The Growing Season, Jan 25, 2025 - 50 Years And Counting pt. 1
01/25/25 • 53 min
What has changed in the last 50 years?
A LOT! The last half century is dotted with enough change that you could say the world that once was no longer is.
The McFarlands discuss the changes in the world of horticulture that have occurred over the last 50 years.
Jack and Lynne are celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss and we thought that was a great conversation piece for The Growing Season.
Matt reminisces about his experience snow tubing with the kids. IT WAS AWESOME.
Jack discusses the difference in the price of fuel 50 years ago. You might not want to know!
Harlequin Maples and why they are no longer used is discussed. The Ash is no longer used as a street tree and its such a shame as its a glorious organism.
Leaf miner and birch borer are the reasons we don't use many birch these days. That's also a shame.
Hybridizing of large trees into smaller varieties is highlighted.
What evergreen uprights were popular 50 years ago? Why have we changed our selections?
Pruning a Mountbatten Juniper is discussed and Matt openly wonders why they've stopped using Weeping Peashrub.
The Purpleleaf sands cherry is a timestamp. Matt explains why.
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What has changed in the last 50 years?
A LOT! The last half century is dotted with enough change that you could say the world that once was no longer is.
The McFarlands discuss the changes in the world of horticulture that have occurred over the last 50 years.
Jack and Lynne are celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss and we thought that was a great conversation piece for The Growing Season.
Matt reminisces about his experience snow tubing with the kids. IT WAS AWESOME.
Jack discusses the difference in the price of fuel 50 years ago. You might not want to know!
Harlequin Maples and why they are no longer used is discussed. The Ash is no longer used as a street tree and its such a shame as its a glorious organism.
Leaf miner and birch borer are the reasons we don't use many birch these days. That's also a shame.
Hybridizing of large trees into smaller varieties is highlighted.
What evergreen uprights were popular 50 years ago? Why have we changed our selections?
Pruning a Mountbatten Juniper is discussed and Matt openly wonders why they've stopped using Weeping Peashrub.
The Purpleleaf sands cherry is a timestamp. Matt explains why.
Tune in.
Looking to book a consult for your property? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE.
What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE.
Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE.
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The Growing Season, Jan. 18, 2025 - California Wildfires
The situation in California is terrible.
The wildfires in one of the most beautiful parts of the United States have come into focus internationally and we felt it was necessary to explore its ins and outs on The Growing Season.
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland correlate the Australian Wildfires and those in California.
Could this have been avoided? Did those in power learn anything from Austrialia's fires that could have been used in California's emergency?
Jack describes "controlled burns..."
Would the salt water that laps the beaches of Los Angeles be suitable to put the fires out?
Winds have come into focus as an accelerant that is only complicating issues in California. The McFarland's correlate quickly moving air and fire.
Remove the oxygen and that will put the fire out! Am I right!?
Fencing options for areas that are prone to forest and wild fires are discussed.
The types of conifers that tend to be "fire proof" are highlighted.
Fireproofing your home comes into focus.
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The Growing Season, Feb 1, 2025 - 50 Years And Counting pt. 2
There was just SOOOO much info.
50 Years and Counting pt. 2 is the feature on this week's episode of The Growing Season.
What did people do before the microwave? Lynne McFarland describes how she would heat up her husband's meal when he arrived home from the jobsite late at night.
"Imagine If You Will" takes you back to 1975.
Jaws, mutton chops, blockbusters, muscle cars and smoking in operating rooms are just some of the touchstones mentioned.
"99% of all the oxygen around the world is stored in rock..."
How much toilet paper will a human use in their lifetime? What is caustic soda?
Jack McFarland tells a story about how buried construction materials really threw a monkey wrench into his plans.
Horticultural chemicals and their sale/use over the last 50 years is discussed. Matt tells a story of an industry peer that was exposed to said chemicals over the course of time.
Jack's extensive use of pressure treated wood in the 1970's and 1980's comes into focus.
DDT - that acronym sends shudders down the spines of many - and for good reason! The McFarlands discuss why.
Roundup, roundup, roundup... Lets debate. The new formulation of Roundup is chatted on.
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