{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 83 Fall garden updates with Grant McCarty #goodgrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1920,"description":"On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we talk with Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Grant McCarty about how things are going in northern Illinois and some of the different crops he's been trying in his garden, like day-neutral strawberries, grapes, and fall-planted blackberries. We also discuss an orchard crawl Grant did, and Ken gives updates on his rice and glass gem corn. \n\nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GPLfk0Mavp4 \n\n 01:35 - Rice and glass gem corn update\n 03:45 - Welcome Grant\n 04:35 - Growing conditions this year in northern Illinois\n 07:18 - What is an orchard crawl? What did you see and do?\n 10:25 - How are commercial and backyard orchards looking?\n 13:20 - Growing day-neutral strawberries\n 20:02 - Growing table and wine grapes\n 26:40 - Planting blackberries in the fall\n 30:39 - Thank you, what's up next week, and goodbye\n\nSome helpful resources on this week's topics:\n Iowa State Grape Cultivars - https://www.extension.iastate.edu/viticulture/cold-climate-cultivars\n Day-Neutral Strawberries in Minnesota - https://extension.umn.edu/strawberry-farming/day-neutral-strawberries\n Impact of Heat on Vegetables - https://blog-fruit-vegetable-ipm.extension.umn.edu/2021/07/vegetables-not-yielding-well-blame-heat.html\n\nCheck out the Good Growing Blog extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing\n\n ---\nAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.","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}