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Seasonal Questions: Where did fall go, or is it still coming?
Ah, October … my favorite month. The cooler temps, oh but wait, not that much cooler with some daytime highs…
The $17 Million Apple we eat all the time
Ah, October … my favorite. Not only because the weather is supposed to be cooler (focus on “supposed to be”),…
The Mighty Minute Pirate Bug packs a big bite
As you know, I love all things fall … well almost. But then the calls and emails start start coming…
Oh, nuts! It is fall, and that is such a good thing
Spring has its nature harbingers, like the first robin or last junco you see; fall does, too. The changing leaf…
Early fall gardening tasks … and leave the leaves!
Just like the old adage that says a woman’s work is never done, so is the case for the farmer,…
What your trees are telling you now
Fall is a tricky thing. Look at what we have experienced already since the calendar flipped to meteorological fall this…
Are chrysanthemums ‘mum’ for pollinators?
As sure as the big box stores started putting out Halloween décor on July 5, it wasn’t long after that…
Time to recognize our late-summer friends
Finally! Mother Nature has flipped the switch from that boiling cauldron of summer to below average cool last week. And…
And away we go … or not — Fall Migration in Illinois
I never thought I would be able to say this again, but wow, Will County is swimming in monarchs right…
Zucchini — beyond the bread
The time has come. Yes, it is almost back to school time, not quite Halloween time (although it seems that…
Saving Your Favorites — From Seed to Shining Seed
This would normally be a topic I would address in September, but maybe due to the long, hot ring of…
Fungus Among Us … in this hot steamy summer
Eww, ick! I am not just talking about how sweaty I am every day in this hot summer weather (and…