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episode 068: Redbud and Blueberry Apr 20, 2023

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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.

episode 067: Mixed Greens no. 3 Apr 13, 2023

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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!

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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 | Meet the Makers
rootbound purple coneflower episode
The Cactus: Adaptations for Survival
rootbound Prickly Pear episode
rootbound Yaupon episode
rootbound episode featuring Aja Yasir
AjaYasir.com
returntosender.club

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Episode 066: Spring Again! Apr 05, 2023

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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.

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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 Species We Can Blame On Shakespeare
Starling’s R2D2 Impression
The Watering Hole - Ashley’s podcast about animals
Ashley and The Planet on Youtube
Episode 001 of rootbound featuring Ashley
The first Spring episode of rootbound

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episode 065: Meyer Lemon and Cinnamon Mar 29, 2023

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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.

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Interspecific and Intergeneric Hybridization
Meyer Lemon on Wikipedia
Frank Nicholas Meyer on Wikipedia
All perfume, No Pucker
Rustic Meyer Lemon Tart Recipe
Preserved Lemons Recipe
Lindsey Remolif Shere
Lemons in Beijing
How spices changed the ancient world
The Difference between Cinnamomum verum and other Cinnamomum spp.
Why Ceylon Cinnamon Is So Expensive
Cinnamon Bird on Wikipedia
Old-fashioned Cinnamon Toast
The Untold Truth Of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Ever wonder what happened to the other Cinnamon Toast Crunch chefs? We did.
picklepickle.co - Jess’s website
Jess Wang on Instagram
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episode 064: Purple Coneflower and Black-Eyed Susan Mar 22, 2023

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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.

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Hosta ‘Captain Kirk’
Plants database of Dahlia Cultivars
Stelis oscargrouchii
Begonia Darthvaderiana Complete Care Guide
Narcissus
Solomon’s Seal
Echinacea Wiki
The Gorgeous and Beautiful Purple Coneflowers
Herbstore Cowboys
Black-eyed Susans
Black-Eyed Susan by John Gay
In Memory of Black-eyed Susan and Sweet William
What’s the Difference Between an Echinacea and a Rudbeckia?
Black Eyed Susan by Anna and Elizabeth
Anna and Elizabeth Bandcamp
Laura’s web design business
ReturnToSender.club (sustainability and plant propaganda)
Return to Sender on Instagram
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episode 063: Calla Lily and Ice Plant Mar 14, 2023

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First, the Language of Flowers, well at least according to a random book from 1884. Then Kelly shares about a plant and a cat with lots of meaning. Steve shares an embarrassing high school memory involving an often ignored plant. Finally, a brief discussion of Plant Awareness Disparity
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The Language of Flowers
Genus Zantedeschia on Wikipedia
Zantedeschia aethiopica, the common Calla Lily
History and Meaning of Calla Lilies
Calla Lilies Meaning: Symbolism and Significance of the Flower
The Flower Vendor (Girl with Lilies)
Calla Lilies page on the California Invasive Plant Council
Carpobrotus on wikipedia
Invasive to Avoid: Ice Plant
The Creepy Appeal of the Highway Ice Plant
California Native Plant Society article on Ice Plant origin in CA
Ice Plant = Climate Change (article mentioned rolling down the hill to kill ice plant)
Foraging Ice Plant Fruit
Sour Fig Jam
@sacramentofoodforest - a very entertaining and informative instagram account, also often critical of ice plant
GardenDC Podcast Episode 140
Towards Theory of Plant Blindness
Plant awareness disparity: A case for renaming plant blindness
What is this a picture of?
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episode 062: Mullein and Cherry Laurel Mar 09, 2023

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First, we learn about the word “raceme” (not “race me”). Then Josh shares about a plant he likes to take selfies with. Steve shares about an until now unappreciated hedge plant in his yard which is also poison. Finally, Steve goes for a walk and uses an app.

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Wikipedia page for “Raceme”
Verbascum thapsus on Wikipedia
Foraging for Mullein
Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t
The Illegal Fishing Plant
Invasive.org Common Mullein Fact Sheet
Origins and Botany of Cherry Laurel at laurelhedgings.com
More facts and history about Cherry Laurel
Info on Cherry Laurel Water
CDC page on Hydrogen Cyanide
iNaturalist.org
Botany Baller(Josh’s Instagram account)
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episode 061: Bradford Pear and Almond Feb 28, 2023

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What is a cultivar? Then Vikram shares about a bad plant and Steve has a hot take about a popular nut. Finally, a rabbit hole on ornamental trees and who is Bradford anyway?

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Cultivar on Wikipedia
What are Brassicas, Exactly?
Bradford Pear Has Many Assets
The Rise and Fall of the Ornamental Callery Pear Tree
The stinky scourge of suburbia
North Carolina’s Bradford Pear Bounty Program
Water and Power: A California Heist - Disney+ Link
'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond milk obsession
Water-indexed benefits and impacts of California almonds
The Other Side of Almonds: A Light Carbon Footprint
The Planthropology Podcast
The Texas Tech Horticultural Gardens and Greenhouse Complex

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episode 060: Tomato! Feb 22, 2023

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This episode marks a new era of rootbound! Karla, our first repeat guest, discusses the tomato, its name, its chemistry and why europeans were afraid of it. Steve also discusses the tomato, bad performances and also fear of tomatoes. Finally, a little rootbound premier.
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I Say Tomato, You Say… Apple of Paradise?
Why the Tomato Was Feared in Europe for More Than 200 Years
Lycopene on Wikipedia
La Tomatina: a guide to Spain's messiest festival
AN ACTOR DEMORALIZED BY TOMATOES. (nytimes sub required)
Why Do People Throw Tomatoes?
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes on Wikipedia
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 1990 Cartoon Intro
About the Geisel Library
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

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Episode 059: Stinging Nettles! Feb 15, 2023

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First, monoecious vs dioecious. Then Debbie shares a plant that stings and how to eat it. Also, some chemistry, some taxonomy and some poison milk. The episode finishes with a little poetry and a little disclaimer.

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