{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 237 Looking back on 2025 and looking forward to 2026 | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2938,"description":"It’s a new year, which means a new gardening season will be here before we know it. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast as we look back on our most popular episodes and standout moments from 2025. From battling mosquitoes to celebrating pollinator plants like milkweed and mountain mint, we revisit the topics that sparked the most conversation. Plus, we share some of our plans for 2026, from expanding native plantings to growing food and flowers for community donation, and more!\n \nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-1T-xDTG_W0\n \nSkip to what you want to know:  \n  01:30 – Most popular podcasts of 2025\n  09:07 – Our favorite episodes and things we learned\n  17:43 – Reflecting on the 2025 growing season\n  30:53 – Looking ahead to the 2026 growing season\n  46:41 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye!\n \nPopular episodes and videos:\nClustered Mountain Mint - Perennial Plant of the Year\nGet to Know Asclepias (Milkweed) 2025 plant of the year\nGardenbite: The life and bites of buffalo gnats\nSummer Mosquito Control: What Really Works to Keep Bites Away\nVegetable gardening in small spaces\nCompost your way: Passive and active composting styles\nChamomile: Discover 2025's herb of the year\nPeonies: Beauty, history, and backyard blooms\nThe cranberry story: Native roots and modern agriculture\nDiscovering Dogwoods: From trees to shrubs and even groundcovers!\nAnswering your spring gardening questions\nFall gardening questions answered\nSpring beauty in the landscape\n \n \n \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 -...","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}