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The guest on this episode of rootbound is Nina Veteto . First, Steve stands in a forest. Then Nina shares a touching story about how she acquired her favorite flower and oh so many violet facts. Steve tries to keep up with a facts about Iodine and the electromagnetic spectrum. Finally, a poem in the woods. Show Notes! episode 037: Paw Paws! C. Howard's Violet candies Genus Viola Viola odorata Pans...

Our guest on this episode of rootbound is Party Nails ! It’s another special episode with just one plant but first pretends to be a DJ. Then Party Nails shares the magic of eating a flower. Steve goes too deep into etymology again. Then many targets are taken, and the start a band? Finally, a Non-Stop Rock Block. Show Notes! Break by Party Nails (also spotify , apple music ) Genus Tropaeolum Tropa...

This episode’s guest is Evan Foster ! First, the unexpected etymology of “Orchid”. Then Evan talks about a plant that only likes it when it rains. Steve talks about a plant but mostly about what it’s not. Finally, some ridiculousness with sedge and a discussion of mycorrhizal fungi. Show Notes! Orchid Etymology What’s your spark bird? Dendrobium crumenatum Orchids Future changes in the distributio...

This episode of rootbound’s guest is Erica Davis . First we talk cones. Next, Erica shares about native nuts, foraging and shaking the wrong tree. Steve shares a childhood misunderstanding about trees and barbecue. Finally, a dad joke. Show Notes! Conifers Pinyon Pine Love Pine Nuts? Then Protect Pine Forests Pinyon Penny Frazier The Life and Death of a Pine Nut Picker The Pinon Pine - Ronald Lann...

The guest on this episode of rootbound is Chris Jameson . First, we figure out Botany. Then Chris explains a carnivorous plant with a lot of P’s. Steve explains a desert plant that looks like some weird candles. We end with a final fun fact about Chris’s plant. Show Notes! Botany on Wiki Sarracenia purpurea Mutualism between the Carnivorous Purple Pitcher Plant and its Inhabitants Itasca Biologica...

It’s the summer special episode! Steve and Karla go on a road trip to the Catskills and discuss forests, water, bugs and of course Summer! Steve spots his first spotted lanternfly. Show Notes! History of the Catskill Park and Forest Preserve Hemlock and Hide: The Tanbark Industry in Old New York Four charts that highlight this summer’s freakish temperatures Tree-of-Heaven and Spotted Lanternfly Cl...

Why are things sour? Then Shane Alden, aka The Wild Dryad , talks about Staghorn Sumac, a plant with sour berries — it is not poison sumac. Steve shares a plant that looks like Sumac but isn’t. Finally, we explore the strange origins of pink lemonade. Sour Taste Staghorn Sumac Wildly Delicious Sumac Lemonade Poison Sumac vs. Staghorn Sumac: The Major Differences Tree of Heaven Tree of Heaven vs. S...

Mixed Greens no. 4. coffee and not coffee. The gift of green and the verb pickle. episode 070: Kentucky Coffeetree and Chicory The Gift of Green Robert Flaherty Helen Von Dongen episode 073: Pickling Cucumbers and Kentucky Bluegrass How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat About Seaport Coffee Support rootbound

Parasitic Plants! First, Swifty aka OldCrothFace aka Elizabeth Kelly talks about witchweed and its enchanting effects. Then Steve shares all about Mistletoe, including the surprising meaning of its name. Finally, the illusion of old radio. Show Notes! Parasitic Plants Haustorium The genus Striga: a witch profile Watchout for Witchweed Mistletoe: A Custom from the Yules of Yore True Mistletoes Bell...

This episode’s guest is Jen Joyce! First, how do flowers know when to bloom? The Jen stumbles upon the California Superbloom but is time travel involved? Steve talks about a tree with beans and worms. Finally, a few Historic American Trees. Show Notes! How do flowers know when to bloom? Why California’s Superbloom is so Epic this Year? Superbloom from space Eschscholzia californica Northern Catalp...

First, plant genera named after famous women botanists. Then Anwesha talks about a plant that is a lot prettier than it sounds. Steve makes Anwesha eat a weed. Finally, nyctinasty. Mary Agnes Chase Graziella Barroso Alice Eastwood Mildred Mathias Mildred Mathias - A Lifetime of Memories Ranunculus Physicists find out why buttercups make your chin glow yellow Oxalis Genus Foraging Wood Sorrel Nycti...

The guest on this episode of rootbound is Isaias Hernandez . First, Steve thinks too much about knowledge. Then Isaias shares about a yellow flower, foraging and syrup. Steve talks about grapes — but not the ones you are thinking of— and a bug that nearly destroyed an industry. Also, making a drink based on a hike. Show Notes Epistemology on Wikipedia Forsythia on Wikipedia Forsythia Flower Honey...

