Podcasts about leaf litter

Jarod K. Anderson joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about changing our definition of what victory is based on what we can and can't control, understanding our own minds and contextualizing ourselves in the world, his experience with chronic major depression, the stigma around mental illness, the pain of abstraction and the concrete world, his podcast The Cryptonaturalist, privileging enthusiasm over fact, internal landscapes, the paradox of choice, large social media followings, the magic of the natural world around us, limitation as the engine for creativity, and his new memoir Something in the Woods Loves You.   Also in this episode: -fantastical nature -toxic masculinity -a sense of service   More about Ronit's UW Writing Class, MEMOIR WRITING: FINDING YOUR STORY: https://www.pce.uw.edu/courses/memoir-writing-finding-your-story   Books mentioned in this episode: On Writing by Stephen King Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Area X by Jeff VanderMeer   JAROD K. ANDERSON is a writer, poet, and creator of The CryptoNaturalist podcast -a scripted show about real adoration for fictional wildlife. HIs new book is: SOMETHING IN THE WOODS LOVES YOU. He has built a large audience of social media followers and podcast listeners with his vibrant appreciations of nature. His previous 3 books are all best-sellers: Field Guide to the Haunted Forest, Love Notes from the Hollow Tree, and Leaf Litter. He lives in Ohio between a forest and a cemetery.  Connect with Jarod: https://www.jarodkanderson.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cryptonaturalist/ https://x.com/CryptoNature https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBXHP2Yy5cJwg0tR9VfP8Xw https://www.facebook.com/JarodKAnderson/   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories.  She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Joel, and Jonny rake up the first big Minecraft news of 2025 in the new Java Edition snapshot, discuss cold, and warm biome animal variants, and she their take on furry pigs, leaf litter, and wildflowers.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/01/13/the-spawn-chunks-332-leaf-litter-and-wildflowers/Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Heather Alexander and Jeffrey Cannon about reintroducing fire into mixed longleaf pine-hardwood woodlands, and how that will be affected by the shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive species that have grown during periods of fire exclusion.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00294-8

Dive into an enriching and heartfelt conversation between Angell Deer and renowned poet Jarod K. Anderson, famously known as The Crypto Naturalist. Join us as we explore Jarod's profound connection with nature, his journey from an Ohio childhood filled with wonder, to becoming a beloved voice in poetry and mental health advocacy. In this candid interview, Jarod opens up about his formative experiences with nature, the challenges of mental health, and the liberating power of vulnerability and creative expression.Discover how early nature walks with his mother sparked a lifelong bond with the natural world and hear his reflections on growing up in rural America without a typical religious framework. Jarod also delves into his educational path marked with personal struggles like ADHD and depression, and how these experiences ultimately led him back to his roots in writing and self-expression. Particularly poignant is Jarod's discussion on mental health, sharing his journey towards acceptance and understanding, as well as the metaphor of "brainweather" which helped him navigate his depression with less shame.  As Jarod speaks about the intersection of creativity, empathy, and cultural expectations, this interview promises to inspire anyone looking for authentic stories of resilience and hope. Jarod K. Anderson is a writer, poet, and creator of The CryptoNaturalist Podcast. He has built a large audience of social media followers and podcast listeners with his strange, vibrant appreciations of nature. His books of poems are Field Guide to the Haunted Forest, Love Notes from the Hollow Tree, and Leaf Litter. He lives in Ohio between a forest and a cemetery.

