E159: Celebrating Pride Month Through A Horticultural Lens + Growing Pineapple In Zone 3 (?!)

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We’re SO excited to be back this month and celebrating the theme of Pride as we head right into June. Our two guests this week share their different perspectives on the various ways gardening and horticulture can intersect with Pride.

This Month’s Guests:

Dr. Jeremie Fant, Conservation Scientist at the Chicago Botanic Gardens.Be sure to read Jeremie’s article, Why Pride Month Is So Beautiful; A Scientist’s Perspective

Michael Perry, aka Mr.Plant Geek — UK based gardening podcaster, educator & influencer

Full Length Patreon Episode Show Notes:

• Spring Harvests; what Maggie & Dave are picking from their gardens (0:7:19)

• Tulips as perennials in Zone 3 (0:10:45)

• Strategies for labelling plants (0:12:45)

• Using wool pellets in the garden (0:16:50)

• Typha mulch made from cattails (0:18:50)

• What’s Trending: forcing rhubarb in the dark (0:22:50)

• In Our Inbox: Growing pineapple in Zone 3 (0:26:45)

• Dr.Jeremie Fant interview (0:29:00-0:56:00)

• Michael Perry interview (0:56:00-

May Minisode Show Notes:

• What’s in Maggie & Dave’s Gardens (0:00:00-0:6:00)

• Garden nugget’s of advice (0:6:30)

• Simon interview with his Zone 3 pineapple (0:15:00)
  

Simon’s Zone 3 pineapple plant grown from a grocery store pineapple top