Gardening Simplified - Timing is Everything

Rick Vuyst, Host of Gardening Simplified joins us to discuss how timing in your landscape can make a huge difference. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And welcome into a Friday. So far actually looking pretty
nice at least downtown Grand Rapids. We'll catch up with
Matt Kirkwood in just a few minutes, but first on
our liveline, it is a Friday, and that means Rick
Weist joins us. You can hear him every Saturday starting
at nine am here on Wood with Gardenings Simplified. Good morning, sir, Hey,

(00:20):
good morning to you. All right, So this weekend's show,
what's on tap? I know we're looking at a pretty
wet one.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Yeah, it's going to be a wet wee. This weekend
show is about timing. Timing is everything taking time into
account in your landscape. For example, when you decide to
plant a tree, you got to get it right the
first time. You got to make sure that it's in
the right spot. You got to make sure it's the
right type of tree for the area. So we're going

(00:45):
to talk about how timing plays a role in the landscape.
And speaking of timing, this weekend is perfect as the
temperatures cool down, as we get some rain, perfect time
to put some plants in the ground, maybe plant a tree,
move plants. We're getting into that time where the soil
is nice and warmth, but the air temperature cools off.

(01:08):
In addition to that, we get to enjoy the beautiful
fall colors as they developed. One of the trees will
highlight tomorrow is a tree you could put in your landscape.
It's called a katsura tree, and we call it the
delicious cake tree. When the leaves fall off in fall,
the leaves to people smell like caramel or cotton, candy,

(01:32):
or cinnamon, or burnt sugar or ripe apples. Really cool tree.
We'll highlight that one on this weekend show.

Speaker 3 (01:39):
Funny you say timing because I reminded Lauren she's going
to be off on Monday, but she's going up with
a girl's weekend to Macanailand, And I said, I think
her timing's going to be perfect as far as she
drives up this morning and this evening. The fact that
the color is going to beautiful I think the next
two weekends, and I'm already starting to see some of
that down here that I didn't a week Rick.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Would you agree, Yeah, Brett, I agree, because you know,
think about it, the foliage is going to change color
based on the shortening day length, cooler temperature shortening day length,
the chlorophyll breaks down in the foliage. That's when the
other dominant pigments come to the four and we get
to enjoy that beautiful color. So I would agree with you,

(02:21):
we're getting into primetime here, and are.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
We still good with just keeping the leaves in a
multi kind of way. I know our squirrels are going insane,
and I've noticed a lot of my like potted plants
that are still outside are being torn up with those
little angels bearing all their goods for the winter.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
You know, Lauren, they're doing the same thing that we
should be doing out in the landscape, and that is
preparing for winter. They're smart as a matter of fact.
You know. I know how you feel about squirrels, Laurence.
But in fall, it has been noted by scientists that
their brain capacity increases by ten to twenty percent in

(03:05):
fall because they're out there busy working. They got to
remember where they planted all those nuts, right.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
That is fascinating. I would never have guessed that, especially
about squirrels. I felt like it was just something that
was kind of built in. But they get smarter to
remember where they've hidden everything. That's right, that's right, well
that's annoying.

Speaker 3 (03:25):
Hey, Rick, I got a quick thirty seconds. Anything to
help us preserve our pumpkins if they're out there with
some rain coming this week and anything, or is it
just kind of let them be at this point?

Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah, Rain's no problem with the pumpkins, you know. Really
the only problem you run into with pumpkins are the
neighborhood deer or squirrels, you know, rodents, that sort of thing.
They love to snack on them. But as far as
the temperatures are concerned, the rain not a problem.

Speaker 1 (03:54):
Beautiful stuff, Rick Weist Gardening simplified tomorrow morning, right here
on Wood. Have a great weekend, friend, you too, have
a great weekend.