{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 203 Native grasses and pollinators: The overlooked role of native grasses in supporting pollinators | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2442,"description":"Native grasses are often overlooked when it comes to pollinators, but they can play a crucial role in supporting many different types of pollinators. Tune in to this week’s Good Growing Podcast to discover how native grasses provide nesting and overwintering habitats, serve as larval food sources, offer pollen, and much more!\n \nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TCE-wQyjn38 \n \nSkip to what you want to know:  \n  00:30 – Welcome, Ken. How often do we discuss grasses in pollinator presentations?\n  02:20 – What type of grasses are we talking about? \n  03:10 – Which native grasses do well in gardens?\n  06:15 – Native grasses as pollinator nesting and overwintering habitat\n  13:28 – Cleaning up plant debris from the garden\n  17:05 – Native grasses as larval food sources\n  23:20 – Native grass pollen as a food source\n  28:58 – Selecting and incorporating native grasses in the landscape \n  38:58 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!\n  \n \nFall garden clean-up \nSpring garden clean-up\nGardening with Native Grasses in Cold Climates and A Guide to the Butterflies They Support\nRole of grasses in a pollinator garden \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 - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/    \nIvy -...","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}