Thirteen thirty -- assets Marty and Jeremy Johnson and Johnson's -- and senators are live in the studio and answer your gardening and landscaping questions and phone lines -- Style point 3613 thirtieth that's 43613. Turning.
And good morning to everyone out there. In the absence of Marty and Jeremy this morning they're both out of town this morning that. I'm Wes hostetler manager Johnson's east store and with me this morning is Bob and are said to account extends his. Extension agent morning Bob good morning -- yeah I'm glad to have you. This -- a new experience for me -- over here today but. I think we're well prepared to make it interesting for the folks at home. If you go on to your question to go ahead and give us a call for 3613. Thirty and we'll take those as they come in that we do have a few topics that we. Wouldn't mind covering but I think first of all the thing that struck me. This morning when I got up and hit the computer and notice the temperature was sore and 78 degrees meridian. We're looking here today being partly cloudy straight afternoon thunderstorm is possible heat index so why don't five. High of 99 winds northeast five to him and about the same thing tomorrow also. Two days in a row here get your gardening in early this that's the thing get out in the mornings -- it feels good out there right now beautiful now. And I actually I think with a link to time we've been doing this with the heat get in the summer doesn't feel as -- as -- did a month ago that it was not talking about -- in this to. And then I think next week sunshine sunshine and 49890s. So. I think we're still in summer. But to get there.
And then what's amazing we've just one month off. Here early September it cools off than its rescue today.
it changes quick if we greening up again I know. We have cut the customers in that haven't been watering quite enough and the -- the brown in the yard and delegates or get more water on it. Right people are watering here they're trying so hard to water and and being water conscious and stuff we're getting the calls. How -- how do people get this perfectly green right at the curb and not ever ran over and it's like. They -- the -- the event sometimes core areas and along the edge right there at the curb so that it does so -- better really does help. Makes your watering more efficient keep greener now it seems we are prime issues -- would bring up a couple things are going on the store today here carry these first thing. Our garden rewards redemption time has started for those that have there rewards card from our stores. Started yesterday and runs through August 20 ninth and so they can bring them money. Bring their card in which is the point some alternative in the money and they can spend that on whatever they want to in the store. Lot of stuff we got our in the mail -- my wife probably going to be shopping today sounds good. And then at 10 o'clock today and all the stores we have long renovation seminars. Going on that's for those that have some Bermuda in their yard and would like to. Start with the process of giving it killed out. And we've given lots information on that we can talk about that also as we go through. I know one of the things that always surprised me the first thought. General farmer been around that when you go to -- or something you fatten it up this kind of same process with you Bermuda address you want to kill it. You need to make it look good first -- the water and and I think most of Bermuda is looking get it we've had some showers come through lately in the Bermuda is lashing growing rather well in those of the past -- isn't so. It is a good time to kill and and what's what's good is if you've had a tiny patch now's the time to get it to -- wait till it's a huge passion and don't we can. Don't consider that the product is a failure if you overstated last year and still has Bermuda. We always have every year we over. Spray a little bit of Bermuda and our yard yard and oversee we always but not the whole we are just -- little areas in just a part of maintenance and like. Maybe you. Touch up a little paint on the trim of the -- he regularly do and keep up on it. Now one of the things of that trend that's happened over the last few years. My seminars to amend a need for about nine years now. The last few years -- similar again smaller because of the products we have the turf -- And the mayor Bermuda control you spray on during June July and August 2 retarded knocks that back in continued use. You will -- in and out and it makes it look like it's you know totally gone and I personally question you whether total at least -- Mika is. You know so so tough. Well it's when you look at that that turf zones. Looking at something yesterday on on seeding and -- very clearly in the south as the warm season zone in the communism where grows in the north is. Is the cool season zone and we're right in the middle of what they call the transition zone which means both grow. But neither kept their best but it's always we struggle with. There are gorgeous blondes out there -- just little work and you can have what you -- You know people can go to a fabulous Bermuda lawn if you want to hear everything have a fabulous that's coupon you can help them with either -- written as we were talking here before we get started you're missing you were in derby. And so more Bermuda down there and the comment was made -- whether that was my exit her bid by design. -- does it. Does take money to keep up yards well and in some places the water rates are so much higher and there's are higher there in summer moving to Bermuda and as long as there's full sun blondes. It's a very nice option. It is time. Comment and I do have some -- in my backyard which is by design design and Bel Air with a higher water rate and you wanna keep the front looking good in the back. You often have less screen time but just doesn't nice -- to it because of the Bermuda so. Having grain kids you haven't somewhere nice for them to play when they come over. You is of value. That that if you have -- you need to go to school season grasses and I'm. -- collector having way too many trees. Snapped kind of go to -- these -- and then you have the challenges of keep -- growing in the shade.
