Good Growing
Hosted by Chris Enroth and Ken Johnson and Emily Swihart · University of Illinois Extension
4.6from 29 ratings
- 341
- Episodes
- 20
- Transcribed
- 29
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Good Growing
The Good Growing Podcast from University of Illinois Extension helps gardeners grow with confidence. Each episode features research-based advice, practical gardening tips, and engaging conversations on plants, landscapes, ecology, and seasonal garden challenges. Whether you're a beginner gardener or a seasoned plant enthusiast, Good Growing offers timely information to help you create healthier, more successful gardens and landscapes.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Extension
- Category
- education · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Sept 2017
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
20 of 341 episodes have a transcript.
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 269 Sedums: Tough, Diverse, and Complicated | #GoodGrowing
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 268 Tornadoes, rain, and El Niño: Looking back and ahead at Illinois weather in 2026 | #GoodGrowing
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 267 Growing on rocks: Exploring gravel gardens | #GoodGrowing
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Ep. 269 Sedums: Tough, Diverse, and Complicated | #GoodGrowing
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And in the Midwest, I guess I'll say, I don't know of a lot of this type of garden being constructed, but green roofs, it would be a really good application for a green roof, which is for just a kind of a quick summary. So it's using the roof of a building, designing the roof of a building intentionally to have plant materials on top of it. And there's you know, a variety of different ways to do it. But some of them are really deep. We can grow like more robust plants, but some are just very shallow soil medium. They're not meant to be like a garden. It's meant to help kind of address water that's falling onto us. […]
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- Trent Ford
- Ann Chanon
- Jack Schooley
- Jack McCoy
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Good Growing?
Chris Enroth and Ken Johnson and Emily Swihart host the show. Published by University of Illinois Extension.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Good Growing take guests?
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