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Kevin:
On "Ask This Old House,"

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our experts travel
across the country

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to answer questions
about your house.

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Today, our crew earns a badge
in gardening

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when they share everything they
know about raised garden beds...

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Jenn:
Aww! I love it!

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Kevin: ...Tom gives me
a crash test in geometry

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as we create a one-of-a-kind
herb planter.

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Girl Scouts. This is why
you need to stay in school.

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Plus, Jenn and Nathan work
with a few smart cookies,

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refreshing the garden beds
of a local Girl Scout troop.

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That's all coming up next
on "Ask This Old House."

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Nathan: I got into Boy Scouts
at a really young age,

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starting with Cub Scouts.

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I was a Scout pretty much
my entire childhood.

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Cub Scouts is more focused
on just kind of, like,

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the beginning skills,
kind of getting an idea

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of how to cook safely,

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how to be around fires,
how to handle knives,

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um, you know,
some basic first-aid skills.

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As a Boy Scout,
that's when you really

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get into the merit badges.

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There are certain required ones,
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kind of elective ones
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The required ones,
those focus more, like,

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how does the government work,
first aid, swimming, lifesaving.

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Eagle Scout is the highest rank
in Boy Scouts.

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For my Eagle Scout project,

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I took a catalog of veterans

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in a certain cemetery
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and it was all just on paper,

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and I turned that
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where they were located,

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we gave the digital file
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They have a copy of it.
I have a copy of it.

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And then also we picked up
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that needed to be replaced
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okay, this guy was a veteran --
new marker, new flag.

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And every year, the Boy Scout
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So, going through Boy Scouts,

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you learn a lot
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And a lot of that does carry on
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First one
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That's really what
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They want -- They want you
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that I learned
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and that's something
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has gone with me
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how to handle situations,
how to control situations.

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It's the leadership.
It's the self-sufficiency.

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It's how to talk to people.

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you have to talk to adults,
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but, you know, you try.

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you have to go up
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you have to go down
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that I picked up in Boy Scouts

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that have helped me a lot
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that I can bring them over to
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and let them see
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loves to learn, loves to read,
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Girl Scouts is perfect for her.

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thinking outside the box.

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away from it.

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just solid, simple things.

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I just want people to know
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and a lot of fun to be had.

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and see if you can join.

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[ Indistinct conversation ]

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Tom: I'm trying to think.
Kevin: You don't know, do you?

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Nathan:
Good morning, guys.

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Jenn: Oh. Good morning.
Kevin: How are you?

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Nathan: So, I got a really cool
video from my sister.

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My niece is a Girl Scout
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and they sent over this video,

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and I think you guys
want to take a look at this.

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Kevin: Okay.
Tom: Okay.

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Kevin: Everyone in the family
is the Scouts.

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Tom: Look at that.

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Scouts:
Hi, "Ask This Old House"!

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Audrey: Hi, Uncle Nate!

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Jenn: Aww!
Tom: That's great.

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Scout 1:
These are our garden beds.

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Scout 2: We built them
a few years ago.

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Tom: Oh.
Jenn: [ Laughs ]

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Scout 3:
They are in very rough shape.

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Kevin: Yes, they are.

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Tom: A few weeds there, too.
Jenn: Yeah, just a couple.

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Scout 4: They're growing weeds
like crazy.

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Scout 5: The wood's
getting all splintery.

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Scouts:
Can you help us?!

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Tom: Oh, yeah.
Kevin: Unbelievable.

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Jenn: Okay, if there's a cry
of help, that's one of 'em.

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Kevin: Yeah. What's cuter
than a bunch of Brownies, huh?

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We got to help them out there.
Jenn, it's gardening,

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so it's kind of your thing.

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Jenn: Well, I think
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new raised planter beds,
maybe new wood.

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Maybe they stay
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but just dress it up
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And looked like there were some
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so maybe we could reuse
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or give the rest away to people.

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But I think it needs something,
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Kevin: Something we could build?
And when I say "we"...

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Jenn: That's why
I'm kind of like, "Something."

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Kevin: When I say "we,"
I mean, you know...

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Jenn: Something, like,
maybe for an herb garden.

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Tom: I'll think about it. Yeah.
Jenn: You up for it?

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Tom: Yeah, absolutely.
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handle kind of what's there,
get the materials

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for what you need, maybe
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Does that work?
Jenn: Deal.

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Kevin: Alright. Good.
Tom: Works for me.

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Kevin: They're gonna pay
in cookies, right?

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Jenn: I hope so.
Tom: I love Girl Scout cookies.

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Kevin: Alright, Tommy.
An herb garden.

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What is the maestro thinking?

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Tom: Alright, well,
I'm thinking a little different.

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Something like a hexagon...
Kevin: Hm.

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Tom:
...with a hexagon inside it.

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Kevin: Hmm!
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around the exterior
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Kevin: That's funny 'cause
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[ Laughs ] But okay.
It's for the Girl Scouts.

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Let's jazz it up a little bit.
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Let's start with a circle.

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around the circle,
I'll get my hexagon.

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So these are
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Kevin: Equilateral. All three
sides of a triangle are equal.

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Tom: Exactly.

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Kevin: That's an
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Tom: Exactly.
Kevin: So if we want to make

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a planter that is this diameter,

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what are you thinking
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Tom: Alright.
So, let's say 40 inches.

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Kevin: Okay.
Tom: Diameter is 40".

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Half of that is 20".
Kevin: Gotcha.

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Tom: So that means
we have 20", 20"...

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Kevin: Ohh!
There's our outside cut.

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Tom: That's our outside cut.
Kevin: So now we need

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one, two, three, four,
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About 20 inches.

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We just have to figure out
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Tom: Okay. The miter.
Now, inside the circle --

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360 degrees, 6 equal parts.

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That's 60 degrees.
60 degrees is right here.

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Kevin: Every one
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Tom: Every one of these
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if you want to make
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you need to set the saw
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Kevin: Right, because
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is actually at a 90-degree angle
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Tom: Correct.
Kevin: So you're going to have

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Tom: Exactly.
Kevin: Girl Scouts,

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this is why you need
to stay in school.

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I have an MBA, and that's --
my head's melting. [Laughs]

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How do you know --
Tom: This is fun stuff.

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Kevin: Let's do it.
Tom: Alright.

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Alright. So...
set my saw at 30 degrees.

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I'm using cedar
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I don't want to use
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because the chemicals
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I'll make it 20 and 1/8".
Long to long.

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Kevin: Alright.

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Tom: Now, we could turn
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and they'd go the other way,
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a lapped miter, basically.

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That way, it'll be easier
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Want to pre-drill those holes.

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Less chance
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Kevin: Hey. Alright.

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So, we've got ourselves
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That looks pretty cool.
Tom: Yeah.

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Alright.
Now, that's the first one.

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Now we have to build
another one to fit inside.

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Kevin: Oh, gosh.
Tom: It's a little bit tricky.

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We have to think about it.

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The hexagon inside
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shorter than this piece.

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20 and 1/8".
Kevin: Got it.

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Tom: I now have to
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on the diagonal -- 1 and 3/4".

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We take the 1 and 3/4"
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Kevin: 20 and 1/8
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Tom: 3/8.
Kevin: Is that right?

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Tom: 18 and 3/8, and that
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for this piece, this piece,
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Kevin: That's why
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Tom: Right. Now, another way
you can figure it is...

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Kevin: That was our diameter.
Tom: It's actually 40 and 1/4".

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So that's our length.

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Kevin: We cut that in half.
Tom: Right.

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Kevin:
40 and 1/4. 20 and 1/8.

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Tom: So to get the length
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I would make a circle.

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And this way,
that is 36 and 3/4".

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Divide that in half.
It's 18 and 3/8".

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Kevin: I cannot wait for a Girl
Scout cookie. Let's just cut.

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Tom: Alright.
Let's get them cut.

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Kevin: Honestly, Tommy,
I got very little --

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Tom: No faith?

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Kevin: No, I have all the faith
in the world, but...

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the math and the geometry test
you put me through here.

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Tom: I always loved the
challenge. When I framed roofs

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and stuff like that,
it was always fun.

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Gazebos.
All kinds of stupid things.

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Kevin:
You know what I don't frame?

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Tom: What?
Kevin: Roofs.

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Tom: [ Laughs ]
Kevin: Because of this.

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Tom:
Eh, it's nice. It's fun.

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Kevin: Oh, moment of truth.
Will it fit?

