{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 212 Peonies: Beauty, history, and backyard blooms | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3134,"description":"Peonies are a springtime showstopper, fragrant, full, and beloved in gardens across the world. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast and explore the history of peonies, their flower forms, and tips for growing, dividing, and relocating them. We also discuss why ants are drawn to their buds, what might be keeping your peonies from blooming, and how to make the most of their short but spectacular bloom season.\n \nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_CB0qzCxJ5Q\n \nSkip to what you want to know:  \n  00:33 - Welcome, Ken. How do you pronounce peony? Peonies and the rain.\n  02:12 - History and types of peonies\n  07:27 - Peonies as cut flowers\n  13:48 - Bloom times and cultivars\n  17:02 - Flower forms\n  22:20 - Why do we see ants on peony flowers?\n  25:38 - Peony diseases\n  30:33 - Moving and dividing peonies\n  35:52 - Breeding your own peonies\n  40:57 - The story of Peonydale\n  47:23 - Why aren't my peonies blooming? \n   50:17- Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!\n\n \nRead more about it:  \nPeony flower forms: https://americanpeonysociety.org/learn/herbaceous-peonies/flower-types-anatomy/ \nPeonydale and the Wettengel Family Story: http://wimuseum.org/peonydale-and-the-wettengel-family-story/\n \n   \nContact us! \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu\n \n \nCheck out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing\nSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe\n \nAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.\n \n \nBarnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk\n \n--\nYou can find us on most podcast platforms.  \niTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377     \nTunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  \nSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR    \nVurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/    \nListen notes -...","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}