How to Propagate Wetsticks (Leafless Cuttings)
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The Studies Behind the Plant/Person Connection with Dr Sue Stuart Smith
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Meet My New Plant Friend Melody // In-ground Gardening 101
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Palm Care 101
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Deer Management
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Plant Trend Alert: Tiny Plants with Leslie Halleck
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If you are obsessed with teensy tiny things like me, tiny plants are the new trend that will further liven up your space - no matter how limited it is! Take a deep dive into the tiny plants world with Leslie Halleck and learn about the best care tips for your tiny plants, with a bonus section where she recommends the best tiny plants for EVERY plant parent!
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Designing and Planning my Garden // Coaching with Nicole of Gardenary
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I think we all know that there are a lot of lessons to be learned in the garden and that's twofold: literally how to garden and how to grow food, reconnect with our food chain, and deepen our relationship with nature. In this episode, I invite Nicole from Gardenary for an in-depth garden coaching and amazing tips on garden placing and trellis-making, sprinkled with wonderful insights about self-love, reconnecting with nature, and just life in general. Let's dive in, Plant Friends!
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Intro to Bonsai
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Do any of you remember that store in the mall that sold mini bonsai trees and meditative water features? I was pretty obsessed with them as a kid but I definitely had killed several of those trees in my teenage years, and I’m put at ease to hear I’m not the only one after speaking to many of you on Instagram about bonsai and to our guest, Bjorn from Eisei-en Bonsai. We cover a lot about this niche hobby of bonsai within an already niche of plant care, so let's get to it!
info_outline"You can't reach the brain till you go through the heart" - Joe Dombrowski
I'm thrilled to welcome back Joe Dombrowski (@mrDtimes3) to the show after our wonderful episode on Plants in the Classroom a couple of years ago. Since then a lot has changed, Joe and I have become IRL friends (I was able to visit him in 2019 and we took an amazing trip to the Amazon Spheres together which you'll hear about in the episode), Joe has become a full time comedian AND... classrooms are looking very different these days. Since many kids are home with the pandemic, Joe and I thought we'd put together a list of fun planty experiments and projects to do with kids while we spend this time at home together. There is a project for every type of kid and every age. We hope this episode helps with ideas to get children (or adult children like us!) off of their phones and into the dirt and getting curious about plants. Please share your projects with us on instagram! @mrdtimes3 & @bloomandgrowradio
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In this episode we learn:
- Joe and Maria remember their trip to the Amazon Spheres together
- Joe's opinion on kids going back to school
- [12:25] Project 1: Seed Germination in a Bag
- [19:50] Project 2: Sweet Potato Experiment and understanding the scientific process
- Project 3: Pothos Propagation 3 Ways
- Project 4: Fairy Gardens and Terrariums
- Project 5: List of Interactive Plants for Kids
- Joe's list of his personal favorite plants in his collection
- Joe's most recent plant parent win
For photos and instructions for these projects, check the blog for today's podcast https://bloomandgrowradio.com/kids/
Mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 23: Plants in the Classroom with @mrdtimes3
- Maria's new tiktok account
- Bloom and Grow Youtube Channel
- Here is a link to the book A Family Guide to Terrariums
- Mushroom Grow Kits! This is my favorite one from Back to the Roots!
- Back to the Roots Fishtank Water/Microgreen Garden
- Maria's episode on JOE's podcast, Social Studies
Thank you to our episode sponsors:
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Thank you Territorial Seed Co for sponsoring today's episode! Territorial Seed Co provides high quality seeds and plants (over 2000 varieties) that are tried and tested on their 75 acre farm and have a ton of fall varieties for us to try! For seeds, their online garden planner, how to videos and more visit TerritorialSeed.com and use code BLOOM20 for 20% off.
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