the people get the idea that okay now that they go to our presidency I've got -- the grass keeps dying out I think what what -- using it. The of the turf addresses the real turf grasses that the most shade tolerant of all is that. Reflect well -- which. Turf grass on those if those are holding. It's not the -- of the grass you just have too much aid and I'll I am going to deny saying this but sometimes you need to take a tree out. But -- life needs to come through at some time of the day the simple slow down in there or it's not gonna hold. The other option there is is not turf grass that. Moving over to a ground pepper type it might be English -- might be. Don't think a minor some like that in one area of our yard back in our orchard area which is is all chained -- we have got. The whole thing is English ideas about a thousand square foot of English side. Well it and it's it's beautiful in the maintenance on it is okay we will vote trio come up you just -- that out of hand prisoners will. About three times a year I walk through just -- those out and that's -- no yelling no no maintenance and all math and English ivy is beautifully there. And on it. I didn't even have to -- came into the fence from the they've just a bit but if you do have a really this area like that you know you have things like that for Salem you know coming up here few weeks all planting is just awesome.
And no other way to take care that shade issue under the tree is one of my have been debating about one mind. -- have landscaping and look at it is. Put -- border -- around the tree so I have the mulch -- around the tree in a VO five. You know five foot outer ate food out away from the tree and a trio thrive better. And you can just have mulch yes. -- and then when you're out impulse shopping without your plan and you walking through the shady section of the gardens not cheap people especially the plant a section of the gardens and anything. All I've got that needs you know when you've -- the spot for him right well thank you Bob I think at this point we'll go ahead and take our first break. And will be back in just a minute. --
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The Johnson's Garden Show. -- news radio thirteen thirty KMS six. Marty and Jeremy Johnson are available to answer your questions right now. At 43613. Third.
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Call it 43613. Thirty this is west from Johnson's east location and with me I do have -- our Centre county extension agent welcome again this morning Bob. You back our -- that we're going that a little bit here into the long renovation you know for those that are listening and have Bermuda and are thinking about. Get this taken care of -- about the time to get started. And I guess we just got a phone call also will go ahead before we get started on that take care Steve good morning Steve.
Well I like doing good thanks yeah I got the bulk of my garden very -- big although we primarily diplomatic call up certain things. We can -- debated but it did look good bad and we very good enough gold plated an absolute. Number but oh well I'm this year. What those great. I it is absolutely and summer. But are they are well like sounded an out but -- all salt mulch well around all of all. About three days before the plot or and we got about all five inches of rain. And they look good you'll -- app let -- went -- ever had and I try to -- a -- select look up to Al exaggerated. And -- help our date that then they get that never got. What happens dog. And what are made as what happened in the down. Or it might have -- on. The problem. And then they'll they'll split up your. Life for it both black and then they'll just put an open letting you pick a quietly and without together. That ought to try a little bit assortment pitching they'll start well immediately brought. What they're either all saw it like it -- called my well.
Okay we better stop here and start answering questions we got eight questions here and at that I'm at the.
I've been -- a bit. Maybe get we got the banker well.
You you just have it sounds like typical garden and we'll discuss it work through this year. Either you've got it down that women you had a mulch champion and all that rain they just sat there and you. Had probably a little bit -- loss from that pulling that mulch back like she did letting it dry out for awhile was a good idea. I think if you go in there now and and fertilize it or have you -- them.