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Tom:
Oh, it's gonna fit.

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Kevin: Oh, my gosh.
Tom: Look at that.

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Kevin: Pythagoras Pops.
Tom: Pythagoras Pops.

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Kevin:
That really tightened it up.

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Tom: Perfect.
Kevin: Alright.

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Let's take a look.
There you go. Wow!

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Wow, Pops!
That looks terrific!

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Cannot wait for the Girl Scouts
to see this.

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Tom: Now we just need Nathan
to pick it up.

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Kevin: Beautiful. Well done.
Tom: Fun project.

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♪♪

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Nathan: Tommy's planter
looks incredible.

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It's really going to be
the centerpiece of this garden.

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Jenn: It looks beautiful.
Nathan: Came out great.

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So what's all this stuff
in the back of the truck?

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Jenn: Oh, that stuff. 
So, I brought plants

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for different themes,
for different garden beds.

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Since there's going to be
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I thought it'd be fun to have
a theme for each of them.

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So one -- butterfly plants.
Plants that attract butterflies.

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Another one,
I got a bunch of herbs

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so we could maybe put them
in Tommy's planter.

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I don't know. We'll let
the girls decide, yeah?

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Nathan: Yeah.
That'll look great.

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Jenn: Yeah, and then also
got landscape fabric,

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which is a weed barrier
we'll put at the bottom

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of the planters to deter weeds
from coming up at the bottom.

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And then also brought
bags of -- It's a mixture

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of soil, compost, and
fertilizer, all organic.

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But just to get
anything started,

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from whether it's vegetables,
herbs, or cut flowers.

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Nathan: So all these plants
are really going to take off

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once we get them in the ground.
Jenn: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

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Nathan: Perfect.
Well, I just spoke to my sister.

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They're out there
in front of the town hall.

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They're waiting for us.
My niece is there.

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All of the Girl Scouts,
the leaders.

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I think we just got to show up
and get started.

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Jenn: Your niece is there?
I cannot wait to meet her.

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If she's anything like you.
You know. Um...

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But, yeah, their energy
is going to be fantastic,

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and I really can't wait
to work with them.

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Nathan: It's going to be great.
Jenn: Yeah.

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♪♪

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Nathan: Hi, Andrea.
Andrea: Hey, Nate. Hey, Jenn.

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Jenn: How are you?
Andrea: Good to see you.

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Jenn: Good to see you.
Andrea: These are troop leaders,

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Jill and Tara.
Tara: Hi. How are you?

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Nathan:
We got your awesome video,

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and we're very excited
to be here.

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Jenn: Yeah. Loved it.
Why don't we walk through,

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check out the beds
that you have?

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Tell us what you want to change
and what you want to do maybe.

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Andrea:
These are our garden beds.

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They were built about
10 years ago by another troop.

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Tara: We took them over
about three years ago,

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and as you can see,
the weeds have since taken over

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and the wood
is extremely splintered.

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Jenn: Well, what I see, there's
a lot of good perennials,

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and I'm thinking
we excavate them all out.

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We could divide them, split
them up, or give some away.

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And then what do you think?

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Nathan:
I think we get a fresh start.

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I brought some red cedar
with me.

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We'll reframe the beds
and make them our own.

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Jenn: So are the girls
ready to work?

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Andrea: They are!
Jenn: Alright.

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Let's get the girls
and the tools and do it.

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♪♪

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Okay, girls, let's go start
with this planter up front.

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Scout: Okay. What weeds
are we supposed to pick?

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Jenn: Well, we're going to
pick everything out of here,

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but we'll take the weeds
in one batch

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and then the perennials
in the other batch.

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Scout: So which ones
are the perennials

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and which ones are we saving?
Jenn: Very good question.

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So, I see a lot of perennials
in this bed,

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and these are called daylilies.

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And what we'll do is dig
around them and pop them up.

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And then this one
is a geranium,

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but it looks like all these
weeds are right in between.

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So we could either use our hands
or use shovels, okay?

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Scout: How do we pull it out
with our hands?

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Jenn: Well, see,
the thing with the perennials,

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we definitely need
a shovel for that

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'cause you want to get a good --

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you want to get all the roots
that are underneath.

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And then we pop it out
and we put it to the side.

