Richard Hentschel host of Green Side Up discusses October as a good month for planting trees, shrubs and evergreens. Proper planting ensures a good healthy plant by making the transplanting transition as easy as possible. Finding the root flair before you dig the hole so the plant is planted at...
Host Richard Hentschel talks about the uses of mulches in the home landscape. Mulches benefit the plants and the microbial like within the soil. Organic matter provides the very needed carbon component for the microbes in the soil profile. this time of year mulches serve to protecty new root...
Host Richard Hentschel discusses the benefits of core aeration for the home lawn and other benefits of a sharp mower blade, mowing heights and topdressing.
Russ Higgins, Commercial Agriculture Educator located at the Northern Illinois Agriculture Research Center near DeKalb talks with program host Richard Hentschel. Harvest is starting any day, depending on crop maturity. Farmers will likely start with corn and move into soybean later. Equipment...
Richard Hentschel, host of Green Side Up continues to talk with Russ Higgins, Commercial Agriculture Educator located at the Northern Illinois Agriculture Research Center near DeKalb. Topic for the show this week is cover crops, research on cover crops, what is working the best right now in...
Host Richard Hentschel interviews Russ Higgins, Commercial Agriculture Educator located at the Northern Illinois Agriculture Research Center near DeKalb. Russ recently returned from a trip to Berlin Germany on an exchange Education Program. Richard and Russ also discussed current crop...
Host Richard Hentschel discussed Magnolia Scale, an insect that has soared in numbers this season, causing concern and clean up problems for homeowners that have a Magnolia in the landscape. Richard talks about the typical life cycle of scales and potential control options if needed.
Host Richard Hentschel discusses 2 insects that will continue to be with us the rest of the summer. Japanese beetles while their numbers are down for the last two years are still around. There are approved pesticides that can be used , just be sure they are labeled for the plants to be sprayed....
Host Richard Hentschel talks about 2 insects that homeowners know quite well. Grubs in the lawn and the Emerald Ash Borer. August is the time grubs begin to show up feeding on the grass roots and depending on the number of grubs present, a control management practice may need to be done. The...
Richard Hentschel discusses the vegetable garden out in the yard. To be sure the garden continues to produce by harvesting regularly to encourage more flowers and fruit production. Even if a fruit is unusable, remove and compost so the vegetable plant knows to continue production. Once...
