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After a few rounds of severe weather in Illinois, Chris chats about what to do with a storm-damaged tree and how to make your trees more resilient to future storms. Find a Certified Arborist https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist Find your local Illinois Extension office https://extension.illinois.edu/global/where-we-serve Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week on the Good Growing podcast Chris tackles a question about how to hire a lawn care service when facing a list of services to choose from. How does a homeowner decide what is best for their lawn? Does the lawn care service match with university recommendations? Find out on this week's podcast! LawnTalk website https://web.extension.illinois.edu/lawntalk/index.cfm Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Stitcher www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, Ken Johnson discusses fireflies. Learn about fireflies in Illinois, the threats to their populations, and how you can help conserve them in your own landscape. Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Stitcher www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week for the Good Growing podcast we have a gardenbite episode that dives into the basics of how to water your landscape and garden plants. While some may have built-in irrigation systems, many gardeners must reach for the hose to hand-water when times get dry, and right now times are VERY dry in central Illinois. Chris shows how to water and gives some great tips to know if you are irrigating enough or should be applying more water! Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/kUwhrFc0kkM Stay up to date on drought conditions with the U.S. Drought Monitor website https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast, we discuss the dry, hot weather we've been having recently. We discuss Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford's recent blog post on the Increased Risk of Drought Conditions in Illinois, providing water to our plants, how you can help monitor drought conditions in your area, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RI4_daRf1O0 Skip to what you want to know: 00:25 – Welcome, Ken, how much have we been watering lately? 02:00 – What has the weather been like and what does the future hold? 03:12 – Trent Ford's blog post (Increased Risk of Drought Conditions in Illinois) 03:55 – Rainfall in Illinois the past 30 days 04:30 – Multi-sensor Precipitation map (precent of normal rainfall) 07:24 – Soil moisture levels 08:10 – Why should we be concerned about dry, hot weather? 11:30 – Watering the lawn, trees, and other plants and the benefits of mulching 20:20 – Reporting weather conditions 21:00 - National Drought Mitigation Center's Condition Monitoring Observer Reporting (CMOR) 26:00 – Wrap-up, thank you's, what's up next week, and goodbye! Check out Trent Ford's blog post: https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/2023/05/23/increased-risk-of-drought-conditions-in-illinois/ The National Drought Mitigation Center's Condition Monitoring Observer Reporting (CMOR): https://droughtimpacts.unl.edu/Tools/ConditionMonitoringObservations.aspx Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week on the Good Growing podcast we sit down with Illinois Extension communications specialist and first-time homeowner Emily Steele and walk through some of the basic To-Dos for a new yard/first-time yard owner. We dive into various topics from what to look for at house showings in the landscape to how to avoid termites and much more! Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/9Q-WiIYGjeM Skip to what you want to know: 0:35 Hey Ken! Summer beards and podcast camera angles 2:48 Welcome Emily, our first-time homeowner! 5:24 Before buying a house, what are some things to look for in the landscape? 9:30 What apps or tips can you use to identify a tree? 12:05 Setting the stage – What type of yard does Emily now have? 12:51 Why should we care about landscaping? What is the value of investing in landscaping? 17:54 How long should we wait before getting plants in the ground and changing the landscaping for new homeowners? 23:24 What about planting fruit trees? Does that need to be done ASAP? 24:26 What are things we can do landscaping-wise to prevent termites? 28:35 Is it essential to call for a utility locate? What do we do with that information? 34:21 For first-time homeowners starting from scratch, what tools should they prioritize getting now? What are some “would be nice to have” tools? Check out our recent garden tools podcast https://go.illinois.edu/GardenTool 41:14 How important is it to check ordinances or HOA guidelines? 44:46 How far away should you plant landscaping from a house? 48:27 Is it good to call in an arborist to evaluate the trees? How do you find a certified arborist? https://www.treesaregood.org/ https://illinoisarborist.org/ 50:39 How do people decide what lawn care is best for them? Plus some lawn care tips! 56:57 No mow lawns – what are they? Will they work in Illinois? University of Minnesota Extension Bee lawns https://extension.umn.edu/landscape-design/planting-and-maintaining-bee-lawn More links mentioned during the show https://go.illinois.edu/GardenHose https://go.illinois.edu/ToolMaintenance https://go.illinois.edu/GardenTool Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast, we talk with horticulture educator Ryan Pankau about the new University of Illinois Extension pollinator website, Illinois Pollinators. Learn about how this website came together, the information it covers, including different pollinators we find in Illinois, the importance of pollinators, plants pollinators use, pollinator habitat design, community science and education, pollinator research, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/894qscZJthk Skip to what you want to know: 00:35 – Welcome, Ken, and what have we been up to? 02:00 – Welcome, Ryan! 03:00 – Why was this website created? What was the catalyst? Website sections: 06:00 – What are pollinators? 11:00 – Importance of pollinators and what can you do to help them. 14:55 – Plants pollinators use 23:45 – Pollinator habitat design, design suggestions, and starting pollinator habitat 29:40 – No Mow May tangent 32:55 – Community science and education 34:55 – Pollinator research at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 38:15 – Future plans for the website 47:30 – Wrap-up, thank you's, what's up next week, and goodbye! Visit the Illinois Pollinators website! https://illinoispollinators.org Contact us! Ryan Pankau: rcpankau@illinois.edu Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week Ken and Chris have compiled several homeowner questions all about soil testing. We share lots of resources to help the gardener and landscaper determine the status of their soils and eliminate the guessing game of soil management. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EztIDdWY6Qw Illinois Extension's one-stop website for soils including a list of soil testing labs: https://extension.illinois.edu/soil Check out these videos: How to Take a Soil Sample https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv7iocI90os How to Understand Test Results https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK_L6xVAw_A Skip to what you want to know: Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, Ken Johnson talks about what we can do for our spring blooming bulbs to ensure a colorful display again next year. Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Stitcher www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast we talk with Illinois Extension local foods educator Nick Frillman about growing gourmet shiitake mushrooms in your own backyard. Nick shows us the tools and methods used to turn fresh cut logs of white oak and sugar maple into inoculated “bolts” that will yield delicious shiitake mushrooms. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/MuP9exnHmaQ Skip to what you want to know 0:43 Hey Ken! New haircuts; frosty nights; Who likes mushrooms? 3:06 Welcome Nick! 4:30 What are shiitake mushrooms? 6:19 Can anyone grow shiitake mushrooms at home? 7:33 What equipment is necessary to grow mushrooms? -8:04 Low tech -13:25 High tech 18:06 What species of logs do we use for growing shiitake? 21:07 Is there a benefit to using plug spawn vs. sawdust spawn? And what's the techniques for drilling and inoculating? 24:17 Do they sell adapters for angle grinders if you already have one? 24:52 Where do you keep your inoculated log (bolt) to grow mushrooms? 29:49 Do you need to seal the ends of the logs? 34:06 How do you stack multiple logs? 36:12 How do we harvest the mushrooms? 42:00 How long do the mushroom logs last? 44:42 What does a shiitake mushroom look like? 46:20 What does a mushroom bolt look like? 51:30 Where do we find mushroom growing supplies? More resources Cornell Extension Mushroom Resources https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/projects/mushrooms/ Shiitake Mushroom Log-Growing Guide – Vermont Extension https://www.uvm.edu/sites/default/files/media/ShiitakeGuide.pdf Grow your favorite fungus at home: How to cultivate shiitake mushrooms https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/flowers-fruits-and-frass/2023-03-31-grow-your-favorite-fungus-home-how-cultivate-shiitake Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Nick Frillman: frillma2@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast, we have a discussion about garden tools and gadgets. Learn about what we should be doing to get our tools ready for use this spring, some of our favorite garden tools, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GXD12sUiI8w Skip to what you want to know: 00:25 – Welcome, Ken, and what have we been up to in the garden? 02:15 – Don't put your tomatoes out yet! 03:10 – Gardening needs patience 04:10 – What should we do to get our tools ready for the gardening season? 07:58 – Anything we should be doing for tools with small engines like lawnmowers? 11:10 – Sharpening lawnmower blades 12:45 – Make sure you put your tools away 14:40 – Some of our favorite tools 15:00 – hori-hori 17:50 – hand pruners 21:50 – knives 22:50 – folding saw and reciprocating saw 24:25 – weeding and cultivating in the garden 25:00 – stirrup/scuffle hoe 26:10 – collinear hoe 27:04 – keeping up with weeding 30:15 – Rotary cultivator and hoes 32:05 – wire weeder 33:35 – What are the bare minimum tools you need for a garden? 36:25 – Wrap-up, thank you's, what's up next week, and goodbye! Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week on the Good Growing podcast we dive into the world of soil and compost. Ken and Chris answer your questions asked by actual home gardeners. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/KR9CLt2izW4 Skip to what you want to know: Hey Ken! Spring, weather, and our new intro music Amending Soil Questions -3:09 Can you recommend a user-friendly home soil test for me to buy that will guide me through the amendment process? -6:33 How to amend heavy clay soil? -8:29 What kind of sand is best to add to a small garden? -9:41 When is the best time to add manure or other fertilizers? -12:15 How deeply should we mix in organic matter like manure? -13:26 Is it harmful to have too much organic matter? Like over 5%? -15:00 Are coffee grounds good to put in the garden, if so, how much? -17:20 Is Calcium from eggshells is that a good source and how to make it readily available? Composting -18:29 Can I put kitchen scraps directly into the garden, or does it need to sit in a composter for a little while before it goes into the garden? -20:35 How long do you compost table scraps in leaves before introducing them to garden soil? Old potting soil -21:48 What do you do with the used soil from pots? -24:39 Perlite is often used as a soil medium in transplant containers. But since it is not biodegradable, is this bad for our garden soil? -26:24 Can you plant directing in the bags that soil comes in?? -29:29 Should we bother with cover crops in raised beds/container gardens? Soil Testing video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv7iocI90os Illinois Extension Soil Testing website https://extension.illinois.edu/soil/soil-testing Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

Do certain plants grow better together? While the research may be out for many claims of companion planting, some tried and true methods of vegetable garden plant combinations have worked for generations. Listen as local foods educator Nick Frillman gives some background on companion planting. Contact us! Nick Frillman: frillma2@illinois.edu Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Stitcher www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast, Chris and Ken sit down to go through some more spring gardening questions about seed starting, planting outdoors, planting in pots, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iWCVq7QALCE Skip to what you want to know: 00:30 – Welcome Ken, and be on the lookout for Callery pear and honeysuckle 02:05 – Why is Chris sad? 04:09 – How many seeds per cell do you recommend for vegetable plants to get seed starts? 08:25 – Thinning seedlings 09:50 - Do we need any special lights for seed starting? 13:50 - Are there any fruits or vegetables that you should not plant close to each other? Or in the place of something else was grown somewhere last season? 17:50 - How should plants be planted in Illinois? Should the rows run North to South or East to West? 20:15 - How do we prepare soil in pots for the next year? 23:50 - What should we put in pots? Can I dig up soil from my garden and put it in the pot? 27:50 - Should we be testing our container/potting soil? 29:57 - Wrap-up, thank you's, what's up next week, and goodbye! Greenhouse Media Testing: https://extension.illinois.edu/soil/greenhouse-media-testing University of Illinois Extension Soils page: https://extension.illinois.edu/soil Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

Never be without a vase full of flowers after listening to this episode of the Good Growing podcast. This week Ken and Chris chat with Chris Lueking, Illinois Extension horticulture educator, and owner of her own successful cut flower farm. Chris describes how she got started, things to consider when growing cut flowers, her top five go-to cut flowers, and more! Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/lYpBehI4Tqg 0:26 - Hey Ken 3:20 - Introducing Chris Lueking! 4:20 - How did Chris get started in farming cut flowers? 6:45 - Talking the EQIP loan to get farm resources and conservation planning through NRCS 9:32 - What equipment or special considerations do we need when starting a cut flower farm? 15:17 - What cut flowers does Chris grow outside and what does she grow in the high tunnel? 16:14 - How late can you produce cut flowers? All the way into the winter? 17:25 - What are Chris' 5 favorite cut flowers? 17:55 - Zinnia 19:03 - Sunflowers 20:05 - Cosmos 20:50 - Gomphrena 21:30 - Celosia 22:35 - How does Chris start her seeds for cut flowers? 24:07 - Tips on how to handle pests and spraying pesticides in cut flowers production 28:19 - What's happening right now in the cut flower garden? (March 22, 2023) 31:19 - What foliage plants does Chris grow? 33:32 - Growing eucalyptus in Illinois 37:31 - Experimenting with weird stuff like tea, cotton, and tobacco 38:58 - Is Chris trying anything new for 2023? Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast Chris and Ken sit down to go through our piles of early spring gardening questions about frost dates, seed starting, and more. Plus, we warn our listeners and viewers to be careful when getting out into the garden too soon! Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/kDjPF-UYDKQ Skip to what you want to know: 00:36 – Hey Ken, what's going on in our gardens? 1:56 - We may not be done with winter just yet. Remembering spring snow in April 2022 3:39 - What the difference between frost free and average last frost dates? 7:08 – Are Farmer's Almanac dates good to go by or not? 8:55 - Does the planting date differ depending on whether you plant seeds or a small plant? 10:49 - When starting seeds indoors, should grow lights be turned on as soon as the seeds are planted or not until they sprout? Would window light be enough for germination? 14:22 - Confused by planting depth, twice the width? If the seed was shaped like a coin, what is the width? 15:37 – Thank you and what's coming up next week Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, Ken Johnson talks about growing asparagus, including what type you should grow, how to plant, weed control, and fertilizing and harvesting. Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Stitcher www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week Nick Frillman takes us on a journey of our local foods system through his very own kitchen and a single loaf of bread. Listen in to learn how you can support a local food system with your food dollars.

On this week's Good Growing podcast, we welcome back horticulture educator Emily Swihart to finally talk about sunflowers! We discuss the history of sunflowers, some of their benefits to the environment and bees, what sunflowers we'll be growing this year, and more. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YLlwBnHp4qA Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – Welcome Ken, and why isn't Chris in Macomb? 01:45 – Welcome Emily 02:45 – An overview of sunflowers 04:00 – Sunflowers as food and a quick history of sunflowers 11:19 – Sunflower pollen benefits for bumble bees 12:50 – Effectiveness of honey bees and bumble bees on sunflowers 14:00 – Sunflowers as hyper accumulators (heavy metals) 17:45 – What do we need to think about when growing sunflowers? 22:20 – Do you grow sunflowers for cut flowers? 24:23 – What sunflowers were we growing at the Lukeman Garden and Education Center in Jacksonville? 25:40 – What sunflowers will Emily be growing in 2023? 26:45 – Sunrich Summer Provence 27:55 – ProCut White Nite and ProCut White Lite 29:25 – What sunflowers will Ken be growing in 2023? 30:55 – Short - Sunray yellow 31:11 – Medium – Soluna lemon, Gold & Silver, Italian white, Lemon queen, Evening sun, Seneca 32:23 – Giant - Arikara and Kong 34:00 – What site conditions do sunflowers need? Fertilizer? How to plant and dealing with critters 39:50 – More sunflowers Emily is growing in 2023 40:30 – Starburst Greenburst 41:30 – Goldy Double 42:40 – Strawberry blonde 43:20 – ProCut Plum 43:40 - Shock-O-Lat 44:15 – SunFil Purple 45:30 – Hopi black dye 47:13 – Are there fragrant sunflowers? 48:58 – Sunflowers are heliotropic 50:12 – Where is Chris planting sunflowers this year? 50:40 – A few problems in sunflowers 52:38 – Wrap-up, thank you's, what's up next week, and goodbye! What new vegetables are we growing in 2023 - https://youtu.be/hww7vEXP3_0 What new flowers are we growing in 2023 - https://youtu.be/q_HGNwhTvqE Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast, we welcome horticulture educator Emily Swihart to share the new and strange seed we have ordered for our flower gardens for the 2023 growing season. We tease talking about sunflowers for the yard, but we don't get to them this week. So, look for that episode next week (we promise!). Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q_HGNwhTvqE Skip to what you want to know: 00:35 – Welcome Ken, and has Chris bought his seeds? 01:08 – What seeds has Ken started? 01:55 – Welcome Emily, has she started seeds? 02:25 – Has Chris been keeping up with his New Year's Resolution? What are we growing this year? 04:05 – Ken – Cupid's dart 05:50 – Emily – Calendula 09:40 – Chris – Sedges 14:40 – Poppies and flowering tobacco 17:25 – Emily – Snapdragons and supporting cut flowers 22:45 – Chris – Mayapple 25:40 – Ken – African daisy, Hibiscus, Cardinal climber, Stock 27:52 – Emily – Strawflower, Gomphrena 31:10 – Weird-shaped flowers, Amaranth and Celosia 33:16 – Chris – Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush' (Black-eyed Susan) 36:12 – Ken – Cotton, snapdragon, cosmos, zinnia, sunflower, and more 38:06 – saving zinnia seeds 39:15 – Emily's zinnias 39:55 – Cosmos 41:55 – Emily – Mrs. Burns' Lemon basil and ageratum 43:35 – Chris – Lungwort 45:38 – Chris - Lipstick Blonde Hosta 47:55 – Asking questions about our gardens 48:33 – Wrap-up, thank yous, and good bye! Stay tuned for our show where we talk about sunflowers for 2023. What new vegetables are we growing in 2023 - https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573/new-veggies-for-2023-goodgrowing Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast, we welcome horticulture educator Emily Swihart to share the new and strange seed we have ordered for our vegetable gardens for the 2023 growing season. Plus, Chris has a monumental task of narrowing down his list of shade trees to only one for his front yard. We tease talking about sunflowers and ornamentals for the yard, but we don't get to them this week. So look for that episode next week. Watch us on YouTube! https://youtu.be/hww7vEXP3_0 Skip to what you want to know: 0:20 Hey Ken 1:20 Welcome Emily - lamenting on the warm winter weather (mud) 2:11 Ken taps his silver maple for maple syrup 3:27 What are we growing this year? 4:30 Ken - Shiso 6:40 Emily - Porcelain Doll Pumpkin 8:51 Chris - German Butterball Potato 11:21 Ken - Cardoon 12:39 Emily - Heirloom Tomato Collection (Brandywine, Striped German, Cherokee purple, Amish paste) plus a hybrid slicer tomato (Mountain Merit) 16:16 Chris - Sikkim Cucumber 18:40 Ken - Parsnip, and lots of different lettuce types - red iceberg, Blackhawk, Red Sails, Continuity, Devil's Tongue, Deer Tongue, Drunken Woman Frizzy 20:48 Emily - Chamomile and celery (Kelvin) 23:39 Chris - Poblano peppers (Trident and Capitan) and Chris' rant about green peppers 26:03 Ken - Corn (Hooker's Sweet, Painted Mountain, Painted Hill, Silverqueen - for the corn smut) 29:39 Emily - Artisan tomatoes (Blush, Gold Nugget, Indigo Cherry Drops) 31:27 Chris' shade tree decision to replace an ash tree (Black gum, Kentucky Coffeetree, hackberry, or tulip poplar?) 40:12 Thank yous and so long! Stay tuned for our show where we select flowering and ornamental plants for 2023. Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week on the Good Growing podcast, we finish our conversation on growing ginger, turmeric, and galangal. Last week we got through pre-sprouting indoors, this episode we dive into getting your sprouted rhizomes planted, growing, and then harvested. We take you through a growing season with these tropical spices in Illinois. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/mGrZgSxOXJk Skip to what you want to know: 0:44 Hey Ken! 1:26 Hey Nick! 1:48 Recapping last week 2:40 Planting sprouted rhizomes – What does fertility look like when presprouting for so long? 5:50 Preparing beds for planting in the ground in a caterpillar tunnel; digging a trench, fertility, compost, spacing, mulch 8:27 Watering with drip irrigation (or Kitty litter buckets in Ken's case) 10:10 What role does fertility play in developing rhizomes? Any fertilizer recommendations? 14:04 Fertilizing during the growing season and hilling ginger (turmeric and galangal are not hilled) 17:34 Does planting depth impact hilling? 20:20 What type of timeline are we talking about for growing a harvestable rhizome? 23:40 Reminder when to start presprouting. 24:56 Managing temperature: If we can't build a high tunnel in the backyard, what are the season extension options for home gardeners? 30:05 What does the harvest and processing look like for these three crops? 35:48 What are some marketplaces that ginger, turmeric, and galangal growers are selling? 39:52 How do we use these crops in our kitchens? 42:10 Growers and consumers take our ginger, turmeric, and galangal survey at go.illinois.edu/ginger 43:00 Growing tropical spices in Illinois can help in many different ways. 44:36 Thanks and Goodbyes! How to build a low tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nln3DVuwQXY Take the ginger survey! https://go.illinois.edu/ginger Presprouting ginger video: https://youtu.be/aGNlrOF9J3Y Growing and Harvesting Ginger in Illinois https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzp0xMacTf8 Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Nick Frillman: frillma2@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we have the long-awaited, often teased episode on growing ginger, turmeric, and galangal in Illinois! We discuss what they are, why you may want to grow them, where to grow them, presprouting, and more. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1V121FzkJus Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – Welcome Ken and Nick 02:05 – Why would I want to grow ginger, turmeric, and/or galangal? 05:50 – What are the monetary and other incentives for growing these spices? 11:00 – What plant family do these spices belong to? What are the disease implications of this? 18:50 – How do turmeric and galangal compare to growing tomatoes and cucumbers in high tunnels? 21:30 – What are turmeric and galangal? How are they used? 26:40 – Is there a market for turmeric and galangal? 30:00 – Where do I get ginger, turmeric, and galangal seeds? How do I know if a company is reputable? 34:45 – Live plants and growing seed stock 36:55 – What is the germination process for ginger, turmeric, and galangal? 45:46 – wrap-up, take the survey, what's up next week, and goodbye! Take the ginger survey! https://go.illinois.edu/ginger Presprouting ginger video: https://youtu.be/aGNlrOF9J3Y Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Nick Frillman: frillma2@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast, we look back at 2022 to review what went well in our vegetable gardens, and also some lessons learned from the struggles of growing food in Illinois. From annoying critters to the beauty provided by some of our edible crops we cover it all. Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/cmDVlZ00ecU Skip to what you want to know: 0:37 Hey Ken! 1:21 Our year in review of the 2022 garden 2:02 Types of poblanos Chris tried in 2022 2:43 Raccoons had different ideas about the poblanos and how we handled them 4:09 Ken's artichoke adventures - delicious and pretty 6:53 Chris' Caracas Carrots - still in the ground for winter harvest and works well in heavier soils 9:02 Ken grows lovely dryland rice...and then the birds showed up 10:39 Tomato talk (and Chris continues to vent about the raccoons) 14:10 Sweet corn struggles and a fertilizer experiment (not an official experiment or recommendation) 19:20 Homegrown celery, not your normal grocery store celery 21:37 Drunken Woman Frizzy head lettuce - goes to show good names sell seed 23:12 Growing a monster Jarrahdale pumpkin vine, with only one pumpkin. Plus dealing with squash bugs and squash vine borer. (and pretty pictures of squash vine borer) 27:23 Ken's cotton - attractive, unusual, and susceptible to lawn herbicides 31:56 Maypop (Passion flower) - a native fruit with wonderful flowers and attractive to carpenter bees. Beware it does spread! 33:49 Carpenter bees pollinating Maypop flower 34:22 Thank yous! 35:35 Coming up next week and goodbye! Jeff Gillman's article on using urine as fertilizer https://gardenprofessors.com/want-an-organic-source-of-nitrogen-that-isnt-shipped-from-halfway-across-the-world-urine-luck/ A fun (and informative) video from Jeff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2Qu_RZmT8 Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast Chris Enroth talks about amaryllis care and how to get it to rebloom for next year's holiday season. Check out the original text by Ken Johnson https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-12-03-how-take-care-amaryllis-and-get-them-rebloom Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