Well that -- a lot of problem that we can go to our goat good luck but are down which I didn't ever saw the look like a bunch of them. But I just let people belt and belt like -- at a party bridge. And it -- lot of wear what might happen to Richard see you what you week got -- in. --
Aren't I I would still go in right now and well on on cattle -- did you use. Do a fresh from the from the feed lot or it was his back.
There -- okay and about how deep did you plan to the garden. I put about a bit about inch. Where you don't read and -- it.
An inch killed in your pocket so I I would encourage you to go get a granular. Fertilizer right now scatter out there and and water that -- that -- apparently it is works better on routes. Foley years I think her little better on the foliage and -- know -- but I go ahead and do that now. On on the tomatoes and peppers. Cucumbers that and and that may get the tomatoes and peppers out and growing again and doing well and when we get. And I don't know what this is happening. When we get a week of whether that's gonna be in the mid to low eighties. Those tomatoes that are blooming are gonna set well you can ever grateful crop if you're gonna get a lot of -- sending them to. Cucumbers that it had been growing in the and are doing really poor now and kind of backpedaling but as well. I think -- some of those who -- mother started you can see them and they'll come up just. I get that done this weekend you get him seated Indians you'll still get some before fault. Keep numbers grow really fast on that the tomatoes on this the splitting what happens is. When their kind of growing slow that that skin is just really tough and it's. Hot weather and there there growing slow and and maybe got to -- something and it just. That skin is just growing so slowly and then all of a sudden. And as we'll get a few cool days incidence of more moisture than it grows fast it's blitz. It just it just it just does now two years ago I was in North Carolina and it tomato re search area and it was just disgusting they're they're tomatoes on the fine it's all looked like straight out of the catalogs and I tell those catalog those were -- That no they look just like that. And I -- well. Why why are they not splitting I'm -- the same varieties here this is bull you're not growing them in good areas here. You're you're abusing your plants during in the heat that we had better we have better flavor by having that they do on their beautiful ones of the same varieties. -- Just be patient on that that -- also harvest them at I'd like to harvested first hint of color. They they sent him not to split as bad write them inside the -- checking regularly that they start rotting costs. Sometimes those that have. A crack in it look like it's kind of healing over a little bit -- if you write it first -- to do it right inside you can write him inside in the dark you know they do not need light. You can just gonna give me -- Little bit Clorox and water solution hardly any Clorox mainly water but it that. Just kind of sanitize them and you should get less -- You do that right as you after as you brought a man. That that should help out but what you're doing on the straw mulch is right. But on some of these sometimes you play your tomatoes early and then. You have some early ones right now people are getting a lot of split that's normal.
Oh. But what brigade what you know how to control wrapped up resort to give way to beat the wrap up problem we get. Or well we'll have a well I'm on the flower bed they're not -- is that I didn't ravaged by Brad Roberts.
Okay well one thing that is great for grasshoppers in gardens is seven it's a very old product. But seven kills predators -- spider -- I wouldn't use it on tomatoes on some other things you might -- seven and also used around the edges. And look around the edge and see if there's any we eighty areas out there because grasshoppers lay their eggs in weeds -- they come back out of those we do here is an attack the garden. And I grew up and farming and I agree commercial tomatoes and we always picked him first hint of color and -- the demand side because. Grass once estimated starts getting any color at all it's the start eating out if you've got their first hit a collar and right men inside. They are not going to be affected by the grasshoppers. They will -- and almost full flavor.
