Good Growing

By Chris Enroth

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Episodes: 234

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Talking all things horticulture, ecology, and design.

Episode Date
Gardenbite: The Science Behind Fall Color | #GoodGrowing
Sep 13, 2024
Ep. 186 Managing weeds in the fall | #GoodGrowing
Sep 06, 2024
Ep. 185 Growing Hazelnuts in Illinois | #GoodGrowing
Aug 30, 2024
Ep. 184 Understanding the Power of Cover Crops: Tips for Home Gardeners
Aug 23, 2024
Ep. 183 Old-time garden remedies | #GoodGrowing
Aug 16, 2024
Ep. 182 What’s Bugging Our Gardens and Trees in 2024 | #GoodGrowing
Aug 09, 2024
Good Growing Grow Along second check-in
Aug 06, 2024
Gardenbite: Fall Tree Planting | #GoodGrowing
Aug 02, 2024
Ep. 181 Plant problems we are seeing in 2024 | #GoodGrowing
Jul 26, 2024
Ep. 180 Navigating Water-saving Products for the Yard & Garden | #GoodGrowing
Jul 19, 2024
Ep. 179 Plants we wouldn’t plant or would think twice about before planting again| #GoodGrowing
Jul 12, 2024
Gardenbite: Harvesting Sweet Corn & Two Common Sweet Corn Pests | #GoodGrowing
Jul 05, 2024
Good Growing Grow Along 1st Check-in
Jul 01, 2024
Gardenbite: More than monarchs: Insects on milkweed | #GoodGrowing
Jun 28, 2024
Ep. 178 Tomatoes to Ticks and Beyond: Early Summer Garden Q & A | #GoodGrowing
Jun 21, 2024
Ep. 177 Getting your garden ready for vacation | #GoodGrowing
Jun 14, 2024
Gardenbite: Blossom End Rot in Tomatoes, Cause and PREVENTION | #GoodGrowing
Jun 07, 2024
Ep. 176 Native Grasses in the Prairie and Your Yard | #GoodGrowing
May 31, 2024
Ep. 175 Eating periodical cicadas | #GoodGrowing
May 24, 2024
Ep. 174 Monarch Butterfly Science w/ Dr. Andy Davis | #GoodGrowing
May 17, 2024
Ep. 173 Answering Common Lawn Questions | #GoodGrowing
May 10, 2024
Ep. 172 Growing fruit in containers | #GoodGrowing
May 03, 2024
Ep. 171 Periodical Cicada Preparation, Protecting our baby trees! | #GoodGrowing
Apr 26, 2024
Ep. 170 Gardening at night: Creating gardens to enjoy at night | #GoodGrowing
Apr 19, 2024
April is Pond Management Time! Talking aerators, duckweed, and vegetated buffers | #GoodGrowing
Apr 12, 2024
Gardenbite: Managing bagworms at home | #GoodGrowing
Apr 05, 2024
Ep. 169 Growing Perennial Vegetables, Asparagus, Rhubarb & More | #GoodGrowing
Mar 29, 2024
Ep. 168 Starting seeds at home | #GoodGrowing
Mar 22, 2024
Ep. 167 Garden Trends for 2024 | #GoodGrowing
Mar 15, 2024
Gardenbite: Creating pollinator habitat at home| #GoodGrowing
Mar 08, 2024
Gardenbite: Martha's Picks: Three native plants for your yard | #GoodGrowing
Mar 01, 2024
Ep. 166 Grow something new with us: Good Growing Grow Along | #GoodGrowing
Feb 23, 2024
Ep. 165 Strategies for farming in contaminated soil Part II | #GoodGrowing
Feb 16, 2024
