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On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we continue our discussion on problematic plants in the landscape by getting into some invasive plants we have in Illinois. We discuss invasive bush honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, teasel, and purple loosestrife. These plants are having negative impacts in many different environments across Illinois. Learn more about these invasive species, how we can control them as well as some alternative plants we can plant instead!

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00:35 – Enjoying the rainy weather?

02:00 – Invasive vs. species of concern

03:50 – Invasive bush honeysuckle

04:15 – Why was it originally introduced?

05:00 – What does it look like?

07:25 – Are they good bird food?

08:35 – How can we control bush honeysuckle?

11:55 – Problems that bush honeysuckles cause

13:20 – More on honeysuckle control

13:45 – Hand-pulling and cutting

15:35 – Cut-stump and herbicides

18:05 – What about fire?

19:10 – Helicopters

21:30 – Alternatives to bush honeysuckle

23:23 – Oriental bittersweet and problems it causes

25:20 – Native bittersweet

27:00 – Oriental bittersweet control

29:30 – Online purchases

30:37 – Alternatives to oriental bittersweet

31:35 – Teasel

33:10 – How does it spread?

34:05 – Control of teasel

37:01 – Online purchases

37:33 – Purple loosestrife

38:17 – How can it spread?

40:38 – Biological control of purple loosestrife

41:25 – Herbicide control

42:50 – Sterile purple loosestrife?

43:20 – Fall invasive plant and weed management

44:44 – Purple loosestrife alternatives

46:31 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

Miss part of our discussion on good and bad plants?

Part 1 (wintercreeper and Japanese barberry) – https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573/ep-118-good-plant-bad-plant-part-1-goodgrowing

Part 2 (Callery pear and burning bush) - https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573/kill-your-callery-pear-burning-bush-and-plant-these-instead-goodgrowing

Invasive shrubs increase spread of tick-borne disease - https://news.wisc.edu/invasive-shrubs-increase-spread-of-tick-borne-disease/

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

Purple loosestrife, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticplants/purpleloosestrife/index.html

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Are they invasive? Not legally in the state of Illinois. (Yet!) But we are seeing Callery pear and burning bush escape from our yards into natural areas across the state. Today Ken and Chris talk about these two plants, give some background, and then what we can plant instead of these baddies!

Watch us and see some pictures of the plants we mention on YouTube https://youtu.be/NcI0Q11AD0o

Check out this article from Arnold Arboretum on the history and spread of Callery pear tree https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-ornamental-callery-pear-tree/

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0:30 Hey Ken! Here comes the first freeze of 2022

2:22 The difference between invasive and aggressive and are plants really bad?

4:00 Kicking things off with the naughty Callery pear (aka Bradford pear or ornamental pear) and all the reasons you should kill yours!

5:45 A history of Callery pear, how it got here, and how it spread everywhere

17:54 Callery pear alternatives

18:20 Flowering dogwood

19:17 Serviceberry

19:49 Redbud

21:42 White fringetree

22:30 Hawthorns

23:31 Wild plum and crabapples

26:08 White fringetree and EAB

27:09 The second BAD plant for this week - Burning Bush

30:10 Chris' burning bush conundrum

32:30 First time Chris realized burning bush was a problem

34:09 Alternatives to burning bush

34:30 American hazelnut

36:01 Arrowwood Viburnum 'Chicago Lustre'

36:45 Doublefile viburnum 'Opening Day' (may be invasive in your area)

38:04 Buttonbush

39:17 Mophead hydrangea (arborescens)

40:10 Pannicle hydrangea (paniculate)

40:47 Oakleaf hydrangea (quercifolia)

41:25 Ninebark

42:15 Fothergilla

43:10 Virginia sweetspire

43:53 Highbush blueberry

46:33 Answering a comment on photos from last week

47:51 Farewells and thank yous

48:47 Coming up next week!

