1 00:00:06,815 --> 00:00:10,415 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Resident Builder podcast with Peter wolf 2 00:00:10,415 --> 00:00:12,455 Speaker 1: Camp from News Talk sedb. 3 00:00:16,495 --> 00:00:21,415 Speaker 2: Red Climb past hardest working man in saving the planet 4 00:00:21,415 --> 00:00:23,215 Speaker 2: that I know. How's your week theme, mate? 5 00:00:24,135 --> 00:00:28,135 Speaker 3: I've just spent a week fifteen hour days filming a 6 00:00:28,215 --> 00:00:33,335 Speaker 3: documentary A little River in the Wrapper or ruin Maha. 7 00:00:33,455 --> 00:00:36,215 Speaker 3: That was good. Yeah. Yeah, I'm not the hardest working person, 8 00:00:36,255 --> 00:00:38,335 Speaker 3: but I just love doing it with schools and things. 9 00:00:38,415 --> 00:00:44,375 Speaker 2: Yeah, I bet it's good, bet awesome. Alrighty oh, yes, 10 00:00:44,495 --> 00:00:48,335 Speaker 2: this time of year. What prepping the garden? Right? 11 00:00:48,455 --> 00:00:48,535 Speaker 4: So? 12 00:00:49,335 --> 00:00:52,535 Speaker 2: You know, I mean, look, everything's in full bloom. There's 13 00:00:52,575 --> 00:00:55,455 Speaker 2: some podaca up here that have started to flower, others 14 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:58,575 Speaker 2: that are about to the gardens coming to life. Is 15 00:00:58,575 --> 00:01:00,975 Speaker 2: it too late to start feeding or is there really 16 00:01:01,055 --> 00:01:02,695 Speaker 2: no things to be doing right now? 17 00:01:02,775 --> 00:01:03,095 Speaker 5: Do it? No? 18 00:01:03,255 --> 00:01:07,935 Speaker 3: Yeah? Right now? Yeah, get yourself some some fertilizer, you know. 19 00:01:08,255 --> 00:01:10,495 Speaker 3: I use the seafood soup and seaweed tea, this stuff 20 00:01:10,495 --> 00:01:14,015 Speaker 3: from Wait and Forget and basically depending on what you need, 21 00:01:14,015 --> 00:01:16,415 Speaker 3: if you need a bit more for flowers or fruit, 22 00:01:16,855 --> 00:01:20,695 Speaker 3: but as seaweed tea, which contains more potash, the other 23 00:01:20,735 --> 00:01:24,495 Speaker 3: stuff is more for growth, you know. That's the sea yeah, 24 00:01:24,535 --> 00:01:28,015 Speaker 3: that's the one. The other thing that you can do 25 00:01:28,455 --> 00:01:32,615 Speaker 3: is start looking at first of all, I don't know 26 00:01:32,655 --> 00:01:35,095 Speaker 3: if you notice it's been dry a bit. Is it 27 00:01:35,135 --> 00:01:37,615 Speaker 3: the same in Auckland now. 28 00:01:37,615 --> 00:01:40,135 Speaker 2: After the rain that we had at the beginning of 29 00:01:40,175 --> 00:01:43,975 Speaker 2: the week. No, actually it's it's we've had a decent 30 00:01:44,015 --> 00:01:47,695 Speaker 2: amount of rain. Certainly the lawns are reflecting that. Yeah. 31 00:01:47,775 --> 00:01:51,015 Speaker 3: Yeah, Now we're getting pretty dry in christ and even 32 00:01:51,095 --> 00:01:54,375 Speaker 3: in the southern part of the North Island. While a 33 00:01:54,455 --> 00:01:57,415 Speaker 3: rapper it was getting quite dry too, which is interesting. 34 00:01:58,055 --> 00:02:00,815 Speaker 3: So so I would suggest that you be a bit 35 00:02:00,855 --> 00:02:03,055 Speaker 3: careful with if you don't have enough water, that you 36 00:02:03,095 --> 00:02:04,975 Speaker 3: make sure that you keep it going because now the 37 00:02:05,015 --> 00:02:07,615 Speaker 3: plants are needing that in order to grow, and this 38 00:02:07,775 --> 00:02:11,135 Speaker 3: is the type for growth. Yeah. Absolutely awesome. 39 00:02:11,175 --> 00:02:12,935 Speaker 2: Okay, so a little bit of feeding and a good 40 00:02:12,935 --> 00:02:16,175 Speaker 2: times if things are starting to dry out, good time 41 00:02:16,175 --> 00:02:16,895 Speaker 2: to do some mulch. 42 00:02:17,815 --> 00:02:20,975 Speaker 3: Absolutely. Oh yeah, well that's always the one that stops there, 43 00:02:21,135 --> 00:02:24,255 Speaker 3: the loss of your water, if you like, it's the one. 44 00:02:24,095 --> 00:02:27,535 Speaker 2: A and there's really nothing you can do, yeah, because 45 00:02:27,575 --> 00:02:29,575 Speaker 2: the birds love it. And I did a whole lot 46 00:02:29,575 --> 00:02:31,735 Speaker 2: of work in the garden and a week ago and 47 00:02:32,135 --> 00:02:35,815 Speaker 2: I looked out yesterday and it's scattered all around the place. 48 00:02:35,895 --> 00:02:38,335 Speaker 2: The birds are in. They're looking for the insects, which 49 00:02:38,375 --> 00:02:40,615 Speaker 2: I guess is part of the health of a garden. 