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This week Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth dives into the world of shredded rubber mulch. He'll talk pros and cons of this automotive byproduct.

Want to learn more about mulch? Who doesn't! Chris dives into the multitude of mulches in this blog. https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2022-01-20-common-mulches-used-vegetable-garden

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In this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford about some of the impacts we are seeing now and how climate change will affect our landscapes and agriculture in the future. We also discuss how to engage with climate change skeptics and what people can do to try and mitigate climate change.

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03:35 – What’s the difference between weather and climate?

7:40 – Are we seeing the phenology of plants shifting in the spring due to climate change?

9:13 – Are we at risk of not having enough chill hours for fruit trees like peaches? What about spring freezes?

13:27 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases reports on climate change; Where will we be with climate change at the end of the century?

18:48 – Is a runaway greenhouse effect (like Venus) a risk for Earth?

21:25 – What types of impacts from climate change are we seeing on Illinois agriculture?

25:58 – The biggest impact from climate change on agriculture in Illinois

30:40 – How is climate change going to affect urban tree canopies?

36:47 – How does air conditioning play into heat buildup in cities?

38:13 – How do you engage with climate change skeptics?

44:34 – What can we do to help mitigate climate change?

52:17 – Goodbye and what’s coming up

National Phenology Network - https://www.usanpn.org/

Nature’s Notebook - https://www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook

The Redbud Phenology Project - https://www.usanpn.org/nn/redbud

Budburst - https://budburst.org/

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The Good Growing Podcast crew celebrates their 100th episode by talking tree fruit maintenance with University of Illinois horticulture educator Andrew Holsinger. Listen in as they discuss pruning, disease management, mulching, and more. Be sure to stay until the end as Chris has a surprise segment.

4:05 Updates on Tree fruit school.

9:18 Best time to start pruning fruit trees

10:30 Best time to manage Peach leaf curl, cedar apple rust, and applescab

16:00 Best practices to keep your fruit trees healthy

18:04 Mulching fruit trees

19:53 Why would a five-year-old peach tree not produce fruit every year?

23:28 Surprise segment

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This week we are posting the first Good Growing (then called Green Speak) episode that we thought was lost to time. In 2017 with an idea for a podcast, Chris Enroth sat down and talked with Family Life educator Cara Allen about the effects of nature on human physical and mental health and how being outdoors as kids influenced our career choices.

Plus answers to common home gardening questions.

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5:19 Hello Cara!

7:25 Brain health and how it relates to gardening

9:10 Does being outdoors as a child influence our decisions as adults?

16:40 How being outside can improve mental health

18:52 Garden Q&A

19:45 Bagworm control

22:40 Zucchini is not setting fruit

25:25 How to stop oak wilt from spreading

27:15 What's wrong with my ash tree that is dying and losing limbs?

29:05 What are these spots on my plant leaves?

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On this week's Good Growing podcast, Katie talks about the benefits of winter to our gardens! You may be getting tired of the cold and snow from winter, but it does provide major benefits such as disease and insect control.

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On this week's Good Growing podcast, the hosts discuss our upcoming snow storm and some fun February garden activities that we can do. Join Ken and Katie to learn more!

Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/CYXUL7n3_04

Check out Ken's article on Salt in the Landscape https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2018-11-28-salt-landscape

Another article to check out is Forcing Branches which can be found here https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2020-02-06-bringing-spring-indoors-forcing-branches#:~:text=Plants%20such%20as%20forsythia%2C%20redbud,be%20forced%20into%20blooming%20indoors.

2:36 Salt Damage to Plants

7:38 Ordering Seed for 2022

8:36 Germination Testing

10:40 Forcing Branches

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Are you a farmer with employees? Do you manage crews for a landscaping company? What type of leadership skills does someone who grows plants for a living need? On this week's Good Growing podcast we chat with University of Illinois Extension's assistant dean Dr. Travis Burke about growing up on the farm in North Carolina and his five tips for being a good leader.

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2:00 - Hello Travis!

3:30 - Growing up in North Carolina

7:07 - What led Travis to a career in Extension

9:55 - What stood out in Travis' career in North Carolina Extension?

12:34 - What is missed most about North Carolina?

15:30 - What are the biggest challenges facing agriculture in 2022?

18:04 - What project is Travis excited to be working on for the citizens of Illinois?

Travis' Five Tips for Leadership

22:22 - Make eye contact

27:10 - Don't expect the corner office...at least not right away

30:56 - Follow the chain of command

35:39 - Never raise your voice in anger

40:09 - Not everything is a life or death situation

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On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we discuss questions we’ve gotten from webinars, blogs and articles we’ve written, and emails to the office the past year. We discuss feeding birds, pantry pests, managing mice, pruning trees, and more!

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4:30 - I’ve been using sunflower seed to feed my birds, but the blue jays, cardinals, and finches aren’t showing up. Why could this be?

8:35 - You mentioned burning bush is a lousy shrub, but birds use it for cover. What should I do?

10:25 - I had some pantry pests; now I’m finding them in other parts of my house. What should I do?

14:50 - Can instant potato flakes be used to manage mice? What other options are out there?

18:20 - I just purchased some land and don’t know where to start! What Extension resources are available to new landowners?

21:20 - Why can I only find bushy-looking Norfolk Island Pines? I want one that has a single trunk!

24:15 - When is the best time to trim trees?

27:13 - This fall, we saw some issues with early leaf drop and nutrient deficiency. Is there anything we can be doing now to help?

30:06 - Thank you and what’s up next week

Common Pantry Pests: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/common_pantry_pests.pdf

University of Illinois Extension Forestry website: https://extension.illinois.edu/forestry

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In this week's podcast we talk with Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Nick Frillman about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Nick shares a lot of great information about what CSA is, how it works, and how to get involved in one.

2:51 Welcome Nick Frillman

3:11 What does CSA stand for?

4:19 What does community supported agriculture mean?

7:12 How are you so familiar with CSA already?

9:05 What are “shares” in a CSA system?

12:21 What products can you get in a CSA?

14:03 What vegetables do you get when? Can you choose what you get? Are there bigger or small size shares that you can get?

22:14 About how much is a vegetable CSA membership cost per week? How is the CSA cost billed? Why is it billed that way?

28: 05 How come there aren’t more winter CSAs?

34:12 What if you don’t use it all? How do you use it all? Or do you?

40:11 Can I choose what I get for produce or should I just stick to going to the farmers market?

44: 32 Why should someone consider a CSA for 2022?

45: 55 How do I find a CSA near me?

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On this week's Good Growing podcast, the hosts discuss some last minute Christmas gifts for a gardener, the winter solstice, and our recent winter weather. Listen in as they reminisce about the past year of podcasts.

Where has Ken been? 1:34

Last minute Christmas gift ideas 2:43

Happy Winter Solstice! 7:37

Warm Winter Weather and Bats 8:23

Warm Weather and Wind Damage 13:06

Reminiscing about 2021 Podcasts 17:15

How to Take Care of Amaryllis and Get Them to Rebloom https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-12-03-how-take-care-amaryllis-and-get-them-rebloom

Keeping Your Poinsettia Alive Through the Holidays https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-12-16-keeping-your-poinsettia-alive-through-holidays

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