>> I LIKE THE WAY THEY LAY THEM OUT.

THEY WERE NOT JUST STRAIGHT LINES ANYMORE.

>> BLUEBERRIES WILL TAKE ABOUT FIVE YEARS FOR A BUSH TO RIPEN BEFORE YOU CAN GET A VIABLE FRUIT CROP OFF OF IT.

>> THIS IS THE CONE FLOWER.

VERY POPULAR WITH BEES.

>> THIS IS DECIDUOUS.

>> THE VARIETY WE HAVE, IT'S INSPIRING.

>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR GREAT GARDENING AUGUST SPECIAL.

I AM SHARON YUNG.

AS ALWAYS WE HAVE GARDEN EXPERTS WITH YOU TONIGHT.

THEY ARE HORTICULTURIST, BOB OLEN AND DIANE SIKKILA.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL YOU GARDENS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS AS WE APPROACH FALL AND BEYOND.

WE HAVE PHONE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE TWIN PORTS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY STANDING BY.

CALL LOCALLY AT 218-788-2844 OR E-MAIL ASK@PBSNORTH.ORG.

WE'RE TAKING QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SHOW.

FIRST LET'S HEAD OUT TO THE GARDEN AT THE LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO FOR A LOOK AT OUR LATE SUMMER WEATHER.

>> IT'S JUST BEEN SO NICE.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN I WOULD LOVE MORE RAIN, BUT REALLY IT'S JUST BEEN PERFECT OUTSIDE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN FOR SUMMER DAYS.

>> YEAH, IT HAS BEEN REALLY NICE AND WARM.

VERY DRY.

YOU CAN SEE THE WILTING ON THE LEAVES.

THAT'S THE ONE DRAWBACK OF THIS BEAUTIFUL HIGH WEATHER.

IT'S TOUGH UNLESS YOU HAVE WATER AND MOISTURE AVAILABLE.

IF YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR SUN TAN YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN.

>> REALLY NICE GARDEN AT THE ZOO.

>> VERY NICE.

>> THERE'S A CABBAGE LOOPER.

THE MOUTH THAT WAS FLYING THERE.

TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE LATER.

>> AND ARE THOSE EDIBLE FLOWERS?

HERE WE GO.

SURE ENOUGH.

ISN'T THAT A HANDSOME LOOKING GENTLEMEN THERE?

>> LOOK AT THAT.

ENJOYING THE GETTING THEIR VEGGIES.

>> GOOD NUTRITION IN THE LEAFY GREENS.

KEEP CALLING IN YOUR QUESTIONS.

BEFORE WE GET TO THOSE.

BOB WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO START OFF WITH TONIGHT?

>> WE TALKED JUST A LITTLE ABOUT THE WEATHER OF COURSE, IT HAS BEEN A VERY WARM AND DRY GROWING SEASON FOR US.

STATISTICALLY I GUESS WE'RE ABOUT AN AVERAGE FROM JANUARY 1ST.

WHAT COUNTS FOR GARDENERS STARTED MAY FIRST IN WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING.

THIS HAS JUST MEANT OUR WARM-SEASON CROPS HAVE DONE WELL, PROVIDED THERE WAS WATER AVAILABLE.

SOME PLACES, OF COURSE, GOT A LOT OF NATURAL RAINFALL.

MOST OF US HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT AND HAD ADD SPRINKLERS.

THE SWEET CORN AND PEPPERS ARE COMING IN.

WE HAVE PEPPERS IN THE MIDDLE SHOT.

WE'RE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM A BUMPER CROP OF TOMATOES.

PEOPLE MAYBE AWARE OF THIS AND DIANE YOU CAN COMMENT ON THIS.

ANYTHING THAT WENT IN EARLY, WE HAD IDEAL CONDITIONS, IT CAN'T BE TO HOTTER TWO WARM.

WE ARE GETTING AN EARLY SET WHAT WENT IN THE GROUND EARLY.

WHAT WENT IN MID JUNE OR LATER, WE'RE KIND OF WAITING ON THAT FRUIT TO SET BECAUSE IT HIT THE HOT WEATHER AND YOU POLLEN STOPS SETTING.

OVERALL, WE'RE OFF TO A VERY GOOD START THERE.

THE PEPPERS AND DIANE AND I DID RESEARCH ON EDIBLE PEPPERS TRYING TO GET GOOD, NICE ROASTING PEPPERS AND WE HAD NICE RESULTS.

IT DOES TAKE WARM CONDITIONS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GETTING THIS YEAR.

PEPPERS RIPENING ALREADY AND MAKES A REAL EDIBLE SNACK OF A LOT OF PEPPERS, LOADED WITH NUTRITION AND THEY HAVE BECOME POPULAR.

>> DIANE YOU WANT TO COMMENT?

>> YES, WE TRIED THE RED IMPACT WHICH STARTED LATER IN OUR GARDEN THIS YEAR.

THE ESCAMILIA MAKES THE NICE ROASTING PEPPER.

AND THE STANDARD BELL TYPES.

THEY DO HAVE A MAXIMUM TEMP, ABOVE 90 DEGREES IF THEY HAVE PARTICULAR WEATHER OR HEAT STRESS, THEY MAY ABORT THE FLOWERS SETTING.

IN OUR GARDEN WE HAD A LITTLE LULL AND SOME OF THE FLOWERS ARE NOT SHOWING READILY NOW THE NIGHTS ARE COOLING.

>> IT'S REALLY INTERESTING, YOU NEED THIS TEMPERATURE RANGE OF ABOUT 80 MAXIMUM DURING THE DAY AND 60 AT NIGHT.

SO YOU HAVE THE 20-DEGREE RANGE WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT FRUIT TO SET.

EGGPLANT BECOMING MORE POPULAR AS WE TALK ABOUT THE VARIETY AND THANKS WARM UP.

SO MANY GREAT EGGPLANT DISHES.

WE HAVE MINIATURE FORMS AND ALSO HAVE SOME THAT CAN BE VERY LARGE AND REALLY ARE GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY GOOD CROP AND A WARM SEASON FOR US.

OVERALL, PROVIDED YOU ADDED THE WATER, WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START THIS SEASON.

>> EVEN YOU SAY WE WATER, WE GOT WATERS EVERY NIGHT AND JUST EVAPORATES.

YOU HAVE TO PENETRATE YOUR SOIL ANY TIME YOU WATER.

BECAUSE IF YOU DO A LIGHT SPRINKLING EVERY DAY, THE ROOTS GO UP AND MAKE IT WORSE.

