Plant-ID Apps, Bee Balm, and Japanese Beetles

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The Plantrama team presents farmed and foraged edibles for the end of June, and discusses how to tell if your plant-ID app has given you a correct identification. We celebrate The Year of the Monarda, and why beebalm has a place in most gardens. Plus Ellen and C.L. and talk about Japanese beetle control.

:37 What’s for dinner: End of June foraged food and the first crop of broccoli.

6:35 Insider Information: Ways to check accuracy of plant-identification apps.

11:03 Eat/Drink/Grow: It’s the year of the Monarda!

20:50 Love Letters and Questions: Kim wrote about a problem with Japanese beetles.

Check out the Mt Cuba Monarda Trials: https://mtcubacenter.org/trials/monarda/

See the National Garden Bureau’s Year of the Monarda information: https://ngb.org/year-of-the-monarda/