Garden and seed catalogs have been arriving for a while now. When flipping through catalogs, it's easy to get overwhelmed with all the choices. Unfortunately, you probably don't have room (or time) to grow everything you see, no matter how amazing it seems. So how should you go about choosing what to grow this year?

Did you put off gift-buying this year? You're in luck! On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we're talking about last-minute gifts for gardeners. Get some ideas for gifts for the gardener in your life. We also take a look back on 2022's podcasts and look forward to what the new year is bringing. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wO41vGCKKnw Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – What's the plan for winter break? 03:05 – A look back at 2022 08:10 – Last-minute gift ideas for gardeners 16:20 – What is coming up in 2023 24:05 – Wrap-up, thank you, what's up next, and goodbye! Listen to our 100th podcast episode – https://youtu.be/-QGw9P12KNk Episode with Joy O'Keefe on bats – https://youtu.be/9fLLNtNHkpI Episodes with Trent Ford on climate and plants - https://youtu.be/G65eStr_RLA & https://youtu.be/4IwiQJPveeA Making Terrarium Ornaments with Moss, Succulents, and Air Plants - https://youtu.be/2-uuOwERDK0 Making Christmas Tree Toppers Using Materials Found in Nature - https://youtu.be/2mCv8_m9y68 Twig Ornaments - https://youtu.be/tdKu-u_NO38 How to Make Kissing Balls - https://youtu.be/wjENt9UexwM How to Make an Evergreen Gnome Using a Tomato Cage - https://youtu.be/6LyF0c24uNQ How to Make a Holiday Wreath - https://youtu.be/n54smtCYIls How to make homemade seed cards - https://youtu.be/szCjGLMt7ck Growing Great Vegetables - https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=26788 From Food to Flowers: Everything Local conference - https://www.specialtygrowers.org/everythinglocal.html Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2023-02-08-2023-southern-il-fruit-vegetable-school Tree Fruit School - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2023-02-09-2023-southwestern-illinois-commercial-tree-fruit-school Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2023-02-06-stateline-fruit-and-vegetable-growers-conference Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week on the Good Growing podcast local foods educator Nick Frillman examines the impacts of tilling the soil and alternatives to lessen the damage tilling can have. Check out The Vegetable Beet podcast on reducing tillage when growing vegetables https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reducing-tillage-in-vegetable-production-an/id1511218540?i=1000583310715 Low and No-Till Gardening UNH document https://extension.unh.edu/blog/2020/10/low-no-till-gardening Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Nick Frillman: frillma2@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week we take a clip from a webinar about wildlife damage in the landscape. In this clip Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson talks about the different species of squirrel that can be found in Illinois, identifying their damage and what to do to manage squirrels from damaging your home and garden. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/DjAM9YFgRqk Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we're talking Christmas trees. We discuss some of the different types of trees you can find, which are more sustainable cut or fake trees, potted Christmas trees, as well as some alternatives to the typical evergreen tree. Watch us on YouTube: youtu.be/1Ask9-9KcPo Skip to what you want to know: 00:31 – How was your Thanksgiving? 01:45 – Christmas trees, what type do we have? 04:23 – What's the best type of cut Christmas tree? 07:20 – Good species for aroma 07:55 – Not all evergreens smell good… 08:50 – Fake/synthetic trees 10:15 – What is more sustainable, cut or fake Christmas trees? 14:30 – Renting a live Christmas tree? 16:37 – Caring for potted Christmas trees 20:25 – What are some alternatives to typical evergreens? 26:55 – Critters coming in on live Christmas trees 28:35 – Wrap-up, thank you, what's up next week, and goodbye! Interview with Robert Richardson, President of the Illinois Christmas Tree Growers Association – https://youtu.be/Z7D5ckMCEX8 Consumer Reports article – https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/have-you-ever-heard-of-a-potted-christmas-tree-a7784784473/ Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast we welcome a new podcast contributor, Nick Frillman! Nick is a local food system and small farms educator with University of Illinois Extension based in the Bloomington/Normal area. This week Nick, Ken, and Chris talk about the local Thanksgiving Challenge, which is sourcing items for the Thanksgiving meal from a local grower or market. Nick gives us some tips on what may be available locally and lets us know that local food at Thanksgiving doesn't have to be the entire meal. Skip to what you want to know: 0:15 Hey Ken! 1:24 Welcome Nick! 4:54 The tradition of Thanksgiving, celebrating the harvest, and local community food systems 7:48 The Local Thanksgiving Challenge - reconnecting with your local food system 9:14 What are some of the different things we could find at local markets this time of year? 10:31 Finding a local market near you at www.ilfma.org/find-a-market 11:34 What are some simple options for providing maybe a few local ingredients in a holiday meal? 15:33 Are there benefits to using locally grown food? 17:24 Is there a definition of what constitutes local food? Talking about foodsheds 21:36 Let's talk money and costs of local food plus the higher costs of food in general 26:14 How are we planning to support local this holiday season 29:40 What do Good Growing listeners do to support locally grown or made products? 30:20 Thank you's and Happy Thanksgiving! Choose local foods with Extension this Thanksgiving, Flowers Fruits and Frass Blog: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/flowers-fruits-and-frass/2021-10-26-choose-local-foods-thanksgiving Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

The holidays are coming up, which means cranberries will be on many of our menus. Learn more about growing and harvesting these popular native fruits.

This week on the Good Growing podcast we talk all about black walnut. This episode is full of information on black walnut from growing it to eating it. We start with learning to identify black walnut and where we would typically find it in the wild. Watch out for the tree of heaven as this non-native can be misidentified as black walnut. Then we welcome our special guest, Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator Jenna Smith. Jenna describes how we can harvest, store, and use black walnut in the kitchen as an ingredient packed with protein, antioxidants, vitamins, and healthy fats. Jenna's blog - Simply Nutritious, Quick and Delicious https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/simply-nutritious-quick-and-delicious Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/yq_D4w0H86I Skip to what you want to know: 0:31 Hi Ken; winter is coming 1:19 Introducing the black walnut and its relative the Persian (English) walnut 2:57 Black walnut, where does this native tree grow? 5:24 Squirrels and black walnut 6:15 Using black walnut as managed woodland for timber harvest 9:03 The dreaded juglone! Does black walnut kill other plants with chemical warfare? 14:55 Identifying black walnuts - the nut 15:36 The leaf 15:56 The chambered pith of the stem 16:16 The leaf scar (winter ID) 16:57 Look-a-like tree of heaven (invasive) 18:29 Taking black walnut seeds and planting them to grow more black walnut; seed stratification and sourcing 20:12 Time to talk about eating black walnuts 21:33 Welcome Jenna! 22:31 What's the best way to get the black walnut out of the husk and shell? 25:19 How does black walnut compare to English walnut in flavor and size? 26:36 What are the nutritional and health benefits of eating black walnuts? 30:57 How do you store black walnuts long-term? 33:10 What are some uses for black walnut in cooking? Does Jenna have a favorite recipe? 35:19 Why is black walnut so underutilized? 37:33 Farewells and coming up next week Blog: Crack open black walnuts for a delicious treat https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/simply-nutritious-quick-and-delicious/2021-10-29-crack-open-black-walnuts-nutritious-treat Do Black Walnuts have Allelopathic Effects on Other Plants? by Linda Chalker-Scott https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333516407_DO_BLACK_WALNUT_TREES_HAVE_ALLELOPATHIC_EFFECTS_ON_OTHER_PLANTS_HOME_GARDEN_SERIES Juglone and Allelopathy https://www.allelopathyjournal.com/Journal_Articles/AJ%207%20(1)%20January,%202000%20(1-55).pdf Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois Extension Forestry Specialist Chris Evans and Media Communications Coordinator Emily Steele about garlic mustard. This invasive plant can be found in forested areas throughout the state of Illinois. Learn about why we should care about garlic mustard, how to identify and manage it as well as some research updates! See our smiling faces and garlic mustard pictures on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8LS9gLiT5uM 00:30 – Ginger, turmeric, and galangal harvest time! What are we doing with it? 01:20 – Have we planted garlic yet? 02:34 – Welcome Chris and Emily! 03:40 – Defining invasive species 05:00 – How extensive are invasive plants? 05:44 – Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference 06:58 – Why are you interested in garlic mustard Emily? 08:38 – What does garlic mustard look like? 11:23 – How many seeds can garlic mustard produce? 12:00 – How long do garlic mustard seeds survive in the soil? 12:26 – Why should we care about garlic mustard? 16:31 – Is it true garlic mustard will ‘go away' on its own? 18:13 – Natural area restorations 21:43 – Is garlic mustard a listed/regulated invasive species in Illinois? 25:25 – How did garlic mustard get here? 27:30 – What are some ways garlic mustard gets spread? 29:30 – How can we manage garlic mustard? 31:42 – Are control burns effective for managing garlic mustard? 32:44 – Can you eat garlic mustard? 35:00 – Garlic mustard website and research updates 39:37 – Can goats be used to manage garlic mustard? 40:58 – Is there a difference in herbicide concentration you use when treating garlic mustard? 43:15 – Wrap-up, thank you, what's up next week, and goodbye! Illinois Extension garlic mustard website: https://go.illinois.edu/garlicmustard Management of Invasive Plants and Pests of Illinois: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/management_of_invasive_plants_and_pests_of_illinois.pdf Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

