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Episode 213
Season 1
Ep. 178 Tomatoes to Ticks and Beyond: Early Summer Garden Q & A | #GoodGrowing
This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris answer early summer gardening questions. From landscapes and lawns to tomatoes and ticks, we share recent questions we have been getting into our local Extension offices.
Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CFPmxJvc_kk
Skip to what you want to know:
00:31 Hey Ken!
01:12 It's a hot one out there for only being June.
02:55 What is causing all the tips of my branches to fall off or hang in the tree?
06:52 Can you take the protective netting off your trees and shrubs now that the cicadas are gone?
08:35 What's wrong with my tomatoes!? Why are the leaves curling?
15:38 How do you control weeds in an asparagus patch?
19:12 My lawn is thin. What type of fertilizer should I put down now to have a better lawn?
21:52 I have carpenter bees nesting in my barn. What can I do to stop them?
24:35 Where can I get ticks tested to see if they are carrying a disease?
Additional resources mentioned during the show:
Causes of rolling wilted tomato leaves https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2018-06-20-causes-rolling-wilted-tomato-leaves
Carpenter bees: Destroyers of wood or beneficial pollinators? https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2023-05-05-carpenter-bees-destroyers-wood-or-beneficial-pollinators
CDC tick testing decisions https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/after-a-tick-bite/index.html
Contact us!
Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu
Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu
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Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.
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Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CFPmxJvc_kk
Skip to what you want to know:
00:31 Hey Ken!
01:12 It's a hot one out there for only being June.
02:55 What is causing all the tips of my branches to fall off or hang in the tree?
06:52 Can you take the protective netting off your trees and shrubs now that the cicadas are gone?
08:35 What's wrong with my tomatoes!? Why are the leaves curling?
15:38 How do you control weeds in an asparagus patch?
19:12 My lawn is thin. What type of fertilizer should I put down now to have a better lawn?
21:52 I have carpenter bees nesting in my barn. What can I do to stop them?
24:35 Where can I get ticks tested to see if they are carrying a disease?
Additional resources mentioned during the show:
Causes of rolling wilted tomato leaves https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2018-06-20-causes-rolling-wilted-tomato-leaves
Carpenter bees: Destroyers of wood or beneficial pollinators? https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2023-05-05-carpenter-bees-destroyers-wood-or-beneficial-pollinators
CDC tick testing decisions https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/after-a-tick-bite/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.
--
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