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Scout: Do we pull from
the bottom of those weeds

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or do we pull
from the top of them?

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Jenn: That is a very good
question because with weeds

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you want to get the roots out.

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Scout: So you want this
from the bottom, right?

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Jenn:
Yes. So, I'll demonstrate.

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It's kind of therapeutic.
I think it's fun.

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So you can just use your hands
and then just...

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just pull, pull.

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And you try to get
all the roots system up.

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Scout: Should we just start?
Jenn: Yes. Go for it.

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Scout: Why are weeds bad?

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Jenn: They're not necessarily
bad, but sometimes --

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Scout: Sometimes
they make the plants die.

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Jenn: Yeah,
sometimes they compete

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with all the nutrients
in the soil,

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and then they start
to choke the good plants.

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So they kind of invade
your garden.

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Scout: I like growing
strawberries and watermelons.

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Jenn: Oh, that's fun.

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Scout: Oh, my God! We got it!
Jenn: Yes!

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Look at you guys! Awesome!

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Careful...

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Put it on the blue.
Yes! Look at you guys!

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Aww. I love it.
Would you like that?

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Scout: Yeah.

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Nathan: Let's get started with
this corner box right here.

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What we're going to do is
we're going to work it in there

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and we're just going to
pry these away.

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Now, there's going to be nails
that are going to come out

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with these boards,
so we want to be really careful.

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Alright. So that's one.
Let's work our way this way.

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Jenn: Perfect.

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[ Indistinct conversation ]
[ Jenn laughs ]

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Nathan: Give it a pry.
There you go. Good job.

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Alright.
Watch out for those nails.

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Nice job, Audrey.

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Alright. Want to grab this?
Alright. Nice and safe.

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Thank you.
Keep wiggling it like a tooth.

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Keep wiggling,
wiggling, wiggling.

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It'll pop out. Good job.

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Jenn: Hold it and jump
on both of it.

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Yeah. And then put your other
foot there and then jump.

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Scout: Like that?
Jenn: That's so good.

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Nathan: Alright.
This side's already loose,

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so all you need to do
is one side.

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Keep pulling. Keep pulling.
Jenn: Teamwork.

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Nathan: Nice job. There you go.
Perfect. Good job.

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Let's hammer out
those old rusty nails

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so the boards
can be disposed of safely.

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More. Big swing.
Big swing. Big swing.

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Jenn: Very good.

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Scout: Okay. Now...

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Jenn:
One, two, three. Rah!

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Ooh, ooh! Careful!
[ Laughs ]

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♪♪

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♪♪

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Nathan: We're gonna start
putting these boxes together.

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Now, I already cut everything
to length

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and I pre-drilled everything.
What we're gonna do

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is make two boxes --
one big one and one little one.

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We'll put the big one in first,
then we'll stack it

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with the smaller one.

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Alright.
We're going to use some 3-inch

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stainless-steel screws.

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These screws are really good
because they won't rust or rot.

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Good.

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[ Scouts humming ]

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Alright! There we go!

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Scout:
Now we just need more dirt.

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Nathan:
So let's wiggle it around.

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What we need to do is we need to
check and make sure it's square.

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So we have just under 9 feet.
So now you go to that corner.

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Hop back for me. Alright.

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Alright. So we're
stronger than 9 feet.

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So we know that this needs
to shrink this way

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to make that side grow
a little bit longer.

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Alright. Alright.
Little bit of a push.

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We only need to pick up
about 1/8".

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Alright. Now go the other way.
Other corner.

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Alright. 9 feet. That's it.
Now we're square.

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Now go ahead and pull that.
Perfect. Good job.

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So we just want to level it out.

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[ Drill whirring ]

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Yep. Put it right around
that corner. Nice.

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So what we'll do now is we'll
secure it to those corners.

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Jenn: Alright.
Now let's put Tommy and Kevin's

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beautiful planter in place.

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That looks so good, Nathan.
Nathan: I love it.

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Tommy did a great job.
Jenn: Yeah!

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Andrea: Hi, Nathan. Hi, Jenn.
Jenn: Hi!

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Andrea: We are back with another
group of Girl Scouts.

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These are our Daisies.

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Nathan: Hey, everyone.
Jenn: Hi, Daisies.

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Nathan: What do you guys think?
Daisies: Good.

