The Science of Gardening

Name: The Science of Gardening
Start: 2025-04-04T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-04T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Cambridge Union Society, 9A Bridge Street, Cambridge, CB2 1UA

Schedule

Fri Apr 04 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Cambridge Union Society, 9A Bridge Street, Cambridge, CB2 1UA | Cambridge, EN

Why do tips and tricks gardeners use give results? This talk looks at the science behind gardening, how plants grow and how we control them.
How does a seed know when it's the right time to germinate? Why does it grow upwards? How does weedkiller work? What does pruning do to a plant? In this talk, we'll explore the gardening year, looking at the science behind it. It'll reveal the fascinating ways in which humans harness natural processes in plants to make them grow where we want and produce our food.