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On this week's Good Growing podcast we welcome Dr. Chelsea Harbach, commercial ag educator with University of Illinois Extension and nematode expert! We dive into what are nematodes and do Illinois gardeners need to worry about these microscopic worms swimming through the soil, plus the impacts that can occur on agricultural crops.

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3:42 Introducing Chelsea!

9:49 What kind of work does Chelsea do at the Monmouth Research Farm?

12:22 What is a nematode?

16:20 Are there good and bad nematodes? What kind of problems do they cause for agriculture?

21:09 Do home gardeners in Illinois need to worry about nematodes?

25:44 What remedy do we have against nematodes?

31:10 Does the population of nematodes like soybean cyst nematode go up and down over the years?

33:50 The problem with resistance and nematode infection of crops.

37:10 What does a root infected with nematodes look like?

40:40 Upcoming Crop Management Conference. Register Here go.illinois.edu/cmc2022

Plant Clinic website http://web.extension.illinois.edu/plantclinic/

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On this week's Good Growing podcast we chat with plant pathologist Diane Plewa about disease observations in 2021 and what gardeners can do when plant disease rears its ugly head in your garden.

Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/FQcZJ9fhhS4

2:51 Welcome Diane and learning about the University of Illinois Plant Clinic!

9:49 Were there any disease trends you noticed or did anything surprise you in 2021?

14:23 Are there any concerning plant diseases on the horizon?

26:37 How do plant diseases get into the garden and how can we prevent plant infection?

33:33 How can home gardeners try to reduce the risk of introducing a plant disease into their landscape?

38:55 What options do homeowners have if they are dealing with a plant infected with a disease?

Plant Clinic website http://web.extension.illinois.edu/plantclinic/

Diane’s email [email protected]

Laurel Wilt http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1182

Bur Oak Blight http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1033

Boxwood Blight http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=869

Boxwood blight look-a-likes http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1059

Sudden Oak Death https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-05-21-pathogen-causes-sudden-oak-death-found-illinois

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Join the Good Growing crew as they chat with University of Illinois Extension Local Food and Small Farm Educator Bronwyn Aly as she shares with them some of the work being done at the Dixon Springs Research center.

2:49 Upcoming Good Growing Winter Webinar Series https://extension.illinois.edu/global/good-growing

4:50 Bronwyn tells us about her research at the Dixon Springs Research Center. See more of what she has been working on here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60mykiWvnhE&list=PLffsjFIQsK0Z433WmK0OiRjcjXWF8XQH9

18:40 What type of tomatoes grow best in a high tunnel.

22:15 Trellising tomatoes in a high tunnel system.

27:15 Inputs and management practices of high tunnels vs traditional growing.

35:08 Cooling strategies to lower temperatures for plants in the high tunnel.

39:27 Bronwyn's work at a local correctional facility.

47:37 Illinois Specialty Crop Conference. Register for the conference https://www.specialtygrowers.org/iscc2022

50:47 Where to find updates at the Dixon Springs Research Center and throughout the state. Find the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Newsletter here https://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/. Email Bronwyn Aly [email protected] or Nathan Johanning [email protected] to sign up for the newsletter.

On this week's Good Growing podcast, Chris talks about his list of things he is thankful for during this Thanksgiving week! If you've ever wondered what a gardener and Extension educator would have on their list of thanks, listen as Chris describes healthy soil, volunteers, and more!

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In this week's Good Growing podcast Ken discusses the differences between sweet potatoes and yams, which may prove helpful come Thanksgiving.

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December 1st is the start of the Good Growing Webinar Series, and you won't want to miss it! Topics to be covered by the webinar series include Unique Plants for the Holidays, Going Nuts over Tree Nuts, Wonderful Winter Interest, and Dealing with Winter Wildlife Damage. Listen in to learn a bit more about each webinar topic and learn how to get registered!

1:52 Welcome Andrew!

2:41 Ken tells us about some of the unique plants he has received as Christmas gifts over the years.

6:30 Andrew shares his experience with walnuts and shares other common nuts we can enjoy during the holiday season.

8:58 Katie tells us about the different options for adding color, texture, and plant structure to our landscape.

11:50 Chris wraps things up by sharing different damage in our landscapes from wildlife such as rodents, deer, and racoons.

To learn more and register for the Good Growing Winter Webinar Series, visit https://extension.illinois.edu/global/good-growing.

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After an unseasonably long wait for our first frost, we finally got hit the first week of November. Frost in the Midwest sets about a chain of natural events in the landscape as the world prepares for winter. What are some things to consider when putting the yard and garden to bed in the fall? The Good Growing crew discusses what is on their to-do list to get their gardens prepared for winter.

