On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk with Illinois Extension Forestry Specialist Chris Evans and Media Communications Coordinator Emily Steele about garlic mustard. This invasive plant can be found in forested areas throughout the state of Illinois. Learn about why we should care about garlic mustard, how to identify and manage it as well as some research updates! See our smiling faces and garlic mustard pictures on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8LS9gLiT5uM 00:30 – Ginger, turmeric, and galangal harvest time! What are we doing with it? 01:20 – Have we planted garlic yet? 02:34 – Welcome Chris and Emily! 03:40 – Defining invasive species 05:00 – How extensive are invasive plants? 05:44 – Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference 06:58 – Why are you interested in garlic mustard Emily? 08:38 – What does garlic mustard look like? 11:23 – How many seeds can garlic mustard produce? 12:00 – How long do garlic mustard seeds survive in the soil? 12:26 – Why should we care about garlic mustard? 16:31 – Is it true garlic mustard will ‘go away’ on its own? 18:13 – Natural area restorations 21:43 – Is garlic mustard a listed/regulated invasive species in Illinois? 25:25 – How did garlic mustard get here? 27:30 – What are some ways garlic mustard gets spread? 29:30 – How can we manage garlic mustard? 31:42 – Are control burns effective for managing garlic mustard? 32:44 – Can you eat garlic mustard? 35:00 – Garlic mustard website and research updates 39:37 – Can goats be used to manage garlic mustard? 40:58 – Is there a difference in herbicide concentration you use when treating garlic mustard? 43:15 – Wrap-up, thank you, what’s up next week, and goodbye! Illinois Extension garlic mustard website: https://go.illinois.edu/garlicmustard Management of Invasive Plants and Pests of Illinois: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/management_of_invasive_plants_and_pests_of_illinois.pdf Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: 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. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 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 Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD