Do you like growing new things in the garden? Then come grow along with us! On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we roll out our newest project, the Good Growing Grow Along. We’ve selected six new plants/cultivars to grow in our gardens, and you can grow them along with us. We also discuss some new plants that have been in the news lately. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sUH6D73-fFg  Skip to what you want to know:    00:30 – Welcome, Ken and Emily!  01:45 – What’s new in the plant world in 2024? – glowing petunias  06:50 – What’s new in the plant world in 2024? – purple tomatoes  13:00 – Is there a benefit to growing new things in the garden?  18:03 – Introducing the Good Growing Grow Along!        22:00 – Runner Bean ‘Black Knight’     23:50 – Okra ‘Candle Fire’     27:45 – Mizuna ‘Japanese Pink’     30:45 – Acorn Squash ‘Honey Bun’     33:20 – Cucumber ‘Lemon Cuke’     37:05 – Southern Pea (Cow Pea) ‘Hog Brain’  41:20 – How do I participate in the Good Growing Grow Along?  47:00 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!  Join us for the Good Growing Grow Along: https://go.illinois.edu/GrowAlong   Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu    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. --You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377   Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing   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   Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD