
the package when you. Do that but THE reason i
like you were talking About the medina products and. They're
excellent the has to grow for lawns twelve four eight
and the Super growl plus is. A sixteen it's it.
The bottle it. Comes in you hook to a, garden

(35:12):
hose so you don't have to know how to. Set
anything it's already set to do the.

Speaker 12 (35:17):
Right thing oh so you cannot well you know they
won't hook up, that gallon.

Speaker 3 (35:24):
Will, It no but you don't you don't. NEED that
i mean you just you just take the it's a,
court bottle and you hook it up to a hose
and you just go right to town and get the. Job, done,
okay okay but, just, remember yeah remember it's not a lack.
OF nitrate i know you want to get that grass
covered in, real quick but first let's get the roots

(35:47):
and then begin to gradually feed it and and you
it'll cover in with with good. Adequate watering just don't
let it. Dry out that's that's, important thing, All, right
hang good luck with, that, grass, yes, Sir, alrighty yeah there's,
you know there's a lot of forms of nutrients. OUT there,

(36:07):
i mean we we've got, dry granulars we've got the,
immediate release we've got the, slow release and then we
got the liquids that we can. Put on and nutrient.
Is nutrient when, you know when that, plant root when
that grassroot is in, the soil IT says i need.
Some nitrate, YOU know i need. Some nitrate and so
it doesn't care whether it came from a slow, release

(36:30):
granule a fast, release granule a. Liquid product it just needs.
That compound it just needs, that molecule if, you will
and to bring it in and to feed. The grass
and so the advantages of granules is they tend to
be a little less expensive per pound. Of, nutrient okay
the advantages of the liquids is you get a little,

(36:51):
faster results and you can tailor the direction of it
a little. Bit BETTER and i just described that Talking.
To tank you know you can you can spray over
there are a little more where you need a little
bit more, that maybe uh and or if you're just
going out in the yard and you got one area
you're trying to kick, into gear you can just go
out there or spray that one area with the liquid
on the hose end and give a boost. To that

(37:14):
hopefully that makes a little bit. Of, sense well our
first hours in. THE books i went fast. This morning
kind of quiet, out there any? Mighty awake you'd like
to give me? A call seven one three two one
two k T r h seven one THREE two u
two k T. R h Hop your, father's. Day, everybuddy
hey go check out. MY website i keep referring to

(37:34):
IT and i keep talking to people that never check
that out gardeningwi skip. Dot com all These things i'm
pointing to. Are there put them up there to help
you have success in, your garden in. Your, landscape well, good,
Morning gardeners, good morning and welcome To. Garden line we

(37:55):
are glad to have you. With us i'm, Your Host,
skip richer and we're here to answer your. Gardening questions
we want to help you have success in. Your, GARDEN
well i like to put, it is we want you
to have a bountiful and a beautiful garden, and landscape
and we want you to have fun while you're. Doing
it let's take the frustration out of gardening and replace it.

(38:16):
With fun gardening is an enjoyable activity and it. Can
be all it involves is a. Couple things first, of
all understanding how to think like. A plant what does a?
Plant want and if you give a plant what, it
wants it's going to. Be happy things like sunlight. Or
shade some plants don't want. Full sun things like adequate,

(38:38):
soil moisture things like proper sol pH and nutrient levels in.
The soil those are all examples of things that plants
want to have success and we can help them. With
that when we run into problems like some chomping pest
crawling around spoiling, the show we can. Fix it when
we're dealing with things like diseases or weeds, or whatever

(38:58):
there's ways to. Manage all, you know almost everything starts
from a. Cultural standpoint so if you've Listened to guardline,
very long you know that, for me it's not just there's,
a weed here's how to. Kill it it's let's back
up a. Little bit if you have lawns that are
constantly plagued, with weeds we need to fix the lawn

(39:19):
and then deal with the weeds that don't go away
because we fix. The lawn so HERE'S what. I mean,
wherever nature, excuse me wherever sunlight hits, the soil nature plants.
A weed so your lawn, gets thin your lawn becomes
weedy because there's sunlight hitting the soil for weeds to sprout.
And grow you mow water. And fertilize THAT'S why i did,
that schedule the lawn care. Schedule online you mow water, and,

(39:42):
fertilize right and your lawn gets denser. And denser and
as it, gets dense most weeds are not going to
be a problem because those that germinate from seed can't
get a good start in, a, good dense. Healthy lawn
now you may have a few here, and there but
not not like you do when the. Launch struggles so
what about the weeds that are perennial that can live in. A,

(40:03):
lawn yes we have those things like basket Grass and virginia,
button weed and dollar weed is another. Good one maybe
dove weed is. Another one but those are the dove
weed and the basket grass are being caused by a
lawn that's too. Thin primarily but the others even if

(40:24):
you get a good dessil and you're gonna have the
wheat and we can deal, with those. That's okay it's
just we don't start with HOW do i? Kill it kind.
Of spray that's true of insects and diseases. As well
many times our insect and disease problems are caused by environment.
Environmental factors if you get a, rose bush, let's say

(40:47):
and you plant them too, close together, they're crowded there's poor,
air circulation you overdo the, nitrogen fertilizer your sprinklers, come
on and what the? Foliage instead of just wetting the
soil Like, dripper again will those, three, things crowding over doing,
the nitrogen and excessive wedding of the foliage create disease problems?

(41:11):
On roses the first step is to culturally fix. Those
things do, it right and then you're going to have some.
Disease problems but then a little spray here and there
can be done. If needed if you get the right kind,
of roasion pretty much don't have to spray, at all
but anyway you get the idea that's the approach to
all these things, is culturally let's get things right and

(41:32):
then we have much fewer problems that we have to
deal with and maybe mix up a SPRAY for i
was visiting with some of the Folks That pierce scapes
the other day and they're doing some projects Out that
i'm trying to get the weather to COOPERATE so i
can go out and go to the site on one of,
their projects just take some pictures. And things if you

(41:53):
haven't seen, pierscapes work the easiest way to do it
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you're going to see a lot of taj mahals in.
THOSE pictures i mean they're really castles. Of HOMES but
i don't care what you are living. In That pierce

(42:15):
scapes can do things to make your outdoors gorgeous and
a pleasure to. Be in maybe it's. Hard scapes maybe it's.
Outdoor lighting maybe it's redesigning some beds so that they are,
just beautiful or maybe it's taking care of your. Beds
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can sign up with them to come out for. Quarterly

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maintenance do they replenish, The malts they take care of
any weeds that are. In there they make sure the
irrigation is. Working right they do any trimming that's necessary
and as agreed upon. With you maybe they do some.
Color changes, you know when the pansies are starting to
freeze in, the fall its time to put. In petunias,
excuse me. Vice versa when the petunias are starting, to

(42:58):
freeze done put in panzies and, vice versa and other kinds.
Of plant in, other words they make your beds look
good all. The Time pierce scapes. Does that that's the
that's their. Maintenance service so either way you want to go,
about it give them a call to eight one three
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main thing is go first to that pierscapes. Dot com take.

(43:20):
A look it will. Be inspiring we're going to head
Out to tascascita now and Visit with jim. This Morning,
hello jim welcome To.

Speaker 1 (43:29):
Garden line, Good morning thank you so much for. Being
here here's THE question. I have i'm working on a
project On the this plant has a crepe myrtle tree,
in it and then on the other side of, the
fence the neighbor has a. Crape myrtle back to back
to The one i'm. Working, On okay i've got roots

(43:51):
growing from creape murle trees growing up in little trees
popping up out of. The ground WHAT do? I, do.

Speaker 3 (44:00):
So basically you're seeing a root at the surface that's sending.
Up shoots is that what? You're, describing absolutely, little leaves.

Speaker 1 (44:09):
Little trees they're all over.

Speaker 3 (44:11):
The, place well, you know it could be connected to
your tree or your. Neighbor's tree I'm not i'm not
sure which, it is but, if you if you will
go down there and, you know figure out the root
is coming from a tree and going away from, that
tree cut the root off before the sprouts and excavate

(44:33):
out the soil a. Little bit and then when you,
cut it get some. Sucker stopper sucker stopper and sucker,
stopper huh and you want to apply it to that.
Cut surface and it is. A hormone it's a plant
hormone that tells the plant now don't send. Up, shoots

(44:54):
now this is not what you need to do because
normally when, you prune it causes a plant to. Re sprout,
you know just like you pron off, a branch the
end of that branch is going to sprout several new shoots.
Coming out sucker stopper helps. Prevent that and you can
buy at a number of. Different places you are not
super Close To. SOUTHWEST fertilizer I know bob has it
There on Businet, and runwick but you may find it

(45:16):
at A local ace, hardware store but just call and.
Check first sure not running all over, the place but
a sucker stopper or there's probably another brand that is the.
Same equivalent that sucker stopper is the Only one i've,
Ever gotten so it's the it's the name that comes.

Speaker 1 (45:32):
To mind, so basically just how DEEP do i have
to go down with?

Speaker 3 (45:38):
The, ground oh, you know it's not a matter, of
depth it's just a matter of being able to get
it on. The surface like if you just took a
shovel and cut, that root it'd be hard to get
your little applicator down there to get to dab. THAT
cut i have some coming around the base of a
crape myrtle, sprouting UP and i just cut them away
at the base where, they attach AND then i dad

(46:00):
the sucker stopper on there and. We're done it works,
pretty good, All right JIM oh i thank you.

Speaker 1 (46:06):
SO much i have a great day, you.

Speaker 3 (46:09):
Too sir, thank you appreciate. Your call, all right where are?
We here time for. A break i'll be right back with.
Your call seven one three two ONE. Two, ktrh hey,
Welcome back welcome back to the. Guarden line good to
have you. With us you'd like to give me a
call seven one three two one two K. T rh
we're going to head out to the phones right now

(46:29):
and go To c brook to Talk. To, Robert, hello
robert welcome To. Garden, line hell thank.

Speaker 10 (46:36):
You sir how are?

Speaker 6 (46:37):
You today?

Speaker 3 (46:38):
Doing?

Speaker 6 (46:39):
Good, Great hey i've got.

Speaker 10 (46:41):
Some groundcover i'm really a novice as far as all,
landscaping GOES but i have some groundcover that looks somewhat like.
A cloverly it, grows up it's really. Well spread, it's
good but we're having a hard time keeping the weeds out.
OF it i have, My landscaper i've tried to talk
to him, about it and they have to try to pull,
it out but it's real hard to get to the

(47:03):
bottom of the roof to pull. That out is there
anything you can put on the weeds that will not
kill the?

Speaker 3 (47:08):
Ground cover are the weeds grasses? Or not?

Speaker 5 (47:12):
It's?

Speaker 3 (47:12):
Grass, yes, yes. Yeah probably you said the groundcover looks
like a like, a cloverleaf, sort of it.

Speaker 10 (47:20):
Kind of looks like a.

Speaker 3 (47:21):
Clover, leaf, yes okay there's. A product there are two
products that are grass. Only killers and if you, go
online hang on, one second get my sheet in front of.
Me here if you go online to my website Gardening
with skip, dot com you'll find on their herbicide products for.

