123 episodes
rootbound Steve Ellington
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4.7 • 17 Ratings
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A podcast about plants for when you’re stuck inside.
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episode 123: Sword Fern and Virginia Copperleaf
The guest on this episode of rootbound is Tina Guldhammer-Frei of Greet The Wild! First, Steve stands near some trees. Then, Tina shares the first fern on the show and how it has lead her on her journey into nature. Steve talks about yet another “weed” in his yard. Finally, Steve dives deep into the reproductive cycle of ferns.
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episode 122: Potatoes!
The guest on this episode of rootbound is Krystal Frame. It’s another special episode of rootbound and this time we’re talkin’ the humble potato! Steve and Krystal chat about potato joy, potato sorrow, outer space, potato face, and history — both family and world varieties. The show closes with some facts inspired by potato jams.
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episode 121: An Eclipse In Spring
On this special spring episode we are talking total eclipses! April 8, 2024 was a total solar eclipse and Steve shares his experience — but this is a plant podcast and so Steve also talks with Daniel Beverly. Daniel shares is experience researching the effect of total solar eclipses on plants during not one, but two total solar eclipses!
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episode 120: Ghost Pipe and Eleven O’Clock Lady
The guest on this episode of rootbound is Hannah Vega! First, Steve discusses the concept of medicine (again). Then Hannah explains a ghostly plant that loves mushrooms. Steve talks about avian excrement, the bible and yet another weed in his lawn. Finally, we speculate about the meaning of biblical text in a non-religious way.
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episode 119: Mixed Greens no. 6
This special Mixed Greens episode of rootbound is kind of all over the place. Steve eats cactus, learns about a gruesome tomato commercial, learns about the nuts history of his family and does a deep dive on fake music with Party Nails.
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episode 118: Spring Break 1.2
Steve is still taking some spring break but has a chance to share some bluebonnet joy.
Customer Reviews
Easy listen.
Lots of great info, interesting guests.
Juniper Episode
I’m new to botany, but I’m not as new to mead or wine. I’m not very sophisticated with wine and mead, either. The juniper episode, where your guest was brewing mead in a caldron over a fire in the snow… That’s not how making mead works. You let her know you were a bee keeper and a mead maker. You should have had her explain this. Did she mean she took mead, put that into her caldron and then placed juniper in it to diffuse the aroma and flavor? I like accuracy and specificity. Use of phrases like “witchy” turns me off. I didn’t really like this conversation. It would be better to have a monologue than a bad interview with a dingbat.
Great content loud chime
I like the content but the loud high pitched chime sound is really grating on the ears especially in earbuds.