From the use of fire and boiling water to the impact of freezing cold temperatures propagation can be very interesting. We will take a look at a handful of plants propagated from seed and spore at the Elisabeth Miller Botanical garden and investigate what methods work best and why. We will also look at cuttings and you should come away with ideas of how to improve a home propagation set up as well as how to collect seed and spore.

Speaker Bio:

Del Brummet got interested in plants through hiking and building trails in high school. While working on a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the University of Washington he worked in a Terrestrial Ecology lab which had a focus on seed propagation research. Through propagating dozens of different native species from seed he got interested in the mechanisms which keep seeds dormant and the conditions which favor germination. An internship at Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden just north of Seattle lead to working in and learning from the small but diverse plant nursery in the garden. Currently Del works as the head gardener at Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden still collecting seeds and growing plants from cuttings.

Recording will be available for 4 weeks.