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This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris talk about hazelnuts. Chris remembers hazelnut shrubs growing in the woods from his childhood, we compare European and American hazelnut species, talk about pests, what you might find if you go looking to buy hazelnut plants, and more!
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00:32 Hey Ken! The messy consumption of chocolate hazelnut spread in our houses.
01:47 RIP Roger Cook
02:56 Correction from a previous episode on calcium in fertilizer
04:03 Our initial experiences with hazelnut
05:49 Hazelnut origins: Where do they come from? Are there multiple species?
06:57 Comparing American and European hazelnut
09:31 Flavor of American hazelnut vs. European hazelnut
11:00 Another common name for hazelnut is "filbert"
11:45 Eastern Filbert Blight and its impact on hazelnut production in the US
15:23 Where can American hazelnut be planted and grown?
19:53 Pests of hazelnut in Illinois
22:05 Walking through a year in the lifecycle of the hazelnut
26:50 Selecting your hazelnut plants. Seedlings, cultivars, hybrids, oh my!
32:36 Pollination is not so straightforward. There are some considerations when it comes to selection.
35:57 Thank yous!
Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative https://www.midwesthazelnuts.org/
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