>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

GIVE A GOOD THOROUGH WATER.

THANK YOU, BOB AND DIANE.

LET'S GET TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

WE HAD A VIEWER BARBARA WHO WROTE LAST YEAR ABOUT WORMS SHE FOUND ON HER RASPBERRY BUSHES AND DISCUSSED THE WORMS AND POSSIBLY FREEZING THE BERRIES.

BARBARA IS WONDERING IF WE MEANT TO FREEZE THEM AND EAT THEM AFTERWARDS IF THEY ARE EDIBLE.

MAYBE YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT.

>> YEAH, I THINK WE BETTER GO BACK AND TAKE OUR VIEWERS THROUGH THE WHOLE TOPIC.

WE HAVE A MAJOR INSECT PEST.

IT DOESN'T JUST EFFECT RASPBERRIES.

IT'S THE SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA.

IT LAYS ITS EGGS ON MATURE RASPBERRY AND THERE ISN'T AN EASY WAY TO FIGHT THAT WITH PESTICIDES.

IT'S A REAL CHANGE.

PEOPLE ARE BUILDING GREEN HOUSES OVER THE CROP.

FOR MOST FOLKS WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS AVOID THE PESTICIDES AND JUST HARVEST REGULARLY.

EVEN IF THE FLY COMES, DEPOSITS THE EGGS, YOU CAN HARVEST AND CONSUMER OR PROCESS OR FREEZE.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE FREEZING CAME FROM.

SO THE LARVA HASN'T REALLY EMERGED FROM THE EGG.

>> SURE.

>> THERE'S NO HARM.

YOU GET A LITTLE PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT IN THE PROCESS.

MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE NUTRITIOUS.

HARVEST EVERY DAY.

PICK UP ALL THE FRUIT AND EITHER FREEZE, PROCESS OR CONSUME.

I THINK THAT'S THE BEST ADVICE FOR HOMEOWNERS WERE THE PROBLEM WITH A PESTICIDE EVEN IF IT'S LABELED, YOU HAVE TO APPLY AND IT'S SO LATE AND THE FRUIT IS OVER MATURED AND DESTROYED AT THAT POINT.

IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING PEST.

BUT WE HAVE SEEN A FAIR AMOUNT THIS YEAR AND STILL GROW RASPBERRIES.

PICK DAILY.

>> BILL HENSHAW SENT IN A PICTURE.

THE LAST FOUR YEARS ALL FOUR CHERRY TREES BLOSSOMED BEAUTIFULLY.

AS YOU CAN SEE IF THE PICTURE, AS THE BLOSSOMS BEGAN TO FLOWER, MANY FLOWERED WILTED AND DICE.

ANY HELP EXPLAINING WHAT IS HAPPENING?

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP THEM.

HE HAD THE FOLLOWING THOUGHTS OF THE ROOT CAUSE AND AFTER WATCHING THREE YEARS HE WAS STUMPED.

IS IT WEATHER FROST OR DROUGHT.

FREE NATURALLY LOAD SHEDDING WHAT IT CAN SUPPORT.

ALL TREES DOING THE SAME THING.

EVEN THE YOUNG ONES.

HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> HE COVERED THE WHOLE WATERFRONT.

>> ABC.

>> I THINK HE WANTED TO GO WITH THE ROOT CAUSE.

IT'S NOT A ROOT PROBLEM.

HE HAS THE RIGHT VARIETIES BECAUSE THEY PERFORMED IN THE PAST.

I THINK HE HAS A FUNGAL DISEASE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SPREADING SO READILY.

WE SEE THIS IN THE CHERRY FAMILY.

YOU HAVE A FUNGI THAT ATTACKS AND THE FRUIT NEVER REALLY SETS.

>> SURE.

>> SO IN TERMS OF CONTROLS, THERE ARE AND FUNGICIDES, THEY ARE KIND OF PREVENTATIVE.

HE SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND LOOK AT THOSE.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE CHERRY IS ON THE LABEL.

I'M RELUCTANT TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION WITHOUT CHECKING A COUPLE LABELS.

>> YEAH, BECAUSE THE ONLY SYMPTOM HE'S SEEING IS THE WILTING AND BROWNING AND THEN IT DIES.

>> IT'S REALLY SAD I'M SURE TO SEE THIS.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LAST SLIDE DID TROUBLE ME SOME BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A SYSTEMIC BACTERIAL INFECTION AS WELL.

IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER.

IT'S DISEASE ISSUE.

EITHER FUNGAL OR BACTERIAL.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO FUNGICIDES, THEY ARE PREVENTIVE NOT CURATIVE.

IT WILL PREVENT NEW SPORILLATION.

>> THANK YOU.

>> SO NEXT WE HAD TO DULUTH CHESTER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

JAY AND MARY NEWCOME HAVE BEEN MAINSTAYS AND AS WE LEARNED THEIR LOVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THEIR LOVE OF THE ENVIRONMENT >> WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 43 YEARS.

DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S REALLY FANCY.

I JUST HAVE THE STUFF THAT GROWS HERE WELL.

IT'S ME AND MOTHER NATURE HERE TOGETHER.

I KIND OF HAVE TO HELP IT ALONG.

I WEED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AND DEADHEAD WHEN I CAN.

I POKE AROUND BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO ENJOY YOUR GARDEN WHILE YOU'RE GARDENING.

WE HAVE HIS AND HERS GARDENS.

HE REALLY CONCENTRATES ON THE VEGETABLES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE REALLY LOVES.

AND HAVE CONCENTRATED ON THE FLOWERS.

>> THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, TO PRODUCE ORGANIC, GOOD, HEALTHY FOOD IS JUST A JOY TO BE OUTSIDE.

>> YOU KNOW WE BOTH HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS SOMETIMES ABOUT HOW THE GARDEN SHOULD GO.

>> SO IT'S A NICE LITTLE DANCE WHERE OUR PRIORITIES ARE FOR THE GARDEN AT ANY ONE TIME.

THE FLOWERS ARE SNEAKING INTO THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

THEY ARE FLOWERING HELP.

WE PLANT MARIGOLDS TO CREATE A REAL COMPOSITE LANDSCAPE.

>> IT'S BEEN A REAL TOUCH START TO THE GARDENING SEASON.

REAL COLD AT FIRST AND THEN REAL WET AND THEN REAL DRY, BUT THAT'S PART OF WHAT YOU REALLY LIKE ABOUT GARDENING >> IT'S WAY BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

WE HELP IT ALONG AS WE CAN.

