This week the Good Growing team welcomes local foods educator, Grant McCarty to the show. Grant enjoys trying new and unique vegetables and talks about what he has growing in his garden. Time to get a pen and paper out to start making that list of veggies to try for next year! Grant also gives tips for gardeners looking to the fall gardening season. Do you have your garlic ordered yet?

We also answer your home gardening questions. This week’s questions include:

What’s eaten all my cucumber leaves?

My hops are early this year. Should I harvest them now?

What organic options do I have when dealing with Japanese beetles and spotted wing drosophila on blueberries?

How can you tell when to harvest potatoes?

Tips for harvesting zucchini

Does reusing black plastic mulch for tomatoes carry disease over to the next year?

Vegetable seed finder pickacarrot.com

Northwest IL Local Foods Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ExtensionJSWLocalFoods

Contact the hosts:

Chris Enroth [email protected]

Ken Johnson [email protected]

Katie Parker [email protected]