Good Growing

It’s a new year, which means a new gardening season will be here before we know it. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast as we look back on our most popular episodes and standout moments from 2025. From battling mosquitoes to celebrating pollinator plants like milkweed and mountain mint, we revisit the topics that sparked the most conversation. Plus, we share some of our plans for 2026, from expanding native plantings to growing food and flowers for community donation, and more!

 

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Skip to what you want to know:  

  01:30 – Most popular podcasts of 2025

  09:07 – Our favorite episodes and things we learned

  17:43 – Reflecting on the 2025 growing season

  30:53 – Looking ahead to the 2026 growing season

  46:41 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

 

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Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu

Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu
Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu

 

 

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