Ep. 164 Urban Agriculture & Soil Contamination with Zack Grant Part I | #GoodGrowing
Feb 09, 2024
Ep. 163 Winter kids activities for both indoors and out | #GoodGrowing
Feb 02, 2024
Ep. 162 The science behind bee hotels | #GoodGrowing
Jan 26, 2024
Gardenbite: Composting with worms indoors | #GoodGrowing
Jan 19, 2024
Ep. 161 Winter Weather and How to Protect Your Plants | #GoodGrowing
Jan 12, 2024
Gardenbite: Pruning backyard fruit trees | #GoodGrowing
Jan 05, 2024
Gardenbite: A second life to your cut Christmas tree | #GoodGrowing
Dec 29, 2023
Ep. 160 Spice up your holiday with these holiday spices | #GoodGrowing
Dec 22, 2023
Ep. 159 Mistletoe Show: Learn about this holiday parasitic plant | #GoodGrowing
Dec 14, 2023
Ep. 158 All about Poinsettias: Myths, legends, how they’re grown, and more | #GoodGrowing
Dec 08, 2023
Ep. 157 All About Bed Bugs with Entomologist Dr. Kacie Athey | #GoodGrowing
Dec 01, 2023
Gardenbite: Growing Christmas trees | #GoodGrowing
Nov 24, 2023
Gardenbite Turkey Talk: Tips for growing your own turkey | #GoodGrowing
Nov 17, 2023
Ep. 156 Fall garden Q&A and garden updates | #GoodGrowing
Nov 10, 2023
Ep. 155 Stewarding our community tree canopies | #GoodGrowing
Nov 03, 2023
Ep. 154 Spooky plant diseases: Diseases that have changed the course of history | #GoodGrowing
Oct 27, 2023
Ep. 153 Talking Spotted Lanternfly with Dr. Kacie Athey | #GoodGrowing
Oct 20, 2023
Ep. 152 Creating a water-conscious landscape | #GoodGrowing
Oct 13, 2023
Ep. 151 How to grow and pick the perfect pumpkin | #GoodGrowing
Oct 06, 2023
Ep. 150 What's up with 2023 weather & what to expect for the winter | #GoodGrowing
Sep 29, 2023
Ep. 149 All About Mulch: Lay it on thick and keep it chunky | #GoodGrowing
Sep 22, 2023
Gardenbite: Moving houseplants indoors and overwinter care | #GoodGrowing
Sep 15, 2023
Gardenbite: Three tips for a healthier lawn | #GoodGrowing
Sep 08, 2023
Gardenbite- Soil testing: Give your soil a check-up this fall | #GoodGrowing
Sep 01, 2023
Ep. 148 Answering more of your summer garden questions | #GoodGrowing
Aug 24, 2023
Ep. 147 More than just mums: Fall blooming plants for the garden | #GoodGrowing
Aug 11, 2023
Ep. 146 Time to start fall garden crops | #GoodGrowing
Aug 04, 2023
Ep. 145 Preparing newly planted trees for success and periodical cicadas | #GoodGrowing
Jul 28, 2023
Ep. 144 Derechos & Tree Damage | #GoodGrowing
Jul 21, 2023
Ep. 143 Answering your summer garden questions | #GoodGrowing
Jul 14, 2023
Gardenbite - Dealing with Storm Damaged Trees | #GoodGrowing
Jun 30, 2023
Gardenbite - Selecting a lawn care service | #GoodGrowing
Jun 22, 2023
Gardenbite - Fireflies and tips on conserving them |#GoodGrowing
Jun 16, 2023
Gardenbite - How to hand water your landscape plants |#GoodGrowing
Jun 09, 2023
Ep. 142 Dealing with dry weather and drought monitoring | #GoodGrowing
