Good Growing

Chris Enroth
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Good Growing

Talking all things horticulture, ecology, and design.

  1. Ep. 192 Season extension: Ways we can expand the growing season | #GoodGrowing

    6 DAYS AGO

    Ep. 192 Season extension: Ways we can expand the growing season | #GoodGrowing

    When cold weather arrives, it brings the end of the vegetable gardening season for many of us. That doesn’t have to be the case though. On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss how we can expand our growing season beyond what's normal by using season extension. Learn about what season extension is, why we would want to use it, the different techniques you can use, and more!    Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B2REiv1lFYc  Skip to what you want to know:     00:31 – Welcome, Ken. What are our vegetable gardens looking like?   03:05 – What are our experiences with season extension?   04:25 – What is season extension?   06:20 – Effect of daylength on plant growth   10:25 – What kind of crops are we talking about when it comes to season extension?    13:26 – Cloches   16:27 – Temperature/heat management   17:55 – Floating row cover   22:00 – Low tunnels   24:05 – High tunnels and caterpillar tunnels   34:20 – Greenhouses (controlled environment)   37:20 – Cold frames   40:25 – Hot frame   41:46 – Starting seeds indoors   43:10 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!      Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table How to Build a Low Tunnel Part 1 - Bending low tunnel frames How to Build a Low Tunnel Part 2 - Installing greenhouse poly plastic   Contact us!  Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu      Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe   Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.   Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk    -- You can find us on most podcast platforms.   iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377      Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR     Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/     Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/     Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902     Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us

    45 min
  2. Ep. 191 Late Season Garden Updates & Fall Horticultural Questions Answered | #GoodGrowing

    NOV 8

    Ep. 191 Late Season Garden Updates & Fall Horticultural Questions Answered | #GoodGrowing

    This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris marvel at all the stuff they are still harvesting in their gardens. A touch of frost hasn't seemed to stop the tomatoes and peppers. When will the gardening season end!? Plus we look at the NOAA predictions for the coming month and answer your horticultural questions on black cherry aphid, lawn grub explosions across northern Illinois, and more. Plus if you've ever dealt with peach leaf curl, right now is a great time to considered treating your peach tree. Check out the recommendations in this week's podcast. Skip to what you want to know: 00:37 - Hey Ken! It's warm outside for being November.01:44 - What are we still picking from the garden?04:38 - What does NOAA predict for our upcoming weather patterns?09:30 - Answering your gardening questions: Why does my rose have a stem covered in thorns? Moreso than normal!15:28 - Why are lawn grubs so bad this year?23:40 - What is causing my cherry tree leaves to curl in the spring? When I notice in the summer I can't find anything.28:23 - Peach leaf curl shows up in late spring, but it can be treated right now in the fall! European Chafer Grub Feeding on Warm-season and Cool-season Turfgrasses, Native Prairie Grasses, and Pennsylvania Sedge https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/18/3/article-p329.xml Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk  --You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377     Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR    Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/    Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/    Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902    Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us

    33 min
  3. Gardenbite: Windbreaks - the history, function, and benefits of diminished wind speeds

    NOV 1

    Gardenbite: Windbreaks - the history, function, and benefits of diminished wind speeds

    Windbreaks, also known as shelter belts, play a crucial role in protecting the land from powerful Midwestern winds. Traditionally used on rural lands, windbreaks are living barriers that intercept wind, thereby reducing velocity and impact. During this week’s Gardenbite, Horticulture Educator Emily Swihart looks back at the history of Roosevelt’s ‘tree army’ and planting efforts in response to the Dust Bowl provides best practices for maximizing results, and encourages communities to manage the urban forest to capture windbreak benefits. Contact us!  Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu  Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu      Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe   Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.   Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk    -- You can find us on most podcast platforms.   iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377      Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR     Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/     Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/     Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902     Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us  614?country=us

    7 min
  4. Ep. 190 Halloween spooktacular: Creepy crawlies | #GoodGrowing

    OCT 25

    Ep. 190 Halloween spooktacular: Creepy crawlies | #GoodGrowing

    It’s time for another Good Growing Halloween Spooktacular! We’re all dressed up again this year to talk about some creepy crawlies that have had or are still having an impact on humans or have a lot of lore behind them, including black widow and brown recluse spiders, stinging caterpillars, oriental rat fleas, lice, and more!     Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DGbFkgEs2ZE   Skip to what you want to know:     00:41 – Welcome, Ken. What are our costumes this year?   02:50 – Black widow spiders   11:30 – Brown recluse spider     15:50 – Identifying brown recluse spiders   18:30 – Venomous vs poisonous   19:20 – Stinging caterpillars     22:40 - Saddleback caterpillar     24:55 - Puss caterpillar   28:30 – Oriental rat flea and plague   35:47 – Lice     36:25 – Body lice     39:30 – Head lice     41:30 – Pubic lice   45:22 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!      Southern black widow (University of Florida) - https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/spiders/black_widow_spider.htm  Brown recluse (Colorado State University) - https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/insects/brown-recluse-spiders-in-colorado-recognition-and-spiders-of-similar-appearance-5-607/  CDC lice guidelines - https://www.cdc.gov/lice/caring-head/index.html  Contact us!  Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu      Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe   Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.   Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk    -- You can find us on most podcast platforms.   iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377      Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR     Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/     Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/     Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902     Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us

