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Ep. 237 Looking back on 2025 and looking forward to 2026 | #GoodGrowing
Episode 277
Friday, 9 January, 2026
It’s a new year, which means a new gardening season will be here before we know it. Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast as we look back on our most popular episodes and standout moments from 2025. From battling mosquitoes to celebrating pollinator plants like milkweed and mountain mint, we revisit the topics that sparked the most conversation. Plus, we share some of our plans for 2026, from expanding native plantings to growing food and flowers for community donation, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-1T-xDTG_W0 Skip to what you want to know: 01:30 – Most popular podcasts of 2025 09:07 – Our favorite episodes and things we learned 17:43 – Reflecting on the 2025 growing season 30:53 – Looking ahead to the 2026 growing season 46:41 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye! Popular episodes and videos:Clustered Mountain Mint - Perennial Plant of the YearGet to Know Asclepias (Milkweed) 2025 plant of the yearGardenbite: The life and bites of buffalo gnatsSummer Mosquito Control: What Really Works to Keep Bites AwayVegetable gardening in small spacesCompost your way: Passive and active composting stylesChamomile: Discover 2025's herb of the yearPeonies: Beauty, history, and backyard bloomsThe cranberry story: Native roots and modern agricultureDiscovering Dogwoods: From trees to shrubs and even groundcovers!Answering your spring gardening questionsFall gardening questions answeredSpring beauty in the landscape Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.eduEmily Swihart: eswihart@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 during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk --You can find us on most podcast platforms. iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us




