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The Garden Thyme Podcast
601 Garden Thyme Trivia!
Hey Listener
We are bringing in the New Year agina by playing some more Garden Trivia with
Stephanie Pully and Kaitlyn Baligush from the UME Master Gardener Office. This time all the questions are based on past episodes. Feel free to play along with us.
There are four categories, each with five questions:
- Scary Plants
- Bug of the Month
- Native Plant of the Month
- Garden Tips of the Month
- And a Bonus Question at the end.
Were Stephanie and Kaitlyn able to stump us? You will have to listen to find out.
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Emily
Hello, listener. Welcome to the University of Maryland extension presents the Garden Time podcast, where we talk about getting down and dirty in your garden. We're your hosts. I'm Emily.
Mikaela
I'm Mikaela.
Rachel
I'm Rachel.
Emily
In this month's episode, we're bringing in the New Year by playing Garden Trivia with the University of Maryland Master Gardener Office.
Emily
Okay, so we are We're bringing in the new year by playing Garden Trivia once again. And I know Rachel is bringing her competitiveness. Mikaela is bringing hers, and my coffee has kicked in. So we are pumped and excited to play Garden Trivia. We are joined by Stephanie Pulley and Kaitlyn Baligush from the University of Maryland extension, Master Gardener Office. So thank you guys for joining us again. You're welcome.
Kaitlyn
Thanks for having us.
Stephanie
We're so glad to be back, and we're excited to hopefully stump everyone, but not too hard once again this year. Are we ready for the rules, friends?
Mikaela
Please lay it down for us.
Stephanie
Amazing. All right. So same as last year, we have four categories. There are five questions in each category. And of course, at the end, we do have our bonus question where you will be wagering your points. However, Kaitlyn and I decided to be nice to everyone this year, and all of our categories and the questions within them are coming from previous Garden Thyme Podcast episodes.
Mikaela
This is going to be embarrassing for us.
Rachel
It's going to be so embarrassing.
Emily
Listeners, hopefully you guys do better than we do.
Stephanie
Yes, the good news is that means everyone can play along. Listeners, too, should be doing amazing.
Emily
Awesome. So what are our four categories?
Stephanie
So the first category is scary plants. The second category is bug of the month. The third category is native plant of the month.
Rachel
Damn it.
Stephanie
The fourth category is garden tips.
Emily
Awesome.
Stephanie
Our bonus question will be revealed at a later time.
Mikaela
The anxiety is kicked in.
Stephanie
All right, so we're going to get started with your first question. I'm going to time your responses, but I feel like we're all going to be fine, and I will be keeping score, and I'll update you after every category. All right, so category one, scary plants. Your first question is, adapted to nutrient-poor soils. This carnivorous plant attracts insects into its tubular leaves where they become trapped and digested. What is the plant that we're looking at here? You can give me the common or the scientific name.
Emily
We're supposed to be writing this down, aren't we?
Stephanie
Yes, you are supposed to be writing it down.
Mikaela
Oh, wait. Sorry, you probably shouldn't reveal. Yeah.
Emily
Okay. Let me get a sheet of paper. Hang on.
Mikaela
I know. I got my pad out. I'm ready to write. Yes.
Rachel
I got my sticky note.
Emily
I'm looking for a buzzer, and I'm like, there's no buzzer, Emily.
Stephanie
Okay.
Rachel
Are we all ready?
Mikaela
All right. All right. Let's see it. Okay.
Stephanie
I cannot even see that, but I see that Mikaela has pitch plant. That’s correct. Emily, what did yours say?
Emily
Venus flytrap.
Stephanie
Oh, snap. No.
Rachel
I said sundews
Stephanie
Also no.
Mikaela
They were also good, but you're getting a half point for carnivorous.
Rachel
I'm taking you off of my carnivorous plant photo share drive done.
Stephanie
That's fair. I accept. The key here was the tubular leaves and getting trapped and digested inside.
Emily
Okay, my listening comprehension is not great because I was like, tubular things, that’s what goes snaps and then it gets digested.
Rachel
Yeah.
Stephanie
It's fair. I see where they all came from. But yes, the native pitcher plant, the northern or the purple pitcher plant, is the one that we were looking for. So way to go, Mikaela.
Rachel
Good job, Mikaela.
Mikaela
And that's where it will all go downhill.
Stephanie
Native plants number two. Known for its sticky, glistening tentacles that have a dewy appearance but are meant to lore and trap insects, this carnivorous plant supplements its nutrient intake by digesting prey.