    48 min
  5. Ep. 189 Getting garden tools ready for winter | #GoodGrowing

    OCT 18

    Ep. 189 Getting garden tools ready for winter | #GoodGrowing

    Now that the garden season is starting to wind down, it’s a good time to start thinking about getting our tools ready for winter. This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some things we do to get our garden tools ready for winter, including cleaning, sharpening, winterizing, organizing, and more!    Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o5VuG7Au7ng    Skip to what you want to know:     00:40 – Welcome, Ken, and time to clean up the garages.   02:10 – Cleaning and sharpening shovels   11:35 – Sharpening cultivators/hoes   14:52 – Caring for wooden handles   18:05 – Motor oil to protect metal? Other ways to prevent rust and lubricate tools   21:10 – Caring for and sharpening pruners   32:10 – Getting lawnmowers ready for winter   42:50 – Organizing tool storage areas   45:35 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!      Contact us!  Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu      Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe   Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.   Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk    -- You can find us on most podcast platforms.   iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377      Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR     Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/     Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/     Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902     Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us

    48 min
  6. Ep. 188 Fall Cleanup in the Yard and Garden | #GoodGrowing

    OCT 11

    Ep. 188 Fall Cleanup in the Yard and Garden | #GoodGrowing

    This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris discuss why we clean up our gardens in the fall. Cutting down perennials, raking leaves, and pulling out spent vegetable plants is a common job for the gardener in the fall. As the autumn days get shorter our time is precious outdoors. What needs to be done now and what can wait until next year? Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/scU_YKv_gFE Skip to what you want to know:00:29 Hey Ken! It rained!02:33 Fall clean up. Why do we do it?04:38 How does cleaning the vegetable garden break disease cycles?11:53 Adding amendments to the vegetable garden.13:55 Using manure in the garden.16:32 Shifting gears to our yard, should we be mowing shorter for our last mowing of the year?18:21 What about fall leaves? Should we shred them or leave them on the lawn?22:30 Do trees and shrubs need water as part of putting the landscape "to bed?"25:06 Cleaning up our perennial plants in the fall. Deadheading aggressive seed producers.26:59 Cutting back perennials can wait until spring, at least for the plant's sake. Your situation may be different though!32:30 Brief tool talk. (preview of next week) Fall garden clean up with pollinators and other wildlife in mind https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-10-22-fall-garden-clean-pollinators-and-other-wildlife-mind When should I start cleaning up my garden? https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2023-03-02-when-should-i-start-cleaning-my-garden Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk  --You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377     Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR    Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/    Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/    Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902    Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us

    37 min
  7. Good Growing Grow Along final check-in for 2024 | #GoodGrowing

    OCT 7 · BONUS

    Good Growing Grow Along final check-in for 2024 | #GoodGrowing

    It’s time for our last Grow Along check-in for 2024. Each year we at Good Growing decide to try growing some new (to us) vegetables. This year we invited you to grow along with us. This video is for those who signed up to receive seed for our Grow Along. In this video, we are trying the fruits of our labor. We share some of the different ways we have prepared the produce we grew as part of the Grow Along. We want to hear back from you! You should have gotten an email with a survey link if you received Grow Along seed from us. How is your crop progressing? Have you been able to harvest anything? And more. Please use the survey link sent to you in the most recent email that included a link to this episode.  We are treating this as a quasi-trial of these crops. So, we are asking for some specific details on your growing conditions. If this year works out, we may make these "trials" more official.    Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aC0JUpFpYsQ  Got questions? Contact us at Chris Enroth cenroth@illinois.edu  Ken Johnson kjohnso@illinois.edu  Emily Swihart eswihart@illinois.edu  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe  Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. --  You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377  Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing  Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR  Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/  Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/  Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902  Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us

    24 min
  8. Ep. 187 Fall garden to-do list | #GoodGrowing

    OCT 4

    Ep. 187 Fall garden to-do list | #GoodGrowing

    October has arrived, and while it may not feel like it at times, so has fall. This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of the different things on our fall gardening to-do list, including caring for mums, moving houseplants indoors, planting garlic and woody plants, soil testing, and more!   Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VbB2p-EyjDY   Skip to what you want to know:     00:35 – Welcome, Ken and preparing for fall invaders.   03:10 – Planting and caring for mums in the fall   08:05 – Moving houseplants indoors   13:50 – Planting garlic   21:20 – Testing soil and where to send it   25:00 – Planting trees and shrubs and protecting them from deer   29:10 – Lawn work and dry weather   35:20 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!      How to grow and care for fall mums in your garden How to grow garlic Soil testing Soil test labs National Turfgrass Evaluation Program     Contact us!  Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu      Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe   Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.   Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk    -- You can find us on most podcast platforms.   iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377      Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR     Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/     Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/     Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902     Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us

    37 min
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Talking all things horticulture, ecology, and design.

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    Chris Enroth
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
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