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Good Growing

Chris Enroth

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Ep. 199 The return of the Grow Along | #GoodGrowing

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2025/02/07

Looking to try something new in the garden this year? You’re in luck because, back by popular demand, the Good Growing Grow Along returns with a fresh lineup of unique and beautiful plants for 2025. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast to learn about the plants we’ll be growing for this year's Grow Along, how you can participate, and more. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4pCC_Ndkkeg Skip to what you want to know: 00:30 – Welcome, Ken and Emily. What should we call this

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Gardenbite: Calendula: An ornamental with many uses...

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2025/01/31

This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we continue our look at the 2025 year of plants with calendula. Known for its vibrant orange and yellow flowers, calendula is not just a beautiful addition to your garden but also a versatile plant with numerous uses both in and out of the garden. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rkYzhbt-7kU Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to

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Ep. 198 Clustered Mountain Mint Perennial Plant of...

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2025/01/24

Welcome to the Good Growing podcast! In this episode, horticulture educators Chris Enroth and Ken Johnson from the University of Illinois Extension delve into the 2025 Perennial Plant of the Year: Clustered Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum). Join us as we explore the unique characteristics, growing tips, and ecological benefits of this native plant.Skip to what you want to know:00:35 Hey Ken! It is very cold outside.03:01 Does the cold affect Japanese beetle grubs?05:22 The 2025

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Ep. 197 Discovering Dogwoods: From trees to shrubs...

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2025/01/17

In this episode, horticulture educators Chris Enroth, Ken Johnson, and Emily Swihart dive deep into the fascinating world of dogwoods (genus Cornus). Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, you'll discover the diverse beauty and versatility of dogwoods, from majestic trees to charming shrubs and even groundcovers.Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/_eCVKqEyFm8Skip to what you want to know:00:35 Hey Ken!01:02 Hey Emily! Dogwood Shrubs02:45 Gray Dogwood (Cornus

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Ep. 196 Good Growing 2024 Year in Review: Top...

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2025/01/10

This week on the Good Growing Podcast Ken and Chris reminisce about 2024. We look at you favorite episodes and share our favorite moments. From cicadas to using dynamite to blow up your landscape, you will enjoy this trip down memory lane.Skip to what you want to know: 00:39 Hey Ken! How was winter break?02:01 How we assembled our year-in-review highlights.Top three YouTube podcast episodes03:51 Third-most popular YouTube episode - More than monarchsYouTube

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Ep. 195 Community Tree Care Series: Online learning...

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2025/01/03

Illinois Extension's core mission is to be a source of research-based knowledge that helps community members solve challenges and improve their lives. On this week’s Good Growing podcast, Chris and Emily are joined by horticulture educators Sarah Vogel and Ryan Pankau to discuss the upcoming Community Tree Care series. This only learning opportunity is open to anyone who cares about trees or does the work of caring for trees. Listen to the end for a fun lightning round of tree questions

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Gardenbite - Going Nuts Over Chestnuts: History,...

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2024/12/20

Welcome to the Good Growing podcast! In this special gardenbite episode, horticulture educator Chris Enroth from the University of Illinois Extension revisits a fascinating 2021 webinar where the team delved into the world of tree nuts. This episode focuses on the beloved chestnut, featuring insights from horticulture educator Ken Johnson.Highlights:History and Significance: Discover the rich history of the American chestnut, once a keystone species in the eastern United States, and learn

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Ep. 194 More than red: The many colors and forms of...

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2024/12/13

When most people think of poinsettias, they think of red, but they can be found in a variety of colors and forms. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss our trip to the N.G. Heimos Poinsettia Trial. Learn about the wide variety of colors and forms of poinsettias that were on display, some of our favorite varieties, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sPrESNYNOzk Skip to what you want to know: 00:30 – Welcome, Ken. What was the poinsettia trail like? 03:37 – Recap

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Ep. 193 Our Favorite Gardening Books for Winter...

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2024/12/06

This week on the Good Growing Podcast, Emily Swihart joins Ken and Chris to discuss our favorite gardening and landscaping books. We discuss reference books, fiction and nonfiction, and even children's books. Beyond our favorites, we also interviewed our fellow horticulture educators to get their recommendations. This is a longer episode, so be sure to use the timestamps in the episode description to jump to your favorite sections. Happy listening!Watch us on YouTube

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Gardenbite: Tips for selecting and transporting...

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2024/11/29

The holiday season is here, which means evergreens, poinsettias, amaryllis, and other holiday plants have arrived in stores. Plants are often at the center of our holiday decorations and traditions and are frequently given as gifts. Whether you’re buying them as gifts or for yourself, learn about what to look for when selecting your holiday plants and how to transport them to avoid cold weather damaging them so they can be enjoyed throughout the holiday season.Watch on YouTube:

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Gardenbite: Voles in the landscape & mice in the...