50 00:02:41,015 --> 00:02:43,055 Speaker 2: But not a lot you can really do about that. 51 00:02:43,095 --> 00:02:47,335 Speaker 3: Ah No, okay, Well I've got Julie and I've got 52 00:02:47,335 --> 00:02:51,615 Speaker 3: a little what do you call it, sugar water ah 53 00:02:51,975 --> 00:02:57,135 Speaker 3: thing that are bellbirds, you know, bellberts, and also too 54 00:02:57,175 --> 00:03:00,735 Speaker 3: we I can imagine, but also silver ice. They just 55 00:03:00,975 --> 00:03:04,095 Speaker 3: are impossible to get away from. They just keep going. 56 00:03:04,375 --> 00:03:06,575 Speaker 3: They feed their kids with it, they have their own 57 00:03:06,575 --> 00:03:09,455 Speaker 3: stuff and they're running. So it's really good for some 58 00:03:09,495 --> 00:03:13,255 Speaker 3: of the of the creatures that love the love right 59 00:03:13,295 --> 00:03:17,535 Speaker 3: sweet material to have a go now. Yeah, they are interested. 60 00:03:17,935 --> 00:03:20,455 Speaker 2: Yeah right, we're taking your calls. The lines are open. 61 00:03:20,695 --> 00:03:23,615 Speaker 2: Oh eight hundred and eighty ten eighties the number to call. Actually, 62 00:03:23,655 --> 00:03:28,415 Speaker 2: just just thinking about the birds I sent through. I 63 00:03:28,455 --> 00:03:31,255 Speaker 2: sent one of the l boxes that I made to 64 00:03:31,375 --> 00:03:35,575 Speaker 2: my sister, yeah, who put it up and sent me 65 00:03:35,615 --> 00:03:38,655 Speaker 2: a photograph saying the other day saying the starlings have 66 00:03:38,735 --> 00:03:42,775 Speaker 2: moved on, And I'm like, okay, well, anyway, she likes starling, 67 00:03:42,855 --> 00:03:44,575 Speaker 2: so it doesn't matter. But at least the l box 68 00:03:44,615 --> 00:03:47,015 Speaker 2: is being put to good use for some bird. 69 00:03:47,575 --> 00:03:49,495 Speaker 3: That's right. And I've got at the moment in my 70 00:03:49,615 --> 00:03:52,535 Speaker 3: box in the garden also starlings, and I will hopefully 71 00:03:52,575 --> 00:03:55,895 Speaker 3: band the young ones that are there. And here comes 72 00:03:55,935 --> 00:03:58,535 Speaker 3: to thing. You might never never realize that the little 73 00:03:58,575 --> 00:04:01,255 Speaker 3: owl which is smaller than about half the size of 74 00:04:01,615 --> 00:04:03,935 Speaker 3: more pork, you know, yeah, the little that we have 75 00:04:04,015 --> 00:04:07,695 Speaker 3: in the South Island, that if it once that box back, 76 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:13,775 Speaker 3: that starling will die. Oh so that starling is only 77 00:04:13,855 --> 00:04:16,375 Speaker 3: half the size of the owl, but they, oh will 78 00:04:16,415 --> 00:04:17,855 Speaker 3: get it. Make no mistake. 79 00:04:18,255 --> 00:04:20,015 Speaker 2: Owls are quite the predator, aren't they. 80 00:04:20,335 --> 00:04:23,495 Speaker 3: Oh they are, yeah, yeah, And they have no sense 81 00:04:23,535 --> 00:04:27,415 Speaker 3: of humor when somebody takes their their house, you know 82 00:04:27,455 --> 00:04:27,855 Speaker 3: what I mean. 83 00:04:29,495 --> 00:04:31,175 Speaker 2: If you've got a question for Ridd, you should call 84 00:04:31,255 --> 00:04:33,655 Speaker 2: us now. Eight hundred and eighty ten eighty quick text 85 00:04:33,735 --> 00:04:36,255 Speaker 2: A question. Good morning to you both, A question for rud. Really, 86 00:04:36,295 --> 00:04:40,455 Speaker 2: several young pita sprawn trees. All the tiny new growth 87 00:04:40,535 --> 00:04:43,895 Speaker 2: leaves are curling. They're smothered with ants and a few 88 00:04:43,975 --> 00:04:46,935 Speaker 2: lady bugs. I'm reluctant to spray them due to the 89 00:04:47,055 --> 00:04:49,655 Speaker 2: high insect population, but I feel I might have to 90 00:04:49,695 --> 00:04:54,015 Speaker 2: resort to a spray. If so, what would you recommend. 91 00:04:55,615 --> 00:04:58,255 Speaker 3: I suggest you actually have a go with that. Yes, 92 00:04:58,415 --> 00:05:01,575 Speaker 3: and if they have got yes, absolutely. And what you 93 00:05:01,575 --> 00:05:03,255 Speaker 3: can do is you can use something as simple as 94 00:05:03,335 --> 00:05:07,175 Speaker 3: kneem oil and bits and pieces like that that will 95 00:05:07,215 --> 00:05:10,495 Speaker 3: literally get rid of all these ladies, of these these 96 00:05:11,335 --> 00:05:16,295 Speaker 3: little tiny creatures. Lady bird beetles, of course, are also 97 00:05:16,535 --> 00:05:20,695 Speaker 3: the eaters of those those small ones, so that's not 98 00:05:20,735 --> 00:05:22,935 Speaker 3: a big deal. But if you get if you get 99 00:05:23,015 --> 00:05:25,415 Speaker 3: a lot of these little so a fletz and meati 100 00:05:25,455 --> 00:05:29,215 Speaker 3: bugs and stick scale insects and things like that, get 101 00:05:29,295 --> 00:05:31,775 Speaker 3: rid of them if you can, if you have ladybirds 102 00:05:31,815 --> 00:05:34,615 Speaker 3: doing it. Still, you can use a little bit of 103 00:05:34,615 --> 00:05:37,495 Speaker 3: that knee oil and it might not harm the lady 104 00:05:37,535 --> 00:05:39,175 Speaker 3: bird beetles that much at all. 105 00:05:39,695 --> 00:05:42,415 Speaker 2: Ah Okay, so it will get rid of what you 106 00:05:42,495 --> 00:05:45,815 Speaker 2: want to get rid of, but not necessarily, you know, biketch. 