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Talking designing pollinator gardens, dividing iris, lilac problems, and more! #GoodGrowing

Aug 27, 202133 minEp. 80
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On this week's Good Growing Podcast Illinois Extension horticulture educators Ken Johnson and Chris Enroth talk about designing the pollinator display gardens for the upcoming Farm Progress show (August 31 - Sept 2). Including the struggle with finding late-season blooming plants in the nursery and some of our favorite late-season bloomers. Plus we talk about dividing iris, poorly developed apple fruit, squash bugs, and lilac problems. Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/vNy592LYdO0 Check out Ken's video on dividing iris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBzSHT9Sc44 I-Pollinate Pollinator Garden Information https://ipollinate.illinois.edu/i-pollinate-research-garden/ Indiana/Illinois Sea Grant Pollinator Garden Brochure https://iiseagrant.org/publications/full_sun_pollinator_garden/ Pollinator Pocket Brochure https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/plantapollinatorpocket_brochure_2021_logo.pdf Katie's Good Growing blog post celebrating national peach month https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-08-13-celebrate-national-peach-month Chris' Good Growing blog on lilac problems https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-08-05-whats-wrong-my-lilac-summer-foliar-diseases-lilac Join Illinois Extension's Horticulture Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ILextensionHorticulture
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