Balancing your account in the soil seed bank

About this episode

Nathan Lambstrom discusses the impact of the soil seed bank on ecological restoration and garden management.

A square foot of topsoil typically hosts thousands of dormant seeds deposited by previous floras. Nathan Lambstrom of Lambstrom Garden Ecology discusses his research into how this "soil seed bank" can enhance or derail ecological restoration, and how to manage your "account" to benefit your garden.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Christopher

Guest: Nathan Lambstrom

Topics covered

• soil seed bank
• ecological restoration
• garden management
• dormant seeds
• topsoil

Keywords

• soil seed bank
• ecological restoration
• garden ecology
• dormant seeds
• topsoil

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lambstrom Garden Ecology

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