{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 178 Tomatoes to Ticks and Beyond: Early Summer Garden Q & A | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1952,"description":"This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris answer early summer gardening questions. From landscapes and lawns to tomatoes and ticks, we share recent questions we have been getting into our local Extension offices. \nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CFPmxJvc_kk\nSkip to what you want to know:\n00:31 Hey Ken!\n01:12 It's a hot one out there for only being June.\n02:55 What is causing all the tips of my branches to fall off or hang in the tree?\n06:52 Can you take the protective netting off your trees and shrubs now that the cicadas are gone?\n08:35 What's wrong with my tomatoes!? Why are the leaves curling?\n15:38 How do you control weeds in an asparagus patch?\n19:12 My lawn is thin. What type of fertilizer should I put down now to have a better lawn?\n21:52 I have carpenter bees nesting in my barn. What can I do to stop them?\n24:35 Where can I get ticks tested to see if they are carrying a disease?\nAdditional resources mentioned during the show:\nCauses of rolling wilted tomato leaves https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2018-06-20-causes-rolling-wilted-tomato-leaves \nCarpenter bees: Destroyers of wood or beneficial pollinators? https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2023-05-05-carpenter-bees-destroyers-wood-or-beneficial-pollinators \nCDC tick testing decisions https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/after-a-tick-bite/index.html\nContact us! \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu \nCheck out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing\nSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe\nAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.\n--\nYou can find us on most podcast platforms.  \niTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377   \nStitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing   \nTunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ \nSpotify...","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}