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It may be hot out there, but fall gardening has already started in Illinois. This week on the Good Growing Podcast Ken and Chris share how the summer veggies faired and then describe their plans for fall crops. Learn about what you can get started in August for harvest in October and even into the winter. Plus tips on gardening as the weather turns cold.

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0:39 Hey Ken!
1:10 – How has the summer garden faired this year? What we grew, what worked, and what didn’t.
First talking Shiso earlier in the year https://youtu.be/hww7vEXP3_0?t=271
9:30 - Have tomatoes been delayed this year?
11:13 - Recording this year’s garden crops for rotating next year
12:25 – What are some good fall garden crops?
13:50 - What might it be too late to plant for a fall garden as of the first week of August?
15:28 – Chris seeds red Russian kale
16:10 – A hack for labeling your seed starts
17:52 – Using pelleted seeds for tiny seeds and seeders
18:55 – Using seed tape of making your own for tiny seeds
19:30 – Carrots are tricky to germinate. Here are some tips.
20:09 – Starting spinach indoors
21:11 – Sowing turnips in the garden
21:49 – Cover crops for the fall
25:05 – Garlic is already selling out at many seed suppliers. Time to order ASAP. If you can find it, here’s what is recommended to grow in Illinois
27:31 – Storing garlic for the winter
29:12 – Our preferences for starting seeds indoors or directly in the garden. 
30:44 – Why do we need to plant our fall garden in the summer?
32:10 – Season extension to push the garden into winter
Build your own low tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nln3DVuwQXY 
33:42 – If we could only pick one fall crop what would we choose?
36:06 – Thank yous and coming up next week

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On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we discuss newly planted trees. How to pick them, take care of them, and get them ready for something we haven’t seen since 1803! 

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  00:40 – Welcome, Ken, what are we seeing for the first time since 1803? 

  01:35 – It’s still dry out there, and it’s getting hot…It’s been a rough year for trees.

  05:32 – When should we be planting trees?

  07:00 – Things to consider when planting trees

      07:45 – What is an urban tree?

      09:30 – What tree should I plant?

      10:10 – Where should I plant my tree?

      11:25 – How to select a tree, what should I be looking for?

      14:35 – Getting rid of circling roots

   18:15 – Taking care of trees once they’re in the ground, remember to water

   21:25 – Mulching newly planted trees

   24:20 – Periodical cicadas and the problems they cause on newly planted trees

   28:33 – Periodical cicadas in Illinois

   30:30 – Difference between periodical and annual cicadas, and cicada killer wasps

   32:54 – Can we eat cicadas?

   37:00 – Can I use pesticides to protect my trees?

   38:47 - Wrap-up, thank you’s, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

Last week’s episode on Derechos & Tree Damage: https://extension.illinois.edu/podcasts/good-growing/ep-144-derechos-tree-damage-goodgrowing 

Ryan Pankau’s Four Seasons Webinar on Tree Compartmentalization: https://youtu.be/cG98ED54Ctw 

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This week on the Good Growing podcast we relive the recent derecho with horticulture educator Emily Swihart. Emily and Chris swap stories about their experiences with past and present derechos. But what does all this wind do to our trees? We talk about cleaning up our trees after severe windstorms and how to prepare our trees for future wind events.

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0:36 Hey Ken!
2:05 Welcome Emily!
3:20 Recounting the Iowa derecho
8:01 What happened during the most recent July 2023 Illinois derecho
10:42 Tornadoes vs. derechos
14:07 Ken defines a derecho
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm
17:08 Steps to take after a severe weather event
Using chainsaws
19:25 Cutting wood under tension
21:53 Stay away from powerlines!
22:03 Hanging limbs “Widow Makers”
25:20 Finding an arborist
26:09 Things to look for when hiring an arborist
30:32 Long-term management to prepare trees to withstand wind storms; Prevention is the best medicine
33:04 Make sure the tree has adequate space for root development
38:40 Problematic trees
40:32 Angle of branching equals strength
41:25 Observe remaining tree after a major wind storm
42:27 How a changed landscape impacts remaining trees
43:34 How many derechos can we expect in the future?
44:35 Extreme loss of trees and its impact on people
Radar recording of the derecho moving across Illinois https://www.weather.gov/ilx/june29_derecho

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On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we’re answering some of your questions that have come into our offices this summer. We discuss poison hemlock, aphids, Japanese beetles, green June beetles, galls on oaks, and more!

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  00:25 – Welcome, Ken, vacation and pet spider
  05:45 – Should I avoid eating vegetables growing near poison hemlock?
  10:35 – There are red insects all over my tomatoes and sunflowers. What are they, and why are there so many?
  17:55 – What pesticides can be used to protect blackberries from Japanese beetles but not make the fruit toxic?
  24:35 – Why is my Christmas cactus wilted and shriveled?
  27:25 – Large green beetles are flying around trees. What are they, will they kill my tree? Can I spray them?
  32:10 – There are galls on the branches of my oak tree. What can I do?
  36:30 – Can I still treat my ash tree for emerald ash borer in the fall?
  42:02- Wrap-up, thank you’s, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

Buckeye Yard & Garden onLine (BYGL) articles: Poison hemlock - https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1996 Aphids - https://bygl.osu.edu/node/2169 How to identify and care for holiday cacti and get them to rebloom: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2022-12-09-how-identify-and-care-holiday-cacti-and-get-them-rebloom
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer: https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/EAB/PDF/NC-IPM.pdf

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After a few rounds of severe weather in Illinois, Chris chats about what to do with a storm-damaged tree and how to make your trees more resilient to future storms. Find a Certified Arborist https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist Find your local Illinois Extension office https://extension.illinois.edu/global/where-we-serve Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Ken Johnson: [email protected] Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

This week on the Good Growing podcast Chris tackles a question about how to hire a lawn care service when facing a list of services to choose from. How does a homeowner decide what is best for their lawn? Does the lawn care service match with university recommendations? Find out on this week’s podcast! LawnTalk website https://web.extension.illinois.edu/lawntalk/index.cfm Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Ken Johnson: [email protected] Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud @user-555304573 iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good…ng/id1446630377 Stitcher www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/…d-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-g…th-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growin…d4302614?country=us Google podcasts bit.ly/3AiYjTD

On this week's Good Growing Podcast, Ken Johnson discusses fireflies. Learn about fireflies in Illinois, the threats to their populations, and how you can help conserve them in your own landscape. 

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This week for the Good Growing podcast we have a gardenbite episode that dives into the basics of how to water your landscape and garden plants. While some may have built-in irrigation systems, many gardeners must reach for the hose to hand-water when times get dry, and right now times are VERY dry in central Illinois. Chris shows how to water and gives some great tips to know if you are irrigating enough or should be applying more water! Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/kUwhrFc0kkM Stay up to date on drought conditions with the U.S. Drought Monitor website https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Ken Johnson: [email protected] Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD