# Ep. 259 Summertime garden Q&A | #GoodGrowing

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Published: 2026-07-31T11:33:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1563

## Resource

Summer is in full swing, and with the heat comes plenty of garden and lawn questions! Join us as we tackle some of the most common summertime issues, including crabgrass taking over lawns, brown patches of turf, cracked tomatoes, swarms of beetles, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/x-5ENejfrTE Skip to what you want to know: 01:10 – What to do about crabgrass in lawns? 06:33 – Lawn is dying, what do I do? 10:00 – What is tearing apart my sassafras tree? 13:40 – Why are my tomatoes cracking? 17:04 – Why are hot peppers hot? Why did they evolve to be hot? 16:18 – Green June Beetle ruined the park concert... 24:28 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye! 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?country=us

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