Put on your hydrangea and lets get out and shovel the driveway!

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Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland highlight the intersection of textiles and horticulture on this week's episode of The Growing Season. 

Matt opens the show with a discussion on a milestone that his family has reached. Silk moths and their fondness for mulberry begins the plant content.  How is silk made? 

Synthetic silk and pineapples.  Not kidding!

Milkweek, dandelions, bullrush and smokebush floof can all be used for a "down-like" material to replace goose down. Life jackets in WW2 became a home economics project for young people. 

Why isn't cork as popular as it once was as a flooring material?

The rise and obsession with milkweed gets highlighted.  CLIENTS ARE OBSESSED WITH IT. 

Herbicides and roundup have drastically effected our horticulture industry.  

Underwear made out of sythentic material vs. cotton gets a laugh. 

Cotton requires SOOOOO much water to grow.   LIKE AN INSANE AMOUNT. 

Why isnt flax used on a large scale for textiles?   Why hasn't it replaced cotton?

Sawdust and tree lignans are discussed and their effect on those using wood to heat their homes.  Its an interesting chat. 

Potato leather.  Grape leather.  Apple leather.  None are the stuff of fiction. 

Tune in.

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