{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 70 Talking Tree Troubles with Sarah Vogel","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2834,"description":"On this week's Good Growing podcast the crew sits down with University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Sarah Vogel to talk about trees and some common problems we encounter in the home landscape. Sarah is a certified arborist and is based in Decatur, Illinois. On this show we get into:\n\nWhat are the main problems Sarah sees with home landscape trees\nThere is conflicting advice on tree planting. What's the best way to plant a tree?\nWhat is root washing? Is it worth the extra effort?\nWhen it comes to Emerald Ash Borer is it going to lead to the extinction of ash trees?\nThere is a young tree losing bark. What's happening?\nThere are lots of people that mound mulch up against the tree. But Extension says otherwise. What's the correct way to mulch a tree?\nWill squirrels nesting in a tree hurt the tree? Should the cavity be filled with something?\nIf someone doesn't take care of their tree properly, how long will it live?\n\nAnything Grows Virtual Help Desk https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2021-05-14-anything-grows-webinar-series-vegetable-gardening\n\nMaster Gardeners of DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties https://extension.illinois.edu/dmp/master-gardeners\n\nWatch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/eC5X4TnshgI\n___\nAny products mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion of these products.","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}