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>>> THIS IS NEW DAY NORTHWEST. NOW, HERE'S MARGARET LARSON.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
AND WELCOME TO NEW DAY
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. BESIDES LOOKING GREAT, DECOR
POTTED HOUSE PLANTS OFFER
PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS FOR US
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. SUMMER RAIN OAKS IS ABOUT
PLANTS, NATURE, AND
SUSTAINABILITY.
SUSTAINABILITY. HER NEW BOOK IS CALLED HOW TO
MAKE A PLANT LOVE YOU.
SUMMER IS HERE TO GIVE US A FEW
POINTERS.
POINTERS.
POINTERS. I DON'T KNOW IF VIEWERS CAN SEE
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. WE
YOU. WE CAN SEE YOUR SKIRT IS
COVERED WITH PLANTS.
AND MY SHOES.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THOSE EITHER.
>> PLANTS EVERYWHERE.
YOU LIVE IN AN APARTMENT IN NEW
YORK WITH HOW MANY PLANTS?
>> A LITTLE OVER 1100 PLANTS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> NO WAY.
>> I'M SURE I'M GOING TO MISS A
NEW WHEN I GET HOME.
BUT 1100 PLANTS.
ABOUT 560 SPECIES.
>> SO YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE
APARTMENT CAN'T BE HUGE.
BECAUSE IT'S IN NEW YORK.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE PICTURES OF
IT.
IT.
IT. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. EXPLAIN TO US HOW YOU'VE GOTTEN
THAT MANY PLANTS AND HOW YOU
KEEP THEM ALLEY HIVE.
WATERING WILL BE A LONG CHORE.
>> THERE'S SOME WAYS THAT I'VE
BUILT IN WATERING HACKS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
QUESTION I GET.
I INSTALLED AN EXPANDABLE HOSE
IN MY HOUSE.
AND I HAVE A GREEN WALL AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. WITH THAT, IT'S SUB IRRIGATED.
IT'S ALSO ATTACHED TO MY SINK.
AND THAT IRRIGATES ABOUT 80
PLANTS WHICH.
PLANTS WHICH. IS REALLY HELPFUL.
>> THAT'S COMMITMENT I WOULD
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. THAT'S COMMITMENT.
THAT'S COMMITMENT. DO YOU FIND THAT SOME THINGS
GROW BETTER THAN OTHERS WHEN
YOU'RE AWAY?
YOU'RE AWAY? YOU KNOW FOR LENGTHS OF TIME
LIKE YOU ARE.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, SO SOMETIMES
THERE'S PLANTS THAT ARE MORE
FINICKY THAN OTHERS.
I CALL THEM MORE HIGH
MAINTENANCE PLANTS.
MAINTENANCE PLANTS. THERE'S OTHERS THAT WILL LOVE
IT WHEN YOU GIVE THEM A LITTLE
BIT MORE ATTENTION AND OTHERS
YOU COULD MAXIMIZE FOR YOUR
KIND OF LIFESTYLE.
THAT'S HOW IT IS.
IT'S TRYING TO FIND A PLANT
THAT'S GOOD FOR THE LIGHTING IN
YOUR HOME, THE CONDITIONS THAT
YOU COULD GIVE IT AND ALSO YOUR
LIFESTYLE.
LIFESTYLE. >> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
MANHATTANS WE HAVE HERE.
AND JUST CHOOSING -- IT'S, YOU
KNOW, FOR A WHILE THERE, I
TRAVELED SO MUCH, I JUST GOT
RID OF ALL THE LIVE PLANTS.
BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND TO
KILL THEM.
KILL THEM. BUT I'M HOME NOW.
HOW DO I DECIDE WHAT I CAN GROW
BASED ON THE LIGHT IN MY HOUSE
AND HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE TO
TEND THEM.
TEND THEM. BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
1100.
1100.
1100. LET'S START THIS.
>> AND THAT'S FINE.
STARTING WITH ONE IS PERFECT
AND YOUR INCLINATIONS ARE
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. THE TYPE OF LIGHT I'M GIVING
IT.
IT.
IT. SOME
IT. SOME OF US DON'T THINK ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. PLANTS EAT LIGHT.
THAT'S HOW THEY GET THEIR
NUTRITION TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.
SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
DIRECTION YOUR WINDOWS FACE, I
WOULD SAY GO ON YOUR SMART
PHONE, AND TURN ON THE COMPASS.
