# Ep. 237 Looking back on 2025 and looking forward to 2026 | #GoodGrowing

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Published: 2026-01-09T12:27:00+00:00
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## Resource

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 Year Get to Know Asclepias (Milkweed) 2025 plant of the year Gardenbite: The life and bites of buffalo gnats Summer Mosquito Control: What Really Works to Keep Bites Away Vegetable gardening in small spaces Compost your way: Passive and active composting styles Chamomile: Discover 2025's herb of the year Peonies: Beauty, history, and backyard blooms The cranberry story: Native roots and modern agriculture Discovering Dogwoods: From trees to shrubs and even groundcovers! Answering your spring gardening questions Fall gardening questions answered Spring beauty in the landscape Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https:// go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https:// go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast…

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