What do an ant and a rubber tree have to say about toxic plants? Apparently, more than one would think! This week Ken and Chris dress up in celebration of Halloween and talk about plants that could make you sick or *gulp* kill you! Did somebody eat something they shouldn't? Contact the Poison Control Hotline at (800) 222-1222 Those experiencing symptoms after eating a toxic substance should contact their physician, go to the emergency room, or call 911. See us all dressed up in our "costumes" on YouTube https://youtu.be/gNpuJnoHmqM Skip to what you want to know: 0:33 Hello Ant-man and rubber tree 2:02 We are not people doctors - this is not medical advice! 3:15 How plants use chemicals to protect themselves 6:17 First deadly plant Doll's Eyes 9:18 Daffodils - not so deadly but can hurt you 11:53 Deadly nightshade aka Devil's cherries aka belladonna 15:18 Azalea and rhododendrons 20:04 Giant Hogweed 23:54 Caster bean plant and poison hemlock 25:19 The Manchineel Tree 30:55 Thanks and what's coming up next week Read the doctor's account of poisoning from the Manchineel tree https://www.bmj.com/content/321/7258/428 Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week for the Good Growing podcast we throw it back to 2021 when Visiting Outreach Associate Layne Knoche gives his three favorite native plants to include in a home landscape setting. Of course, Layne has many more natives he would like to include, but we were mean and only let him give his top three! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SVMogGrQ1Hc Skip to what you want to know: 1:24 Slender mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) 5:14 Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) 9:01 Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) Watch the entire episode where we hear Martha and Austin's favorite native plants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqvnZc_Y7rY Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we continue our discussion on problematic plants in the landscape by getting into some invasive plants we have in Illinois. We discuss invasive bush honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, teasel, and purple loosestrife. These plants are having negative impacts in many different environments across Illinois. Learn more about these invasive species, how we can control them as well as some alternative plants we can plant instead! See our smiling faces and pictures on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0YGwaqfXMkw 00:35 – Enjoying the rainy weather? 02:00 – Invasive vs. species of concern 03:50 – Invasive bush honeysuckle 04:15 – Why was it originally introduced? 05:00 – What does it look like? 07:25 – Are they good bird food? 08:35 – How can we control bush honeysuckle? 11:55 – Problems that bush honeysuckles cause 13:20 – More on honeysuckle control 13:45 – Hand-pulling and cutting 15:35 – Cut-stump and herbicides 18:05 – What about fire? 19:10 – Helicopters 21:30 – Alternatives to bush honeysuckle 23:23 – Oriental bittersweet and problems it causes 25:20 – Native bittersweet 27:00 – Oriental bittersweet control 29:30 – Online purchases 30:37 – Alternatives to oriental bittersweet 31:35 – Teasel 33:10 – How does it spread? 34:05 – Control of teasel 37:01 – Online purchases 37:33 – Purple loosestrife 38:17 – How can it spread? 40:38 – Biological control of purple loosestrife 41:25 – Herbicide control 42:50 – Sterile purple loosestrife? 43:20 – Fall invasive plant and weed management 44:44 – Purple loosestrife alternatives 46:31 – Wrap-up, thank you, what's up next week, and goodbye! Miss part of our discussion on good and bad plants? Part 1 (wintercreeper and Japanese barberry) – https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573/ep-118-good-plant-bad-plant-part-1-goodgrowing Part 2 (Callery pear and burning bush) - https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573/kill-your-callery-pear-burning-bush-and-plant-these-instead-goodgrowing Invasive shrubs increase spread of tick-borne disease - https://news.wisc.edu/invasive-shrubs-increase-spread-of-tick-borne-disease/ Management of Invasive Plants and Pests of Illinois: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/management_of_invasive_plants_and_pests_of_illinois.pdf Purple loosestrife, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticplants/purpleloosestrife/index.html Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