(47:44):
Right now it's called herbicide products for, skip'sweed wiper and
it goes down by category, of weed each type. Of
weed and if you go to just, the grasses there
are two ingredients that, are there and then there's a
number of brands that you. Can buy one of the
ingredients STARTS, with seth the boy's NAME s E, t
h and then there's more. After that the other one

(48:06):
starts with FLU as F L U. A z but
go to the go to, the website look, at it and,
in fact you should print that out because if you
have other kinds, of weeds it'll it'll tell you what
to use. For them now that these are over. The top,
in fact one, Of them fertilom's brand of one of
those Is called fertilom Over the Top. Grass killer but
that that there are many other brands and you just

(48:27):
spray them and they kill. The grass they don't kill the,
broad leaf and in, this case your clover like groundcover
is a. Broad, Leaf.

Speaker 10 (48:35):
Awesome thank you. SO much i appreciate.

Speaker 3 (48:37):
Your help, all right you bet you take Care, of robert, all,
right yeah. Bye bye that. Is true let's head now Up,
To tomball texas and we're going to Talk. To, Steve,
hey steve welcome. Regarden line, hey skip. Good.

Speaker 13 (48:53):
Morning hey when you sent, SOME pirs i want to
see if you.

Speaker 3 (48:57):
Got, HIM yeah, i did go ahead and tell me.
About it we.

Speaker 13 (49:02):
Bought a bunch of high biscuits at or, the nursery uh.
Six plants they were all doing fantastic when they were
in the pots and my wife. REPLANTED them a couple
of them were Still, doing okay, they're blooming but that
one particular Plant that i've, showed, you uh for the,

(49:22):
last month we've they recommended sprinkling some seven dust, on
them which, we did but that. One buds all of
the flowers bud, like that but they. Don't bloom we
thought that these squirrels were eating, them OFF but i
don't think that's. THE case i wanted to see if

(49:45):
you could tell anything or we might put.

Speaker 3 (49:48):
What was was the seven a dust or a spray
that you? Put out it was it was. A, dust
okay have you sprayed these? With anything we. Have, not
okay there's some malformation on the way. It's growing it's kind.

(50:10):
Of unusual trying to figure out what might be. CAUSING
that I think hibiscus, likes warmth which we're finally. Getting,
to now that is a fairly small container for. A
hibiscus you can grow hibiscus in that, size container but
it's a little on the, smaller side so it's a.
Little easier it looks like you got a fairly chunky mix,

(50:31):
in There unless i'm looking at mulch on, the surface
and the soil level is a little low in. The
container all of this adds up to it's easier for
it to get stressed and maybe to abort a bloom
or to have other issues. Like that so more, soil
volume meaning a, bigger container meaning a more, full container

(50:53):
will help. Avoid that that may be. A factor. Nutrient
wise everything looks good on, your PLANTS so i would
just have you tell me about your fertilizing. Of them
come on And. Wife, nelson oh here. We go we're
getting the experts. In here.

Speaker 4 (51:12):
It's The nelson's and the last ONE that i did
was like the one that added acid to.

Speaker 3 (51:20):
The, Soil okay well that's why the plants look healthy
in terms. Of, COLOR yeah i would just continue to
do what. You're doing there are some little insects that
can feed inside, the blooms like thrips and things that
can cause problems. For plants that they're really a problem

(51:40):
on roses a lot, of times but that may be
playing a part. In, this overall they look, pretty HEALTHY
just i. Don't know i'd give them some time if
you've given Them the nelson fertilizer and you keep them,
adequately moist watering as often as you need to to
keep the. Soil moist they ought to perk out. Of
this are they in lots? Of? Sun yes? Full, Sun,

(52:03):
okay well sounds like you're doing. Everything right there's no
symptom in the pictures other than a little bit of
a malformation, of growth which sometimes viruses can. Do that
there's no cure. For viruses sometimes it's. Insect feeding the
insects inject a toxin and it causes the growth to.

(52:24):
Be malformed instead of a normal, flat leaf it buckles
like a, spinach leaf or it twists or something. Like
THAT and i see a little bit of that. In
THERE but i don't know what's in your power at.
This point based on the Photos that. I'M seeing, i
think if ever, IN mind i would just wait and
see continue to make sure it gets. Adequate water so
what you're telling me is the blooms hit the STAGE

(52:45):
that i see they're all curled up and they haven't.
Opened yet but they never. Open, correct yeah well let's
partecular One doesn't that is. Very, interesting well.

Speaker 13 (53:01):
What do you suggest with a liquid? Seven?

Speaker 3 (53:05):
DUST yeah i wouldn't do the seven again. On them
it's it is not a problem that seven. Will cure
but if you wanted to do a systemic insecticide in,
the pot you drench it in the pot and the
roots take, it up that might work. Pretty good there
are some systemic insecticides you are, up there, you know in,

(53:29):
that region you can, you know plants for all seasons,
for example is going to have some things, like that
and just tell them you need something to go up
in the hibiscus plant itself and you drench it in
the soil and then they're going to move up in
the plumbing of the plant and so things that are
sucking juices out of the plant get. The poison so

(53:50):
it's not something you're putting on the leaves or on.
The blooms you're putting it in. The roots and why
don't you? Try that that would be the ONE thing
i think if we're dealing with some sort of piercing
sucking insect that's causing these problems and causing the. BLOOMS
problems i think that would be your.

Speaker 13 (54:08):
Best, bet okay, all right one, Other, question yeah.

Speaker 3 (54:14):
Go ahead you were.

Speaker 13 (54:16):
Talking To The texas gordon, guy yesterday, the editor and
he was talking about his grandson posting a picture of
some ornaments on tomatoes to keep the birds from. Pecking,
them yes do you hear any feedback? ON that i
remember you said you weren't sure.

Speaker 3 (54:37):
That, Worked well, i'm Not and i'm not trying to
cash shade. ON it i just, You know i've heard
for years people doing that with, red Ornaments but i've never,
seen like here's a trial we did and we put
these out and it, worked here and it was replicated
in some way where you can kind of just make

(54:58):
sure it wasn't just that the birds happened. To LEAD
but i have never gotten a definitive answer. On it
it certainly doesn't cost much, To.

Speaker 13 (55:06):
Try, Okay Yeah so i'm thinking the mocking birds and
crows are pecking our tomatoes.

Speaker 3 (55:12):
ARE white i, Got, you well you know what will
work or our. Ganza bags now you may not know what.
It is your wife may know what an organza, bag
is but there it's like a little mesh bag that
has a draw string. On it and you can buy,
them online, you know Even an amazon kind. Of place

(55:32):
you can buy them in. Different sizes but if you,
bought one like let's say it's four by six, or
something you slip it over the tomato when it's young
and just pull the. Draw string you don't have the.
Tiny knotch you just pull it and friction holds it
closed and the tomato grows. Inside There and i'm told
by gardeners that that keeps the birds from. Pecking, them
now if you got an acre, of tomatoes that's, not

(55:52):
practical but for one or two or three or, four
plants you can put those on on the tomatoes and.
Try THAT and i From what i'm hearing, from people those.

Speaker 13 (56:03):
Are, working okay she's already pulled, it UP and i
think we're going to be placing. An order we love.

Speaker 3 (56:11):
Our, tomatoes, Yeah, yeah well think about. Your tomatoes, you
know if it's a if it's a cherry that has a,
long cluster a bag is going to need to be
able to. Accommodate that but generally a four by. SIX
works i use them for. OKRA breeding i can put
it over an okra flower and keep the bees OUT
until i go in there to. Cross, It uh and it.
Works well but you can, BUY them, I mean i.
Don't know probably one hundred of them is not that,

(56:33):
much money, you know so just chop around a. Little
bit see, See hey and if you, DO that i
want to hear from you how, that works how that's working.
FOR you i always like to hear from people that are.
Trying things we'll try right.

Speaker 13 (56:48):
For the leafeed, or ants it took a couple, of
applications but they.

Speaker 3 (56:54):
Finally disappeared oh is that THE thing i? Sent, you, yes, sir,
yes okay well be ready to get it, out Again
because i'm told that it's. Never Forever but i'm glad
to hear. That work thank you for letting me. KNOW
that i appreciate that you. Take. Care steve, you bet?

Speaker 5 (57:16):
You.

Speaker 3 (57:16):
Bet yeah Plants For all seasons is going to have
those kind. Of things they have a number of, different
products so, you know you go, in there you bring,
a sample you bring a picture of something and show it.
To them and this is this family business been run
since nineteen. Seventy three they are true lawn and, garden
experts but they'll take you right. To it, you know
YOU say i need a systemic and sexticide for this,

(57:37):
or that and they're going to point you. To it
they've got a lot of, organic products lots of. Organic,
products there a good selection of all the fertilizers you
hear me talk about, on guardline a good selection, of soils,
you know brown stuff before. Green stuff before you can
get to the, cash register you got to walk into
the area where there are things, like fertilizers which builds
the nutrient content. Bank account they're going to have plenty

(57:59):
of mixes for potting soils and amending beds and mulches
and things plants for. All seasons it's just North of
Luetta on highway to Forty Nine. Tombo parkway it's easy
to get to seven to one three three seven six
sixteen forty six seven one three three seven six sixteen.
Forty six take a little break here in, A second Bonnie,

(58:22):
and angleton you're going to be our first up when
we come back, From break so just hang on tackle.
Your question for the rest, of you go grab a
cup of coffee and maybe check out gardening with skip
dot com so you can see THESE things i keep.
Referring to, all righty, welcome back welcome back to. Garden
line good to heave you. With, us hey if you
want to have beautiful blooms on whatever, You're Growing Nelson

(58:44):
plant food has a product that is. It's amazing it's Called.
Color start, in fact it is so popular people that
are ordering it from out. OF state i mean they're
shipping the things out of state that somebody call recently
and it, WAS like i got a sample of this and.
IT'S great i need a palette, of it. YOU know,
i mean they really really like. This stuff and there's

(59:05):
a reason Why color star has been around a. Long
time but. It works it. Brings color it could be a.
Flower bed maybe you got some angelonia out there, right
now MAYBE some i, don't know petunias or whatever's growing in.
Your beds you want them to keep blooming and have
good vigor. And health color straw will. Do it and the,
reason is in order for a plant to, produce blooms
it's got to, have leaves and it's got to have

(59:27):
sunlight on the leaves and that produces carbohydrates which makes
it bloom and bloom. And bloom so if you let
a plant bloom, itself out and our modern flowers that
bloom themselves, to, death practically just give it. A boost
you can share Back YOUR what i like to Do
is i've got some, some petunias, some Supertunias and i'll share,

(59:49):
them back put a Little color star, around them watered
in real good and get a fresh, new booth boost of,
vegetative growth and then here comes a whole bunch. More
blooms And color star doesn't just WORK on, i mean, it's, perennials,
annuals yes but it's it's shrubs and all kinds of
things that. Have blooms color. Shars excellent It's. From nelson
you can find it all over. The place you can

(01:00:10):
buy it by, the jar and you just need to
have it on hand because you're always going to be
wanting to use it for continuing bloom and beauty on.
Your plants we're going to go Now to Bonnie. And Engleton,
hey bonnie welcome To. Garden line, good.

Speaker 14 (01:00:25):
Morning sir how are you today?

Speaker 3 (01:00:27):
Doing good? Doing good how can? We help.

Speaker 14 (01:00:31):
We have two, very large maybe thirty to forty foot
of countries in. Our yard can't get our, arms around,
you know, their trunk and all of a sudden the
leaves are.

