Long time friend of the show and recent guest host to our Sacramento Meetup- Queen of the Sun is back! In today's episode Alexandria discusses the incredibly interesting and complex topic of plant viruses and viroids. Alexandria shares her experience battling an outbreak of hop latent viroid, and what steps she took to fight back against the unwanted pathogen. This leads to a discussion about proper cleaning practices, and sterility versus robust microbiology. Jordan shares an anecdote with Alex about a recent pathogen issue, and his theory on why it affected one plant worse than others. Alexandria also discusses her awesome Patreon Membership Program, and the upcoming work and travel she will be doing!

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