Five Recent Horticulture Podcasts You Should Check Out
August 23, 2022 Podcasts can serve a variety of purposes: news, entertainment, or simply to learn more about a particular topic. There are several horticulture-themed podcasts out there (we covered a few of them here).
Here are a few recent episodes worth checking out; feel free to subscribe however you normally listen.
Costa Farms Plant Rx Houseplant Podcast
Plant Rx is hosted by two passionate plantspeople. Michelle Opela is a Senior IPM (Integrated Pest Management) Manager with a collection of more than 400 plants in her home and a keen interest in beneficial insects and other natural pest control methods. Justin Hancock is a Horticulturist with more than 25 years in the plant industry and dabbles in plant breeding.
Recent episodes cover watering and repotting, pest scouting, plastic vs. clay pots, and more.
Plantastic: A Conversation With Dr. Holly Scoggins
The Plantastic Podcast is a show for plant killers, green thumbs, and everyone in between. Listen along as Dr. Jared Barnes, a Professor of Horticuture at Stephen F. Austin University, deconstructs the practices of the best plantspeople of our time so that you can better cultivate your plants and yourself.
Check out his recent conversation with Dr. Holly Scoggins, professor emeritus from Virginia Tech and Program Manager for Saunders Brothers NewGen Boxwood. The two had a wide-ranging conversation about her passion to never stop learning and how she has educated students over the years.
The Grower and the Economist: Supply Chain Issues
In this podcast, Peter Konjoian (the grower) and Michelle Klieger (the economist) share expert insights to help small and medium-sized growers adjust to the rapidly changing farm and food landscape as well as increase the productivity and profitability of their operation.
A recent two-part series highlighted how today, almost every industry is facing supply chains disruptions, and replacement materials that used to be easy to secure may no longer be available. Inventory is out-of-stock and shipments are delayed. It could take days, weeks, or even months to get the inputs needed to run the business. The second part of the series on the end of just-in-time production looks at how businesses are used to operating lean, with little inventory. They could purchase the inputs they needed on short notice. After months of higher prices and supply chain disruptions, businesses are not only facing higher prices but also lack of availability of critical inputs. It also offers an overview of solutions.
Horticulture Rising
Horticulture Rising is a podcast dedicated to finding the “human in horticulture”. Hosted by Brandon George, it offers inspiring interviews with colleagues and peers in the industry. One recent episode features a conversation with Ryan Drake, an ecological horticulturist at the Greater Des Moines Botanic Garden. Drake discusses the concept of plant sociability, his research, and the process behind helping to design the Founders Garden, as well as deconstructing the meaning behind nativeness.
The Doctor Is In: A Leader in Greenhouse Hemp
Dr. Nadia (A.K.A. “Dr. Greenhouse”), President and Founder of Dr. Greenhouse, Inc., invites listeners to sit in on informative, fun conversations she has with industry professionals working in environmental sciences, agriculture, and cannabis. One recent episode features Dr. Allison Justice, founder and CEO of The Hemp Mine.
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