Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGardenbite - Squirrels: Illinois species and their shenanigans
Episode 143
This week we take a clip from a webinar about wildlife damage in the landscape. In this clip Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson tal…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep 125 - Christmas trees: real, fake, potted, and alternatives
Episode 142
On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we’re talking Christmas trees. We discuss some of the different types of trees you can find, which are more sust…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 124 The Local Thanksgiving Challenge | #goodgrowing
Episode 141
On this week's Good Growing podcast we welcome a new podcast contributor, Nick Frillman! Nick is a local food system and small farms educator with Un…
3 years, 4 months ago
Gardenbite: Growing and harvesting cranberries | #GoodGrowing
Episode 140
The holidays are coming up, which means cranberries will be on many of our menus. Learn more about growing and harvesting these popular native fruits.
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 123 Growing and Eating Black Walnuts | #GoodGrowing
Episode 139
This week on the Good Growing podcast we talk all about black walnut. This episode is full of information on black walnut from growing it to eating i…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 122 - Identifying and managing garlic mustard | #GoodGrowing
Episode 138
On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois Extension Forestry Specialist Chris Evans and Media Communications Coordinator Emily Steel…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 121 Spooktacular: Dangerous and Deadly Plants | #GoodGrowing
Episode 137
What do an ant and a rubber tree have to say about toxic plants? Apparently, more than one would think! This week Ken and Chris dress up in celebrati…
3 years, 5 months ago
Gardenbite: Three favorite native plants for Illinois | #GoodGrowing
Episode 136
This week for the Good Growing podcast we throw it back to 2021 when Visiting Outreach Associate Layne Knoche gives his three favorite native plants …
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 120 - Some invasive plants in Illinois and their management | #GoodGrowing
Episode 135
On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we continue our discussion on problematic plants in the landscape by getting into some invasive plants we have i…
3 years, 5 months ago
KILL Your Callery Pear & Burning Bush and plant these instead | #GoodGrowing
Episode 134
Are they invasive? Not legally in the state of Illinois. (Yet!) But we are seeing Callery pear and burning bush escape from our yards into natural ar…
3 years, 5 months ago