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Seven -- really well and and west is pulled up this chart here I think he's got a grasshopper chart what else you have the latest progress on -- that the main things we sell is seen as for bait along those seventh NASA safety also it. -- army excuse me -- to from fertile womb and some -- is an organic product right it's a grand knowing -- around the outside that he didn't like anything the the smaller the grasshopper the easier it is generally works really well the small ones and and once they get that in their body grasshoppers. They eat their -- Their own and and it it'll it'll move from grasshopper grasshopper.
arsonist -- Thanks for calling everybody thought -- might. Mike go ahead and mention the on his garden on the -- of the -- know you mentioned we do have Gardner specialist. Works quite well and then for the traders -- and -- as we do have a fertile and tomato pepper fertilizer that works well also wants cumin into on the store's. We definitely can fix -- you can handle things that are growing well and I elected this those Foley your feeds you have are good too that if once you get a boost to really get him going again granular on the soil water that and really get -- It's amazing how much fun and enjoyment you get over garden but the challenges. You can't help but also that the.
The out. A lot of the the challenges sometimes are just not knowing. What's normal and what isn't. Because like oh cucumbers and -- don't bear over a long period of time and people planet tomato and it bears all season long and -- ever they think should do the same thing. We're getting people bringing in. Orange cucumbers right now on this at. They and their orange and then they're not setting it's like well -- Just they just. You just need to be keep picking them regularly and once -- yellow or orange you pick those off and throw those because it they'll be trying this form seed versus. -- on -- cucumbers and now you'll miss it.
Yeah one of the nice things whether it's about with the -- near landscaper we're doing garden. Is with the experience you've become more knowledgeable and you know when to panic when not a fan -- when it just. And people come in the store -- just until -- your -- gardening is for enjoyment ya relax enjoy if you got a question coal. Don't -- hand you know usually the other some. You know sometimes you lose -- she lose things that this for enjoyment. So relax and enjoy his work can -- absolutely. Might just bring up again because were close another break here. We do have some specials at the stores going on right now said -- which is for the -- engine yard which is gone prolific everywhere. Is regular 1998 for 1499. And mayor -- control ever referred to regular 32 an idea if that's a hose and is 1998 with the discounts and kills all -- regular 2998. For 1699. And that will do for persons with in the -- spring and the commuter route to Bermuda that will be approximately 6400. Square feet so. Few things going on making user report points owners they don't have the point yet. They can now go hidden commands start accumulating.
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I'm thinking not it's just for grass and without that I can just in the loss of from the launching our vets got a poll with things all right with ticker break we'll be back in just a little wit.
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We now return to Johnson's -- I'm news radio thirteen thirty -- NASA's Marty and Jeremy Johnson and Johnson's garden centers -- live in the studio and answer your gardening and landscaping questions at 43613. Turning.
Welcome back -- Johnson started. This is -- Bob.
Back here for the second half hour and -- the first half hours flown by pretty fast at the I think we started to talk about over seating himself and then he got a call while ago so yeah what's your tips on getting that long doing. All right loans eluded to earlier is this thing about make sure you've got to watered near Bermuda grass is green. When you go to sprain and target rate. Get rid of that Bermuda and everything in that spot that you wanted to start the watering now. We get nice and green and you wanna be very despray here. Any time. You know. The timing is getting weary typically takes. Two to force for -- springs. From ten days are sold part to to get a good kill on Bermuda. So with timing you get the mind to get started. With that process here soon. And then they tell me we now have a call from Ruth good morning Ruth. Morning.
Well thank you yeah. Right and my question. -- you. Know I've got. -- Earlier and I this pick up your mind. You speak a little bit and hardly hear you okay at first but. It. All right good time I picked -- I -- Monday it. --
Yes it is a little bit of a challenge on that turf long Esther and time believe. That is one and a half to two ounces to the gallon but it might go ahead because I don't have that label in front of me. Called the -- one of stores which Iran's closest to you. Would long location toward first would loan is 6875451. I know that when -- this myself or.
And on that product I really like that product for suppression of Bermuda where you have really did rescue. If you're trying to kill task kill Bermuda out so that you're going to be planting -- right away. That's gonna have some. Residual there that's gonna keep your rescue from coming up well so. Where you've got. I really great -- lawn and with a little bit Bermuda and that's where that products really gonna work well. That like to say. Kills all he's talking about that really killed suburbia. That's where if you're gonna be over -- here in a month. From extension office that's what I think -- he has Harang got packet it is his talk here and then another tip I'd like to use is. You know you see that Bermuda and you know where it is -- moment. But don't stop spraying there -- spray on out another three or four feet Bermuda is on how their little effort that's -- here. -- one masters never have you used the turf foreign minister.
