All Episodes
Gardenbite: Good snakes for the garden & how to attract them
This week Good Growing looks back to our interview with Dr. John Vanek all about snakes. In this clip, John talks about ways to make our yards more snake friendly and ...
Gardenbite - Avoiding insect bites
This week Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson talks about some things we can do to avoid being bitten by buffalo gnats, mosquitoes, and ticks. Check ...
Ep. 107 Talking All About Illinois Extension with Judy Bingman | #GoodGrowing
On this week’s podcast, we chat with University of Illinois Extension Marketing and Communications manager Judy Bingman. Judy shares with us all things Illinois Extens...
Ep. 106 Talking Spring Lawn Care and Organic Practices with Richard Hentschel | #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing podcast we chat one last time with retiring horticulture educator Richard Hentschel. Richard dives into tips for spring lawn care and we ge...
Ep. 105 Climate change and insects with Kacie Athey | Good Growing
On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we chat with Assistant Professor and Faculty Extension Specialist Kacie Athey about climate change and insects. We discuss what im...
Ep. 104 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Insects with Dr. Kacie Athey
On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we talk to Dr. Kacie Athey about biocontrols. Dr. Kacie Athey is an assistant professor and faculty extension specialist at Univer...
Ep. 103 Talking Bats in Illinois with Dr. Joy O'Keefe | #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing podcast we sit down to talk with Dr. Joy O'Keefe all about bats! Dr. O'Keefe is an assistant professor at University of Illinois and a wild...
Gardenbite - Spring garden cleanup and beneficial insects
This week Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson talks about how we should approach spring garden cleanup with beneficial insects in mind. Check out t...
Ep. 102 The Historical Significance of Plant Diseases with Chelsea Harbach #GoodGrowing
In this week’s podcast, University of Illinois commercial ag educator Chelsea Harbach joins the Good Growing team to discuss the historical significance of plant disea...
Gardenbite - Rubber Mulch in the Landscape
This week Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth dives into the world of shredded rubber mulch. He'll talk pros and cons of this automotive byproduct. ...
Ep. 101 Climate change and plants with Trent Ford
In this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford about some of the impacts we are seeing now and how climate change will affec...
Ep. 100 Fruit Tree Maintenance with Andrew Holsinger
The Good Growing Podcast crew celebrates their 100th episode by talking tree fruit maintenance with University of Illinois horticulture educator Andrew Holsinger. List...
Ep. 99 Talking nature's impacts on human health with Cara Allen #GoodGrowing
This week we are posting the first Good Growing (then called Green Speak) episode that we thought was lost to time. In 2017 with an idea for a podcast, Chris Enroth sa...
Gardenbite- How Does Winter Help The Garden
On this week's Good Growing podcast, Katie talks about the benefits of winter to our gardens! You may be getting tired of the cold and snow from winter, but it does pr...
Ep. 98 Winter Hostful
On this week's Good Growing podcast, the hosts discuss our upcoming snow storm and some fun February garden activities that we can do. Join Ken and Katie to learn more...
Ep. 97 Developing Team Leadership Skills with Dr. Travis Burke #GoodGrowing
Are you a farmer with employees? Do you manage crews for a landscaping company? What type of leadership skills does someone who grows plants for a living need? On this...
Ep. 96 Answering your winter gardening questions
On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we discuss questions we’ve gotten from webinars, blogs and articles we’ve written, and emails to the office the past year. We disc...
Ep. 95 Talking Community Supported Ag (CSA) with Nick Frillman
In this week's podcast we talk with Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Nick Frillman about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Nick shares a lot of great informat...
Ep. 94 Good Growing Holiday Hostful
On this week's Good Growing podcast, the hosts discuss some last minute Christmas gifts for a gardener, the winter solstice, and our recent winter weather. Listen in a...
Ep. 93 Talking all about nematodes with Chelsea Harbach #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing podcast we welcome Dr. Chelsea Harbach, commercial ag educator with University of Illinois Extension and nematode expert! We dive into what...
Ep. 92 Talking Plant Diseases with Diane Plewa #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing podcast we chat with plant pathologist Diane Plewa about disease observations in 2021 and what gardeners can do when plant disease rears it...
Ep. 91 Talking High Tunnel Production with Bronwyn Aly #GoodGrowing
Join the Good Growing crew as they chat with University of Illinois Extension Local Food and Small Farm Educator Bronwyn Aly as she shares with them some of the work b...
Gardenbite: A thankful gardener on this Thanksgiving #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing podcast, Chris talks about his list of things he is thankful for during this Thanksgiving week! If you've ever wondered what a gardener and...
Gardenbite: What's the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?
In this week's Good Growing podcast Ken discusses the differences between sweet potatoes and yams, which may prove helpful come Thanksgiving. Check out the Good Growi...
Ep. 90 Good Growing Winter Webinar Series Promotion #goodgrowing
December 1st is the start of the Good Growing Webinar Series, and you won't want to miss it! Topics to be covered by the webinar series include Unique Plants for the H...
Ep. 89 Fall Garden Cleanup Tips #GoodGrowing
After an unseasonably long wait for our first frost, we finally got hit the first week of November. Frost in the Midwest sets about a chain of natural events in the la...
Ep. 88 Halloween Spooktacular #GoodGrowing
This week's Good Growing podcast is a Halloween Spooktacular episode. We're all dressed up for Halloween as we discuss soil testing, jumping worms, creepy crawlies mov...
Ep. 87 Growing Paw Paws with Doug Gucker #goodgrowing
In this week’s episode of the Good Growing podcast, we chat with Extension Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker about Paw Paw trees. Doug explains to us ho...