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Jarod Anderson is an acclaimed nature poet and the creative mind behind The CryptoNaturalist podcast. Jarod has produced three best-selling poetry collections: Field Guide to the Haunted Forest, Love Notes from the Hollow Tree, and Leaf Litter. His newly released memoir, Something in the Woods Loves You, takes readers on a deeply personal journey through his lifelong struggle with depression, framed by his love and appreciation for the natural world. Jarod frequently includes nature in his work and shares how his relationship to the natural world transformed his mental health.   In today's episode, Shay Beider welcomes Jarod to the show to delve into his memoir, exploring the themes of depression, mental health, and how nature can offer solace in dark times. This episode touches on sensitive topics, including depression and suicide, so for anyone listening who may be struggling, know that help is always available. You can contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. Jarod shares with listeners how he was able to find hope in the midst of depression and the importance of setting aside time to write and appreciate yourself more fully. Shay and Jarod discuss gender related issues and the effect that toxic masculinity can have on men's emotional expressiveness, outlook and self compassion. Jarod also reads some of his most well-loved poems. This episode invites listeners into the intersection between poetry, the natural world and mental health and charts a course for increasing happiness in your own life.   Listen to the complete episode by clicking the player above. Transcripts for this episode are available at: https://www.integrativetouch.org/conversations-on-healing    Show Notes: Check out Jarod's website here Read “Something in the Woods Loves You” here Listen to the The CryptoNaturalist podcast Read “Field Guide to the Haunted Forest”  here Check out the book “Love Notes from the Hollow Tree” Read “Leaf Litter”   This podcast was created by Integrative Touch (InTouch), which is changing healthcare through human connectivity. A leader in the field of integrative medicine, InTouch exists to alleviate pain and isolation for anyone affected by illness, disability or trauma. This includes kids and adults with cancers, genetic conditions, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic stress, and other serious health issues. The founder, Shay Beider, pioneered a new therapy called Integrative Touch™Therapy that supports healing from trauma and serious illness. The organization provides proven integrative medicine therapies, education and support that fill critical healthcare gaps. Their success is driven by deep compassion, community and integrity.  Each year, InTouch reaches thousands of people at the Integrative Touch Healing Center, both in person and through Telehealth. Thanks to the incredible support of volunteers and contributors, InTouch created a unique scholarship model called Heal it Forward that brings services to people in need at little or no cost to them. To learn more or donate to Heal it Forward, please visit IntegrativeTouch.org  

