{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 37 Garden Tool Maintenance with Richard Hentschel","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2714,"description":"In this week's episode of the Good Growing podcast horticulture educator Richard Hentschel returns to talk about rehabbing our garden tools after a long season of use and abuse. The group talks about their favorite garden tools, the one thing to avoid to keep tools working great, sharpening shovels and pruners, refreshing wooden handles, and winterizing the mower for winter. Plus we answer listener questions!\n\nWhat trees should I plant next to a wetland?\nIs it too late to plant cover crops?\nAre there tarantulas in Illinois? \nCan we divide rhubarb in the fall?\nAfter several visits from the lawn care company, we still have crabgrass. What can we do to get rid of it?\n\nResources\nThe Midwest Cover Crop Council http://mccc.msu.edu/\n\nContact the hosts\nKen Johnson kjohnso@illinois.edu\nKatie Parker keparkr2@illinois.edu\nChris Enroth cenroth@illinois.edu","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}