Farmers Weekly Review

We sure had a few brief spurts of the wrath of Mother Nature this winter, but now with the above average temps, which I call…

by Nancy Kuhajda Spring is a mere 56 days away, and as I wrote about last week, every year, sightings of the first American Robin…

Why are we seeing robins now? Don’t they usually wait till Spring! What nature-lover doesn’t like to engage in a friendly little competition with their…

Many people think there is not much going on in gardening, well, at least outside gardening, in Will County in January. Not true. You just…

Non-gardening folk often think that we gardeners just spend the winter lamenting that we are stuck in the non-growing season. Not true (at least it…

Last week, my column talked about resolutions for gardeners, including learning or trying something new. I shared information about some of my spring season gardening…

I don’t know about you, but I am not much of a New Year’s resolution-type person. I grew up with a mom whose mantra was…

I am a product of the 1960s and ‘70s peace, love, gardening and all. And as the old saying goes, “What is old is new…

One of my favorite hobbies is birds, specifically birds in my backyard. Not only are they great natural insect control during the summer, but in…

It took me a long time to remember to add gardening things to my holiday wish list. I guess my mind was too filled with…