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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On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk about some problematic plants in the landscape, wintercreeper and Japanese barberry, They have been widely planted, but in many places, they have escaped cultivation and are now causing problems in natural areas. Learn more about these troublesome plants and some alternative plants we can plant instead!

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00:27 – Ready for colder weather and moving plants indoors

01:32 – Keeping cats out of potted plants

03:12 – Can plants be good or bad?

04:26 – What does invasive mean?

08:00 – “Bad plant” #1 – Wintercreeper

10:36 – Managing wintercreeper

13:18 – Wintercreeper alternatives

14:12 – Wild ginger

14:55 – Barren strawberry

15:40 – Ferns

16:14 – Sedges

16:47 – A few more groundcovers

17:42 – Vining alternatives, Virginia creeper and passionflower*c

20:07 – Mayapple (groundcover) and other spring ephemerals

22:44 – “Bad plant” #2 – Japanese barberry

26:14 – Managing barberry

28:55 – Barberry alternatives

29:07 – Hydrangeas, Little Quick Fire

29:44 – Boxwood

30:39 – Winterberry holly, Berry Poppins

32:35 – Inkberry holly

33:42 – Aronia, Low Scape mound chokeberry

35:34 – Fothergilla

36:42 – Ninebark

38:15 – Knock out rose

39:05 – Red and yellow twig dogwood

40:32 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next week, and good-bye!

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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On this week's Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris chat with Illinois Extension small farms and local foods educator Grant McCarty. First, we dive into the odd crops we grew this year and then Grant talks about his latest research project on growing strawberries...for the FALL! In October, no greenhouse is needed to get a freshly picked strawberry in Illinois when you use day-neutral types. You may have a new crop to add to the garden after this.

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0:31 Hey Ken!

2:16 Welcome back Grant!

2:42 What unique crops did Grant grow this year?

5:44 A discussion on dahlias

11:38 Ken's rice and cotton crops

15:06 Chris' jarrahdale pumpkins, African eggplant, and Victorian lemon

19:22 A perplexed gardener. Strawberries are in bloom at different times of the year. Are there different types of strawberries?

24:10 Learning about Grant's research on fall strawberries (day-neutral types). What are the possibilities with a fall strawberry crop?

31:09 Since these are grown as annuals how much more will it cost than a perennial June-bearing strawberry?

33:10 Do these different types of strawberries taste different?

35:05 Preparation of fall strawberries is the same as June-bearing?

36:09 How do fall strawberries handle pest pressure?

38:48 If they are grown as annuals, what happens if you try to grow these as perennials?

41:31 Photos taking us through an entire growing season of fall strawberries

49:09 Growing strawberries hydroponically and in caterpillar tunnels

51:27 Does weed management vary between day-neutral and June-bearing strawberries?

54:13 Thank you and goodbye!

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As we approach fall, chrysanthemums, aka mums, start appearing in nurseries and garden centers. They are a staple in many landscapes and can provide some much-needed color to our landscapes when many other garden plants are starting to decline. However, many people struggle to get mums to survive through the winter. So, what can be done to help mums survive in our landscapes?

This week on Good Growing we take an excerpt from our webinar on gardening myths to see if these are the best practices or not! In this video horticulture educator, Chris Enroth gives the scoop on the long-term effects on your garden when using landscape fabric.

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Trees are one of the biggest investments we have in our landscapes. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Emily Swihart about tree planting and care. We discuss how to plant and care for trees, some good trees for fall color, getting trees ready for winter, and more!

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00:20 – Welcome Ken and artichoke flowers

01:50 – Why is Chris so itchy?

02:45 – Welcome Emily

05:59 – We commonly hear fall is a good time to plant trees. Is this true? Why or why not?

08:32 – Watering trees in fall

09:51 – What are some things we need to consider when planting trees?

12:48 – Importance of trees to wildlife

14:40 – What are some good trees for fall color other than maples?

15:58 – Oaks

16:50 – Black tupelo

17:22 – River birch

18:05 – Ginkgo

20:12 – Flowering dogwood, redbud

21:01 – Bald cypress, sweetgum

22:08 – What do we mean by a tree is planted too deep?

