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What you don’t know, can kill you
Ah, nature … beauty, calm, young wildlife, but even a few things that can kill you. When the Farmer’s Weekly…
It is time for the Chelsea Chop!
Finally, Mother Nature is at least thinking about turning up the thermostat, but we have had such cool mornings —…
Major controversy: politics? No, to prune or not prune vegetables
I know many say we are living in a tumultuous time. And I couldn’t agree more, but I am not…
There is no ‘invitation only’ to your backyard
Spring has sort of sprung … well, actually middle summer sprang, then October chill, but regardless. Wildlife has woken up,…
It’s a big dill … for food and fauna
If you have ever had the opportunity to attend Will County Farm Bureau’s Ag Expo (by the way, if you…
Bacterial Wilt … Devastating disease to cukes, zukes and more
I know you have probably just put your vegetable seeds and plants in the ground, and thoughts of those fresh,…
Watering for the garden and garden visitors
Water. They call it the new oil in that it is becoming a scarcer and scarcer resource. But we all…
It is the dawning of the age of asparagus
I so often talk about how gardening isn’t a Ron Popeil Pocket Fisherman. If you aren’t old enough to know…
Getting to the bare root of it all
Everyone is in full garden mode now that we finally have a few warmer days, and the garden centers and…
Butterfly Magnets: If you plant them, they will come
One of the most-asked questions I and my Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers get is about the most popular…
Want to Rescue Wild Animals? Hands Off!
Spring brings many things — warmer temperatures (or not), greener grass, daffodils blooming, and wildlife getting in the “family way.”…
‘Giant Wisconsin Mosquitoes’ and Other Gardening Misconceptions
I am asked a lot of interesting gardening questions every year, it is actually one of the very favorite parts…