<p>1. Introduction<br> <br>2. The beginnings of change <br> Sweetgrass Conference, 1988 The findings of the Conference </p><p>3. My time to get involved <br> What were the sweetgrass basket community needs? </p><p>4. Getting to the grass roots of cultivation <br> First site of large scale sweetgrass plantings – Palm Key Resort, Ridgeland, SC </p><p>5. Getting more involved <br> Low Country Sweetgrass Preservation Society </p><p>6. Sweetgrass Utopia in the Southeast – Little St. Simon’s Island <br> Little St. Simon’s Island history <br> An amazing sweetgrass habitat </p><p>7. Getting to know the basketmakers <br> Mt. Pleasant Basketmakers’ Association interaction <br> Perceived horticultural challenges </p><p>8. Sweetgrass Culture Workshop Oct. 24, 1992 </p><p>9. The concept of large scale sweetgrass plantations <br> Grand scale experiments and perceived problems <br> <br>10. 2nd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings – McLeod Plantation, James Island <br> McLeod Plantation history <br> Objectives of the grand experiment - people and science based <br> Results of people based experiment <br> Results of science based experiment <br> <br>11. 3rd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings – Dill Sanctuary, James Island <br> Dill Sanctuary history <br> Results of field experiment <br> Re-evaluation of large scale sweetgrass plantations </p><p>12. Alternative ways to access sweetgrass <br> Dependence on private beachfront communities to allow access to sweetgrass <br> Municipal/ commercial plantings <br /> Restoring natural habitats along SC beaches <br> Army Corps Engineers Dune Vegetation Shore Protection Project <br> Sweetgrass planting logistics at Folly Beach, SC <br> Folly Beach sweetgrass planting locations <br> Folly Beach sweetgrass development over the years <br> Grand Strand sweetgrass project <br> Grand Strand sweetgrass planting locations <br> The happy ending to a long struggle </p><p>13. Sweetgrass biology <br> Sweetgrass botany…what’s in a name? </p><p>14. Sweetgrass horticulture -environmental considerations <br> Distribution in the US and habitats <br> Plant longevity <br> Soils <br> Heat/drought tolerance <br> Pest pressures <br> Fertility responses </p><p>15. Seedling cultural practices <br> Clump separation to produce sweetgrass plugs <br> Seed germination and seedling culture <br> When to seed <br> Containers <br> Seeding the media <br> Seedling fertilization <br> Seedling watering <br> Seedling hardening <br> What is a “quality” sweetgrass transplant? <br> What are the problems in growing sweetgrass transplants? <br> Fertility <br> Low light <br> Seeding only a few seeds per container <br> Over seeding <br> Too short a greenhouse growth period <br> Excessively long leaf production <br> <br>16. Field production practices <br> Timing of spring planting in the field <br> Soil conditions <br /> Fertilizer additions in the field <br> Watering <br> “Benign Neglect” <br> Weed control <br> Light, shade and competition <br> Plant spacing in field planted for basketmakers’ use <br> Timing of fall planting in the field <br> Growth practices in the first year after planting <br> Growth practices in the second year after planting and beyond <br> Changing sweetgrass into “Frankengrass” <br> Harvesting <br> Yearly renovation <br> Longevity and decline of sweetgrass in cultivation </p><p>17. Concluding thoughts <br> What mysteries are left to unravel? </p><p>18. Afterthoughts </p>
