Farmers Weekly Review

Usually, I am waxing on about what to do in the garden, but this week, it is the opposite. I am going to tell you…

Ah, the winding down of summer. The sunflowers are at full blast, and the roadsides are flush with the last of the beautiful sky-blue chicory,…

Almost everything has changed since many of us were “knee high to a grasshopper,” like anybody using a phrase like that. This article isn’t about…

August is upon us, and by now we are over the anticipation of the first tomato of summer, but not this year. I have had…

  Lock your car, put your truck in the garage! Make sure your windows and doors are closed; if not, your neighborhood gardener might just…

The hot, fast spring-into-summer weather with some gully-washer rains have propelled us into major harvest time already. This is that sweet spot for the vegetable…

Well, Mother Nature certainly is having her ups and downs, and as I write this, most of Will County is cleaning up from one, actually…

We are entering those dog days of summer, and along with that comes heat, humidity and lumps and bumps on trees and shrubs. There are…

This time of summer, gardeners often find things get away from them a little. Oh, I am sure I am not talking about you, but…

The summer solstice came early this year according to the meteorological forecaster, on June 20th instead of June 21st. But any Will County gardener knows…