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• Tom - He has a golden barrel cactus with arms coming off the side. Can he take the arms off and plant them in the ground for more plants.

Recommendation - It's possible but he'll damage the Mother plant, so try to avoid messing with it at all.

• Diane - She has a full grown mesquite tree that is making a lot of popping sound and she wants to know what it is?

Recommendation - It's probably just expansion and contraction just like your home creaks and cracks.

• We visit with Chris of Christopher's Garden Nursery and discuss the dry summer and how it's affecting the plants in Arizona.

• The crew discusses some of the planting and maintaining differences between the higher elevations versus the valley.

• David planted an Aspen tree and he's worried about the root system invading his pool. 

Recommendation - If his pool doesn't leak, he should be fine. Just make sure to water properly (slow and deep) to make sure the roots don't need to spread out to find water. 

• Jane - She has a lemon tree and wants to know if she has it planted in the correct orientation. 

Recommendation - Her home is in a higher elevation that gets fairly cold, so it needs to be protected. Consider a dwarf lemon tree so she can move it to avoid freezing.

• We're at the Bison Ranch for the Annual Crawfish Festival.  Listen as we try and make you hungry!  If you missed it this year, make sure you join us in 2015.

• If you need furniture restored, remember Irwin's Furniture and Restoration!

• We just sorted out everything in Solar with Dan King of Harmon Solar last week and now APS just made some changes.  We try to sort it all out one more time!

• If you have questions or would like an evaluation click the link above or call 800-281-3189.

Thanks to Sanderson Ford for providing a Tomcar for the Crawfish Festival at the Bison Ranch.

Caller:

• Luke - He wants to know how much duct leakage is typical for an average home.

Recommendation - Before he spends a dime looking at insulation, call Reeis for a whole house energy audit to find out where to start.  Call 480-969-7500480-969-7500!

• Al - He wants to know about Air Conditioning units who use freon and how they are going to phase it out. What will it cost and what it means to most homeowner's.

Recommendation - Brad from Integrity Air Conditioning stops by to give us the scoop!


Signup for the Sanderson Ford Arizona Staycation here!  The latest winner, Laura stayed at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel.

• Brett - During the last few weeks his AC unit has been struggling and now it's finally quit completely the last two days.

Recommendation - Rosie's sends Brad from Integrity Air Conditioning to his home to give him a free evaluation.

• Cody - She has a mobile home next to her home that her in-laws used to live in. Now it's empty and has a terrible odor she can't get rid of.

Recommendation - She probably has a P-Trap that runs dry, it will allow the methane gas to back up into the home. Once in a while add some water to the P-Trap and that should keep the smell in the sewers.

• Gina - She's seen advertising for an electronic water conditioner and wants to know if they work?

Recommendation - Rosie is VERY SKEPTICAL OF THIS PRODUCT. The only way you get soft water is with sodium or potassium. "Water Treatment Equipment" means nothing, really.  Simply stirring a bucket of water is technically treating it. Be very careful and check that it's certified by the Water Quality Association.  Call Culligan Water of Tucson 520-792-9700520-792-9700.

*If the water treatment company you are dealing with is using salt to scare you, find someone else.

Reuse, Recycle and Re-Purpose

Back to Re-purposing - Find ideas on Pinterest and Jen found a great business in town called Porter Barn Woods. They have very unique wood, creative ideas and its an amazing yard you can search through. He even had some wood from JOHNNY CASH! How cool!