>> WE HAVE A TOMATO HOUSE WE BUILT TO PROTECT THE TOMATOES BOTH FROM COLD AND FROM THE WIND OFF LAKE SUPERIOR.

WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CROP OF ONIONS RIGHT THERE STARTED.

THAT ARE PLANTED REALLY THICKLY AND MARY WILL GO THROUGH AND PULL OUT SMALLER ONES TO USE DURING THE SUMMER.

AND LET THE OTHER ONES GROW BIG.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE VEGETABLES IS OUR BLACK BEANS.

IT'S A REAL OLD VARIETY.

THE SAYING IT WAS A TREATY BETWEEN QUAKERS AND -- >> THE LOCAL INDIAN TRIBE, THE LENAPE.

>> WE HAVE APPLES AND PEARS AND RASPBERRIES AND CHERRIES.

WE HAVE PERENNIAL CROPS AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL CROPS THAT ARE PRETTY FUN.

YEAH.

YOU HAVE LITTLE BITS IN THE FREEZER.

NIBBLE SUMMER IN A JAR WITH THE YEARS.

>> PEPPERS AND TOMATOES ARE DOING WELL.

WE ARE TRYING EGGPLANTS AGAIN.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT ARE IF YEARS.

THEY NEED A HOT SUMMER.

>> MAYBE THIS WASN'T THE RIGHT SUMMER >> MAYBE THIS WASN'T A GOOD CHOICE.

JUST GOT TO GIVE IT A TRY.

GREEN BEANS, SQUASH, ONIONS.

>> WE HAVE BEEN HIPPY GARDENERS FOR 52 YEARS.

BEING CREATIVE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

AND THE GARDEN FITS RIGHT INTO THAT.

>> I THINK OF THIS LIFE THAT WE HAVE CREATED TOGETHER AS CULTIVATING ONE SMALL PLOT OF HEAVEN.

PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW CREATE LITTLE PLOTS OF HEAVEN AND BECOME BIGGER AND BIGGER TO INCLUDE MORE PEOPLE.

>> WE'RE JUST PART OF THE WHOLE SELF SUSTAINABLE.

WE TERRACED THIS WHOLE HILL SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS A TERRIBLY STEEP HILLSIDE TO MOW.

WE CAN USE FOR GARDENING AND JUST THE WHOLE LIFESTYLE.

NOT TAKE MORE THAN YOU GIVE BACK.

IT'S ITS OWN PROCESS AND WE'RE JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

>> WELL THANKS FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR DAY WITH US.

I'M PAUL BROWN.

GREAT GARDENING PRODUCER HERE WITH NATALIE HEST, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING.

>> I JUST LOVE STORIES LIKE THIS AND THIS PROGRAM IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT IS GROWING IN THE GARDEN.

IT'S ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES WHAT THEY LEARNED ALONG THE WAY.

WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FOR SO MANY OF YOU TOO.

IN JUST A MOMENT.

WE WILL ANSWER MORE OF THEM.

IT'S ALWAYS SUCH AN INTERESTING PART OF THE SHOW, PAUL.

GARDENING COMES WITH ITS OWN CHALLENGES.

WHAT WORKS SOMEWHERE ELSE DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK HERE.

>> THAT'S SOMETHING I LEARNED MAKING THIS SHOW.

MORE OF A CASUAL ASSISTANT GARDEN WITH MY WIFE.

I LOVE HEARING FROM PEOPLE DEVELOPING THEIR GARDENING SKILLS.

>> IT'S REALLY A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF GARDENING PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO OUR CLIMATE AND SOIL AND OUR GROWING SEASON.

>> AND THAT IS WHAT A LOCAL TEAM CAN DO.

GREAT GARDENING IS MADE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.

>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE'RE WORKING TOWARD A $1,200 GOAL FOR THIS GREAT GARDENING.

IF THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF YOUR ROUTINE OR LEARNED SOMETHING THAT'S HELPED IN YOUR GARDEN.

GIVE US A CALL AT 218-788-2844 OR DONATE ONLINE.

>> IF YOU GIVE A ONE-TIME GIFT OF $120.

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IT'S FILLED WITH RECIPES FROM LOCAL CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS ACROSS MINNESOTA.

SO IF YOU'RE ALREADY THINKING OF WHAT TO DO WITH ALL OF YOUR TOMATOES ZUCCHINI AND HERBS, THIS COULD COME IN HANDY.

AT THE SAME TIME, YOUR GIFT HELPS KEEP PROGRAMS LIKE GREAT GARDENING HERE FOR THE NORTH LAND.

>> THE MINNESOTA HOME GROWN COOK BOOK IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TODAY.

OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS FROM THE TWIN PORTS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ARE STANDING BY READY TO TAKE YOUR CALL.

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WHETHER YOU'RE A SEASONED GARDENER, WITH A ONE-TIME GIFT OF $120, WE WILL THANK YOU WITH THE MINNESOTA HOME GROWN COOK BOOK FILLED WITH RECIPES CELEBRATING MINNESOTA'S FARMS AND GARDENS AND LOCAL INGREDIENTS WERE IT'S A WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR BRINGING FRESH INGREDIENTS TO YOUR TABLE.

WITH AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF $180.

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MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TODAY BY CALLING 218-788-2844 OR VISITING PBSNORTH.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

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>> THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AND IT'S ALSO SHOWN US HOW MUCH THIS COMMUNITY VALUES HAVING A LOCAL PBS STATION.

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>> WE ARE ABOUT TO GET BACK TO GREAT GARDENING.

I WILL GET BACK TO THE BOOTH AND KEEP TIMING THE SHOW.

WE THANK EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED PBS TODAY.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK SAMMY'S PIZZA FOR PROVIDING A MEAL FOR OUR VIEW AND VOLUNTEERS AND THANK YOU TO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.

WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM VIEWERS WHY PBS MATTERS TO THEM.

>> GREAT GARDENING IS VALUABLE BECAUSE LOCAL GARDENS SHARE WHAT LEARNED AND WHAT DIDN'T WORK AND GREAT GARDENING IS SPECIFIC TO OUR ZONE.

>> THAT'S VERY NICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ROBIN.

>> THIS IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, CREATING CONNECTIONS ABOUT THE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE WORKING TOWARD A BIG $1,200 GOAL FOR GREAT GARDENING.

THERE'S STILL TIME TO JOIN US.

GO TO THE PHONE.

>> WHETHER GREAT GARDENING IS A PROGRAM YOU LOOK FORWARD TO OR VALUE HAVING A LOCAL PBS STATION IN THE NORTH LAND.

