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Tomatoes on the vine
Common Tomato Diseases
While tomatoes are relatively easy to grow there are a few diseases vegetable gardeners should keep an eye out for if they want to grow prize-winning tomatoes.
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Extension Offers Free Online Pre-Diabetes Course
This research-based, 30-minute course is designed to help those with pre-diabetes and their caregivers, as well as anyone who is interested learn about simple steps you can take that can reduce risk factors.
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Illinois Extension poised to offer flood recovery and mitigation resources
While many resources exist to support community and economic recovery following a flood, it’s often challenging for those impacted to know where to begin. Illinois Extension stands ready to help.
Seven teams funded to provide University of Illinois research for Illinois communities
Seven teams funded to provide University of Illinois research
Seven projects have been selected to receive funding in the 2018 Interdisciplinary Collaboration Extension (ICE) grant competition.
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Extension works to end hunger for Illinois families
One in nine Illinois residents do not know where their next meal is coming from, including 15.7 percent of children. University of Illinois Extension helps fill in these gaps for Illinois families through programs on nutrition education, 4-H youth development, and horticulture.
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Students, Master Gardeners Grow Memorial Garden for UI Scholar
A 600-square-foot section of grass near the spot Yingying Zhang was last seen is being transformed into a memorial garden dedicated to the missing Chinese scholar. The memorial is designed by the Champaign County Master Gardeners at the suggestion of Ms. Zhang's friends and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association.

"One of the things that I really enjoy is educating folks how to work with their landscape, how to tweak it...kind of getting them over the 'OMG!' moments."

Teresa Vrzina
Master Gardener

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Upcoming Events

  1. Fall Garden Planting Day
    Metropolis - COPE garden
  2. Diabetes Support Group: Arthritis
    Kankakee Extension Office - 1650 Commerce Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 (Kankakee County)
  3. Bond County Master Gardener Meeting
    Bond County Extension Office, 925 E. Harris Ave., Greenville, IL 62246 (Bond County)
  4. Managing Cover Crops for Livestock
    Sparta Community Center, 424 W. Belmont St., Sparta, IL (Randolph County)
  5. Fayette County After Fair Meeting
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