It’s Rosie & Jennifer this morning while Romey hosts the Arizona Crawfish Festival.
Romey checks in from the Arizona Crawfish Festival. Thanks to sponsors like Sanderson Ford and support from The Arizona Mule Deer Association. Plus Romey’s using Canyon Coolers to keep the crawfish fresh!
Events & Activities across Arizona before the school year starts:
Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the Sanderson Ford Arizona Staycation Here!!!
Jay with Harper’s Nursery & Landscaping Company is here to take questions about anything out in the yard!
Tip of the Week: August 1st…..It’s a day that you can go from planting 4 or 5 veggies in the garden to 14 or 15. You’re garden soil needs to be prepped and Jay lists several plants you can get in the ground.
**Here’s Jay’s Planting Guide!
We also have Julie Murphee with the Arizona Farm Bureau in studio. We discuss when and where great local veggies can be bought.
*Find great recipes for fresh fruit and veggies from your own garden or from fresh local providers at Fill Your Plate!
Caller:
Recommendation – Jay would just start over. Supplement the soil with Hickman’s organic compost 6-12 inches deep. Add gypsym too, water it really well and start from seed in the next few weeks.
**Julie talks about using drones to improve the care of plants in fields.
Julie & Jennifer talk about a few articles for people looking to grow their own garden, indoors out outside.
Callers:
Recommendation – It’s absolutely fine to start now. The raised planter uses supplemented soil anyway, but consider adding Mel’s Mix on the top 2 inches or so. Rosie loves the Belgard Retaining Wall Blocks. Pick them up at Oldcastle Superlite!
*We discuss all the other aspects you could include.
*Julie shares a few of the educational endeavors she’s part of. One is the Arizona Ag Mag!
Recommendation – Jay would take them out. It takes a lot of water to keep it going through the summer, plus cost for fertilizer, etc. And it will freeze over the winter too. A plant is very inexpensive and he could start them new next spring.
**The costs of food around the world and what percent of your income goes to your food compared to other countries residents.
Find great recipes at the Fill Your Plate site and we even have Baby Kay’s Recipe’s Here.
Caller:
Recommendation – He may need to add some soil to bring it to a good level and then add some fertilizer and gypsum and he should be good to go.
**Learn why nitrogen is important to our Arizona soils.
**If you’re looking to get out with the kid’s, stop at Apple Annies or Bonita Bean Company.
If you have questions for Jay, stop in at Harper’s Nursery & Landscaping CompanyLandscaping Company. And, thanks to Julie for stopping by. Don’t forget to shop locally for food and find great recipes here.
We talk about our new site….you’re here, so I guess you’ve seen it!
Caller:
Recommendation – If it’s just those two spots, he can remove the fittings and sand away the rust and have it repainted. This is a temporary fix, but a much better option than completely removing the tub prematurely.
*Rosie describes the miserable job of removing a cast iron tub….It doesn’t sound fun or easy.
Callers:
Recommendation – Rosie investigates….he needs to eliminate standing water around the property. Jennifer used Johnson’s baby creamy oil on the kids, plus a few other options. Check out Fight the Bite.
**Romey checks in from Bison Ranch and the Sanderson Ford Arizona Crawfish Festival. We hope you could made it!
Caller:
Recommendation – Call Phoenix Carpert Repair & Cleaning
(Rosie talks about repairing carpet instead of replacing it. Save $$$)
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**Rosie and Jim talk through what he’s done and how he got started on this method of staying cooler for less money.
Chris with Stampede Plumbing is here to talk about changes in regulations for new water heaters and to take any questions about plumbing at your house.
Caller:
Recommendation – $450.00 sounds like a fair price. For a professional opinion, she can call Water Treatment Technologies
Caller:
Recommendation – He should check the safety release valve to make sure it’s safe, but this will take some investigation by a professional.
Caller:
Recommendation – Chris recommends running water through the system before restarting it. This is a very rair occurance and Chris hasn’t seen this in the area.
(Leaving water sitting in water heaters and in pipes for several weeks or even months for snowbirds isn’t good. Drain pipes and just beware that the water has been sitting there.)
Caller:
Recommendation – If it’s a newer home, the odds are good that it’s pex not copper. It wasn’t up to code in the past, but now it’s good to go. Chris loves pex.
(Good and bad of each and how it’s changed over time.)
Caller:
Recommendation – People drain water heaters to get rid of the sediment that builds up. Chris walks through the process and the water is fine to drain anywhere. (You shower in this water, after all)
Caller:
Recommendation – That sounds about right and he could just drain it longer to try and get rid of more of it. Not many people drain water heaters once a month, so his preventative maintenance is way ahead of the game. Great work, Tom!
Thanks to Chris for stopping by! If you have plumbing problems in Phoenix, call Stampede Plumbing!
Join Rosie On The House Next Saturday Morning!!!