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- Choosing whether to water lawns over summer
Lawns are always a discussion over the fence with the neighbor. A green lawn can really look great, but it comes with added management. Learn more about making the decision to water or not water your lawn, and how to culturally help out a dormant lawn with University of Illinois Extension Educator Richard Hentschel.
6 min - Watering tips for gardens and lawns
Watering in the home landscape can bring up a lot of questions – how often, how much, what time of day, and what is the best method? All great questions but there is not one simple answer. There are a variety of factors, from what you are watering to what the weather is like. Learn answers to these common, yet complex questions for lawns, gardens, and more with University of Illinois Extension Educator Richard Hentschel.
6 min - Keep your spring bulbs healthyThis week, host Richard Hentschel covers some “best management practices” when it comes to our spring flowering bulbs. We enjoy them year in and year out, yet often neglect them once the bloom is gone. It is the simple things that keep them healthy and happy.8 min
- Expected and unexpected winter damage to the landscapeHorticulture Educator Richard Hentschel talks about how our landscape plants faired this winter. We can always expect some damage on plants on the edge of their hardiness, but what was unexpected was the damage on our usually hardy plants.9 min
- Timing is everything with vegetable gardeningRichard Hentschel, host of Green Side Up, helps explain the mystical frost free date when it comes to planting the home vegetable garden. Warming-loving vegetables put out too early can be killed by frosts, while cold-loving vegetables may bolt and go to seed if planted too late. Local conditions often impact how early gardening can begin.8 min
- Protect your crabapple and apple treesHorticulture Educator Richard Hentschel discusses how to keep all the leaves on your ornamental flowering crabapples and fruiting apples in the home orchard. Apple scab is one of the most common diseases impacting these trees, and protection is the name of the game.8 min
- Prepare for lawn season nowHost Richard Hentschel discusses what you can do about your lawn and lawn mower long before you can start to mow. Doing some spring maintenance gets the lawn mower ready to go before you have to mow, and a general lawn clean-up will make the lawn look better even though it has not begun to grow yet.7 min
- How Insects Spend the WinterIn this episode, University of Illinois Extension Educator Richard Hentschel addresses how insects spend the winter. Despite our hopes of the winter taking out those insects for us, they have survived quite well. Richard talks about how and where overwintering insects can be found and the stage of the insect itself. No matter if spring is early or late, insects develop right on time to match plant development.8 min
- Fruit Trees Questions AnsweredHost Richard Hentschel continues his discussion of fruit trees for the yard and garden. Covered in this show are common questions, such as: Why has my fruit tree not produced flowers yet?” and “Are flower buds being killed over the winter?” He also will explain the complex issue of pollination, especially for apples.8 min
- Training your fruit treesRichard Hentschel, host of GSU, changes gears from vegetables and seeds to fruit trees for 2021. Training your fruit trees has several benefits including easier spring pruning, quicker monitoring for insects and disease, encouraged fruit production, and overall easier management. This is the first in a series focused on fruit trees.7 min
About Green Side Up
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Green Side Up is a gardening program produced by University of Illinois Extension. It is hosted by Richard Hentschel, Extension Educator, Horticulture.