107 00:05:45,975 --> 00:05:47,815 Speaker 2: Let's say, yeah, be gentle. 108 00:05:48,455 --> 00:05:50,575 Speaker 3: The nice thing with neem oil is that the smaller 109 00:05:50,895 --> 00:05:55,895 Speaker 3: species of insects, that sepsucking creatures, if you like, they 110 00:05:55,935 --> 00:06:00,495 Speaker 3: are really done by that, but not the larger beetles, 111 00:06:00,815 --> 00:06:01,935 Speaker 3: So don't worry about it. 112 00:06:02,135 --> 00:06:04,855 Speaker 2: Interesting, right, Let's take some calls. Oh, eight hundred and 113 00:06:04,855 --> 00:06:08,775 Speaker 2: eighty ten eighty is the number. Good morning, Yes. 114 00:06:08,535 --> 00:06:11,455 Speaker 4: Good morning, Sorry guys about last week hearing aids cut 115 00:06:11,495 --> 00:06:17,335 Speaker 4: in anyway, Look, look rod silver leaf. I'm pretty sure 116 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:20,215 Speaker 4: it is silver leaf that I've got on my Portuguese laurels. 117 00:06:22,455 --> 00:06:22,855 Speaker 3: It could be. 118 00:06:22,935 --> 00:06:27,135 Speaker 4: Yeah, Well, the leaves have got that silvery gray color. 119 00:06:27,135 --> 00:06:30,735 Speaker 4: They're very light, a lot lighter than the standard you know, 120 00:06:30,775 --> 00:06:33,935 Speaker 4: the green, nice lush green looking, and it's stunting their growth. 121 00:06:33,935 --> 00:06:36,215 Speaker 4: Of course, when I trim the back, which was usually 122 00:06:36,215 --> 00:06:38,095 Speaker 4: about now because they've gone man and I shaped them 123 00:06:38,135 --> 00:06:41,815 Speaker 4: like topree bushes, that they just start getting die back. 124 00:06:41,895 --> 00:06:43,255 Speaker 4: In fact, they've got a little bit of die back 125 00:06:43,255 --> 00:06:46,255 Speaker 4: at the moment, and I've used that prune tech, but 126 00:06:46,895 --> 00:06:48,615 Speaker 4: you know, you need something that's a bit finer to 127 00:06:48,655 --> 00:06:51,095 Speaker 4: cover everything when you're trimming off with a hedge cutter, 128 00:06:51,295 --> 00:06:51,975 Speaker 4: if you know what I mean. 129 00:06:52,415 --> 00:06:57,415 Speaker 3: Yea, Yeah, silver leaf is a real pain in the 130 00:06:57,455 --> 00:07:01,015 Speaker 3: butt because some plants and some trees are not really 131 00:07:01,415 --> 00:07:04,655 Speaker 3: happy with that, and they will They can be actually 132 00:07:04,695 --> 00:07:07,295 Speaker 3: been nicked off, that's it, you know, that can go 133 00:07:07,455 --> 00:07:10,335 Speaker 3: like that. I find it really hard to work with 134 00:07:10,415 --> 00:07:12,655 Speaker 3: silver leaf, to be quite honest, because I am not 135 00:07:12,695 --> 00:07:17,015 Speaker 3: one hundred percent sure. What works the best I've since 136 00:07:17,055 --> 00:07:20,575 Speaker 3: I left Auckland, I haven't headed anymore, which is quite good. 137 00:07:20,855 --> 00:07:23,055 Speaker 3: I'm not saying it's it's Auckland's fault, but this is 138 00:07:23,095 --> 00:07:29,655 Speaker 3: the point. Yeah, yeah, gosh, you golly, what do you use? 139 00:07:30,255 --> 00:07:30,815 Speaker 2: I don't know. 140 00:07:30,975 --> 00:07:33,295 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, I don't know because I've been trying to 141 00:07:33,375 --> 00:07:39,135 Speaker 4: keep control of it with with copper. But yeah, well here, 142 00:07:39,255 --> 00:07:41,775 Speaker 4: you know, copper can fix a lot of things. But 143 00:07:42,335 --> 00:07:43,975 Speaker 4: as you said, I think when you talked about it 144 00:07:43,975 --> 00:07:46,215 Speaker 4: a couple of weeks ago, that it kills off new growth, 145 00:07:46,215 --> 00:07:50,295 Speaker 4: which it does, which is almost like do I do 146 00:07:50,375 --> 00:07:52,615 Speaker 4: that and put up with it? Because I'm going to 147 00:07:52,655 --> 00:07:53,495 Speaker 4: trim it back anyway? 148 00:07:53,495 --> 00:07:56,895 Speaker 3: But tell me again, but what was well? Which plant 149 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:58,295 Speaker 3: was it on? What sort of plant was it on? 150 00:07:58,415 --> 00:07:59,575 Speaker 4: It's a Portuguese laurel? 151 00:07:59,895 --> 00:08:02,575 Speaker 3: Yeah, oh yeah, that's right, Portuguese lot. I wouldn't be 152 00:08:02,615 --> 00:08:07,095 Speaker 3: too worried with with copper. 