NOW.
NOW. >>>
NOW. >>> WE ARE HERE AT WALLACE
GARDEN CENTER.
GARDEN CENTER. WITH ME TODAY IS JIM WALLACE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
>> SPRING IS IN THE AIR AND
TODAY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
DIRK.
DIRK.
DIRK. FIRST OF ALL, WHITE IS THE
QUALITY OF THE SOIL WHEN YOU
ARE PLANTING A GARDEN, WHY IS
THAT SO IMPORTANT?
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET ROOT
DEVELOPMENT AND TO GET YOUR
WATER DOWN INTO THE ROOT SYSTEM
AND EVERYTHING ELSE IT NEEDS.
>> AND, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOME
VERY SPECIAL BLENDS.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE DO.
WE DO.
WE DO. NOWADAYS, WE HAVE TRIED TO BE
MORE SUSTAINABLE IN OUR COMPOST
AND DESSERTS.
AND DESSERTS. WE HAVE SOME THINGS FOR YOUR
VEGETABLE GARDENS.
VEGETABLE GARDENS. IT IS SOMETHING WE CARRY HERE.
WE HAVE DESSERTS THAT HELP IN
YOUR SOIL AND ENRICHES YOUR
BEDS, ESPECIALLY TO GET THE
PRODUCE YOU WANT TO HAVE WHEN
THE END OF SUMMER TIME COMES.
>> WHEN WE PLANT OUR GARDENS
AND JUST PLANT IT INTO THE
DIRT, WE WILL PROBABLYNOT GET
THE RESULTS WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
NOWADAYS, WITH SOME OF THE
NEWER SUBDIVISIONS AND
EVERYTHING, A LOT OF THE SOILS
AND CLAY IS NOT THE BEST SOIL
TO BE PLANTING IN.
IT IS VERY CHALLENGING.
YOUR SOILS WOULD BENEFIT WITH
COMPOST TO ACCEPT WHATEVER YOU
ARE GROWING.
ARE GROWING. ESPECIALLY VEGETABLE PLANTS AND
FLOWERS.
FLOWERS.
FLOWERS. >> AND OF COURSE, WE WANT
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING NEW
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> YES, THIS YEAR WE HAVE OUR
NEW PETE SUBSTITUTE.
IT IS ACTUALLY COCONUT KOHLER.
IT IS A SUBSTANCE YOU CAN USE
IN WITH THE CLAY.
IT HELPS BREAK UP THE CLAY THAT
WE HAVE AND DURING THE DRY
TIMES, IT IS EASIER TO KEEP
WET.
WET.
WET. IT
WET. IT KEEPS THE MOISTURE IN THERE
SO YOUR SOIL DOESN'T BECOME
CONCRETE.
CONCRETE.
CONCRETE. >> DOES IT ACTUALLY HAVE
COCONUT IN IT?
>> IT IS A COCONUT CORE.
SO IT IS ALL THE LITTLE FIBERS
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE COCONUT
SHELL.
SHELL.
SHELL. >>
SHELL. >> THAT IS ACTUALLY A BRAND YOU
CAN ONLY BUY HERE AT WALLACE
GARDEN CENTER.
GARDEN CENTER. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE A PRODUCT EARTH MIX.
AND ONE THAT IS HERE IN
LOUISVILLE AND IT IS ALL
ORGANIC.
ORGANIC.
ORGANIC. IT GOES FROM DIFFERENT SOILS TO
YOUR COMPOST AND INTO TOPSOIL.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
WHEN IT COMES TO GARDENING, ALL
THINGS GARDENS, WALLACE GARDEN
CENTER HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A
LONG TIME.
LONG TIME. >> YES, WE HAVE.
WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 70
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. MY
YEARS. MY PARENTS STARTED THIS BACK IN
1946 AND WE CONTINUED WITH MY
WIFE AND EVERYTHING FOR THE
LAST 25 YEARS.
WE WILL KEEP ON GOING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. NOW, I AM NOT AN EXPERIENCED
HARDENER.
HARDENER.
HARDENER. IF THEY COME TO WALLACE WILL
THEY BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS
AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED
TO KNOW?
TO KNOW?
TO KNOW? >> WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF THAT
WILL HELP YOU WITH ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
IT CAN BE WITH SHRUBS OR YOUR
ANNUALS OR YOUR DESIGN WORK OR
YOUR PERENNIALS AND EVERYTHING.
WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE
HERE THAT HAVE A LOT OF
KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL HELP YOU
FOR THE SIMPLEST QUESTIONS THAT
YOU MAY HAVE.
THERE IS NO STUPID QUESTION.
WE ARE ALL TRYING TO LEARN AND
MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE MUCH
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> ARE YOU SURE?
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CHALLENGE
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. I
FOR ME. I WILL ASK YOU THIS, THOUGH.
AS SOMETHING THAT IS NEW AT
GARDENING, WHAT IS EASIER,
FLOWERS OR VEGETABLES?
TAKE WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO
START FIRST.
START FIRST. VEGETABLES HAVE THEIR
CHALLENGES AND FLOWERS HAVE
THEIR CERTAIN CHALLENGES.
I WOULD JUST START SOMETHING
SMALL AND GRADUATE ONCE YOU
BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT
YOU ARE DOING.
ALL OF THE SOILS ARE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. EVERYTHING IS JUST HOW YOU WANT
TO DO SOMETHING AND WHAT YOU
ARE COMFORTABLE IN DOING THE
TIME YOU PUT INTO IT.
>> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. FOR ANYONE WATCHING THIS AND
INSPIRED TO START THEIR OWN
GARDENING, COME HERE AND GET
EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
AND, IF ANYONE WANTS TO CHECK
IT OUT ONLINE AM AWARE IS THE
BEST PLACE TO GO?