Now I have used I was thinking maybe it. I. Think it probably -- There -- areas. It. -- So have a product. --
Yeah at this point you would be better off -- you could -- If you have the great radio places where you have the -- Q and you still have the Bermuda you could sprain now. But since you're looking towards. Overseeing towards in the September because there is at least a thirty day residual. On the turf -- master to where you know your grass is gonna grow. And then on the areas your word is thinner the kills all you can spray that right up. You within days of when you wanna put the seat down so that that's why we recommend and the kills all just kills everything where the turf on -- Is more of -- knocking it back does not have that does much of a kill effect as kills all would have. -- Yes you can. And here you're fading in and out -- us.
And I'm sorry Canada. So quiet and let other I've picked up the plant and and really it just died on me quickly. If they've got to hit the ground but it doesn't have any extremely. I got here. And one. Any patient. And halo. As.
a visit disrobe the boy Julia. From the name didn't and a highway OK. Okay what about it now.
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It depends how far gone they are at this particular point how much how much are you watering if they drive if they've lost believes that fast news. Either you -- and over watering the problem or underwater and it sounds more like underwater and.
And a lot of them the same as the other there's various. -- if you were involved saying.
Are you watering them couple times today.
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Okay sometimes the smaller container or something like that can have an effect I'm not sure. Without seeing the plant whether there could have been any kind of disease or anything got on him that fast typically it's a watering issue. And if they have to be in a smaller container they'll dry out faster but we do water in these temperatures twice a day at the store. Maybe that tolerance level is not as much on what Julia and on those they may go ahead and bad back out but I think -- things in the ground.
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Okay and you say you're watering once a day. It's gonna be taught -- much discern a ground that will be too much in need let your soil dried down one to two inches. Before you water so go ahead and let him drive down where you get it -- down several inches on those. Yeah I was having I was think -- and fought so sorry about that.
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All right well thank you. And -- things we trying to hit the stores education you know you're you're becoming you have questions and you try to given knowledgeable. This service up and if it takes so much maintenance in containers to keep things going and I about a witch hazel. And there catcher big sale and I've always wanted to which is look at -- I was never viable in the spring because there are done blooming they blew in February. The very first thing -- was anyhow. Got one took it home dropped it in the ground and that thing is smiling it is -- it is just so happy there. And because you know it's it's getting watered. About twice a week and it's -- just going to be great excellent.
Glad to hear that. Yeah the watering issue is you don't typically just rule of thumb we try and go EO of the government the ground -- planned strike down -- two inches between watering. To keep them -- on top all the time the next keeps us. Her two -- stays to -- doesn't get to oxygen down to go with the moisture up to feed the plant and he at least are shut down. And I think question on these newly -- things put your finger in the root ball where this planet not in the soil around because it hasn't -- out in this other soil and yourself around maybe points that you -- all may have dried out it's still getting all of its. Still growing in there. -- well good good -- thank you. I think -- in time for another break here we'll go and do that then we'll try and talk about this long renovation. -- fine thank you.
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Morning and welcome back to Johnson's garden. And.
And you have Wesson Bob here if -- through the remainder of the show this morning so thanks again both for being here to be here. And modern technology -- we had the break I got a text from one of the ladies it to store inter flown -- is one else per gal. Thanks so if that covered and also -- spreader sticker with theatre anything is put on that needs to absorb into the plant we need to. Always remember the -- sticker with that and the September we -- isn't.
One -- glove. You know one or two gloves and a judge look at just a look at. These things really do measured as you know as people are getting -- to renovate their yards some of it I'm gonna is black legislators hear your kills all and that he is extra strong guerrilla. You know folks the label really does work quite well that the and some of stronger will kill off the top and not move on downs follow them -- it that's okay so how much is -- since you brought. No I don't do that the country.