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.

>> IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

GIVE US A CALL AT 218-788-2844 OR VISIT PBSNORTH.ORG.

THANKS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN.

YOUR GENEROSITY MEANS EVERYTHING TO US.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE OPTIONS AND THEN BACK TO GREAT GARDENING.

>> WHEN YOU SUPPORT PBS NORTH, YOU KEEP GREAT GARDENING STRONG.

BRINGING ADVICE, INSPIRATION AND LOCAL STORY TELLING TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NORTHLAND.

WHEN YOU MAKE A SUSTAINING GIFT OF $6 A MONTH OR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF $72, WE WILL THANK YOU WITH THIS SEED STORAGE BOOK.

THIS BLUE BINDERS FEATURES CRAFT PAPER SEED ENVELOPES GIVING YOU AN EASY WAY TO ORGANIZE AND SAVE SEEDS.

WHETHER YOU'RE A SEASONED GARDENER OR STARTING YOUR JOURNEY, WITH A SUSTAINING GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE WILL THANK YOU WITH THE MINNESOTA HOME GROWN COOK BOOK FILLED WITH RECIPES CELEBRATING MINNESOTA'S FARMS, GARDENS AND LOCAL INGREDIENTS.

IT'S A WONDERFUL RESOURCE TO BRING FRESH, SEASONAL FLAVORS TO YOUR TABLE.

WITH AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF $180.

WE WILL THANK YOU WITH A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO NORTHERN GARDEN MAGAZINE.

FEATURING GARDENING TIPS FOR ZONE 3 AND 4.

INSPIRING IDEAS AND BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TODAY.

BY CALLING 218-788-2844 OR GO TO PBSNORTH.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> WE HAVE A LOT MORE AHEAD FOR YOU TONIGHT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S GET TO AND MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

ELISE IN DULUTH ASKS, HOW DO I KEEP MY POTATOES SAFE FROM CRITTERS?

>> TWO LEGGED OR SIX LEGGED?

>> WE'RE NOT SURE.

>> THE NICE THINGS ARE UNDER GROUND.

SO THE TWO LEGGED CRITTERS YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH.

WHEN SHE SAYS CRITTERS, DEER LOVE EVERYTHING.

I HAD THAT DIFFICULTY WITH DEER AND FENCING IS REALLY THE ONLY OPTION.

YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT REPELLANTS, IF YOU WANT TO APPLY THEM TO EDIBLE.

EVEN THOUGH THE TUBERS ARE BELOW GROUND.

MANY OF THEM HAVE A CAPSIN BASIS TO THEM.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE I HAD TROUBLE WITH.

DIANE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE?

>> AND YOU HAVE GONE TO SUBSTANTIAL FENCING.

>> YES, THANK YOU.

>> WE ALL EVENTUALLY COME DOWN TO THE CONCLUSION.

I BET PUT UP A BIG FENCE.

>> ROBIN FROM MADELINE ISLAND STATES THE BARK ON HER CEDAR TREES HAVE SPLIT VERTICAL.

>> ANY TIME WE THINK OF VERTICAL CRACK, WE THINK OF FROST CRACKS.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND.

THE FACT THE ROOTS ARE EXPOSED.

THERE'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL ROOT SYSTEM.

I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE OVERALL CONCERNED.

IT'S GROWING OUT OF THE GROUND SOMEWHAT.

>> SHE DOES WANT TO BE CAREFUL IF THEY'RE MOWING.

IF THIS IS IN THE LANDSCAPE, WE WANT TO GET THOSE COVERS UP.

>> SURE.

>> YOU DON'T WANT A MOWER BLADE TO HIT THAT.

THAT CAN BE DAMAGING.

>> WEED WHIPS ARE BAD TOO.

>> ANYTHING ROBIN SHOULD DO REGARDING THE ROOTS THAT ARE EXPOSED?

>> I THINK I WOULD COVER THEM.

>> JEFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US COMMENT ON WATERING DURING DROUGHT.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE CITY OF DULUTH REQUESTS TO CONSERVE WATER.

SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT MY GRASS IF I DON'T WATER?

WHAT ABOUT APPLE TREES?

>> THERE WE GO.

A VERY TIMELY QUESTION.

>> THE GRASS MANAGES MANY TIMES GOES SEMI DORMANT AND SEE WHAT TYPE OF GRASS, TURNS BROWN IN THE SUMMER AS A DEFENSE MECHANISM.

YOUR FRUIT TREES WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE PRIORITY.

YOU CAN'T ALLOW AN ESTABLISHED ONE PROBABLY HAS A GOOD TAP ROOT IF THE WATER TABLE IS ADEQUATE.

IF YOU'RE STARTING ANYTHING NEW, THAT FIRST YEAR AND A HALF IS SO CRITICAL.

YOU CAN NEVER -- >> THEY ARE YOUNG TREES.

>> I WOULD NOT ALLOW THOSE TO GET EXTREMELY DRY.

>> I THINK YOU KIND OF WANT TO PRIORITIZE.

YOU MENTIONED IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT BLUE GRASS.

IF THIS DROUGHT CONTINUES AND WE ARE ALL HOPEFUL IT DOES NOT.

YOU CAN GO FROM DORMANT TO DEAD.

WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

IF IT CONTINUES, YOU WANT AT LEAST A LITTLE WATER JUST TO KEEP IT ALIVE.

YOU DON'T WANT A LUSH, GREEN LIVE.

YOUR ANNUALS FIRST AND NEWLY PLANTED MATERIAL AS YOU REFERRED TO.

ARE THEY TREES AND SHRUBS WITH A LONG TAP ROOT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> IT'S SO EASY NOT TO MAINTAIN THE WATER.

PARTICULARLY IF YOU'RE ON SLOPES.

>> NO SPRITZING AT THE TOP.

INCH, INCH AND A HALF PER WEEK WHETHER FROM THE RAINFALL OR WEATHER COMES FROM IRRIGATION.

>> GREAT.

WELL THANKS.

WE WILL GET TO MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

BOB, WHAT ELSE TO YOU WANT TO SHARE TONIGHT?

>> IT'S BEEN GREAT FOR OUR WARM SEASON CROPS.

THE BIG ISSUE AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP, GENERATION TIMES GET REDUCED.

WE GET MANY, MANY GENERATIONS AND POPULATIONS CAN START FAST.

WE STARTED OUT WITH ROOT MAGGOTS.

CABBAGE LOOPERS ALWAYS WITH US.