Speaker 4 (01:00:43):
Getting stripped one of them IS like i, would say
seventy five to eighty percent. Stripped off the other one.
IS starting i can't see any caterpillars running up and down,
the trunk but there.

Speaker 10 (01:00:55):
They are.

Speaker 3 (01:00:58):
You suggest, some well, you KNOW if i wish you had,
a ladder you could climb up there, and look because
there's going to be a caterpillar. Around somewhere they're probably
not running up and down. The trunk but it's definitely,
not webworms because you didn't mention anything. About webs but
there is a caterpillar called, walnut caterpillar and there's some
others that can attack and feed on. Pecan, trees now pecans.

(01:01:21):
Are resilient if they lose, their foliage they. CAN relief,
i mean it's not good, for them but you know
they can. Do it it's not going to kill the
tree if you catch it. Early enough you can use
sprays to control the leaf. Feeding pests but the older the,
caterpillars get the less effective the spraying is going, to
be especially with some of our. Organic SPRAYS so i

(01:01:43):
could suggest some things if you have the spray capacity
to be able to cover maybe eighty percent of the
canopy of the, pecan tree or we could, just wait
let nature run its course and the leaves will come
back out again. On it with you losing that much of,
THE leaves i THINK we're i think we're a little
bit late to accomplish a whole lot with, a.

Speaker 4 (01:02:05):
Spray, All right and the lowest branches on these pecan
trees or maybe gate foot off, the grounds they're just
REALLY so.

Speaker 3 (01:02:16):
I, think yeah, Waited, out, yeah wait wait and watch you're.
Making up you're making a lot of paper hot wasps
happy right now because they're in there hauling. Caterpillars out
that's their number. One food there are probably a lot
of birds that are happy. Right NOW but I think
i think your tree is gonna, Be okay it's just
this has been A year. I had you're not the
first call where something stripping a pecan and there's, no, webs, right.

Speaker 15 (01:02:43):
Okay, all right well then that's.

Speaker 4 (01:02:45):
That question do you have time for? Another question?

Speaker 6 (01:02:48):
Real?

Speaker 3 (01:02:48):
Quick?

Speaker 4 (01:02:49):
Uh.

Speaker 14 (01:02:49):
HUH okay i have lost. The lilies don't know the
name of any, of them but.

Speaker 4 (01:02:54):
There seems to be like rust on.

Speaker 14 (01:02:56):
The leaves ever had?

Speaker 4 (01:02:58):
This before is THERE something i should be putting?

Speaker 12 (01:03:01):
On them or is this just.

Speaker 4 (01:03:04):
Something from the wetness that will go away?

Speaker 3 (01:03:07):
In time is this like a day lily or a?
Tiger lily what do you know what kind of lily?
It is.

Speaker 4 (01:03:15):
It's it puts up one big fence stem and then
maybe it's it's like trumpety at. The top, you know
there's like four or five blooms at the top.

Speaker 14 (01:03:27):
And there it's fatter than a.

Speaker 8 (01:03:29):
DAY lily, i mean the stem is much better than.

Speaker 4 (01:03:32):
Day.

Speaker 3 (01:03:32):
Lily, sign, yeah well it's a rust diseases are common
on a number of different kinds of liies that we
have to. Deal. With uh the challenges is finding something
that will shut. It down oftentimes the foliage is so
infected that you have to just cut it off and

(01:03:53):
have it re sprout and then treat it as it.
Re sprouts that's that's one situation where you're looking in
all your have rust, on them but products That contained
do you have a pin or? Pencil, Handy no, I'M sorry.
I don't. I'm, Great okay well this will be work
well and this will be recorded so you can listen

(01:04:14):
to today's show tomorrow after it. Gets posted but if you
if you have if you can find something that contains a,
zoxy strobin it begins with a z o x a.
Xoxy strobin if you can find something That's called BELTON
b a Y l E T o n OR pro

(01:04:36):
peconaso PRO picon a z P r O p I
c O n A z O L. E, uh anyway
any of those three will work if you if you're
not remembering any, of those go into a place that
sells a good supply of chemicals AND say i need a. Systemic,
fungicide uh and that that's probably gonna point you in the.

(01:04:58):
Right direction, all right, well much, All right just remember
if you got a lot. Of, rush yeah, just remember
if you've got a lot, of rush you got to
cut all those old leaves out, of there because otherwise
you're you're you're leaving the you're leaving the typhoid mary in,
the room and everybody's gonna. Get sick, all right, all right, Thank,

(01:05:19):
you bonnie appreciate that.

Speaker 4 (01:05:22):
Very.

Speaker 3 (01:05:22):
Much uh, YOU know ace hardware stores are all over.
The place you can Go To acehardware texas, Dot Com
Ace hardware Texas dot com and find the stores. Near
you that's MY Local ace. Hardware GROUP when i, SAY
local i mean we got stores all the way Out, In.
Porter texas You know jnr's out There. In porter you
head on down to maybe you're on the east Side.
Of Houston euvaldi Ace On euvaldi road is a good example.

(01:05:46):
Of that Down In, bay City There's ace Hardware On.
Seventh street Go To port Lavaca And, Calhoun Plaza victoria
Ace On. Navarro street if you're, out northwest Well There's
cyprus Ace On. Jones road You've got bryan out There
On North. Austin parkway down on the southeast side, of
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(01:06:09):
On west Willis. In ALVIN so I mean i could
go on. And on there's a Lot Of ace. Hardware
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(01:06:34):
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well it looks like time for me. To run take
a quick. Break here when we, Come back john In,
the woodlands you're going to be our very. First, stop
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Speaker 15 (01:09:00):
And skip can you?

Speaker 3 (01:09:01):
Hear, me, okay, yes sir how can?

Speaker 15 (01:09:03):
We, Help okay i've got some take all patch that
showed up in. The backyard i've got the characteristic melting
in the center, and yellowing and it's, very Circular and
i've got black stolens and black melting. Away, roots Okay

(01:09:27):
so i'm fairly sure this is the first time it's
an Unavoidable situation. I've been I've Got Great saint augustine
in the shade in. The backyard, get so, All.

Speaker 3 (01:09:44):
Right so let's just assume, let's yeah let's assume it's
take all. The round the circular part doesn't sound like,
take all but all the. Rest Does uh so. Take
all there are a number of good products. For it
if you can find a product that contains a zoxystrobin
a Z. X y that's the FIRST letters. A zoxy,

(01:10:08):
those products there's One brand i'm familiar with that's over,
the counter, but anyway. That's systemic it gets in. The
plant you put it, to granules you put them on.
The ground they're, taking up they're taken up by the
plant and they do a good job of fighting. That,
disease normally we don't apply. Granules now if you look at,
My schedule October and november is when we took for

(01:10:30):
take all. Root rot but it wouldn't hurt to treat
now if you want to go ahead and. Try that
the bottom line is it's, losing roots so you need
to make sure it never. Dries out that doesn't mean
soggy wet all. The time it just means it has.
Less roots so let's make sure the soil stays moist
to give it the. Best chance there is also a
Product By fertile loam that is an iron supplement with.

(01:10:54):
Other micronutrients it's iron and other micronutrients By fur lom
and you can hose in spray that on your take
all root rot and that helps bypass the fact that
the roots aren't taking it up and gets those micros,
in there and you're gonna deal with the problem. Of
yellowing so now you got. To grass it's fighting a
disease but also can't get the nutrients. It needs so,

(01:11:15):
we're gonna, you know we're gonna DO the iv here
with that fertil on product and get it to. The
leaves and those two things combined are your best approach
for the take all at, this.

Speaker 15 (01:11:25):
Point gotcha how do you feel about a micro light
soil acid.

Speaker 3 (01:11:31):
Of fire, that's fine take all root. Rot favors it's
favored by high pH and if you want to use
their their acid product or anything that helps bring the
pH on the surface there where the rhizomes are the
runners rather brings a. pH down that won't hurt anything
and probably is going to help a. Little, Bit.

Speaker 15 (01:11:54):
John you bet, all right, thank you thank you for.

Speaker 3 (01:11:58):
The call appreciate that, very much. Really. Do yeah, you
know the Folks At nelson Nursery And water gardens out There,
in katie they just always are stocked up on everything,
you need and that. Includes plants by, THE way i
know water gardens is what we, think about that's what they're.
Famous for but from a garden, center standpoint this is

(01:12:21):
a destination place out There. In katie you go Out
to katie on it in turn North On Katie Fort
ben road and it's just up the street on the right.
Hand side go check. It out take some friends with
you because it is a really. Cool place bring your
kids with you and ask the Folks at nelson if
you can get a little bit of feed for. The
fish and there's a big old giant koi out in the.
Back pond the kids can go up and hand. Feed
them the fish come right up out of the wide,

(01:12:42):
open mouths right up out of. The water kids will
have a blast, doing that and you'll have a blast
getting to enjoy just the, shopping experience not to mention
all the cool fountains and plants that they Have At
nelson Nursery And. Water gardens you can go to The
website nelsonwatergardens. Dot com nelsonwatergardens. Dot com go check. That

(01:13:04):
out it's. RERULY cool i always enjoy IT when i
get to. Go there lots of lots of cool. Fun stuff.
You know that's a fun thing about our great independent
garden centers Here is it's not, JUST oh i get
a PLANT and i. Go home it is experiencing the
joy of being able to shop and enjoy and learn

(01:13:24):
and see and the. Knowledgeable folks and Boy does nelson
ever have plenty of those kinds of knowledgeable folks to help.
You Out moss nursery Done, in seabrook another grade. Destination
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the way The Website moss nursery dot Com and moss

(01:13:45):
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(01:14:10):
Ever plan do you, need shrubs do you, need trees
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(01:14:32):
one four seven four twenty four eighty eight two eight
one four seven four twenty four. Eighty eight go check.
Them out we're gonna take a little. Break here when we,
Come back guy special guests. Coming in Someone From Ace
hardware store is going to tell us a little bit
About Their, Children's Network children's hospital, that is and the

(01:14:52):
Things That ace hardware has been up to in terms
of supporting that Old Deal Children's Texas Children's hospital fundraiser
is just a. Wonderful thing and when you Shop, at
Ace and i've done, this before you can just round
up and things and give. Toward that we're gonna hear
about what that, is accomplishing why that is. So important

(01:15:13):
AND then i want to pick his brain About Some
father's day Things because i'm telling you as, a, father
well just. Stick around you're gonna hear some. Cool stuff in,
the meantime let's go get us a cup. Of coffee
i'll be back bright eyed and. Bushy tails, all, right folks.

(01:15:39):
Were back welcome back To. Garden line good to have you.
With us listen, This hour i'm going to be visiting
with SOMEONE. From, ace specifically we Have Mister bill Murph
FROM cyprus ace here on the line, with us AND
if i can punch the, right button there. We Go,
hey bill Welcome To garden.

Speaker 6 (01:15:58):
Line morning thanks for having me on.

Speaker 3 (01:16:01):
This morning thanks for taking time out to. Do that
i've been wanting to visit with you about a couple,
of things but it's good to have you On and
i've got a, thousand questions so. We'll see we'll see
how far we get. On this first, OF all i
WANTED to i keep HEARING About Ace hardware stores work

(01:16:21):
With A Texas, children's HOSPITAL and i know you guys
do some Fundraising For Texas, children's HOSPITAL and i would
like to just have you kind of tell us a
little bit, about that let the listeners know what's, going
on and maybe we'll get to how they can be
part of. Supporting That.

