Radio

Segment 1   (running time 11:59)

• This week's tip is about grooming your rose bushes.  For feeding, Jay recommends Organo Rose food which can be found at your local nursery

• Time to groom those roses, fertilize citrus and enjoy fall veggies

• Nancy, has a plum tree that has sap bubbles and is losing it leaves

• Tough summer for everything, clear out rocks, mulch bark, water and protect the trunk.  Listen to our podcast for detailed info
• Gravel is not good for fastidious fruit trees

Segment 3   (running time 11:19)

• Joe, has a large saguaro that has grown too tall (30+ feet), what does he do, can he trim it

• Really cannot be trimmed. 

• Mary, has a dry Brazilian pepper tree that is really dry.  What can she do

• This summer has been so hot.  At these temps, needs constant watering

• Richard, wants to know about using straw for his vegetable garden

• Use straw as a mulch only on top of the ground, 2-4 inches to keep the ground cool
• Keep the straw wet to keep it moist, it controls the weeds and whiteflies

Segment 1   (running time 11:59)

• Rosie's Saturday Specials in the Arizona Republic

• Contact Rosie and Romey to come speak at your civic event: info@rosieonthehouse.com

• Diane, has a overhead fixture, that went black.  What can she do

• New lamps and valis should take care of the problem

• Plants provide better air quality and create a less stressful environment

Segment 3   (running time 11:59)

• David, has a call about solar, what does Rosie recommend

• Read the fine print of any solar plan

• Annette was a Dunkin Donuts winner and called into say thank you!
• Brian needs an insurance claim for a rebuild, the amount seems low ($166), it is low. Ask for $225 a sq ft.  Check with Rosie Design Re modelers
• Doug writes,  5 acre parcel in Flag, where does he start
  
  Recommendations: Dixon Builders, Triple E, Renovations

Segment 1   (running time 11:42)

• Indoor plants can help air quality and aesthetically pick up your work or home area

• What can we do to select an indoor plant?

• Cindy likes a bamboo palm, helps filter air and lift the area or Cardboard Palm

• Cacti not a great indoor plant.  Succulents are good indoors with enough light.

• Consistency in watering and throughly watering, in a container that has holes in the bottom for god drainage

• Self watering pots are a good idea
• Fertilizer once a month

• Tom, has a door problem.  An interior bathroom door.  It's creaking

• Squeaky door, remove hinge pins, add lubricant, put back in pin

• Door Stop can be a cause of the problem
• Listen to the podcast for the details of fixing a squeaky door

Segment 3   (running time 11:36)

• Research shows that you can recover from stress faster with indoor plants
• African Violets and Orchids bloom well inside
• Listen to the podcast for the best flowering plant inside and best Fall plants for the indoors
• One potted plant per 100 sq feet, better for indoor environment
• Bonzai is an indoor plant nightmare
• Lilies can be toxic for cats
• Use insecticide in water can kill indoor bugs around plants

• John, what place in Phoenix to buy a Cy cad or Sago Palm

• Any local nursery, Here is a Rosie on the House list for all over Arizona