Blooms and Beyond

When the Plants Start Talking to You: Breeding New Ornamentals Gamma rays, seedless shrubs, and the unglamorous skill that still beats every fancy technique. Episode Description There is a cobalt source on the Oregon...

The Beetle That Moved Into the Nursery: Managing Red-Headed Flea Beetles Episode Description Growers spent years assuming the red-headed flea beetle flew in from the field edge. Dr. Shimat Joseph went looking for it out...

IPPS Southern Region: To Seek and to Share Episode Description In 1951, nurseries still grew plants in tin cans, and information on rooting hormones was hard to come by. The society that formed to close that gap, the...

Episode Description A tag you never have to look at. That’s the promise behind the RFID work Dr. Jim Robbins and Dr. Joe Maja have been chasing for the better part of two decades — a way to walk past a block of...

<h1>It’s Not Garden Therapy: The Real Science of Plants and People</h1> <p>Ping calls it “garden therapy.” Dr. Sheri Dorn gently corrects her — and that correction opens up a whole world.</p> <h2>Episode...

<h1>Georgia’s Green Industry and the Power of Advocacy</h1> <p>Season 2 opens with Lanie Riner — greenhouse grower, farm kid turned Executive Director of the Georgia Green Industry Association, and the person who wrote...

<h1>Thrips Parvispinus — From Quarantine Crisis to Integrated Solutions</h1> <p>When an invasive thrips species arrived in Florida and shut down nurseries overnight, Dr. Alexandra Revynthi and her team raced to find...

<h1>Science Translators on the Front Lines: Urban Extension in Metro Atlanta with Gabrielle LaTora and Eric Marlowe</h1> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>What happens when two self-described suburban kids with a hunger...

<h1>Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 10</h1> <h2>Episode Title:</h2> <p>“Botrytis Blight: Gray Mold, Calcium Shields, and Building a Better Box”</p> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>What if the key to fighting one...

<h1>Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 9</h1> <h2>Episode Title:</h2> <p>“Hopping Into Action: Clemson Scientists Tackle the Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper”</p> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>What happens when a...

<h1>Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 8</h1> <h2>Episode Title:</h2> <p>“Mite Watch: Spider Mite Management Secrets from 45 Years in the Greenhouse with Dr. Lance Osborne”</p> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>What do...

<h1>Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 7</h1> <h2>Episode Title:</h2> <p>“Beyond the Blue Jacket: FFA, Service & Growing the Whole Student with Renee’ Martin”</p> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>What do chainsaw...

<h1>Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 6</h1> <h2>Episode Title:</h2> <p>“The Queen of Flowers: From HVAC Engineer to Peony Scientist with Dr. Emily Zhou”</p> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>What happens when an HVAC...

<h1>Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 5</h1> <h2>Episode Title:</h2> <p>“The Plant Hunter: Inside the World of International Plant Exploration with Judson LeCompte”</p> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>Ever wonder...

<h1>Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 4</h1> <h2>Episode Title:</h2> <p>“IPM Basics: Building Your Pest Management Toolbox with Dr. Erich Schoeller”</p> <h2>Episode Description</h2> <p>What if the secret to...