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Good Growing

Chris Enroth

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

Good Growing ·

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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Gardenbite: Toothache plant: What is it and how to...

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2024/09/20

This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we’re trying something new: toothache plant. Learn more about this interesting plant, what happens when you eat it, and how you can grow it yourself! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z7ywlxrKWTM Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – Introduction to toothache plant 05:50 – Eating toothache plant reactions 10:20 – How to grow toothache plant 13:13 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye! Toothache plant picture: 葉子, Public

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Gardenbite: The Science Behind Fall Color | #GoodGrowing

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2024/09/13

Have you ever wondered what causes the reds, yellows, oranges, and maroons of autumn? There are lots of different plant pigments beyond the green color of chloroplast. In this episode horticulture educator Chris Enroth peers inside the processes of a leaf in the fall and how we get those spectacular autumn leaf displays.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2puA2uMoXEgSkip to what you want to know:00:18 Fall color lore00:33 What we thought was happening in leaves to produce fall color.01:06

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Ep. 186 Managing weeds in the fall | #GoodGrowing

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2024/09/06

Have the weeds been popping up all over the place in your landscape? You’re in luck, fall is a great time to manage weeds. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss why fall is a good time to manage weeds, types of weeds, and different ways we can manage them. We also discuss some herbicide updates on Roundup and glyphosate as well as Dacthal. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R8N_ANQkUTw Skip to what you want to know: 00:30 – Welcome, Ken! Tomatoes and peppers everywhere.

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Ep. 185 Growing Hazelnuts in Illinois | #GoodGrowing

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2024/08/30

This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris talk about hazelnuts. Chris remembers hazelnut shrubs growing in the woods from his childhood, we compare European and American hazelnut species, talk about pests, what you might find if you go looking to buy hazelnut plants, and more! Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/tWgbcfiYIKgSkip to what you want to know:00:32 Hey Ken! The messy consumption of chocolate hazelnut spread in our houses.01:47 RIP Roger Cook02:56 Correction from a

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Ep. 184 Understanding the Power of Cover Crops: Tips...

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2024/08/23

This week on the Good Growing Podcast: Join Ken and Chris as they delve into the fascinating world of cover crops! More and more home gardeners are discovering the benefits of using cover crops to enhance their gardens. Are you curious about how cover crops can transform your garden or landscape? Tune in to this week’s episode to uncover Ken and Chris’s top tips and insights on incorporating cover crops into your gardening routine.Watch us on YouTubeSkip to what you want to know:00:29 Hey

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Ep. 183 Old-time garden remedies | #GoodGrowing

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2024/08/16

There are a lot of garden remedies that have been used throughout the years, and some of them are still recommended today. Do they work? Should we still be using them? On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of these old-time remedies like vinegar, pruning paint, dynamite, pesticide concoctions, and more. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/v64wU2PINS8 Skip to what you want to know: 00:45 – Welcome, Ken! Pest control in the past. 03:10 – Vinegar 06:22 – Pruning tars

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Ep. 182 What’s Bugging Our Gardens and Trees in 2024...

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2024/08/09

In this episode, we dive into the latest challenges facing gardeners and landscapers. From toppling trees to the potential for itchy mites dropping from the sky, Ken and Chris have a list of things that might be bugging your garden and landscape!Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/r3od_YL19_sSkip to what you want to know:00:38 Hey Ken!01:57 Chris found a pretty bug! A dog-day cicada.03:47 Updates from Ken and Chris' yards.07:06 What is this green bug eating my flowers?10:53 Issues with a

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Good Growing Grow Along second check-in

Good Growing ·

2024/08/06

It’s time for another Grow Along check-in. 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 check in and share how our Grow Along crops are progressing in our gardens, answer some of your questions, and share some of our plans for the produce we harvest.We want to hear back from you! You should have gotten an email with a

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Gardenbite: Fall Tree Planting | #GoodGrowing

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2024/08/02

Many of us skipped planting trees this spring to avoid damage from periodical cicadas. But now that we’re approaching fall, we have an opportunity to plant some trees. Our Gardenbite this week goes back to 2022 when we had a conversation with Emily Swihart about fall tree planting. We discussed what trees can be planted in the fall, things to consider when planting trees, how to plant and care for trees, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G3hUNwf3lcI 00:55 – We commonly hear

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Ep. 181 Plant problems we are seeing in 2024 |...

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2024/07/26

Have you been having problems in your garden this year? We certainly have! On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of the most common problems we’ve been seeing in gardens so far this year, including problems with coneflowers, oak wilt, fire blight, and blossom end rot. Plus, where have all the Japanese beetles gone? Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7O96jjEbZ3o Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – Welcome, Ken! Garden updates and purple tomatoes! 07:40 – Coneflower

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Ep. 180 Navigating Water-saving Products for the Yard...

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2024/07/19

This week on the Good Growing podcast, Ken and Chris sift through a survey that asks homeowners about water-saving products that can be used during water restrictions. The duo go down the list of products suggested by the survey and discuss whether these items would truly help save water and benefit your plants during a severe drought. After debating the merits of the survey’s products, Ken and Chris provide some horticulturally sound water-saving tips for our Midwest yards and

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