Episode Details

On this week's Good Growing Podcast Illinois Extension horticulture educators Ken Johnson and Chris Enroth talk about designing the pollinator display gardens for the upcoming Farm Progress show (August 31 - Sept 2). Including the struggle with finding late-season blooming plants in the nursery and some of our favorite late-season bloomers. Plus we talk about dividing iris, poorly developed apple fruit, squash bugs, and lilac problems. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/vNy592LYdO0 Check out Ken's video on dividing iris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBzSHT9Sc44 I-Pollinate Pollinator Garden Information https://ipollinate.illinois.edu/i-pollinate-research-garden/ Indiana/Illinois Sea Grant Pollinator Garden Brochure https://iiseagrant.org/publications/full_sun_pollinator_garden/ Pollinator Pocket Brochure https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/plantapollinatorpocket_brochure_2021_logo.pdf Katie's Good Growing blog post celebrating national peach month https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-08-13-celebrate-national-peach-month Chris' Good Growing blog on lilac problems https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-08-05-whats-wrong-my-lilac-summer-foliar-diseases-lilac Join Illinois Extension's Horticulture Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ILextensionHorticulture