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The Blue Moon edition of Grow Like Wild is out in the world! This month explores everything amazing about Tulip Trees, explains why biodiversity will lead to less tick diseases, and provides you with far more information than you’ve ever thought you needed on how World Cup soccer pitches are grown. Get ready to impress your soccer friends. If you find yourself as enamored with Tulip Trees as I am,...

The podcast is super late this month! What can I say, I’ve been outside! I hope you’re there as well. I’ve been pulling Garlic Mustard for WEEKS - determined to clear it from the entire forest behind my house. I’m actually having great luck so far and do think I have an effective method. It boils down to this: take it seriously. And remember that seeds can live in the soil for 5 years, but only 4%...

In this month's PINK MOON episode, we've got aquatic bumblebees, birds who love cigarettes, and the very best way to plant very small plants. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

Hello gardeners! At long last, please find the recording of the latest Grow Like Wild podcast episode - the BLOOD WORM MOON! (cue scary music). These “podcast announcement” emails are never super thrilling, so I thought I’d spice things up by including a fun friend each month for you to be on the look out for. Above is the Half Wing Moth, Phigalia titea . While they aren’t especially glamorous, th...

Happy Waning Crescent Snow Moon. This month’s podcast was long in the making, but out in the wild white yonder at last. Snow is everywhere. It’s biting cold. We should all be in bed with a book (or a podcast!). But the days are getting longer and the light is coming back. xoxo, Rebecca This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...

The moon tonight is a waning crescent, but that silver sliver is still in the month of the Wolf Moon. It was the last super moon of the season, we won’t see another till fall. And even thought the sky is dark, we’re still gaining more than 2 minutes of sunlight each day. It’s the perfect time to listen to a podcast and enjoy the snow. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? The written...

December’s Cold Supermoon will only be a half moon this evening, but it will still trace its highest arc across the night sky - higher than all other moons of the year. It’s the perfect time to listen to this month’s Grow Like Wild podcast, featuring hard evidence of the benefits of ecological gardens, the latest horticultural drama, and a gift guide for all your favorite gardeners. Want to follow...

The full Beaver Super Moon is now a waning gibbous, but the Grow Like Wild Beaver Moon Podcast is just hitting the airwaves. Please enjoy this short but action packed edition featuring new takes on leaving leaves, hidden flowers, and (you know it) databases for plant nerds. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? There’s a written newsletter that comes out on the full moon with a millio...

It’s the Harvest Moon episode of the Grow Like Wild podcast! It’s extra spooky, featuring evil greenhouses, glowing spiderwebs, and the single most bizarre pollination strategy I have ever heard of in my life. Of course there is also much discussion of leaving leaves. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? There’s a written newsletter that comes out on the full moon with a million link...

Welcome to the second ever episode of the Grow Like Wild Podcast!!!! Get excited for anti-lawn propaganda, the health benefits of house plants, and much corniness. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? There’s a written newsletter that comes out on the full moon with a million links and references. Please visit the Grow Like Wild newsletter . This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

Welcome to the first episode of the Grow Like Wild PODCAST! It’s essentially my monthly newsletter, now in podcast form. It's scrappy, but at least you don't need to look at a computer screen. All links and references are in the newsletter. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe