Propagating Horticulturists: Cultivating Interest in Plants (2025)
InVigorateU Conference
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52m
Jared Barnes, Ph.D., Meristem Horticulture at InVigorateU 2025
We are incredible propagators of plants, but a challenge we face is how do we make more horticulturists? In this enthusiastic presentation, Jared will discuss the great similarities in how we sow seeds and how we expose youth to horticulture, in how we take cuttings and how we help amateur horticulturists continue growing, and in how we graft two different species together and how we bridge a connection between plants and people’s other passions.
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