Grow Like Wild!

In this month's PINK MOON episode, we've got aquatic bumblebees, birds who love cigarettes, and the very best way to plant very small plants. Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

Hello gardeners! At long last, please find the recording of the latest Grow Like Wild podcast episode - the BLOOD WORM MOON! (cue scary music). These “podcast announcement” emails are never super thrilling, so I thought I’d spice things up by including a fun friend each month for you to be on the look out for. Above is the Half Wing Moth, Phigalia titea. While they aren’t especially glamorous, they are usually the first moths of spring in the northeast. This guy is a male and I know that because females only have tiny wings (half, if you will) and do not fly. They both overwinter as pupae in the leaves under their host trees (birch, maple, oaks and others) so leave those leaves! Adults emerge in the first warm days of spring and have only one thing on their minds. They don’t eat, they just mate. Females lay eggs on the bark of their host trees and, when they hatch, their inchworm babies inch up the tree to eat newly emerging leaves. They can only eat those tender, new leaves. If you feed them old leaves, they’ll starve. So keep an eye out for the halfwing moth! They aren’t beautiful pollinators but they make great bird food and let us know that spring is on the way. Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

Happy Waning Crescent Snow Moon. This month’s podcast was long in the making, but out in the wild white yonder at last. Snow is everywhere. It’s biting cold. We should all be in bed with a book (or a podcast!). But the days are getting longer and the light is coming back. xoxo,Rebecca Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

The moon tonight is a waning crescent, but that silver sliver is still in the month of the Wolf Moon. It was the last super moon of the season, we won’t see another till fall. And even thought the sky is dark, we’re still gaining more than 2 minutes of sunlight each day. It’s the perfect time to listen to a podcast and enjoy the snow. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? The written newsletter has a million links and references. Please visit https://rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/p/grow-like-wild-wolf-moon. xoxox,Rebecca McMackin Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

December’s Cold Supermoon will only be a half moon this evening, but it will still trace its highest arc across the night sky - higher than all other moons of the year. It’s the perfect time to listen to this month’s Grow Like Wild podcast, featuring hard evidence of the benefits of ecological gardens, the latest horticultural drama, and a gift guide for all your favorite gardeners. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? There’s a written newsletter that comes out on the full moon with a million links and references. Please visit https://rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/p/grow-like-wild-cold-moon.xoxox,Rebecca McMackin Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

The full Beaver Super Moon is now a waning gibbous, but the Grow Like Wild Beaver Moon Podcast is just hitting the airwaves.Please enjoy this short but action packed edition featuring new takes on leaving leaves, hidden flowers, and (you know it) databases for plant nerds. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? There’s a written newsletter that comes out on the full moon with a million links and references. Please visit the Grow Like Wild newsletter here.xoxox,Rebecca McMackin Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

It’s the Harvest Moon episode of the Grow Like Wild podcast! It’s extra spooky, featuring evil greenhouses, glowing spiderwebs, and the single most bizarre pollination strategy I have ever heard of in my life. Of course there is also much discussion of leaving leaves. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? There’s a written newsletter that comes out on the full moon with a million links and references. Please visit the Grow Like Wild newsletter here. And please share! I’m a podcast newb. But I have big plans if it takes off and I think you would enjoy them. xoxox,Rebecca McMackin Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the second ever episode of the Grow Like Wild Podcast!!!! Get excited for anti-lawn propaganda, the health benefits of house plants, and much corniness. Want to follow up on articles, papers, and videos? There’s a written newsletter that comes out on the full moon with a million links and references. Please visit the Grow Like Wild newsletter. Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the first episode of the Grow Like Wild PODCAST! It’s essentially my monthly newsletter, now in podcast form.It's scrappy, but at least you don't need to look at a computer screen. All links and references are in the newsletter. Get full access to Grow Like Wild! at rebeccamcmackin.substack.com/subscribe