Speaker 6 (01:16:40):
Texas children's has been near and dear to our heart,
for many. Many years we've been Partnering With Children's, mercal
network which directly the proceeds go Directly To Texas. Children's
hospital any. Local donations we take nothing off of the
top of it at one hundred percent Go Through texas
children which is. Very impactful and we've been doing that

(01:17:04):
since nineteen ninety one and over those years we've raised
over two hundred and thirty million Dollars For Children's, meerical
network which a big chunk of that Goes To Texas.
Children's hospital there is one hundred and Fifty Four Children's
americal network hospitals In The, united states so we do

(01:17:26):
get a chunk. Of that, last year to give you,
an example we raised almost a half million dollars Just
For texas children's Here, In. Houston wow and that was
primarily done through. Numerous campaigns we do round up on
an in my particular Store At Cyprus, aase hardware we
do ground up three hundred and sixty five days, a

(01:17:47):
year which allows you to ground up pennies at, a
time allowing you to make a. Huge impact last year
our round up numbers For ace as the whole we
raised over set point two million dollars, so pennies and
that just makes a.

Speaker 3 (01:18:04):
Huge difference that's just people throwing a handful of pocket
change out, you know you don't even know, it's gone
and and it mounted to you're saying seven million dollars
raise as. A whole that, Is huge that is that is. Huge,
Huge yeah i've actually done that in a store. YEARS
ago i Lived in cyprus and we Went To jones road,

(01:18:26):
up there, and uh, YOU know i didn't know you at,
the TIME but I remember i remember that back in. That,
time yeah you could just check, it out just round
it up a few a, few coins, Yeah.

Speaker 6 (01:18:35):
Cool yeah a few pennies at. The time that's a lot,
OF dollars. I mean and on top, of that we've
last year we raised just over twenty four million Dollars
for children's Mark. On network so seven million came from from.
Round up the other come from different various fund raisers that,
we do, golf tournaments, golf outings just we do a

(01:18:59):
lot of fun THINGS at ace to raise money. For
children and, YOU know i can guarantee you every listener
that's listening right now has been Affected By Texas, children's
hospital whether it be, your kid a, neighbor's kid or
someone else in. The family and thankfully we have that

(01:19:20):
ability To Have texas children's right here in.

Speaker 3 (01:19:22):
Our community that that, is true and it really does make.
A DIFFERENCE and i know, you you even as, a
family y'all have been impacted, by that and as, you
say a lot of people, certainly have and, you know
you don't think about how important that is until one
day you find out you've got a child that is not,
doing well and you go through the things that parents,

(01:19:44):
go through parents and grandparents and, that's like oh, my gosh,
what now what are we going? To do and having
that kind of expertise here just down the street from
us In The greater houston area. Is amazing.

Speaker 4 (01:19:57):
It.

Speaker 6 (01:19:58):
Truly is and if you think, about it the two
the worst words you can hear out of a doctor's
mouth and the best words you can hear out of
a doctor's mouth is you need to take your Kid
To Texas. Children's hospital and the best words are it's.

Speaker 3 (01:20:11):
Right. Here, yeah wow we are fortunate in that well.
IT is i, DON'T know, i mean it just almost
sounds cliche or patronizing to say thank you so much for,
doing THIS but i really appreciate the Fact that ace is,
doing it and in so, many ways everybody that shops there,

(01:20:34):
is contributing and thank you too for. Doing that it
takes so little to round up and THAT'S just, i
mean it's like you didn't even, do it and yet
look how it. Adds up i'm stunned by, the number
like seven million dollars, for example on something like that
on a national. Ace basis and we're fortunate Here, in

(01:20:54):
texas like, you said it's here in. Our town we
get to have that extra access, to it which.

Speaker 6 (01:21:00):
Is, cool well and a few, years back we were
able to do something that we're very. Proud of we
were able to actually help open a pediacurate brain clinic
There At texas children because when my grandson was was
a unfortunately or fortunately a regular Patient At, texas hospital

(01:21:21):
they didn't have a clinic where you went in and
you saw, the rheumatologists, the oncologist and the all the
different doctors at. One visit it was you had to make,
different appointments and, you know if you go From from cyprus,
to downtown that's not an. Easy, commute now fortunately they
have other campuses, around now but then we were going
back and forth downtown and one of the things that

(01:21:45):
they were trying to do is raise enough money to
be able to go in and open up a pedi
accurate brain clinic and be able to see all the
doctors at, one visit And doctor mescal was able to
help us get in with several of the other doctors there,

(01:22:06):
and coordinate and then we were able to raise enough
money to put together a clinic where my grandson has,
auto encephalitis which is basically a disease that attacked your,
own brain and they were able to shut it down
and stop. That progression he's somewhat in. Remission Today thank

(01:22:29):
God To texas children possible because they did save. His
life so that's. Our why and you know when we
started in nineteen, ninety one our kid for infants at
the time were, well, YEAH inphants, I guess and we
had no idea our why as to why we would
be doing what we're. Doing today there.

Speaker 3 (01:22:50):
You go.

Speaker 6 (01:22:50):
Our grandpill. I'm along.

Speaker 3 (01:22:53):
That is that. Is touching i'm forced to go to
a break. Right here, HANG on i want to continue
that story right when we, come. Back folks Thanks got
Bill murph On From. Ace, hardware folks we're talking About
The Texas, children's Hospital The Technic, Miracle Network Children's, miracle
network and we'll be. Right back, oh yeah love that

(01:23:15):
us leap at. The, will hey. Welcome back thanks for
listening to The guard. Line today what we're doing this
HOUR is i am Visiting With bill Murph From. Ace hardware,
you know we Got Our ace hardware stores here In
The greater houston area. And beyond and we're talking about
one of the Fundraisers That ace hardware does For The Texas,

(01:23:35):
children's hospital Specifically The. Miracle Network, so bill welcome back To.
GARDEN line I think i stopped you in the middle
of a thought because we had a hard. Break THERE
but i don't know if you remember where, we were
but if you want to pick right up. From there,
If not i'll come up with some other QUESTIONS that
i got. Sitting. Here now.

Speaker 6 (01:23:53):
That's fine. That's fine by, The Way Happy father's Day
And Happy father's day to all the fathers. Out there.

Speaker 3 (01:23:59):
Thank you.

Speaker 6 (01:24:01):
THE what i was telling you about is The AUTOMM
Unicephalitis uh foundation OR. The uh we were able to
START A Uh interactive day with The Autom, unocephalitis team
and by, doing so we were able to create a
program With The Texas CHILDREN'S. Hospital uh and this is

(01:24:24):
all funds raised out of out of our money that's
done through, round up, through cookalls through different variations and. Vender,
partnership uh and not a way when someone has the
child that has a very rare disease or a. Burn
injury they were able to go in and Go To

(01:24:46):
texas children's and meet with, the team and, you know
it's it's not like you have to go and make an,
appointment here, appointment here and an. Appointment here they, go
in they and the team comes in and works. With
you and that's a very very, huge step, you know
in order for a team to be able to look

(01:25:06):
at setting up a program, like that, you know you're
about one hundred thousand dollars just to even start that.
Thought process and through the roundup and through our great
community that we, live in we were able to start
that campaign within. A, year wow it's been a. Huge
lifesaver and you know that it's crazy because we, go.

Speaker 3 (01:25:29):
Ahead no. Go ahead. I'M sorry i was going.

Speaker 6 (01:25:34):
To say we have met some amazing people Down at
Texas children but, more importantly we've also met some. Amazing patients,
You know we've met a lady that has had two
kids go through the same program my grandson has gone
through and one is, in remission one is still fighting.
The battle so they're they're doing great things Down At Texas.

(01:25:56):
Hitlin hospital i'm gonna give. You example, my grandson which
is now fourteen. Years old at fifteen, months old he
was not able, to, walk talk couldn't even acknowledge his
eyes were fixed and they were able to get. Him
back now he, plays baseball he hits, home runs he's playing,

(01:26:16):
center field he's, a pitcher he's now. Playing football all
the things that we were told would never happen has
happened now Because The Texas. Children's, hospital wow.

Speaker 3 (01:26:28):
That's Huge, and bill, you know as you're, Saying that
i'm just thinking about there's, the patient and you were
talking about little children that don't know what's going on
and they just know, something's wrong and they're in a.
Scary place and my parents are obviously, very worried so
something must be. Really wrong there's that struggle and then going.
Through everything but then there's a parents and the family

(01:26:50):
and the friends. And things they go, through this and
it is it is beyond a blessing to have Tech as.
Children's here but the thing that, Strikes, me bill is
everybody listening, to them our voice right now can. Do something,
you know you look at something like some major childhood

(01:27:10):
disease or cancer or some, other issue and you're, just,
going well WHAT can? I do, YOU know, I mean
i got pocket, change here and that's exactly what you,
just said is pocket change put seven million dollars into
something to. Help children and there's so many, other ways
but you're kind of telling us that there's something important

(01:27:31):
that we. Can do there's something significant that we can
be a. Part of and that, feels good and it's
good knowing. It's local it's good knowing the people you walk,
into issue, you see the managers and employees, and stuff
they're they're, your people you. Know it and then here's
a simple little thing that you can do to be
part of something. Way BIGGER and i think. That's awesome
that gets. Me, excited.

Speaker 6 (01:27:52):
Yeah it's so easy. To do just, you know when
you're at the REGISTER and i, ask you would you
like to round Up For Texas? Children's hospital just, So
yes and if you're not, able to we understand there
are different scenarios. For everybody we appreciate that the donations
with people that, do that and if you're not, able
to we also, understand that but we appreciate it. Very

(01:28:13):
much there's other ways to do that, as Well and
i'm going to just give you a WEBSITE if. I
May Ace hardware foundation dot org also allows you to
go in and. Do Donations drive the middle of the
page is about to donate if you put in one
of our local stores at one hundred percent of that
money Goes To Texas. Children's, hospitals again the beauty of

(01:28:37):
our program is is that we fund the foundation and
that allows, the money one hundred percent of that money
to just cycle right Back Into Texas. Children's hospital we
have no administrative pull off the top, of that and
that's one of The things i'm extremely proud of for.
OUR foundation i sit on the on the director board

(01:28:59):
of the foundation and that's one of the important things
to me is that there's nothing siphoned off of. The
top one hundred percent of it goes.

Speaker 3 (01:29:06):
To Touch As. Children's Hospital Ace hardware foundation, Dot Org
Ace hardware foundation dot. Or so so when you, GO
there i think you you mentioned that you put put
your you can put your local store right.

