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On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk about horseradish with commercial agriculture educator Elizabeth Wahle. We discuss where it’s grown commercially, how to grow it at home, our favorite ways to use horseradish, and more!

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00:28 – Where has Ken been?

03:10 – Welcome Elizabeth

4:45 – What is horseradish? An herb, spice, vegetable?

5:36 – Where is horseradish grown commercially

6:40 – Why is Illinois the largest producer?

7:50 – Can we grow it at home? What are the growing requirements?

11:06 – If we want to grow horseradish, what should we look for?

14:50 – Are there any pests we should be aware of?

16:00 – Any diseases?

17:35 – Is weed control important?

18:43 – Is it true that horseradish is hard to get rid of?

20:45 – Can horseradish be grown in containers?

22:20 – When do you know when to harvest?

23:36 – How would you store indoors?

25:20 – If you leave horseradish in the ground and don’t harvest it, does the root keep getting bigger?

26:20 – Do we need to worry about flowering and seed production?

27:52 – Is this the same species as broccoli, turnip, Brussels sprouts, etc.?

28:30 - What characteristics are breeders looking for?

30:47 – How do you use horseradish?

35:00 – 2022 Illinois Pumpkin Field Day

36:15 – Thank you’s, what’s coming up, and goodbye

Pumpkin Field Day - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2022-09-01-pumpkin-field-day-2022

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Ack! What happened to the tomato plant!? Have you ever walked out to the garden to find out a hungry hungry caterpillar has stripped the leaves off your tomato plant? These are known as tomato hornworms. And in this week's Gardenbite, Ken Johnson describes the hornworm, a super neat way to find them, and how to control them. These are also pollinators, so if you prefer to give them a home Ken also has got you covered!

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Summertime is insect time! As our days warm up so do our insect populations. While most are beneficial, we have a small number of pest insects that plague us every year in the garden and landscape! This week Ken and Chris chat about the most common ones we face every summer.

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0:21 - Hi Ken! Wait where’s Katie?

2:06 - Japanese beetles…again

7:04 - Protecting shade trees from Japanese beetles

10:20 - Is this a Japanese beetle? The green June beetle.

11:46 - Squash bugs are awful!

15:36 – Insecticide sprays and timing with cucurbits

18:27 - What’s that pretty moth?

Check out Ken’s article on squash vine borer at https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2022-07-15-managing-squash-vine-borer-garden

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We're heading into the heart of harvest season! Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson talks about how and when to harvest vegetables, so they are at their peak.

Read the blog post: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2020-07-15-harvesting-garden-vegetables

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As we enter the thick of the summer growing season, you may be noticing some pests and diseases problems. Listen in as we revisit Ken Johnson's article on Scouting in the Garden https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2019-06-24-scouting-garden to effectively identify any pests or diseases you might be experiencing.

On this week’s Good Growing podcast we are celebrating National Pollinator Week! We give helpful tips for helping out pollinators plus our favorite pollinator plants. Plus, tons of resources if you’re looking to include pollinator habitat in your landscape.

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0:26 - Hi Katie!

0:36 - Those Darn Racoons

2:25 - Hi Ken!

4:11 - What are pollinators?

8:10 - Tips for helping pollinators

8:51 - Reduce pesticide use and minimize pollinator exposure if spraying

12:18 - Create nesting habitat

15:26 - Protect existing habitat

17:16 - Plant more flowers

18:59 - Utilize different blossom shapes

21:51 - Advice for designing a pollinator garden

27:51 - Favorite plants

28:08 - Ken: Purple coneflower, butterfly milkweed, rattlesnake master, blanket flower, sunflowers, grey-headed coneflower, obedient plant

29:46 - Katie: Beebalm (Monarda), lantana, beardtongue

31:34 - Chris: Zinnia, parsley, Autumn Joy sedum, giant alliums

34:40 - Resources for those wanting more

- Pollinator Pockets https://extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/pollinator-pockets

- Illinois Extension Pollinator Website – coming soon!

- Pollinator partnership https://www.pollinator.org/

- Xerces society https://www.xerces.org/

- Monarch Waystation Project https://monarchwatch.org/waystations/

- Indiana/Illinois Sea Grant Pollinator Garden brochures https://iiseagrant.org/resources/publications-products/results/?_sft_creator=c-eliana-brown

- Become an Illinois Master Naturalist https://extension.illinois.edu/mn

- iPollinate https://ipollinate.illinois.edu/

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It's getting hot! On this week's Good Growing podcast, we discuss gardening when the weather gets hot and tips to get you and your garden through the hot weather.

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02:30 - Strawberry moon

03:20 - How are your strawberries doing?

06:10 - Staying safe while gardening in the heat

09:45 - Watering when it's hot

12:40 - Cool-season plants and the heat

14:00 - How will hot weather affect tomatoes?

15:25 - How will hot weather affect sweet corn?

18:35 - Our plans to get our gardens through the hot weather

21:20 - Thank yous, what's coming up next week, and goodbye

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On this week's gardenbite, Katie shares a blog post written by Ken Johnson about the Spotted lanternfly. The Spotted lanternfly is an invasive species with the potential to become a serious pest in the United States. Listen in to learn how it could become an issue and how to identify this pest.

On this week's Good Growing podcast we chat with small farms and local foods educator Nick Frillman about getting our tomatoes and pepper off on the right foot (root?) this growing season. We chat about best practices for getting these very popular garden veggies growing. Plus dealing with the common hurdles of blossom end rot and cracking of the tomato skin. As a bonus, Nick asks us about our favorite tomato and pepper varieties at the end of the show. Time to take some notes for next year!

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00:48 - Weekend plans and woodchips

04:09 - Hello Nick!

05:02 - Do you have the right spot for tomatoes and peppers? Site considerations.

09:50 - Preventing and dealing with leggy tomatoes

14:12 - Do we need to fertilize tomatoes and peppers?

21:12 - What is the best weed control?

28:16 - Indeterminate tomatoes strike back! Dealing with unruly tomato vines

35:02 - The best explanation of blossom end rot and how to stop it!

38:50 - My tomato skin split! Why?

42:58 - Nick asks Good Growing - What is our favorite way to control weeds?

49:15 - Talking pepper varieties. What is our favorite?

57:25 - What are our favorite tomato varieties?

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On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we discuss some of your questions on managing weeds! Learn about managing quackgrass, bamboo, violets, and more.

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01:45 - Managing quackgrass in lawns

04:45 - How can I manage bamboo?

07:45 - How can I manage violets in my lawn?

09:30 - Herbicide damage complaint process

11:15 - Wrap-up, thank you's, and goodbye!

Illinois Department of Agriculture Pesticide Uses and Misuses page: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pesticides/Pages/Pesticides-Uses-Misuses.aspx

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