Posts Tagged ‘flame weeder’
The Father of Newfoundland Botany: Merritt Lyndon Fernald’s Enduring Impact
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 5, 1873 On this day, dear readers, we celebrate the birth of a true luminary in the world of botany, Merritt Lyndon Fernald. This American botanist, whose prolific pen produced over 800…
Read MoreThe Flaming Legacy of Carl Nyberg: How the Blowtorch Became a Gardener’s Secret Weapon
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 28, 1858 Today marks the birth of Carl Richard Nyberg (May 28, 1858 – 1939), a Swedish inventor whose blowtorch creation would eventually lead to that most satisfying of garden implements –…
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