{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 96 Answering your winter gardening questions","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1d954676\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1884,"description":"On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we discuss questions we’ve gotten from webinars, blogs and articles we’ve written, and emails to the office the past year. We discuss feeding birds, pantry pests, managing mice, pruning trees, and more!\n\nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yVbFgEHuYOo\n\nSkip to what you want to know: \n  4:30 - I’ve been using sunflower seed to feed my birds, but the blue jays, cardinals, and finches aren’t showing up. Why could this be?\n  8:35 - You mentioned burning bush is a lousy shrub, but birds use it for cover. What should I do?\n  10:25 - I had some pantry pests; now I’m finding them in other parts of my house. What should I do?\n  14:50 - Can instant potato flakes be used to manage mice? What other options are out there?\n  18:20 - I just purchased some land and don’t know where to start! What Extension resources are available to new landowners?\n  21:20 - Why can I only find bushy-looking Norfolk Island Pines? I want one that has a single trunk!\n  24:15 - When is the best time to trim trees?\n  27:13 - This fall, we saw some issues with early leaf drop and nutrient deficiency. Is there anything we can be doing now to help? \n  30:06 - Thank you and what’s up next week\n\nCommon Pantry Pests: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/common_pantry_pests.pdf \nUniversity of Illinois Extension Forestry website: https://extension.illinois.edu/forestry\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--\nYou can find us on most podcast platforms.\n  SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573\n  iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377\n  Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing\n  Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/\n  Spotify...","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}