Speaker 6 (01:29:23):
Correct correct when you click on the donation tab up at,
the top you can also read about what we do
is with other stuff, we do we do do more
than Just The Children's. Mercle network by, the way there's
there's a lot of money raise For The. RED cross
i know there's people that Love Hate red cross And Hate.
Red cross. The kids they're there when you, need them

(01:29:45):
and they are into some of these. Hurricane communities we
saw That During. Hurricane borough we also saw That During.
Hurricane harvey and then we also HAVE The Ace, helpful
fund which has helped our our employees when they're in times.
Of need, YOU know i had an employee pass away

(01:30:08):
and do our a hardware foundation or a help will
find we were actually helped help her pay for the
funeral expenses of her. Over husband so it's kind. Of cool,
So yeah. I'm sorry back to where, you said make
a donation to Your Local Children's Americal. Network hospital when
you click on there and you put in your name and,

(01:30:29):
your address it will actually uh tag you to a
store closest to your zip code and that allows it
to go Directly Into Texas. Children's hospital.

Speaker 3 (01:30:40):
That's good. That's, great well now you we talked about,
rounding up but you mentioned something you and passing use the,
term roundup preferring to round up as another way that funds.
Are raised can you tell a little bit about.

Speaker 6 (01:30:53):
That as far as the roundup.

Speaker 3 (01:30:56):
That's, concerned well is this an event you were talking
about or, uh no.

Speaker 6 (01:31:02):
The roundup is actually you're kind to get the registers
the other events that.

Speaker 3 (01:31:06):
We, do, okay, sorry sorry sorry. About that, all, right well,
thank you but let's talk about the, other events because
there's something that really peaked my interest when you were
talking about, all this and this was something that is a,
grilling contest like twenty different teams competing. And grilling we

(01:31:29):
tell us a little bit. About that.

Speaker 6 (01:31:35):
In, the past we've actually done what's Called The Gregor
ace off and we were actually able to bring in
about twenty teams and we do cook off and we
allow them to raise money and we raise money for
types of. Children's, HOSPITAL unfortunately covid kind of killed, that
program but we are in we are in the works
to bring. It back hopefully in twenty, twenty six we

(01:31:58):
will have that program back up, and running and we'll
either have it in the spring or. The fall that's
what we're trying to determine. Right now so that'll be a.
Fine thing we'll have to continue that at a.

Speaker 3 (01:32:08):
Later, date well if you end up, doing that let,
me Know because i'd love to tell people about that
and the support it in that that way. As, Well
bill these are all. GOOD things i, am EXCITED and
i think our, listeners too about the fact that we're
talking about something, that's local which. Is important we're talking
about something that, impacts families including people, you know and,

(01:32:31):
god forbid even your. Own families the people that. Are
listening we're talking about something that's easy. To do. It's simple.
It's clear you're not giving to a dollar away and
eighty percent goes to maintaining something and twenty percent goes to.
The cause we're talking about one hundred, percent here and
those are. ALL important i want. YOU know i know
my listeners are compassionate and they care, about people and

(01:32:53):
they want. To help and to be able to do
something where you see a direct penny per penny help
for something that's SO tangible i think is. Really important
really appreciate it us doing all.

Speaker 6 (01:33:06):
THIS well i appreciate your bringing awareness to it and
allowing us some time to talk about it.

Speaker 3 (01:33:15):
This, MORNING yeah i think that is a. Good thing
check out your. Locally, starder sure and we're going to
go to a break here in about a minute and.
A half i've got a heartbreak in about a minute and.
A half but is there anything else regarding it that
you might like to tell?

Speaker 6 (01:33:30):
Us about, you know the one THING that I really
i'm proud about is that we have over five thousand
stores IN the us and we have thirty four stores
In the houston AND The A Stardwork. Texas group out
of those thirty, four stores we're kind of Like A

(01:33:52):
davidson july aspect. Of it we raised over right out
a half million dollars. Last year we're fifth and the
nations groups. Are concerned i'm gonna give. You comparison the
number one group has one hundred and seventy. Eight stores
we have thirty, four stores and personal were kicking.

Speaker 3 (01:34:10):
Their. Butt, wow well that's something to be. Proud of.

Speaker 6 (01:34:14):
That's good houston is, a great. Great area it's amazing
how caring and how giving People, From houston.

Speaker 3 (01:34:22):
Texans are well that that, is true and there's a
real Deal about, houston proud that's. For sure and this
is certainly another thing that another reason to be proud of.
It here so as far as, you know you've got
you expressed your own experience There with texas children. AND
things i think we probably have a lot of other

(01:34:44):
listeners that have have gone through experiences of their own
with unexpected problems with the kids that suddenly now were
life changes on, A dime and whereas you had your
plans and your life and how things, were going and
suddenly all the priorities get thrown out the window and

(01:35:04):
it all focuses in on dealing. With this and it's
so good to know that we have people here In
the Houston Area Texas, children's hospital, for example that are
ready to go and ready to work, on that and
with contributions like you guys, have made such as the
money that was donated recently to help make the whole,

(01:35:25):
experience better there are for kids in terms of facilities
and doctors being able to work together and coordinate. And
whatnot that is really that is really. COOL stuff i.
Appreciate that i'm gonna can you hang on until we
get through the bottom of the hour break and we talk. Some, More,
SURE okay i. Appreciate that. Thank you we will be

(01:35:45):
back with you. ON that i just want to, remind,
you guys you're Listening To. Garden line we are not
taking the general calls. Right now we will start that
at eight at the nine. O'clock hour, all, right volks,
We're back we. Are back welcome Back. To guardline we
are visiting this Hour With bill Murph From Cyprus, ice

(01:36:05):
hardware and we've been talking ABOUT The ace hardware program
With The Texas Children's, miracle Network The Texas children's hospital
and all of the THINGS that ace has done and
that you can do in. Small ways, you know they
do a number of different fundraisers IN the, ace group

(01:36:27):
both our local group certainly one of the most as
he was, saying earlier one of the most perse store
generous groups in the. WHOLE country, i mean we look
at NATIONALLY how ace stores. Are ranked our stores here
are just readily performing and stepping up to. The plate
but it's because you guys are stepping up. The plate
it's because every time, you know you go in and, you,

(01:36:48):
SAY hey i round Up For texas children's you know
that every penny you rounded up is going, to that
and it amounts to the millions when you LOOK At
ace hardware across our country contributing to these kind. Of
causes so it's a. Big deal, but anyway We've got
bill back right NOW and i wanted to go Back.
To bill hey, You, There, bill, Yes sir, i'm here, Good.

(01:37:10):
GOOD well I just i couldn't let you go without
Talking About father's day. TO day, i mean we were
in the big Middle Of father's day and one of
my favorite Places For father's day Shopping is Ace. Hard restore,
IN FACT i I My father's day this year is
Thanks To Ace. Hardware store my family all. Pitched In
so i'd like to hear from you some ideas that

(01:37:33):
you think, that are, you know especially things people may
want to Consider. For dad, you know we still have.
Time here we're gonna be going till ten. O'clock today
so after the show or put it on in the
radio in, the car run down To your Ace hard
restore and we can make it a really. Special day
so let's talk about that a. Little bit yeah.

Speaker 6 (01:37:50):
We can we can make it a special but there's.
STILL time, i mean we'll do our best to get
it delivered out if it's a if it's a grill
that you that you're Looking, for dad, you know we
do free deliveries on grills of three more and, that's
uh and that's still possible today for at some of
our locations and at. Our, location uh, if not we

(01:38:12):
can definitely give him something to look forward to later
in the, Week now so we do have. That ability
and we've got some killer deals on grills. Right now,
You know tragger has you can save up to two
hundred dollars on some of the Grill with Trager wreck
texas up to one hundred and fifty dollars on savings

(01:38:33):
on the on the rec. Text grills so we've got
some really. Neat, deals uh Even our. Blackstone, griddles uh
we Have a burger press kit that comes along with
it for free, Right now so for Timing For, father's
day our any pizza ovens come with a wooden pizza peel.
For free that's a fifty. Dollars, VALUE so i mean

(01:38:55):
you've got some good numbers out here that some good
avings for our People For.

Speaker 3 (01:39:01):
Father's day, well yeah and you guys carry all the.
BIG brands, i mean you know some people Are. INTO
Weber i i've Cooked on weber most of. MY life
I love. Weber girls that's another one. You haven't and
then there's The The Big. Green Egg now i've never
Delved Into Big green, egg WORLD but i have friends
ARE and i can promise you it is. A cult
people that.

Speaker 6 (01:39:21):
Are cult may be an understatement. ON that, i mean
there are eggheads, out there and let me tell. YOU
what i am personally, an egghead UH and I have
i have, them ALL but i am. AN egghead i
love cooking on my big. Green egg there they're. YOU
know i always tell people the quality of a cook
is how you can cook a. Chicken breast and if

(01:39:42):
you if you cook a chicken breast on a big,
green egg it's almost like a. Pressure cooker it holds
some moisture in so when you when you slice the,
chicken breast it should be moist, and tender, not dry
but it's still being. Cooked completely so.

Speaker 3 (01:39:54):
Friend, of mine a friend of mine Up in tomball
got a big green and one time at, A gathering
i asked, the question so what's a big? Green, egg
well three, hours later when he took a breath, of air.

Speaker 5 (01:40:13):
It.

Speaker 3 (01:40:13):
Was hilarious but, you know barbecuing is so much. Fun
outside and then you guys don't just have the, Grills
though you've got all kinds of accessories to go, with them,
you know to make it, more successful. More enjoyable AND
and i just, YOU know i just think. That's amazing
so what are some? Other ideas great great things? For dad,
all right unless you want to continue, on BARBECUE.

Speaker 6 (01:40:36):
Well i could continue on barbecue for a. LONG time,
i mean if. Nothing Else and i'll just add for
the accessories to the grill that he's already got the.
Perfect grill does he have the, perfect seasonings because we
have probably the largest assortment of seasonings and rubs.

Speaker 3 (01:40:51):
In.

Speaker 6 (01:40:51):
The CITY so, i mean just stop, by it take a.
Look it you'll be amazed at the brands all the
WAY from i don't Know if i'm saying this on,
the air but grow your. Ass off that's My my son's.
Seasoning line we Carry, meat church we Carry uh. TRAGGER seasonings,
i mean we carry a huge variety, of seasonings so

(01:41:12):
our pellets and the accessories to go along. With, that
now let's jump into some other items that would be Good.
For dad, right now We have ego mowers on sale
that come with an. Extra battery we have a, buy
one get One free ego program, as well where you
can buy a trimer and get a blower or blower

(01:41:33):
and a turmer one way or. The other so and
and you got. A battery, i'm sorry a free battery
with that on.

Speaker 3 (01:41:44):
That kit.

Speaker 6 (01:41:46):
We have Some some pillar deals on steel steel. Power
equipment the majority of our retailers In the houston market are,
steel retailer so we have that that get galthy. As
well let me something that's not necessary Way A father's,
day item but it can be a Great father. Day
gifts We carry, champion Generators the, trifield generator, so uh

(01:42:09):
coming up on, hurricane season you know it kind of
can get you a double. Double advantagure, you know you
get a get a generator, for dad and you got
power when the power. Goes out so we do have
the a bolt uh, for generators and we carry a
full line of generators at. Our store but you can
also see the full line on a starter dot com
or to A. Starterwork texas, i'm sorry Uh.