Businessman Paul Nguyen left Sydney's Hilton Hotel in May 2014 and was never seen alive again. A police investigation uncovered secrets that exposed Mr Nguyen's murky underworld connections, leading authorities to a makeshift grave around an hour's drive, south of Sydney. The excavation and identification of Mr Nguyen's remains was forensic anthropologist, Dr Hayley Green's, first case. In this episode, hear about the complexities of collecting, analysing and documenting human bones in a murder investigation. This episode references violent crime. If this content affects you, the number for LifeLine is 13 11 14. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever found mummified and immature fruit on your fruit trees? Learn what's happening and how to prevent this using botanical sprays in this episode of the Orchard People podcast.  Our guest is Plant Pathologist, Mycologist, and Bacteriologist Kerik D. Cox Ph.D. of the Cox Program at Cornell University.  The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  This show goes out LIVE on the last Tuesday of every month at 1.00 pm Eastern Time. After that you can download the podcast. To tune in LIVE (and submit your questions to our expert guests!) you can:Tune into RealityRadio101.com during the time of the live showOR watch the livestream on the Orchard People YouTube ChannelDo you want to learn to grow organic fruit trees successfully? Sign up for OrchardPeople.com's free monthly newsletter at https://orchardpeople.com/sign-up/For premium fruit tree care education visit: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/. About Cinnerate Fungicide: https://sym-agro.com/our-products/cinnerate-miticide-fungicide/Chapters: (00:00) - Fruit Mummies in an Historic Orchard (00:35) - What are Mummy Fruits (01:18) - Guest Introduction: Kerik Cox (01:52) - What Cornell's Cox Labs Does (03:12) - Causes of Undersized Fruitlets (04:26) - Should You Worry about Mummy Fruits? (09:53) - A Good Book about Growing Apples and Pears (10:36) - Mummy Fruits on Apricot Trees and Environmental Stress (14:57) - Can Fruit Mummies be Bacterial? (15:59) - Fire Blight and Its Impact on Fruitlets (17:14) - How to Prevent Fruit Mummies (18:33) - Why Oxygen is the Best Fungicide (and Bacteriacide) (19:12) - Why Does Correct Fruit Tree Pruning Deter Pathogens? (21:38) - What is Fire Blight (23:33) - UV Light Treatment to Prevent Fruit Tree Diseases (26:41) - Protectiing Fruit Trees from Disease with Sanitation (27:44) - Arborist Mulch and DIsease (29:34) - Sponsor Messages and Announcements (31:08) - Fruit Tree Care Tips and Advice (33:07) - Discussion on Fruit Mummies and Disease Control (34:03) - Covering Fallen Fruit Mummies and Leaf Litter with Mulch or Using Urea (38:00) - Recommended Mulches for Smothering Pathogens (40:19) - Should You Put Fruit Mummies in Your Compost? (41:09) - Managing Peach Leaf Curl (44:15) - Botanical Products for Disease Control (51:21) - Can Botanical Sprays Harm Beneficial Insects and Wildlife (54:15) - Integrated Pest Management and Spraying Tips (57:23) - Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes Want to make your own botanical fruit tree spray? Here's a recipe to try. While this spray is all-natural, it can harm beneficial insects like bees, so be sure to spray at a time when bees aren't active (early morning and late evening). Keep an eye out for bird nests and avoid spraying near them. And remember, you wouldn't want to get this in your eyes or on your skin, so handle it with care!Garlic Fruit Tree SprayGarlic is known for its strong scent, which can deter many types of pests, from aphids to caterpillars and even some types of fungi. Ingredients:1 pound of garlic1 gallon of water (rainwater is best)Instructions:Peel and Mince: Start by peeling the garlic cloves. Then, mince or finely chop them to release the essential oils. The finer, the better.Simmer: Combine the minced garlic with water in a large pot. Bring the mixture to a simmer (not a full boil) and let it cook for about 20 minutes. This process infuses the water with garlic's active compounds.Cool and Strain: After simmering, take the pot off the heat and let it cool. Once it's cool, strain the mixture to remove the garlic pieces. A cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer works great for this. You want the liquid as clear as possible to prevent any sprayer clogs.Dilute (Optional): Depending on what you're dealing with, you might want to dilute the mixture. A common approach is to dilute the concentrated garlic water with more water. This step is adjustable based on your needs and the sensitivity of your plants.Bottle Up: Pour the strained, cooled liquid into a spray bottle or a larger sprayer for application. It's ready to use!Apply: Spray it on the leaves of your fruit trees, covering both the tops and undersides where pests like to hide. Early morning or late afternoon is the best time to apply, avoiding the hot midday sun to reduce the risk of burning the leaves.Tips:Storage: You can store the garlic spray in the refrigerator for up to a week. For longer storage, freeze it in an ice cube tray and thaw cubes as needed.Test: Always test the spray on a small area of the plant first to ensure it doesn't react badly.Reapply: After rain or watering, you might need to reapply, as it can wash off.

On this Fall abundant episode of YBYG Mike McGrath dives in your leaf piles in the Question of the Week!  Plus your fabulous Fall phone calls!!

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Parasitic plants draw life from their hosts, but now it seems that even after death, some plants have a baleful influence. You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/10/vampire-plant-reduces-fungis-ability-to-decompose-leaf-litter/ You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108837

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Leaves are falling across the Ozarks, and rather than bagging them up or composting, certain urban property owners, rake and blow leaves into streets to be washed away by rains. But all those dead leaves can impair drainage systems as well as water quality, says Trish Ouei, Extension Service Urban Stormwater Education Program director for Washington and Benton Counties.

I didint fee like writing today, so I picked up the mike and just strted meandering on my favorite of botanical topics- leaf litter beds. A few new ideas, observations, and some thoughts which I hope push you to play with leaf litter in your next botanical-style/ blackwater aquarium!

