{"podcast":{"title":"Good Growing","slug":"good-growing-421021","podcast_index_feed_id":421021,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/good-growing","website_url":"https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6x66R9DjmhFzZrmi4ocJQvs5zcgts82CnV8DQcrZaWU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Chris Enroth","episode_count":330,"summary":"Talking all things horticulture, ecology, and design.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T22:20:17.877833+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021"},"episode":{"title":"Gardenbite: Boost Prairie Wildflowers with Winter Overseeding | #GoodGrowing","slug":"gardenbite-boost-prairie-wildflowers-with-winter-overseeding-goodgrowing","published_at":"2026-02-13T11:56:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021/gardenbite-boost-prairie-wildflowers-with-winter-overseeding-goodgrowing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/267562be","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/267562be/fd62fd62.mp3","summary":"Join University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth on a winter walk through the prairie as he demonstrates how to overseed an existing native prairie by hand. Learn why winter is the perfect time for prairie overseeding, how they select their seed that is spread, and how to mix seed with a carrier for even spreading. Chris explains practical tips for seed collection, hand sowing methods, using locally sourced seed from community seed shares, and how overseeding supports long-term prairie health. Perfect for native plant lovers or anyone curious about hands-on conservation work that can be done in the winter. Tune in, learn the process, and discover how hand-sown prairie seeds can transform local landscapes over time. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF6gGjGbjxU Rezab Mix Golden Alexander - Zizia aurea Hairy Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum pilosum Foxglove beardtongue - Penstemon digitalis Grass-leaved goldenrod - Euthamia graminifolia Slender Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Showy goldenrod - Solidago speciosa Rattlesnake Master - Eryngium yuccifolium Missouri Ironweed - Vernonia missurica Rigid Goldenrod - Oligoneuron rigidum Prairie Coreopsis - Coreopsis palmata Tall Coreopsis - Coreopsis tripteris Virginia Spiderwort - Tradescantia virginiana Yellow Crownbeard - Verbesina helianthoides Wild Senna - Senna hebecarpa Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta Evening Primrose - Oenothera biennis False Sunflower - Heliopsis helianthoides Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@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…","meta_description":"Join University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth on a winter walk through the prairie as he demonstrates how to overseed an existi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":620,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/good-growing-421021/episodes/gardenbite-boost-prairie-wildflowers-with-winter-overseeding-goodgrowing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021/gardenbite-boost-prairie-wildflowers-with-winter-overseeding-goodgrowing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}