The Modern Botanist with Host Stephanie Barelman

The Modern Botanist

Episode Introduction

In today’s episode, The Modern Botanist, we examine what modern gardening can look like within the native plants framework, different tools you can use to get “spec’d out” in your gardening abilities, and why it matters more than ever to bring back gardening as part of a healthy lifestyle. 

Host Stephanie Barelman

Stephanie Barelman is the founder of the Bellevue Native Plant Society, a midwest motivational speaker surrounding the native plants dialogue, and host of the Plant Native Nebraska Podcast.

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Episode Content

Growing 

Get nerdy and grow your own plants!

Start with a good potting soil. This could be Pro-Mix or a Berger mix or another recommended potting soil. You can even google how to make your own potting soil and mix the components up in a wheelbarrow. It’s fun to experiment!

Pre-moisten your soil in a tubtrug or wheelbarrow or 5 gal bucket.

Get seed trays: one drain tray (example: 1020 seed starting tray), one cell tray(example 72 cell seed tray,) and humidity domes. Bootstrap Farmer has really good ones:

https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com/collections/plug-trays/products/extra-strength-72-cell-seedling-starter-trays

https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com/collections/1020-trays-and-flats/products/1020-trays-multi-color

Bottom water when your soil starts to get dry so your seedlings don't get washed out.

Pack the cell trays with soil. Knead those puppies down.

Plant seeds at right depth (per instructions on packet.) Plant two to three seeds in the middle of each cell for best germination. You can cull or up-pot extra seedlings.

What I’ve been doing for labels is using my Brother label maker and taking one popsicle stick, place one label at the