Jun 02, 2023
Ep. 141 Yard & Garden Considerations When Buying a Home | #GoodGrowing
May 26, 2023
Ep. 140 Introducing the Illinois Pollinators website | #GoodGrowing
May 19, 2023
Ep. 139 Answering Soil Testing Questions | #GoodGrowing
May 15, 2023
Gardenbite: Caring for spring blooming bulbs after flowering | #GoodGrowing
May 05, 2023
Ep. 138 Growing shiitake mushrooms | #GoodGrowing
Apr 28, 2023
Ep. 137 Garden tools and gadgets | #GoodGrowing
Apr 21, 2023
Ep. 136 Garden Q&A: All about soil and compost | #GoodGrowing
Apr 14, 2023
Gardenbite: Companion Planting w/ Nick Frillman |#GoodGrowing
Apr 07, 2023
Ep. 135 Spring Garden Q & A | #GoodGrowing
Mar 31, 2023
Ep. 134 Growing Cut Flowers w/ Chris Lueking | #GoodGrowing
Mar 24, 2023
Ep. 133 Early Spring Gardening Questions | #GoodGrowing
Mar 17, 2023
Gardenbite: Growing Asparagus | #GoodGrowing
Mar 10, 2023
Gardenbite: Our local food system through the eyes of bread | #GoodGrowing
Mar 03, 2023
Ep. 132 Sunflowers for 2023 | #GoodGrowing
Feb 24, 2023
Ep. 131 New Flowers for 2023 | #GoodGrowing
Feb 17, 2023
Ep. 130 New Veggies for 2023 | #GoodGrowing
Feb 10, 2023
Ep. 129 Part 2 of growing ginger, turmeric, and galangal | #GoodGrowing
Feb 03, 2023
Ep. 128 Growing ginger, turmeric, and galangal in Illinois, Part 1 | #GoodGrowing
Jan 27, 2023
Ep. 127 A year in review of our 2022 vegetable gardens | #GoodGrowing
Jan 20, 2023
Gardenbite - Amaryllis care and getting it to rebloom | #goodgrowing
Jan 13, 2023
Gardenbite: Some things to consider while going through garden catalogs | #GoodGrowing
Jan 06, 2023
Ep. 126 Last-minute gifts for gardeners | #GoodGrowing
Dec 22, 2022
Gardenbite: Exploring reduced tillage in vegetable production | #GoodGrowing
Dec 15, 2022
Gardenbite - Squirrels: Illinois species and their shenanigans
Dec 07, 2022
Ep 125 - Christmas trees: real, fake, potted, and alternatives
Dec 02, 2022
Ep. 124 The Local Thanksgiving Challenge | #goodgrowing
Nov 23, 2022
Gardenbite: Growing and harvesting cranberries | #GoodGrowing
Nov 18, 2022
Ep. 123 Growing and Eating Black Walnuts | #GoodGrowing
Nov 11, 2022
Ep. 122 - Identifying and managing garlic mustard | #GoodGrowing
Nov 04, 2022
Ep. 121 Spooktacular: Dangerous and Deadly Plants | #GoodGrowing
Oct 28, 2022
Gardenbite: Three favorite native plants for Illinois | #GoodGrowing
Oct 21, 2022
Ep. 120 - Some invasive plants in Illinois and their management | #GoodGrowing
Oct 14, 2022
KILL Your Callery Pear & Burning Bush and plant these instead | #GoodGrowing
Oct 07, 2022
Ep. 118 - Good plant, bad plant part 1 | #GoodGrowing
Sep 29, 2022
Ep. 117 - Growing Fall Strawberries with Grant McCarty | #GoodGrowing
Sep 23, 2022
Gardenbite: Growing mums | #GoodGrowing
Sep 16, 2022
Gardenbite: Landscape Fabric - Good or bad? | #GoodGrowing
Sep 09, 2022
