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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...
Ep. 86 Growing Garlic with Nick Frillman #goodgrowing
In this week’s episode of the Good Growing podcast, we chat with Extension Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Nick Frillman about garlic. We dive into growing this t...
Ep. 85 Favorite flowering plants with Elizabeth Wahle #GoodGrowing
On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we talk with Commercial Agriculture Educator Elizabeth Wahle about some of her favorite plants. In addition to some of her favorit...
Gardenbites: Emerald ash borer and a final use for ash trees
In this week's Good Growing podcast Chris remarks on the observation of dying ash trees and one final landscape use for a dead ash tree. Check out the Good Growing Bl...
Ep. 84 Illinois weather and climate with Trent Ford #GoodGrowing
In this week's episode of the Good Growing podcast, we talk with Illinois state climatologist Trent Ford. We ask Trent about our weather observations from 2021 startin...
Ep. 83 Fall garden updates with Grant McCarty #goodgrowing
On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we talk with Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Grant McCarty about how things are going in northern Illinois and some of the di...
Building the Red Oak Rain Garden with Eliana Brown and Layne Knoche #goodgrowing
On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we talk with Eliana Brown, Water Resources Outreach Specialist, and Layne Knoche, Extension Outreach Associate, about the Red Oak ...
Talking designing pollinator gardens, dividing iris, lilac problems, and more! #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing Podcast Illinois Extension horticulture educators Ken Johnson and Chris Enroth talk about designing the pollinator display gardens for the ...