Are they invasive? Not legally in the state of Illinois. (Yet!) But we are seeing Callery pear and burning bush escape from our yards into natural areas across the state. Today Ken and Chris talk about these two plants, give some background, and then what we can plant instead of these baddies! Watch us and see some pictures of the plants we mention on YouTube https://youtu.be/NcI0Q11AD0o Check out this article from Arnold Arboretum on the history and spread of Callery pear tree https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-ornamental-callery-pear-tree/ Skip to what you want to know: 0:30 Hey Ken! Here comes the first freeze of 2022 2:22 The difference between invasive and aggressive and are plants really bad? 4:00 Kicking things off with the naughty Callery pear (aka Bradford pear or ornamental pear) and all the reasons you should kill yours! 5:45 A history of Callery pear, how it got here, and how it spread everywhere 17:54 Callery pear alternatives 18:20 Flowering dogwood 19:17 Serviceberry 19:49 Redbud 21:42 White fringetree 22:30 Hawthorns 23:31 Wild plum and crabapples 26:08 White fringetree and EAB 27:09 The second BAD plant for this week - Burning Bush 30:10 Chris' burning bush conundrum 32:30 First time Chris realized burning bush was a problem 34:09 Alternatives to burning bush 34:30 American hazelnut 36:01 Arrowwood Viburnum 'Chicago Lustre' 36:45 Doublefile viburnum 'Opening Day' (may be invasive in your area) 38:04 Buttonbush 39:17 Mophead hydrangea (arborescens) 40:10 Pannicle hydrangea (paniculate) 40:47 Oakleaf hydrangea (quercifolia) 41:25 Ninebark 42:15 Fothergilla 43:10 Virginia sweetspire 43:53 Highbush blueberry 46:33 Answering a comment on photos from last week 47:51 Farewells and thank yous 48:47 Coming up next week! Management of Invasive Plants and Pests of Illinois: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/management_of_invasive_plants_and_pests_of_illinois.pdf Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we talk about some problematic plants in the landscape, wintercreeper and Japanese barberry, They have been widely planted, but in many places, they have escaped cultivation and are now causing problems in natural areas. Learn more about these troublesome plants and some alternative plants we can plant instead! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-06EunFV3Gk 00:27 – Ready for colder weather and moving plants indoors 01:32 – Keeping cats out of potted plants 03:12 – Can plants be good or bad? 04:26 – What does invasive mean? 08:00 – “Bad plant” #1 – Wintercreeper 10:36 – Managing wintercreeper 13:18 – Wintercreeper alternatives 14:12 – Wild ginger 14:55 – Barren strawberry 15:40 – Ferns 16:14 – Sedges 16:47 – A few more groundcovers 17:42 – Vining alternatives, Virginia creeper and passionflower*c 20:07 – Mayapple (groundcover) and other spring ephemerals 22:44 – “Bad plant” #2 – Japanese barberry 26:14 – Managing barberry 28:55 – Barberry alternatives 29:07 – Hydrangeas, Little Quick Fire 29:44 – Boxwood 30:39 – Winterberry holly, Berry Poppins 32:35 – Inkberry holly 33:42 – Aronia, Low Scape mound chokeberry 35:34 – Fothergilla 36:42 – Ninebark 38:15 – Knock out rose 39:05 – Red and yellow twig dogwood 40:32 – Wrap-up, thank you, what's up next week, and good-bye! Management of Invasive Plants and Pests of Illinois: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/management_of_invasive_plants_and_pests_of_illinois.pdf Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris chat with Illinois Extension small farms and local foods educator Grant McCarty. First, we dive into the odd crops we grew this year and then Grant talks about his latest research project on growing strawberries...for the FALL! In October, no greenhouse is needed to get a freshly picked strawberry in Illinois when you use day-neutral types. You may have a new crop to add to the garden after this. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/agZmsW7ZH60 Skip to what you want to know 0:31 Hey Ken! 2:16 Welcome back Grant! 2:42 What unique crops did Grant grow this year? 5:44 A discussion on dahlias 11:38 Ken's rice and cotton crops 15:06 Chris' jarrahdale pumpkins, African eggplant, and Victorian lemon 19:22 A perplexed gardener. Strawberries are in bloom at different times of the year. Are there different types of strawberries? 24:10 Learning about Grant's research on fall strawberries (day-neutral types). What are the possibilities with a fall strawberry crop? 31:09 Since these are grown as annuals how much more will it cost than a perennial June-bearing strawberry? 33:10 Do these different types of strawberries taste different? 35:05 Preparation of fall strawberries is the same as June-bearing? 36:09 How do fall strawberries handle pest pressure? 38:48 If they are grown as annuals, what happens if you try to grow these as perennials? 41:31 Photos taking us through an entire growing season of fall strawberries 49:09 Growing strawberries hydroponically and in caterpillar tunnels 51:27 Does weed management vary between day-neutral and June-bearing strawberries? 54:13 Thank you and goodbye! Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

As we approach fall, chrysanthemums, aka mums, start appearing in nurseries and garden centers. They are a staple in many landscapes and can provide some much-needed color to our landscapes when many other garden plants are starting to decline. However, many people struggle to get mums to survive through the winter. So, what can be done to help mums survive in our landscapes?

This week on Good Growing we take an excerpt from our webinar on gardening myths to see if these are the best practices or not! In this video horticulture educator, Chris Enroth gives the scoop on the long-term effects on your garden when using landscape fabric. Watch the entire webinar on landscaping myths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL2-Xs_Ji1c Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- Want to listen to the podcast? You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

Trees are one of the biggest investments we have in our landscapes. On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we talk with University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Emily Swihart about tree planting and care. We discuss how to plant and care for trees, some good trees for fall color, getting trees ready for winter, and more! See our smiling faces and some pictures over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b4RWZi_7OsA 00:20 – Welcome Ken and artichoke flowers 01:50 – Why is Chris so itchy? 02:45 – Welcome Emily 05:59 – We commonly hear fall is a good time to plant trees. Is this true? Why or why not? 08:32 – Watering trees in fall 09:51 – What are some things we need to consider when planting trees? 12:48 – Importance of trees to wildlife 14:40 – What are some good trees for fall color other than maples? 15:58 – Oaks 16:50 – Black tupelo 17:22 – River birch 18:05 – Ginkgo 20:12 – Flowering dogwood, redbud 21:01 – Bald cypress, sweetgum 22:08 – What do we mean by a tree is planted too deep? 24:20 – Should we amend the planting hole? Digging the planting hole. 27:11 – Should burlap and wire cages be removed from ball and burlap trees? 30:24 – Should newly planted trees be staked? 35:41 – After planting care 37:45 – Soft landings 38:52 – What should we be doing now (late summer and fall) for our trees and shrubs? 41:58 – Emily, what is your favorite tree and why? 43:54 – Under the Canopy brochure/poster 44:47 – Wrap-up, thank you, what's coming up, and goodbye! Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week on the Good Growing podcast we chat with Brodie Dunn about the recent listing of the monarch butterfly as an endangered species by the IUCN. What does that mean for us in Illinois where monarchs spend their summers? We dive into the most recent scientific publications to determine how the monarch population is doing according to Community Science data. Plus, practices to help monarch butterflies. Is it all helpful? Or could some of it be detrimental? All this, plus information on a group of community science initiatives coordinated by Brodie called I-Pollinate. Learn how you can get involved in saving our pollinators. Brodie Dunn is a visiting outreach associate specializing in pollinators and beneficial insects. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/dmqQlyPY1TA Skip to what you want to know: 0:16 Hi Ken! 1:40 Welcome Brodie! 3:30 Why do monarchs captivate us? What is unique about their lifecycle? 5:50 What are the specific needs of monarch butterflies? What is missing to cause such alarm? 7:26 What are some of the driving factors of habitat loss causing the decline of monarch butterflies? 8:38 What about factors like disease and car strikes? are they causing widespread population decline? 11:29 The IUCN has declared the monarch butterfly an endangered species. What does this mean? 14:23 What would happen if the monarch butterfly was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act? 16:55 Just a few before the IUCN announcement another paper made headlines that the monarch butterfly was thriving. Why such conflicting information? Let's set the record straight! 21:00 Are monarch butterflies okay? 24:28 Scientists are discouraging indoor rearing of monarchs. Why? 31:54 What are some things we can do to help monarchs if rearing them indoors is not recommended? 33:43 Does helping monarchs help other pollinators? What is the best first step for helping all pollinators? 36:39 Community Science helps to inform scientists studying pollinators. How you can help using the I-Pollinate program. 42:20 Thank you, farewells, and coming up next week I-Pollinate Program https://ipollinate.illinois.edu/ "Monarch butterflies are thriving study" - actually named "Opposing global change drivers counterbalance trends in breeding North American monarch butterflies" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16282 Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

We're heading towards fall, which means it's time for our third wave of blooming plants. On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we talk about some of our favorite late summer and fall looming plants. We also discuss some of our favorite grasses, which can also provide some color to our landscapes in the fall and more! See our smiling faces and plant pictures over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PufaMV7DFJk 2:08 – Black-eyed Susan 3:38 – Disease-resistant black-eyed Susan cultivar 4:35 – Purple coneflower 5:02 – Aster yellows 7:00 – Coneflower cultivars? 9:02 – Ironweed 11:31 – Rattlesnake master 13:25 – Dry weather we're having 14:52 – False sunflower 17:01 – Annual sunflowers 18:05 – Mexican sunflower/Tithonia 20:40 – More on sunflowers 22:51 – Goldenrods 23:15 – Do goldenrods cause hay fever? 24:08 – Goldenrod qualms 26:04 – Types of goldenrod 26:30 – Wrinkled leaf goldenrod 27:09 – Zigzag goldenrod 29:18 – Showy goldenrod 31:00 – Obedient plant 32:56 – Asters 34:58 – Grasses 35:16 – Little bluestem 37:17 – Northern sea oats 38:45 – Sideoats grama 39:44 – Switchgrass 40:42 – Prairie dropseed 41:47 – Big blue stem 42:38 – Insect overwintering 43:46 – Wrap-up, thank you, what's up next week, and good-bye! Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

It may be hard to believe, but as we enjoy fresh tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and other vegetables from our garden this summer, it's also time to start planting our fall vegetable gardens. Many vegetables that we grow in the spring can also be planted in late summer or early fall. Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, we talk about horseradish with commercial agriculture educator Elizabeth Wahle. We discuss where it's grown commercially, how to grow it at home, our favorite ways to use horseradish, and more! Watch our smiling faces on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PXKp-MLkHAk 00:28 – Where has Ken been? 03:10 – Welcome Elizabeth 4:45 – What is horseradish? An herb, spice, vegetable? 5:36 – Where is horseradish grown commercially 6:40 – Why is Illinois the largest producer? 7:50 – Can we grow it at home? What are the growing requirements? 11:06 – If we want to grow horseradish, what should we look for? 14:50 – Are there any pests we should be aware of? 16:00 – Any diseases? 17:35 – Is weed control important? 18:43 – Is it true that horseradish is hard to get rid of? 20:45 – Can horseradish be grown in containers? 22:20 – When do you know when to harvest? 23:36 – How would you store indoors? 25:20 – If you leave horseradish in the ground and don't harvest it, does the root keep getting bigger? 26:20 – Do we need to worry about flowering and seed production? 27:52 – Is this the same species as broccoli, turnip, Brussels sprouts, etc.? 28:30 - What characteristics are breeders looking for? 30:47 – How do you use horseradish? 35:00 – 2022 Illinois Pumpkin Field Day 36:15 – Thank you's, what's coming up, and goodbye Pumpkin Field Day - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2022-09-01-pumpkin-field-day-2022 Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

Ack! What happened to the tomato plant!? Have you ever walked out to the garden to find out a hungry hungry caterpillar has stripped the leaves off your tomato plant? These are known as tomato hornworms. And in this week's Gardenbite, Ken Johnson describes the hornworm, a super neat way to find them, and how to control them. These are also pollinators, so if you prefer to give them a home Ken also has got you covered! Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

Summertime is insect time! As our days warm up so do our insect populations. While most are beneficial, we have a small number of pest insects that plague us every year in the garden and landscape! This week Ken and Chris chat about the most common ones we face every summer. Or watch our smiling faces on YouTube! https://youtu.be/zOH1s9IW2mw Skip to what you want to know: 0:21 - Hi Ken! Wait where's Katie? 2:06 - Japanese beetles…again 7:04 - Protecting shade trees from Japanese beetles 10:20 - Is this a Japanese beetle? The green June beetle. 11:46 - Squash bugs are awful! 15:36 – Insecticide sprays and timing with cucurbits 18:27 - What's that pretty moth? Check out Ken's article on squash vine borer at https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2022-07-15-managing-squash-vine-borer-garden Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD

We're heading into the heart of harvest season! Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson talks about how and when to harvest vegetables, so they are at their peak. Read the blog post: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2020-07-15-harvesting-garden-vegetables Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.

As we enter the thick of the summer growing season, you may be noticing some pests and diseases problems. Listen in as we revisit Ken Johnson's article on Scouting in the Garden https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2019-06-24-scouting-garden to effectively identify any pests or diseases you might be experiencing.