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Cleaning up the Grungy Stuff in your Home Print
Eight O' Clock Hour John Jay Harper
Broadcasting on KTAR, KAFF, KNST & KGVY
Segment 1 (running time 12:03)
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Weekly Gardening Tip:
In Studio Guests:
- Keep your landscape tidy by cleaning up the debris, keeping compost in place and prevent pests by controlling your weeds!
In Studio Guests:
- Sharon from Gardeners World and Gardeners Eden
- Brian Blake of Whitfill Nursery
Recommended Tree that are desert adapted:
- Fantax Ash
- Redbush Pistachio
- Acacia
- Sisu is Sharon's favorite
How to start your landscape:
- Plant a big tree on South West side of the House
Caller
- Kitty, has two Chileans Mesquites that are not doing well
Recommendation: Cut it and start again, Chileans do not do well in our conditions
- Bob, Bermuda or Sod
Recommendation: Wait six months if you've used pre-emergent
Segment 2 (running time 6:43)
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- Dave, looking for 10 yards of compost
Recommendation: Gardeners World, B-2 soil mix
- Ted, loves the stone wall on the west side of 19th ave, how can he get the look
Recommendations: Iron, Manganese Stain
- Michael, has huge, large dry patches. Does he need a soil test
Recommendation: Dig 4-5 inches down: Fungus or Pearl Scale, Muriatic Acid, Soil Sulfur
Segment 3 (running time 12:01)
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- Eva, has white powder on her roses
Recommendation: Mildew, Rose Defense, Neem Oil
How to make the transition from Winter to Summer Lawn
How to make the transition from Winter to Summer Lawn
- Kill your winter grass
- Mow it short
- Leave the Water off
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- Neil, how to help damage from Snow Mold has crazy roots on Locust Trees
Recommendation: Copper sprayed on ; deep water less frequency
What's the best way to deep water:
What's the best way to deep water:
- Deep irrigations by first drying out soil
- Drip system needs to move out as your tree roots grow
- Make sure to increase your watering time as the tree grows
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- Katie, wants to plant Hydrangea. Is this a good idea
Recommendation: This is not the climate for their success
What is the closest thing to it that she can plant
What is the closest thing to it that she can plant
- Hibiscus
- Azura
Segment 4 (running time 6:49)
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Favorite Shade Trees:
- Red Bush Pistachio
- Lemon Tree
- Palo Verdes
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- Betty, has a large citrus that is not doing good
Recommendation: wait to prune
- Randy, will the roots go toward the water well. Will he get more foliage on the well side
- Donna has tomatoes that are green on the vine
Recommendation: They'll turn red soon
Nine O' Clock Hour with Rosie and Romey
Broadcasting on KTAR, KAFF, KNST & KGVY
Segment 1 (running time 11:43)
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Cleaning up the Grungy Stuff in your Home: Rosie's Arizona Republic Article
- Vinegar through the coffee machine, then water
Caller
- Dave, does he drain the water heater when he leaves from the summer
Recommendation: when you leave it full, bacteria is growing in hotter temperatures. Yes, drain the water heater, rinse with water before you refill, let it drain 3 or 4 times. Does he turn the gate valve off once it's drained? Yes!
Shutting down your home for the Summer
Shutting down your home for the Summer
Segment 2 (running time 7:02)
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What are the dirtiest things in your home?
- TV Remote
- Computer Keyboard
- Portable Phone
Stone on Light Rail is mined from Mayer, AZ
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- Norm, has a leak in his irrigation line
Recommendation: Start Digging, American Leak Detection
Segment 3 (running time 11:19)
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Free Cycle. org
- Chris, recently has two story townhome where the roof faces east and north. The north side gets warmer. Would Roof Turbins help?
- Cindy, has a evaporative cooler. Can she recycle the water in the pool
- John, can he loop a water treatment around his water heater
Free Cycle. org
Segment 4 (running time 6:59)
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- Tom, surge protector for the roof
Recommendation: Get whole house surge protection, Austin Electric, The Mighty Electricians
Ten O' Clock Hour with Rosie and Romey
Broadcasting on KTAR, KAFF, KNST & KGVY
Segment 1 (running time 11:50)
Segment 2 (running time 6:55)
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Marshall Trimble representing Harmon Solar
- David is being flooded with marketing materials and calls about a/c check up for $19.95. How necessary is it
Recommendation: Do not respond to phone solicitations, get a check up if its been a while Rosie A/C Contractors in Phoenix, Tucson, Northern Arizona and Casa Grande
- Gloria, GE Gas Stove that has to click a lot to light
Recommendation: Diffuser has not been put back properly; 200 grid sandpaper to get grit off, Frost Appliance
Segment 3 (running time 11:32)
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Lowell Observatory Second Friday Science Night
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JAWS (Just Add Water Systems): here in Arizona use twice the water to dilute it
Anyone who can stump Marshall Trimble will get a Solar Ray from Harmon Solar
- Chuck, the light sensor on outdoor lights burn out every 4 mos
Recommendation: It's getting wet or not on a dimmer, Rosie Certified Electrician, The Solar Store
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Lowell Observatory Second Friday Science Night
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- Pete, his a/c unit is about 25 years old, leaking in the ceiling. Should he just get a second window unit rather than replacing his old unit
Recommendation: Hendel's Air Conditioning
Marshall Trimble on early evaporative coolers in Arizona
Segment 4 (running time 6:40)
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Broadcasting from the Maricopa County Home Shows April Home & Landscape Show
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- Lisa, she has a Ramada that keeps leaking
Recommendation: Look at the top of the columns to see if its been sealed with grout cap; Pittsburgh Paints Efflorescence Product
Dirtiest place in your house: Your can opener
Dirtiest place in your house: Your can opener