In this episode, we talk with Margaret Pooler, Supervisory Research Geneticist with the USDA-ARS, all about Crapemyrtles. The plant profile is on Coleus and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events.
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SHOW NOTES:
01:00 Introducing Margaret Pooler, Supervisory Research Geneticist with the USDA-ARS
04:25 What are you working on?
08:33 What’s growing in your garden?
09:04 “I grow things that I like or things that have personal meaning” -Margaret
10:53 A name like no other… Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
13:25 “They went from being, not even in the US, to now I think there’s like three million plants sold each year by the industry.” -Margaret
14:10 A Tree? A Shrub? Both?
17:46 A plant for All seasons
21:57 Tips and tricks for healthy growing
26:14 Stop and smell the crape myrtles
27:29 Best pruning practices
32:27 Crape myrtles for plots big and small
34:02 The historic plight of powdery mildew and disease
38:30 “There’s at least, like, 200 named crapemyrtle cultivars out there, so, we don’t want to just keep adding more and more that don’t have a specific purpose.” -Margaret
41:22 Crapemyrtles and sooty mold
46:20 How to propagate productively
48:55 How to reach Margaret https://www.usna.usda.gov/
50:58 This week's plant profile is... Coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides)
52:45 What's new in the garden? Cucamelons & Dahlia flowers
53:08 What’s going on around town? We’ll be at Greenspring, American Horticultural Society’s centennial, Smithsonian semi-centennial, and several sales
If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:
~ GardenDC Episode 22: Fruit Trees, Crape Myrtle, and Low-Maintenance Lawn Alternatives
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/08/gardendc-podcast-episode-22-fruit-trees.html~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 6: Spring-Flowering Trees and Shrubs
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-6-spring.html
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Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Editing and Show Notes: Brandie Bland
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