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First Aired - 01/19/2012 02:00PM
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This week the ladies of We Dig Plants are fresh back from MANTS. What is MANTS you ask? Tune in to find out more about the history and goings on of the Mid-Atlantic Nusrsery Trade Show from hosts Alice and Carmen including the perennial plant of the year, the dangers of an advancing Boxwood blight, and how an industry concerned with greenery is trying to go green with rice hulls and other innovative products and techniques. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
"The perennial plant of the year for 2012 is: "Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' . "
"Boxwood is a very commonly cultivated plant, it's important to the industry, it's in every garden . . and it's under attack."
--Carmen Devito on We Dig Plants
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We Dige Plants: What is MANTS? (18:53)
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We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus-Krieg, Carmen Devito, Brooklyn Blend Soil, trade show, MANTS, plant trade show, plant people, plant trends, boxwood, Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, ag extension, Boxwood blight, Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost', shade loving plants, green industry, rice hulls, Terrain, Green Depot, Organics Mechanics, Ball Horticultural, old plant companies,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 02/01/2012 02:00PM
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This week We Dig Plants prepares you to deal with your inevitable Super Bowl hangover with special guest Jason Colucci, host of HRN's own The Morning After. But not to worry! This trio has gathered to let you in on some of the best herbal headache and hangover cures. Learn about some of the stranger cures from ancient times (goat dung!) to some more modern ones such as Hovenia dulcis. This episode is sponsored by White Oak Pastures.
"My cure to get me through three hours of a shift is a pack and a half of Excedrin, a Sunkist soda in a can, and a small order of pork spare ribs"
--Jason Colucci on We Dig Plants
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We Dig Plants: Jason Colucci (14:50)
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Drew Nieporent, Robert DeNiro, Accela club, Pulinos, Jason Colucci, practical business decisions, Park Slope, MANTS, gardening, Brooklyn, hangover cures, hovenia dulcis, drunk rats, Ancient Chinese remedy, gin, vodka, bourbon, spirits, tequila, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, goat dung, hangover helper, ancient healing,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 02/09/2012 02:00PM
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It's all about herbs this week on We Dig Plants. Hosts Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus-Krieg welcome writer, author, and all around herb-lover Ellen Spector Platt to talk about the uses and ease of use, even in small urban environments, of planting herbs. Her favorite herb right now? Lavender. She's even written a book about it! Learn all about this fragrant herb and others on this episode of We Dig Plants. This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market.
"It's a lot of bang for your buck with herbs."
"In Provence lavender is used in a lot of savory things like stews and chicken."
--Ellen Spector Platt on We Dig Plants
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Gotta Love Herbs (20:35)
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Ellen Spector Platt, herb farming, Skukle Country, herbs, flower growing, urban gardeners, window gardens, rooftop gardens, lavender, aliums, Lavender: How to grow and use the fragrant herb, Lavender festival, Provence, Rosemary, Thyme, Black leaf cotton, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Lavender festivals, Epcott, composting plant, hydroponic vegetable garden,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
