Mid-American Gardener

Mid-American Gardener Podcast: Episode 16

 

An Austrian pine tree stricken with pine wilt.

An Austrian pine tree stricken with pine wilt. By Mateinsixtynine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Get ready for Pine Wilt Disease 101 in under 15 minutes!

For episode 16 of the Mid-American Gardener Podcast, host Victoria Shepherd sat down with entomologist and retired associate professor, Jim Appleby, to break down PWD. From the pesky nematode to recommendations for new evergreens, Jim shares his knowledge and even teaches Victoria a thing or two.

For more on Pine Wilt Disease, visit University of Illinois Extension

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As always, thanks for listening.

Air Dates and Times

Channel Day Time
WILL-TV, Urbana Thursday 7 pm (live)
  Saturday 11 am (repeat)
WTVP-TV, Peoria Saturday 11:30 am
WEIU-TV, Charleston Sunday 1:30 pm
WSEC-TV, Springfield Saturday 11 am
WQEC-TV, Quincy Saturday 11 am
WMEC-TV, Macomb Saturday 11 am
Lakeshore PBS, Chicago/Northwest Indiana Friday 1 pm

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Pruning Tips with Ryan Pankau

Spring has Sprung and you’re almost out of time to get that last minute pruning done before it’s too late for the season. Late winter, early Spring is prime time pruning season and to discuss this and learn all about the perfect technique we’ve brought in a local expert in forestry and a friend of our show through the University of Illinois Extension office, Ryan Pankau. 

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