{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 142 Dealing with dry weather and drought monitoring | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1658,"description":"On this week’s Good Growing podcast, we discuss the dry, hot weather we’ve been having recently. We discuss Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford’s recent blog post on the Increased Risk of Drought Conditions in Illinois, providing water to our plants, how you can help monitor drought conditions in your area, and more! \n\nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RI4_daRf1O0\n\nSkip to what you want to know: \n 00:25 – Welcome, Ken, how much have we been watering lately?\n 02:00 – What has the weather been like and what does the future hold?\n 03:12 – Trent Ford’s blog post (Increased Risk of Drought Conditions in Illinois)\n 03:55 – Rainfall in Illinois the past 30 days\n 04:30 – Multi-sensor Precipitation map (precent of normal rainfall)\n 07:24 – Soil moisture levels\n 08:10 – Why should we be concerned about dry, hot weather?\n 11:30 – Watering the lawn, trees, and other plants and the benefits of mulching\n 20:20 – Reporting weather conditions\n 21:00 - National Drought Mitigation Center’s Condition Monitoring Observer Reporting (CMOR)\n 26:00 – Wrap-up, thank you’s, what’s up next week, and goodbye! \n\nCheck out Trent Ford’s blog post: https://stateclimatologist.web.illinois.edu/2023/05/23/increased-risk-of-drought-conditions-in-illinois/ \nThe National Drought Mitigation Center’s Condition Monitoring Observer Reporting (CMOR): https://droughtimpacts.unl.edu/Tools/ConditionMonitoringObservations.aspx \n \n\nContact us! \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu \n\nCheck out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing\n\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. \nSoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 \niTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 ...","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}