Ep. 56 Answering Native Plant Questions with Martha, Austin, and Layne

In this part two episode of our series on native plants, our special guests Martha Smith, Austin Little, and Layne Knoche answer listener-submitted questions about native plants. Want to watch the podcast? You can on YouTube https://youtu.be/9YJfLhH07vA Should we be planting nativars? What about the genetics spreading in the wild? Is it okay to dig up native plants you find in the wild? What native plants are recommended to plant in very dry and sandy soil? If you remove bush honeysuckle do you need to replant something to keep it from coming back? What can be planted in a shaded hillside that has erosion problems? Our dogwood tree leaves dried and turned brown last year. What's going on with these trees? How can we reduce all the aphids on the milkweed plants without hurting the monarch caterpillars? Harvesting wild native plants https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/ethics/index.shtml Alternatives to Invasive Plants (book) https://www.amazon.com/Native-Alternatives-Invasive-Plants-Greener/dp/1889538779 The debate on natives vs nativars continues https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/garden-scoop/2019-12-28-native-vs-nativar Contact the hosts Ken Johnson [email protected] Katie Parker [email protected] Chris Enroth [email protected]