# Ep. 241 Kicking Off the 2026 Grow Along: What We’re Growing and How to Join | #GoodGrowing

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Published: 2026-02-27T14:07:03+00:00
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## Resource

Get ready to kick off the 2026 gardening season with the Good Growing team as we unveil this year’s Grow Along plant list. In this episode, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educators Chris Enroth, Ken Johnson, and Emily Swihart walk through the selection process and describe the six unique crops chosen for the 2026 Grow Along program. Register for the Grow Along: https://go.illinois.edu/GrowAlong2026 Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XUGiBe3RrFw Skip to what you want to know: 1:21 Decision-making process for choosing the 2026 Grow Along seeds 6:55 Rebel Starfighter Prime 11:45 Poppy ‘Amazing Gray', 'Shirley Supreme', and 'Black Swan' 20:18 Sweet Pepper ‘Nadapeno’ 24:41 Cucumber Mexican Sour Gherkin/Mouse Melon 28:24 Ground Cherry 35:15 Savory ‘Summer Compact' 41:46 When/where can you sign up and when will seeds be shipped? 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 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?co…

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