153 00:08:08,255 --> 00:08:10,335 Speaker 4: Yeah, okay, Well, I've just got to keep going with 154 00:08:10,415 --> 00:08:12,855 Speaker 4: I've got the pictures and the laurels, unfortunately, and. 155 00:08:15,055 --> 00:08:16,655 Speaker 3: I would I would do it. I would do it 156 00:08:16,735 --> 00:08:21,375 Speaker 3: just according to normal recommendations. I think it's quite often 157 00:08:21,455 --> 00:08:26,415 Speaker 3: the what do you call it the leaf the trees 158 00:08:26,455 --> 00:08:30,095 Speaker 3: that that create fruits and things like that that could 159 00:08:30,175 --> 00:08:37,495 Speaker 3: be hassled by the Yeah, yeah no, not silverlie, but 160 00:08:37,495 --> 00:08:39,175 Speaker 3: but by the copper. The copper is the one that 161 00:08:39,215 --> 00:08:43,775 Speaker 3: actually trouble. So this case, have a go with it, 162 00:08:44,215 --> 00:08:47,655 Speaker 3: but gentle, don't go over the top. Yes, and do 163 00:08:47,695 --> 00:08:51,335 Speaker 3: a lot of Yeah, absolutely you got. 164 00:08:51,135 --> 00:08:58,775 Speaker 2: It all the very musty appreciate it. But now, rud 165 00:08:58,975 --> 00:09:02,455 Speaker 2: christ my sister, not my sister, somebody else's sister has 166 00:09:02,495 --> 00:09:06,455 Speaker 2: a whisteria which grows quite proliferically but never flowers. What 167 00:09:06,575 --> 00:09:07,415 Speaker 2: is she doing wrong? 168 00:09:08,175 --> 00:09:14,175 Speaker 3: Oh mysterious? Should they flower? Gosh, you can't stop it. 169 00:09:14,935 --> 00:09:19,295 Speaker 3: Fertilizer with some potash Okay, yeah, that's the one. That's 170 00:09:19,335 --> 00:09:22,655 Speaker 3: what I would use. That's exactly what stimulates flowering and 171 00:09:22,695 --> 00:09:26,015 Speaker 3: fruiting and things like that. Yeah, so an extra bit 172 00:09:26,055 --> 00:09:29,535 Speaker 3: of potage. As I said that, when't forget thing you 173 00:09:29,575 --> 00:09:34,695 Speaker 3: know that contains a lot of potash will be really 174 00:09:34,695 --> 00:09:36,255 Speaker 3: good at it. Absolutely. 175 00:09:36,735 --> 00:09:39,855 Speaker 2: Another quick one just before the break, uh the rod 176 00:09:40,015 --> 00:09:45,575 Speaker 2: in the wire rapper. My lawn has gone ballistic with clover. Yes, 177 00:09:45,615 --> 00:09:49,455 Speaker 2: I've seen it, so it's super hot in the wire rapper. Yeah, 178 00:09:49,535 --> 00:09:51,335 Speaker 2: what can they do about it? Close. 179 00:09:52,135 --> 00:09:53,695 Speaker 3: I wouldn't be too worried about it. 180 00:09:54,055 --> 00:09:55,055 Speaker 2: Just be enjoying the clover. 181 00:09:56,135 --> 00:09:58,815 Speaker 3: Enjoy the clover. Yeah, and keep on bowing it. That's 182 00:09:58,855 --> 00:10:01,855 Speaker 3: the way to go. I wouldn't be too honestly, I 183 00:10:01,855 --> 00:10:02,975 Speaker 3: wouldn't be worried about that. 184 00:10:04,415 --> 00:10:06,295 Speaker 2: Excellent. Right, we're gonna take a break. We'll come back 185 00:10:06,335 --> 00:10:11,175 Speaker 2: talk to Jennifer straight after the break. Right over, it's 186 00:10:11,215 --> 00:10:15,135 Speaker 2: with us. We're talking all things gardening. Do you want 187 00:10:15,135 --> 00:10:18,895 Speaker 2: to answer the one about the thrips on the Portuguese Laura? 188 00:10:20,055 --> 00:10:22,255 Speaker 2: So is it could it be trips rather than. 189 00:10:23,695 --> 00:10:26,175 Speaker 3: Yeah, it could be some trips actually make it look 190 00:10:26,255 --> 00:10:28,655 Speaker 3: a little bit silver. But that's a different gig though, 191 00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:33,095 Speaker 3: right the Portuguese. Yeah, it's it's unless And if you 192 00:10:33,135 --> 00:10:36,015 Speaker 3: see the thrips, that's quite that's quite obvious, you know, 193 00:10:36,215 --> 00:10:39,375 Speaker 3: because they actually cause all this damage on the individual 194 00:10:39,535 --> 00:10:42,295 Speaker 3: cells and that turns a little bit silver. But if 195 00:10:42,295 --> 00:10:45,255 Speaker 3: you've got a silver leaf, it's actually quite interesting. A 196 00:10:45,335 --> 00:10:49,015 Speaker 3: silver leaf is basically caused by a fungus, totally different thing. 197 00:10:49,735 --> 00:10:51,655 Speaker 3: So I think you would see the thrips. 198 00:10:51,735 --> 00:10:54,695 Speaker 2: Right, rather than a fungal thing, which is might. 199 00:10:54,535 --> 00:10:56,815 Speaker 3: Be It could be it could it could be, but 200 00:10:56,895 --> 00:10:59,575 Speaker 3: you you know, if you if you see your glasses 201 00:10:59,575 --> 00:11:02,255 Speaker 3: and I'm cleaned, yeah. 202 00:11:02,295 --> 00:11:11,535 Speaker 2: You might miss it. Jennifer, A very good morning to you. Hello, Jennifer, Hello, Jennifer. Hello. 