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In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we chat with Derek Haynes, the Chocolate Botanist, all about busting garden myths and untruths. The plant profile is on Monkey Balls and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Bears and Blueberries by Christy Page at the Food Gardening Network.

Show Notes:
01:11 Welcome Derek Haynes, the Chocolate Botanist
01:30 Why it’s important to share correct information about gardening
03:11 Don’t be afraid to make some mistakes and kill a few plants
04:23 Haynes’ background in gardening
06:00 Getting a sense for how plants grow – and knowing how the food you eat was grown
08:31 Common names and some misconceptions they can bring
09:25 Haynes nonlinear road to his degree in plant biology
11:55 What Haynes’ life is like in Durham, North Carolina
13:32 Home and urban gardening in zone 7 and Haynes’ favorite plants to grow
15:55 Find Haynes at TheChocolateBotanist
17:21 How alkaline water got Haynes into busting plants myths on social media
19:53 Why do people believe in gardening myths?
23:06 Why would someone post gardening misinformation?
25:48 Misleading pictures on social media
26:22 Jerry Baker and how garden misinformation was prevalent before social media
28:03 Nicotine as a gardening tool: don’t use it
30:06 The use of the word “natural” in online garden myths
32:37 The misleading use of “chemical-free”
34:28 Myth busting: combating fungus gnats
37:55 Myth busting: electroculture
39:18 “You can really debunk something if you learn about it,” says Haynes.
41:40 Myth busting: air layering
43:20 “When you take grafting into consideration, you have to make sure the plants are closely enough related,” explains Haynes.
45:45 Catching editing glitches in social media videos
46:38 Combatting gardening misinformation: use the comments section
47:43 Find Haynes on Instagram @ TheChocolateBotanist, on his website https://thechocolatebotanist.com, and on Twitter/X @ TheCrazyBotanist
48:39 Where can new gardeners find legitimate information?
50:23 “Growing plants is a journey where not only are you learning about the plants that you are caring for, but you’re also having the opportunity to learn about yourself,” says Haynes.
53:01 Plant Profile: Monkey Balls
54:37 What’s new in the garden? The ‘Ferrari’ green bean is doing nicely in the community garden
55:38 Upcoming events: Flower arranging demo on Sunday September 10 at the DC State Fair at Franklin Park dcstatefair.org, September 12-15 Urban Tree Summit 2023 online at caseytrees.org
58:14 The Urban Gardener by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight
59:15 Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz
01:00:36 The Last Word on Bears and Blueberries with Christy Page at the Food Gardening Network
01:02:40 “A very large bear was having my blueberries for his morning breakfast,” says Page.

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Interview Editor: Mitchell Hang
Show Notes: Alexandra Jentz

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