Green Apples, Caffeine, and Corn

Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors

English - August 12, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 45.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 184 ratings
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The Plantrama duo discuss caffeine as an insecticide, and talk about corn, which is a grass and a great deal more. The episode ends with a discussion of picking green apples.

:36 True or False: Caffeine is a natural insecticide.
7:42 Eat/Drink/Grow: Corn: it’s a vegetable! It’s a biofuel! It’s livestock food! It’s an autumn decoration!
18:49 Love Letters and Questions: Mary wrote to ask about picking green apples.