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We've been asking"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":1826.01,"endTime":1828.56,"body":"on social media the last couple"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":1826.01,"endTime":1828.56,"body":"of weeks in preparation for this"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":1828.56,"endTime":1832.76,"body":"episode. And we did get a few"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":1828.56,"endTime":1832.76,"body":"for this one. And the first is,"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":1832.76,"endTime":1836.6,"body":"do you recommend any particular"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":1832.76,"endTime":1836.6,"body":"flowers to plant for pollinators"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":1836.6,"endTime":1837.29,"body":"this season?"},{"speaker":"Becky Griffin","startTime":1837.32,"endTime":1841.25,"body":"So, yes. I tend"},{"speaker":"Becky Griffin","startTime":1837.32,"endTime":1841.25,"body":"to like native plants. 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