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Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors


Mar 12, 2020

In this episode C.L. and Ellen discuss research into growing plants in salty soils, aerating lawns with spiky shoes, and a plant that’s a three some. We end explaining why it’s possible to have too much manure in your soil.

 

:47    Did You Know: From the world of Plant Science: salty soils
3:50  True or False: You can aerate your lawn by walking on it with golf shoes.  
7:57 Eat/Drink/Grow:   Lichen: The plant that’s a threesome?  
14:44 Love Letters and Questions:   Tim writes, “Is it possible to have too much manure in your garden soil?”  

Link to the article about salty soils and bacteria: https://news.byu.edu/intellect/byu-scientists-discover-way-to-make-crops-grow-in-salt-damaged-soil