THEY ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE RIGHT NOW AND THINGS ARE DELAYED.

YOU CAN SEE THE WHITE BUTTERFLIES THERE.

WE SAW AN AWFUL LOT OF LEAF HOPPER WHERE THEY WERE DOING AN AWFUL A LOT OF LEAF DAMAGE.

ANY TIME YOU'RE LOSING LEAF, YOU ARE LOSING THE ABILITY TO CREATE A GREAT CROP.

WE WILL SHOW YOU PICTURES.

COLORADO POTATO BEETLE.

THAT'S BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO GROW POTATOES WHICH IS A GREAT CROP IN NORTHERN CLIMATES AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

WE SEE A LOT OF JAPANESE BEETLE AND WE WILL SHARE ABOUT THAT AND EAR WIGS.

THAT IS IF YOU SEE THAT RIGHT THERE, THAT IS THE FIRST SIGN OF ROOT MAGGOT DAMAGE.

THE ONE LEAF YELLOWING.

WE SHOULD NOT SEE THAT.

YOU GET A MAGGOT IN THE SOIL.

THEY APPEAR EARLY AND WE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THE DAMAGE LOOKS LIKE.

THERE IT IS.

THEY JUST EAT INTO THE ROOT SIZE ITSELF.

YOU MAY AS WELL PULL THAT PLANT OUT.

>> IT'S TOO LATE.

VERY TOO LATE AT THIS POINT.

AND THERE ARE VERY FEW SOIL INSECTICIDES TO USE.

MY ADVICE IS SUCCESSION PLANT FOR THE GARDENER.

PLAN ON PLANTING MULTIPLE PLANTINGS.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE A PERCENTAGE.

THERE'S OUR ADULT COLORADO POTATO BEETLE AND WE ALSO THERE, THERE'S THE LARVA AND THE HUNGRY TEENAGER THAT DOES THE DAMAGE.

LOOK AT THAT LARVA.

WHETHER WE TALK ABOUT CONTROL MECHANISMS AND I HAVE KIND OF, BECAUSE THIS WAS SUCH A PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE AND MYSELF AS INCLUDED, SO HERE'S THOUGHTS FOR PEOPLE.

DELAY YOUR PLANTING A LITTLE BIT SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF SEASON TO GET POTATOES.

AVOID THE OVER EMERGENCE IN THE SOIL.

HERE'S SOMETHING I LEARNED FROM THE GROWERS IN COLORADO.

THE REASON THEY DON'T HAVE BEETLES.

THE WIND HAS TAKEN THE SOIL OFF.

THEY GET 20 BELOW AND PENETRATES AND KILLS THAT.

WHEN I SNOW BLOW THE DRIVE, I SNOW BLOW THE POTATO PATCH TO GET THE SNOW OFF SO I GET REAL COLD TEMPERATURES AND THEN YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT WANT TO FOR A YEAR OR TWO, AVOID EGGPLANT PEPPERS.

POTATOES CAN BE DEVASTATING.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO ROTATE YOUR POTATOES.

>> TAKE A BREAK FOR A YEAR.

>> AND THEN YOU CAN HAND PICK IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF TIME OR LOTS OF KIDS.

OVER THERE ARE ORGANIC CONTROLS AND I WANTED TO MENTION THESE.

SPINOCIDE.

THERE'S BT.

BE CAREFUL SAN DIEGO.

NOT THE DIAPEL.

YOU HAVE TO GET THAT LARVA FORM.

THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTROLLING THAT PEST.

>> LOOK AT THAT.

PRETTY INSIDE.

>> THIS IS A JAPANESE BEETLE.

WE WILL ROLL THROUGH THESE.

THAT'S THE DAMAGE CAN IT DO ON GRAPES AND DIANE TALK ABOUT THE PHEROMONE TRAPS.

>> THEY SEEM TO WORK QUICK.

THEN IT STOPPED CONTROLLING AND WE FIGURED THE INSECTS WERE ROTTING THE BODIES AND IT WAS SMELLING.

I DON'T THINK THEY COULD SMELL THE PHEROMONE.

SOME PEOPLE CAUTION WE ARE ATTRACTING MORE INSECTS THAN ACTUALLY GETTING RID OF.

WE DO HAVE TO WATCH HOW WE USE THEM.

IS THAT CREATING MORE OF A PROBLEM?

>> THAT'S A BIG QUESTION AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE MIXED RESULTS.

I WOULD GET THEM OUT AND PREORDER THEM.

I'M SEEING LOTS OF THIS.

THE EAR WIG.

THEY ARE NOCTURNAL.

I SAW A RHUBARB PLANT AND THEY ARE NOCTURNAL.

YOU GET OUT THERE WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND SEE THE DAMAGE.

CERTAINLY, THERE ARE CULTURAL CONTROLS.

GET THE DEBRIS AWAY.

YOU GOT TO GET OUT THERE AT NIGHT.

THAT'S WHEN WE SEE THE DAMAGE.

>> WELL, THANK YOU.

WELL, IF YOU MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO PLANT MILK WEED THIS YEAR, THERE'S A DELICATE INSECT THAT IS VERY GRATEFUL.

SAME GOES FOR OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES.

CALLED DULUTH MONARCH BUDDIES.

WE VISITED WITH THE LOCAL FOUNDER DURING THE GROUP'S LOCAL POLLINATE OR MARKETPLACE.

>> PLANT A LITTLE MILK WEED.

EVERY LITTLE COUNTS.

WE AREA THE POLLINATE OR MARKETPLACE HERE AT HARTLEY PARK.

WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE IN OUR GROUP, DULUTH MONARCH BUDDIES AND THEY HAVE TABLES WITH VARIOUS INFORMATIONAL THINGS HERE.

OUR WEBSITE IS DULUTHMONARCHBUDDIES.ORG.

AND YOU CAN GET A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE.

THAT TELLS US ABOUT LOCALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND IN GENERAL, TELLS MORE ABOUT MONARCHS AND HABITAT.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MARKETPLACE IS TO EDUCATE.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MONARCHS AND WHAT KIND OF THINGS THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.

PEOPLE VISITING US HERE TODAY ARE TELLING ME ANYWAY, THEY ARE SEEING MONARCHS AGAIN.

SO AT THE END OF SUMMER LIKE IN AUGUST, THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS THEY START MIGRATING.

THE END OF THE WINTER, PROBABLY MARCH THEY START COMING BACK NORTH.

SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSE IS THE MILK WEED UP AND THE BUTTERFLIES GET HERE SOON, THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LAY EGGS.