203 00:11:11,735 --> 00:11:16,215 Speaker 2: She may not be there anymore. Robin Greasings, greetings, Hi. 204 00:11:17,015 --> 00:11:20,615 Speaker 6: Club broote on bressacas. I put some broccoli in and 205 00:11:20,655 --> 00:11:23,895 Speaker 6: they were growing about eighteen inches high. They looked really healthy, 206 00:11:24,295 --> 00:11:26,295 Speaker 6: and then there was one started to crumble up in 207 00:11:26,335 --> 00:11:28,735 Speaker 6: the sun. I gave it water, kept doing that would 208 00:11:28,775 --> 00:11:31,175 Speaker 6: come right come down, and I thought, oh, I wonder 209 00:11:31,175 --> 00:11:32,655 Speaker 6: what's going on. So I pulled it out, and it's 210 00:11:32,695 --> 00:11:34,735 Speaker 6: got club roots. So I pulled the whole lot of 211 00:11:34,735 --> 00:11:36,775 Speaker 6: them out, and I'd already planted more around them, so 212 00:11:36,815 --> 00:11:39,135 Speaker 6: I took them out and put them in a different spot. 213 00:11:39,295 --> 00:11:41,335 Speaker 6: What do I do to get rid of the spores 214 00:11:41,415 --> 00:11:43,815 Speaker 6: or the fungi in the in the ground. 215 00:11:44,415 --> 00:11:48,055 Speaker 3: Soil borne disease? Right, that's what it is. It's a 216 00:11:48,215 --> 00:11:52,495 Speaker 3: soil born disease as they call it. It's something that 217 00:11:52,535 --> 00:11:56,335 Speaker 3: lives in the soil from memory. There's not much of 218 00:11:56,335 --> 00:12:01,295 Speaker 3: a chemical cure to when you have an established infection. 219 00:12:01,415 --> 00:12:03,855 Speaker 3: If you like, I. 220 00:12:03,935 --> 00:12:06,655 Speaker 6: Put brescas in there, last year, and I realized now 221 00:12:06,695 --> 00:12:08,295 Speaker 6: that you don't put them in the same place as 222 00:12:08,295 --> 00:12:09,535 Speaker 6: the year before, is it correct? 223 00:12:10,535 --> 00:12:12,855 Speaker 3: Yeah, that would be a good idea and also increase 224 00:12:12,895 --> 00:12:15,615 Speaker 3: your soil pH from memory. So above seven? 225 00:12:15,655 --> 00:12:16,375 Speaker 7: How do I do that? 226 00:12:16,695 --> 00:12:17,575 Speaker 3: Seven point one? 227 00:12:17,695 --> 00:12:17,895 Speaker 4: God? 228 00:12:17,935 --> 00:12:18,655 Speaker 3: How do you do that? 229 00:12:20,695 --> 00:12:21,175 Speaker 6: I test that? 230 00:12:22,815 --> 00:12:24,375 Speaker 3: Well, there you go. You've got to have a tester 231 00:12:24,535 --> 00:12:28,055 Speaker 3: for that, and you can get those from from garden 232 00:12:28,135 --> 00:12:29,695 Speaker 3: centers easically. 233 00:12:29,855 --> 00:12:35,775 Speaker 6: Okay, just be in that one area that could be 234 00:12:35,895 --> 00:12:36,615 Speaker 6: for would be in. 235 00:12:37,175 --> 00:12:40,535 Speaker 3: It could be the the spores of course, a fungal material. 236 00:12:41,015 --> 00:12:43,015 Speaker 3: And if they are in the soil and you keep 237 00:12:43,015 --> 00:12:46,015 Speaker 3: on planting the same ones there, you can get into trouble. 238 00:12:46,335 --> 00:12:49,855 Speaker 3: But if you can change that, you know, don't use assets, 239 00:12:49,895 --> 00:12:51,895 Speaker 3: but use alkal lines if you like to get that 240 00:12:52,655 --> 00:12:55,615 Speaker 3: pH higher. So that's that's one of the ways to 241 00:12:55,655 --> 00:12:56,255 Speaker 3: go about it. 242 00:12:56,335 --> 00:12:57,015 Speaker 4: Yeah. 243 00:12:57,175 --> 00:12:59,215 Speaker 6: Is there any natural products I can put in the ere? 244 00:12:59,255 --> 00:13:01,975 Speaker 6: I did plant loop and seed over the winter and 245 00:13:02,095 --> 00:13:05,255 Speaker 6: dug that in. Is there anything natural that I can use? 246 00:13:08,335 --> 00:13:11,335 Speaker 3: I don't know. Alkaline? What are you doing in terms 247 00:13:11,335 --> 00:13:11,855 Speaker 3: of alkaline? 248 00:13:11,895 --> 00:13:11,935 Speaker 4: No? 249 00:13:11,975 --> 00:13:13,655 Speaker 3: I don't know. To be quite honest, I'm not that 250 00:13:13,695 --> 00:13:16,695 Speaker 3: good at chemistry. 251 00:13:16,615 --> 00:13:18,655 Speaker 6: Maybe missus Google can help me. 252 00:13:19,095 --> 00:13:20,575 Speaker 3: You can help me, but that's the way to go. 253 00:13:20,655 --> 00:13:22,655 Speaker 3: You need your pH up over seven? 254 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:26,335 Speaker 6: Yeah, well over, okay, already, okay, thank you very much 255 00:13:26,535 --> 00:13:26,935 Speaker 6: all of this. 256 00:13:28,455 --> 00:13:33,015 Speaker 3: How do you test for pH with a pH media thing? 