{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 270: Falling for Apples | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3355,"description":"Fall is the perfect time to focus on apples. In this week’s episode of Good Growing, Ken Johnson and Emily Swihart are joined by Illinois Extension Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Grant McCarty to discuss fall apple tree care, harvesting times, storage tips, common orchard challenges, and exciting varieties for home growers. \n  \nWatch us on YouTube: \n \nSkip to what you want to know:  \n  03:38 – Welcome, Grant! Recap of weather and harvest.\n  08:22 – Thinning defined.\n  10:55 – Apple tree care in the fall.\n  13:25 – Knowing when apples are ripe. \n  17:56 – Tips for storing apples.\n  21:37 – Late-season pests and disease.\n  25:57 – The challenge of small apples.\n  27:58 – When to plant apples.\n  29:40 – What does “rootstock” mean?\n  34:54 – Cross-pollination \n  38:56 – Grafting\n  45:36 – Red Delicious discussion\n  47:52 – Finding orchards\n  51:53 – Soup Talk\n  54:00 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye!\nContact us! \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu\nEmily Swihart: eswihart@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 - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/    \nIvy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902    \nCastbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xc4SReNXKRjN_Y7N9jxy35n4ic5x1A4QozuI4WJcAVA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82OTg0/ZDFmZjg4NWEzNmQ4/YjJlYjliNTgyODAw/N2I3Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}