JMG on Plant Cunning Podcast

[ecosophia]

More listening material to while away another week of lockdown!  I'm on the Plant Cunning Podcast with hosts Isaac Hill and A.C. Stauble, talking about Johnny Appleseed's America, the wider context of creative weirdness that he exemplified, and the seed of magnificence that's present in each of us. Interested?  Check it out here. 

(And don't forget -- March 11 is the first of the two Johnny Appleseed Days on the calendar. Celebrate it by planting an apple tree, or doing something else to commemorate an American original. Context?  My post here might be a good place to start.)

Comments

[hippieviking]

Thanks for the reminder, I had completely forgotten. I need to put in some fruit trees, I'm going to talk to the wife and try and carve out part of March 11th to plant a couple of apples, if not more.

[isaac_hill]

Thanks again JMG for being on the podcast! I also wanna thank the folks (Maxine and Justin and an unnamed person) for their kind words on the dreamwidth post for our first episode with JMG in October, I was doing a media fast then.

We've been having a blast interviewing folks, and have gotten a lot of interest from folks in this niche (apparently a lot of people like both plants AND magic... who knew???) So we're looking forward to many more fun and informative interviews in the future!

G'day from down under

[(Anonymous)]

Ooo! Not quite the 11th March, but close enough. Am making apple cider tomorrow which is what one would expect given the upside down seasons. Respect for Johnny Appleseed.

Cheers

Chris from Fernglade Farm

The Johnny Appleseed Working

[cs2]

I've had trouble finding a good poem for Central Europe, so I thought I'd downshift to one that could work for me personally. What do you think of reciting The Archaic Torso of Apollo by Rilke?

If I'm understanding these workings properly, it would help me to shine from within and change my life. Am I on the right track? Thank you.

[weirdtales]

Congrats, Isaac! Sounds like it's going well. I'll have to check out your podcast.

One quibble with planting fruit trees on the 11th of March though...

Although the Moon will be in lusciously-fruitful Pisces by 09:45 EST, we'll also be in the Eld of the Moon at that point - not the time to plant to my mind - and won't be in a fruitful aspect until the 16th.

But if it were me, trying to nail a fruit planting election, I'd make it the 21st and 22nd of March, in the 2nd quarter in Cancer.

Though I know that doesn't sync with the Johnny Appleseed timing...

Cheers, y'all!
Grover

[isaac_hill]

Thanks! Yeah, I see March 11th as a general day, I'll probably recite the poem then, but the actual grafting and planting might be better dictated by the moon for sure! And of course everybody's climate is different, I probably won't plant out my apples until April!

[hippieviking]

I'm not familiar with planting by the moon myself, but I have known some exceptional gardeners who swear by it. I do have a number of trees I'm intending to plant in the near future, fruit and otherwise. What exactly would the downside be of planting during the eld of the moon be? And what would make the 21st or 22nd more favorable?

[weirdtales]

Well I can report that my gardening has taken a serious upswing since I started doing it 3 years ago. There is something to it, even if it's only the awareness and observation of cycles (which I have my doubts about). Cancer is another very fruitful sign, like Pisces and Scorpio, the water signs. The Moon will ingress Cancer on the 21st. Second quarter - from 1st quarter to full moon - is traditionally the time to plant things grown for fruit/seed. So there's your election! Moon in Cancer in the 2nd quarter for planting apples. Hope that helps.

Cheers!

[(Anonymous)]

Same thoughts RE: Eld of the Moon and timing to plant.

I figured I would recite the poem, and then purchase grafting supplies!

Apples in a Talisman Sack

[sothismedias]

Super excellent & inspiring! What a great conversation to listen in on.

Re: Apples in a Talisman Sack

[isaac_hill]

Thank you for the kind words!

[(Anonymous)]

Is there a link to an mp3 that can be downloaded? in one go? Whatever that page does in the background heats up my laptop motherboard past the boiling point, not kidding. COuldn't hear the podcast as a result.

[isaac_hill]

If you email plantcunning at (the symbol) gmail.com I can send you an mp3. Right now its available via streaming from Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other platforms, but we don't have download option available yet.

[lp9]

I'm planning to make some apple shrub this week (https://heartbeetkitchen.com/apple-shrub-recipe/#mv-creation-96-jtr) so it's ready to drink on Thursday with dinner. The kids are going to recite portions of the Johnny Appleseed poem too.

[isaac_hill]

Yum! Sounds lovely.

[michaeliangray]

Based on one line in this interview. If you ever get around to making a print compilation of the history of Occult in the US, you should name it "Wizards, heretics and other weird people".

OK don't do that but I would love it.

[(Anonymous)]

So the 11th is the "Lesser" Johnny Appleseed Mysteries, and the September date is the "Greater"? :)

Have a stack of seeds ready to go. Any advice on timing?

Axé,
Fra' Lupo

[(Anonymous)]

I just read the Vachel Lindsey poem, lit some incense and checked in with my peach tree. We are expecting a giant dump of snow this weekend, anywhere from 1-3 feet. I plan to plant some Parry’s agave seeds this weekend, bringing the spirit of Johnny Appleseed to the high and dry land.
-Katsmama

[(Anonymous)]

And here you can download it this episode - https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/DIRD752BEFPYQSG