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2024/11/22

This week, we have a Gardenbite excerpt from our webinar, in which we discussed wildlife damage in the home landscape. In this clip, Chris details two common rodents in Illinois that tend to pop up in the winter months around the outside and inside of our homes: the vole and the mouse. While the vole is an active pest outside during the winter, many Illinoisians also deal with mice in the home this time of year. Chris gives some tips and tricks for dealing with these two rodents and

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Ep. 192 Season extension: Ways we can expand the...

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2024/11/15

When cold weather arrives, it brings the end of the vegetable gardening season for many of us. That doesn’t have to be the case though. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss how we can expand our growing season beyond what's normal by using season extension. Learn about what season extension is, why we would want to use it, the different techniques you can use, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B2REiv1lFYc Skip to what you want to know: 00:31 – Welcome, Ken. What

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Ep. 191 Late Season Garden Updates & Fall...

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2024/11/08

This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris marvel at all the stuff they are still harvesting in their gardens. A touch of frost hasn't seemed to stop the tomatoes and peppers. When will the gardening season end!? Plus we look at the NOAA predictions for the coming month and answer your horticultural questions on black cherry aphid, lawn grub explosions across northern Illinois, and more. Plus if you've ever dealt with peach leaf curl, right now is a great time to considered

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Gardenbite: Windbreaks - the history, function, and...

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2024/11/01

Windbreaks, also known as shelter belts, play a crucial role in protecting the land from powerful Midwestern winds. Traditionally used on rural lands, windbreaks are living barriers that intercept wind, thereby reducing velocity and impact. During this week’s Gardenbite, Horticulture Educator Emily Swihart looks back at the history of Roosevelt’s ‘tree army’ and planting efforts in response to the Dust Bowl provides best practices for maximizing results, and encourages communities to manage

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Ep. 190 Halloween spooktacular: Creepy crawlies |...

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2024/10/25

It’s time for another Good Growing Halloween Spooktacular! We’re all dressed up again this year to talk about some creepy crawlies that have had or are still having an impact on humans or have a lot of lore behind them, including black widow and brown recluse spiders, stinging caterpillars, oriental rat fleas, lice, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DGbFkgEs2ZE Skip to what you want to know: 00:41 – Welcome, Ken. What are our costumes this year? 02:50 – Black widow

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Ep. 189 Getting garden tools ready for winter |...

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2024/10/18

Now that the garden season is starting to wind down, it’s a good time to start thinking about getting our tools ready for winter. This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some things we do to get our garden tools ready for winter, including cleaning, sharpening, winterizing, organizing, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o5VuG7Au7ng Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – Welcome, Ken, and time to clean up the garages. 02:10 – Cleaning and sharpening shovels

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Ep. 188 Fall Cleanup in the Yard and Garden |...

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2024/10/11

This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris discuss why we clean up our gardens in the fall. Cutting down perennials, raking leaves, and pulling out spent vegetable plants is a common job for the gardener in the fall. As the autumn days get shorter our time is precious outdoors. What needs to be done now and what can wait until next year?Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/scU_YKv_gFESkip to what you want to know:00:29 Hey Ken! It rained!02:33 Fall clean up. Why do we do it?04:38

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Good Growing Grow Along final check-in for 2024 |...

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2024/10/07

It’s time for our last Grow Along check-in for 2024. Each year we at Good Growing decide to try growing some new (to us) vegetables. This year we invited you to grow along with us. This video is for those who signed up to receive seed for our Grow Along. In this video, we are trying the fruits of our labor. We share some of the different ways we have prepared the produce we grew as part of the Grow Along.We want to hear back from you! You should have gotten an email with a survey link if

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Ep. 187 Fall garden to-do list | #GoodGrowing

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2024/10/04

October has arrived, and while it may not feel like it at times, so has fall. This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of the different things on our fall gardening to-do list, including caring for mums, moving houseplants indoors, planting garlic and woody plants, soil testing, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VbB2p-EyjDY Skip to what you want to know: 00:35 – Welcome, Ken and preparing for fall invaders. 03:10 – Planting and caring for mums in the fall

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Gardenbite: Fall Flavors - Apple vs Pumpkin |...

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2024/09/27

This week on the Good Growing Podcast, Chris compares the essential fall flavors of apple and pumpkin. If you had to choose, what side would you fall on? Team Apple? Or Team Pumpkin?Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribeAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a

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