{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 242 The big, colorful world of Crocus | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4191,"description":"Crocuses may be small, but their world is anything but simple! Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast, as we dive into the big, colorful world of Crocus. Learn about identifying crocus, how to grow them in your landscape, some of the commonly grown spring and fall-blooming species, and more!    Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rX7QUDstn9E Skip to what you want to know:    02:26 – 'Crocus' that aren't Crocus  06:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - flowers  11:31 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - leaves  13:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - corm  17:41 – Categorizing crocus  22:49 – General guidelines for growing crocus  28:32 – When should crocus be planted?   30:15 – Propagating crocus  35:49 – Fun fact - contractile roots  37:24 – A few last planting tips, rodents, fertilizers, and mulch  42:48 – Commonly grown species of Crocus    43:53 - Snow/golden crocus (C. chrysanthus)    47:54 - Dutch yellow/yellow crocus (C. flavus)     48:46 - Tommies (C. tommasinianus)    52:57 - Dutch/giant/spring crocus (C. vernus)     54:01 - Tuscan crocus (C. etruscus)     55:22 - Sieber’s crocus (C. sieberi)     56:51 - Cloth of Gold crocus (C. angustifolius)     57:58 - Corsican crocus (C. corsicus)   59:17 – Some fall-blooming Crocus    59:32 - Saffron/autumn crocus (C. sativus)     1:02:44 - Autumn crocus (C. kotschyanus), Hairy crocus (C. pulchellus), and Showy/Bieberstein’s crocus (C. speciosus)   1:04:17 - Can Crocus be grown in pots? When should they be divided?  1:06:03 - Pests  1:07:27 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye! More information:Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus by Janis RuksansNational Garden Bureau – Year of the Crocus: https://ngb.org/year-of-the-crocus/  Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned...","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}