Making It Grow Minutes

Heirloom Ornaments 27.12.2025 1:00 ↓

Amanda McNulty shares how Christmas tree ornaments gathered over the years can stir warm memories of loved ones, both near and far.

Candlelit Christmas trees 26.12.2025 1:00 ↓

Amanda McNulty reflects on the romance and beauty of Christmas trees once lit by candles.

Fun at the Christmas tree farm 25.12.2025 1:00 ↓

Amanda McNulty embraces the spirit of the season by sharing the joys of visiting your local Christmas tree farm.

A tasteful tabletop Christmas tree 24.12.2025 1:00 ↓

Amanda McNulty explains the origin of her passion for colorful Christmas tree lights

Putting up the Christmas tree 22.12.2025 1:00 ↓

Amanda McNulty reminisces about putting up her Christmas tree in her 19th century home.

Cedar apple rust 22.11.2025 1:00 ↓

Cedar apple rust is a fungus, but its brown cases become jelly-like blobs with protrusions that look like something from outer space.

Eastern red cedars and juniper berries 21.11.2025 1:00 ↓

Our eastern red cedar is one of the junipers whose berries are used to flavor gin.

Building with eastern red cedar 20.11.2025 1:00 ↓

Native Americans used eastern red cedar for canoes and ceremonial buildings.

An eastern red cedar for Christmas 19.11.2025 1:00 ↓

Before the ubiquitous Fraser firs that don’t grow well here, many people got an eastern red cedar.

The protective properties of eastern red cedar 17.11.2025 1:00 ↓

Eastern red cedar has long been used to line chests and closets to protect wool items.

Bat guano 18.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Bird and bat guano have both been used as valuable sources of fertilizer. The most valuable guano is found in caves protected from water.

Is that bottle of tequila bat-friendly? Check the label. 17.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Agave growers get higher yields of tequila precursors when the plants aren’t allowed to flower, imperiling bats that depend on the night-blooming flowers.

Bats as pollinators 16.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Do you enjoy tequila? Thank the bat community.

Bats in South Carolina 15.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Host Amanda McNulty explains how you can help protect our state's bat population.

October is Bat Month 13.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Host Amanda McNulty explains why bats are important mammals worldwide.

Storing chlorophyll 04.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Tree leaves aren't the only thing that contains chlorophyll; sometimes it's stored in the fruit.

Chlorophyll: an expensive molecule for plants to make 03.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Chlorophyll is the basis for life on Earth.

Tapping trees 02.10.2025 1:00 ↓

Tapping trees has a long history in the U.S.

Vermont: a leaf-peeper's paradise 01.10.2025 1:00 ↓

In the fall, Vermont's deciduous trees put on an eye-popping display of color.

Chasing Autumn: where and when to witness South Carolina's vibrant fall foliage 29.09.2025 1:00 ↓

If you want to see beautiful fall leaves in South Carolina, you should head up above Highway 11.

An obscure study of stabilimenta 30.08.2025 1:00 ↓

During World War II, the stabilimenta of writing spiders was observed getting smaller, possibly supporting a theory of the zigzag's purpose.

Mystery of the stabilimentum 29.08.2025 1:00 ↓

While joining a friend to watch writing spiders weave their webs, Amanda McNulty ponders the purpose of the stabilimentum.

Writing spiders 28.08.2025 1:00 ↓

Host Amanda McNulty takes a closer look at the web weaving of writing spiders.

Big yellow spiders 27.08.2025 1:00 ↓

One of the common spiders that weave webs with a distinctive zigzag pattern is the yellow garden spider.

Spiderweb Management 25.08.2025 1:00 ↓

Instead of having to keep up with cleaning spiderwebs from the front of her house, Amanda McNulty decides to recruit some members of the wildlife community.