Gardenbite: Boost Prairie Wildflowers with Winter Overseeding | #GoodGrowing
Join University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth on a winter walk through the prairie as he demonstrates how to overseed an existing native prairie by hand.
Learn why winter is the perfect time for prairie overseeding, how they select their seed that is spread, and how to mix seed with a carrier for even spreading. Chris explains practical tips for seed collection, hand sowing methods, using locally sourced seed from community seed shares, and how overseeding supports long-term prairie health.
Perfect for native plant lovers or anyone curious about hands-on conservation work that can be done in the winter. Tune in, learn the process, and discover how hand-sown prairie seeds can transform local landscapes over time.
Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF6gGjGbjxU
Rezab Mix
Golden Alexander - Zizia aurea
Hairy Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum pilosum
Foxglove beardtongue - Penstemon digitalis
Grass-leaved goldenrod - Euthamia graminifolia
Slender Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Showy goldenrod - Solidago speciosa
Rattlesnake Master - Eryngium yuccifolium
Missouri Ironweed - Vernonia missurica
Rigid Goldenrod - Oligoneuron rigidum
Prairie Coreopsis - Coreopsis palmata
Tall Coreopsis - Coreopsis tripteris
Virginia Spiderwort - Tradescantia virginiana
Yellow Crownbeard - Verbesina helianthoides
Contact us!
Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu
Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu
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Learn why winter is the perfect time for prairie overseeding, how they select their seed that is spread, and how to mix seed with a carrier for even spreading. Chris explains practical tips for seed collection, hand sowing methods, using locally sourced seed from community seed shares, and how overseeding supports long-term prairie health.
Perfect for native plant lovers or anyone curious about hands-on conservation work that can be done in the winter. Tune in, learn the process, and discover how hand-sown prairie seeds can transform local landscapes over time.
Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF6gGjGbjxU
Rezab Mix
Golden Alexander - Zizia aurea
Hairy Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum pilosum
Foxglove beardtongue - Penstemon digitalis
Grass-leaved goldenrod - Euthamia graminifolia
Slender Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Showy goldenrod - Solidago speciosa
Rattlesnake Master - Eryngium yuccifolium
Missouri Ironweed - Vernonia missurica
Rigid Goldenrod - Oligoneuron rigidum
Prairie Coreopsis - Coreopsis palmata
Tall Coreopsis - Coreopsis tripteris
Virginia Spiderwort - Tradescantia virginiana
Yellow Crownbeard - Verbesina helianthoides
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.
Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk
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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
Creators and Guests
Host
Chris Enroth
University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren Counties
Host
Ken Johnson
University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott Counties
