{"product_id":"stalking-the-wild-sweetgrass-domestication-and-horticulture-of-the-grass-used-in-african-american-coiled-basketry-9781461459026","title":"Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry","description":"\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2. The beginnings of change \u003cbr\u003e Sweetgrass Conference, 1988 The findings of the Conference \u003cp\u003e3. My time to get involved \u003cbr\u003e What were the sweetgrass basket community needs? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Getting to the grass roots of cultivation \u003cbr\u003e First site of large scale sweetgrass plantings - Palm Key Resort, Ridgeland, SC \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Getting more involved \u003cbr\u003e Low Country Sweetgrass Preservation Society \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Sweetgrass Utopia in the Southeast - Little St. Simon's Island \u003cbr\u003e Little St. Simon's Island history \u003cbr\u003e An amazing sweetgrass habitat \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Getting to know the basketmakers \u003cbr\u003e Mt. Pleasant Basketmakers' Association interaction \u003cbr\u003e Perceived horticultural challenges \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Sweetgrass Culture Workshop Oct. 24, 1992 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The concept of large scale sweetgrass plantations \u003cbr\u003e Grand scale experiments and perceived problems \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e10. 2nd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings - McLeod Plantation, James Island \u003cbr\u003e McLeod Plantation history \u003cbr\u003e Objectives of the grand experiment - people and science based \u003cbr\u003e Results of people based experiment \u003cbr\u003e Results of science based experiment \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e11. 3rd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings - Dill Sanctuary, James Island \u003cbr\u003e Dill Sanctuary history \u003cbr\u003e Results of field experiment \u003cbr\u003e Re-evaluation of large scale sweetgrass plantations \u003cp\u003e12. Alternative ways to access sweetgrass \u003cbr\u003e Dependence on private beachfront communities to allow access to sweetgrass \u003cbr\u003e Municipal\/ commercial plantings \u003cbr\u003e Restoring natural habitats along SC beaches \u003cbr\u003e Army Corps Engineers Dune Vegetation Shore Protection Project \u003cbr\u003e Sweetgrass planting logistics at Folly Beach, SC \u003cbr\u003e Folly Beach sweetgrass planting locations \u003cbr\u003e Folly Beach sweetgrass development over the years \u003cbr\u003e Grand Strand sweetgrass project \u003cbr\u003e Grand Strand sweetgrass planting locations \u003cbr\u003e The happy ending to a long struggle \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Sweetgrass biology \u003cbr\u003e Sweetgrass botany...what's in a name? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Sweetgrass horticulture -environmental considerations \u003cbr\u003e Distribution in the US and habitats \u003cbr\u003e Plant longevity \u003cbr\u003e Soils \u003cbr\u003e Heat\/drought tolerance \u003cbr\u003e Pest pressures \u003cbr\u003e Fertility responses \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Seedling cultural practices \u003cbr\u003e Clump separation to produce sweetgrass plugs \u003cbr\u003e Seed germination and seedling culture \u003cbr\u003e When to seed \u003cbr\u003e Containers \u003cbr\u003e Seeding the media \u003cbr\u003e Seedling fertilization \u003cbr\u003e Seedling watering \u003cbr\u003e Seedling hardening \u003cbr\u003e What is a \"quality\" sweetgrass transplant? \u003cbr\u003e What are the problems in growing sweetgrass transplants? \u003cbr\u003e Fertility \u003cbr\u003e Low light \u003cbr\u003e Seeding only a few seeds per container \u003cbr\u003e Over seeding \u003cbr\u003e Too short a greenhouse growth period \u003cbr\u003e Excessively long leaf production \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e16. Field production practices \u003cbr\u003e Timing of spring planting in the field \u003cbr\u003e Soil conditions \u003cbr\u003e Fertilizer additions in the field \u003cbr\u003e Watering \u003cbr\u003e \"Benign Neglect\" \u003cbr\u003e Weed control \u003cbr\u003e Light, shade and competition \u003cbr\u003e Plant spacing in field planted for basketmakers' use \u003cbr\u003e Timing of fall planting in the field \u003cbr\u003e Growth practices in the first year after planting \u003cbr\u003e Growth practices in the second year after planting and beyond \u003cbr\u003e Changing sweetgrass into \"Frankengrass\" \u003cbr\u003e Harvesting \u003cbr\u003e Yearly renovation \u003cbr\u003e Longevity and decline of sweetgrass in cultivation \u003cp\u003e17. Concluding thoughts \u003cbr\u003e What mysteries are left to unravel? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Afterthoughts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert J. Dufault\u003cbr\u003eClemson University, Department of Horticulture, Charleston, SC, USA\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850566111506,"sku":"9781461459026","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba225d0b-b046-48a6-99fb-2593e056e0dd.jpg?v=1737414178","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stalking-the-wild-sweetgrass-domestication-and-horticulture-of-the-grass-used-in-african-american-coiled-basketry-9781461459026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}