Join me in todays podcast where I am discussing how we could be putting all the leaf litter to good use and create leaf mould. I also have the latest from the plots. This week on the plots we have been Sowing broad beans and peasClearing more weedsPricking out lettuce seedlings. Check out the podcast to find out more. Lets put that leaf litter to some use. Driving around over the last week I am seeing lots of leaves that have turned brown fallen off trees and collecting alongside the roads. Now to many people this is just leaf litter to be swept up and taken down the tip but for the gardener this leaf litter can be very useful stuff as we can turn it into leaf mould. If you ever go into a woodland you will find that under trees there is some really dark brown crumbly loose material which covers the soil and really suppress weeds that is leafmould. It is so easy to make Leaf mould too simply collect those leaves that have fallen down, store them in some sort of container and leave for a year or 2 and you will have leafmould its as easy as that in a nutshell but lets get into a bit more detail The first step is to collect the leaves now I did have a sycamore tree in my garden which produced a lot of leaves which made me decide to buy a garden vaccum to collect all these leaves. It also shredded up the leaves which made the composting process quicker. So I would always recommend chopping up the leaves now a garden vaccum did make this job quicker but if you don't have onw then run over the loeaves with a lawnmower on a high setting will work. As for the leaves any leaves are good for making this leaf mould but some leafs do take a little longer to rot down depending on what type of tree they came from but the advice is to avoid any from any evergreen varities such as Holly laurel or conifers. I would also avoid any pine needles as these can be acidic. Which is why pine needles are great for mulching blueberries. A few years ago I did have to remove that sycamore tree which has meant I don't have such an easy supply so what I will do instead this year is go to my mums house who happens to live alongside a recreation park and they get piles of leaves pile up in the garden so I will be grabbing those to meake leaf mould from. I do believe we can go to our local park or cemetery to collect the leaf fall from there to use. Councils oftan have to dispose of these leaves anyway which can be at a cost to them and therefore to the tax payer so they are ofton happy for you to take them away. Some councils have been none to take the leaves to allotments to save some money. The only place to not collect leaves from would be woodland because they are an integral part of that eco system and might have animals living under he leaves. Also I tjink its important to leave some leaves under hedges for hedgehogs we often see our resident hedgehog carrying leaves in its mouth to use in tis home. Anyway so we got a collection of leaves and weve chopped them up one way or the other now we need somewhere to store it so it can rot down one quick way is to store it in bin bags with a few holes pierced in it and keep these behind a shed. It does work but its a bit of a waste of plastic green bags. I have had some hessian sacks which work for this too and they worked very well especially as the hessian will eventually rot down too which is always better for the environment. We could use an empty compost bin or we could make a leaf mould bin with 4 posts hammered in the ground to make a cube and then use chicken wire outside to make a leaf mould bin which sort of what I have except I made a cube out of wood not hammered into the ground and coered this in chicken wire which has made it a bit more portble for me. To be fair we don't really need to keep leaves in a container we could just pile these up in ahuge pile although if the wind catches them we could end up having to rake them all up again.

Leaves are literally the “jumping off point” for our botanical style aquarium obsession. Let’s think for a minute about going big and creating a really deep leaf litter bed in our aquariums. What would happen? What kind of benefits would we derive?

What do you need to do to maintain a botanical style aquarium with a bed of leaf litter? Let’s talk about it!

We have been collecting fishes for the aquarium hobby form Amazonia for over century. However, did you know that there are significant populations of little SHRIMP there? Yeah, and they live I. LEAF LITTER! You know where I’m going with this...

How do entomologists use museum specimens to help preserve biodiversity? Bonnie Blaimer discusses her research and how her data aids in habitat conservation and the importance of natural history collections.

This video explains how to safely collect leaf litter invertebrates.

Transcript -- How fungi use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus.

How fungi use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus.

Transcript -- Where to find fungi, and the role that they play in the forest.

Where to find fungi, and the role that they play in the forest.

Transcript -- How fungi use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus.

How fungi use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus.

Transcript -- Where to find fungi, and the role that they play in the forest.

Where to find fungi, and the role that they play in the forest.