Posts Tagged ‘Nikolay Vavilov’
Nikolay Vavilov: The Visionary Botanist Who Built the World’s First Seed Bank
Help for Humanity Today a Soviet court sentenced the extraordinary twentieth-century Russian botanist Nikolay Vavilov to death by firing squad. Worried about the world’s plant biodiversity, Vavilov became a dedicated plant collector, and he had the foresight to build the world’s first seed bank in St. Petersburg. Nikolay’s life’s mission was something he called a…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2020 Magnolia Gardens White Bridge, Cottage Garden Style, Sowing Biennial Flower Seeds, Henry Wallace Johnston, Nikolay Vavilov, George Shull, Tomato Poetry, The Backyard Parables by Margaret Roach, and Samual Smithers aka Plantman
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Magnolia Gardens White Bridge Damaged by Tree “At approximately 7:00 PM last night a large tree fell in our garden. It landed on our historic…
Read MoreGarden of Injustice: Remembering Nikolay Vavilov’s Sacrifice for Science
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 9, 1941 On this day, dear readers, a most peculiar travesty of justice unfolded in the frigid chambers of a Soviet court. The esteemed Russian botanist Nikolay Vavilov—a man who dedicated his…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2019 Mulch Placement, Colonel Henry Wallace Johnston, Nikolay Vavilov, George Shull, Emily Dickinson, Answer July, Lives of the Trees by Diana Wells, Wheelbarrow Garden, and Samual Smithers as Plantman
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Monologue Here’s a little primer on mulch placement. Keep mulch away from the bases of plants and trees. Trees can be harmed or killed by mulching too…
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