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. WE ARE HERE ON THE PATIO WITH
FRIENDS, WE ARE CATERPILLARS,
AND THEIR BEST FRIEND HERE FROM
WHITFIELD NURSERY TO TAKE YOUR
TEAM 12 QUESTIONS 602-444-1212.
YOU ARE HERE, BACK AGAIN
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY LAST TIME WE
HAD YOU TEXT MESSAGES WERE
BLOWING UP.
BLOWING UP. WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO
GET TO.
GET TO.
GET TO. >> MY NAME IS MARIA.
I LIVE IN CENTRAL PHOENIX.
MY QUESTION IS DO I WATER MY
LAWN AT NIGHT AND FOR HOW LONG
DURING THE SUMMER?
>> YOU THE WATER WHENEVER YOU
WANT TO WATER.
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TIME.
WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT HOW LONG
AND HOW MUCH WATER YOU PUT ON
IF YOUR LAWN IS LEVEL YOU WANT
TO PUT ON 1 INCH OF WATER.
WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU PUT ON A NICHE THIS IS
ABOUT AN INCH, I WILL DUMP IT
DOWN THE TUBE THERE.
WE CAN LET IT GO FOR A WHILE
BUT REALLY IT TAKES AN INCH OF
WATER TO GET WATER DEEP ENOUGH
SO YOUR GRASS ROOTS WELL.
PUT A LOT OF WATER ONE
TEMPERATURE SCREWDRIVER IN THE
GROUND WHEN HE GETS DRY IT WILL
GO IN WATER AGAIN.
WE WILL CHECK IT LATER.
>> THIS IS OUR TEXT TEAM 12
QUESTION WHAT IS THE BEST TIME
TO WATER MY VEGGIE GARDEN
DURING THE SUMMER?
SAME THING?
SAME THING? >> WHEN IT'S DRY.
>> THAT IS THE OBVIOUS.
>> ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS JUST
GETTING HOT THEY LOOK DROOPY IN
THE AFTERNOON BUT STILL MAY
HAVE MOISTURE IN THE MORNING.
IF YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
AND MOISTURE LOOKS GOOD AND THE
PLANTS ARE HAPPY THE FACT THAT
THERE WILL TO THE IN THE
AFTERNOON DOESN'T MATTER.
DOESN'T MATTER WHEN YOU WATER.
WATER ACCORDING TO THE SOIL
TYPE YOU HAVE. A
LOT OF DIFFERENT SOIL TYPES.
TO FULLY IN THEIR DRY 2- 3
INCHES AND WATER.
DROOPY IS OKAY IN THE AFTERNOON
TO BE IN THE MORNING.
>> PROBLEM LET'S GET TO THE
NEXT QUESTION.
NEXT QUESTION. >> MY NAME IS AMY MY QUESTION
IS, HOW DO YOU GET RID OF WEEDS
OUT OF YOUR LAWN.
>> A REAL PROBLEM HERE IN THE
SPRING.
SPRING.
SPRING. THE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF AT
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS TO
FERTILIZE YOUR LAWN.
IT WILL DIE WITH THE HE IT WILL
BE 110 THIS WEEKEND IT WILL DIE
OUT THE NEXT YEAR PUT ON A PRE-
EMERGENT ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT
PLANT RYEGRASS.
PLANT RYEGRASS. BUT THAT ON SEPTEMBER SO IT
DOESN'T COME BACK.
>> THIS ONE IS FROM TEXT TEAM 12
NICE PICTURE OF THE ROSEBUSH.
THIS VIEWER IS ASKING US WHAT
IS THE BEST ROUTINE TO KEEP MY
ROSEBUSH HEALTHY AND BLOOMING?
I HAVE ROSES TOO SO WHAT'S THE
ANSWER?
ANSWER?
ANSWER? >> MILLIONS OF ROSES GOING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. BUT
HERE. BUT THIS TIME OF YEAR BLOOMS
ARE GOING TO BASICALLY NOT LAST
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. I
LONG. I WOULDN'T WORRY AS MUCH ABOUT
THE BLOOMS THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX
WEEKS UNTIL IT STARTS TO COOL
OFF IN THE MONSOON, MORE
HUMIDITY.
HUMIDITY.
HUMIDITY. FOR NOW IF YOU WANT THEM TO BE
HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
THEY CAN TAKE A LOT OF WATER
AIR ON THE WEBSITE LIGHT
FERTILIZER FIND.
FERTILIZER FIND. >> NEXT QUESTION.
>> I AM SUSAN FROM PHOENIX.
WHEN YOU FIRST MADE PHOENIX AND
YOU NEED TO MOW YOUR LAWN WHAT
TYPE OF THANK DO YOU USE?
>> IF YOU PUT A NEW LAWN AND I
RECOMMEND FOR MOST HOMES IS
SOUGHT. A
SOUGHT. A
SOUGHT. A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOD
THE MOST DURABLE SOD THAT THEY
HAVE A CARDINAL STADIUM OR IS
HE FOOTBALL FIELD VERY HARDY
GREAT GRASS FOR KIDS EVEN GOOD
FOR ATHLETES.
FOR ATHLETES. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING EASIER
YOU MIGHT TRY MADE IRON OR EASY
TURF GREEN GRASS HYBRIDS.
A LITTLE THINNER NOT QUITE TAKE
THE TRAFFIC THE EASIER TO
MAINTAIN.
MAINTAIN.
MAINTAIN. >> SOUNDS FAMILIAR MY HUSBAND
WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT.
ONE LAST QUESTION I JUST PLANTED
TWO MONTHS AGO A NEW, YOUNG
GRAPEFRUIT TREE.
GRAPEFRUIT TREE. HOW MUCH WATER DOES NOT NEED AND
HOW MANY TIMES A WEEK?
>> WE JUST PLANTED ABOUT 1000
NEW CITRUS IN THE PARK.
WHILE WE ARE WATERING NUMBER 1
WE WRAP THE TRUNK WITH PLANT
WRAP TO PROTECT THEM SO THEY
DON'T GET SUNBURN.
YOU WANT TO WATER DEEP THE
WATER GOES DOWN ABOUT 2 FEET
DEEP.
DEEP.
DEEP. IN
DEEP. IN MOST SOILS TWICE A WEEK.
IT TOO CAN LOOK WILL SEE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. >> THE PROTECTIVE WRAP SHOULD
THAT GO FOR ALL CITRUS TREES?
>> GREAT FOR FRUIT TREES EVEN
TROPICAL TREES WITH TRUNKS
EXPOSED.
EXPOSED.
EXPOSED. COULD BE A SHEET OF CARDBOARD,
A TOWEL.
A TOWEL.
A TOWEL. >> TO KEEP THE MOISTURE IN.
>> IF THE SUN OFF.
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