Speaker 3 (01:42:31):
Dot com well you're you're like you're like hitting on
my on my brands a. Lot here uh the uh
still is it happens to be the one of the
brands THAT that i Haven't ENJOY and i know you
guys have power. Tools too you know everything from from
Uh the ace, brands itself uh to several other brands

(01:42:51):
that you Know of dad's into the battery operated drills
and and uh sasols and things. Like that i've been
very impressed. With that, IN fact i SOMETHING that I
that i tell people a lot when we're Talking about
ace in the store is that when you go INTO
An ace, hardware store you you're just not gonna if

(01:43:11):
you haven't been In An ace hardware store, in ages
you're not gonna. Believe it it's not your grandfather's. Hardware
store does everything your grandfather's hardware, store had but stuff
like you're gonna say a, Thousand, TIMES oh i didn't
know they had. That here, YOU know i know you guys,
up there you've got the, fudge bar and you've got
the little thing that carves what cutting boards. And things

(01:43:33):
it's it's all kinds Of, department. Yeah, engraving yeah it's stuff.
Like that and people just need to go to Their
Local ace hardware store and you. Can, go folks please
write This Down Ace hardware texas. Dot com GO To
Ace hardware texas dot com and look at all the
stores that are part OF My ace hardware group here

(01:43:53):
In The greater. Houston area AND when i, SAY greater
i mean We're. Talking beaumont we're Talking about Victoria on
rockport and everywhere through, this region and there's a LOT
Of ace hardware stores and you need to go see
one to see what we're. Talking, About well i'm gonna
i have to go TO break i. Hate breaks i'm
gonna have to go to. Break. Again bill i'm just
getting wound up here and all excited the barbecue and started.
It all we'll be right back if you get around

(01:44:15):
for one more, Brief segment i'd. Appreciate it, welcome. Back
folks good to have you listening in the garden line
On This Father's. Day sunday good to have you. With
us we are Visiting With bill Murph From Cyprus ace
hardware and just talking about all kinds OF. Things ace
we discussed earlier Today The Children's miracle network project and

(01:44:39):
the donations that are MADE by ace and actually made
by you to that and the impact that they Have
On Texas children's hospital right here In the, houston area
and therefore the impact they have on. People's lives and
you can be part of that by rounding your. Purchases
up we're talking about pocket, change here just throwing a
few more pennies to bring it up to an, even

(01:45:00):
dollar and over the course of a year In The
National Ice, hardware network seven million dollars raised. THAT way,
i mean it's insignificant to us as we're, checking out
very significant in the lives of children and. Their families
and we're ALSO now i kind Of got bill, going
here We're Doing father's day as. A father, i'm Biased

(01:45:22):
therefore i'm. Especially INTERESTED but i got to tell. You
something there's a lot of moms out there that would
like a. Barbecue pet there are a lot of moms
out there that would like some good quality power equipment
and other things. Like that, so hey it used to
be a father's day to enjoy these kind. Of, things bill.
Welcome back good to have you. With us let's continue

(01:45:44):
on with some Ideas For father's day GIFTING From Ace.
Hardware store maybe some things people just don't normally. Think, about.

Speaker 6 (01:45:54):
OKAY and i have a few more suggestions, And IDEAS
and i just want to correct A statement i made.
Earlier here the the pediatric clinic that we we Opened
At texas children just called the inflammatory brain, Disease clinic
so it doesn't it's not just. Auto amnisatellitis it's any.

Speaker 3 (01:46:12):
Brain DISEASE.

Speaker 6 (01:46:14):
So i just wanted to plug that in THERE because
i was correcting. On that but back from the, other's
day there's there's some really cool things and and so
you can come in and buy your dat a fifty
dollars gift card if you don't know what, to buy
and you get a ten dollars gift card, for you
so it's kind of. A bonus so you don't have
the time about the ten dollars. Gift card you can

(01:46:36):
keep that.

Speaker 3 (01:46:36):
For, yourself okay then nobody's listening but you and me,
that well we'll keep that, Between, us, bill.

Speaker 6 (01:46:43):
Okay okay we have we have some killer deals on
The Walk Tools milwaukee tools. As well you can buy
A Twoine milwaukee impacts or hammer, drill sorry and get

(01:47:03):
one hundred and sixty nine dollars battery.

Speaker 3 (01:47:05):
For free so.

Speaker 6 (01:47:06):
That's huge milwaukee never never runs deals to that, that
magnitude and now he's.

Speaker 3 (01:47:12):
Got.

Speaker 6 (01:47:12):
That wow we also have a nice rewards exclusive which
is twenty five percent off of any single item under,
Fifty dollars so that's that's a big savings. Right there
in the, same time that's.

Speaker 3 (01:47:29):
UNHEARD of i just want to remind want to. REMIND
people i want to, remind PEOPLE and i want you.
To continue but if you're you're sitting, Here, going okay Where's,
My ace Where's My Ace Ace hardware texas. Dot com
they're all over. The place go find your local ice.
HARDWARE store, i mean, you Know like, bill said in,
a pinch you can get a, gift certificate but you

(01:47:50):
can also just hauld a down there. Right now i'm
pretty sure that this would be a good day to.
Do that, BUT anyway i, interrupted you so will you
please continue with?

Speaker 6 (01:47:59):
Some, ideas oh, no problem Though problem we have a
full Line of yetti cooler yetty cups. Right now we
have some good deals on those, as well so make
sure and stop in and, see, those Or like, skip
said hop On acehardwer texas dot com and you can
see the deals that we. HAVE there i do want

(01:48:21):
to talk about a little bit about. Our stores so
In The aceharder, texas group we have thirty. Four stores
imagine thirty four. Different personalities so my store which, has,
fudge truffles, ice cream a, gift section a, grill section
and then a traditional hardware sure, to boot there's thirty

(01:48:45):
four different personality so when you Go To, katie hardware
it's completely different personality than. My store so it's kind
of like a new adventure at every store you. Stop
at and my WIFE and i do this all the
time when. We're traveling we make a point to stop
at different a stores to see the. Different personality so
it is thirty four. Different owners we've got some multi.

(01:49:07):
Store owners but the key is is that most of
your stores that you, shop into you can either talk
to the, general manager you can talk to the owner of,
the store and you get help like there's. No tomorrow
we have we have a bundance of people that have
different varieties, of backgrounds so we can get you in
and help you with what your problems are and get

(01:49:27):
you the, right product hopefully on the.

Speaker 3 (01:49:29):
First time that is that. Is important that. Is important
and SO while ace is a national chain and so
you do get the standard things that you would Expect From,
ace hardware because it's truly a local store with a
local owner in. Your neighborhood you are getting the local

(01:49:49):
aspect of it and the local flavor. Of it it's
a family that you. Can know in, other words you
know the folks that run. These stores they're truly mom
and pop kinds of, stores because like, you said each
of you gets to put your own personality and maybe
even what fits the neighborhood that. You're in, you know
the kinds of things that people there would be interested
in and provide those. For them you're not locked into

(01:50:12):
just having to sell. Certain things.

Speaker 6 (01:50:15):
And and i'll back to what we talked. About earlier
if you, shock local it. Stays local we, give local
so we're we're giving back to our community and numerous.
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Speaker 3 (01:50:34):
Stays local that's that's all, good stuff. All right let's,
See here i'm looking at. My clock we got about two,
minutes left AND so i know there's more gifts we can,
talk about more. Great ideas you keep hitting on. My
brands i've got a garage full of. Yellow tools you
were just talking about the, Power tools.

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That's, great well ONE thing i don't want us to fail,
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About ace rewards.

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You purchase that's great and it just. MAKES sense, i
mean you're going to be, In there you're going to
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On Jones but Bill the, MUSIC says i got to.
Quit talking this has. Been great thank you so much
for coming on telling us about what he, is doing

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Father's day we'll be back at top of the nine.

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head out Now to Martha. In Cyprus, Hello martha welcome To.

Speaker 16 (01:55:11):
Garden line hi skip pmpy. Father's dates. Thank you did
you get the PICTURES that? I sent?

Speaker 3 (01:55:19):
I did i, Sure, Did, okay uh, beautiful lawn by,
THE way.

Speaker 16 (01:55:24):
I know it's the most Beautiful line i've ever. Had
here i've been here twenty two years and it's thicker.
And everything but we're getting all these brown spots all
not a, whole lot but those are just two of
THEM that, i sent and we got some in the
same place, last.

Speaker 3 (01:55:41):
Year, same place, very well the.

Speaker 6 (01:55:44):
Same areas it's on the side of.

Speaker 3 (01:55:47):
The, house yeah so that is something. That is i'm going,
to say use the. Term burning that's something burning. The
grass that is not, a disease and that is not
an insect. DOING that i don't know what. It is
but if you had a dog, that had, you know
like a concentrated urine spot, or something it would look exactly.

(01:56:09):
Like THAT so, i mean if you spill some fertilizer on,
the ground the salt based, synthetic fertilizer it would burn
it just like. That too something's happening THERE and i
don't know what. IT is i don't, know why but
their irregularity of it kind of makes me think of
something chemical or. Like that chemical could include dog urine

(01:56:33):
if it were a little. Different shape i've had spots, Like,
that MARTHA where i SET a i, don't know a
piece of a bag or something on. The ground it
had something and it was clear and the sunshine through
and just kind of cook the grass and it looked.
Like that, but again we're burning the. Grass there, we're not,
YOU know I don't you don't need to go out

(01:56:54):
and buy a. Fund beside your lawn looks. Beautiful everywhere
this is this one, little distinct. IRREGULAR spot i don't
know what else would, Cause it so kind of pick,
your brain try to try To play colombo a little
bit on what could have happened, right there being in the.
FRONT yard i doubt that it's a place where the
dog went to, the bathroom but.

Speaker 7 (01:57:14):
Could, be no it's on.

Speaker 16 (01:57:15):
The side we live on a corner and it's on
the side of our house. The street but we don't.

Speaker 17 (01:57:21):
HAVE dogs, i mean we don't have, a dog and
the dogs don't.

Speaker 16 (01:57:25):
Run loose in.

Speaker 6 (01:57:26):
This area, YOU know.

Speaker 3 (01:57:33):
I don't know whether than.

Speaker 6 (01:57:35):
COULD have i, mean.

Speaker 3 (01:57:37):
No if that was, the case it would be because of,
the frequency and we would be seeing a lot of
gray leaf SPOT and i don't see it in. Your
pictures so you know it will close back in the
grass from around it will close. Back. In uh, you
know if you catch those things when right when, they

(01:57:58):
happen you can drench them with water and wash the
salts and. Things out but in, this case the damage
has already. Been done so there's no sense in renting. That,
spot oh we wouldn't hurt to just take.

Speaker 16 (01:58:10):
Your garden we'd pull out The dead should we pull
out the? Dead stuff well.

Speaker 3 (01:58:16):
You could it's not, a disease so one benefit of
the dead being there is that it's blocking sunlight for hitting,
the soil so you end up getting we'd see sprouting right.
In there but it wouldn't hurt to pull it out
if you want to pull it out and then maybe
throw a little bit of a compost over the surface of,
the soil just at like a half, inch deep that.

(01:58:37):
Wouldn't hurt maybe speed at closing in a. Little, BIT
yeah i don't know what is, causing IT but i
do know the kind of damage, it is and so
We've already i've kind of already talked. About that but
that's my.

Speaker 16 (01:58:49):
Best, Shot, okay well it's not, brown patch that's what.

Speaker 3 (01:58:54):
It is definitely not a. Brown patch it does not
take a. Root rot it is not great, leaf spot is,
not chinchbugs there's, not grubs there's not. SOD webworms, i mean,
you know it's we can eliminate all.

