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Good Growing Blog

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Chris Enroth
Horticulture Educator
U of I Extension Unit 10
Macomb

Team Members: Enroth, C*1, Johnson, K*2, Swihart, E*3
  1. Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension, Macomb, Illinois, 61455
  2. Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension, Jacksonville, Illinois, 62650
  3. Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension, Moline, Illinois, 61264

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The Good Growing blog is a weekly blog produced by University of Illinois Horticulture Educators Chris Enroth, Ken Johnson, and Emily Swihart. The blog covers a wide range of horticultural topics, from fruits and vegetables to flowers, trees, invasive species, pollinators, pest management, and more, “Keeping you (and your garden) growing with good ideas.” Each author is responsible for writing, posting, and formatting their blog posts. The blog is part of the University of Illinois Extension webpage, which utilizes Drupal. The blog was started in 2015 and has grown to be the most viewed University of Illinois Extension blog. From March 15, 2022, to March 8, 2023, the blog received over 290,000 views.  

Link to the Good Growing Blog - go.Illinois.edu/GoodGrowing