episode 039: Okra and American Persimmon

09/27/22 • 36 min

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This week we check back in with Jill from episode 033 who shares a plant-based animal fact and then Steve tells a lame joke. Then Kathy shares her passion for okra, how to grow it, how to eat it, etc. Steve talks about another rotting fruit. Finally, Jill pops back in with another fun plant-based animal fact.

Show Notes!
Koalas Eat Toxic Leaves to Survive — Now Scientists Know How
Okra on wikipedia
Anthocyanin on wikipedia
40 Okra Recipes That Prove It's Not Just for Gumbo
Diospyros Virginiana on Wikipedia
American Persimmon on EatTheWeeds
Persimmon on The Wood Database
So You Want to Try Persimmon?
Predicting the Weather Using Persimmon Seeds
Kathy Jentz on Instagram
Washington Gardner Magazine
GardenDC Podcast on Apple Podcasts - or Spotify

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episode 038: Peas and Carrots

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This is not the Watering Hole, though you might be fooled because I am joined by Maggie and Ashley, the hosts of that podcast. Then, a completely different Ashley, discusses her phobia of a spherical food. Steve busts 3 carrot myths. Finally, Maggie and Ashely bust a couple of other plant myths.

Show Notes!
The Watering Hole Podcast
rootbound episode 001 featuring Ashley of the Watering Hole
rootbound episode 002 featuring Maggie of the Watering Hole
Pea on wikipedia
Pea facts from peas.org
Celebrate the great British pea
I eat my peas with honey
Sexual Nutrition: Getting To Know Your Aphrodisiacs
Carrot on wiki
World of Weeds: Poison hemlock and Wild carrot
Are carrots orange because of a Dutch revolutionary?
A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark
Bugs Bunny is the reason people think that rabbits eat carrots, but it was just a movie spoof
The carrot scene in It Happened One Night
The scene where a character says ‘Doc’ in It Happened One Night
Is Celery a Calorie Negative Food
Garlic as a vampire deterrent: fact or fiction?
Why do people knock on wood for luck?
Ashley and the Planet
Maggie’s Dewane’s website

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episode 040: Agave and Scuppernong

The density of dazzling details delivered by our guest is through the roof this episode! Kristina gives us the facts on agave and its myriad uses. Steve talks about a grape with a fun name. Finally, Steve makes more booze.

Show Notes!
Agave on Wikipedia
Xerophyte on Wikipedia
Monocarpic on Wikipedia
Making paper from Agave
How mezcal is made
How tequila is made
Pulque - The sacred Mexican drink of the Aztecs
10 uses for agave you probably didn’t know
The History and Domestication of Agave
Scuppernong Grapes Are the Stuff of Southern Legend
Vitis rotundifolia on wikipedia
Muscadines May Be The Best Grapes You've Never Tasted
The Mother Vine on Atlas Obscura