Anchor: WELCOME BACK.
JAMES WILHITE IS HERE BECAUSE IT
HAS BEEN RAINING.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT RAIN.
HOW WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE AND
YET THERE WILL BE MORE.
SO WHAT ISSUES IS THIS CAUSING
JAMES?
IT IS INTERESTING.
I HAD A CALL THE OTHER DAY FROM
SOMEONE THAT SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT I NEED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE
MY SPRINKLER READY TO GO AND ON.
I SAID NO.
NO STOP.
DO NOT ADD MORE WATER.
WE HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH
WATER.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE SEEN SOME
ISSUES BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH
WATER.
I AM NOT STALK BING STREETS
WASHING AWAY OR PEOPLE WASHED
OFF THE ROAD.
WHICH ALSO HAPPENS.
BUT TALKING ABOUT LIFE OF
PLANTS.
NOW, AGAIN, TO REITERATE.
JUST BECAUSE WE SAW SOME
SUNSHINE DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE
NEED TO ADD WATER.
WE HAVE ENOUGH IN THE WATER SOIL
RIGHT NOW TO LAST, AT LEAST TWO
WEEKS.
WITH NO ADDITIONAL RAIN.
Anchor: WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THIS.
PEOPLE MAKE THE MISTAKE.
SEE SUNSHINE OF THE TURN
SPRINKLER BACK ON.
WE NEED TO DRY OUT AND LET
ROOTS GROW THE WAY THEY SHOULD.
WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH WATER SOME
ROOTS ARE DAMAGED.
NOW THAT KIND OF BRINGS US INTO
TOPIC TODAY.
TAKE OUT ROOT ROT.
SEEN A LOT OF IT ON ST.
AUGUSTINE.
ST. AUGUSTINE WILL TAKE ON A
LIGHT COLOR.
LOOKS TERRIBLE.
GREAT PICTURE THERE.
IT IS.
IF YOUR LAWN LOOKS LIKE THIS.
YOU HAVE GOT, PAROLE.
IT HAS TO TAKE -- YOU HAVE TO
EXAMINE IT CLOSELY UNDER
MICROSCOPE TO KNOW FOR SURE.
ROOT ROT.
NOW, THE PROBLEM THERE IS, WHEN
GRASS IS STRESSED.
OR ANY PLANT.
WHEN IT IS STRESSED TO MAX.
FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
OR FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES.
IT CAN BECOME SICK.
LIKE YOU AND I.
TOO MUCH STRESS IS NOT HEALTHY
FOR US.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF TAKE ALL
ROOT ROT, WHICH LIVES IN THE
SOIL.
ESPECIALLY HERE IN EAST TEXAS.
AND PLANT IS SO STRESSED FROM
TOO MUCH WATER.
TEMPERATURES AREOFF.
ONE DAY IT IS HOT.
ONE DAY IT IS COLD.
GRASS DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO
AND IT RESPONDS POORLY.
AND DISEASE TAKES OVER.
IT IS A FUNGUS DISEASE.
IN PAST ONLY WAY WE COULD TAKE
CARE OF THAT IS WITH PETE MOSS.
LIGHT APPLICATION OF PETE MOSS
ACROSS THE LAWN TOOK CARE OF IT.
THEY WERE NOT SURE.
TEXAS A&M EXACTLY SURE WHY IT
WORKED BUT IT DID.
SUSPICION WAS ACIDITY OF THE
PETE MOSS ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF
THE FUNGUS.
AND STOP IT.
SO THAT WAS THE NORMAL
TREATMENT.
NOT MUCH ELSE YOU COULD.
DO ALTHOUGH NOW, I UNDERSTAND,
THERE IS A NEW PRODUCT THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL
APPLICATORS FOR SOME TIME.
NOW AVAILABLE TO HOMEOWNERS.
IT GOES UNDER THE LABEL OF
SCOTT'S DISEASE EX.
THAT'S A PRODUCT YOU CAN BUY AT
THE STORM.
GET IT OFF THE SHELF.
OF COURSE YOU MUST FOLLOW AND
READ THE LABEL DIRECTIONS.
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS TO TEE.
IT IS A STRONG PRODUCT.
IT HAS BEEN, AGAIN, COMMERCIAL
LIZ AVAILABLE FOR THE TRADE.
BUT NOW IT IS AVAILABLE TO
HOMEOWNERS.
IF YOUR LAWN LOOKS LIKE THIS,
AND YOU SUSPECT IT IS.
TAKING ON ROOT ROT.
ONLY THING YOU CAN USE TO THE IT
BETTER.
OTHER THAN PETE MOSS.
DOES ONE WORK BETTER THAN
OTHER.
FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
FUNGICIDE WORKS BETTER.
PETE MOSS SLOWER BUT MORE
ORGANIC OR ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE
WAY TO APPROACH IT.
WHICHEVER WAY YOU FEEL MOST
COMFORTABLE.
AND IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE PRODUCT
TO DISTRIBUTE.
BUT YOU REALLY MUST READ THAT
LABEL AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.
THAT IS FEDERAL LAW.
NOW FEDERAL POLICE WILL NOT
ARREST YOU.
BUT IT IS FEDERAL LAW.
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QUESTIONS.
BUT WHERE CAN THEY GO.
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MY PLEASURE.
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