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1:27 - Talking the first frost - were we ready?

3:36 - Controversial advice to cut back perennials. What about the insects? Should we leave the stems?

7:07 - The exception to not cleaning up the garden

8:04 - Is there a right answer to cleaning up the garden? What's our podcast philosophy

8:42 - Same question but now dealing with fall leaves. What is our approach to handling our fall leaves?

11:57 - What is the leaf cleanup controversy?

15:00 - Cleaning up the vegetable garden. What we do.

18:18 - Getting strawberries ready for next year.

19:38 - Making strawberry wine with this year's harvest

21:30 - Preparing machinery for winter

23:04 - Getting hand tools clean and avoiding rust

24:12 - Shipping delays for our fall bulb planting. Where are they!?

25:57 - Saving tender perennials like dahlias, elephant ear, etc and storing for the winter

27:32 - Getting hoses unhooked and drained

Odds'n'ends

28:10 - Preparing drip irrigation system for winter

28:48 - Emptying the rain barrel

29:08 - Storing pesticides and winterizing sprayers

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This week's Good Growing podcast is a Halloween Spooktacular episode. We're all dressed up for Halloween as we discuss soil testing, jumping worms, creepy crawlies moving indoors, how to dispose of pumpkins at the end of Halloween, and more!

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/joDWxklnbz4

00:20 - Costume reveals

06:28 - Soil testing

06:55 - Do we lack any nutrients in central Illinois soils?

10:45 - Do we test for nitrogen?

12:11 - Interpreting soil tests

13:32 - Jumping worms

15:15 - How do they spread?

16:24 - What problems do they cause?

18:05 - How do they act and what do they look like?

19:55 - Insects and their friends moving indoors

20:15 - Millipedes

21:40 - Brown marmorated stink bugs

26:10 - Getting rid of brown marmorated stink bugs and multicolored Asian lady beetles

28:26 - How do we keep insects out of the house?

30:22 - What can I do with my pumpkins after Halloween?

35:25 - Wrap-up, thank yous, what's up next week, and goodbye

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Duane Friend's article on acid rain: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/all-about-weather/2021-10-15-rain-and-acid-thats-not-rock-band

Duane's how to take a soil test video: https://youtu.be/bv7iocI90os

Duane's interpreting a soil test video: https://youtu.be/UK_L6xVAw_A

Michigan State University Extension's Understand Your Soil Test Results website: https://homesoiltest.msu.edu/your-results

Jumping worm fact sheet: https://go.illinois.edu/jumpingworms2021

SCARCE pumpkin smash: https://www.scarce.org/pumpkins/

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In this week’s episode of the Good Growing podcast, we chat with Extension Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker about Paw Paw trees. Doug explains to us how to get started with growing paw paws; he even shares the many ways this fruit can be enjoyed!

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3:20 Welcome Doug!

5: 27 What is the history of the Paw Paw tree?

8:43 How did you get interested in growing pawpaws?

11:40 What does a home gardener need to know to grow pawpaw and select the right tree? Are there any recommended varieties? Do you need just one tree? Does pollination start in the spring?

16: 58 What type of pests need to be monitored for with pawpaws?

19: 12 When are pawpaws ready to harvest?

23: 40 What about eating the pawpaw? What can and can’t you eat? What’s your favorite way to use pawpaw?

30:09 Is there any special pruning done to reach the fruit?

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In this week’s episode of the Good Growing podcast, we chat with Extension Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Nick Frillman about garlic. We dive into growing this tasty spice starting right now, in the fall and then we go through the garlic growing season to harvest. We even talk about our favorite types, uses, and how can we select our harvest for replanting for next year’s crop.

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Check out one of Nick’s partner organizations the Illinois Young Farmers Coalition https://www.facebook.com/groups/396398914163736/

3:33 Hello Nick!

10:38 What planting window do you recommend for people in Illinois?

14:08 What if we don’t get our garlic in the ground this fall? Can it still be planted in the spring? Is it too late to order garlic?

15:47 What are the differences between hardneck and softneck garlic?

18:38 What varieties do we grow?

22:38 What’s best for a vampire deterrent? But seriously does garlic deter mosquitoes?

23:52 What about elephant garlic?

25:57 What do we need to consider for a planting location? Can we interplant?

28:48 Since garlic is planted in the fall do we need to do anything after it’s in the ground?

33:07 Do we need to fertilize the garlic?

36:02 What happens if you don’t remove the garlic scape in June?

39:28 How do you know when garlic is ready for harvest?

41:25 What happens after harvest? Can you just use the garlic right away?

43:18 What’s our favorite way to use garlic?

48:38 What is black garlic?

51:06 Can you save garlic for replanting? How do you select for planting?

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