Ep. 116 - Tree planting and care with Emily Swihart | #goodgrowing
Sep 02, 2022
Ep. 115 - Monarch Butterfly Status Update with Brodie Dunn
Aug 26, 2022
Ep. 114 - Late blooming plants | #goodgrowing
Aug 19, 2022
Gardenbite: Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden
Aug 11, 2022
Ep. 113 - Growing horseradish with Elizabeth Wahle | #goodgrowing
Aug 05, 2022
Gardenbite: Dealing with Hornworms on Tomatoes
Jul 22, 2022
Ep 112 Summer Insect Pests in the Garden | #GoodGrowing
Jul 15, 2022
Gardenbite - Harvesting Vegetables
Jul 07, 2022
Good Growing Gardenbite- Scouting in the Garden
Jun 28, 2022
Ep. 111 Tips for Pollinators & favorite plants | #goodgrowing
Jun 24, 2022
Ep. 110 - Gardening in the heat | #GoodGrowing
Jun 16, 2022
Gardenbite: Be on the watch for Spotted Lanternfly
Jun 10, 2022
Ep. 109 Growing Tomatoes & Peppers with Nick Frillman | #GoodGrowing
Jun 02, 2022
Ep. 108 - Answering your weed management questions | #GoodGrowing
May 27, 2022
Gardenbite- Identifying Jumping Worms
May 19, 2022
Gardenbite: Good snakes for the garden & how to attract them
May 12, 2022
Gardenbite - Avoiding insect bites
May 06, 2022
Ep. 107 Talking All About Illinois Extension with Judy Bingman | #GoodGrowing
Apr 29, 2022
Ep. 106 Talking Spring Lawn Care and Organic Practices with Richard Hentschel | #GoodGrowing
Apr 22, 2022
Ep. 105 Climate change and insects with Kacie Athey | Good Growing
Apr 14, 2022
Ep. 104 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Insects with Dr. Kacie Athey
Apr 07, 2022
Ep. 103 Talking Bats in Illinois with Dr. Joy O'Keefe | #GoodGrowing
Apr 01, 2022
Gardenbite - Spring garden cleanup and beneficial insects
Mar 25, 2022
Ep. 102 The Historical Significance of Plant Diseases with Chelsea Harbach #GoodGrowing
Mar 17, 2022
Gardenbite - Rubber Mulch in the Landscape
Mar 10, 2022
Ep. 101 Climate change and plants with Trent Ford
Mar 04, 2022
Ep. 100 Fruit Tree Maintenance with Andrew Holsinger
Feb 24, 2022
Ep. 99 Talking nature's impacts on human health with Cara Allen #GoodGrowing
Feb 18, 2022
Gardenbite- How Does Winter Help The Garden
Feb 10, 2022
Ep. 98 Winter Hostful
Feb 04, 2022
Ep. 97 Developing Team Leadership Skills with Dr. Travis Burke #GoodGrowing
Jan 28, 2022
Ep. 96 Answering your winter gardening questions
Jan 20, 2022
Ep. 95 Talking Community Supported Ag (CSA) with Nick Frillman
Jan 13, 2022
Ep. 94 Good Growing Holiday Hostful
Dec 22, 2021
Ep. 93 Talking all about nematodes with Chelsea Harbach #GoodGrowing
Dec 17, 2021
Ep. 92 Talking Plant Diseases with Diane Plewa #GoodGrowing
Dec 10, 2021
Ep. 91 Talking High Tunnel Production with Bronwyn Aly #GoodGrowing
Dec 02, 2021
Gardenbite: A thankful gardener on this Thanksgiving #GoodGrowing
Nov 23, 2021
Gardenbite: What's the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?