I see that Racial was very quick with her answer. I knew. Everyone got that one.
Amazing. Sweet. So awesome. Yes.
For our listeners, we are talking about the sandews. There's lots of different species of them, but we are talking about the genus dracera. All right.
Scary plants number Three. This perennial plant, famous for its tard stocks, was once used in traditional medicine and has leaves that contain toxic compounds, often paired with strawberries in desserts. What is the plant that we are talking about?
Rachel
Brewbarb.
Mikaela
Rachel. You gave it away.
Stephanie
Rachel is just giving everyone the answer. I I'm so excited. Clearly.
Mikaela
That was going to be my answer anyways, though. You knew.
Stephanie
Fair enough.
Mikaela
You knew it.
Stephanie
All right. Awesome. Yes, we are indeed talking about rhubarb, so you can eat the stocks, but not the leaves. Okay, scary Plants, question number 4. Considered one of the It's a toxic plants in North America. This perennial herb features clusters of white flowers and can be found in wetland areas. Its toxicity comes from compounds that affect the nervous system, making it extremely Extremely dangerous, if ingested. What plant are we talking about? We are stump. Our experts are taking a moment, taking it through. We love to sell them. We love this.
Kaitlyn
I've never heard of this one.
Stephanie
I pulled it from your episode.
Rachel
I know.
Emily
Which episode would that be, Stephanie? As a out to our episodes. If our listeners wanted to know more, which episode should they listen in for?
Stephanie
Absolutely no, I will tell you when you're finished, because otherwise, you will cheat.
Emily
Let me just tune into a podcast episode quickly.
Mikaela
Yeah, quick listen to it in its entirety.
Rachel
Who's going first?
Kaitlyn
Are you all stoked?
Mikaela
I don't know if it's right, but Okay.
Rachel
That was my wrong. One that I said I was wrong. I was going to say snake root, but I agree with Emily and Mikaela here. I'm wrong.
Kaitlyn
Emily and Mikaela.
Stephanie
All right. Yes. Emily and Mikaela have put the correct answers. That is the water hemlock or secuda maculata. Very toxic. Excellent work. Rachel, nice guess. You'll definitely catch up later. No worries. I'll go. Okay, so the next question, this is the last one in the scary Plants category. So this one says, the fast-growing plant most found in warmer tropical climates grows really quickly and victimizes other plants through constriction and shading. Which plant is that? Stumped again. We're We loved. We love it.
Mikaela
I don't know. No idea.
Emily
I mean, so the thing is, there's more than one I can think of.
Mikaela
Right. I can think of a few, but this is going to be my best guess.
Rachel
I have no idea.
Stephanie
All right. Let's see it.
Rachel
No idea.
Kaitlyn
No idea.
Stephanie
That's a good one. And we have two kudzus. Is that right?
Emily
Yeah. The only other thought would be English Ivy.
Stephanie
Okay. All right. So we're actually looking for the strangler fig or fagosa.
Mikaela
I knew we weren't right, but strangler fig. This was a blast from the past.
Stephanie
You had English ivy in your most recent Scary Plants episode, but this one was from a prior year's Scary Plant episode.
Emily
I think that one's from the mini episode we did a few years ago because I remember Rachel talking about it. And it was a Southern plant. But cuts is a Southern plant that's invasive. Yeah. That's what is going to be an invasive Southern plant. Oh, man. Those are all good scary plants.
Mikaela
So good.
Stephanie
Indeed. All right. So the standing so far are Mikaela with four, Emily with three, and Rachel with two.
Mikaela
So we're pretty close. Lots of game to go, girls.
Stephanie
In our next category, I will hand it over to Kaitlyn for the next category, which is bugs.
Rachel
Emily is going to dominate.
Mikaela
Yeah, I was going to say this is going to be fair.
Emily
You'd say this, but I'm pretty sure if you go back to last year's Trivia, Mikaela got more of the bug questions right than I did.
Mikaela
I just don't even remember.
Emily
I don't even remember.
Kaitlyn
I feel I think this first one is easy. This insect, known for its unique horned appearance, can often be found in decaying wood or fungai and is known for playing a role in forest decomposition.
Emily
Okay, Rachel knows this one for sure. It's my favorite.
Mikaela
I don't know if I spelled I'm not sure if I'm going to get it right.
Rachel
Eastern Hercules beetle.
Kaitlyn
Nope. Horned Fungus Beetle.
Emily
What?
Stephanie
But I feel like we are both the correct answers.
Kaitlyn
I mean, I guess it couldn't be. Yeah.
