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 moving indoors, how to dispose of pumpkins at the end of Halloween, and more!

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/joDWxklnbz4

00:20 - Costume reveals

06:28 - Soil testing

06:55 - Do we lack any nutrients in central Illinois soils?

10:45 - Do we test for nitrogen?

12:11 - Interpreting soil tests

13:32 - Jumping worms

15:15 - How do they spread?

16:24 - What problems do they cause?

18:05 - How do they act and what do they look like?

19:55 - Insects and their friends moving indoors

20:15 - Millipedes

21:40 - Brown marmorated stink bugs

26:10 - Getting rid of brown marmorated stink bugs and multicolored Asian lady beetles

28:26 - How do we keep insects out of the house?

30:22 - What can I do with my pumpkins after Halloween?

35:25 - Wrap-up, thank yous, what's up next week, and goodbye

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Duane Friend's article on acid rain: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/all-about-weather/2021-10-15-rain-and-acid-thats-not-rock-band

Duane's how to take a soil test video: https://youtu.be/bv7iocI90os

Duane's interpreting a soil test video: https://youtu.be/UK_L6xVAw_A

Michigan State University Extension's Understand Your Soil Test Results website: https://homesoiltest.msu.edu/your-results

Jumping worm fact sheet: https://go.illinois.edu/jumpingworms2021

SCARCE pumpkin smash: https://www.scarce.org/pumpkins/

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