Ken Johnson
University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott Counties
Appears in 270 Episodes
Ep. 111 Tips for Pollinators & favorite plants | #goodgrowing
On this week’s Good Growing podcast we are celebrating National Pollinator Week! We give helpful tips for helping out pollinators plus our favorite pollinator plants. ...
Ep. 110 - Gardening in the heat | #GoodGrowing
It's getting hot! On this week's Good Growing podcast, we discuss gardening when the weather gets hot and tips to get you and your garden through the hot weather. Wa...
Gardenbite: Be on the watch for Spotted Lanternfly
On this week's gardenbite, Katie shares a blog post written by Ken Johnson about the Spotted lanternfly. The Spotted lanternfly is an invasive species with the potenti...
Ep. 109 Growing Tomatoes & Peppers with Nick Frillman | #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing podcast we chat with small farms and local foods educator Nick Frillman about getting our tomatoes and pepper off on the right foot (root?)...
Ep. 108 - Answering your weed management questions | #GoodGrowing
On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we discuss some of your questions on managing weeds! Learn about managing quackgrass, bamboo, violets, and more. Watch us on You...
Gardenbite- Identifying Jumping Worms
This week's Good Growing looks back on a past blog post by University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth about jumping worms. Jumping worms is an...
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...