Emily
Because it was super general.
Stephanie
That's fair. I'm going to give it to all of you.
Rachel
Oh, my God. I think that's fair argument. I'm here for it.
Stephanie
People are so right. I'll give points to everyone for that one.
Mikaela
Sweet. Although technically, I mean, I'm sure it's been the bug of a month at some point.
Kaitlyn
I think you did Hercules Beetle in the mating episode or something like that.
Emily
I don't know if I've done Eastern Hercules Beetle as Bug of the Month because we've spotlighted it so many other times.
Rachel
We talk about it all the time.
Emily
Yeah. We definitely have I think the... What was the correct answer supposed to be again? The Horned Fungus Beetle. Okay. Yeah, I think that one either, if it wasn't a Bug of the Month, that one may have been another one. Because that's the one that fights on the fung It's the shelf, right? And it pushes them off? Or am I thinking of something else? No, no, it's the really cute little one. Yeah.
Rachel
That has a little horn.
Emily
Okay. Tell us your guys's fun facts about it.
Kaitlyn
All of its life stages are associated with the fruiting bodies of a wood decaying shelf fungus.
Mikaela
A lot of fun fact.
Rachel
It's a really cute beetle.
Mikaela
It's cool. Yeah, it's way cool. How did I forget about this? He's got a little furry It's got some things on the end of its horns.
Kaitlyn
He's also called a forked fungus beetle.
Emily
I forgot what a cool beetle it was.
Rachel
Oh, this is a great trip down memory lane.
Emily
Yeah.
Rachel
That pretty little dude.
Kaitlyn
All right, number two. This insect, originally from Asia, has a unique ability to lay eggs on ripe or ripening fruit, causing major challenges for berry and stone fruit growers. What is the name of this pest?
Stephanie
I feel like this is pretty solid.
Emily
Oh, man. I don't know if I can spell this right. The spelling count?
Stephanie
No.
Mikaela
This must be from the Berry episode.
Rachel
Yeah.
Mikaela
That's the only thing I can think of. It's a guess.
Stephanie
What's your answer?
Emily
The spotted wing drosophila.
Mikaela
Drosophila is what I wrote.
Rachel
Oh, yeah. No. I don't even know if that's a fly. Yes.
Stephanie
The correct answer is the spotted wing drosophila. So fun facts about those. So the females can lay over 350 eggs in their lifetime. But keep in mind, their entire life cycle can also be completed in as little as 21 days. So they are busy.
Emily
That's a lot of babies to lay.
Stephanie
Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Okay.
Kaitlyn
Number three. Often seen fluttering around gardens, this common insect is a notorious pest for brassica plants like, cabbage, kale, and broccoli. You all look like you're taking an actual test. Okay, I'm done.
Mikaela
I'm super serious about it. Pencils down, hands up.
Rachel
What are your answers?
Mikaela
I don't even know if you can see it.
Rachel
Okay. Cabbage white.
Kaitlyn
Yes, cabbage white. Yep.
Emily
Cabbage white or the important cabbage worm would be the larvae stage. Thank you.
Mikaela
That's what I put.
Rachel
But she didn't ask for the worm. Amazing.
Stephanie
Okay. So everyone has gotten this one correct. Of course, the answer is the cabbage white butterfly or moth. And the fun fact for this one is that they are one of just a few species of butterfly that can be reliably identified while driving at highway speeds. So even when you drive, you know where they are.
Mikaela
That's really funny.
Emily
Amazing. That's funny. We do not encourage you to try to identify butterflies while driving, guys. Road safety is more important.
Rachel
Please be safe out there.
Kaitlyn
Okay. Question number 4. Masters of camouflage, these insects are experts at blending into their surroundings by mimicking the appearance of twigs and branches. Got answers?
Rachel
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Emily
I said stick insect, which is phantomadeya.
Rachel
Stick insect.
Kaitlyn
What A walking stick. Yep, all correct.
Mikaela
I drew a walking stick, just so...
Rachel
Look at you. You had time for that.
Emily
Did you? Let's see. From here, it just looks like a bunch of scratch-down.
Mikaela
That's what it is.
Emily
Okay, Mikaela, you have to take a picture of that to put in the show notes. Okay, I'll take a picture. Amazing.
Kaitlyn
Fun facts. Stick insects can regenerate limbs, and the females can reproduce without males. Parthenogenesis.
Mikaela
I was just going to say, is it parthenogenic? Just proving nature knows men are useless. Sorry. Just kidding. Love my husband.
Emily
Love my son.