Nov 18, 2021
Ep. 90 Good Growing Winter Webinar Series Promotion #goodgrowing
Nov 10, 2021
Ep. 89 Fall Garden Cleanup Tips #GoodGrowing
Nov 05, 2021
Ep. 88 Halloween Spooktacular #GoodGrowing
Oct 29, 2021
Ep. 87 Growing Paw Paws with Doug Gucker #goodgrowing
Oct 21, 2021
Ep. 86 Growing Garlic with Nick Frillman #goodgrowing
Oct 15, 2021
Ep. 85 Favorite flowering plants with Elizabeth Wahle #GoodGrowing
Oct 08, 2021
Gardenbites: Emerald ash borer and a final use for ash trees
Oct 01, 2021
Ep. 84 Illinois weather and climate with Trent Ford #GoodGrowing
Sep 24, 2021
Ep. 83 Fall garden updates with Grant McCarty #goodgrowing
Sep 16, 2021
Building the Red Oak Rain Garden with Eliana Brown and Layne Knoche #goodgrowing
Sep 10, 2021
Talking designing pollinator gardens, dividing iris, lilac problems, and more! #GoodGrowing
Aug 27, 2021
Ep. 80 Fall lawn care tasks and tips with Richard Hentschel #goodgrowing
Aug 20, 2021
Ep 79. - Talking hemp, CBD, regulations, and more with Phillip Alberti #GoodGrowing
Aug 13, 2021
Ep. 78 Tips for growing sweet corn - pests, harvesting and more! #GoodGrowing
Aug 05, 2021
Ep. 77 Tips for Container Gardening #GoodGrowing
Jul 30, 2021
Ep. 76 Algae blooms, pond weeds, and more with Duane Friend #GoodGrowing
Jul 23, 2021
Ep. 75 Wet weather problems in the garden
Jul 15, 2021
Ep. 74 Talking summertime tomato growing
Jul 08, 2021
Ep. 73 Talking solar power for the home with Erin Garrett
Jul 02, 2021
Ep. 72 Talking field botany & rare plants with Sara Johnson
Jun 11, 2021
Ep. 71 Talking must-see botanical gardens and the joy of beech trees
Jun 04, 2021
Ep. 70 Talking Tree Troubles with Sarah Vogel
May 28, 2021
Ep. 69 All About Cicadas #goodgrowing
May 20, 2021
Ep. 68 Answering your spring gardening questions
May 13, 2021
Ep. 67 Talking Snakes with Dr. Vanek
May 07, 2021
Ep. 66 Talking Natural Disasters in the Landscape with Carrie McKillip
Apr 23, 2021
Ep. 65 Talking spring flowers and photography with Wendy Ferguson and Mary Fischer
Apr 15, 2021
Ep. 64 Talking Youth in Conservation with Mary Fischer
Apr 09, 2021
Ep. 63 Talking Drones in Agriculture with Dennis Bowman
Apr 01, 2021
Ep. 62 Talking Spring Garden and Landscaping Plans
Mar 25, 2021
Ep. 61 Talking Birds, Bees, Flowers, and Trees with Andrew Holsinger
Mar 19, 2021
Ep. 60 Talking Cover Crops with Duane Friend
Mar 11, 2021
Ep. 59 Talking beekeeping with Jennifer Fishburn
Mar 04, 2021
Ep. 58 Talking maple syrup with Chris Evans
Feb 26, 2021
Ep. 57 Talking Birds with Dr. Michael Ward
Feb 18, 2021
Ep. 56 Answering Native Plant Questions with Martha, Austin, and Layne
Feb 12, 2021
Ep. 55 Talking Native Plant Picks with Landscape Designers
Feb 05, 2021
Ep. 54 Talking Seed Catalogs with Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle
Jan 28, 2021
Ep. 53 Talking Seed Saving and Production with Gemini Bhalsod
Jan 22, 2021
Ep. 52 Talking Illinois Extension & the College of ACES with Dean Kim Kidwell
Jan 14, 2021
Ep. 51 Ask a Farmer with Matt Duesterhaus
Jan 09, 2021
Ep. 50 Talking Pantry Pests with Sarah Hughson
