Karan Kwestions
Karan's favorite video game
Mario Kart
The year Walters Gardens TC Lab was established
1976
The number of positive hoods in the Hood Room
15
Machine that uses pressure and heat to sterilize
Autoclave
The common name of the Genus Monarda
Bee Balm
A food that causes Karan a severe allergic reaction
Peanuts
These were used before Glass Bead Sterilizers
Bacti-cinerator
The ideal temperature of the cold room
55ºF
Term for plants with multiple colors in the foliage
Variegation
Genus of grass that is not a true grass
Carex
The activity Karan would like to do upon retirement
Buy a boat and fish forever
Initiations switched from an Ethanol rinse to a rinse of this substance
Peroxide
The grass variety with the largest single order in 2023
Schizachyrium 'Blue Paradise'- 23,800 plants
Type of contamination that often comes from 'personal' contact
Pink
Genus of the variety 'Webmaster'
Tradescantia
The names of Karan's dogs
Phoenix, Sloth, Thor, Lucky
Name of the staff member who's husband has also worked at the TC Lab
Mary Zwagerman
Total projected quantity of completed grass orders for the 2023/2024 season
307,955
Actively dividing cells at the growth tips of a plant
Meristem
Walters Gardens Landscape Perennial of the Year
Amsonia Storm Cloud
A staple meal of Karan's childhood
Green onions and cheese
The pet name of the rodent living in the ditch at the old lab
Grandpa Jeffery
Number of grow light bulbs in the lab
852
New multiplication media code for Andropogon
6007
The most popular Hibiscus variety (from 2022 data)
Midnight Marvel