257 00:13:33,135 --> 00:13:35,375 Speaker 3: You know what I mean? You can, you can do 258 00:13:35,375 --> 00:13:38,975 Speaker 3: it in all sorts of ways you can get I 259 00:13:38,975 --> 00:13:41,775 Speaker 3: think garden centers will have a pH machine that you 260 00:13:41,815 --> 00:13:44,335 Speaker 3: can get. It's not that expenses from memory. 261 00:13:44,575 --> 00:13:48,015 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah. Is it a little bit similar to the 262 00:13:48,015 --> 00:13:49,815 Speaker 2: old moisture meter thing, a prong that you put on 263 00:13:49,815 --> 00:13:50,855 Speaker 2: the ground that tells. 264 00:13:50,615 --> 00:13:54,535 Speaker 3: You something like that. Yeah, I haven't used it for decades. 265 00:13:54,775 --> 00:13:54,895 Speaker 7: Right. 266 00:13:55,575 --> 00:13:57,935 Speaker 3: I have no problems with my pH at the moments, 267 00:13:58,295 --> 00:14:00,415 Speaker 3: and that's probably to do with with, as you said, 268 00:14:00,495 --> 00:14:03,055 Speaker 3: your mulch and all that sort of stuff. Sure should 269 00:14:03,055 --> 00:14:05,335 Speaker 3: be fine, brilliant, not always. 270 00:14:06,095 --> 00:14:09,415 Speaker 2: Now your favorite topic, Matt, talk to us about passion fruit. 271 00:14:10,495 --> 00:14:13,855 Speaker 7: Oh yes, please, I need up the oracle. Thank you, 272 00:14:13,975 --> 00:14:19,495 Speaker 7: the fruits, plump fruit. 273 00:14:22,295 --> 00:14:22,855 Speaker 4: I would. 274 00:14:24,895 --> 00:14:26,895 Speaker 3: The passion fruit should be in now, of course you 275 00:14:26,935 --> 00:14:30,495 Speaker 3: can plant it right now. Ever, go and I've got 276 00:14:30,495 --> 00:14:33,335 Speaker 3: good news and I've got bad news. The bad news 277 00:14:33,455 --> 00:14:37,335 Speaker 3: is my troubles. Say that again. 278 00:14:38,855 --> 00:14:40,895 Speaker 7: Please give me the bad news fru please. 279 00:14:41,095 --> 00:14:43,455 Speaker 3: The bad news is that the troubles are used to have. 280 00:14:43,495 --> 00:14:48,655 Speaker 3: If passion fruits are over, I've got them flowering. I've 281 00:14:48,655 --> 00:14:50,695 Speaker 3: got them flowering. That's the good news. 282 00:14:52,455 --> 00:14:54,095 Speaker 7: That's beautiful. Yeah. 283 00:14:54,335 --> 00:14:58,935 Speaker 3: But the point is, yeah, the point is to feed 284 00:14:58,975 --> 00:15:03,735 Speaker 3: them on a reasonably regular basis with some material that 285 00:15:03,855 --> 00:15:06,655 Speaker 3: will allow the flowers to get there, and it will 286 00:15:06,695 --> 00:15:10,575 Speaker 3: allow the fruit to develop once the flowers have been fertilized, 287 00:15:10,575 --> 00:15:11,055 Speaker 3: if you like. 288 00:15:12,175 --> 00:15:15,655 Speaker 7: So that's real good. Throw the apartment full sun or 289 00:15:16,135 --> 00:15:18,815 Speaker 7: or semi shaded shaded area. 290 00:15:19,335 --> 00:15:22,215 Speaker 3: I have them in about two thirds sons, so they 291 00:15:22,335 --> 00:15:25,535 Speaker 3: do get most of the light, but not the hottest 292 00:15:25,735 --> 00:15:30,575 Speaker 3: sun in in in the in the springtime and in summertime. 293 00:15:30,815 --> 00:15:33,535 Speaker 3: You know when the summer sun can be really blistering. 294 00:15:34,095 --> 00:15:36,535 Speaker 3: I decided that might not be a good idea. So 295 00:15:36,575 --> 00:15:39,455 Speaker 3: it's it's exactly in the morning sun and it is 296 00:15:39,535 --> 00:15:43,575 Speaker 3: still about midday, and then after that it's being slightly 297 00:15:44,055 --> 00:15:47,855 Speaker 3: uh covered by my tunnel house's next to it. 298 00:15:48,775 --> 00:15:49,375 Speaker 5: Are you going to. 299 00:15:49,295 --> 00:15:53,775 Speaker 2: Start with all of it and all much success with 300 00:15:53,815 --> 00:15:54,775 Speaker 2: your passion fruit? 301 00:15:58,415 --> 00:15:58,935 Speaker 3: It worked? 302 00:15:59,175 --> 00:15:59,295 Speaker 7: Ye? 303 00:15:59,935 --> 00:16:01,855 Speaker 2: Good, and it's working for you obviously. 304 00:16:02,215 --> 00:16:05,775 Speaker 3: Yes, Yes, I'm finally getting that stuff going and and 305 00:16:05,815 --> 00:16:08,655 Speaker 3: I'm not I can round with too much organic material 306 00:16:08,695 --> 00:16:08,855 Speaker 3: in the. 307 00:16:08,895 --> 00:16:11,295 Speaker 2: Soil just enough fantastic. 308 00:16:12,175 --> 00:16:14,935 Speaker 3: I always have been an organic materials person, and I've 309 00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:18,375 Speaker 3: realized that there's sometimes overdoing it and you sometimes need 310 00:16:18,495 --> 00:16:22,295 Speaker 3: mineral soil to actually mix it up with it properly, 311 00:16:22,335 --> 00:16:26,615 Speaker 3: which is yep, more than half should be mineral soil. 312 00:16:26,775 --> 00:16:27,415 Speaker 3: That's what I think. 