>> WHY DID YOU FOUND THIS ORGANIZATION AND WHY ARE YOU SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT?

>> WHEN I WAS A KID, I ACTUALLY DID THIS ONCE.

I HAD SEVERAL FAILURES BEFORE I FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT NEEDED MILK WEED.

I WAS FEEDING IT GRASS.

I BECAME SUCCESSFUL AND WHEN YOU GOT OUT THERE THE WORLD, I WAS A TEACHER, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND I THOUGHT WHAT A NEAT WAY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I RAISED THEM DURING THE SUMMER AND THOSE ONES WHEN SCHOOL STARTS, I STILL HAVE EGGS AND CATER PILLARS AND THAT'S HOW WE STARTED SCHOOL.

THE LAST MONARCHS OTHER SUMMER AND SENT THEM ON THEIR WAY TO MEXICO.

IF THEY CREATE MORE HABITAT AND SAVE HABITAT, THEY ARE HELPING THE MONARCHS.

ANYTHING THEY CAN DO.

WE ARE GIVING AWAY SEEDS FREE.

ANY WAY TO INCREASE THE HABITAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

>> THANKS FOR TUNING IN TO GREAT GARDENING.

I'M PAUL BROWN.

PRODUCER THE SHOW HERE WITH NATALIE HEST.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT.

IT WAS GREAT CATCHING UP WITH THE DULUTH MONARCH BUDDIES.

SUCH GREAT WORK FOR THE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES HEADED SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA.

>> IT'S A GREAT REMINDER SOMEBODY AS SIMPLE AS WE PLANT IN THE BACKYARD CAN HAVE SUCH AN IMPACT FURTHER WHAT WE CAN IMAGINE.

THAT'S ONE OF THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THE SHOW.

WE GET TO LEARN SO MUCH MORE THAN GARDENING TIPS.

>> EVERY SHOW THERE'S ALWAYS A PRACTICAL TIP OR SOLUTION SPECIFIC TO THIS REGION.

THAT LOCAL CONNECTION IS SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO SHARE.

>> SO IF GREAT GARDENING HAS INSPIRED YOUR GARDEN OR IS A PROGRAM YOU LOOK FORWARD TO.

THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO SUPPORT IT.

WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A $1,200 GOAL.

YOU CALL 218-788-2844 OR GIVE ONLINE AT PBSNORTH.ORG.

>> AND AS A THANK-YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO NORTHERN GARDENER MAGAZINE WHEN YOU GIVE $15 A MONTH OR GIVE A ONE-TIME GIFT OF $180.

>> IT'S A GREAT COMPANION TO THE SHOW.

BEAUTIFUL ADVICE AND PHOTOS YOU CAN USE IN YOUR OWN GARDEN.

IT ENSURE SHOWS LIKE GREAT GARDENING CONTINUE TO BE HERE.

>> IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT.

GIVE US A CALL AT 218-788-2844 OR VISIT PBSNORTH.ORG.

LET'S LOOK AT THE THANK-YOU GIFTS AVAILABLE.

>> WHEN YOU SUPPORT PBS NORTH, YOU KEEP GARDENING GROWING STRONG.

BRINGING INSPIRATION AND LOCAL STORY TELLING TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NORTH LAND.

WHEN YOU MAKE A SUSTAINING GIFT OF $6 A MONTH OR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF $72, WE WILL THANK YOU WITH THIS SEED BOOK WITH CRAFT PAPER SEED ENVELOPES, GIVING YOU AS EASY WAY TO SAVE SEEDS.

WITH A SUSTAINING GIFT OF $10 A MONTH OR 1-TIME GIFT OF $120, WE WILL THANK YOU WITH THE MINNESOTA HOME GROWN COOK BOOK FILLED WITH RECIPES CELEBRATING MINNESOTA FARMS, GARDENING AND LOCAL INGREDIENTS WERE IT'S A WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR BRINGING FRESH, SEASONAL FLAVORS TO YOUR TABLE WITH A $15 A MONTH OR 1-TIME $180.

>> FEATURING SEASONAL GARDENING TIPS FOR ZONING 3 AND 4.

PRACTICAL HOW-TO ADVICE.

MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TODAY CALLING 218-788-2844.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> WHEN YOU SUPPORT PBS NORTH, YOU'RE HELPING CREATE MOMENTS OF DISCOVERY FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTH LAND.

AS A PARENT I KNOW HOW SPECIAL IT IS TO SEE A CHILD DISCOVER SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THOSE CAN SPARK A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING.

I'M PROUD PBS NORTH CAN BE PART OF THOSE MOMENTS FOR FAMILIES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I APPRECIATE AT MY WORK AT PBS NORTH IS GETTING TO MEET PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION.

WE HEAR THEIR STORIES AND LEARN ABOUT THE WORK THEY'RE DOING AND GET TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCES WITH YOU.

WE PRODUCE A LOCAL PROGRAM AND NOT JUST MAKING SOMETHING TO WATCH BUT CREATING A RECORD OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY.

>> THOSE CONNECTIONS REACH PEOPLE AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE.

WE WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZES, SHARED LOCAL HISTORY AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND DISCOVER.

WHETHER A CHILD ASKING THEIR FIRST QUESTION OR YOU DISCOVERING SOMETHING NEW ABOUT A NEIGHBOR OR ORGANIZATION DOING GOOD WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

THESE MAKE PUBLIC MEDIA MATTER.

>> THE LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDING REMINDED US HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE A STATION THAT REFLECTS THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH LAND.

GREAT DOCUMENTARIES AND COMMUNITY STORIES ALL MADE BY THIS COMMUNITY BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW AND CARE ABOUT IT.

CALL 218-788-2844 OR VISIT PBSNORTH.ORG.

>> WE ARE PBS NORTH.

WE LIVE IN YOUR REGION.

TELLING YOUR STORIES.

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, BRINGING THE WORLD TO YOU.

WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU.

BUT WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

WE ARE PBS NORTH.

>> THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO MAKING THE PROGRAMS YOU SEE ON PBS NORTH.

PEOPLE IN FRONT OF CAMERA AND ALSO A WHOLE TEAM WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES.

PRODUCERS, EDITORS AND ENGINEERS AND SO MANY OTHERS.

>> YOUR SUPPORT MAKES THAT WORK POSSIBLE.

FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS AND COMMUNITIES.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I GET TO DO, ONE OF THE HATS I WEAR IS COORDINATE OUR INTERN PROGRAM.

