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From Northeastern Illinois (St. Charles): Rain rain go away!

When local meteorologists said it would be a wet spring for Northern Illinois, they sure weren’t lying! At the time that I am writing this, the rainfall for the month as of June 25 is 6.45 inches for Elgin, which is 2.68 inches above the June monthly average. While this is much needed rainfall for...
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tomato stem with section of dying tan colored tissue

White mold or timber rot in tomatoes

During routine scouting of plants in the high tunnels at DSAC, a tomato plant was observed to be severely wilted. Upon further inspection, a dried up, tan colored section of the stem was found just above the first string of the trellis weave tying system. The plant was carefully removed and placed...
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Drying hands: An important step during hand washing

By now many of us know that washing hands involves wetting hands with clean water, applying soap and rubbing palms, between fingers, under fingernails, and the back of the hands, followed by rinsing under clean running water and then drying. This article talks more about the drying step.It is...
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