Ep.36 Choosing & moving mulch - Andre Pedroli (Perth Materials Blowing)

02/28/21 • 58 min

Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology

Andre Pedroli is the managing director for Perth Materials Blowing (PMB), which is a company that moves mulch with a giant reverse-cycle vacuum on a truck, but make no mistake: he's done his hard yards when it comes to moving mulch by hand. In this episode he walks us through some of the benefits of mulch, some of the different types, and how to move it easily with a mulch fork and wheelbarrow or bucket. He also explains when it might be worth your while to bring in a company like PMB or their sister company We Blow in Melbourne to get the job done more efficiently.
EPISODE LINKS
Perth Materials Blowing website: https://www.pmb.com.au/
Contact Andre and the gang: https://www.pmb.com.au/contact/
Check out some of their projects: https://www.pmb.com.au/projects/
PMB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pmb.com.au/
PMB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perthmaterialsblowing/
PMB Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perth-materials-blowing/
PMB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GGAeo5-Ddo
We Blow in Melbourne's website: http://www.weblow.com.au/
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Ep.35 Monocrop pros & cons - Kevin Folta (Talking Biotech Podcast, University of Florida)

Kevin Folta is the host of the Talking Biotech Podcast and a professor of the Horticulture and Sciences department at Florida University. In this episode, he takes us through some of the pros and cons of monoculture crops, which get a bit of a beating in many circles, but there might be more to the story than you've heard.
EPISODE LINKS
Check out the Talking Biotech Podcast website: https://www.talkingbiotechpodcast.com/
Listen to Talking Biotech on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5KTZzetuvnWMbrMakdqSSS?si=V919E4VPQV-fNH8P_SMrXw
Listen to Talking Biotech on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-biotech-podcast/id1006329802
Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinfolta
University of Florida: http://www.ufl.edu/FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including Organic vs Artificial Fertilisers & The Best Options To Keep Your Plants Satisfied, How To Encourage Soil Biodiversity In The Garden & 8 Types Of Soil-Dwelling Organisms, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.
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Ep.37 Identifying plant families w/ flowers - Thomas J. Elpel (Botany In A Day, Wildflowers & Weeds, Green University)

Thomas J. Elpel is a personal hero of mine - I've learnt so much from his resources, both before I began my formal training and then again during my plant identification unit during Tafe. In this episode, I'm so excited to introduce all of you to the work he's best known for, which is identifying plant families using flower patterns. Make sure you check out his links so that you can experience what I've experienced!
EPISODE LINKS
Start with the Botany In A Day video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1DePlU15z4
Go through his Plant Families Gallery on the Wildflowers & Weeds website: http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/Plant_Families/Plant_Families_Index.html
Buy the Botany In A Day book, as both Ben and I have long before we recorded this episode, as well as his other books: http://www.hopspress.com/Books/Botany_in_a_Day.htm
Check out the Green University: http://www.greenuniversity.com/
Watch another of Tom's videos before committing to attending his Green University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgAGbhdqWIk
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You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including Identifying Plants With Leaves, Flowers And Beyond, Plant Scientific Names: A Guide To Start Learning, and our 25-part series on native and exotic plant families, subfamilies and genera that are commonly seen in Aussie gardens.
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