BECAUSE THAT IS A GREAT WAY
JUST TO GET A GENERAL SENSE OF
THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF LIGHT
THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOME.
SO IF YOU, IN GENERAL, HAVE A
SOUTH FACING WINDOW, IF IT'S
NOT BEING OBSTRUCTED BY, YOU
KNOW, ANOTHER BUILDING OR
TREES, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET
REALLY INTENSE LIGHT THROUGH
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. AND THAT'S WHY I KIND OF HAVE
SOME OF THESE PLANTS GROUPED IN
DIFFERENT WAYS.
DIFFERENT WAYS. BECAUSE MORE SUCCULENT LEAVES,
SOMETHING THAT HAS, YOU KNOW,
IN THE CASE OF THIS CACTUS
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF
THIS BLUISH KIND OF HUE, THESE
PLANTS CAN REALLY THRIVE.
THEY CAN TAKE IT IN THAT KIND
OF INTENSE LIGHT.
AND THEY CAN REALLY THRIVE.
>> AND A LOT OF US USED TO
THINK, I'M NOT GOING TO GET A
CACTUS.
CACTUS.
CACTUS. THAT'S FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T,
YOU KNOW, TAKE TWO STEPS.
WE NEED A FANCIER PLANT.
BUT WE DON'T.
THE SUCCULENTS ARE SO PRETTY.
THE FOLIAGE AND THE TEXTURES OF
THESE, ESPECIALLY GROUPED
TOGETHER, IT'S GORGEOUS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. IF YOU HAVE A NORTH FACING
WINDOW AND YOU THINK I CAN'T
KILL A CACTUS, RIGHT?
YOU CAN IN A NORTH FACING
WINDOW.
WINDOW.
WINDOW. UNLESS YOU GIVE ATE GROW LIGHT.
SOME PLANTS ARE GOOD.
I HAVE PLANTS GROUPED.
BUT SOME ARE GOOD ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM.
SPECTRUM.
SPECTRUM. BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT
SOMETHING LIKE A SUCCULENT
PLANT, THESE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN
THE CASE OF A CACTUS, THEY'VE
LOST THEIR LEAVES.
THEY'RE A BIG WATER STORAGE
UNIT, THAT LIGHT COLOR WILL
BOUNCE THE LIGHT BACK OFF.
IT PROTECTS THE PLANT.
IF YOU HAVE A WESTERN FACING
WINDOW, USUALLY YOU GET HOTTER
LIGHT DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. AND IF YOU NOTICING THESE
PLANTS, THIS IS HAWARTHIA AND
THIS IS A GASTERIA.
THESE YOU CAN PULL AWAY FROM
YOUR WINDOW OR PUT IN A LESS
INTENSE LIGHT.
INTENSE LIGHT. >> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE.
THESE ARE PLANTS WE SEE A LOT
IN EVERY NURSERY.
EVERY PLACE WHERE PLANTS ARE
SOLD.
SOLD.
SOLD. HOW
SOLD. HOW HEARTY THESE GUYS ? WHERE
SHOULD THEY GO?
>> THIS IS CALLED DEVIL'S IVY.
THESE ARE COMMON HOUSE PLANTS.
YOU CAN GET THEM AT YOUR PLANT
SHOPS.
SHOPS.
SHOPS. THESE ARE PLANTS THAT COULD GO
ACROSS A RANGE OF SPECTRUMS.
I HAVE THEM HERE IN A MORE
EASTERN PERSPECTIVE.
EASTERN PERSPECTIVE. EASTERN LIGHT IS GOOD FOR MOST
PLANTS.
PLANTS.
PLANTS. ESPECIALLY IN SUB TROPICAL AND
TROPICAL VARIETIES.
TROPICAL VARIETIES. BECAUSE IT'S A COOLER LIGHT IN
THE MORNING, THE SUNRISES IN
THE EAST, IT'S NOT THAT INTENSE
OF LIGHT.
OF LIGHT.
OF LIGHT. BUT IT GIVES YOU A NICE EVEN
LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
VERY GOOD FOR MOST SUB TROPICAL
AND TROPICAL PLANTS.
>> SINCE THESE ARE COMMON
PLANTS, A COUPLE QUESTIONS,
I'VE HAD THESE WHERE THIS HAS A
TINY BROWN SPOT AT THE END.
