What is Transpiration and Why is it Important for Our Plants? // Knowledge Nugget #6

Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness

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🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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As we are in the hottest month of the year for us northern hemisphere folk, I thought it was just fitting to share this little nugget of knowledge with you on transpiration and how water moves through our plants as we are likely watering our plants more than we ever have. In this Nugget of Knowledge, Garden Society's resident horticulturist Leslie Halleck gives a little more insight on a familiar yet essential aspect of caring for plants - understanding how they use and move water. I'm sure I'm not the only one noticing the effects of transpiration on our plants as we move through this heat, so let's dive in!Order my book!Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants) by Maria Failla, Illustrated by Samantha LeungDon't forget to subscribe to the podcast,so you don't miss the amazing episodes we have coming up!In this episode we learn:[00:02] Are you overwatering your plants?[00:36] What is a nugget of knowledge?[01:51] What you’ll get when you join the Garden Society[02:16] What is transpiration in plants?[02:49] What does transpiration do for plants?[04:58] Your open invitation to horticulturist-led plant lectures!Follow Maria and Bloom and Grow Radio:Order my book: Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants) by Maria Failla, Illustrated by Samantha LeungJoin the Bloom and Grow Garden Party Community Platform & App AKA the plantiest and kindest corner of the internet!Take the Bloom and Grow Plant Parent Personality Quiz (Get the perfect plants, projects and educational resources for YOUR Lifestyle)Support Bloom and Grow Radio by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon!Instagram and Facebook: @BloomandGrowRadioTiktok: @bloomandgrowradioSubscribe to the Bloom and Grow Youtube Show! /BloomandgrowradioWebsite: www.bloomandgrowradio.comJoin the (free) Garden Club: www.bloomandgrowradio.com/garden-club

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0:00.0	As we are in the hottest month of the year for us Northern Hemisphere plant friends, I thought
0:04.7	it would be pertinent to share this little nugget of knowledge with you on transpiration
0:08.8	and how water moves through our plants, as we are likely watering our plants more than we ever have before with this
0:15.1	insane heat we're all living through. And we're probably noticing the effects of
0:19.5	transpiration on our plants as we move through the heat so why not understand how it works.
0:24.0	Welcome Plant Friends to another teensy tiny nugget of knowledge on
0:28.0	Blue mangrove radio. Radio.
0:36.0	Welcome back to Bloom and Grow Radio Plan,
0:38.0	I hope you've had beautifully planned two weeks.
0:41.0	If you are newer to the podcast, this episode is a part of a mini series that shows up once a month on the podcast feed called nuggets of knowledge and it's sponsored by my virtual community platform the Bloom and Grow virtual garden society.
0:54.5	These episodes are small five minute snippets or what I call nuggets of all sorts of
0:59.5	knowledge being shared in the virtual garden society from our incredible horticulturist and
1:04.4	residents Leslie Halleck. It's my hope that you walk away from each minion
1:08.2	episode with a little nugget of knowledge to enhance your plant parent experience.
1:13.0	So this episode today is a teensy snippet from an epic lecture
1:17.0	that Leslie gave called Plant Transpiration,
1:19.0	how humidity and temperature impact your plants.
1:22.0	This is a sliver of one of 10 on-demand
1:25.8	lectures on plan science and plant care ranging from dormancy, seed
1:30.2	starting, watering, and so much more that are available at your fingertips the minute you join the Garden Society.
1:36.6	And considering that if you are in the Northern Hemisphere like me, you're living through an insane heat wave right now,
1:42.0	I figured there would be no better time to
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