313 00:16:27,415 --> 00:16:30,455 Speaker 2: Brilliant, Jennifer. We'll try again. Hello, Jennifer. 314 00:16:31,495 --> 00:16:32,375 Speaker 8: Hello here, you're. 315 00:16:32,295 --> 00:16:33,655 Speaker 5: Going very well, thank you. 316 00:16:34,295 --> 00:16:38,735 Speaker 8: We've got one another listener. Board beans. We've got black 317 00:16:39,015 --> 00:16:44,655 Speaker 8: blight on it. We wonder why we christ ea chair 318 00:16:45,135 --> 00:16:50,335 Speaker 8: and all serves an out of city. Each plant that 319 00:16:50,495 --> 00:16:52,335 Speaker 8: was given it up pulled the net so I wouldn't 320 00:16:52,335 --> 00:16:54,495 Speaker 8: go to the others. We got away bit of a crop, 321 00:16:54,535 --> 00:16:56,415 Speaker 8: but not as good as other years we've heard. 322 00:16:56,895 --> 00:17:05,495 Speaker 3: Which beans were they, Jennifer, broad beans? Okay, yeah, yeah, okay, 323 00:17:05,655 --> 00:17:11,055 Speaker 3: natural decay, hay, fungal disease, chocolate spot. I think of 324 00:17:11,095 --> 00:17:12,855 Speaker 3: a whole lot of different things that it could be. 325 00:17:12,935 --> 00:17:16,495 Speaker 8: You know, we did change the position that we normally 326 00:17:16,535 --> 00:17:18,935 Speaker 8: would have them then, and we wondered if it was 327 00:17:18,935 --> 00:17:22,175 Speaker 8: a lack of sunshine A bit could well be. 328 00:17:22,695 --> 00:17:26,015 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it could well be Oh that is awful. 329 00:17:28,735 --> 00:17:31,615 Speaker 3: It is awful because because broadbeans are pretty good and 330 00:17:31,735 --> 00:17:33,455 Speaker 3: they usually grow nice. 331 00:17:36,935 --> 00:17:39,415 Speaker 8: We just thought we changed the position because there's the 332 00:17:39,495 --> 00:17:45,615 Speaker 8: same road. Take things around and yeah, it was the 333 00:17:45,655 --> 00:17:50,695 Speaker 8: first time here. We struck the blight lightness very and 334 00:17:50,815 --> 00:17:52,655 Speaker 8: you knew the pods themselves. 335 00:17:53,055 --> 00:17:55,215 Speaker 3: Could you could you go back to the original place 336 00:17:55,215 --> 00:17:56,735 Speaker 3: where you used to grow them and see if that 337 00:17:56,935 --> 00:17:59,175 Speaker 3: if that really that's probably what works. 338 00:18:00,255 --> 00:18:02,695 Speaker 8: Uh, yeah, well we're going to do that. We're not 339 00:18:02,695 --> 00:18:04,455 Speaker 8: going to plant them in that same spot. But I 340 00:18:04,495 --> 00:18:06,135 Speaker 8: just thought there might have been something in the air 341 00:18:08,055 --> 00:18:09,375 Speaker 8: and that looked hard to think. 342 00:18:09,935 --> 00:18:12,175 Speaker 3: If it is a fungal disease, it's very simple, get 343 00:18:12,215 --> 00:18:14,895 Speaker 3: yourself some fungal fungicide. And it could be copper or 344 00:18:15,215 --> 00:18:18,415 Speaker 3: cop copper and and and something like that, you know 345 00:18:18,495 --> 00:18:20,495 Speaker 3: what I mean, which is reasonably safe to use. 346 00:18:21,095 --> 00:18:23,455 Speaker 2: All the very best to you, Jennifer on that, and David, 347 00:18:23,495 --> 00:18:24,055 Speaker 2: good morning. 348 00:18:25,255 --> 00:18:29,895 Speaker 5: Hey there, hey, thanks, hey, quick question. Both of your 349 00:18:29,975 --> 00:18:33,335 Speaker 5: expertise will be useful. I think I've got starlings in 350 00:18:33,415 --> 00:18:38,855 Speaker 5: my nest in my roof. Yeah, oh so it's I've 351 00:18:38,895 --> 00:18:42,535 Speaker 5: got it like it's it's the ridge. And if you 352 00:18:42,575 --> 00:18:46,135 Speaker 5: looked on top of the roof plan view. It's it's 353 00:18:46,135 --> 00:18:51,655 Speaker 5: a pointed shape, so it's like forty five degrees back 354 00:18:51,695 --> 00:18:54,415 Speaker 5: each side from the point, so they're getting right underneath 355 00:18:54,455 --> 00:18:58,575 Speaker 5: the underneath a ridge being a real pain. When can 356 00:18:58,615 --> 00:19:00,575 Speaker 5: I remove the net? If there's a nest that is 357 00:19:00,615 --> 00:19:02,735 Speaker 5: that happening now? Should I remove it now and block 358 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:05,975 Speaker 5: it up? Or the way it's finished there. 359 00:19:06,335 --> 00:19:08,815 Speaker 3: Would suggest you wait. Otherwise it becomes a bit smelly 360 00:19:08,855 --> 00:19:09,535 Speaker 3: after a while. 