All right -- back on the renovation. The only it's getting dressed -- green if it took fertilizing to do that in person should fertilized but then you're -- it you don't want to rain on your. Your sprayed area for 2448 hours. And in water which seems counterproductive because you're trying to kill it which won -- water to bring back any that is going to be dying after about it all OK yeah after -- yeah after couple based prefer believe that hasn't rained -- You know so it's kind of right now with the rain in the forecast might look at Monday rather than today or tomorrow for personal -- to search for running. And in just repeat that process until you don't see any green one thing we do run up against this -- year and is the best time despray. Is. The fall being sometime in September Bermuda we'll start gone dormant and as it goes dormant it's gonna quit taking in the chemical. When it cools off at night and sometimes we'll have that in mid August that it starts cooling off I certainly hope that happens. And so yeah attack now -- good timing. Then once a person has it you know killed off did you want remote short. Get all the residue off because in overseeing. You know planning aggressive to key element one of the key elements is getting the CD hit the soil. You know saw I tell people with their young -- got to think your argument overkill what you -- You Malloy shortened to get the debris for you see the dirt going or VO around it run over to break a little bit loosened up. It's sometimes easier than using a homer verdict cutter you know going over that because if you can see the see if you can see the dirt. In the -- gonna hit it and there's nothing magical about those machines. Other than their him being hauled around the stuff so if you can young -- run -- covert -- it go and proceed starter fertilizer down. And have that my. Asked you before we get too far along here in case we get calls at the end what's happening out to extension nowadays.
Well I'm. We're in there recruitment of master gardeners we bring in a new class seats follow this fall we're gonna have class of twenty. And on master gardeners we think people who are already good gardeners and are wanting to share back in the community. And then we will give advanced training on that in its. Every Thursday all through September through December and then after that they start giving back to the community by teaching. And so if you'd like to be our -- that next Tuesday ten at the extension office. Come on out to our informational meeting and you learn all about the application process for master gardener program and and I believe I have one of my clerks that was talking about inquiring into the and so our two biggest may be to limit the store that are heard talk about it so. See what happens you well it often these people would have some retail background that really really -- often people would have. Teaching background. Nursing and health care because like biology is biology mission but that's what we do we're we're working with the biology we're working with the plants and --
Good program announces an interest going to get they get -- of the extension service and they'll get to the right person you just signed up bring back. All right we did this year to my surprise not sure what happened our grass seed packages dropped in price since we're talking about the overseeing. The package this year is. They'll look at my notes here because we didn't have the official signs made up in the stores yet but do it's in the system so surprised so. 5999. And I believe in this round 76 dollars last year so it's almost a fifteen dollar means they had a good crop that's what happens -- supply and demand for crops as the years may go up so this is backed. You know about words that hurt men and then if they wanna. You know or want or need to rent one of our homers to go with that. They can add to hers -- rent to bat for 25 dollars or means 8499. So. Yeah it's good deal.
And -- some people can support look at how do I wanna sign do I want a seed and as we're approaching this time of the year I'm saying. CC CCC. Because this hog farms plant their seed in late August and September. -- and then some of that that's all it is available ready by late spring next year's if you at a great. Law and by next June you concede. In the next month. And have that sought equality by -- just like the sod farm. The only place blue -- the pilot who hadn't sought in the fall is if you've got a slope that is so steep it's not going to hold well when seating. That I got. Normal slogans. It's. It's been -- time instructor and I think in September that first couple weeks is best. On through September is great. Usually October 15 they tried it. -- success rate goes down so. Put it on the calendar. And the neat thing about Johnson's you guys you have the seat in the fertilizer which Yeltsin that -- equipment you've got that. Verdict matters to -- the groups the soil for that to happen I think or air raiders correct and I mentioned earlier on queries and -- that the water runs off we've got dry spots where Asian run over a couple of times in the fall. You'll that'll be good place for your CD did for termination but also years. It's a great green practice to do for your blog and your Long Will take up water -- and all also. This water that comes down in the fall in the freezing and -- action will help break up that soil and listeners well especially some of these new construction places. Soil it's packed so -- That the water runs off at the end up in the air and water every day that's -- also here.
