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>>> I'M
>>> I'M SURE YOU HAVE HEARD OF ECHINACEA IT HAS LONG BEEN USED
TO PREVENT COLDS AND A LONG
LIST OF OTHER AILMENTS AND THE
WILDFLOWERS ARE EASY TO GROW
YOUR SELF SO HERE WITH SOMEHOW
TUZ IS OUR LEARNING GURU CISCOE
MORRIS.
MORRIS.
MORRIS. COME ON OUT . HOW ARE YOU?
IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I ACTUALLY NEVER KNEW WHAT AN
ECHINACEA PLANT LOOKED LIKE AND
THIS IS IT.
>> THEY CALL THEM CONE FLOWERS
FOR THE OBVIOUS OR THE HEDGEHOG
PLANT, DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A
HEDGEHOG?
HEDGEHOG?
HEDGEHOG? >> I SUPPOSE IF YOU USE YOUR
IMAGINATION.
IMAGINATION. THIS HAS A FLAT TOP INSTEAD OF
A CONE.
A CONE.
A CONE. >> THIS IS THE ONE YOU WOULD
SEE IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDWEST
AND THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ONE IT
IS A PURPLE CONEFLOWER AND
THESE COME BACK REALLY WELL FOR
A LONG TIME. NOW THEY ARE
MAKING ALL OF THESE HYBRIDS.
I THINK THIS IS ORANGE SAINT
RITA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> WE CAN SEE THEM UP HERE.
THESE ARE JUST DIFFERENT COLORS
BUT THE SAME PLANT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THIS IS CORAL DREAM AND IF YOU
BUY THAT THEY WILL ALL LOOK
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. THIS NEW ONE AND I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> IT IS READ AND ORANGE.
>> GUESS THEY HAVE ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT COLORS TOGETHER IN
ONE PLANT.
ONE PLANT. >> OH YES THAT IS INTERESTING.
>> THEY GROW THESE FROM SEED,
IF YOU GET THREE YEARS YOU ARE
DOING GOOD.
DOING GOOD. THAT IS THE ONE BUMMER. THESE
SEED THEMSELVES SO EVEN IF THEY
DIE THEY GROW THEM FROM TISSUE
CULTURE AND THEY THINK THEY
WILL BE COMING BACK FOR MANY
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> THE LEAVES OF FEEL LIKE FINE
SANDPAPER.
SANDPAPER. >> YOU MUST HAVE TINY HAIRS AND
THEIR JOB IS TO CATCH WATER
THAT IS COMING OUT OF THE LEAVES
AND HOLDING THEM.
IT IS LIKE WHEN YOU WEAR A
SHIRT AND YOU HIKE YOU DON'T
GET AS HOT BECAUSE IT CAPTURES
THE SWEATS.
THE SWEATS. >> SO THIS IS A LEAP SHIRT?
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET
THESE STARTED?
THESE STARTED? >> I BOUGHT THESE AT A NURSERY
AND WHEN I WAS GETTING THEM
PEOPLE WERE SAYING IS GOING TO
BE 90 0 CAN YOU PLANT THEM?
YOU CAN BUT YOU WANT TO HAVE A
LOT OF COMPOST AND BE READY TO
WATER LIKE MAD FOR A FEW DAYS.
I BROUGHT THESE HOME AND I
WATER THEM WELL AND I DIDN'T
GET HOME UNTIL LATE.
THIS MORNING I WENT OUT TO GET
THEM AND THEY WERE LAYING ON
THE GROUND DROOPING AND I SAID
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO.
I LAUTER -- WATER THEM SO MUCH
THEY WERE SCREAMING NO MORE
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. >>
WATER. >> WERE THEY OKAY?
>> LOOK AT THAT THEY LOOK
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. >>
GREAT. >> THAT IS THE PLANT THAT WAS
LAYING DOWN.
LAYING DOWN. >> THAT BABY NEEDS WATER EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> YOU WANT TO PLANT THESE IN
GOOD RICH SOIL WITH LOTS OF
COMPOST ADDED TO THE SOIL AND
IF YOU DO THAT THEN THEY WILL
DO WELL. SOMEONE ASKED ME
SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL THE HEAT IS
OVER TO PLANT IT?
NO YOU CAN'T PUT ENOUGH WATER
IN THAT POT SO YOU ARE BETTER
OFF PLANTING IT IN THE GROUND
AND PUTTING COMPOST OVER IT.
>> GIVEN THE FACT IT IS SO
REACTIVE TO THE HEAT ARE
REPLANTING IT IN THE SHADE OR
DOES IT MATTER?
>> IT IS A FULL SUN PLANT SO --
>> HOW DOES IT MANAGE ON THE
PRAIRIES?
PRAIRIES?
PRAIRIES? >> THEY GET MORE IN THE MIDWEST
THAN WE DO.
THEY GET THOSE THUNDERSHOWERS.
>> I'M NOT SURE YOU ARE RIGHT.
>> --
>> --
>> -- >>
>> -- >> YOU WILL HAVE TO WATER A LOT
AT FIRST BUT AFTER THAT BECAUSE
OF THOSE DRIPS IT DOES ONCE IT
IS ESTABLISHED AND IT IS NOT
TRAPPED IN A LITTLE POT.
>> HOW BIG DOES THIS GET?
>> IT WILL GET TWICE AS WIDE
BUT THAT IS ABOUT AS TALL AS IT
WILL GET RIGHT THERE.
>> DO WE CUT IT BACK AT SOME
POINT OR DOES IT JUST DIE BACK
ON ITS OWN?
>> IN THE FALL IT WILL DIE BACK
QUITE A BIT AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
IS CUT IT BACK AND COVER IT
WITH THOSE SO IT REPELS WATER.
THEY DON'T LIKE TOO MUCH WATER
IN THE WINTER.
>> THIS SOUNDS LIKE A FUZZY
LITTLE PRAIRIE PLANS.
YOU KNOW I NEED THINGS THAT ARE
MORE I DON'T KNOW LESS
TEMPERAMENTAL THAN THAT.
BUTTERFLIES ARE NUTS FOR THESE
GUYS.
GUYS.
GUYS. >>
GUYS. >> WHAT ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS?
>> HUMMINGBIRDS NOT SO MUCH BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT DOES?
IF YOU LEAVE THE FLOWERS IN THE
FALL, AT FIRST YOU WANT TO CUT
OFF WHAT IS SPENT.
>> GUESS WITH YOUR FAVORITE
TOOL.
TOOL.
TOOL. >>
TOOL. >> AS SOON AS THIS GUY GOES I
WILL CUT THAT GUY OFF BUT THE
THING IS IN THE FALL I QUIT
CUTTING THEM BACK BECAUSE THEY
WILL NOT PRODUCE TOO MANY MORE
AS IT GETS COLD.
THEN THE SEEDS COME OUT OF
THESE LIKE CRAZY AND THE WORDS
ARE IN.
ARE IN.
ARE IN. >> THEN THE SEEDS ALSO FALL ON
THE GROUND AND YOU GET MORE
PLANTS?
PLANTS?
PLANTS? >> YES SO YOU DEFINITELY DON'T
WANT TO BE TOO TRIMMING --
DOING TOO MUCH TRIMMING TOO
EARLY.
EARLY.
EARLY. I
EARLY. I DO LIKE TO GIVE THEM SOME
GOOD ORGANIC FLOUR FOOD SO THIS
IS GOOD STUFF.
THEN ALFALFA MEAL.
>> I KNOW YOU LOVE THE ALFALFA
MEAL.
MEAL.
MEAL. >>
MEAL. >> I LOVE THIS STUFF.
>> RIGHT AFTER I HAVE IMPLANTED
I WILL PUT IT IN A CUP AROUND
EACH PLANT AND WORK IT IN WITH
SOME KIND OF TOOL BECAUSE
YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
ALFALFA MEAL.
ALFALFA MEAL. IF YOU LEAVE IT ON THE SURFACE
IT CAN ATTRACT RATS.
I LEFT A BAG OF IT IN MY GARAGE
.
.
. >>
. >> YOU
. >> YOU ARE FULL OF ALL OF THESE
THINGS TODAY TO BE CAREFUL OF.
>> EVERY MOUSE IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON WAS IN MY GARAGE.
>> YES THEY WERE HAVING A MOUSE
PARTY.
PARTY.
PARTY. >>
PARTY. >> JUST PUT IT ON THE SURFACE
AND TAKE SOME KIND OF TOOL AND
WORK IT IN.