Speaker 16 (01:59:05):
Those things, was, weird allay, All right i'll worry. ABOUT
it i think.

Speaker 3 (01:59:12):
You need to get you a. Game camera you know
those things where they when deer, walk up it takes
a picture. Of them and you need to catch some
dog walker letting Their letting fido run over in your
yard from that. Side yard that'd be my my best
conspiracy theory.

Speaker 16 (01:59:28):
Right there the only thing is it's closer to. THE house,
i mean if it were near, THE street i could
see that happening because the people that walk, the dogs.
You know but, this is this is closer up to,
the HOUSE and I don't we just don't see. Dogs running,
But anyway i'll put worrying.

Speaker 3 (01:59:44):
About, it sorry. Sounds good. Thanks man that.

Speaker 16 (01:59:47):
Looks great thank you.

Speaker 6 (01:59:48):
So much.

Speaker 3 (01:59:49):
It does it does get you some green spray paint
and spray that dead grass green and we'll. Be good there,
you go by. Bye bye, all right you. Take care there.
You go, all right let's see HERE if i can
get the air.

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to take a little. Break here when we, come back
we're going to Talk to Sean and Katie and Glenn. In,
houston hey. We're back welcome To. Garden line i'm, Your Host.
Skip rictor we're here to help you have a, beautiful
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four fifty three. Thirty five we're gonna go Now to
katie and Talk. To, Sean, Hello sean welcome To Garden, Line.
MORNING skip i had a.

Speaker 15 (02:03:10):
Quick QUESTION so i got the Nitrofoss bugout MAX and
i also have the.

Speaker 3 (02:03:16):
Pre EMERGING can i put that down the? Same, day yes.
You can the Bug. Out max you're gonna want to
water it so that it comes off the granules and
goes into the thatch and the surface of the. Soil.
There uh and the the which Of the, i'm sorry
which of the herbicides did you say you used the

(02:03:38):
mean or was it A? Fertile no? Pretty much, the,
barricade yeah, barricade, Yeah yeah and. The, barricade also you
need about about a half inch of water to wash
it off the granules and into, The surface so put
them both out and then put about a half inch
of water on and you're good. To, go yes you
can do them both. THE same i wouldn't mix them
in the same hop at the same time because particle

(02:04:02):
size is different and you want them to. Spread evenly so,
spread one, come back reload the hopper with, the other
spread it and then half inch of water and.

Speaker 1 (02:04:10):
You're, Good, okay well, last question is it a good
time To use medina hasta grow liquid lawn fertilizer or
this is.

Speaker 3 (02:04:20):
It's something the quick. Green, up yeah it's always a.
GOOD time a twelve Four eight medina has to grow
for lawns. Is fine there's a lot of There's other
medina products like that that are liquid that you. Can
apply the twelve four eight has to grow for lawns is.
A fertilizer that's a, good blend and you can do. That, now.

Speaker 6 (02:04:42):
Okay thank you. Very Much happy.

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Father's, ekes, yes sir thank you. Very much you take
care sure will you are listening to guardline the phone
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and Talk. To Glenn, hey glenn welcome To. Garden, line well, Good.

Speaker 5 (02:05:06):
Morning, skip hey uh, real QUICKLY before i get to,
MY question i just want to give you an idea
of How long i've been listening to.

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Guarden line do?

Speaker 5 (02:05:15):
Do it do? It now and watch out of.

Speaker 3 (02:05:17):
Those nematodes oh, my gosh Old. Do glenn you're, DATING yourself. I.

Speaker 5 (02:05:24):
Know uh my quick, question though WOULD be i wanted
to get your opinion about what you think are the
best mosquito REPELLING plants i can place around my.

Speaker 3 (02:05:36):
Patio area i've got.

Speaker 5 (02:05:39):
All right i've got a list, of lavender, Basl mint,
chrisanthrain's lemongrass alim, sage, catnip, rosemary GERANIUMS and i don't
know it's just say as a peppermint plant, or Now
but i've got that on.

Speaker 3 (02:05:52):
The, list well there's pepper pepper mint as, a mint
the ones that have a centru seed kind. Of smell
the lemon grass is an exact sample. OF that a
copper canyon daisy is another example of that kind of.
Strong smell those will keep the mosquites off. Of them
but let me just make a point about mosquito. Repellent
plants it's not like you put a plant on the
coffee table outside and everybody sitting around doesn't. Get mosquitoes

(02:06:14):
the mosquitoes don't like the land on, that plant and
if there's a little bit of something drifted in through,
the air they may not. Like that but it doesn't
work as well as it's promoted. To work but mosquitoes
do like to hide, In foliage so if you got
shrubs around, the house that's where they're going to spend
the day. Times hiding and so if you had a

(02:06:34):
plant that they didn't like the, smell of they didn't
want to land on, that plant then it would be
beneficial in. That way but ultimately you're going to need
to be using mosquito dunks to control. Stagnant areas and
then the Folks at pestbro's have the mosquita buckets that
you put around and those really make. A difference so

(02:06:56):
just some kind of caveat there for the. Mosquito, plants okay,
very good, thank you, all, right sir thank you. Very
much appreciate that we're going to go now to both.
OF them i tell, you everybody it was raring to
go when we got through here with, A guest Ellen In.
Southwest houston welcome To.

Speaker 9 (02:07:15):
Garden line, thank you, thank, you skip. GOOD morning i
have a very very old. Oak tree that is the
bark is not looking good. At all it's got some
looks like holes.

Speaker 6 (02:07:31):
In it i've.

Speaker 9 (02:07:33):
Already had to take one, limb OFF and i need
someone that could come take a look at it and
SEE what i need.

Speaker 3 (02:07:40):
To do, all right do you have a pin or paper?
HANDY there i, sure do. ALL right i want you
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(02:08:02):
to Talk to martin's mom telling me heard about On. Garden.
Line uh and they can come out and, examine it
see what's going on with, those holes if anything needs to,
be done and, tell you, you know tell you what's
going to take to get perfect and they cover.

Speaker 9 (02:08:17):
Your, one great THAT'S what. I needed and one. More
question my egg plants went from beautiful green leaves to,
milky white AND so i started spring kneem oil. On
THEM am i too late?

Speaker 6 (02:08:36):
To do that.

Speaker 3 (02:08:38):
Milky white like to have powdery mildew, on them almost
like there's, a white very. Very fine knee oil will control.
Powdery mildew but the earlier you catch it, the better because.
You don't you don't fix a leaf that's already. Been
infected it's the damage will have already, been done but
you shut it down right where. It is and, knee

(02:08:59):
oil you would need to do it periodically in order
to prevent new spots from. Breaking out and the high
humidity and mild temperatures are what powdery, mildey loves and
so you would need to. Do that there are also
products that go into the plant and prevent, future infections
but the knee oil is an organic option that. Will
work you're just going to the first sign. Of it

(02:09:22):
go ahead and spray the.

Speaker 9 (02:09:23):
Knem, oil, okay, great well thank you.

Speaker 3 (02:09:27):
So, much okay. THANK you i appreciate. Your call let's,
see here, we're oh we, Got time we've got time to.
Do this let's go now out to. Sugar land uh
and we're want to Talk. To DESAI am i saying?

Speaker 1 (02:09:40):
That?

Speaker 17 (02:09:41):
Right, desire, yes, yes yes thanks for answering. MY phone
i have a vegetable PATCH and i was away for
a few days and lots of grass and breeds are
growing in, that PATCH which i hate to take, it
OUT but i had to do that. Boring, job now after,

(02:10:03):
the rain it was easy for me to take out all. The,
weeds now WHAT should i put on that soil so
that it would be, you know it would not be easy.

Speaker 6 (02:10:13):
For the weeds.

Speaker 17 (02:10:13):
To grow what kind of mults or whatever you want
to suggest which is good for?

Speaker 6 (02:10:20):
The, vegetable also you know maybe? Something?

Speaker 16 (02:10:22):
Organic yes maybe?

Speaker 3 (02:10:23):
Something, Yeah GOOD well. I decide so there's there's two
kinds of ways weeds are. Getting down one is from
seeds and any kind of a mulch that blocks the sunlight.
Prevents that the other kind or plants that have the
perennial and then come out out of, the ground and
Like a bermuda grass as, an example it can you

(02:10:44):
can pull all of it off the surface that you
see and then it just comes back out of the.
Ground again and mulch won't stop that because it has
the energy to push up through The mult so if
you're dealing with this, first kind any good, THICK mulch
i would probably put it about three inches the smaller
the multch, particle size, the denser it blocks. The light,

(02:11:07):
you know if you get, a big, chunky mulch you're
gonna get some light in between those. Mulch pieces it
kind of reaches. The ground but, a smaller finely ground
mulch is going to give you. Better coverage and if
you have a, chunky malt you just have to make it.
Thicker DEEPER maybe i have to be three inches or
more to do it with a, chunkier mulch but THAT'S

(02:11:28):
what i. Would do. That's organic and whenever you need,
to plant just pull the mulch back. And plant don't
get rid of the. Old mulch it's it's going to
be composed and it's going to. Be fine you don't
happen to take. A newspaper do you a print copy of? A?
Newspaper subscribe do you take a newspaper at?

Speaker 5 (02:11:47):
Your?

Speaker 3 (02:11:47):
HOUSE no i. Don't, know, NO yeah i know most
people that that's how it. Is, nowadays boy back when we,
took newspaper you could put four sheets a newspaper down
or six and wet it with a hose and then
throw something pretty on top of it, For MULCH and
i mean it would be like three or four months
before that newspaper started breaking down enough and it would

(02:12:09):
give you a long term. Weed control but even just mulch,
is good just melt.

Speaker 17 (02:12:15):
Is good what type of mulch do? You recommend any,
particular brand any. Particular, type yeah.

Speaker 3 (02:12:22):
So you're down in The sugar, land area, down there
and you're not far away from a Place Called. Sienna
mulch It's, in siena which Is, south yea the Way.

Speaker 17 (02:12:33):
OF houston i need to go there one of, These,
days yes.

Speaker 3 (02:12:36):
You do but, for now all you gotta do is
go to the website and you can find out everything
you need. To know And it's siena multch. Dot com
they are, closed today but they'll be open again tomorrow
and let them. Provide you they can tell you what
the mult is In. SUGAR land i think they may
even deliver that. Far up you just have to talk.
To them they they do about.

Speaker 17 (02:12:56):
TWENTY months i.

Speaker 6 (02:12:57):
Keeps staying within twenty miles. They, deliver yeah we'll talk.

Speaker 3 (02:13:00):
To them talk to them and see telling me you
talk to me on guarden line and and see what
they can do. For. You uh i've got to take a.
Break here but was that was that it on? Your, questions, yeah, yeah,
yeah yeah.

Speaker 6 (02:13:12):
Thank you we're.

Speaker 3 (02:13:13):
Good all, right now you know On, GARDEN line i
don't charge, for advice BUT if i help you grow,
more vegetables you got to bring half of them and
give them. To, me okay THAT'S all. I NEED oh
i got. To them okay.

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Of?

Speaker 3 (02:13:31):
Them there, ALL right deci thank you for colingists. This morning,
thank you.

Speaker 10 (02:13:37):
Thank you.