361 00:19:10,775 --> 00:19:12,495 Speaker 5: Okay, yeah, you know what I mean. 362 00:19:12,975 --> 00:19:15,575 Speaker 3: And and the thing is you can tell whether there 363 00:19:15,575 --> 00:19:18,775 Speaker 3: are young there when you hear them begging for food. 364 00:19:19,135 --> 00:19:21,295 Speaker 3: So if that's the case, if you of course, if 365 00:19:21,335 --> 00:19:24,135 Speaker 3: you can't close it off, but you'll you'll end up 366 00:19:24,215 --> 00:19:27,815 Speaker 3: with carcasses in there that that will still start to 367 00:19:27,815 --> 00:19:30,535 Speaker 3: become smelly. I saw exactly the same at the school 368 00:19:30,575 --> 00:19:33,815 Speaker 3: in the y wrapper yes yesterday before yesterday, and there 369 00:19:33,855 --> 00:19:37,295 Speaker 3: were starlings everywhere. It was just humble and you could 370 00:19:37,335 --> 00:19:38,375 Speaker 3: hear them, you know. 371 00:19:39,855 --> 00:19:46,535 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's okay, okay, that's the straw won't pose any 372 00:19:46,775 --> 00:19:47,815 Speaker 5: fire hazard. 373 00:19:48,295 --> 00:19:50,455 Speaker 3: No, not necessarily. 374 00:19:50,655 --> 00:19:54,775 Speaker 5: YEA. And a quick one for Peter, if you've got time, 375 00:19:55,375 --> 00:19:57,895 Speaker 5: very quick, Peter, I've got a I've got a block 376 00:19:58,015 --> 00:20:00,895 Speaker 5: wall that's been plastered and it's exposed to the sun. 377 00:20:01,295 --> 00:20:04,535 Speaker 5: But where the mortar lines are, it's like it's bleeding 378 00:20:04,655 --> 00:20:06,215 Speaker 5: through to the plasts and the. 379 00:20:06,775 --> 00:20:09,215 Speaker 2: Like a white material or effhorescence. 380 00:20:11,335 --> 00:20:14,815 Speaker 5: Not really, it's it's actually dark lines and it's almost 381 00:20:14,935 --> 00:20:18,695 Speaker 5: like almost blistering, like it's splitting yep, the plaster a 382 00:20:18,695 --> 00:20:21,255 Speaker 5: little bit and craving a bit of a ridge there. 383 00:20:21,295 --> 00:20:24,255 Speaker 5: I suppose what's the best way to sort of you 384 00:20:24,335 --> 00:20:26,175 Speaker 5: just don't paint over it. Do you have to plaster 385 00:20:26,255 --> 00:20:29,495 Speaker 5: it again or dig it out? Or you plaster and 386 00:20:29,575 --> 00:20:31,095 Speaker 5: paint over it with. 387 00:20:31,095 --> 00:20:35,055 Speaker 2: Something exposed, you know, scrape the paint off. You could 388 00:20:35,135 --> 00:20:38,335 Speaker 2: use some like crack repair powder so ce mix and 389 00:20:38,375 --> 00:20:41,175 Speaker 2: seeker both make them rub that into that, seal it 390 00:20:41,215 --> 00:20:43,375 Speaker 2: and then repaint it would probably be the best option. 391 00:20:44,255 --> 00:20:49,535 Speaker 2: All the best, take care righty oh now, rud I 392 00:20:49,615 --> 00:20:52,895 Speaker 2: am going to be traveling over the next couple of weeks, 393 00:20:53,535 --> 00:20:56,535 Speaker 2: so if it all goes well, then I will continue 394 00:20:56,575 --> 00:20:58,975 Speaker 2: to do the show. If you get a panicked phone 395 00:20:58,975 --> 00:21:02,215 Speaker 2: call from me, then I won't have been able to 396 00:21:02,215 --> 00:21:04,375 Speaker 2: connect for some reason, and we'll work it out. But 397 00:21:04,535 --> 00:21:09,335 Speaker 2: normal transition will resus sometime in January. But so for 398 00:21:09,375 --> 00:21:11,575 Speaker 2: the next couple of shows, it might sound a little 399 00:21:11,575 --> 00:21:14,375 Speaker 2: bit different and have a slightly different tone as I 400 00:21:14,415 --> 00:21:16,335 Speaker 2: dial in from different parts of the globe. 401 00:21:16,695 --> 00:21:19,375 Speaker 3: I know what you mean, Yeah, just yet, but yell out. 402 00:21:19,415 --> 00:21:21,655 Speaker 3: I'll get my phone from and we're all good. 403 00:21:21,695 --> 00:21:24,015 Speaker 2: You know what the time is, We'll figure it out. 404 00:21:24,135 --> 00:21:26,775 Speaker 2: We'll figure it out. Heyred, thank you, look after yourself, 405 00:21:27,135 --> 00:21:29,895 Speaker 2: take care all the best, and folks, thanks very much 406 00:21:29,895 --> 00:21:32,735 Speaker 2: for your company this morning. Last couple of weeks been 407 00:21:32,775 --> 00:21:34,695 Speaker 2: a sort of slightly different show with the all Black 408 00:21:34,735 --> 00:21:37,535 Speaker 2: matches taking a bit of time. Next week we're back 409 00:21:37,575 --> 00:21:39,855 Speaker 2: to sort of normal transmission by the fact that I'll 410 00:21:39,855 --> 00:21:42,815 Speaker 2: be dialing in from overseas, so looking forward to that, 411 00:21:42,975 --> 00:21:46,135 Speaker 2: going to go and discover different parts of the world. 412 00:21:46,775 --> 00:21:49,135 Speaker 2: But we will continue to bring you the show from 413 00:21:49,175 --> 00:21:51,055 Speaker 2: wherever I happen to be in the world. 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