Spring has sort of sprung … well, actually middle summer sprang, then October chill, but regardless. Wildlife has woken up, from bee to butterflies, and…
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If you have ever had the opportunity to attend Will County Farm Bureau’s Ag Expo (by the way, if you haven’t, watch for it next…
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I know you have probably just put your vegetable seeds and plants in the ground, and thoughts of those fresh, home-grown, sun-ripened vegetables are already…
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Water. They call it the new oil in that it is becoming a scarcer and scarcer resource. But we all need it. Heck, we are…
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I so often talk about how gardening isn’t a Ron Popeil Pocket Fisherman. If you aren’t old enough to know what I am talking about,…
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Everyone is in full garden mode now that we finally have a few warmer days, and the garden centers and big box stores are humming…
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One of the most-asked questions I and my Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers get is about the most popular insect we know … butterflies:…
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Spring brings many things — warmer temperatures (or not), greener grass, daffodils blooming, and wildlife getting in the “family way.” Usually, my columns focus on…
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I am asked a lot of interesting gardening questions every year, it is actually one of the very favorite parts of my job. In a…
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The egg prices have been in the news for several months now, and occasionally I will have people ask me if it would just be…
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