Kaitlyn
All right. Okay, last Bug of the Month question. This predatory insect, recognizable by the distinct toothed crest on its back, resembling a geer, is known to hunt down other insects in gardens, helping with natural pest control. Ready?
Emily
There you go. Wheelbar. You're a bug.
Kaitlyn
Wheel bug, yeah. Yay.
Mikaela
Yay.
Stephanie
That's a good one. We do love this one for multiple reasons. Of course, that they are a beneficial bug and take care of a lot of the bugs that we don't like in our environments. I will say something that a lot of folks probably didn't know. This is their fun fact that they can make a little chirping sound by rubbing the tip of their rostrum over some of the groups on their body, which is freshness. But scientists are still figuring out what the purpose for that sound is. So we know that they make it super adorable, but we're not sure yet exactly what it's for. And if you wanted to attract these little cuties to your yard, goldenrod and sunflower are some of their most popular habitats. So make sure you've got plenty of those in your landscape for them.
Rachel
I have a really good picture of one on that sunflower from this year. Amazing. I have so many photo Google drives. It's unreal. Nice.
Stephanie
All right. So our scores for this round, Mikaela and Emily got all five. Rachel got four. So that makes Mikaela at nine, Emily at eight, and Rachel at six. So we're still really close. Awesome.
Rachel
Good job, girls. Good job. Mikaela, here comes your round.
Emily
Okay. I'm prepared to do bond now.
Rachel
Yeah. Just vomit now.
Emily
Although, to be fair, I double listen to all the episodes, so maybe I'm going to succeed.
Mikaela
That's true. Yeah. I was going to say, you listen to them more than anybody.
Stephanie
All right. So category number three is the native plant of the month. All right. So your first question, which ancient plant, known for its forked leaves, is often found in shady, moist woodlands and has been used in traditional medicines? We look a little unsure of this one.
Rachel
Is this a perennial? Is this a shrub? Is this a tree? Emily and I need help.
Emily
Can we phone our friend Mikaela for this?
Rachel
You guys want to see my answer right now?
Kaitlyn
It is a low-growing perennial evergreen tree or shrub.
Emily
Okay, well, there goes my guess.
Mikaela
I actually have to scratch my answer because I'm not sure. I know. A good one.
Rachel
Okay.
Stephanie
Do we feel like we have a guess?
Mikaela
Cutleaf toothwort.
Stephanie
Not exactly. Rachel said, We came to have a fantastic.
Emily
And I'm like- I wrote down cinnamon fern. Cinnamon fern. Okay. That's close.
Stephanie
While those are all really truly lovely guesses, that's not like the one- It's not right.
Emily
It's not it. Stephanie, I love how you tell us we're all wrong, really politely.
Stephanie
We were looking for the Crow's Foot Club boss.
Mikaela
Oh. Dang. That was a recent one, too.
Rachel
I just saw that in the woods yesterday. Oh, no.
Mikaela
Technically not a plant.
Emily
Just saying.
Mikaela
That is fact.
Stephanie
But it still was the native plant of the month. So not a plant yourself, then, Camilla. All I could think of was the spring ephemeral's episode, and I'm like, did I make toothwort?
Mikaela
I don't remember. Yeah. Chute.
Emily
My first guess was bald cypress, so I'm glad Rachel asked about that because it was like ancient plant, wet soil, bald cypress?
Mikaela
Ancient. That was the keyword.
Rachel
Yes, ancient was a little to you there. Fail. I'm going to keep this for the rest of these questions.
Mikaela
Mikaela is no help. I just lost.
Emily
Bugs are easier than plants. It's okay, Mikaela.
Stephanie
That's right. Okay, so the next question is, which charming wild flower, known for its delicate pink and white blooms, is often one of the first signs of spring in North American woodlands? And I understand that there can be a couple here. So remember that we're in the native plants category. Okay, I'm hoping this is a good one for everyone. Mikaela has a very knowing look. She is so ready for this.
Mikaela
I hope it's right. I'm so nervous now. I'm like, Man, I'll be fired.
Rachel
I know you won't. All right. Are we ready?
Stephanie
All right, let's see. Spring Beauty, Claytonia. Yes. Wait, Emily, I don't see yours.
Emily
I said dogwood.
Stephanie
Oh, I got you. Dogwood. Okay, all right. So Mikaela and Rachel doing some Yeah, Rachel.
Emily
Yeah. You got one point.
Mikaela
Making a comeback.
Stephanie
I love it. All right, so our fun facts for the Spring Beauty or Claytonia, Virginica, is that it first started getting really popular when humans realized that they could actually use it as a viable food source. So a lot of the tribes in America have used them for the tubers. They boiled or roasted the tubers, and that made a snack for them, just like how you boil potatoes and eat them today.
Emily
It's pretty cool. A pretty flour and a snack.
Stephanie
Yeah. What more can you ask for, honestly?
Mikaela
We love snacks.
Emily
We're going to have to go back and see what episode you made that plant in the month, Mikaela, and listen to it.
Rachel
I think it was recent. Didn't we just talk about this in April for your femoral?
Mikaela
No, I think it was last year.
Emily
I just need to listen to all of our episodes. Anyways.
Stephanie
Yeah, now I'm going to keep you on your toes. Now you know. All right. Question number three. Which plant, known for its tall stature, spiky stems, and large compound leaves gets its name from its intimidating appearance and is often found in Eastern US forests?
Rachel
I think it's one of our favorite.
Mikaela
Right. This is a recent one, I think.
Stephanie
Wait till I thought you were I'm going to yell it out again. I was going to be like, Girl, we talked about this.
Rachel
I'm going to keep it locked in.
Emily
I can tell you what it's not. Does that count? Okay, read it one more time for me. Sorry, I'm trying to get all these characteristics and cross things off my head. I got you.
Stephanie
All right, so we're looking for a plant, first of all. Okay. Plants. All right. It's been tall stature. Third thing, spiky stems. Fourth thing, compound leaves, fifth thing, intimidating appearance, and finally found an Eastern US forest.
Mikaela
Would one even go so far as to say bioponate lead compound? That might help, Emily?
Emily
No, that doesn't help. What is my component? I have no idea what that means.
Mikaela
I tried. You want me to add you to the Google photo drive for it?
Emily
I just took a wild guess.
Mikaela
Rachel has a whole drive of this.
Emily
I do. I'm either really right or really wrong. Can I go first?
Rachel
You're going to be right. Are you ready?
Emily
Yeah. So I said devil's walking stick. There you go. Good job, Ellie.
Stephanie
Good The devil boss.
Emily
It's a cool sweep.
Rachel
You did it.
Stephanie
And I believe Kate has our fun fact about that one.
Kaitlyn
It was hard to find one, but this plant was used as a medicine during the American Civil War. Extracts from the plant showed antimicrobial activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria associated with wound infections.
Rachel
Oh, cool.
Stephanie
There we go. We love that.
Emily
And I think that was our Plant of the Month in our Spooky Plant episode.
Mikaela
I was going to say that was a recent one.
Emily
Yeah. But we talk about it every year around Halloween.
Rachel
It's just so. We do. It's a good one. Okay.
Stephanie
Question number 4 under our native plants category. Which berry, prized for its sweet flavor and commonly found in the wild in North America, is often associated with forested regions as a favorite among foragers and wildlife alike. It is a dark color.
Rachel
Not red.
Mikaela
I'm going to take a guess.
Rachel
I think it's going to go with this one.
Stephanie
All right, so everyone have a guess? All right, let's see.
Rachel
I had high Blueberry.
Mikaela
I think I'm wrong. Black Huckleberry.
Kaitlyn
Mikaela is right.
Stephanie
.
Mikaela
Oh, shoot. What was yours? But Service Berry, Emily, was my other one because that also is sweet, and a berry, and it's in the woods.
Emily
And it's dark.
Stephanie
All right, so Fun facts about huckleberries. So first of all, they are harvested by hand, not by a machine. So most people have to actually go out and forage for them. However, you need to be careful if you're doing so because they are a favorite food of bears. Definitely look out for bears if you're harvesting. One of the favorite places where folks go to harvest them is around Glacier National Park in Northern Montana. There's also some fun slang around the word huckleberry. So someone somewhere made up a phrase saying, I'm your huckleberry, which apparently meant I'm your guy or I'm your girl. I'm the right person for the job. So we love that. We love a botanical term. Very cute.
Mikaela
Awesome. Good one, guys.
Emily
Yeah.
Stephanie
All right. The last one, number 5 in our native plants category is which tree, known for its striking pink or purple flowers that bloom in early spring before the leaves emerge, is often associated with the arrival of warmer weather on the East Coast. Hopefully this one is not too hard. Everyone ready?
Emily
It was like a 50/50 chance, I think. I bet you got it.
Mikaela
I bet you got it, Rich. Or Emily.
Rachel
Oh, you got it, Em.
Kaitlyn
All right, let's see the answers.
