Ep. 242 The big, colorful world of Crocus | #GoodGrowing

Crocuses may be small, but their world is anything but simple! Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast, as we dive into the big, colorful world of Crocus. Learn about identifying crocus, how to grow them in your landscape, some of the commonly grown spring and fall-blooming species, and more!    Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rX7QUDstn9E Skip to what you want to know:    02:26 – 'Crocus' that aren't Crocus  06:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - flowers  11:31 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - leaves  13:33 – What do 'real' Crocus look like? - corm  17:41 – Categorizing crocus  22:49 – General guidelines for growing crocus  28:32 – When should crocus be planted?   30:15 – Propagating crocus  35:49 – Fun fact - contractile roots  37:24 – A few last planting tips, rodents, fertilizers, and mulch  42:48 – Commonly grown species of Crocus    43:53 - Snow/golden crocus (C. chrysanthus)    47:54 - Dutch yellow/yellow crocus (C. flavus)     48:46 - Tommies (C. tommasinianus)    52:57 - Dutch/giant/spring crocus (C. vernus)     54:01 - Tuscan crocus (C. etruscus)     55:22 - Sieber’s crocus (C. sieberi)     56:51 - Cloth of Gold crocus (C. angustifolius)     57:58 - Corsican crocus (C. corsicus)   59:17 – Some fall-blooming Crocus    59:32 - Saffron/autumn crocus (C. sativus)     1:02:44 - Autumn crocus (C. kotschyanus), Hairy crocus (C. pulchellus), and Showy/Bieberstein’s crocus (C. speciosus)   1:04:17 - Can Crocus be grown in pots? When should they be divided?  1:06:03 - Pests  1:07:27 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye! More information:Crocuses: A Complete Guide to the Genus by Janis RuksansNational Garden Bureau – Year of the Crocus: https://ngb.org/year-of-the-crocus/  Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Johnson: [email protected]  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe 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