24:20 – Should we amend the planting hole? Digging the planting hole.

27:11 – Should burlap and wire cages be removed from ball and burlap trees?

30:24 – Should newly planted trees be staked?

35:41 – After planting care

37:45 – Soft landings

38:52 – What should we be doing now (late summer and fall) for our trees and shrubs?

41:58 – Emily, what is your favorite tree and why?

43:54 – Under the Canopy brochure/poster

44:47 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s coming up, and goodbye!

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This week on the Good Growing podcast we chat with Brodie Dunn about the recent listing of the monarch butterfly as an endangered species by the IUCN. What does that mean for us in Illinois where monarchs spend their summers? We dive into the most recent scientific publications to determine how the monarch population is doing according to Community Science data. Plus, practices to help monarch butterflies. Is it all helpful? Or could some of it be detrimental? All this, plus information on a group of community science initiatives coordinated by Brodie called I-Pollinate. Learn how you can get involved in saving our pollinators.

Brodie Dunn is a visiting outreach associate specializing in pollinators and beneficial insects.

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0:16 Hi Ken!

1:40 Welcome Brodie!

3:30 Why do monarchs captivate us? What is unique about their lifecycle?

5:50 What are the specific needs of monarch butterflies? What is missing to cause such alarm?

7:26 What are some of the driving factors of habitat loss causing the decline of monarch butterflies?

8:38 What about factors like disease and car strikes? are they causing widespread population decline?

11:29 The IUCN has declared the monarch butterfly an endangered species. What does this mean?

14:23 What would happen if the monarch butterfly was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act?

16:55 Just a few before the IUCN announcement another paper made headlines that the monarch butterfly was thriving. Why such conflicting information? Let's set the record straight!

21:00 Are monarch butterflies okay?

24:28 Scientists are discouraging indoor rearing of monarchs. Why?

31:54 What are some things we can do to help monarchs if rearing them indoors is not recommended?

33:43 Does helping monarchs help other pollinators? What is the best first step for helping all pollinators?

36:39 Community Science helps to inform scientists studying pollinators. How you can help using the I-Pollinate program.

42:20 Thank you, farewells, and coming up next week

I-Pollinate Program https://ipollinate.illinois.edu/

"Monarch butterflies are thriving study" - actually named "Opposing global change drivers counterbalance trends in breeding North American monarch butterflies" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16282

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We’re heading towards fall, which means it’s time for our third wave of blooming plants. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk about some of our favorite late summer and fall looming plants. We also discuss some of our favorite grasses, which can also provide some color to our landscapes in the fall and more!

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2:08 – Black-eyed Susan

3:38 – Disease-resistant black-eyed Susan cultivar

4:35 – Purple coneflower

5:02 – Aster yellows

7:00 – Coneflower cultivars?

9:02 – Ironweed

11:31 – Rattlesnake master

13:25 – Dry weather we’re having

14:52 – False sunflower

17:01 – Annual sunflowers

18:05 – Mexican sunflower/Tithonia

20:40 – More on sunflowers

22:51 – Goldenrods

23:15 – Do goldenrods cause hay fever?

24:08 – Goldenrod qualms

26:04 – Types of goldenrod

26:30 – Wrinkled leaf goldenrod

27:09 – Zigzag goldenrod

29:18 – Showy goldenrod

31:00 – Obedient plant

32:56 – Asters

34:58 – Grasses

35:16 – Little bluestem

37:17 – Northern sea oats

38:45 – Sideoats grama

39:44 – Switchgrass

40:42 – Prairie dropseed

41:47 – Big blue stem

42:38 – Insect overwintering

43:46 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next week, and good-bye!

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It may be hard to believe, but as we enjoy fresh tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and other vegetables from our garden this summer, it's also time to start planting our fall vegetable gardens. Many vegetables that we grow in the spring can also be planted in late summer or early fall.

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