Stephanie
You got it. Cherry tree, Eastern red bud, and red Yes, the correct answer is the red bud. The cerise is in it. Sorry.
Mikaela
I believe, didn't you?
Emily
That's okay. At first, I wrote down dogwood again, and I was like, No, it can't be dogwood.
Mikaela
I mean, that's not a weird guess.
Emily
No, they're not bad guesses. They're just not the right guesses.
Stephanie
That's true, but we love it. We love a good guess. All right, so that is the end of this round of native plants, which was our second round. In this one, everyone got the first question wrong, the club boss. Mikaela got four, Emily got one, and Rachel got three. That leaves us with Mikaela still in the lead with 13, Emily with nine, and I believe Rachel is now tied with Emily. At nine.
Emily
Nice.
Stephanie
All right, so category number four is technically Rachel's category.
Mikaela
I'm very nervous. I'm super nervous about this category.
Rachel
It's anybody's guess here.
Stephanie
All right, so category four is garden tips.
Emily
I feel like the answer is leave the leaves to everything.
Kaitlyn
You should do a category where all the questions are the same answer.
Emily
Yeah, that would be funny if every single answer was a soil test. But as we commonly say, it's always the right time to take a soil test.
Stephanie
It's true.
Kaitlyn
All right. Question number one. This law prohibits Marylanders from using fertilizer products to melt snow or ice Looking good.
Stephanie
Look like we've got some ideas for this one.
Mikaela
You're ready?
Emily
Sure. Marilind Fertilizer law.
Rachel
Marilind Fertilizer law?
Stephanie
Yes. All right, so Justin In case anyone isn't familiar with this law, it was enacted in 2013. It applies to residents as well as commercial lawn businesses. It addresses nitrogen and phosphorus applications, and you cannot apply your fertilizer until after March first, and your last application for the season must be made before November 15th, in accordance with the Mail and Fertilizer law.
Mikaela
Good reminder. Going into winter.
Kaitlyn
That's true.
Stephanie
If you needed another reminder- We're in the blackout day.
Mikaela
That's right.
Rachel
We are way past the November 15th.
Stephanie
We are. But if you needed another reminder, make sure to get your soil tested before you apply any fertilizers.
Mikaela
Nice stuff.
Rachel
That was true.
Emily
It's like, you can't fertilize now, but guess what you can do? Get a soil test as long as your ground's not frozen.
Stephanie
Indeed.
Rachel
Or too dry.
Kaitlyn
Okay, so the answer to this one is like a time frame. So during which months should we inspect for spotted lanternfly eggs hatching?
Mikaela
Emily does know this one, I could tell.
Rachel
Emily should know this one. You say that. Yeah. Again.
Kaitlyn
This is where you phone Maddie.
Rachel
I mean, I wrote an answer. I'm not confident.
Emily
She's going to write, Yearly?
Rachel
You ask for a specific month.
Kaitlyn
Yes, a specific month.
Stephanie
A range of months.
Kaitlyn
I guess when they would first start hatching.
Rachel
Ready? Everybody ready?
Mikaela
I said April, May.
Rachel
Okay. I'm going to say May to June.
Emily
I said May through July.
Kaitlyn
Close. The answer, the technical answer is March to April.
Emily
For eggs? I'm checking how much HgA and C for that.
Kaitlyn
At least that was the answer given in this episode of the podcast.
Emily
Climate change has happened since.
Mikaela
I don't know.
Rachel
Okay. All right.
Stephanie
Well, this is a good opportunity to go over some of our basic reminders, though, about spotted lanternfly, that they are not dangerous, they do not sting or bite humans, and that you do not need to be spraying for them. We've gotten a lot of questions actually about this at HGIC recently about whether or not people need to be spraying for spotted lantern flies, and their main targets are agricultural products. That's where they're doing the most of the damage that we see. Our homeowners do not need to be spraying for a spotted lanternfly.
Emily
Cool. And HGIC's chart does say April through July. I guess it's like, by the time people notice them and let us know that they think they have them, it's normally like later in the season, which is why we're thinking it's later in the season. But yes, technically, they can hatch out earlier.
Rachel
Yeah.
Emily
No, I think the episode was right. I think the three of us are wrong.
Mikaela
Hey, I said April, May. I'm close.
Emily
You did.
Mikaela
She was the closest. I'm the closest. Wrong answer.
Emily
Yes, you are.
Kaitlyn
Okay, now So there's a couple different answers that you could have for this question. What are some signs of drought in plants?
Stephanie
Everyone needs to have three. This is very timely. It's been quite a dry fall up until recently.
Mikaela
Correct. That's a good reminder.
Rachel
I think so, too. I think we're still behind in water.
Stephanie
All right, let's see it.
Kaitlyn
Wilting, sclerosis, necrosis.
Stephanie
Yeah.
Kaitlyn
Okay.
Rachel
Wilting, leaf drop, leaf discolouration. All right.
Emily
And I had wilting, discolouration, and stunted growth.
Stephanie
Awesome.
Kaitlyn
Other answers could have been premature faulk color, early defoliation, reduced fruit or vegetable harvest. Nice. There's a lot, a lot of signs and symptoms for drought.
Rachel
Can we get a point each for those? No, I'm just joking.
Mikaela
That's just called inflation, Rachel.
Emily
Yeah.. I like where your head got.
Stephanie
Okay, so just as a reminder for everyone, you might still be seeing signs of the drought in your landscape this winter since we did have a pretty long one into the fall of last year. And of course, if you'd like to prevent drought in your landscape, you can always do things like using mulch to preserve some of the water in the soils or use a landscape cover or a floating row cover. You can also utilize as a drip irrigation system or just choose plants that are drought resistant anyway.
Kaitlyn
Okay, question number 4. I think this insect was out and about in the landscape during the time that this podcast was released or recorded. So these mature caterpillars, mature caterpillars, cannot be controlled with BT, hand picking and using insecticides with spinoffs are the best control methods. So what is this insect caterpillar? I was trying not to have an obvious question.
Mikaela
Can we get a hint of what the host range might be?
Rachel
Yeah. Is there a host plant? Evergreen.
Emily
Okay. Oh, good. My guess is right. This is a favorite one of yours, Rachel.
Rachel
Are you sure?
Mikaela
Are you sure?
Emily
A favorite one to hate.
Rachel
Okay.
Emily
But not your most hated.
Rachel
She said evergreen.
Emily
I know. Not your most hated, but one that you do hate. Yeah. You hate the answer that you want to- You love to hate.
Rachel
I don't know if it's right now.
Emily
I don't know if it's right.
Rachel
Okay, I'm going to say bag worm.
Mikaela
I also said bag worms. Bag worms.
Emily
That's what I said. That's correct.
Rachel
Yay. I You just like it.
Mikaela
I'll be honest, if you didn't tell me what the host plant was, there's no way I would have- I know.
Rachel
Me either.
Stephanie
That's fair. I did want to point out, though, that the bag worms can attach to not just evergreen, they are also seen on other types of deciduous trees.
Emily
I think we have a species that only feeds on oaks, actually. But it's super rare to see because it's always up on the top of an oak tree. Yes.
Stephanie
Yes, they disperse with the wind, and then they use the silk that they spend in order to attach themselves to the trees that they find.
Kaitlyn
Okay, this is a phrase, so, Following this lawn care tip, we'll shade out weeds in turf by 80 %.
Stephanie
Ready? Ready. Ready.
Rachel
Okay.
Mikaela
Cut it high, let it high.
Rachel
No, high. Cut it high, yeah. Yes. I said that. I just said no high.
Stephanie
Yes, three and a half.
Mikaela
That used to be on the Master Gardener exam.
Rachel
It did.
Mikaela
You had to write It's on our deluxe one that I give mine. The deluxe version.
Emily
I still use the question one.
Mikaela
Extra point. I love it.
Kaitlyn
What are we? Okay, so Mowing your lawn high can have many benefits, including weed control, drought tolerance, root growth, stress tolerance, photosynthesis, lawn insect protection, and less likely to scalp.
Stephanie
Bunches of reasons to mow your grass high.
Rachel
We love that.
Stephanie
Okay, so that's the end of category four garden tips.
Kaitlyn
Bonus question.
Stephanie
We have We have Mikaela at 17, Emily at 13, and Rachel also at 13. So decide what you want to wager. Write it Come down and show us, and then we will ask you, Oh, do we give them the category for the final question?
Mikaela
Yeah. It doesn't matter.
Stephanie
Where you make your wager, the category is Fungus.
Mikaela
Fungus? I'm less confident now.
Rachel
Who cares?
Emily
I'm still going big.
Rachel
I'm going nine.
Mikaela
Oh, wow. How many did I have?
Rachel
You had 17. 17.
Mikaela
You should go with 17. Yeah, I'm going to go big.
Emily
Go big or go home, guys.
Mikaela
17, go big or go home. I'm going to go home either way, but you know.