Right yes -- no -- we Seattle a regular basis. Nothing we do have a product natural guard solo -- part of our long care programs cut you make -- that can go on new -- To help loosen it up also because you once again if it's tight. I think back to. Your research -- always talked about variation here it says you need to be over your meter run over a couple times for the proper amount of holes in the yard. But when a person's doing that you know he can get tired after one time it's those machines are a little bit work. And that is something for a young strong person to -- and heavier vehicles outweighs the it'll run over your car while you're using one. That the verdict cutters are easy -- those operators that's. The machine but what I've just went blank there that -- thank you for feel pretty thin stuff could think of that. Do your research says that. -- perfect conditions those routes were down 39 inches. And you think about this tight soil and the samples that come into stores from times and they dug down and you look you -- 6810 inches or roads. And if you get that to go down -- to 1215 inches the extra. Moisture in nutrients that are available because roots of tamp down deeper in the soil.
Right and we've been seeing some samples coming in. Lawns that are may have been Browning out here in the summer and it and what they had done they had laid side onto compacted soil food and it was kind of like the line was. Smoothed out the stuff with the new house they never -- they never went in to break the soil. And then they laid side on the slot in its its only -- in the side I mean it's it's. That it's developing -- of their he had kept to incorporate. Then in order for those rates start going down and leave those. Cores on top to help break down break that down core aeration is a great thing.
Yeah works good. One of aura of our testers at the store we recommend quite often as a screwdriver. Does it you can take a screwdriver well walked around the yard and he'll push it down defense how much pressure takes you to push it down in your graphs as to isn't yet good gauge as to what you need be run in this. The area -- over it -- she is walking on just pushes NEC. Yeah of course after 65250. Pounds and -- a little different than a few. You know little smaller but it pushes in. Easy then you're pretty good shape but if you have to -- to push it down and you've -- average moisture. You need be run the machine over.
Right loosening it -- another thing that's neat about queried her then. As as your mowing and dropping clippings and that's usually consider these standard practice anymore is to drop clippings -- it -- he organic matter back. You're talking about the humane it's. Many of the organic matter will have a natural we'll have the natural human -- as it broke it breaks down that -- together really well. Improve this hour. You know.
I just mentioned earlier also you know this is the time Grubbs or start and become active so. Might be watching you yards for the browns. Areas because. We still got tonight's that are warm and high humidity so fungus that still be active and you know what's in the yards and if you don't know what you have working people some. Grass blades beautiful some breast plates offering him and we can take a look and you'll start giving you some ideas because it's better to treat if the four starts getting. You know out of control and so are you still getting -- gotten a reports programs are working out there are you hearing that.
And worms are still feeding but they're gonna stop here pretty soon usually it's about the second week as of August so if you've got back worms out there now. -- treatment of something containing asked the fate can work that -- when that's working this late in the season. And then after about next week on the bag worm controls -- the -- is going to be hand pick them off. And you -- I don't know what it is that but it is very productive. For every bag worm that has left on -- that's an adult the females lay the eggs inside you'll have 750. New and next year. And they could then hatch out in the spring and your plant killed before you knew they were even there there are prevented us from back worms you wait until they -- to spray or. -- come off right now spray now. If you haven't control them yet. Or or pick him off and if you pick them off step on them.
You know we've done that get a few around the store we don't say that out loud though would we you know watching -- picked off that show up and beyond takes a little work in the landscape at home that. Take care of that and we wrap up here Bob -- reminder for people listening if you are interested master -- master gardener program get a hold extension -- 10 o'clock next Tuesday. All right. And our garner awards. Redemption time has started at the stores so if you didn't have the car this morning cool this afternoon but as warm. You're customers in the store for -- come by -- and some things than those on everything so. Once again thank you Bob Byrd joins me this morning his time has flown by a few folks have enjoyed it. So have a good day stay cool.
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