{"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":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f5cf68ee\"></iframe>","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!  \n \n \nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rX7QUDstn9E\n \nSkip to what you want to know:  \n  02:26 – 'Crocus' that aren't Crocus\n  06:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - flowers\n  11:31 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - leaves\n  13:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - corm\n  17:41 – Categorizing crocus\n  22:49 – General guidelines for growing crocus\n  28:32 – When should crocus be planted? \n  30:15 – Propagating crocus\n  35:49 – Fun fact - contractile roots\n  37:24 – A few last planting tips, rodents, fertilizers, and mulch\n  42:48 – Commonly grown species of Crocus\n    43:53 - Snow/golden crocus (C. chrysanthus)\n    47:54 - Dutch yellow/yellow crocus (C. flavus) \n    48:46 - Tommies (C. tommasinianus)\n    52:57 - Dutch/giant/spring crocus (C. vernus) \n    54:01 - Tuscan crocus (C. etruscus) \n    55:22 - Sieber’s crocus (C. sieberi) \n    56:51 - Cloth of Gold crocus (C. angustifolius) \n    57:58 - Corsican crocus (C. corsicus) \n  59:17 – Some fall-blooming Crocus\n    59:32 - Saffron/autumn crocus (C. sativus) \n    1:02:44 - Autumn crocus (C. kotschyanus), Hairy crocus (C. pulchellus), and Showy/Bieberstein’s crocus (C. speciosus) \n  1:04:17 - Can Crocus be grown in pots? When should they be divided?\n  1:06:03 - Pests\n  1:07:27 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye!\n \n\nMore information:\nCrocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus by Janis Ruksans\nNational Garden Bureau – Year of the Crocus: https://ngb.org/year-of-the-crocus/\n \n \nContact us! \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu\n \n \nCheck out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing\nSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xc4SReNXKRjN_Y7N9jxy35n4ic5x1A4QozuI4WJcAVA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82OTg0/ZDFmZjg4NWEzNmQ4/YjJlYjliNTgyODAw/N2I3Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}