Emily
First, you're going to go get your kid.
Mikaela
I'm going to have to go get my kid, yeah.
Stephanie
All right. So this, too, is a species from one of your episodes. So the question for the bonus is, this mild tasting mushroom is carnivorous and uses a toxin to paralyze worms that invaded it.
Rachel
I've lost.
Stephanie
So I don't know that you covered this part of it in your episode, but you did talk in your mushroom episode about this issue.
Rachel
Is it a mushroom that lives in the worm's brain? I'm going to have to go back and listen to this episode.
Mikaela
Is it nematodes' worms? Yes. I still don't know, but...
Stephanie
I was expecting you to have a great idea after that.
Mikaela
Can we get a hint? Is it an edible mushroom? The humans? I said it is. I said it's mild taste. Oh, it's mild? Okay.
Rachel
That answer isn't right. All right, I'm just going with what I have. I'm not thinking about the humans.
Stephanie
All right, do we have guesses? This is I'm super stressed.
Mikaela
I have two guesses. I'm actually very stressed now. I don't know. Both of them are wrong. Wait, what- Oh, Shetaki. That was the other one I was thinking of.
Kaitlyn
What was yours, Emily?
Emily
So I said cortyceps because I know they're paracetized insects, but I know that there's one that lassoes nematodes, and I don't think it's part of cortyceps. I think it's something else, but I couldn't remember.
Mikaela
That was the one I was thinking of. That's the zombie fungus, isn't it?
Emily
Yeah. And then it was like, was it one that Jose grew, which would be like Maitaki or Shetaki or Lion's Mane? Lion's Mane is up on tree, so it wouldn't be that one. And then I was like, well, we talked about the bloody tooth fungus during the Spooky Plants episode, but I don't remember that being a fun fact. And if that was it, then oh my God, that's an even cooler mushroom. I'm just going to name every fungus that we talked about I'd hope one of these times. It's not portabella. I know that.
Stephanie
The answer is actually Mikaela's answer, the oyster mushroom.
Mikaela
What?
Emily
Oh, man.
Mikaela
I just picked a mushroom I knew was edible. We love it.
Stephanie
All right, so the oyster mushroom's weapon of choice seems to be a toxin. Worms that touch the fungus are paralyzed and their cells fall apart as they succumb to the hyfe.
Emily
I'm going to have to yell at Jose. He was here talking about oyster mushrooms that entire episode, and never once did he give us this- I'm looking it up right now.
Mikaela
There's a whole New York Times article about it. It's crazy.
Stephanie
There is. That's the one I was reading. It's pretty awesome. Highly recommend. So Mikaela wins with 34. Double's your points. Incredible work. Emily did have one left because you did not wager at all. So Emily had one and Rachel had nine.
Mikaela
Nice, guys. Good work.
Stephanie
Congratulations, Mikaela. Well done.
Rachel
Good job.
Mikaela
Oh, my goodness. It's so stressful. I'm not sure it's worth it. Super stressed out. Feel the pressure.
Rachel
I have your trophy. I'll give it to you next time. It says, Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Amazing. Sweet.
Mikaela
You guys, you're so awesome. Thank you for coming up with these excellent questions. Seriously. Of course.
Stephanie
It's so much fun. We love it. We hope the listeners had a good time playing along with us.
Emily
Listeners, let us know how you did.
Stephanie
Thanks for playing with us, everyone. If you're interested in learning more about the Master Gardener program, you can check out our website at go umd. Edu/mg. And find more about our program overall or find the contact information for your local coordinator in your county.
Emily
Yay. Awesome. Well, thank you guys so much for hosting for us again this year. It was so much fun. Even though they were centered around our own podcast, you still stumped us.
Stephanie
We love it.
Rachel
How does It's going to happen every single time.
Stephanie
I mean, you've made so many episodes at this point. It's hard to keep track of all the information you've shared with everyone. It's a lot.
Emily
That's true.
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Emily
Well, that's all we have for this episode listener. We hope you enjoy it and we'll tune in next month for more gardening tips. If you have any garden related questions, please email us at umegardenpodcast@gmail.com or look us up on facebook at gardentimepodcast. That's garden thyme. For more information about the University of Maryland extension and these topics, please check out the University of Maryland Extension Home and Garden Information center website at go umd.edu backslash. Thanks for listening and have fun getting down and dirty in your garden.
All three
Goodbye.
Rachel
The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Its hosts are Mikaela Boley, Senior Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture; Rachel Rhodes, Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County); and Emily Zobel, senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).
Emily
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