DO I CUT THAT OFF?
LEAVE IT ALONE?
WHAT DO I DO?
>> IF IT'S A BROWN TIP AND IT
BROTHERS YOU, YOU CAN ACTUALLY
JUST CUT IT OFF AESTHETICALLY.
>> THANK YOU, THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT BROWN TIP SHOT IN GOING
TO GROW BACK, IF SOMETHING IS
BROWNING, IT'S NOT GOING TO
GROW BACK.
GROW BACK. IF SOMETHING IS YELLOW, LIKE
FOR INSTANCE WE KIND OF SAW
THIS LITTLE YELLOW LEAF HERE.
>> LET'S TURN THIS AROUND.
IT PROBABLY IS GETTING SHADED
OUT BY THE OTHER GREEN FOLIAGE.
I WOULD LEAVE IT ON.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S YELLOW, LET
IT MELLOW.
IT MELLOW. IF IT'S BROWN, FLUSH IT DOWN.
>> SO MIGHT WE TURN IT AROUND.
WOULD IT BENEFIT FROM LIGHT?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
IF YOU WANT YOUR PLANT TO NOT
JUST GROW IN ONE DIRECTION, YOU
CAN SEE THAT THIS ONE WAS
PROBABLY GROWING TOWARD THE
LIGHT THIS WAY.
PLANTS ARE SMART.
THEY'LL GROW TOWARD THE LIGHT.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY ROTATE YOUR
PLANT.
PLANT.
PLANT. AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
PRACTICE IF YOU WANT IT MORE
SYMMETRICAL.
SYMMETRICAL. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE
PLANTS AND ALSO THE FACT THAT,
YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS SOMEBODY
SAYS LIGHT, WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT
TOO MUCH SUNLIGHT.
I'M LIKE WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE
THAT PROBLEM HERE.
SO PLANTS THAT CAN KIND OF
SURVIVE, THE FACT THAT WE'RE
GRAY A LOT OF THE TIME AND
THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO GET A
TON OF LIGHT EXCEPT FOR A FEW
WEEKS DURING THE YEAR, WHAT
SHOULD WE DO WITH THEM?
>> THESE ARE PLANTS THAT I PUT
IN MORE OF A NORTHERN
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. ALL PLANTS WANT TO UTILIZE
LIGHT.
LIGHT.
LIGHT. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS GIVE THEM
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. IF
MORE. IF YOU HAVE PLANTS IN A
NORTHERN PERSPECTIVE.
NORTHERN PERSPECTIVE. THEY MIGHT GROW LONGER
INTERNODES.
INTERNODES. BETWEEN THE LEAVES.
THEY MIGHT STRETCH OUT A LITTLE
BIT.
BIT.
BIT. HOWEVER, THESE ARE ARE ALL A
LITTLE BIT MORE URN STORY
PLANTS THAT ARE TYPICALLY FOUND
IN THE UNDER STORY OF FORESTS.
THIS IS A PRAYER PLANT.
THIS IS AN AGLIONEMA.
>> I LOVE THIS.
>> AND THESE WILL DO FINE IN
ACTUALLY A MORE NORTHERN
EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE. HOWEVER, IF YOU GIVE THEM A
LITTLE MORE EASTERN EXPOSURE,
THEY'LL PROBABLY LIKE YOU A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> MAYBE THEY'LL LOVE US
EVENTUALLY.
EVENTUALLY. >> THEY MIGHT LOVE YOU MORE.
>> A GROW LIGHT, HOW TO USE IT?
WHEN TO USE IT?
>> IF YOU LIVE IN A BASEMENT
APARTMENT.
APARTMENT. AND YOU'RE NOT GETTING A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LIGHT OR
IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR PLANT IS
GETTING -- MEANING IT'S GROWING
WITHOUT LEAVES.
WITHOUT LEAVES. YOU CAN TURN ON A GROW LIGHT.
AND.
AND.
AND. >>
AND. >> THAT'S A NICE COLOR.
THOSE USED TO BE AWFUL.
THAT'S VERY PRETTY.
>> THERE'S BEEN SO MANY MORE
MOVEMENTS IN GROW LIGHTS.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS JUST
AN EXAMPLE, GE, BUT THERE'S
MANY MORE LED GROW LIGHTS OUT
THERE THAT AREN'T THAT PINK AND
PURPLE HUE.
