{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 45 Holiday wreaths, tree, spices, and more with Andrew Holsinger","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2901,"description":"On this week's Good Growing podcast Andrew Holsinger joins the group to talk about their upcoming webinar series. From Christmas trees, wreaths, holiday plants, spices, even feeding the birds this winter, we cover a lot of ground in this episode. Register for the webinars at the link below.\n•\tChristmas Tree Types: go.illinois.edu/GGChristmasTrees.\n•\tFun with Foliage: go.illinois.edu/GGEvergreenFoliage.\n•\tPopular Holiday Plant Care: go.illinois.edu/GGHolidayPlantCare.\n•\tHoliday Spices: go.illinois.edu/GGHolidaySpices.\n•\tCreate a Winter Bird Haven: go.illinois.edu/GGWinterBirds.\n\nQuestions we tackle on this week's show:\nWhat would you recommend we plant to grow a live Christmas tree? Do we plant it after the holiday is over? \nWe harvested greenery to make a wreath, but most of it dried up and turned brown in a few weeks. Do we need to spray the wreath with something to keep this from happening? \nDo you need to spray greenery to kill bugs?\nIf I cut the top off of a larger pine tree to use as a Christmas tree, will it regrow? \nHow can I keep my poinsettia alive? \nHow do I know if I have a Thanksgiving or a Christmas cactus? \nI planted mint. Now it is everywhere! What can I do to stop mint from taking over everything? \nWill a potted lemon tree ever produce lemons in Illinois?\nWhat are some herbs to grow inside over the winter? \nNo birds at the bird feeder. Why?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}