Summer Madness! Then Karla, Maggie, Marc, Trin and Steve eat strawberries and talk about summer, plants — and also mosquitos. Then they drink beer. Summer!

Defining herbaceous with or without pronouncing the ‘h’. Then, my Mom is on the podcast to talk about Gardenia and I talk about another fun flower. Finally, more talk about silent ‘h’s.

On this episode of rootbound we take a unique historical look at Sassafras with Dr. Clare Griffin and of course we end up talking about Paracelsus. Then steve thinks about history and trees.

What is medicine? Steve isn’t sure. Then Lorena discusses a flower, abuelas and bruises. Later, steve talks about an aggregate of drupelets. Plus, a bonus plant!

Some foraging info. Later Mallory talks about common misconceptions regarding milkweed and Steve shares a plant that may or may not be eaten by bears. Finally, Steve learns a lesson. This also counts as the ramps episode.

Nectar is cool. Then Rebecca shares a floral discovery during a hike. Steve doesn’t poison anybody while sharing a flower-based beverage. Finally, Steve shares his mead journey.

What’s in a name? Apparently, quite a bit. Then Moon talks about about peeling leaves of the edible duct tape of the yard. Later, Steve talks about oregano, lightning and spoiled milk. Finally, we get to the bottom of the mystery of two plants with the same name.

This week on rootbound we talk about berries… and berries that aren’t berries… and things that aren’t berries that are berries. Then Jewel, general manager and creative director of the Gibson describes her resilient fennel plants and various facts about them — including how to repel ghosts. Steve brings visual aids to an audio medium and talks about berries some more. Finally, drinks are made.

Evergreen or Deciduous? Then Eoin talks about a ubiquitous and flammable shrub. He doesn’t know whether he can smell it or not. Steve talks about a creeper that he is inviting to his backyard. Lastly, a song a bout a train.

Housekeeping. Then Imke and Steve talk about their respective peach trees — plus other peach fun facts and dazzling details! Finally, we move out to the country and eat a lot of peaches. 🍑🍑🍑

Record scratch! Vivaldi! This is a special spring episode of rootbound. Steve, Karla, Anwesha and Sinchan talk about spring and how it applies to plants while gazing at the Matterhorn. They also drink whisky

This is not the chocolate episode. Then Max talks about the connection between a flower and family. Steve tells about backyard syrup experiments. The episode closes with a song about jasmine and a train ride in the Swiss mountains.

rootbound goes to Switzerland! Later, Monica explains her passion for the pie plant. Then, Steve talks about a tree he overlooked as a child. Finally, Steve eats on mic.

The Wardian Case! Then, the very first house plant on rootbound! Shirley talks about her delicious monster and Steve discusses a plant he is fighting but also trying to make peace with.

Lets ferment! Chantal explains a misunderstood plant and its alcoholic counterpart. Steve talks about the first domesticated fruit… and also alcohol. Later, Steve goes to bar and drinks alcohol.

Ding ding ding! Another special single plant episode, this time about the mulberry! Stephanie explains her connection to the mulberry and some dazzling details about this ubiquitous but often overlooked tree. Later, Steve does a deep dive on two nursery rhymes.

Steve notices some dangling things. Later Aja talks about nuts, milk, cheese and fuel. Steve talks about a common plant with a morbid name and, of course, bees again.