WE HAVE INTERNS HERE TONIGHT HELPING PUT THIS TOGETHER AND THE VIDEOS YOU'RE WATCHING THEY HAVE EDITED THOSE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL JOB.

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SUPPORT ALL OF THIS IS TO BECOME A SUSTAINER.

>> A MONTHLY GIFT PROVIDES RELIABLE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HELPS US PLAN AHEAD.

IF YOU'RE A SUSTAINER, THANK YOU.

IF YOU'RE ABLE TO INCREASE YOUR MONTHLY GIFT BY A FEW DOLLARS, THAT EXTRA SUPPORT CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

>> WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS OUR GOAL OF $1,200 TOWARDS GREAT GARDENING.

CALL 218-788-2488 TO START OR INCREASE YOUR SUSTAINING GIFT.

>> SUSTAINS MEMBERSHIP IS AN EASY CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE WAY TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS YOU LOVE.

SUSTAINING MEMBERS MAKE AN ON GOING MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION FROM THEIR CREDIT CARD OR CHECKING ACCOUNT.

JUST CHOOSE THE MONTHLY AMOUNT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE-AND-GO ONLINE AND WE'LL GET IT SET UP FOR YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP, JUST CONTACTED US.

MONTHLY CONTRIBUTIONS START AS LOW AS $5 A MONTH.

GO ONLINE, START YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW.

>> PBS NORTH IS YOUR FAMILY'S CONNECTION TO INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT.

FROM NATIVE REPORT AND DOCTOR SAYS ON CALL TO TRUSTED CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING, WE'RE HERE FOR PEOPLE AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE.

>> AND WE WANT PBS NORTH TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE WAY THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU.

WATCH LIVE ON PBSNORTH.ORG OR STREAM OUR CHANNELS INCLUDING CREATE AND EXPLORE THROUGH THE FREE PBS APP ON YOUR SMART TV.

>> WHEN YOU GIVE $5 A MONTH, YOU WILL UNLOCK OR STREAMING LIBRARY WITH THOUSANDS OF HOURS.

PASSPORT GIVES YOU THE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT TO YOU.

>> WHAT'S THE BEST THING ABOUT A PASSPORT?

FREEDOM, YOU CAN GRAB IT AND GO SOME PLACE INSPIRING, SOME PLACE ROMANTIC AND UNEXPECTED.

>> WHEN YOU SUPPORT YOUR PBS STATION, YOU CAN ENJOY PBS PASSPORT, A MEMBER BENEFIT THAT LETS YOU STREAM GREAT PERFORMANCES.

MASTERPIECE, ALL YOUR FAVORITES WHEN AND WHERE YOU WANT THEM.

REACH OUT TO THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN OR GO OWN TO MAKE A QUALIFYING CONTRIBUTION AND AWAY YOU GO.

>> BEFORE WE GET BACK TO GREAT GARDENING.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SAMMY'S PIZZA AND THE TWIN PORTS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FOR ANSWERING YOUR CALLS TODAY.

WE WILL LIKE TO THING KIM AND MYRNA FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE STANDING BY AT 218-788-2488.

WE HEARD FROM FOLKS ACROSS THE NORTH LAND.

THANK YOU.

WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.

MAYBE VIEWERS IN TWO HARBORS BEFORE WE GET BACK TO OUR GARDENING EXPERTS.

>> WE HAVE A BIG VIEWING AREA.

HELP US MAKE IT TO OUR $1,200 GOAL AND YOUR GIFT WILL HELP US.

>> WE HAVE $900 TO GO.

>> SO BEFORE WE HEAD BACK.

WE WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF GREAT GARDENING AND OUR COMMUNITY OF GARDENING AND SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION, PBS NORTH.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> WELCOME BACK, IT'S TIME GET BACK TO MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

KATY ASKS HER NEIGHBOR HAS ATTEMPTED TO GROW GRAPES THEY DRY OUT BEFORE THEY GRAPE.

>> THAT'S A FUNGAL INFECTION.

AND IF IT'S CONTINUING LIKE THAT, SHE REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK FOR A FUNGICIDE AND THAT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT A GREAT-GROWING REGION.

SHE MAY HAVE TO SHOP ON THE INTERNET.

>> MAKE SURE IT'S LABELED FOR GRAPES.

AND IT'S AN EDIBLE.

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

>> CRAIG IN DULUTH WANTS TO KNOW THE BEST PLANTS.

>> ANY THICK-LEAFED ITEMS.

WE TALKS ABOUT THE YARROW.

I THINK HE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE NATIVES BECAUSE THEY ARE RESISTANT.

>> JASON HAS A QUESTION ABOUT HIS LILAC.

DOES HE HAVE TO WAIT TO CUT HIS LEAVES?

>> WE GET IN LIKE WATER SPROUTS EXCEPT COMING FROM THE ROOT ITSELF.

YOU CAN TAKE THEM OFF RIGHT NOW.

>> OKAY.

WE HAVE A VIEWER THAT HAS A HYDRANGEA THAT LOOKS HEALTHY BUT WON'T FLOWER.

>> YOU KNOW THE FLOWER MECHANISM IS REALLY A REPRODUCTIVE FORM.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE KILLING THEM WITH KINDNESS.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE GETTING WATER PARTICULARLY NOW AND STAYS VEGETATIVE, NEVER GOES THROUGH REPRODUCTIVE STAGE.

I FIND THE FIRST CUT BACK ON THE ADDITIONS, THE FERTILITY AND WATER.

MAKE SURE IT STAYS ALIVE.

IF IT DOESN'T WORK, MOVE THE PLANT.

BEST TIME TO MOVE IT IS PROBABLY EARLY FALL, COMING UP IN ANOTHER TWO, THREE WEEKS, FOUR WEEKS I HATE TO SAY THAT.

WE'LL ENJOY SUMMER FOR A LITTLE WHILE OR EARLY NEXT SPRING.

>> REACHING INTO DORMANCY.

>> ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERENNIALS IN A SHADY SPOT AND COLORFUL.

>> IT TALKS ABOUT WHAT YOU CONSIDER COLORFUL.

THERE'S HOSTAS.

WE HAVE PLUMERIA, A VARIATION OF THE IN THE LEAF.

YOUR BLEEDING HEART.

MANY TIMES WILL REBLOOM.

YOU GET MORE THAN ONE FLUSH OF COLOR.

>> COLOR IS A CHALLENGE A LITTLE BIT.

AND OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT JUST DIVERSITY OF TEXTURE.

ALL OF THE FERNS.

SO MANY.

>> WE HAVE A VIEWER WITH A 20-YEAR OLD TREE THAT'S A HYBRID JAPANESE APPLE TREE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE FIVE FEET AND NOW AS TALL AS THE HOUSE.

WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?

>> THE HYBRID, IT'S ALL ROOT STOCK.

BASED ON WHAT ROOT STOCK.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN HYBRIDIZED OR A STOCK THAT DOES NOT HOLD IT BACK.

WHAT CAN SHE DO?

GET IT AWAY FROM THE HOUSE.

>> MIGHT BE STRETCHING FOR LIGHT.

>> CERTAINLY CAN BE DAMAGE.

I WOULD BE PRUNING IT BACK AND LOOKING AT BEST TIME TO PRUNE THAT WOULD REALLY BE ONCE IT'S DORMANT.

EARLY WINTER OR EARLY NEXT SPRING.

>> UNLESS IT'S BEEN GRAFTED AND SOMEHOW THE TOP DIED AND THE GRAFTING COULD HAVE COME UP.

>> FASCINATING.

USUALLY THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM.

IT'S NICE.

THANKS.

NEXT WE'RE HEADED TO THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF MINNESOTA WHERE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE.

IN THE CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY OF PALISADE, THERE'S A GARDENER WHERE THE HELP OF OUR SON STARTED A GARDEN AS A TRIBUTE TO HER LATE HUSBAND AND A WAY TO SET THE PATH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

>> WE HAD A HUMONGOUS ONE LAST YEAR.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW KEITH WAS GOING TO GET IT OUT OF THE GARDEN.

I AM LOIS WATSON AND I LIVE IN PALISADE.

MY HUSBAND DIED FOUR YEARS AGO, WITH THE MONEY WE GOT, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SO I STARTED A SCHOLARSHIP IN AKIN FOR AN ATHLETIC BECAUSE HE WAS A WRESTLER AND A BALL PLAYER.

WE BOTH WENT TO AKIN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE FIRST ONE WAS A GIRL.

THEN WE WEREN'T GOING TO DO A BIG GARDEN MY SON AND I. MY HUSBAND WAS THE GARDENER.

WE THOUGHT, LET'S DO IT AND SELL IT.

WE HAVE DONE FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS SO FAR.

PUMPKINS AND SQUASH ARE GOOD.

THEN WE PLANTED BROOM CORN.

IT GROWS VERY TALL AND IT'S DECORATIVE.

MY HUSBAND ALWAYS GREW SUN FLOWERS AND THIS YEAR, RASPBERRIES.

WE JUST PLANTED THOSE LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE HUGE.

THE BIRDS LIKE TO EAT THEM.

WE USUALLY SELL IN OCTOBER AND EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH READY BY THEN.

>> WE HAVE CLAY.

CLAY SOIL.

WE HAVE TO TILL IT REALLY GOOD AND KEEP TILLING IT BECAUSE IT TENDS TO GET UP.

WE USE ORGANIC TURKEY MAMA MATURE.

>> MY SON LIKES KHOLRABIES.

WE HAVE TO PUT UP AN ELECTRIC FENCE BECAUSE THERE'S CRITTERS.

WE HAD ARMY WORMS BAD THIS YEAR.

THE LEAVE SAYS WILL COME BACK ON YOUR TREES.

MY MOM ALWAYS HAD FLOWERS.

WE SWITCHED THINGS AROUND BECAUSE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

I USED TO BE A MASTER GARDENER, BUT NOW I'M NOT ANYMORE.

I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES.

YEAH, THEN YOU PICK YOUR THING.

LIKE THERE'S SO MUCH TO KNOW OF BEING A MASTER GARDENER.

DID YOU KNOW THAT MINNESOTA IS THE ONLY STATE THAT CAN KILL ITS MASCOT.

GOPHER.

I'M STILL PLANTING.

I LIKE TO BUY FLOWERS.

MY SON MADE ALL THESE PATHS FOR ME.

I COME OUT HERE AND WANDER AND CHECK EVERYBODY OUT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF MILKWEEDS COMING UP.

WE HAVE BABY MONARCHS ON THEM.

WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO TAKE CARE OF.

>> WHAT A SWEET STORY OF HOW GARDENING CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY WAYS.

WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE FINAL ROUND OF QUESTIONS.

SHAR FROM WOODLAND ASKS.

HER TOMATOES ARE DEVELOPING BLACK SPOTS ON THE BOTTOM.

THE PLANT SEEM SAYS FINE.

WHAT IS WRONG?

>> ON THE BOTTOM, BLOSSOM ROT.

SHE SAYS IT'S NOT STICKY.

>> SHE CALLS IT SPOTS.

IT COULD BE SEPTORIA.

IF IT'S BLOSSOM ROT.

IT'S CALCIUM DEFICIENCY.

>> KRISTEN HAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE SHORT GROWING SEASON IN MINNESOTA.

IS THERE ANYTHING GARDENERS PLANT IN AUGUST AND REALISTICALLY HARVEST BEFORE THE FIRST CROP.

>> WE THOUGHT OF THE LETTUCE.

THE LEAFING THINGS THAT DON'T TO HAVE TO MATURE.

KALE AND EVEN CABBAGE.

I WOULD THINK THAT'S TOO LATE.

IT WILL DEPEND ON THE FALL.

THE LEAFY GREENS WILL TOLERATE FROST.

>> WE HAVE A VIEWER WHO HAS A SNOW BALL BUSH AND SPRING BLOOMS DRYING UP.

COULD IT BE A WATER PROBLEM OR BLIGHT?

SO SNOWBALL BUSH SPRING BLOOM AND THE LEAVES ARE DRYING UP.

>> IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL BECAUSE WE GET THE BLOOM LATER ON A SNOWBALL.

I WOULD SAY, WE REALLY LIKE TO SEE A PHOTO OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE LEAVES.

YES, IT COULD BE FUNGAL.

IT COULD BE STRESS.

IT COULD BE THEY WERE JUST GETTING DIE BACK DOLLAR.

WE NEED A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION REALLY TO DO A BETTER JOB THERE.

>> FOR THE SNOWBALL BUSH.

THE VIEWER ASKING THAT, GIVE US MORE INFORMATION.

>> NEXT SHOW.

WE HAVE ANOTHER COMING UP.

WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH HYDRANGEAS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR DIANE AND BOB SHARING THEIR EXPERTISE.

BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR OUR FALL SPECIAL THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH.

UNTIL THEN, HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.