Teaming With Microbes podcast

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: How plants survive winter

Jeff shares fascinating new research explaining how shrubs and trees survive winter through cellular adaptation.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White December 7, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: The science of thermogenesis

This week, Jeff and Jonathan kick off their weekly conversation by exploring “forcing the bulb”—a technique that tricks bulbs into blooming early by mimicking the natural temperature cycles of fall, winter, and spring.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White November 22, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Winter lawns

Ways to care for a lawn in the colder season, particularly in places that don’t get much snow but experience prolonged deep frosts.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White November 15, 2024
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‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Tis the season — for gardening

Known as “poor man’s fertilizer,” snow acts as an insulator, adds nitrogen to the soil, and releases nutrients slowly as it melts.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White November 9, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: The neophyte gardener

Jeff’s on vacation so Jonathan and gives Evan some gardening tips

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White October 28, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Fall gardening tips

Should you rake your leaves or mulch them?

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White October 18, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Science and poinsettias

This week, Jeff is teaming with science, sharing some exciting new studies about the effect of white noise on fungi.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White October 13, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Understanding how frost affects your garden

Jeff and Jonathan explain the difference between “hard frost” and “soft frost” (or “light frost”), and how these different types of frost impact plants.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White October 4, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Growing garlic

Jeff and Jonathan talk about types of garlic suitable for planting in Alaska and how to help it flourish.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White September 27, 2024

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Cluster flies in the garden

Jeff recounts his favorite gardening column of all time, where he wrote about the intricate relationship between cluster flies and the soil food web.

Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White September 20, 2024