Pips and Squeaks
September 18, 2017 
By Mary Beth Pottratz
Minnesota’s native plants need protection, and today I get to do just that! I pot tiny sundew seedlings with metal spatulas and tweezers into individual pots in the Arb’s greenhouse. Sundews, or Drosera, are carnivorous plants that grow in bogs, mostly in the north of our state.
John and Jenny Thull
Also in the greenhouse today are John and Jenny Thull. John is a biologist and the Vineyard Manager at the Arb’s Horticultural Research Center. Jenny was working on her degree in Food and Wine Pairings when the two met. Her Cordon Bleu class took a tour at the Arb that John guided. They married and now raise their family and work together. A fine pairing, indeed!
Grapevine Cuttings
They are preparing grapevine cuttings for propagation. They show me earlier cuttings that already have fresh green buds. The cuttings will be ready to be planted in…
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