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Nathan: Good?
We're not done yet, though.

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Jenn: So, since there's
four planters,

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I was thinking that we could
have a theme for each one.

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So I was thinking
butterfly garden, herb garden,

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sunflower garden, and...

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Nathan: Random one.
Jenn: Rando. Totally random.

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You guys get to pick
whichever plant

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that you want to put in it,
okay?

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Daisies: Yeah!
Nathan: Let's get started.

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♪♪

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Jenn: To get started,
we need to fill in the rest

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of the beds with garden soil.

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Normally I'd put a layer
of landscape fabric underneath,

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but since these existing beds
already have landscape fabric,

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we can skip this step.

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♪♪

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Doesn't that feel so good?
Girl: Yeah.

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♪♪

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♪♪

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Nathan: So I'm going to
pull this one out.

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Jenn: And then -- So can I put
this one right here?

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Girl: Yeah.

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Jenn: This is called
a butterfly bush.

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Nathan:
Oh, that's perfect.

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Jenn: You guys!
This is looking so good!

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Nathan: See, no one else
gets to eat theirs.

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We get to eat ours.

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Jenn: Perfect!
Girl: Yay! I got it out!

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♪♪

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Jenn: So these are
mammoth sunflowers,

475
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and you're supposed to
plant them one inch deep.

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We'll put them all in,
and at the end,

477
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we'll put the soil over the top.

478
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Believe it or not,
these tiny, tiny, little seeds

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are going to get huge!

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♪♪

481
00:21:24,166 --> 00:21:26,700
Perfect.

482
00:21:26,766 --> 00:21:28,900
Give that one
a good, good soaking.

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♪♪

484
00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:34,466
Nathan: Alright, girls.
What do you think?

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Girls: Awesome!

486
00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,233
Nathan: Well, thank you so much
for everything today.

487
00:21:38,300 --> 00:21:40,300
You guys were a huge help.
Jenn: And I really liked

488
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how you put everything and
placed everything in the beds.

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00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:44,600
You did a great job planting.

490
00:21:44,666 --> 00:21:46,733
Andrea: Jenn and Nate,
we can't thank you enough

491
00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,066
for coming out
and doing this for us.

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And when you see
Tommy and Kevin,

493
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can you say thank you for us,
as well,

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for the herb garden?
Nathan: We will. We will.

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00:21:52,266 --> 00:21:54,766
Jenn: Absolutely. They did
a beautiful job, as well.

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00:21:54,833 --> 00:21:58,100
So, if you've got questions,
keep them coming

497
00:21:58,166 --> 00:21:59,900
because we'd love
to hear from you.

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Until next time,
I'm Jenn Nawada...

499
00:22:01,966 --> 00:22:04,433
Nathan: And I'm Nathan Gilbert
for "Ask This Old House."

500
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Jenn: So who's in charge
of watering?

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00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,666
Girls: Me!

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00:22:07,733 --> 00:22:15,600
♪♪

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00:22:15,666 --> 00:22:23,500
♪♪

504
00:22:23,566 --> 00:22:31,400
♪♪

505
00:22:31,466 --> 00:22:39,333
♪♪

506
00:22:41,933 --> 00:22:44,166
Kevin: Next time
on "Ask This Old House"...

507
00:22:44,233 --> 00:22:46,466
have you been trying to
brighten up your outdoor space?

508
00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:49,200
Heath installs
a set of patio lights.

509
00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:51,200
Heath: You want the honors?
Woman: Yes, please.

510
00:22:51,266 --> 00:22:53,633
Heath: Top button's on,
bottom button's off.

511
00:22:54,766 --> 00:22:56,233
Woman: Looks great.
Heath. Wow. Looks great.

512
00:22:56,300 --> 00:22:58,200
Gotta tell you. I'm really happy
with the way this turned out.

513
00:22:58,266 --> 00:23:00,833
Simple, fun DIY project.

514
00:23:00,900 --> 00:23:03,800
Kevin: Then Mauro helps a
homeowner paint metal cabinets

515
00:23:03,866 --> 00:23:06,166
in her 1950s vintage kitchen.

516
00:23:06,233 --> 00:23:08,033
Woman: It looks like
a perfect match.

517
00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:10,433
Kevin: All that
on "Ask This Old House."