Dec 23, 2020
Promoting The Urban Tree Conference
Dec 23, 2020
Ep. 49 Talking Backyard Wildlife Damage with Peggy Doty
Dec 17, 2020
Ep. 48 Talking Christmas Trees with Robert Richardson
Dec 10, 2020
Ep. 47 Gifts for Gardeners with Jennifer Fishburn
Dec 03, 2020
Ep. 46 - Talking turkey and backyard livestock with James Theuri
Nov 25, 2020
Ep. 45 Holiday wreaths, tree, spices, and more with Andrew Holsinger
Nov 19, 2020
Ep. 44 - Pollinators with Kelly Allsup
Nov 12, 2020
Ep. 43 Talking Houseplants with Candice Hart
Nov 05, 2020
Ep. 42 Talking Spooky Plants with the Hosts
Oct 30, 2020
Ep. 41 Spiders with Dr. Kacie Athey
Oct 22, 2020
Ep. 40 Pumpkins with Nathan Johanning
Oct 17, 2020
Ep. 39 Soils with Duane Friend
Oct 07, 2020
Ep. 38 Spring Bulbs with Martha Smith
Oct 01, 2020
Ep. 37 Garden Tool Maintenance with Richard Hentschel
Sep 25, 2020
Ep. 36 Nature Journaling with Wendy Ferguson
Sep 17, 2020
Ep. 35 Gardening activities and kids with Brittnay Haag
Sep 10, 2020
Ep. 34 Storing Vegetables Over Winter with Bruce Black & Kristin Bogdonas
Sep 03, 2020
Ep. 33 - Seed Saving with Gemini Bhalsod
Aug 27, 2020
Ep. 32 Hostful Goodness! Answering your home gardening questions
Aug 20, 2020
Ep. 31 Sustainable Landscaping with Eliana Brown
Aug 14, 2020
Ep. 30 Lawns with Richard Hentschel
Aug 07, 2020
Ep. 29 Hostful Goodness! Answering your home gardening questions
Jul 30, 2020
Ep. 28 - Talking Forestry and Invasive Species with Chris Evans
Jul 25, 2020
Ep. 27 Unique veggies and fall gardening with Grant McCarty
Jul 15, 2020
Ep. 26 Bruno the bear and other wildlife with Peggy Doty
Jul 09, 2020
Ep. 25 Tree Troubles with Ryan Pankau
Jul 03, 2020
Ep. 24 Japanese Beetles with Andrew Holsinger
Jun 24, 2020
Ep. 23 Compost and Ponds with Duane Friend
Jun 17, 2020
Ep. 22 Tree Diseases with Travis Cleveland
Jun 12, 2020
Ep. 21 Micro Propagation and Community Gardens with Bruce Black
Jun 02, 2020
Ep. 20 Pollinators and Q & A with the Hosts
May 29, 2020
Ep. 17 Weed Woes with Michelle Wiesbrook
May 18, 2020
Ep. 16 Landscape Design Tips with Martha Smith & Murder Wasps
May 08, 2020
Ep. 15 All about tomatoes! With guest Andrew Holsinger
May 01, 2020
Ep. 14 Growing Mushrooms with Michelle Berg Vogel & Your Gardening Questions
Apr 24, 2020
Ep. 13 Answering Insect Questions with Kelly Allsup
Apr 20, 2020
Ep. 12 Your Home Gardening Questions Answered with Ken and Katie
Apr 10, 2020
Ep. 11 The Truth about the Woolly Bear Caterpillars with Chris Enroth
Nov 07, 2019
Ep. 10 Compost Tea - Miracle Product or Snake Oil with Chris Enroth
Aug 26, 2019
Ep. 9 Cover Crops with Duane Friend
Feb 27, 2019
Ep. 8 Dealing with a Mouse in the House
Jan 31, 2019
Dealing with Storm Damaged Trees Part 2
Jan 09, 2019
Dealing with Storm Damaged Trees Part 1
Dec 21, 2018
Ep. 5 Pruning Fruit Trees with Andrew Holsinger
Dec 07, 2018
Ep. 4 Beneficial Insects with Kelly Allsup
Nov 19, 2018
Interpreting Soil Test Results with Duane Friend
Oct 29, 2018
Lawn Care in the Fall
Oct 25, 2018
Guest Ken Johnson talks Japanese Beetles
Sep 06, 2017