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Feb 27, 2019
Ep. 9 Cover Crops with Duane Friend
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On this episode of the Good Growing Podcast, Extension educator Duane Friends pops by to chat about cover crops. Duane explains the importance of using cover crops, how they are a great tool for soil management, choosing cover crops, and more! Got questions? Contact Duane friend@illinois.edu Contact Chris cenroth@illinois.edu Check out Chris' blog post on cover crops https://web.extension.illinois.edu/hkmw/eb382/entry_13816/
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Ep. 134 Growing Cut Flowers w/ Chris Lueking | #GoodGrowing
Never be without a vase full of flowers after listening to this episode of the Good Growing podcast. This week Ken and Chris chat with Chris Lueking, Illinois Extension horticulture educator, and owner of her own successful cut flower farm. Chris describes how she got started, things to consider when growing cut flowers, her top five go-to cut flowers, and more!
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0:26 - Hey Ken
3:20 - Introducing Chris Lueking!
4:20 - How did Chris get started in farming cut flowers?
6:45 - Talking the EQIP loan to get farm resources and conservation planning through NRCS
9:32 - What equipment or special considerations do we need when starting a cut flower farm?
15:17 - What cut flowers does Chris grow outside and what does she grow in the high tunnel?
16:14 - How late can you produce cut flowers? All the way into the winter?
17:25 - What are Chris' 5 favorite cut flowers?
17:55 - Zinnia
19:03 - Sunflowers
20:05 - Cosmos
20:50 - Gomphrena
21:30 - Celosia
22:35 - How does Chris start her seeds for cut flowers?
24:07 - Tips on how to handle pests and spraying pesticides in cut flowers production
28:19 - What's happening right now in the cut flower garden? (March 22, 2023)
31:19 - What foliage plants does Chris grow?
33:32 - Growing eucalyptus in Illinois
37:31 - Experimenting with weird stuff like tea, cotton, and tobacco
38:58 - Is Chris trying anything new for 2023?
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Mar 17, 2023
Early Spring Gardening Questions | #GoodGrowing
On this week’s Good Growing podcast Chris and Ken sit down to go through our piles of early spring gardening questions about frost dates, seed starting, and more. Plus, we warn our listeners and viewers to be careful when getting out into the garden too soon!
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00:36 – Hey Ken, what’s going on in our gardens?
1:56 - We may not be done with winter just yet. Remembering spring snow in April 2022
3:39 - What the difference between frost free and average last frost dates?
7:08 – Are Farmer's Almanac dates good to go by or not?
8:55 - Does the planting date differ depending on whether you plant seeds or a small plant?
10:49 - When starting seeds indoors, should grow lights be turned on as soon as the seeds are planted or not until they sprout? Would window light be enough for germination?
14:22 - Confused by planting depth, twice the width? If the seed was shaped like a coin, what is the width?
15:37 – Thank you and what’s coming up next week
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Mar 10, 2023
Gardenbite: Growing Asparagus | #GoodGrowing
On this week's Good Growing Podcast, Ken Johnson talks about growing asparagus, including what type you should grow, how to plant, weed control, and fertilizing and harvesting.
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