Ep. 555 - The Rookie Gardener
Gardening can be a daunting enterprise, especially for a beginner. Heck, even skilled gardeners still kill plants. The quest to become a better garden...
Ep. 554 - How Plants Handle Heat Stress
Heat stress is a major component of plant health and it in growing more and more timely each year. Understanding how plants do or do not tolerate heat...
Ep. 553 - Soil Microbes & Desert Plant Restoration
Deserts present a unique set of challenges to plants, especially when you are trying to restore them to the landscape. Drought, heat, soil salinity an...
Ep. 552 - Native Plant Seed Supply Chain
One of the biggest hurdles to native plant gardening is sourcing native plants. Whereas nurseries are starting to fill the demand, it is nevertheless ...
Ep. 551 - Sagebrush, Pitcher Plants, & Leaf Microbiomes
Microbes are everywhere and studying them isn't always easy, but microbial ecology is a vitally important field. Microbes influence the world around t...
Ep. 550 - For the Love of Flowers (feat. Sam Tallent)
People are drawn to plants for various reasons and that is why I wanted to talk with stand up comic and author Sam Tallent. From his early days haulin...
Ep. 549 - Advocating for Fallen Leaves
Fallen leaves provide habitat to countless organisms and maintain crucial ecosystem processes. At the same time, convincing people to keep leaf litter...
Ep. 548 - Gall Wasps & Their Host Plants
Galls are among the most remarkable biological structures on our planet. The organisms that produce them are also extreme diverse and contribute a bew...
Ep. 547 - Ancient Tree Stories
Have you ever looked at an old tree and wondered what stories it could tell? If so, this is a conversation for you! Dr. Valerie Trouet returns to the ...
Ep. 546 -Botanical Art Connects People to Plants
Botanical art and science truly feed off of one another. A good botanical artist must understand their subjects to do them justice which fosters a dee...