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Did you put off gift-buying this year? You’re in luck! On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we’re talking about last-minute gifts for gardeners. Get some ideas for gifts for the gardener in your life. We also take a look back on 2022’s podcasts and look forward to what the new year is bringing.

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00:40 – What’s the plan for winter break?

03:05 – A look back at 2022

08:10 – Last-minute gift ideas for gardeners

16:20 – What is coming up in 2023

24:05 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next, and goodbye!

Listen to our 100th podcast episode – https://youtu.be/-QGw9P12KNk

Episode with Joy O’Keefe on bats – https://youtu.be/9fLLNtNHkpI

Episodes with Trent Ford on climate and plants - https://youtu.be/G65eStr_RLA & https://youtu.be/4IwiQJPveeA

Making Terrarium Ornaments with Moss, Succulents, and Air Plants - https://youtu.be/2-uuOwERDK0

Making Christmas Tree Toppers Using Materials Found in Nature - https://youtu.be/2mCv8_m9y68

Twig Ornaments - https://youtu.be/tdKu-u_NO38

How to Make Kissing Balls - https://youtu.be/wjENt9UexwM

How to Make an Evergreen Gnome Using a Tomato Cage - https://youtu.be/6LyF0c24uNQ

How to Make a Holiday Wreath - https://youtu.be/n54smtCYIls

How to make homemade seed cards - https://youtu.be/szCjGLMt7ck

Growing Great Vegetables - https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=26788

From Food to Flowers: Everything Local conference - https://www.specialtygrowers.org/everythinglocal.html

Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2023-02-08-2023-southern-il-fruit-vegetable-school

Tree Fruit School - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2023-02-09-2023-southwestern-illinois-commercial-tree-fruit-school

Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2023-02-06-stateline-fruit-and-vegetable-growers-conference

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This week on the Good Growing podcast local foods educator Nick Frillman examines the impacts of tilling the soil and alternatives to lessen the damage tilling can have.

Check out The Vegetable Beet podcast on reducing tillage when growing vegetables https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reducing-tillage-in-vegetable-production-an/id1511218540?i=1000583310715

Low and No-Till Gardening UNH document https://extension.unh.edu/blog/2020/10/low-no-till-gardening

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This week we take a clip from a webinar about wildlife damage in the landscape. In this clip Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson talks about the different species of squirrel that can be found in Illinois, identifying their damage and what to do to manage squirrels from damaging your home and garden.

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On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we’re talking Christmas trees. We discuss some of the different types of trees you can find, which are more sustainable cut or fake trees, potted Christmas trees, as well as some alternatives to the typical evergreen tree.

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00:31 – How was your Thanksgiving?

01:45 – Christmas trees, what type do we have?

04:23 – What’s the best type of cut Christmas tree?

07:20 – Good species for aroma

07:55 – Not all evergreens smell good…

08:50 – Fake/synthetic trees

10:15 – What is more sustainable, cut or fake Christmas trees?

14:30 – Renting a live Christmas tree?

16:37 – Caring for potted Christmas trees

20:25 – What are some alternatives to typical evergreens?

26:55 – Critters coming in on live Christmas trees

28:35 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

Interview with Robert Richardson, President of the Illinois Christmas Tree Growers Association – https://youtu.be/Z7D5ckMCEX8

Consumer Reports article – https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/have-you-ever-heard-of-a-potted-christmas-tree-a7784784473/

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On this week's Good Growing podcast we welcome a new podcast contributor, Nick Frillman! Nick is a local food system and small farms educator with University of Illinois Extension based in the Bloomington/Normal area. This week Nick, Ken, and Chris talk about the local Thanksgiving Challenge, which is sourcing items for the Thanksgiving meal from a local grower or market. Nick gives us some tips on what may be available locally and lets us know that local food at Thanksgiving doesn't have to be the entire meal.

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0:15 Hey Ken!

1:24 Welcome Nick!

4:54 The tradition of Thanksgiving, celebrating the harvest, and local community food systems

7:48 The Local Thanksgiving Challenge - reconnecting with your local food system

9:14 What are some of the different things we could find at local markets this time of year?

10:31 Finding a local market near you at www.ilfma.org/find-a-market

11:34 What are some simple options for providing maybe a few local ingredients in a holiday meal?

15:33 Are there benefits to using locally grown food?

17:24 Is there a definition of what constitutes local food? Talking about foodsheds

21:36 Let's talk money and costs of local food plus the higher costs of food in general

26:14 How are we planning to support local this holiday season

29:40 What do Good Growing listeners do to support locally grown or made products?

30:20 Thank you's and Happy Thanksgiving!

Choose local foods with Extension this Thanksgiving, Flowers Fruits and Frass Blog: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/flowers-fruits-and-frass/2021-10-26-choose-local-foods-thanksgiving

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The holidays are coming up, which means cranberries will be on many of our menus. Learn more about growing and harvesting these popular native fruits.

This week on the Good Growing podcast we talk all about black walnut. This episode is full of information on black walnut from growing it to eating it. We start with learning to identify black walnut and where we would typically find it in the wild. Watch out for the tree of heaven as this non-native can be misidentified as black walnut. Then we welcome our special guest, Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator Jenna Smith. Jenna describes how we can harvest, store, and use black walnut in the kitchen as an ingredient packed with protein, antioxidants, vitamins, and healthy fats.