PURPLE HUE. AND YOU KNOW, EVEN PLANT SHOPS,
LIKE, YOU KNOW, I GOT THIS AT
PLANT SHOP SEATTLE.
AND THEY HAVE GROW LIGHTS THAT
YOU CAN GROW AND IT'S NOT THAT
PURPLE BLUE THING WHERE
SOMEBODY ASKS YOU IF YOU'RE
GROWING AN UNWANTED PLANT.
>> ALTHOUGH, IT'S WASHINGTON
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. THESE LAMPS ARE NOT EXPENSIVE.
WE TURN THEM ON.
HOW FAR AWAY SHOULD THEY BE
FROM THE PLANT TO MAKE IT WORK?
>> LIGHT ACTUALLY DISSIPATES
YOU KNOW, QUITE EASILY.
SO THE HEIGHT ACTUALLY
DISSIPATES QUITE READILY.
SO IF YOU HAVE THIS, EVEN THIS
DISTANCE AWAY FOR THIS PLANT,
THIS PLANT WILL BE REALLY
HAPPY.
HAPPY.
HAPPY. >>
HAPPY. >> THAT'S COOL.
>> YOU CAN GET A LARGER LAMP,
IF YOU WANT YOUR PLANT TO GROW
UP, YOU CAN PROBABLY HAVE IT
ABOUT 20 INCHES AWAY.
BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT
LIGHT DISSIPATES QUITE READILY.
SO EVEN IF YOU HAVE A PLANT ON
THE SILL, AND EVEN IF YOU PULL
IT LIKE A FOOT AWAY.
YOU'D BE SHOCKED.
IT WILL START TO REACH ITSELF.
BECAUSE THAT LIGHT DISSIPATES
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WE KNOW PLANTS ARE GOOD FOR US
PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
PSYCHOLOGICALLY. THEY'RE CALMING.
THEY'RE CALMING. THEY CLEAN THE AIR.
AND IN YOUR APARTMENT, THEY'RE
NOT ONLY COMFY FOR YOU TO
ENJOY, BUT SOMETHING FOR KIP TO
ENJOY.
ENJOY.
ENJOY. WE
ENJOY. WE HAVE A PHOTO OF SOMEONE YOU
LIVE WITH HERE.
>> THAT'S MY PET CHICKEN.
>> HOW DOES THIS WORK, A PET
CHICKEN INDOORS.
CHICKEN INDOORS. >> I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. >> NOT FOR EVERYBODY.
>> I STARTED TO FOSTER HER.
SHE WAS AN EASTER HEN WHO GOT
ABANDONED AFTER WORDS.
BECAUSE THEY JUST -- THEY POP
THEM OUT AT EASTER AND THEY
TAKE A PHOTO AND THEY GET RID
OF THEM.
OF THEM.
OF THEM. AND I ENDED UP PICKING HER UP
AND I WAS A BIG FOSTER FAIL.
BECAUSE I HAVE HAD HER NOW FOR
2.5 YEARS.
2.5 YEARS. >> SHE'S YOUR ROOMMATE.
DOES SHE SLEEP WITH YOU.
>> SHOW SLEEPS ON THE DOOR
ABOVE MY BED ROOM.
CHICKENS LIKE TO ROOST.
THEY LIKE TO ROOST UP HIGH.
SHE LOOKS OVER ME ON MY BED.
WHICH IS QUITE WONDERFUL.
>> I HAVE TO ASK, DOES SHE --
>> SHE'S NOT FULLY POTTY
TRAINED.
TRAINED.
TRAINED. SO THAT'S WHY I DON'T RECOMMEND
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE
WHO DO POTTY TRAIN THEIR
CHICKENS.
CHICKENS.
CHICKENS. AND I WOULD -- IF THAT WAS
POSSIBLE FOR ALL CHICKENS, I
WOULD SAY THAT THEY WOULD
DEFINITELY BE UP THERE WITH
CATS AND DOGS.
BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST A
MARVELOUS PET.
MARVELOUS PET. I HAVE TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU, WE'VE BEEN ON THE
AIR FOR NINE YEARS ON THIS
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. AND
SHOW. AND I'VE NEVER DISCUSSED POTTY
TRAINING CHICKENS BEFORE.
SO I CAN SAY THIS HAS BEEN A
UNIQUE MORNING.
UNIQUE MORNING. SUMMER IS TALKING MORE ABOUT
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