Seedy and Shady AF Podcast: A Sketchy Gardening Podcast

On this episode, Shannon and Marcela welcome back event manager, pollinator garden specialist and all around awesome person, Robin Norton from Rainbow Gardens San Antonio. She talks to us all about what new gardeners should know as they tuck in for the Fall and Winter seasons. Tune in to learn all about how to choose cool weather crops, planting perreniels and bulbs for Spring blooms, how to use cover crops and why leaves are good for your garden! Also, Robin talks to us about how to protect your plant babies in harsh weather and what is means to overwinter your garden. 

Today on the podcast, Marcela and Shannon talk with Shaman Jesus Garcia about his origins and his spiritual connections to his ancestors, the earth and nature. He also talks about Herbal Action Project, his organization that introduces herbalism to children in public schools.https://herbalactionproject.comhttps://www.instagram.com/shamanjesus?igsh=MTVhbmVlM3B6cHJ2cw==https://www.instagram.com/zilkerbotanicalgarden?igsh=MTBxZXY0MDR4Z2Nsbw==

In this second part of the discussion with Dr. Connolly, Shannon and Marcela learn about the corpse flower in all its stinky glory. Dr. Connolly also discusses his work with the Nightshade variety of plants. He discusses his own experiences as a gardener assisting his wife in their CSA. He discusses projects to help food insecure college students.To learn more, please visit:East Connecticut State University: Anthophiles swarm greenhouse for rare double-blooming corpse flower - Eastern (easternct.edu)Native Plant Trust: Native Plant TrustGrow Native: Keeping Nature Near - Grow Native!New England Botanical Society: New England Botanical Society (rhodora.org)

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela speak to Dr. Bryan Connolly, a botanist who discusses the inspirations that led to his interest in botany and what is encompassed in the study of botany along with some of the unique plants he has encountered in his work.

On today’s episode, Shannon and Marcela chat with Terri Pendleton, owner of Wine Tree Farm (WTF). She discusses her adventures as a full-time farmer. She discusses the amazing landscapes and lessons learned through her time as a farmer as well as the surprising reason behind her farm’s name.

On this week’s episode, Shannon and Marcela speak with Victoria Wong about our favorite topic: BUGS!! Victoria discusses how her nearsightedness inspired her to get up close and personal in the field and study of bugs. She shares professional and personal experiences studying insects and talks about their role in our ecosystem. Victoria even brings mealworms as her special guests to the episode!https://www.inaturalist.org/

On today’s episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Ginger Ayer, a Master Gardener in Duval County, FL. Ginger discusses her passion starting when she created a memorial garden for her mother who loved all kinds of flowers. This passion has grown into winning awards for her garden and having her yard certified as a Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. Ginger also discusses her passion for butterflies and birds. To learn more, you can check out:https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/mastergardener/

In today’s episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Felipe the Florist who discusses his experiences creating floral designs and arrangements for weddings. He discusses the history of flowers at weddings and funerals. He also discusses the collaborative process of creating floral arrangements which includes his customer’s preferences and seasonal availability of flowers. Felipe discusses the most commonly used flowers for wedding floral arrangements and the most unusual requests he has encountered.For more, please visit Felipe’s IG: @felipetheflorist

On this episode, Shannon and Marcela chat with Ryan Odegaard, from the San Antonio Bonsai Society, who talks about the ancient art form of bonsai. Ryan shares the natural progression from his day job to bonsai hobby. He shares the history of bonsai and bets practices for ensuring your bonsai tree lasts long. To learn more, please visit:https://www.sanantoniobonsai.org/