Blooms and Beyond

The Camellia of 10,000 Flowers: Dave Creech and 40 Years of SFA Gardens (Part 2)

The Camellia of 10,000 Flowers: Dave Creech and 40 Years of SFA Gardens (Part 2) Episode Description Dave Creech says SFA Gardens spent 30 or 40 years waiting for minus f

The Bald Cypress Tunnel of Love: Dave Creech and 40 Years of SFA Gardens (Part 1)

The Bald Cypress Tunnel of Love: Dave Creech and 40 Years of SFA Gardens (Part 1) Episode Description Dave Creech was registering for his second semester of agronomy at T

Apricot, Honey, and Sunshine: Breeding a Hardier Tea Olive with Lisa Alexander

Apricot, Honey, and Sunshine: Breeding a Hardier Tea Olive Episode Description Donna Fare, a former ARS researcher, had Lisa Alexander smell a branch of osmanthus. The wo

Seven Out of 1,200: The Long Road to a Better Hibiscus with Dr. John Ruter

Seven Out of 1,200: The Long Road to a Better Hibiscus Episode Description John Ruter put 1,200 hibiscus seedlings in the ground and kept seven. The other 1,193 got bush

When the Plants Start Talking to You: Breeding New Ornamentals with Dr. Ryan Contreras

When the Plants Start Talking to You: Breeding New Ornamentals Gamma rays, seedless shrubs, and the unglamorous skill that still beats every fancy technique. Episode Des

The Beetle That Moved Into the Nursery: Managing Red-Headed Flea Beetles with Shimat Joseph

The Beetle That Moved Into the Nursery: Managing Red-Headed Flea Beetles Episode Description Growers spent years assuming the red-headed flea beetle flew in from the fiel

IPPS Southern Region: To Seek and to Share with Brie Arthur

IPPS Southern Region: To Seek and to Share Episode Description In 1951, nurseries still grew plants in tin cans, and information on rooting hormones was hard to come by.

From Cherry to Cup: The Science Behind Your Morning Coffee

From Cherry to Cup: The Science Behind Your Morning Coffee Episode Description Most of us start the day with a cup of coffee and never think about the plant it came from.

Drones Take Flight in the Nursery: RFID, Real-Time Inventory, and the Road Ahead (Part 2)

Episode Description A tag you never have to look at. That’s the promise behind the RFID work Dr. Jim Robbins and Dr. Joe Maja have been chasing for the better part of two

Drones Take Flight in the Nursery: How Two Disciplines Built Something Neither Could Alone (Part 1)

Episode Description Sometimes the most interesting plant science doesn’t come from a plant person at all. In this special two-part episode, Ping sits down with two collab

The Dream Team Behind Cultivate

The Dream Team Behind Cultivate How three women build the education that powers the green industry’s biggest event Episode Description Every July, thousands of growers,

It's Not Garden Therapy: The Real Science of Plants and People with Sheri Dorn

It’s Not Garden Therapy: The Real Science of Plants and People Ping calls it “garden therapy.” Dr. Sheri Dorn gently corrects her — and that correction opens up a whole w

Georgia's Green Industry and the Power of Advocacy with Lanie Riner

Georgia’s Green Industry and the Power of Advocacy Season 2 opens with Lanie Riner — greenhouse grower, farm kid turned Executive Director of the Georgia Green Industry A

Botrytis Blight: Gray Mold, Calcium Shields, and Building a Better Box with Dr. Jim Faust

Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 10 Episode Title: “Botrytis Blight: Gray Mold, Calcium Shields, and Building a Better Box” Episode Description What if the key to f

Hopping Into Action: Clemson Scientists Tackle the Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper with Drs. Zee Ahmed and Tom Bilbo

Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 9 Episode Title: “Hopping Into Action: Clemson Scientists Tackle the Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper” Episode Description What happen

Mite Watch: Spider Mite Management Secrets from 45 Years in the Greenhouse with Dr. Lance Osborne

Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 8 Episode Title: “Mite Watch: Spider Mite Management Secrets from 45 Years in the Greenhouse with Dr. Lance Osborne” Episode Descri

Beyond the Blue Jacket: FFA, Service & Growing the Whole Student with Renee' Martin

Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 7 Episode Title: “Beyond the Blue Jacket: FFA, Service & Growing the Whole Student with Renee’ Martin” Episode Description What do

The Queen of Flowers: From HVAC Engineer to Peony Scientist with Dr. Emily Zhou

Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 6 Episode Title: “The Queen of Flowers: From HVAC Engineer to Peony Scientist with Dr. Emily Zhou” Episode Description What happens

The Plant Hunter: Inside the World of International Plant Exploration with Judson LeCompte

Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 5 Episode Title: “The Plant Hunter: Inside the World of International Plant Exploration with Judson LeCompte” Episode Description E

IPM Basics: Building Your Pest Management Toolbox with Dr. Erich Schoeller

Blooms and Beyond - Season 1, Episode 4 Episode Title: “IPM Basics: Building Your Pest Management Toolbox with Dr. Erich Schoeller” Episode Description What if the secre