Jenna's blog - Simply Nutritious, Quick and Delicious https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/simply-nutritious-quick-and-delicious

Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/yq_D4w0H86I

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0:31 Hi Ken; winter is coming

1:19 Introducing the black walnut and its relative the Persian (English) walnut

2:57 Black walnut, where does this native tree grow?

5:24 Squirrels and black walnut

6:15 Using black walnut as managed woodland for timber harvest

9:03 The dreaded juglone! Does black walnut kill other plants with chemical warfare?

14:55 Identifying black walnuts - the nut

15:36 The leaf

15:56 The chambered pith of the stem

16:16 The leaf scar (winter ID)

16:57 Look-a-like tree of heaven (invasive)

18:29 Taking black walnut seeds and planting them to grow more black walnut; seed stratification and sourcing

20:12 Time to talk about eating black walnuts

21:33 Welcome Jenna!

22:31 What's the best way to get the black walnut out of the husk and shell?

25:19 How does black walnut compare to English walnut in flavor and size?

26:36 What are the nutritional and health benefits of eating black walnuts?

30:57 How do you store black walnuts long-term?

33:10 What are some uses for black walnut in cooking? Does Jenna have a favorite recipe?

35:19 Why is black walnut so underutilized?

37:33 Farewells and coming up next week

Blog: Crack open black walnuts for a delicious treat https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/simply-nutritious-quick-and-delicious/2021-10-29-crack-open-black-walnuts-nutritious-treat

Do Black Walnuts have Allelopathic Effects on Other Plants? by Linda Chalker-Scott

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333516407_DO_BLACK_WALNUT_TREES_HAVE_ALLELOPATHIC_EFFECTS_ON_OTHER_PLANTS_HOME_GARDEN_SERIES

Juglone and Allelopathy

https://www.allelopathyjournal.com/Journal_Articles/AJ%207%20(1)%20January,%202000%20(1-55).pdf

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On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois Extension Forestry Specialist Chris Evans and Media Communications Coordinator Emily Steele about garlic mustard. This invasive plant can be found in forested areas throughout the state of Illinois. Learn about why we should care about garlic mustard, how to identify and manage it as well as some research updates!

See our smiling faces and garlic mustard pictures on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8LS9gLiT5uM

00:30 – Ginger, turmeric, and galangal harvest time! What are we doing with it?

01:20 – Have we planted garlic yet?

02:34 – Welcome Chris and Emily!

03:40 – Defining invasive species

05:00 – How extensive are invasive plants?

05:44 – Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference

06:58 – Why are you interested in garlic mustard Emily?

08:38 – What does garlic mustard look like?

11:23 – How many seeds can garlic mustard produce?

12:00 – How long do garlic mustard seeds survive in the soil?

12:26 – Why should we care about garlic mustard?

16:31 – Is it true garlic mustard will ‘go away’ on its own?

18:13 – Natural area restorations

21:43 – Is garlic mustard a listed/regulated invasive species in Illinois?

25:25 – How did garlic mustard get here?

27:30 – What are some ways garlic mustard gets spread?

29:30 – How can we manage garlic mustard?

31:42 – Are control burns effective for managing garlic mustard?

32:44 – Can you eat garlic mustard?

35:00 – Garlic mustard website and research updates

39:37 – Can goats be used to manage garlic mustard?

40:58 – Is there a difference in herbicide concentration you use when treating garlic mustard?

43:15 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

Illinois Extension garlic mustard website: https://go.illinois.edu/garlicmustard

Management of Invasive Plants and Pests of Illinois: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/management_of_invasive_plants_and_pests_of_illinois.pdf

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What do an ant and a rubber tree have to say about toxic plants? Apparently, more than one would think! This week Ken and Chris dress up in celebration of Halloween and talk about plants that could make you sick or *gulp* kill you!

Did somebody eat something they shouldn't? Contact the Poison Control Hotline at (800) 222-1222

Those experiencing symptoms after eating a toxic substance should contact their physician, go to the emergency room, or call 911.

See us all dressed up in our "costumes" on YouTube https://youtu.be/gNpuJnoHmqM

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0:33 Hello Ant-man and rubber tree

2:02 We are not people doctors - this is not medical advice!

3:15 How plants use chemicals to protect themselves

6:17 First deadly plant Doll's Eyes

9:18 Daffodils - not so deadly but can hurt you

11:53 Deadly nightshade aka Devil's cherries aka belladonna

15:18 Azalea and rhododendrons

20:04 Giant Hogweed

23:54 Caster bean plant and poison hemlock

25:19 The Manchineel Tree

30:55 Thanks and what's coming up next week

Read the doctor's account of poisoning from the Manchineel tree https://www.bmj.com/content/321/7258/428

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This week for the Good Growing podcast we throw it back to 2021 when Visiting Outreach Associate Layne Knoche gives his three favorite native plants to include in a home landscape setting. Of course, Layne has many more natives he would like to include, but we were mean and only let him give his top three!

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1:24 Slender mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)

5:14 Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

9:01 Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)

Watch the entire episode where we hear Martha and Austin's favorite native plants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqvnZc_Y7rY

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