Welcome to the Best of Oklahoma Gardening #4907!
Drought Tolerant - Gray Santolina
Host Casey Hentges shows a beautiful drought tolerant plant perfect for the summer heat.
3:20 Mesonet: Heat
Oklahoma Mesonet Assistant State Specialist Wes Lee takes a look at the heat Oklahomans have been experiencing and how that heat affects both the garden and the gardener.
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Sun Exposure Tips from the OSU-Tulsa Medical Center
Stacy Chronister, internal medicine physician with OSU Medicine, shares what steps gardeners can take to protect themselves from the heat and from sun exposure this summer.
Drought Tolerant Sand Verbena
Assistant professor of plant biology Eric LoPresti explains how drought tolerant sand verbenas are a great plant for the western Oklahoma climate. Then graduate student Sierra Jaeger explains her current research about the effects of pollination on sand verbenas between daytime versus nighttime pollinators.
Simple Science: Abiotic vs Biotic Symptoms in Plants
Host Casey Hentges explains the difference between abiotic or biotic symptoms in plants. Biotic symptoms are caused by living organisms such as bacteria, fungus, virus or nematodes. Abiotic symptoms are caused by non-living scenarios found in the environment such as nutrients, chemical exposure, temperature, etc.
Airdate (08/13/22) #4907
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