.
. A
. A LOT
. A LOT OF YOU ARE OUTSIDE A LITTLE MORE OFTEN THESE DAYS IN YOUR
OWN YARD AND MAYBE TRYING TO
BEAUTIFY IT OR PLANT SOMETHING
FOR THE FIRST TIME. WELL, LET'S
BRING IN A MASTER GARDENER
RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO. WE
HAVE SOMEONE WITH US THIS MONEY
PERSONAL SUMMER. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, HEATHER. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M SO GLAD
YOU'RE HERE AND SORT OF ADVISE
US ON WHAT YOU CAN DO VIRTUALLY
TO HELP US BECOME BETTER
GARDENERS. SO WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT A NEW TOOL THAT
WE JUST LAUNCHED THIS WEEK.
IT'S A ONE STOP SHOP WHERE YOU
CAN GO TO OUR WEB SITE. THERE'S
A LITTLE LANDING PAGE THAT SAYS
LET'S BRING TOGETHER SAN DIEGO.
CLICK ON THAT AND THEY'LL BE A
LARGE TOMATO. AND ON THAT
TOMATO PLANT THERE ARE SEVERAL
TOMATOES THAT YOU CLICK ON AND
IT HAS DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT
YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT. SO WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WITH THE STAY
HOME ORDERS PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
GET OUT AND EDUCATE
THE COMMUNITY. THE MASTER
GARDENERS WERE NOT EDUCATING
THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE A FENCE
ARE SHUT DOWN. SO INSTEAD WE'RE
EDUCATING YOU ONLINE. ALL
RIGHT. SO SUMMER, WHAT CAN YOU
SHOW US THIS MORNING BECAUSE
YOU'VE A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN RIGHT
AROUND IT LOOKS SO PRETTY. SO I
MEAN MY COMMUNITY GARDEN RIGHT
NOW. AND I BROUGHT FOR YOU GUYS
SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
THAT YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT AND
GET DIRECTIONS ON ON THAT
PLATFORM. SO ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S ON THERE IS WORKING WITH
CHILDREN. SO THERE'S YOUTH
ACTIVITIES. RIGHT. AND SO
STUDIES SHOW THAT WHEN A CHILD
GETS TO RAISE THEIR OWN PLANT
FROM SEEDS THEY GET REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT IT AND WANT TO
TRY IT. SO YOU FIND THAT
THEY'RE TRYING MORE VEGETABLES
AND THINGS THAT THEY MAYBE
OTHERWISE WOULD NOT. FOR
EXAMPLE, BEAUTIFUL BEETS, RIGHT
?OR WE EVEN HAVE STRAWBERRIES.
KIDS LOVE STRAWBERRIES. SO WE
HAVE A REALLY FUN LITTLE
IMPROVISED CONTAINER HERE WHERE
WE HAVE STRAWBERRIES GOING OUT
THE SIDE LIKE THEY'RE GROWING
STRAWBERRIES BY THE WAY,
BECAUSE I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO
PLANT STRAWBERRIES BUT I JUST
DON'T WANT THEM TO BE EATEN BY
BUGS. YES. OK. SO THAT'S A
TOUGH ONE. THERE'S TWO
DIFFERENT KINDS EVER VARYING.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO JUNE
BERRY. IF YOU WANT STRAWBERRIES
AROUND YOU, WOULD YOU EVER VARY
IT JUST IN THE EARLY SUMMER YOU
DO THE JUNE BERRY. I ALSO
RECOMMEND PUTTING SOMETHING
UNDERNEATH THE STRAWBERRIES,
PROPPING THEM UP OFF THE SOIL
TO HELP KEEP THE PESTS AWAY AND
ALLOW THEM TO TO CONTINUE
GROWING WITHOUT ROTTING IN THAT
SOIL. SO PHIL, WHAT ELSE CAN
YOU SHOW ME? SOME OF
THE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WITH
THE KIDS. WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW
WE CAN CONNECT ACADEMIC
CONCEPTS WHILE THEY'RE NOT NOT
IN SCHOOL WHETHER AT HOME. SO
THERE'S A SOIL SCIENCE ONE
WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT
THE TEXTURE AND COMPOSITION
SOIL. SO THIS IS FINE. THEY GET
THEIR HANDS DIRTY. THEY GET IT
IN THE SOIL AND ALL PARENTS
HAVE TO DO IS ADD A LITTLE SOIL
AND DIRT TO A JOB. SO THEY CAN
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT. I
CONNECT THEM TO MATH CONCEPTS
LIKE LIFE SCIENCES. WE ALSO
HAVE SOME MILKWEED HERE. SO ONE
OF THE PROJECTS ON THERE IS
BEING ABLE TO RECREATE
THE LIFECYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY
AND THEY USE A PAPER CRAFT
USING INGREDIENTS AND THINGS
MATERIALS. I SHOULD SAY FROM
THE HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING YOU
PROBABLY HAVE LYING AROUND AND
ONCE THEY DO THAT THEY WANT TO
ENHANCE THAT PROJECT THEY CAN
ACTUALLY RAISE MONARCHS. SO I
DO THIS WITH KIDS THAT I WORK
WITH THAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB AND YOU JUST GET A LITTLE
YOU GET A LITTLE MONARCH PLANTS
AND THEN USUALLY THEY'LL BE
ALREADY AN EGG THERE IT'LL
HATCH YOU HAVE A LITTLE LARVA
AND YOU CAN ALSO BUY LYING A
LITTLE BUTTERFLY AQUARIUM KIND
OF PROTECTS THEM. THEY STAY
INSIDE THERE. THEY FORM A
LITTLE CHRYSALIS ON TOP AND
WHEN THEY EMERGE IT'S REALLY
FUN. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MONARCH
BUTTERFLY KIDS GET TO GENTLY
HANDLE AND RELEASE THEM OUT
INTO THE WILD. OH MY GOSH. I
LOVE SO MUCH. I'M GOING TO GET
ONE OF THOSE. LAST BUT NOT
LEAST WHAT'S IN FRONT THOSE
BEAUTIFUL PURPLE FLOWERS. WHAT
ARE THOSE? OK. SO ONE OF
THE OTHER OPTIONS YOU HAVE ON
THAT TOMATO PLANT THAT YOU GET
TO CHOOSE FROM THE DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES IS REMINISCENT
GARDENING. SO THIS IS SOMETHING
YOU CAN DO WITH ELDERLY. IT'S
GREAT FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
OR ALZHEIMER'S. SO DIFFERENT
SENSES ARE STIMULATED. IT HELPS
CONNECT YOU TO MEMORIES FROM
YOUR PAST. AND SO THESE THESE
HERBS THAT WE HAVE THIS IS A
TABLETOP GARDEN. AND SO THAT'S
ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES I LOVE
DOING HERBS BECAUSE URNS HAD
DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND
SENSATIONS AND YOU FEEL THAT
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT SMELLS. SO
I REALLY RECOMMEND YOU ASK THEM
TO MELVIN TO FEEL JUST GET
THEIR FINGERS AND SMELL THEM.
WE'VE GOT CHOCOLATE MILK HERE.
CAN THEY CAN THEY SMELL
THE CHOCOLATE? WE HAVE A LEMON
TIME. SEE IF THEY CAN SMELL
THE LEMON. AND BEFORE PLANTING
THEM I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO
GET A LITTLE TUB, FILL IT WITH
SOIL AND TELL THEM TO GET THEIR
HANDS IN, GET DIRTY, FEEL IT,
SMELL IT. THIS THIS AGAIN THIS
IS LIKE THAT SENSATION A FEEL
THAT IT HELPS SENIORS
DECOMPRESS A LITTLE BIT. IT'S
VERY THERAPEUTIC AND IT REALLY
CONNECTS WITH WITH THEIR
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. SO THIS
HAS BEEN SO FANTASTIC TO CHECK
IN WITH YOU. WHAT'S THE WEBSITE
IF PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE MASTER
GARDENER SD DAUD AND THEN ON
THERE THEY'LL BE A LITTLE ICON
ON THAT ICON IT SAYS LET'S GO
TOGETHER SAN DIEGO, CLICK ON
THAT AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT
BIG BEAUTIFUL TOMATO I TALKED
ABOUT THAT TOMATO PLANT AND
THEN THEY CAN CHOOSE A