Green Thumb Guidance
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-02-09/green-thumb-guidance
The USDA just released a revised Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the first update since 1990. Based on average low temperatures in a region, boundaries have shifted across much of the country and two new were added. The new interactive online map is meant serve as a guide for gardeners on which plants will thrive best in their area, and is far more precise than the last version. Tune in to find out what the changes mean for your own backyard.
Guests
Phil Normandy
plant collections manager, Brookside Gardens
Diane Vogel
Managing Producer, The Kojo Nnamdi Show; gardener
Christopher Daly
founder and director, PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University
Comments
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your caller about climate change was spot on! i am sitting here terribly worried what all this means for the planet! Thank you to the caller for persisting!
What are some good online resources for mid-Atlantic/Maryland gardening? I'm looking for photo-rich inspiration and guidance for what to plant and when, what to plant together, where to get the best plants and seeds etc. I'm a newbie to gardening.
I am responding to an exchange between Kojo and a caller who commented on the connection between global warming and the changes in the Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
As I heard it, the caller shared his opinion that he believed the map's changes should be discussed in the larger context of global warming, that limiting the discussion to what can or can't be planted in the changed zones deprives listeners of the opportunity to learn about and/or discuss climate change -- a topic the caller believes is under reported. Kojo responded that the topic of the show is limited to the zones and what the changes mean for your garden. It is not his responsibility to do address the larger context on this show.
Oh. Where is Howard Ross when I need him? I believe climate change is an important issue to understand and address. By avoiding the topic as a part of the show, Kojo is failing to educate listeners about this extremely important issue. I regard Kojo as a host who is often able to contextualize issues and was very surprised to hear him declare that is wasn't his responsibility to address it on the show.
Kojo has helped me see other points of view and expand my limited definition of many an issue. I would have appreciated it if he thought of touching on climate change in this context.