Today, we're diving into a topic that’s ever-present on social media: plant hacks. Our society has become quite obsessed with hacks as our lives become busier and more complicated. You've probably seen the myriad of hacks from spreading cinnamon on plants to adding eggshells to soil to help your plants flourish. These quick tips and tricks promise to revolutionize your plant care routine, but how many of them actually work?

A plant hack is a quick, often innovative tip or trick aimed at improving plant care, making gardening tasks easier, or solving common plant-related problems. While some plant hacks are based on sound horticultural practices, others can be misleading or ineffective, making it important to distinguish between those that are scientifically valid and those that are not. To help us navigate this landscape of facts and "foolishment," we have a very special guest, Derek Haynes, aka The Chocolate Botanist, our resident ethnobotanist, viral sensation and a scientific communicator turned influencer who has upset the internet more than a few times by debunking fake plant hacks online. Derek is on an unrelenting quest to stop the "plant cap!"

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