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a joke tongue in cheek right up his. Father's day
it's beIN a. FATHER'S day i used to when my
kids were like six years old up to, ALMOST ten
i could own the room. With jokes and after that

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the eyes began to roll and the heads begin, to
shake and they just. Walked away i'll. Be back good
to have you back.

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not your nickel, on electricity. Solar powered whenever it gets
to eighty five degrees or more and seventy five percent humidity,
or more they come on and they move a lot
of air fifteen hundred cubic fee per minute to make
sure your attic is. Properly ventilated helps cut down on
mold and. Mildewing issues whatever you need to keep things cool.

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Up there to save you money, up there you got
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website Arc tic houston. Dot com let's go out Now,
To patterson texas and Tuk. To Susan, hey susan welcome to.

Speaker 6 (02:16:31):
Garden line, hey skip good morning And Happy. Father's day.

Speaker 7 (02:16:35):
Thank you question, UH huh i have a question about.

Speaker 6 (02:16:38):
A weed i don't know what.

Speaker 7 (02:16:40):
It's called it's got a. Compound leaf i'm kind of nerding,
out here but. It grows it produces a root that
runs KIND of i guess you'd, say parallel like laterally rather.
Than down and they're all along that route that's up new,
little WEEDS and i was wondering what THE least, i

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know there's probably NOTHING organic i can use, on That
but I'M guessing i need a systemic.

Speaker 3 (02:17:04):
For that is this is this in, Your. Lawn susan.

Speaker 6 (02:17:09):
Some of it's in, the lawn but it's mostly. Flower beds.

Speaker 3 (02:17:13):
Can you describe the shape of the leaf? To me.

Speaker 7 (02:17:19):
It's it has a LOT of i guess you'd say cuts.
IN it i mean it's it's it's not like an
oak leaf that's. RELATIVELY smooth i looked. IT up i
found compound leaf that was as CLOSE as i. Can
find but it's.

Speaker 6 (02:17:31):
Got a lot of.

Speaker 7 (02:17:31):
Little edges i've seen it out in the, roadsides Too
so i'm guessing it's either a native or some sort
of an infore kind.

Speaker 6 (02:17:39):
OF thing i.

Speaker 3 (02:17:39):
Don't, know, okay, well uh if it's a it's a
broad leaf. Either way and for a broad leaf, weed
control there are a number of different products that will.
Control those if you go onto My website Gardening with skip,
dot com there's a Publication called hobicides, for skips skips
weed wiper and forget the weed wiper part, of that
just the herbicides list takes each category of weed and

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gives you options for what we'll control, that category and
so you'll find some suggestions. On there once our temperatures
get up in the upper eighties to the, low nineties
a lot of the effective products a trimac kinds of
products are one example of those combo products that work.
So well but once we get up in those temperatures the,

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low nineties they can start to really weaken and Damage
Or saint. Augustine lawn and if they're in a flower
bed and there's any broad leaf in the, flower bed
they'll kill, those too just like they kill. The weeds
so they have to be very careful how you. Apply
those there's one Product, called celsius like the temperature celsius
and when you, Apply, it yeah when you apply it

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comes in. Little packets it makes one gallon, of spray
which is usually more than enough when you. Apply it
it can even be in the low nineties and it's
not going to hurt. Your LAWN and i like that.
About IT but i mentioned the herbicides for the. Weed
wiper if you've got these weeds growing amongst, desirable plans
you can make a little homemade weed WIPER like i
show you how to, do online and you can apply

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the product directly to the. Weed leaves it's two sponges
that you space and it comes together.

Speaker 7 (02:19:10):
Doing THAT because i don't want, to kill, you know
anything else that's, AROUND there i would just dab it
on the.

Speaker 3 (02:19:14):
Individual, Things yeah so you don't need the weed wiper in,
the lawn but in the. Flower bed but it's. All
free it's all online on the website Gardening with skip.
Dot com go check. That out but the list of
products is. On. There, yeah now if you're not using
it on, the lawn you don't need to worry. About
celsius you can get trimach or any of the other
PRODUCTS that i list on. That, publication.

Speaker 7 (02:19:36):
OKAY but i thought you said that celsius was for the.

Speaker 6 (02:19:39):
Hot WEATHER did?

Speaker 3 (02:19:39):
I misunderstand celsius is for when that weed you're describing
as in your lawn and you want to kill, the
weed but hurt. The lawn we use celsius when the
temperatures because. It's, safer yeah, but.

Speaker 6 (02:19:55):
Yeah, all, right awesome thank you.

Speaker 7 (02:19:59):
So Much.

Speaker 3 (02:20:00):
Thanks susan appreciate. The call you, take, care sure thank
you have. Good, weekend alrighty you were listening To guard
line seven one three two one two k T. R
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LAST segment i got room for a call or to
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Alrighty Happy. Father's day dad's. Out there we're about to
wind this. Show up you have time to run out
and get Something At ace hardware store on earlier today
talking about the eight billion things that dad would Love From.
Ace hardware so not. Too late there, you've been you.
Have been that is a public service we offer here From. Garden. Line,

(02:20:45):
listen uh thanks.

Speaker 16 (02:20:46):
For.

Speaker 3 (02:20:46):
Listening day it's been great to have you. WITH us
i got time for. One call if someone is really
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two one two k T. R h seven one three
two one two k T. R h Visiting With dan
SNYDER from u night, to five or, just yesterday as
a matter, of fact we were talking about some Things
and dan just. On me, he said, you know you

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don't need to talk about night fash products. This morn
just talk about the fact that the armed forces folks who,
served us really deserve our appreciation and thanks. And honor,
you know you think about all the gifts we enjoy in,
this country the freedoms that, we enjoy the things we take.
For granted, You know i'm looking at the protests, going on,

(02:21:28):
And hey i'm not getting, political here just hang. With
Me but i'm looking at the protests, going on and
there's a lot of strong feelings about that on both
sides of. THE deal i. GET that i, Get THAT
but i want to tell you one thing nobody can
disagree with is they get to do that because over
the decades and more than decades now of, this country
people have been willing to step in the gap and

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provide for us the protection and the freedoms that we.
Now ENJOY and i want to say thank you to
everybody who has either served in the military or the
families of the those who, have served and certainly in
the case of those who've given the ultimate sacrifice for
the things that we. Now enjoy, you know whether we
agree or disagree about things in, this country whether we

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like or don't like things that are going on in,
this country we do know that we have freedom and
we get to enjoy the life that. We live we
get the privilege to be able to say we don't
like something because of people who have paid those kinds.
Of sacrifices and just on behalf, Of night foss myself
and we just want to offer that appreciation out there

(02:22:32):
and that recognition and just pausing a moment to remind
ourselves again why it is that we get to do
the things that we do and enjoy the things. We
enjoy certainly on This Nice father's day being a prime
example for those of you who are Interested In plumerius
plumeria Is the hawaiian. Lay, flower Okay the hawaiian you

(02:22:54):
get off, the plane or at least the, tradition goes
you get off, the plane they put this big necklace
of flowers around your. Neck Right. That's Plumerius frid japanee
is another name. For Them The plumrius Society Of america Here.
In houston they are going to have their show and Sale,
Next saturday june twenty first DOWN On nasa road One, In.

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Seabrook texas just head DOWN To Nasa ray if you
go down, forty five you, turn left, you know, going
out well you have to exit the right anyway you get,
the idea go over toward. The bay it's at The
Clear Lake Bay Area. Community center it's right THERE On,
nasa roadway easy, to Find Clear Lake Bay Area. Community
center it's gonna be from nine am to, one pm
so you got four hours of. This now it's hosted

(02:23:38):
By The pulmara Society Of. North america there will be
showcasing a lot of the local, plumeria growers and there
are a lot of. Them, here okay you can Join
The pulmia society if you would like to do, that
online you can go i mean on. Site there you
can just join. Right there they're gonna have raffle tickets
for a chance to win some really highly sought. After
plumrias you know how it is with A. Plant society

(02:24:00):
you've got you've always got some things that are rare
and new and cool and hard to, come by and
that's the ones we got, to, Have right that's how
we are as. Plant, people well if you're interested in,
purchasing camellias learning, excuse, me Plumerius, purchasing plumerius Learning, about
plumerius here's. Your Chance, Next saturday june, twenty first nine

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am to, ONE Pm nasa, Road One Bay Area. Community
center put that on. Your, CALENDAR now i know it's nine,
to one but don't forget to listen To. Garden line
if you're going to leave, before nine we will allow.
An absentee just turn it on in. The car that's all. We.
ASK anyway I. Love, plumerius, beautiful beautiful cool plant really.

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Unusual too that's a topic for a whole other. Day,
perhaps well you are listening To. Garden line i'm, Your Host,
skip richter and we're here to help you have a
bountiful garden and a. BEAUTIFUL landscape i want to remind
you That when i'm no longer on, the air which
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(02:25:49):
saw that they want, identify it and we will Have
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Talking about it's, real, convenient, easy easy easy. To do
but thanks for being. A listener check out. My website in,
The meantime i've got a number of things that we've put,
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up and posted onto. The site, for example if you

(02:26:12):
were to go To the Gardening, with skip It's called gardeningwithskip.
Dot com that's, the website and you look at all,
the publications you will see all of the new things
that we've. Put up the herbicide products for the, Weed
wiper I've already i've already told you. About that that's.
Up there there's an article on. Nuts edge you got
nutgrass in the garden and you really want to get rid,

(02:26:33):
Of it i'll tell you how to. Do it, it's
simple but you got to, be, diligent. Diligent diligent it's
not a. One off you do not get rid of
nuts edge, Without, Deciding okay i'm going into BATTLE and
i ain't coming back until the, enemy's gone and that enemy.
Is nutsedg it tells you how to. Do it you
got nematodes in, the garden got a publication. On that

(02:26:55):
you've got, woody weeds maybe, poison ivy, maybe peppervine maybe
hackberries coming up in the, fence, line whatever the woody
weeds of your landscape are of a publication on how to,
control them and. IT works i had, a, big old
giant yopon that had sprouted volunteer, back THERE and i
was clearing it OUT because i was gonna plant some
flowers in. That AREA and i just, in fact that's

(02:27:17):
the picture of my yopon stump and what we did.
To it and it has not. Come back it was
fast cut. IT off i DID what i recommend in
the publication. To it it's gone. Works well makes, it
easy easy to do a publication on lawn caro one.
Oh one another helpful one lawn care one oh one
goes into the basics, of, mowing watering and fertilizing and

(02:27:39):
weed control, and aerration and it just makes it, real
simple makes it easy. To understand that is the secret
to a successful lawn by the, way, mowing, watering fertilizing, weed.
Control aeration those kinds, of tips especially those. First, three, mow,
water fertilize the more often you mow at a, good
height don't Grasses Like saint augustine aren't made to be golf.

(02:28:02):
Course greens you need to get that blade, up there mow,
it regularly and then when, you water water deeply. And
INFREQUENTLY now i know we've been. Getting rained nobody wants
to talk. About watering. That's fine wait till. Next week
it'll be time, again probably and then, fertilizing moderately and
we tell you what to, use today when to. Use
it it makes it easy. To, do remember the best

(02:28:24):
week control is, a, good dense. Healthy lawn that's something
that you. Can. CONTROL well i hope you have a
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