The guest for this episode of rootbound is Ryan Rimmele . First we talk genera and a bunch of dudes. Then Ryan talks about his sibling with a twist. Steve shares about a weed, Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Genus Sirdavidia Syngonium podophyllum Syngonium: The Feng Shui, Air Purifying and Hard to Kill Plant Out My Backdoor: Ironweed, a Native Beauty New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) Ir...

The guest on this episode of rootbound is Shelley Kim . First, the definition of Geotropism. Then Shelley coins the name Lucifer Leaf™ while talking about her passion for a particular houseplant. Steve spends his time explaining jokes about bananas. Finally, a vaudevillian mystery solved. Show Notes! Geotropism Pothos on Wikipedia New York’s most popular plant can kill you and your pets A Physiolo...

This episode’s guest is David Lanni . It’s a fake ad extravaganza! First, we catch up on plants previous discussed on rootbound. Then Dave discusses Garlic, Vampires and of course, Paracelsus. Steve talks about eating another weed from his yard. Finally, a fake ad blitz courtesy of Artificial Intelligence. rootbound episode 005: Lavender and Yaupon Holly Garlic as a vampire deterrent: fact or fict...

Pickles! Steve talks about a potentially unique quirk about the word Pickle. Then Audrey shares a family pickle recipe and some interesting uses for cucumbers. Steve talks about Bluegrass — the plant and the music. Finally, Steve goes on a tangent about a Coen Brothers film. Show Notes! Pickling on Wikipedia Fermented Pickles vs Canned Pickles Use Cucumbers to Silence a Squeaky Door Can You Really...

What is etiolation? Then Leah of Smarty Plants tells us about a genus of plants that includes your grandma’s classic wax plant. Steve asks about Toby, Rosy and Spike and also an 18th century expedition in Mexico. Show Notes! Etiolation on Wikipedia Hoya Pubicalyx Care & Propagation Hoya genus wikipedia Hoyas as Houseplants Hoya imbricata on Wikipedia The World of Echeveria Consider the Cactus:...

First, some new vocabulary: abscission. Then, Angel talks about a tree that leaves a beautiful mess. Steve shares about a different tree with all the wrong names and also the war of 1812. Show Notes! Abscission Molecular feedback loop gives clues to how flowers drop their petals Jacaranda mimosifolia ‘Merchant of Landscapes’: The Lasting Footprint of a Japanese Gardener in Mexico The Ultimate Guid...

This is not the Coffee episode but it is perhaps the Coffee substitute episode. Amy shares about a tree that can be used as a coffee substitute and speculates about extinct mammal diets. Steve talk about a plant with many names and uses, one of which is also a coffee substitute. France gets mentioned a lot. Show Notes! 20 Coffee Substitutes To Start Your Day Kentucky Coffeetree on Wikipedia Kentuc...

In episode 034 of rootbound , we talked about Poison Ivy and now we are doing it again! This time Arielle tells us about poison ivy, summer camp, tattoos and a whole lot of milk. Steve plays with some Poison Ivy. We also talk to Anita , perhaps the only person on earth to have written not one, but two books about Poison Ivy. Show Notes! rootbound episode 034: Poison Ivy! Some basic Poison Ivy Info...

First, defining Cauliflory (it is unrelated to Cauliflower). Then Aaron, shares about three trees named after sisters. Steve talks about tasty berries and ultimately a Danish king. Finally, we eat some flowers.

Another Mixed Greens episode of rootbound. Steve tries his hand and making cheese with rennet made from Stinging Nettle. Plus Pizza, Fake Ads BTS, Sequined heels, emetics and much much more! Show Notes! rootbound Stinging Nettle Episode How to make Nettle Rennet for Cheesemaking How to make Nettle Cheese Pizza As A Vegetable? It Depends On the Sauce rootbound Tomato episode Cornish Yarg Cheese | M...

It’s Spring again! First, we hear the Rite of Spring. Then Karla and Ashley, along with some more silent guests, join Steve to talk about spring, plants and also a tangent about birds. Show Notes! The Rite of Spring Did The Rite of Spring really spark a riot? Allelopathy Allelopathy of Bracken Fern Footprint of a Japanese Gardener in Mexico The Bradford Pear episode of rootbound The Invasive Speci...

First, What is a Hybrid? Then Jess explains about a lemon which isn’t really a lemon and perhaps should be called by another name. Steve shares about spice that also perhaps should be called by another name. Finally, a mystery about Cinnamon Toast Crunch and a foot care tip. Show Notes! Interspecific and Intergeneric Hybridization Meyer Lemon on Wikipedia Frank Nicholas Meyer on Wikipedia All perf...

Captain Kirk and Bilbo Baggins in your garden. Then, Laura shares about the legacy of her yards coneflowers. Steve also talks about a coneflower and loses it when talking about a pea. Finally, Black-Eyed Susan performed by Anna and Elizabeth in it’s entirety. Show Notes! Hosta ‘Captain Kirk’ Plants database of Dahlia Cultivars Stelis oscargrouchii Begonia Darthvaderiana Complete Care Guide Narciss...